民事审判方式改革的一项重要内容是强化庭审功能 ,而强化庭审功能的一个重要方面是强化质证 ,这必然要求所有的证据材料包括证人证言都应当在开庭时出示并经双方当事人质证、辩论。然而 ,在我国司法实践中 ,证人不出庭作证的现象屡见不鲜 ,如何解决证人不出庭作证问题是司法实 An important aspect of the civil trial reform is to strengthen the trial function. One of the important aspects to strengthen the trial function is to strengthen the examination of evidence. This necessarily requires that all evidences, including testimony of witnesses, should be presented at the hearing and be challenged and debated by both parties. However, in our judicial practice, it is not uncommon for witnesses not to testify in court. How to solve the problem that witnesses do not appear in court is a matter of judicial practice