On the same day that Bo Xilai, China’s infamous disgraced politician, was formally charged with corruption, embezzlement and abuse of power, a clutch of Chinese activists was briefly detained at a ...

In classical Chinese law, cruelty disrupted cosmic order and sentience carried moral weight. Under Xi Jinping, legality has been restructured to preempt such claims entirely. This third essay in the ...

Today, legal status comes not from being able to feel, but from being politically or economically useful.

China - Key Revisions And Compliance Recommendations Of The PRC Cybersecurity Law. Legal News and Analysis - China - ...

Within two decades, China’s retirement-age population is projected to surpass the entire population of the United States. By 2040, an estimated 402 million people, or 28 percent of China’s population, ...

Think tanks and universities have helped expose problematic Chinese business practices. Now, those businesses are accusing them of defamation. By David McCabe and Tripp Mickle David McCabe reported ...

Jerome A. Cohen was an academic and legal pioneer who almost single-handedly created the field of Chinese legal studies in the United States. Trained as a constitutional lawyer, he made a ...

This week, many organizations and media outlets commemorated the tenth anniversary of the 709 (July 9) or "Black Friday" crackdown, a coordinated detention of more than 300 rights lawyers and ...

Activists have long attempted to use legal systems to seek accountability for Uyghur forced labor and other potential crimes against humanity in Xinjiang. At the international level, China has ...

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