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Hu Xingdou: Wen Jiabao, Hero of the Chinese People

October 30, 2010
By K. Drinhausen
China's greatest hero!

Is China's Premier on his way of becoming a national hero and the countries highest ranking dissident?
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The “Yan Xiaoling” Case and its Legal Ripple Effects

July 7, 2010
By K. Drinhausen
Amoiist twitter

On June 28th three netizens were sentenced to jail terms between one and two years for libel in their appeal trial in Fuzhou in what was the latest ripple effect of the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Yan Xiaoling in February 2008.
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He Weifang: Under the Banner of Strict Professional Ethics

June 10, 2010
By K. Drinhausen
He Weifang: Under the Banner of Strict Professional Ethics

Judicial expert professor He Weifang discusses how the newly issued regulations concerning the “professional ethics” of higher education teachers conflict with the law and analyzes the possible impact on creativity and the academic discourse.
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The Adventures of Zhao Zuohai

May 13, 2010
By K. Drinhausen
The Adventures of Zhao Zuohai

“Being disappeared” is nothing new in China. But “being confessed, pledged guilty, sentenced, declared innocent and touristed” – which is how a netizens sums up the tale of misfortunes that Zhao Zuohai was subjected to – is very telling of why of the unassuming grammatical particle bei (被) that indicates the passive voice became...
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Translation: Tan Zuoren's Verdict

February 11, 2010
By K. Drinhausen

The following is a guest post by K. Drinhausen: The final sentence for the good man of Sichuan? Even considering the various indicators of the Chinese governments harder stance against any form of dissent in the past year (or even criticism voiced within the system) the outcome of the appeal of Tan Zuoren still...
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Guest Post: Justice.cn

July 17, 2009
By K. Drinhausen

The following is a guest post written and translated by K. Drinhausen. The first few months of this year of “online politics” saw a tech-savvy Wen Jiabao chatting with the online community and a series of praise for netizens and their ability to uncover corruption as well as deficits in the legal system and...
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