Rule of law

Political and Judicial Persecution Must be Based on Law, and it Must Be Professional and Reasonable — My Self Defense (in part)

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Wang Quanzhang, Citizen of the People’s Republic of China This translation originally appeared on the website of China Change (7/27/2020): https://chinachange.org/2020/07/27/political-and-judicial-persecution-must-be-based-on-law-and-it-must-be-professional-and-reasonable-my-self-defense-in-part/ Photo: Kyodo News On January 24, 2019, after more than 1,300 days of incommunicado detention, the Tianjin Second Intermediate People’s Court finally convicted me of the crime of subversion of state power; on April 24, 2019, … Continue reading Political and Judicial Persecution Must be Based on Law, and it Must Be Professional and Reasonable — My Self Defense (in part)

Initiate a Process of Constitution-making by Citizens, and Strive to Achieve a Peaceful Political Transition — To Delegates Attending the Third Session of the 13th National People’s Congress

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Zhang Xuezhong, translated by Andréa Worden, May 18, 2020 This translation originally appeared on the website of China Change, available here: https://chinachange.org/2020/05/18/initiate-a-process-of-constitution-making-by-citizens-and-strive-to-achieve-a-peaceful-political-transition-to-delegates-attending-the-third-session-of-the-13th-national-peoples-co/ Zhang Xuezhong (张雪忠), born in 1976, was a law professor at China East University of Political Science and Law. In May 2013, he was the first academic to disclose the “seven speak-nots” (later known as Document No. 9), … Continue reading Initiate a Process of Constitution-making by Citizens, and Strive to Achieve a Peaceful Political Transition — To Delegates Attending the Third Session of the 13th National People’s Congress