Exploding the myths about China’s fast developing yet unfairly maligned legal system
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A total of 774 people were arrested for alleged involvement in selling and making counterfeit or low-quality food and drugs, the Wall Street Journal reported. The arrests were announced by Li Changjiang, who heads China's quality inspection agency, AQSIQ. The arrest are the latest in the government's campaign to crack down on product safety scandal […]
The standing committee of the National People’s Congress has moved to ban the monitoring of meetings between defense attorneys and criminal suspects. According to state media, the legal amendment – passed during the committee’s five-day, bi-monthly meeting – makes it easier for lawyers to obtain evidence from criminal suspects. Lawyers will be able to conduct […]
Premier Wen Jiabao threatened to rein in excess investment and rising prices at a State Council meeting ahead of a scheduled release of third-quarter economic data, the South China Morning Post reported. Wen said the country should continue to curb rapid increases in fixed-asset investment, bank loans and land use and "strictly control" new projects […]