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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Rule of Law (法治)

Latest judicial reform to improve judicial independence: chief justice
Xinhua, August 12, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-08/12/c_132623785.htm

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周强在人民日报撰文谈习近平关于法治建设论述 (Chief Justice Zhou Qiang discusses Xi Jinping's call to build rule of law)
People's Daily, August 12, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0812/c1001-22524683.html