Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Opinion (观点)

Empty Promises (commentary by Jerome A. Cohen)
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2013
http://usali.org/media-entities/jerome-a-cohen-bo-xilais-trial-underlines-need-for-cross-examination-in-court/

韩德强:若重判薄熙来 中共难自我更新 (A heavy sentence for Bo means more difficulty for Party to "renew" itself)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 27, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130826_handeqiang_bo_trial.shtml

Related:
Bo Xilai’s trial: drama gone awry (new HRIC video commentary)
Human Rights in China, August 27, 2013
http://www.hrichina.org/content/6897

Bo Xilai trial nods to China's nascent civil society
The Sydney Morning Herald, August 26, 2013
http://www.smh.com.au/world/bo-xilai-trial-nods-to-chinas-nascent-civil-society-20130826-2slb7.html#ixzz2d7nsaI63