It is impossible for the Chinese to accept that having more lawyers and litigation would be the right way towards social justice; rather, they will be seen as a symptom of social chaos and moral decay.

In China, the law and morality must work in tandem to contain party elite

Lanxin Xiang says Beijing's recent legal reform, when not coloured by Western filters but understood in the context of China's political history, is a groundbreaking effort to curb corruption

Lanxin Xiang

Published: 5:30pm, 3 Nov, 2014

Updated: 4:47am, 4 Nov, 2014

It is impossible for the Chinese to accept that having more lawyers and litigation would be the right way towards social justice; rather, they will be seen as a symptom of social chaos and moral decay.

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