Lunar newsletter: Ruth Bader Ginsberg and China, a Thai beauty queen and hijab debates

The death of US Supreme Court justice and feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg has sparked an outpouring of grief and tributes from around the world, including Asia.

Legal scholars and feminists in China joined those mourning Bader Ginsburg’s death, recalling her eagerness to learn more about the Chinese legal system and her hope for the development of the rule of law in their country.

In addition to sharing how Bader Ginsburg’s lifelong struggle against gender discrimination – both in her own career and her court rulings – inspired them, the Chinese legal community is keenly watching the tussle over the appointment of her successor.

Although Trump promised that the new appointee will be a woman, a sixth conservative justice will tilt the bench further to the right, threatening the legal right to abortion in the US.

The new justice could play a key role in determining the US presidential election outcome in case of a dispute, and some believe the fight over the appointment could boost vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ profile.

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