Delegates leave the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday at the end of the opening session of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Photo: EPA
Delegates leave the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday at the end of the opening session of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Photo: EPA
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China’s getting a new law to fight corruption, but there’s still no place for lawyers

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Jun Mai
Jun Mai

Updated: 11:42pm, 18 Oct, 2017

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Delegates leave the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday at the end of the opening session of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Photo: EPA
Delegates leave the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday at the end of the opening session of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Photo: EPA
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