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China’s President Xi visits far western Xinjiang region for first time in 8 years

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Xi Jinping says China has a legal problem: finding the lawyers to defend its interests abroad

Chinese structures and an airstrip are seen on Subi Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. Beijing refused to accept a 2016 international tribunal ruling that rejected its territorial claims. Photo: AP

(210220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech at a key meeting to launch a campaign on Party history learning and education among all Party members in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

President has raised concerns about a lack of legal talent, calling it ‘a security risk’, and observers say there is a growing awareness that Beijing is at a disadvantage in international disputes.


Dark side of China’s organised crime crackdown revealed in private lender case

Loans to cash-hungry businesses lead to life imprisonment for woman caught up in campaign against ‘black and evil forces’. Illustration: Perry Tse

Luo Wenjun in 2019, two months before her arrest. Photo: Handout

Loans to cash-hungry businesses lead to life imprisonment for woman caught up in campaign against ‘black and evil forces’.


How China’s supreme court tried to open up the legal ‘black box’ to let in the light

Illustration: Brian Wang

JINAN, CHINA - AUGUST 21:  A policeman guards outside the Jinan Intermediate People's Court on August 21, 2013 in Jinan, China. Chinese authorities will issue formal charges against ousted politician Bo Xilai at Jinan Intermediate People's Court on August 22.  Bo, the former party boss of the southwestern megacity of Chongqing, was accused of massive corruption, illicit sexual affairs and abetting the coverup of a murder by his wife.  (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

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A database of rulings from around the country has helped to make the system fairer and more transparent, even if details of sensitive cases are still withheld from the public.


The South China Morning Post looks at how China’s legal system has changed over the decades and some of the challenges its faces today.


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How China’s legal system has changed

The South China Morning Post looks at how China’s legal system has changed over the decades and some of the challenges its faces today.

Xi says China has a legal problem: finding lawyers to defend its interests

President has raised concerns about a lack of legal talent, calling it ‘a security risk’, and observers say there is a growing awareness that Beijing is at a disadvantage in international disputes.

Could crime crackdown end China’s US$522 billion private credit market?

Loans to cash-hungry businesses lead to life imprisonment for woman caught up in campaign against ‘black and evil forces’.

How China’s supreme court tried to let light into the legal system’s ‘black box’

A database of rulings from around the country has helped to make the system fairer and more transparent, even if details of sensitive cases are still withheld from the public.