The Wall Street Journal, China Real Time Report, May 31, 2011 by Stanley Lubman
http://on.wsj.com/kRr32G
China’s leadership has put a priority on quieting social tensions and reducing public protests. To help accomplish these goals they have reversed policies of court reform that have been promoted for over two decades. This setback threatens the future of the criminal process, manifested in recent prosecutions, detentions and house arrests of individuals asserting fundamental rights that have been well-publicized outside China.