Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, China Real Time blog, June 30, 2014
On top of prosecutions for vaguely defined crimes such as “picking quarrels,” the rules for journalists and lawyers restrict public expression of views by the two groups who should be most involved in interpreting party-state policies and actions. Ordinary citizens who might contemplate taking their grievances to the streets can’t discern a “line” other than one that suggests that they should keep their dissatisfactions to themselves.