The “rule of law” and the concept of an “essentially contested concept”

Recently in the course of some writing I’ve had to address the problem of “essentially contested concepts.” But because the…

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He Haibo’s defense of attorney Li Jinxing

Rights lawyer Li Jinxing (李金星) has been disbarred — for the usual absurd reasons. Here’s the statement made in his…

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National People’s Congress delegate/tycoon has foreign citizenship

It seems that Sun Xiang, a delegate to the Hebei Provincial People’s Congress and all-around rich guy (worth around $1.1…

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