The Muddled Case Against Xi Jinping’s Third Term

Xi Jinping’s third term as the head of the Party is not constrained by established norms of the Chinese Communist…

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The speech isn’t free but the book is: William Farris, “State Prosecutions of Speech in the People’s Republic of China”

William Farris has just published (and made available free online) his labor of love: a magnificent casebook covering criminal prosecutions…

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Crimes Ordinance Sedition versus Hong Kong’s National Security Law: different legal tools, same outcome?

Just days before the New Year, Hong Kong’s National Security Department arrested seven individuals associated with the leading media outlet…

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