The imposition of the 2020 National Security Law and a rise in authoritarianism have fundamentally changed Hong Kong’s legal and human rights landscapes. In her acceptance speech for the Council of European Bars and Law Societies (CCBE)’s 2023 Human Rights Prize, imprisoned Hong Kong lawyer Chow Hang-Tung writes on the relationship between free expression, power, and the international rule of law.
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President also says ‘political guidance’ should be strengthened, and observers say the remarks suggest a further tightening of control over the legal profession in China.
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Jinping said that there were fewer than 600 Chinese lawyers who could independently handle the most trade disputes such as anti-dumping and anti-subsidies cases and only about half of them were qualified enough on World Trade Organization s appeal body
President Xi Jinping has raised concerns about China s lack of legal talents needed to protect its growing interests, calling it a security risk for the nation.
“A large amount of foreign-related affairs of Chinese companies are in the hands of European and US-based law firms, and there’s a very big security risk in this, Jinping said in a statement.
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