Lao’s case and its gruesome details have captivated many in China, and lawyer Wu Danhong’s decision to defend her has only added to the controversy. Wu and his team deserve credit for taking on the case and defending the rule of law, but instead they have received condemnation and harassment.
On October 10, Liu Yunshan, a member of the elite Politburo Standing Committee and one of the seven most powerful men in China, paid a visit to North Korea to observe a massive parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Worker’s Party, which rules that country with an iron fist. On a balcony overlooking tens of thousands of goose-stepping soldiers and
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