As China’s economy booms and prosperity spreads, there is still little freedom of speech, no freedom of the press, no judicial independence. Such contradictions raise the question: Will China ever recognize the rule of law? Chinese President Hu Jintao, at the recent historic summit with President Obama, said his country would continue its efforts to do so, adding it stood to gain from other countries’ input.
We recently saw first-hand some signs of progress in this direction, while teaching law students at the prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing through Temple University Beasley School of Law’s one-of-a-kind LL.M. program. Although not widely known, the partnership started more than a decade ago when the Chinese government asked Temple to help create the rule of law in the country by teaching principles of U.S. law to Chinese legal professionals. Over the years, the program has received significant financial support from the U.S. State Department and industry giants Alcoa Inc., E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. and Exxon Mobil Corp.
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