Last week, the Chinese government laid down a new rule obliging lawyers to pledge allegiance to the country and to its ruling Communist Party.
It’s a move largely seen as targeting the nation’s beleaguered human rights lawyers, who already risk official harassment, disbarment, and imprisonment. But the new requirement also raises the question: just how involved is the party in China’s legal profession?
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