I recently returned from a trip to China as part of a legal delegation for the “Inaugural Sino-American Dialogue on the Rule of Law and Human Rights” under the auspices of the U.S.-based National Committee on United States-China Relations. About a dozen American lawyers, judges and China scholars met with approximately 40 Chinese lawyers, a diverse group ranging from human rights advocates and members of the criminal defense bar to officials of the Communist Party. There was agreement that precise names and details would remain confidential to allow greater openness within the conference, but some general observations may be of interest.
This was my first visit to the country and most of what I knew about China came from reading articles in The New York Times or reliving the images of Tiananmen Square. Recent stories about long jail sentences for human rights activists, and the decision of Google to re-evaluate its presence there reinforced common wisdom. I did not come away believing those images were false. What I did gain, however, was a more nuanced perspective.
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