Premier Wen Says: "Law Students... He Or She Should Be Fair-Minded & Above All, Love This Country"

Written by Sean Hocking

According to this report in China View.com all law students should pay attention to the Patriotism word.. China View Reports: May 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged Chinese law students to be fair-minded and patriotic in future law enforcement here on Sunday. A law student should develop a high degree of sense of responsibility for the country, the society and the people. He or she should be fair-minded and above all, love this country, said Wen during his visit to the China University of Political Science and Law on China's Youth Day. During his trip, Wen first went to the first floor of the university's library, which boasts the country's largest collection of modern law books. Here Wen met senior experts and professors and talked with them about the law history. "We will better implement the policy of 'administration according to Law'", said Wen, when receiving a collection of law history books from professor Zhang Jinfan, who spent 19 years with some 10 professors to compile these books.  Wen then stepped into the second floor of the library, where he joined the students in the reading room and exchanged views on legal system building. When asked by Wang Tuo, a PhD candidate majoring in Criminal Law, about his expectations for the concept of "Ruling the Country by Law", Wen said the concept served as a basis for developing economy and maintaining social harmony  To promote democracy, improve the legal system, and rule the country by law is not only a national strategy, but also serves to safeguard the personal rights and freedom of every citizen, he said. When asked to comment on the link between people's livelihood and the concept of "Ruling the Country by Law", the Premier said that only when policies addressing issues of people's livelihood were stipulated into law, could people enjoy the benefits of these policies for a long term. So - there you have it .. to read the full report and see a happy premier sitting down to lunch with impressed law students - link here And now for the other side of the equation .. The latest issue of the Far Eastern Economic Review which unsurprisingly  this month is chock a block with articles about China has a piece by Jerome Cohen & Eva Pils entitled.. Hua Jia In China's Legal Labyrinth Unfortunately you'll have to be a paying subscriber to read online or pick up a copy at your nearest newsagent, although not on the mainland with the headline story screaming , " Beijing Embraces Fascism".  The story is very instructive on how a lack of perceived patriotism and loose legislation can make life extremely unpleasant.

 

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