Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Great Regulars: Human rights, the rule of law,

and even the country's status as a republic are in grave danger in China, according to a former top Communist Party aide.

In an essay lauding the European Parliament's decision to award the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to jailed AIDS activist Hu Jia, former high-ranking cadre Bao Tong said the fight to defend human rights and the rule of law had now entered the lives of ordinary Chinese people at every social level.

from Luisetta Mudie: Radio Free Asia: China's Rights Struggle 'Urgent'

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