Jerome Cohen, Professor of Law at New York University, on legal reform, human rights and judicial independence in China.

Wang Qishan's conversation with foreign experts reveals a lot about the governing strategies of China's current leaders.

Analyzing the Supreme People's Court's outline for reforming China's courts.

Plus, China’s travel rush, legal reforms, the South China Sea, and China in the Middle East. Friday China links.

Chinese authorities are revamping the military legal system to promote the rule of law and weed out corruption.

As part of its "rule of law" push, China is reconsidering how judges are evaluated.

Proposed reforms could continue the trend of decreasing executions in China.

U.S. editors Ankit Panda and Zachary Keck are joined by Shannon Tiezzi to discuss China's fourth plenum.

Parsing China's next steps in establishing the "rule of law."

Official proclamations about the Fourth Plenum include intriguing references to limiting political power.

The Supreme People's Court outlined reforms to increase judicial professionalism and independence.

China has plans for another wave of legal reforms, but no plans to give up Party control.

Despite Xi's pledges of reform, the courts will remain a tool for the Party.