Bogus Chinese Law
[A]a 1989 statute that entitles people to sue the state, remains a beguiling fiction, scholars say.
"The number of people wanting to sue the government is large and growing," says Xiao Jianguo, a legal scholar at People's University in Beijing who has studied the issue. "But the number of people who succeed in filing cases against the government is miniscule. So you could say there is a gap between theory and practice."
I'm shocked. A Communist law that doesn't really apply? Who woulda thunk it?
That being said, I am always encouraged to read about Chinese unrest. I just hope it's true. Between the proliferation of technology and the taste of freedom offered by the market, maybe Chinese Communism--and its innate aggression--can be thrown off track by a population that won't walk the Red line. I'm not optimistic, but I am a little hopeful.
