China’s Chief Justice Rejects an Independent Judiciary

https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170119/china-chief-justice-co...

Quote: “We should resolutely resist erroneous influence from the West: ‘constitutional democracy,’ ‘separation of powers’ and ‘independence of the judiciary,’” Chief Justice Zhou, the head of the Supreme People’s Court of China, said in a speech to a group of legal officials in Beijing. “We must make clear our stand and dare to show the sword.”