30.10.14 09:38 Age: 10 yrs

Edward Lehman Speaks on CCTV Dialogue on China’s Fourth Plenum

Mr. Edward Lehman, Managing Partner of Lehman, Lee & Xu participated on Oct. 24 as the noted guest speaker on the CCTV program Dialogue. The show came shortly after the important Fourth Plenum gathering of the Central Committee of China; a meeting of government and Party officials which sets broad policy outlines and goals for the coming years. The theme of the Forth Plenum was developing “Rule of Law” in China, and comes in the midst’s of a prolonged Anti-Corruption campaign against illegal activity and misbehavior among government officials.

Issues discussed on the Dialogue include China’s efforts to promote judicial independence and separate the courts from the influence of local officials; the importance of the Chinese Constitution and establishing a system of Constitutionalism; the ongoing effects of the continued crackdown on corruption as well as various ways in which increased “rule of law” may promote greater economic activity and growth in China.