China should immediately and completely end its control over people's decisions to have children. This would not only be good for improving human rights, but would also make sense given the stark demographic challenges that lie ahead.

William Nee

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They want a degree of plausible deniability, if they were to criminally detain Li Wenzu, they would eventually have to justify it in law.

The government is very concerned about activists' growing influence and their ability to use social media to drum up public support, they see the agenda-setting process is getting away from them.

The reprieve for Li Yan could prove a landmark verdict for future cases where domestic violence is a mitigating factor, yet, the continued persecution of five young activists that campaign to prevent violence against women casts a dark shadow on this ruling.

The reprieve for Li Yan could prove a landmark verdict for future cases where domestic violence is a mitigating factor, with her case, the highest court in China has sent a clear message that judges must not ignore domestic violence.

The women were doing nothing wrong, nothing illegal. They were simply calling for an end to sexual harassment.