A Roundtable Discussion on the Fourth Plenum
The Communist Party of China’s fourth plenum sessions are traditionally opportunities for China’s leadership to discuss administrative and ideological strategies and engage in party-building measures. The fourth plenum of the 18th CCP Central Committee in October 2014 focused heavily on the “rule of law” in China. At the closing of the four-day discussion, the CCP Central Committee issued a communiqué that emphasized “comprehensively advancing ruling the country according to the law”. What are the goals and some takeaways from the fourth plenum? How should we assess the sessions?
Speakers
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSANTS (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT)
Chair: Dr. Timothy Cheek, Director, Centre for Chinese Research; Professor, UBC Institute of Asian Research
Dr. Jie Cheng, Associate Professor, UBC Law Faculty
Centralization as Path Dependence in Chinese Political Reform
Dr. Pitman Potter, Professor, UBC Faculty of Law
Judicial Reform by the Party/State
Dr. Yulin Fu, Professor, Peking University Law School
The Goals of Judicial Reform from Diverse Perspectives (the Party, the Courts, and the Scholars)
Dr. Yves Tiberghien, Director, UBC Institute Of Asian Research; Associate Professor, Dept. of Political Science
Fourth Plenum Reforms and China’s Socio-Economic Predicaments
Sponsor: Centre for Chinese Research, Faculty of Law
By: Dr. Timothy Cheek, Dr. Jie Cheng, Dr. Pitman Potter, Dr. Yulin Fu, Dr. Yves Tiberghien
Type: Discussion
