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generation of lawyers who champion the rule of law. While success at CPRDC is admirable, it begs the question why only a small percentage of law schools in China maintain legal aid clinics. Additional funding to university legal aid clinics in China would improve legal aid services. If university legal aid clinics were instituted at all existing and newly planned law schools, citizens would not be forced to accept the restrictive legal aid offered by governmentsponsored or government-supported legal aid clinics. Citizens would then be able to access truly unbiased representation willing to take on controversial cases. The quality of legal aid service would improve significantly through the advent of eager law students dedicated to their clients. An expansion of services offered by legal aid clinics would bridge the disconnect between the public and the law. China legal scholar Jamie P. Hornsley has noted the link between increasing legal aid and raising legal consciousness: “Continued development of legal aid programs by government and non-governmental organizations is another significant step in the direction of providing increased access to the legal system and enhanced legal consciousness within society” (Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2007). Bridging the disconnect between the public and the law would strengthen rule of law in China. Ideally, citizens would become more aware of their rights, or lack thereof, with the realization that they could access fair and unbiased representation regardless of income level. To strengthen rule of law in China, the United States must provide additional funding to the university legal aid clinics in the country. The United States already provides money to NGO legal aid organizations in China. In 2008, the United States spent approximately $15 million on this type of initiative (Congressional Research Service, 2008). But, the current funding allocations by the U.S. government are not enough, as noted in the recommendations of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China’s annual report. One of the recommendations was to “bolster program funding to support civil society development and capacity building in China” (2008). The Commission noted the importance of civil society organizations, like NGO university legal aid clinics, in promoting rule of law in the country. Providing additional funding to university legal aid clinics in China is vital, but not the total solution to the larger rule of law issue in China. It represents one solution to the many challenges China faces in becoming a rule of law nation. Yet, only by addressing one challenge at a time can the United States hope to raise legal consciousness nationwide in this emerging economic powerhouse. By doing so, the United States will be furthering its national interests and will be ensuring that the world of the future is one in which the most powerful nations respect the rights of their citizens and, hopefully, each other. References 2.37 million Chinese receive legal aid since 2003. (September 5, 2008). China Daily. Retrieved March 15, 2009 from http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008- 09/05/content_7002062.htm Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. (2008, July). China’s Economic Rise - Fact and Fiction (Policy Brief 61). Washington, DC: Albert Keidel. Center for Strategic and International Studies. (2007, April). The China Balance Sheet: The China Balance Sheet in 2007. Washington DC: Jamie P. Hornsley. THE DIALECTICS ▲ 2009 www.abington.psu.edu/dialectics 17
China’s legal aid is multiplying, but it’s still best to stay out of court. Retrieved March 21, 2009 from Flinders University web site: http://www.flinders.edu.au/news/newsarticle.cfmnewsID=E0D7EE74-E0B5-1B0E-9489-EEA37B5C6360 Congressional-Executive Commission on China. (2008). Annual Report. Retrieved April 2, 2009 from http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgibin/getdoc.cgidbname=110_house_hearings&docid=f:45233.pdf Congressional Research Service. (2008, January 28). US-Funded Assistance Programs in China. Retrieved March 5, 2009 from http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS22663.pdf Economist Intelligence Unit. Country Forecast: China. (2009, April 8). Retrieved April 13, 2009, from http://www.economist.com/countries/CHINA/profile.cfmfolder=Profile- Forecast Huaiqing, Yu. (2008, December 25). All-China Women’s Federation. Advances in Legal Aid for Women and Children. Retrieved March 13, 2009 from http://www.womenofchina.cn/Issues/Rights_Protection/208160.jsp Information Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (2008). China’s Efforts and Achievements in Promoting the Rule of Law. Retrieved April 2, 2009 from http://www.china.org.cn/government/whitepaper/node_7041733.htm Kao, Angela. (2004, November 14). Skeletal legal aid requires flesh and muscle. China Development Brief. Retrieved March 5 from http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.com/node/307 Kapp, Robert. (1998, January 7). The China Business Review. Letter from the President - China, the United States, and the Rule of Law. Retrieved April 27, 2009 from http://www.chinabusinessreview.com/public/9711/letter.html Law Society helps China develop legal aid. (2007). Law Society of British Columbia Newsletter, 3. Retrieved March 5, 2009 from http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/publications_forms/bulletin/2007/07-07-26_China.html Legal System of China. Retrieved March 23, 2009 from http://www.lawinfochina.com/legal/Display_11.asp Rule of Law in China. (2004, June 3). Retrieved March 9, 2009 from the Congressional Executive Commission on China web site: http://www.cecc.gov/pages/virtualAcad/rol/ Taylor, John. (2002, November 24). China’s legal aid system now the largest in the world. Correspondents Report. Retrieved March 5 from http://www.abc.net.au/correspondents/s733233.htm THE DIALECTICS ▲ 2009 www.abington.psu.edu/dialectics 18
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