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The rule of law over the rule of men
Thos.P.Jackstraw Updated: 2004-07-07 09:02
Over last weekend, I saw an interview of a Deputy Secretary of the Municipal People's Congress, Professor Wu Qing, on CCTV-9 in their 'Up Close' section.
This lady has served the people as a Deputy Secretary for 20 years, for the last 17 years, she has openly received up to 30 members of her constituency in her office, for one whole dedicated day of every week. She is a Professor at the Beijing Foreign Studies University. Her mother served on the National People's Congress, and was her greatest inspiration.
After WW II, her father was asked to serve in Japan and she and her family spent several years there. As a child, she had read the book, Crimes committed by the Japanese Imperialists. She became angry and refused to one learn one single word of Japanese and refused to play with the Japanese children. Her mother scolded her about the mutual suffering of people, be they Japanese or Chinese and she learned from that point on to draw a line between government and the people; learning that no government can represent it's people, 100 percent.
Her mother taught her, and now it is her creed, that Love should be shared, that where there is love, their is everything..
She carries with her copies of the Chinese Constitution and has fought an uphill battle to enforce his ideal of the Rule of Law over the Rule of Men, which she says has been around in China for far too long. She is optimistic about the changes taking place and has been instrumental in promoting democracy, freedom and the Rule of Law. Seeking reason and creativity to induce the change, she stated that to change China, there must be changes in the rural area.
She was asked about the effect of the CR on her, and she recalled it as a period of pain and bitterness, but that she took from it a resolve of strength, courage and persistence.
An interesting note on an interesting lady, often called a trouble-maker and worse, she is known to be very sincere and extremely hard-working, with many achievements to her credit, not the least of which has been to promote the status of women in China. Asked if she would like to serve as a member of the National People's Congress, her reply was a resoundding yes.
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