Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ China issues new regulation requiring lawyers to swear allegiance to Communist Party http://www.pri.org/stories/world/asia/chinese-government-issues-new-regulation-requiring-lawyers-to-swear-allegiance-to-communist-party-9070.html Asia Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0500 China's lawyers are hardly independent today, but a new regulation from the country's Ministry of Justice would require all attorneys to swear allegiance to the Communist Party before being granted a license to practice law. Hifi Asia Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:52:32 -0500 So... we force our kids to Pledge Allegiance to a religious doctrine, that the nation is under God. A much worse violation of individual conscience and liberty. PRI: Public Radio International