A Slow Boat to China

Teng Biao: Finding Opportunity in the Cui Yingjie Case
The case involving the murder of a chengguan (城管) that received so much attention finally reached a verdict: Cui Yingjie was sentence to death, with a reprieve of two years.
In this case, there were no winners.
The Haidian District Deputy Brigade Leader Li […]

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The widely-read Caijing recently published an article on the Cui Yingjie verdict in its online magazine:
Street vendor Cui Yingjie was convicted of killing a respected cheng guan, Li Zhiqiang, with the knife used for slicing the sausages cooked on his tricycle. Court documents say he was forced to scrape out a living on Beijing streets […]

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On caopeng’s blog, Cao Peng (曹鹏) evaluates Cui’s verdict and discusses whether it meets his expectations and those of the Chinese law community. This blog is in Chinese–I’ve translated it below:
A Disappointing Verdict
If this case were classified according to the methodology of the Beijing Impact Law Firm, it would fall under “impact litigation.” […]

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Interestingly, about 75% of respondents on this Chinese web page said yes.
Amongst the responses is the following, which received more supporting votes than any other post:
崔英杰和李志强都是畸形的社会制度的牺牲品，但崔英杰的反抗必然进一步促发社会对非人性制度的思考，从这点上，他是英雄!
Cui Yingjie and Li Zhiqiang are both casualties of a deformed socialist system, but Cui Yingjie’s resistance should further cause society to think about our inhuman system. […]

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On April 10th at 10:00, Cui Yingjie （崔英杰）was found guilty of willful murder and sentenced to death with reprieve. The verdict closed a case that had captured the attention of internet users throughout China and highlighted some of the economic tensions that face the country. While the details of the crime are rather […]

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