谈辩护人、诉讼代理人毁灭证据、伪造证据、妨害作证罪

自1997年新刑法颁布实施以来．新刑法第506条规定的辩护人、诉讼代理人毁灭证据、伪造证据、妨害作证罪白其孕育、诞生直至适用均引起了广泛的争议．直至重庆打黑案辩护律师李庄因此获刑．引发学界震动。文章在分析辩护人、诉讼代理人毁灭证据、伪造证据、妨害作证罪的概念及其特征的基础上．主张应当修订甚至取消新刑法第306条的有关规定．以利于律师更加积极地参与刑事辩护、法官的正确裁断和维护人权。     

Angels or Demons

<正>The roles and motives of the big three rating agencies need to be reconsidered Following the global financial crisis in 2008,rating agencies Moody’s,Standard&Poor’s and Fitch Ratings came under the limelight.They were deeply implicated in the sub-prime     

iHit or iMiss

China vows to exert tougher restrictions on excess capacity and redundant construction Enterprises looking to invest in the steel, cement or plate glass sectors will find it difficult to establish operations. The government is saying no to any expansion into these industries.     

Staying or Leaving

Retirement looms as a difficult choice for China’s leading curling athlete From six wins and five losses, China’s Women’s Curling Team placed     

Fight or Flight

<正>China faces the dilemma of whether to continue tightening its monetary policy or not While worries proliferate that China’s tightening efforts to quell stubborn inflation may trigger a sharp slowdown of the domestic economy,     

Home or School

Parents explore alternatives to public education Zhang Hongwu, a 7-year-old boy in Beijing, will take on a new responsibility soon. As an assistant teacher at his father’s school, he will help correct the English pronunciation of his classmates in the new semester starting on September 9. The small school, named The Loong Academy, will admit a maximum of six students publicly. Before     

Believe It or Not

A recent earthquake in Sichuan Province sparks debate over the efficacy of early-warning systems After a 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Lushan County in Ya’an City in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on April 20, a man in distant Heze City, Shandong Province, rose to instant Internet fame. He was dubbed "thekingofprophets"afternetizensdiscovered that he successfully predicted the earthquake in Lushan one month before it hit. Unreliable prediction Controversial prediction Alarm system     

Being or Not Being

On August 29 in Shanghai, a debate between Jack Ma, founder of Chinas tech giant Alibaba, and Elon MusK CEO of US. tech firms Tesla and SpaceX, took place at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2019 (WAIC), which was described as "Mars hits Earth."     

Waltz or Tug-of-War？

Whether ＂Dutch Disease＂ Will Spoil China-US Macroeconomic Cooperation     

Miracle or Make-believe？

DISNEY＇S Snow White, a cartoon image beloved by generations, is an enduring icon of simple love. According to a Shanghai government progress report on the construction of Shanghai Disneyland, by 2014 Chinese children will no longer have to go abroad to visit the cartoon characters they love so much： the magic will be there waiting in Shanghai. One look at Hong Kong＇s experience however, suggests other benefits may be more difficult to achieve.     

For Real or Not

<正>Chaos in the art market hinders its development Even a painting with a whopping price tag could be a fake.The Portrait of Lady Jiang Biwei,an oil painting thought to be a masterpiece of renowned Chinese artist Xu Beihong (1895-1953),set a new auction     

Make or Break?

Although the UK officially left the EU on January 31,2020,it was until December 31 of the year when the"transition period"was set to expire.     

Competitors or Enemies?

Beijing Review: In your book, you wrote that if both China and the U.S. were to fo-cus on improving their peoples' wellbeing, they would find no contradictions in their long-term strategies. It seems that China has been doing so, but the U.S. seems to be preoccupied with retaining its global domi-nance. What's your take? Kishore Mahbubani: I'm glad you raised a very critical point that I made in my book: the U.S. should not engage in a contest for su-premacy. Yet unfortunately, it would be difficult to change the views of many Americans, because their strategic thinking is still stuck in the 19th and 20th centuries. When you had this zero-sum games between great powers, this was the day when European powers used to fight and go to war with each other. But we no longer live in that world. We now live in a very small, interdependent world where we have many common interests and challenges to deal with.     

Boom or Doom?

China's housing market continues to grow and expand alongside concerns of a potential asset bubble     

Cycling or Hitching?

正Why bike-sharing is nothing like ride-sharing By Jeffrey Towson Chinese bicycle-sharing apps Mobike and Ofo have caused quite a stir recently.Tencent and private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Sequoia Capital participated in a$100-million funding round for Shanghaibased Mobike.And,Xiaomi,Citic PE and Coatue Management similarly pumped $130 million into Beijing-based Ofo,in which China's dominant ride-hailing service provider Didi Chuxing is also,reportedly,an investor.     

Burden or Catalyst?

正The Belt and Road Initiative,since its proposal in 2013,has boosted regional investment and benefited countries along the routes.Among the investment,capital from China has the largest share.Statistics from China Banking Association show that loans from China's government and banks to countries and regions along the Belt and Road have reached$200billion.Nevertheless,the Chinese investment,which is     

Fairness or Efficiency?

正The French Government faces a conundrum against the backdrop of globalization Since March, France has witnessed ongoing social protests. The large-scale Nuit Debout (Up All Night) movement is particularly eye-catching.The protests arose mainly due to protesters’ dissatisfaction with the government’s proposed labor reforms. In recent years, France’s overall unemployment rate has reached double digits, while youth     

Terror or Timidity?

The United States faces serious challenges in ongoing anti-terror campaign The United States temporarily closed 21 U.S. embassies and consulates in the Middle East and Africa on August 2 after a warning about a possible Al-Qaeda terrorist attack. Shortly afterwards, Britain, Germany and France announced two-day closings of their embassies in Yemen. While the reason for the embassy closings remains controversial,