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Horrified by the chaos of the Maoist era, Chinese authorities rebuilt their legal system in the 1980s and 1990s. They trained judges in law, allowed lawyers some autonomy in representing clients, even even enacted laws for citizens to challenge the power of local officials. But Chinese leaders are now turning against these reforms.

This was the week of leaks. And the deluge of documents spared no one, not even China. We got to read about Chinese officials and analysts expressing their annoyance with North Korea, and their musings about a reunified Korean peninsula. More than a few cables noted Washington's efforts to prod Beijing to be more active in opposing nuclear proliferation.

China has called for an emergency meeting of key nations amid tension in Korea over the North's deadly shelling of a Southern island. It proposed that members of the six nations that have been taking part in talks on North Korean nuclear disarmament should meet in December. The two Koreas, the US, China, Japan and Russia are involved in the talks.

China should use its influence over North Korea to defuse the crisis sparked by the North's shelling of a Southern island, US officials say. China is the only nation with influence in the North but Beijing has so far issued statements urging restraint and has refused to blame the North.