Jerome Cohen
Jerome Cohen
Jerome Alan Cohenis a professor of law at New York University School of Law, an expert in Chinese law, a senior fellow for Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and serves as "of counsel" at the international law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP...
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At a time when leaders are vying for the top positions, nobody wants to be seen as too soft on the outsiders. Everybody wants to be seen as protectors of national sovereignty, protectors of state secrets.
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There's a lot of things to learn, starting with you'd better caution people just as the State Department cautioned people, especially those of Chinese descent, before they decide to engage in academic research in China,
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It wasn't a question of legitimate state secrets. They don't want embarrassing coverage. So it's very convenient for the courts to say 'state secret', therefore opaqueness, and no reporters.
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How did they get this note? ... China has detailed provisions about what you have to do to execute a search.