Rule of law is key to reform

A modern system of governance is essential to the country and its chief requirement is that authority must have clear boundaries

The Fourth Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, held last week in Beijing, put forward some new ideas and measures for ruling the country by law.

The plenum, responding to the urgent need for order in promoting social and economic development, clarified the road map to the rule of law, a big change from the previous rule by man and by power.