Case Sea Sifting, Highlights of "Supreme Justice"

Author: Wu Yuanhao, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: "The Collection" is a series of books compiled by the magazine "Supreme Justice" to celebrate its 10th anniversary. It consists of four volumes: "Earth-Shaking Cases," "Cases from the Ocean of Justice," "Science and Investigation," and "Cautionary Tales." The articles are selected from the magazine's 10 years of publication, representing the highlights of its major columns. If you are not familiar with "Supreme Justice" or have never read it, this series might surprise you. You will discover and recognize a distinctive legal journal that has been nurtured and developed in the process of building socialism with Chinese characteristics. For long-time readers of "Supreme Justice," this book compiles the most representative and relatively outstanding works from the past 10 years, offering good readability and collectible value.
This book features selected works from the special column "Cases from the Ocean of Justice" of "Supreme Justice," introducing major, bizarre, and mysterious cases in modern Chinese history. It is divided into two volumes based on time periods: Volume 1 "Turbulent Republic," covering the period from 1911 to 1927, introduces major and significant cases during the early Republic of China and the Northern Expedition era, such as the truth behind the assassination of the wealthy businessman Xia Ruifang, the case of Sun Xiangfu's fake identity, the "May 29th Massacre" in Macau, the kidnapping of a foreign hostage, the collusion between officials and merchants to embezzle national taxes, and the kidnapping of Song Meiling before her marriage. The second volume "Gloomy Dynasty," covering the period from 1927 to 1948, introduces important cases during Chiang Kai-shek's autocratic rule, such as the assassination of the Hong Kong "Opium King," the copyright dispute between the Openness Bookstore and the World Bookstore, the death of Tang Shaoyi, the elder statesman of the Republic of China, the backstage feud of the Triad boss, the case of a Kuomintang major involved in infanticide and drug trafficking, the imprisonment of the "pseudo- wife," the public trial of the major traitor Chen Gongbo, the kidnapping of Sun Yat-sen's granddaughter, the end of the main perpetrator of the Nanjing Massacre, Gu Shoufu, and the 1948 financial espionage case.
This book reflects on history, revisits old cases, and emphasizes learning from the past to warn the world. It has strong readability and collectible value.