Speech at the "fourth China lawyers forum" (2004 October, Hefei)

   Arguably, that middle-aged people should not have a girlfriend. But, look past middle age, I did have a girlfriend. Not only that, but it is a beautiful American girlfriend.
   Speaking words is not long, but not too short.
   The autumn of 2004, the same as in previous years, this time I was busy "China lawyers forum" of the preparatory work. One day, in contact with my mobile phone in the busy, as "the fourth China lawyers forum" units responsible for the people of Anhui Lawyers Association, the Secretary General Ni Yongsheng (now the Anhui Provincial Department of discipline inspection group cadre) give me informed of such a thing: the Swiss based international judicial bridge will send a representative to attend the fourth session of Chinese "lawyers forum", do you agree or disagree? How to arrange?
From the Ministry of justice and the National Lawyers Association Leadership, the answer is to arrange. As for how to arrange, let me responsible for coordination.
So, I was especially arranged IBJ's speech at the opening ceremony, which in the first three "China lawyers forum" are not arranged.

Speech at the "fifth China lawyers forum" (2005 November, Tianjin)

　　The representative is I will introduce my girlfriend in this paper.
Her name is Jennifer Smith, I in accordance with the Chinese habits help her name Zhang Ninghua. Meaning the cadenza, the cohesion of the Chinese, but also a combination of "Jennifer".
The morning of October 24, 2004, "the fourth China lawyers forum" opened in hefei. In the translation accompanied, in people's eyes, chapter sublimation slowly walked to the podium, began her first appearance in front of Chinese lawyer.
May be because of her American identity, may also be due to her gender role, more likely because of her beautiful and elegant, immediately attracted the audience's eyes, the focus of the light, the......
So, the first appearance of Zhang Ninghua speak in measured tones, Weiweidaolai began her speech:
Today, standing here, I feel your energy, feeling the confrontation of ideas generated energy, felt the thirst for new knowledge lawyers are full of vigor.
I am a America lawyer.
But I'm here today to talk about the legal system is not different, but to talk about our two countries share a common.
In America, we also have a bar association. Like Chinese Lawyers Association, USA lawyers association to promote the National Lawyers between. We also often held as today's conference.
And like your meeting, USA lawyers association is to promote the judicial justice, improve the lawyer business ability, and promote the whole society to respect the law.
As a lawyer, you shoulder the responsibility of maintaining the national law, bear the responsibility of maintaining China civil rights. You give the weak strength, solidarity for the helpless,We are improving the quality of life of people in the use of the force of law.
You are in many respects serves a great, the rapid development of the national , the future of this country will be largely high because you're doing quality work and maintenance of the rule of law is positive.
In the fourth China lawyers forum, which in itself evidence of your relentless pursuit of their own capabilities, evidence of your not only want to represent a client case, and I hope to do.
The all China Lawyers Association and your local lawyers associations can help you achieve these aspirations. They organized through like this meeting to provide skills training for you, while the network provides for you to join the lawyer industry peer communication opportunity, so that you can gain their support and. The association also protect the lawyer's rights.
The biggest obstacle to hinder the legal development is to allow someone to continue, no action. Public discussion is the lawyer's duty, the you today to attend the meeting is this responsibility.
I came to China would work for international judicial Bridge Fund (IBJ). International judicial bridge is a private non-profit organization, we are committed to support the Asian countries to establish a fair and effective criminal legal aid system. The IBJ and the Justice Department Legal Aid Center jointly held a number of national and regional training, training of up to hundreds of legal aid lawyer. In order to facilitate the legal aid lawyer, we also compiled reference manual, the establishment of a joint website. In addition, IBJ also offers other aspects of technical support and material assistance.

Speech at the "third Chinese young lawyers forum" (2006 May, Chongqing)

　　In recent years, IBJ cooperation and Chinese Justice Department Legal Aid Center written propaganda the legitimate rights of citizens posters and brochures. Now get publicity is IBJ and the Anhui legal aid center cooperation prepared, I hope you, especially legal aid lawyers, bring it back up in your office.
I now resident in Hefei to help Anhui Province Center for legal aid lawyers. At present, our main object of cooperation is Hefei City Legal Aid Center, Lu'an Jin'an District Legal Aid Center, Xiaoxian legal aid center and Qianshan County Legal aid.
We cooperate with the Anhui legal aid center here, to provide staff training as well as all aspects of here for legal aid. We provide promotional materials as a part of your hand is one of these materials, by telling people they have legal provisions. We also invited experts from abroad, center staff here for legal aid. Our goal is to provide legal aid to the best case for a party. We firmly believe that this goal can be achieved, legal aid lawyers must be. No one can just because the causes of poverty and the lack of legal agent of high quality.
The sun for day, did not receive any remuneration, Anhui legal aid lawyers that, the lawyer is not only an occupation, also is not merely a way of acquiring social status, it is a service society form, it is a glorious and sacred.
We can not have a diploma in legal thought has certain privileges, so as to make himself from society, or merely personal. What we should do is to give "citizen" to the real connotation.
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So, the first appearance of Zhang Ninghua that won the applause of all participants.
Similarly, the first appearance of Zhang Ninghua will be her ideal and belief to the China lawyer before.
She said: "as a lawyer, we all have a ratio to protect themselves, to seek their own interests, or improve their status is more noble task, we have an obligation to serve the public good, on behalf of the poor, the weak and at the bottom of the society, to seek justice, improving our respect for national legal environment. We need to work together to realize the judicial ideal of equality."
She is the ideal and belief is not a fall from the sky, is not accidental.
Her mother was a public teacher, she taught her daughter what is the true meaning of success, and that is to understand that even if a person to breathe freely, because you live. So, chapter is said, her mother is the spiritual mentor.
University of the times, chapter sublimation to homeless shelters to volunteer. There, she personally to understand poverty leads to misery: those who be robust and strong and competent people, but due to the environmental change and forced to leave the family, they can't find a job to support themselves and their families. Many of them have been found guilty, because poverty forced.
So, when she began to determined to help them. Because, to a society, justice is its responsibility; and for any one person to care for vulnerable groups, poverty is his obligation.
So, in 1999, she became a public USA defender, a designated poor defendants in criminal cases, lawyers representing. This work is respected, is also very hard. Therefore, she sacrificed a lot of time to rest.
Therefore, in 2004 she resigned as has done 6 years of public defender position, turn and join "international judicial bridge". This is a group of willing to provide legal assistance for vulnerable groups, a like-minded group of volunteers composed of lawyers, priests, entrepreneurs and others, and in this occupation in the community, build a communication, improve business bridge.
So, the autumn of 2005 she and her boyfriend Mike came to Chinese mobilization, added to the "international judicial bridge" Beijing office. Prior to this, Mike has been in the USA spent 16 years as a public defender.
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After the appearance of chapter is started and Chinese lawyers connected process. On the one hand, she actively participates in the activities of lawyers (Chinese lawyer exchange activities such as once a year "Chinese lawyers forum" and "China young lawyers forum" and the area and so on). On the other hand, she also actively organize the relevant training and exchange activities (such as "death cases of legal aid training class", "minor legal aid seminar" etc.). Through these activities, meeting times we are, and we exchange more widely. In these activities, we sometimes are invariably, sometimes accidentaly across, is sometimes common planning, sometimes is responsible for the division of labor. So, some people make fun of say, you say Jennifer, I will say Zhang Ninghua, she Is it right? Your girlfriend?
I beat him at his own game, said: "good ah! Unfortunately, I have no right to vote, there is no right to vote!"
Remember at the Soochow University held a national Lvxie constitution and Human Rights Committee 2005 annual meeting, as the host of I, have used the long sentence parallelism to the participants to her introduced: "she is a beauty, a beautiful beauty, one from the American beauty beauty, a China make light of travelling a thousand li came to the USA beauty beauty, a make light of travelling a thousand li came to the USA China beautiful beauty bar......". Here, I pause for a moment, then pretending to be mysterious, in a low voice: "the beauty of a lawyer or my USA girlfriend!"
Suddenly, the laughter, applause ringing into one.
Laughter and applause, that I and her "USA girlfriend" relationship, is only a joke.
It is this joke, let us work more pleasant, let us meet more easily.
This joke, until her boyfriend came to China does not change. Not only did not stop, but become aggravated "". Because I repeatedly claimed, to duel with Mike. Of course, the sword duel has gone out of fashion. I propose to bowling game let's fight, but Mike is repeatedly mouth agreed, and dare not act. Because he knows my bowling real level, I also often use this to implement dared to him.
Mike didn't beat him at his own game, but in 2006 August, will Zhang Ninghua back to the USA, and on September 30th in New York held a wedding.
Chinese has always been very generous. Although there is no way to New York bridal chamber, but on September 30th, I still represents Chinese people give them an email congratulations and envy.

The happy bride and stealing happy groom (September 30, 2006, New York)

Dear zhang sublimation and lovely Mike:
How do you do.
In the Chinese National Day and Traditional Festival Mid Autumn Festival is approaching, my heart also ushered in a happy day. This happy day is your wedding.
This is a blessed day.
This is a show time.
As Zhang Ninghua's Chinese boyfriend, also as Mike Chinese friends, I first want to sincerely congratulate you; then, I represent the people and all the men China Chinese, honor and love sublime to Zhang Ninghua, expressed sincere jealousy and anger to Mike. Because, Zhang Ninghua let us know what is love, is Mike let us know what is sweet happiness; third, on behalf of China legal people thank you for coming Chinese need legal help timely assistance type to provide help.
Today, is your love long-distance race a new starting point, is your love school days, is your love nest officially opened moment, I represent all the handsome China again congratulations! Again bless you!
National Day after, I will embark on new jobs. Eagerly waiting for your return, to discuss cooperation plans, planning cooperation scheme, began to cooperative action......
Wish all of you a happy!

Liu Guiming
September 30, 2006Beijing blue
　　
Married they still went back to China, Mike remains in charge of "judicial bridge" Chinese Beijing office work, Zhang Ninghua is still in the "between international judicial bridge" Anhui office and Beijing office back and forth, and toil. Despite the more busy and tired, but she saw me is still a charming smile, is still soft voice, is still the focus of the eyes, is still the affinity smile......
Particularly valuable and touching is, she still clung to the ideals and beliefs. She often think about such a question: what is meant by "as a lawyer? There is no doubt, of course, is the means that we not only pay attention to personal interests. I believe that the law occupation which symbolizes noble goal. I believe that every one of us will be in its own way whether we have time, or knowledge, we have a responsibility to the public interest and service. We as a lawyer was a great honour, this is our duty and service to the society."
A bit like the girl next door is beautiful and ordinary but again doing extraordinary things of beauty, a common people to pay more and so responsible lawyer, who doesn't love, who does not love, who do not respect? So saying, she is not my girlfriend, but girlfriend you, is the favorite girlfriend.
Mike never, chapter sublimation and he married, or even my girlfriend. Not only that, I also have similar development and chapter is learning a foreign language competition, she Chinese, I learn English. Now, she has been able to speak and understand a lot of Chinese vocabulary, but I can only stay in the "yes, I Know" stage. So, this year's Valentine's day, we'll invite international bridges to justice Yang Jie to translate for us. Therefore, Mike some lucky if disaster disaster. He thought, language barriers, may make us can not say Qiao Qiao.
It seems, as her boyfriend is really difficult, not only to deal with the handsome Mike, and to deal with difficult to learn foreign languages. But I have no doubts, not confused, do not worry.