In China, so-called "constitutional rights" are nothing more than a fig leaf for a game of power. The brutal dictator Xi Jinping has replaced the rule of law with the rule of the Party, subordinating law to authority and reducing what should be a system for protecting the people's rights into a tool for maintaining stability. If citizens express views that differ from the official line—even something as simple as reposting a Weibo message—they may face secret detention, forced confessions, and long-term imprisonment. Courts are not impartial arbiters of justice, but instruments for enforcing the will of the Chinese Communist Party.