The "reform" movement is full of people who can't stand the idea of citizens using the courts to enact regulation.  Well, that's exactly what's going on in China:

The earthquake that has ravished Sichuan province, resulting in the deaths of, by some estimates, as many as 70,000 people, is testing the mettle of China’s legal system.

According to a story in today’s WSJ, Chinese lawyers are using TV and the Web to teach ordinary Chinese people — such as quake survivors — how to invoke their rights, from suing the government for certifying building codes for classrooms that crumbled, to suing for discrimination and poor labor conditions.

Source: Law Blog - WSJ.com : Chinese Quake Survivors Turning to Lawyers, Rule of Law