China Democracy

China Admits 'A Long Way To Go' On Citizens' Human Rights

Posted 09.12.2011

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BEIJING (Reuters) - China still has "a long way to go" before its citizens can enjoy full human rights, a senior Chinese official said in a rare a...

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The Rise of Naoto Kan: Japan's Lesson for China

Nathan Gardels | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nathan Gardels

Japan is demonstrating to the rest of East Asia today just how hard it is to change once the course has been set by an unchallenged bureaucratic elite.

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Liu Xiaobo Arrested In China

AP | ALEXA OLESEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING — A well-known Chinese dissident who co-authored a bold political manifesto calling for greater freedom and an end to one-party rule has...

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China: Western-Style Democracy Not For Us

AP | CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING — The head of China's rubber-stamp parliament cited Western democracy no less than nine times in a speech Monday _ to illustrate what th...

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Charter 08: Chinese Activists Question Effectiveness Of Popular Democracy Charter

Huffington Post Contributor | Joel Schectman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jiang Qisheng was among the first to sign the pro-democracy manifesto -- which calls for a radical departure from China's current one party system. In...

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