China Democracy

Liu Xiaobo Arrested In China

AP | ALEXA OLESEN | Posted 07.25.2009 | World


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...

China: Western-Style Democracy Not For Us

AP | CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | Posted 04.09.2009 | World


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...

Charter 08: Chinese Activists Question Effectiveness Of Popular Democracy Charter

Huffington Post Contributor | Joel Schectman | Posted 03.26.2009 | World


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...