People should remember that even though the Chinese Communist Party has been modernizing with the times, the party still represents a heavy restriction on personal freedoms and a restriction on everyday life.
Asia articles on Democracy Chronicles
View news about the struggle for democracy on the continent of Asia where giants of China and India hover large. Asia represents a huge portion of the human race where both some of the best and worst governments coexist. Also see our World Democracy section!
Questions about Liu Xiaobo’s Treatment in China Prison
Activists are calling for Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Liu Xiaobo’s unconditional release
China’s Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Released From Prison
Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo has been released from prison on a parole
Voting Underway in Mongolian Presidential Elections
Voting is under way across Mongolia’s cities, townships and prairies as the country chooses a president
Marathon Papua New Guinea National Election Starts
Voting has begun in Papua New Guinea’s marathon national elections as the PM faces an arrest
Hong Kong Activists Hold China Protest Ahead of Xi Trip
Pro-democracy protesters draped a black flag over a statue symbolising the city’s return to China
Vietnam Exiles Dissident After Revoking His Citizenship
A Vietnamese dissident blogger with dual French citizenship has arrived in Paris
Is a North Korean Collapse Getting Closer?
Thanks to its official state ideology ‘Juche’ North Korea is in rude health in 2017
Dennis Rodman Takes Credit for American’s Release From North Korea
North Korea’s decision to release U.S. student Otto Warmbier was partly down to Rodman’s trip
Vietnam’s Political Bloggers Are Imperiled in Crackdown
Many have been disciplined, silenced and put away. Last year alone, 18 bloggers and activists were jailed
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