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Asia articles on Democracy Chronicles
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Political Reform Regressing Under Emperor Xi Jinping
Growing consensus of a regression in the already lacking basic freedoms for the Chinese people (1/6th of humanity)
South Korea’s Balloon Diplomacy With North Korea
Opinion split on political artist and activist Park Sang Hak from South Korea’s balloon diplomacy
A Unusually Taiwanese Negative Voting Proposal
Opposition pushing Taiwanese negative voting campaign as solution to damaging period of gridlock
Film Details Struggles of Wukan: China’s Voting Village
How China’s voting village of Wukan sought to carve out a local democracy inside the world’s biggest dictatorship
Challenges of Chinese Foreign Policy Multiplying
Chinese foreign policy strategy of influence peddling with heavy handed approach finds few takers
National Proposal for Sri Lanka Proportional Representation
Dropping preferential voting in favor of Sri Lanka proportional representation to build peace
Chinese Students Protest Academic Freedom Decline
Ban on teaching ‘Western values’ in Marxist nation sparks new Chinese students protest movement
New Indian Political Party Challenges Delhi Corruption
Led by Arvind Kejriwal, the fresh faced Aam Aadmi (Common Man) Party challenges Delhi corruption
Good News for Anti-Corruption Party Delhi Government
Outsider anti-corruption party Delhi successes seem set to continue amid steady public support