Poll find democracy support numbers particularly high among urban Chinese with higher incomes and educations who tend to admire democratic elections
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Philippines Sign Peace Deal Ending Decades Old Conflict
Muslim Rebels and Philippines Sign Peace Deal Creating New Province as Country Takes Cautious Tone
China’s Political System Highly Unstable and Dangerous
Political System Highly Unstable: China Continues to Cling to Power Despite Badly Needed Political Reform
Literary Activism Alive And Well in World’s Largest Democracy
Democracy in India Strengthened by Diverse Thriving Community of Literary Activism and Activists
Federal Government Signs Deal With India Poverty Protester
Deal With India Poverty Protesters in Thousands Who Marched to Capital With Intentions of Getting Help For Impoverished is a Sign of National Progress
Citizens Keep Up Pressure on Chinese Corruption
Bloggers and Dissidents Continue Pressure on Chinese Corruption Despite Dictatorship’s Iron Hand
Anger After Young Pakistan Education Campaigner Murdered
Protests Erupt as Young Pakistan Education Campaigner Murdered and Violence Comes Under Microscope
Democracy Community Calls For Release of China Dissident Liu
Democracy Activist and China Dissident Liu Won Nobel Peace Prize Yet Sits in Chinese Jail
Pakistan Cricket Champion Becomes Political Superstar
Athlete Imran Khan Pakistan Cricket Champion Becomes Political Superstar Challenging Corrupt Politics of Highly Volatile and Often Violent Developing Nation
Peace Plan Adopted in Phillipines
Huge sigh of relief for local victims of war as Peace Plan Adopted in Phillipines