Democratic allies need to band together in coordinated effort to counter Chinese and Russian “political warfare operations” to ward off threats to freedom.
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!
Taiwan launches ‘Silk Road of Democracy’
In what is now Taiwan’s “silk road of democracy”, Taiwan’s ruling DPP, last month, sent a delegation to visit the Tibetan government-in-exile in India.
Hong Kong: Why China’s propagandists peddle ‘black-hands’ myth
Since he took power seven years ago, President Xi Jinping has faced a growing din of foreign condemnation over his government’s human rights record.
Democracy Chronicles welcomes Benny Tai’s release, but urges Beijing to Respect Democratic Rights
Democracy Chronicles welcomes the release of its author, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Benny Tai, and urges Beijing to respect democratic rights.
Georgia’s political airwaves battle: civil society must seize the opportunity for electoral reform
A new front has been opened in Georgia’s political airwaves battle in the announcement of new channel an opportunity for electoral reform for civil society.
Hong Kong Protest Policing: Human Rights Watch calls for restraint from Police
Hong Kong protest policing has not been the best due to police brutality. HWR has called on Hong Kong Police to exercise restraint in on-going protests.
Transatlantic partnership can curb China’s sharp power
Two academics think that the best way to curb China’s sharp power is through a transatlantic partnership between Europe and the United States of America.
Personalization of power puts democracies in danger
There was an interesting article at Democracy Digest. Using India, it addresses attacks on democracy from the perspective of the personalisation of power..
Street liberalism: do protest movements generate democracy?
On street liberalism, Gideon Rachman argues that events in Moscow and Hong Kong show how single-grievance protests can evolve into wider movements.
Videos show a massive procession of Chinese military vehicles gathering along the Hong Kong border as China mulls over its next move in response to protests
Chinese military vehicles have gathered in Shenzhen, a city located just 25 kilometers (15 miles) from the adjacent Hong Kong border.