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News about the struggle for democracy in China. China is not a democracy. According to Freedom House, the "CCP has a monopoly on political power and its Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) sets government and party policy". As the world's biggest population, democracy in China is vital for our collective future. Also check out our section on World Democracy or our articles on notable opponents of the government Ai Weiwei and Che Guangcheng.
A ‘confrontation of monumental proportions is coming’ in Hong Kong
The Sharp Sword stealth drones and the intercontinental ballistic missiles and the truck-borne monuments to the Communist struggle are ready.
China’s authoritarian model poses long-term threat to democracies
China poses a long-term threat to America, to liberal democracy and to the international order, John C. Rood, undersecretary of defense for policy.
Bipartisan Democratic Unity and the three autocratic Eurasian superpowers
American bipartisan democratic unity is essential if the U.S. is to counter the rise of three autocratic Eurasian superpowers — China, Russia and Iran
Resilient authoritarians: are dictatorships better than democracies…..
Asian environmentalists as well as self-serving autocrats make the argument that a crisis as severe as rising temperatures can be mitigated.
Public exposure can help win the data war against brittle autocrats
Exposure should form a core plank of public information campaigns that reveal China and Russia’s corrupting and coercive behaviors.
How free societies can support Hong Kong’s push for democracy
Hong Kong has held the line against totalitarian advance on its own for too long. Here’s how the free world can help Hong Kong in its fight for democracy.
‘Harder edge’ to China’s sharp power threatens democracies
China’s expansionism is detrimental to the democratic West in many respects. Europe and the U.S. need to wake up to the challenge, says a leading analyst.
Resilience and renewal can reverse democratic retrenchment
A period of strategic competition with China and firm push-back against Russia could be blended with economic growth and focused cooperation.
Podcast: China’s threat to democracies around the world
Larry Diamond joins the Democracy Works podcast this week to talk about the threat China’s model of authoritarian capitalism poses to liberal democracy in the United States and around the world.