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Key China Support to North Korea Dictatorship
Continued to battle against critics allows increasing China support to North Korea dictatorship’s crimes: North Korea remains worst dictatorship in world
VIDEO: China Dissident Ai Weiwei ‘Caonima Style’
China democracy activist Ai Weiwei uses Gangnam style music video for democracy
Tibetan Girl Dies After Self-Immolation Protesting China
Large crackdown by China dictatorship sparked massive gruesome protests by Tibetans – Tibetan girl dies after self-immolation against repression on Tibet
Corrupt China Official Kept Twin Girl Mistresses
China dictatorship continued to be rocked by corruption scandals bordering on bizarre
Dissident Detained for Marking China Human Rights Day
Dictatorship blocks Hu Jia from marking China Human Rights Day of the United Nations – China continues to treat democracy dissidents as enemies of state
China Claims Corruption Success But Many Sceptical
China political corruption among world’s worst as China continues economic growth – China claims corruption success but fails to solve pervasive system
Continued Operation of China’s Massive Secret Jails
China’s massive secret jail system is extensive and notoriously brutal for prisoners
Nobel Laureates Berate China Dictatorship for Jailing Dissident
Activist Liu represents reform pressures building within dictatorship: Nobel laureates berate China on detention of Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiabao
China Making Only Moderate Reforms for Politicians
Corruption and mismanagement harm economic prospects but China making only moderate reforms: Leadership could take lessons from Brazil and India democracies