Political Reform

Vietnam's people are finding their political voice

15 May 2013

Important things are happening in Vietnam. Most attention has been given to the state repression that continues to sully its reputation internationally.

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Why Myanmar could be the next Asian tiger

14 May 2013

After almost half a century of isolation, Myanmar could emerge as Asia's next tiger - with the right policies. After meetings with government representatives, senior executives and think-tank...

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Let's keep calm about suffrage debate

10 May 2013

It's not every day that a community has an opportunity to remake a constitutional order. Hong Kong people now have a once-in-a-lifetime chance of doing so, with minimal risk of violence or chaos....

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Housing market crash would only add fuel to Occupy Central campaign

7 May 2013

A year ago, I suggested in these columns that Leung Chun-ying's term as chief executive will be judged primarily on how he tackles the twin issues of housing and political reform, and that a...

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Political reform in China won't be driven by crises, says theorist

28 Apr 2013

The troubled Wukan model shows that China's political reform can't be propelled by crises in governance, but only by gradual democratic development focusing on improving the way officials are...

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Pan-democrats and Beijing urged to end reform row

3 Apr 2013

Jiang Shigong, deputy director of Peking University's Centre for Hong Kong and Macau Studies, said Beijing and moderate pan-democrats should discuss political reform to avoid a "life-or-death...

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Opinion

The 1-2 punch heard around the world

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Wang Xiangwei

Placating graduates a work in progress

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People's Daily offers rare balanced view on pan-democrats' position

An official mouthpiece of the Communist Party broke with its usual practice by publishing a relatively balanced report on the row between pan-democrats and Beijing loyalists over the city's...

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Let internal factions emerge as step to political reform, writer urges

The Communist Party should allow internal factions to campaign openly for their political ideals as a first step towards political reform and building constitutional democracy, says an expert on...

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No consultation on political reform until conditions met, Beijing official says

Consultation on electoral reform should not begin until most Hongkongers agree that those who confront the central government should not rule the city, a top Beijing official has said.

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NPC may limit Hong Kong's right to elect chief executive

A law academic has warned that the National People's Congress Standing Committee might limit Hong Kong's rights to elect its chief executive by universal suffrage despite the assurances contained...

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Qiao Xiaoyang says Beijing forced into universal suffrage debate

It should come as no surprise to Hongkongers to see Qiao Xiaoyang, a top National People's Congress official, setting the tone for the debate on the city's political reform even before the...

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Pan-democrats refuse to back down in quest for reform

The pan-democrats have vowed to continue with their plans to engage the public in discussing political reform, despite statements from senior Beijing law official Qiao Xiaoyang over the weekend....

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