https://www.scmp.com/rss/321967/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Northeast Asia lies at the heart of the region’s remarkable economic rise. East Asia’s most vibrant democracies are also located here. However, recent regional tensions and increasing inequality have combined to embolden illiberal politics, with developments in Japan and South Korea causing particular concern. In both countries, the attempts to undermine democracy by conservative political elites have been met with large-scale protests – itself a positive indicator of democratic... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1893845/freedoms-under-challenge-democratic-east-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1893845/freedoms-under-challenge-democratic-east-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Dec 2015 05:35:34 +0000