China to consider Hong Kong push for democracy
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China's parliament will decide next week whether to allow greater democracy in Hong Kong, but no one in the liberal camp is expecting a surprise Christmas present from the Communist rulers in Beijing.
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By SCOTT McDONALD  BEIJING - Communist leaders have no plans to allow democracy in the near future because they must focus on economic development before political reform, China's No. 3 leader said in comments published Tuesday.
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Legislative candidates made their final appeals to voters Saturday in a fiercely contested political showdown that could give pro-democracy opposition figures the most clout they&#39;ve had since Hong Kong was returned to China.
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&quot;We believe the six parties have the willingness to continue to promote the procedure of peaceful talks,&quot; China&#39;s Foreign Ministry said. &quot;We ...
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Families of victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protests have urged the government to allow open debate on the subject at next week's annual meeting of parliament and "reveal the truth".
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Ten years after Hong Kong's return from British to Chinese rule, public optimism over its future under Chinese rule has dipped amid demands for direct elections, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
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Analysts in Hong Kong say China is signalling its intention to take a more active role in the territory's affairs.
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Voters in Taiwan were set to decide Saturday whether the ruling party and its pro-independence allies will win a majority in the legislature for the first time in Taiwan&#39;s history -- a change that could bring the island closer to a
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China announced Friday it intends to enact a law against secession from the country, a move that analysts said could legally bind the Communist Party leadership to follow
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China's parliament is to consider reforming a law that allows incarceration without trial, state media reports.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao inspected troops and pro-democracy activists scuffled with police on Saturday as Hong Kong prepared to celebrate 10 years since the end of British colonial rule.
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BEIJING - As China publicly calls for stability and reconciliation in Burma, it is also preparing for the possibility that the mounting protests could lead to the downfall of the military junta ruling its resource-rich neighbor, political analysts said yesterday.
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The 1.784 million voters that participated in Hong Kong&#39;s 2004 Legislative Council Election gave a clear signal that they want democracy sooner rather than later.
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Hong Kong's scandal-rocked  pro-democracy camp joined hands on Sunday to stage a public  rally ahead of crucial legislative elections next weekend, the  biggest test of public mood since district elections in  November.
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The people of Hong Kong voted Sunday in a legislative election that could give pro-democracy figures more clout than they have held since China reclaimed the territory from Britain in July 1997.
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China's National Development and Reform Commission is holding public hearings to consider proposed mobile roaming plans.
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HONG KONG, June 30 -- Chinese leader Hu Jintao inspected hundreds of troops gripping rifles Saturday in Hong Kong, and pro-democracy demonstrators scuffled with police as the former British colony prepared to mark the 10th anniversary of its return to China.