Democracy and Chiang's legacy
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Perhaps perspective can be gained from the case of another controversial historical figure.
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JAKARTA , Indonesia -- It wasn't so long ago that Chinese writing was banned from public places here and Chinese schools and newspapers were prohibited. But walk into the former office of Suharto, the retired Indonesian strongman who maintained these laws in an effort to integrate the ethnic Chinese community, and a large decorative poster of Chinese characters greets visitors.
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To get a sense of what kind of legacy Benazir Bhutto, the Muslim world's first female leader, left behind for the women of Pakistan, look no further than those who were contending for the top spot in the political party she led.
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I have long claimed that the rise of extremism and militancy in Pakistan could not happen without support from elements within the current administration. My return to my country poses a threat to the forces of extremism that have thrived under a dictatorship. They want to stop the restoration of democracy at any price. They have exploited a poor, desperate, and powerless people and allowed extremists the right environment in which to flourish.
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Deng Xianyan ran his fingers over a bottle of Deng family liquor as he mulled the legacy of his famous cousin, the late Chinese leader
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President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s ( é³æ°´æ ) Double Ten National Day speech has received mixed reviews at home and abroad. In a diverse international community and a complex domestic environment, it is difficult
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From Nepal's royal coup to the flight of Cambodian opposition leaders, democracy is under assault.
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Comment is free: Pankaj Mishra: Benazir Bhutto's death is just the latest evidence of the disastrous legacy of western involvement in the country's politics
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NEW YORK: Democracy is taking root in Pakistan and the Common Wealth will continue to extend support in strengthening its democratic process, Common Wealth Secretary General Don McKinnon said on Saturday.
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Thailand's main opposition Democrat Party conceded defeat in Sunday's general election, saying Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra had won enough support to form a one-party government. "I would like to congratulate Thai Rak Thai for achieving its goal of being a single-party government," Democrat leader Banyat Bantadtan told reporters after exit polls showed Thaksin's party was likely to win 399 of the 500 seats in parliament.
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The junta is so illogical that it used numerology to schedule its last crackdown. That makes the outcome of the current violence impossible to predict and raises doubts about whether even China can influence the country's military rulers.
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The protests by Buddhist monks are part of a decades-long battle for democracy
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China was celebrating Sunday the 100th anniversary of the birth of its late supreme leader, Deng Xiaoping, the BBC reported. Deng is widely regarded as the man who set the
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BEIJING/HONG KONG  - The Cultural Revolution is long over and Mao Zedong dead and preserved for posterity, but a new generation is putting a modern design spin on clothes and accessories inspired by China's Communist heyday.
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MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Pyotr Romanov) - During his second inauguration, President George W. Bush firmly promised the world that he would uphold Freedom and Democracy wherever these values ...
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ELEANOR HALL: China may not be exporting its revolution any more, but the Communists still like to celebrate their revolutionary heroes.
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BEIJING, Aug. 22. - Chinaâs month-long celebration of the birth centenary of its late leader Deng Xiaoping, chief architect of the countryâs reform and opening up drive, reached its climax today with