One-Party Rule Does Away With Transparency

" Maybe it's just because she is the first female speaker of the house...who knows -- but Nancy Pelosi's wardrobe has been getting a ton of attention of late with most of the discussion revolving around her...

Chinese Communist elder issues bold call for democracy

"BEIJING (Reuters) - In a bold jab before a key meeting of China's Communists, a 90-year-old former secretary to Mao Zedong has urged the Party to embrace democracy, saying that only political freedom can end instability and corruption. Li Rui issued his demand for...

China Bans AIDS Activists Meeting

"China bans AIDS activists meeting Sunday, 29 July 2007 09:57 China has banned a meeting by AIDS activists on the rights of people with the disease. The conference would have brought together 50 Chinese and...

Why the U.S. and South Korea Don't See Eye to Eye

"Rather than help the U.S., the APEC summit showed how Pyongyang has driven a wedge between Washington and its traditional ally South Korea. Five years ago, the Presidents and prime ministers of the 21 countries that make up the forum for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation...

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