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As US democracy stumbles, the world watches and wonders
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At a time when democracies are on the defensive worldwide, the U.S. Capitol crisis resonated strongly. What hit home among allies from Canada to Germany wasn’t just the mob violence. It was the fact that a sitting president instigated the assault, with the declared aim of staying in power.
Whether in Beijing, Amman, or Tel Aviv, President Trump’s maneuvers have further fed the suspicion – not a new one – that the ostensible gold standard of democracy was nothing of the sort. Perhaps the U.S. was not all that different from the autocracies and pseudo-democracies that it has tried to hold to higher standards.
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Hong Kong arrests showcase shrinking tolerance for peaceful opposition
Mass arrests raise question of what, if anything, dissenting politicians are actually allowed to do
By Brianna Holt / The Guardian
Wednesday’s sweeping arrests of more than 50 pro-democracy activists, pollsters, politicians and fundraisers in Hong Kong seemed to all but criminalize opposition politics in the city.
Those arrested face charges of subversion for their role in unofficial primary elections held last summer that aimed to maximize the pro-democracy bloc’s performance in elections to the city’s legislative council.
“The plan of any opposition party is to win an election, [or] to be in a position for the government to negotiate with you; that is the virtue of democracy. So why it should be seen as a plot, as subversive? That’s beyond my comprehension, but that is the reality in Hong Kong,” said Prof Jean-Pierre Cabestan, professor at Hong Kong Baptist University. “Clearly we are movi
When it comes to Asia’s biggest champions of education, Jennifer Yu Cheng needs little introduction. Though her husband Adrian Cheng might be more of a society mainstay, Yu Cheng has always maintained a low profile, working diligently behind the scenes in the realm of education. Now, she is throwing her name and expertise behind a substantial new Stem initiative aimed at young women.
For the last ten years, she has made it her mission to promote educational development through her role as deputy vice chairwoman of the CTF Education Group, a leader in integrated education, and as co-founder of Arch Education, which specialises in transformational programmes and admissions counselling to equip students with the skills to reach their full potential.
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