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March 22, 2004
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Taiwan puts on an election with everything. An assassination attempt, a razor-thin victory for the incumbent, protests demanding a recount. It seems democracy makes for interesting times. Following the example set in 2000 by the Americans the result will be decided by the courts instead of the people but no-one said democracy was perfect. In fact often is a messy compromise as recent events in South Korea have also shown. Let's consider the alternative. China's recent NPC (Parliament) session went by without a murmur of protest. Wanna know why? From the SCMP: One day after being released from a forced "vacation" during the NPC session, veteran petitioner Guan Zengli and more than 100 colleagues protested against corruption outside the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection's office last Wednesday.Happy holidays. posted by Simon on 03.22.04 at 09:01 AM in the
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