by Mathias Penguilly | May 16, 2018 | Georgia State University
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, we have been conditioned to believe that democracy was eternal and that no other system could triumph against it. The Western powers also consider that morally, no other political model can top the people’s...
by Ethan Watson | Apr 2, 2018 | University of Memphis
Simply put yes, President Xi has formed a China into a “Frankenstate” in which his power is growing. On March 11th 2018, China’s legislative body, the National People’s Congress, voted to get rid of the presidential term limits specified in the...
by ISABELLA GRACE GUERRA | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
This past Sunday China’s National People’s Congress voted in an overwhelmingly majority to abolish its presidential term limits, allowing China’s current presidential leader, Xi Jinping, to remain in power indefinitely. This newly added amendment would be altering the...
by JARRON DANIEL SILVA | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
Pre Xi Jinping In recent years, when Hu Jintao was in power, there was some hope that China would be able to become a democracy. In fact, Hu and others pushed for china to become one. This is seen in Hu Jintao’s speech that was made September of 2010 in Hong Kong when...
by BLAKE CHRISTIAN KAZARIAN | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
In a historic vote, China’s legislative body, the National People’s Congress, voted to get rid of presidential term limits. The vote took place in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People and resulted in a vote with 2,958 in favor and 2 against. This shows...
