The “two meetings” in Beijing tend to be fairly uneventful political gatherings. Every once in a while someone makes a definite statement about something that’s been in doubt, and the prime minister is given the opportunity to show his wit at the international press conference. It was during one of these meetings that Zhu Rongji [...]
(This is the second part of a series of posts on political reform in China. You can read part 1 here) I’m currently looking at four articles that one way or another discuss the political system in China. The first one is a blog entry from the Economist entitled “What China challenges,” describing how China [...]
The results of Singapore’s elections doesn’t sound like anything else than the typical landslide for the PAP. With 81 out of 87 seats in parliament, or a whopping 93%, they give the term “supermajority” new meaning. However, in Singapore’s political landscape this is anything but a landslide victory for the PAP. Instead, for PAP and [...]
