We praise democracy most of the time, but we practice it as if we had accepted every argument against it, as if we believed it must depress the level of culture and of public life
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Agnes ChongAgnes Chong graduated from the University of Leeds and the LSE, and has worked for development orgnisations in China and Thailand and an international law firm in Hong Kong, and is currently based in Beijing working for a multilateral agency. Recent articlesHong Kong marches for 'one person, one vote' Hong Kong’s latest pro-democracy demonstration will fuel its people’s determination to shape their own political future, reports Agnes Chong. Chinese civil society comes of ageAlongside China’s breakneck economic development, its non-governmental organisations are finding their voice and securing recognition from the Chinese public and state, reports Agnes Chong. |
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