Different regimes face distinct political challenges and develop unique measures to manage political crises. Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan have different political systems: China is an authoritarian one party state practicing “democratic dictatorship“; Taiwan is a democracy that entrenches human rights protection and the separation of powers; Hong Kong, as an SAR of China,...
Tag: <span>Hualing Fu</span>
Three Approaches to Political Protest: A Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China Comparison
Different types of regimes face distinct political challenges, perceive and define political protest differently and develop unique measures to manage their political crises. This paper first identifies three distinct approaches to political protest: a security-based approach, a rule-based approach, and a rights-based approach, and then uses Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China as case studies...