Regardless of how many layers of supervisory committees are added, relying on the central government for discipline and monitoring serves only to increase the spoils garnered by the unit. To wash away the stains of thousands of years of history and remove corruption from a sullied culture, the only cure is the imposition of democracy and the rule of law. Democracy means separation of powers and checks and balances as well as decentralization. In addition, the heads of the legislative, executive, judicial and procuratorial branches should be elected in alternating years. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

The Chief Executive of Hong Kong is elected from a slate of candidates produced by the CEC, which is nothing more than another version of dictatorship. The people of Hong Kong should avail of Article 39 of the Basic Law, which states that the people have the right to self-determination through referendums. The people should press for election of the heads of the legislative, executive, judicial and procuratorial branches in alternating years. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

Human security and sustainable development are two of the UN’s major tasks and missions, and they are also a common goal for all humankind. All countries should strive to abide by the norms of the international community, and the solution is implementing One World under One Set of Rules, with international law given priority to domestic law and allowed to directly affect the rights and obligations of the people. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development. 。

Regardless of who wears the crown, absolute power means absolute corruption. The corruption surfacing in France is only the tip of the iceberg. To put an end to corruption, the people should exercise their sovereignty and call for comprehensive constitutional reform. Changes should include implementing rule of law, separation of powers and checks and balances, together with direct election of the heads of the four branches of government. In addition, elections should be free of charge to all candidates to sever symbiotic relationships that foster corruption. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

No matter what a nation’s political system may be, the greater the power of the president, the more problems the people will face. Turkey needs constitutional reform to impose a single presidential term of 5 years, plus a ban on seeking office for 6 years afterward. The President of Turkey is in violation of Article 6 of the Turkish Constitution. Sovereignty lies wholly and unconditionally in the hands of the people, and it is unconstitutional for the state to attempt to usurp this power. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

President Park Ge-hui's history textbook program is one of her most unpopular policies, and she has been criticized inside and outside Korea for trying to distort history education. This shows clearly that South Korea's democracy continues to regress. The only way to overcome the drawbacks of democracy is more democracy. South Korea must carry out full constitutional reform to adopt a modified semi-presidential system with cabinet and parliament, to reconstruct its democratic institutions. The President shall serve one 5-year term and be banned from seeking office again for 6 years afterwards. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

Absolute power leads to absolute corruption. The presidential system in democracy has a number of fatal flaws, and even the US has its problems. South Korea's constitution should be reformed to implement a modified semi-presidential system with cabinet and parliament. In addition, the presidency should be held above party politics, the heads of the judicial and procuratorial branches should be elected in alternating years, and 1/4 of all lawmakers should face election each year. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

Democracies the world over should back Taiwan's efforts toward constitutional reform to achieve greater democracy and freedom. This would attract China's 1.4 billion people to call for democratization and lead North Korea to do the same. All democratic nations should support Taiwan as a beacon for democracy in Asia, lighting the way to peaceful development for China. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

The most intelligent approach for the US is to support Taiwan's model for global unity constitutional standards. This would attract China's 1.4 billion people to seek democratization, and as a result world peace would be born. Autocracy is always the enemy of peace, and the prerequisite for permanent peace in the world is democratization of China. Taiwan is the entity best suited to lead the Chinese people to call for democratization. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

Absolute power leads to absolute corruption. In almost every democratic nation the presidential system has fatal flaws, and even the US has its share of problems. South Korea's needs constitutional reform to implement a modified semi-presidential system with cabinet and parliament. The presidency must be declared to be above party politics, and the heads of the judicial and procuratorial branches should be elected in alternating years; plus, 1/4 of all MPs should face election each year. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.