opinion》Police Confiscate Passports in Parts of Xinjiang, in Western China

Authoritarians emphasize terms like anti-terrorism, peacekeeping and stability to confuse the public into thinking repressive actions are in their best interest. The people must have freedom, human rights and the rule of law, not the values spewed out in one-party dictatorships. The prerequisite for peace is democracy. As the one nation most capable of leading China toward freedom and democracy, Taiwan will serve as a beacon for democracy for China’s 1.4 billion people. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development