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The former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. China quelled much of the debate over democratic reform last year when it announced that the territory could elect its own leader in 2017 and all of its legi...
Biden warns China will face ‘extreme competition’ from US Biden, who spent considerable time with Xi as vice-president to Barack Obama, said the Chinese leader was “very bright” but “doesn’t have a democratic, small D...
'The' is required before country names containing something like 'Republic' or 'Kingdom': the Republic of (the) Congo, the Democratic Republic of (the) Congo, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of Swe...
On a Congolese voter certificate, it refers to a "nom", a "postnom" and a "prénom"? I presume "nom" and "prénom" are the usual "surname" and "forename". I'm not quite sure how to deal with "postnom": "postname"? "2nd ...
Hello, When somebody asks you for something and you give it to them, which expression is correct or, perhaps, more common? Here you go or There you go? Thank you in advance :)
I think they mean to say "fit with" (or "fit in with") to refer to the democratic/non-democratic interaction, while also saying the city is "in/within" the country. Those are two different meanings, but the writer con...
A war, even if fought for individual liberty and democratic rights, usually requires that these principles be suspended, for they are incompatible with the regimentation and discipline necessary for military efficiency.
Hi, everyone! With the political situation between CPC's China and democratic Taiwan in mind, is there any subtle difference between the expressions "Mainland China" and "Chinese mainland"? I have this impression that...
Part of the speech of the President of the US. He's talking about the democratic movement that is happening all around the world. "(...)a democratic movement that will bring peace to a troubled part of the world. You ...
Hi all, Here's another expression whose meaning confuses me -- run the numbers as in "Slate ran the numbers and found that since 1900, Democratic presidents have produced a 12.3 percent annual total return on the S&P ...
