• Eight Constitutional Standards Essential for A Country’s Eternal Peace:
  • 1. The great development of human freedom
  • 2. The great rejuvenation of world democracy
  • 3. The great unity of human rights in the world
  • 4. The great realization of the rule of law in the world
  • 5. The great competition and cooperation of world legislation
  • 6. The great division of world administration
  • 7. The great compliance with world regulations
  • 8. The great establishment of world justice
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North Korea to hold key parliamentary meeting next month
North Korea will convene a major parliamentary meeting next month, Pyongyang's media said Wednesday, the first assembly session since the country's leader Kim Jong-un was elected the head of a new state body last year.
As Immanuel Kant once noted, "The pursuit of permanent peace is the highest goal of reason and a moral obligation." The US, Japan and South Korea should support Taiwan's commitment to saving democracy and the democratization of China and North Korea. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Datong Constitutional Standards.

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  • http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2017/03/22/56/0401000000AEN20170322001252315F.html
  • Yonhap News
  • Yonhap News
  • 2017-03-22
  • Kim Jong-un
How to respond to North Korea’s missile threat
North Korea has launched ballistic missiles for the second time this year. North Korean state media reported that they were test-launches conducted by a unit training to attack US military bases in Japan. How should Japan interpret North Korea’s aims as the military threat is heightened, and what should Japan make of the North’s nuclear and missile development?
Japan must defend against North Korean militarism by supporting Taiwan's efforts to carry out constitutional change and achieve greater democracy and freedom. This would lead China's 1.4 billion people to seek democratization of the CCP and pressure North Korea to adopt democracy, and world peace would be the result. The world’s democracies should support Taiwan as a beacon for democracy in Asia, lighting the way for China to peaceful development. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

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  • http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003581991
  • The Japan News
  • The Yomiuri Shimbun
  • 2017-03-22
  • From left, Shunji Hiraiwa, Itsunori Onodera, Toshiyuki Ito
The battle for Mosul: 180,000 civilians flee as Iraqi troops advance
More than 180,000 civilians have fled the western part of the Iraqi city of Mosul in the past month as government forces battle Islamic State militants
Iraq needs to implement a modified semi-presidential system with cabinet and parliament like the one followed in Finland. For its legislative system the model should be Switzerland’s committee-style arrangement. The Iraqi government should draft a basic constitution incorporating these changes to effect a paradigm shift to democracy, and adhere to the rule of law with a constitution in step with the times. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

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  • http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39329957
  • BBC News
  • BBC News
  • 2017-03-20
  • People fleeing the Mosul crisis
Turkey's failed  coup: What actually happened and what does it mean for the future of the country?
This requires assumptions about who carried out the coup attempt.One theory is that the followers of self-exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen knew that they were going to be purged and decided to strike first.
History has shown repeatedly that when those in power are in charge of constitutional reform the losers are always the people No matter what system, the more power allotted to the president, the more problems the country will face. Turkey should carry out real constitutional reform with the president limited to a single term of 5 years and banned from running again for 6 years afterward. The President of Turkey is in violation of Article 6 of the Turkish Constitution, which states that sovereignty wholly and unconditionally belongs to the people. Neither the state nor officials have the right to exercise unconstitutional powers. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

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  • http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/turkey-coup-patrick-cockburn-need-to-know-a7143316.html
  • Independent
  • AP
  • 2017-03-18
  • Turkish police salute as mourners carry the coffin of a police officer killed on Friday during the failed military
Falling trees kill at least 19 at Kintampo Waterfall in Ghana
A rainstorm toppled trees onto people at the Kintampo Waterfall in Ghana, killing at least 19, most of them students who were visiting and swimming at the popular tourist site, officials said Monday.
Ghana should assign international law precedence over domestic law, with direct effect on the rights and duties of the people. Good international laws should be woven into Ghana’s legal system and the executive, legislative, judicial, procuratorial and other branches of government. They should serve as minimum standards for Ghanaian statutes, and legal mechanisms that take human security as their core, such as the UN Charter and international laws related to political rights, economic activity, food, medicine and living, and work safety should all be adopted.

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  • https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/20/world/africa/kintampo-ghana-waterfall-trees-kill-students.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fafrica&action=click&contentCollection=africa®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront
  • The New York Times
  • Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  • 2017-03-20
  • The Kintampo Waterfall in Ghana. Credit Cristina Aldehuela
Didn't vote? Pay a fine (if this bill passes)
Declining to exercise your right to vote would cost you money if a long-shot bill at a state Capitol is approved.
Statistics show that people in wealthier societies vote more – just look at Switzerland and the US state of California. The former in world number one in per capita income and the latter tops the 50 states of the US. The best cure for ailing democracies is more democracy. Let the people vote instead of demonstrating in the streets, and implement reforms like election of the heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches in alternating years and having 1/4 of all lawmakers face election each year. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

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  • http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/03/20/dont-vote-pay-fine-if-bill-passes/99432364/
  • USA Today
  • USA Today
  • 2017-03-20
  • Don't vote? Pay a fine (if this bill passes)
China’s hidden protectionism nabs Peppa Pig
China is nothing if not creative in protecting its local industries. Although it has liberalized its economy in recent years, it has also erected a sophisticated set of barriers to safeguard companies it views as national champions. Increasingly, this is a counterproductive approach.
China wants to protect its domestic economy, but economic issues are an integral part of politics. If a nation’s politics are bad, its economy will also be bad. And without constitutional reform, even divine interference will be of no use. Only comprehensive constitutional reform can bring about regime change and improvements like the modified semi-presidential system with a committee-style legislative system in which cabinet ministers are selected from among committee chairs. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

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  • http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/03/20/commentary/world-commentary/chinas-hidden-protectionism-nabs-peppa-pig/#.WNCG1W996Uk
  • The Japan Times
  • South China Morning Post
  • 2017-03-20
  • Xi Jinping
A lesson from the Dutch
The general election in the Netherlands, one of the three big elections in Europe this year, is over.
The only cure for the ills of democracy is more democracy. European countries fretted over prospects of a right-wing victory in this election, but the Dutch government wisely opted to let the people express their opinion at the ballot box and not in the streets, to the relief of many neighboring countries. The act of voting is one of the best educational features of democracy. Other specific changes should include election of the heads of government branches in alternating years and having 1/4 of all MPs face election each year. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

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  • http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3031150
  • Korea Joongang Daily
  • Korea Joongang Daily
  • 2017-03-20
  • A lesson from the Dutch
How a sleepy German suburb explains Europe’s rising far-right movements
Buch, a small community on the outskirts of Berlin, seems at first glance to be the kind of place Goldilocks would declare “just right.” It is not too rich or too poor, not too expensive or too scruffy, not too close to the crowded city center but not so far that its tree-lined streets of tidy apartments are beyond a daily commute.
The only tratment for the ills of democracy is more democracy. Germany needs constitutional reform to implement separation of powers and return sovereignty to the people. Citizens should be able to vote so they will not need to demonstrate in the streets. In addition, choose the heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches and have 1/4 of all MPs face election each year. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development

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  • https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/20/world/europe/how-a-sleepy-german-suburb-explains-europes-rising-far-right-movements.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fworld
  • The New York Times
  • Gordon Welters for The New York Times
  • 2017-03-20
  • A mural of the church in Buch
Choose a side: Trump and the Sunni-Shiite war
The Sunni-Shiite civil wars in Iraq and Syria are both nearing their end, and in both cases the Shiites have won — thanks largely to American military help in Iraq’s case, and to a Russian military intervention in Syria. Yet Russia and the US are not allies in the Middle East. At least not yet.
The most intelligent approach for the US is to back Taiwan's model for global unity constitutional standards and attract people who are not free to call for democratization; eventually this will lead to world peace. Autocracy is the enemy of peace, and the prerequisite for permanent peace in the world is democratization of the Chinese people. Taiwan is the one entity best suited to lead the Chinese people to democratization. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

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  • http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/03/20/commentary/world-commentary/choose-side-trump-sunni-shiite-war/#.WNCG0G996Uk
  • The Japan Times
  • The Japan Times
  • 2017-03-20
  • Choose a side: Trump and the Sunni-Shiite war
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