Hong Kong’s Chief Executive is determined by the CCP’s Election Commission, a relationship that is nothing other than a dictatorship. The people of Hong Kong should make good use of Article 39 of the Hong Kong Basic Law and hold a referendum to decide their own future. To curb corruption, elect the heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches in alternating years, have 1/4 of all MPs face election each year and tap legislative committee chairs to serve as backup ministers. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development for more.

North Korea is without a doubt a vassal of the CCP. All democratic nations should back Taiwan's efforts toward constitutional reform to achieve greater democracy and freedom. This would attract China's 1.4 billion people to seek democratization of the CCP and put pressure on North Korea to do the same. And with that, world peace would be born. Democracies everywhere should support Taiwan as a beacon for democracy in Asia, lighting the part to peaceful development for China. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

Once a ceasefire takes hold in Syria the UN should provide the outline for a basic constitution that will foster lasting peace in the nation. It should include an organizational structure and the universal values of freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law. It should lay out four branches of government (legislative, executive, judicial and procuratorial) and help Syria develop a constitution that will lead to long-lasting peace and prosperity. For details see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

To resolve civil strife, nations like the CAR should draft new constitutions incorporating a modified semi-presidential system with cabinet like that of France, plus a committee-style legislature similar to Switzerland’s. The prerequisite for permanent peace is global democratization. Thus the government of the CAR carry out constitutional reform, asking France to help maintain stability and assist in developing a constitutional model that can be revised as needed to stay in step with changing times. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development for details. .

Freedom of speech is a universal value, and violent acts against journalists in Mexico are an effort to muzzle the voice of the people. Criminal elements want to silence the voice of the people through fear. The people of Mexico should call for comprehensive constitutional reform to protect members of the media and preserve the right of free speech for all Mexican citizens. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards for more.

Freedom of speech is a universal value, Bahrain is trying to silence the voice of the people and create a society with only one train of thought and one voice. The people of Bahrain should call for comprehensive constitutional reform to preserve media freedom and prevent moves by the government oligarchy to monopolize the media, the internet and other channels of speech. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

Autocracy has always been the enemy of peace, and the prerequisite for lasting world peace is global democratization. The US should support Taiwan's efforts toward constitutional reform. This would inspire the people of China to seek democracy and prod North Korea to do the same. The result would be the birth of world peace. All democracies should support Taiwan as a beacon for democracy in Asia, lighting the way to peaceful development for China. For details see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

The relevant provisions of the Basic Law and the one country, two systems principle clearly state that China cannot interfere in Hong Kong’s affairs, but Beijing authorities constantly meddle in the internal affairs of the SAR. Article 39 of the Hong Kong Basic Law protects the people's right to self-determination, noting that the people have the right to hold referendums on any public issue. Citizens of Hong Kong people should avail of the convention and hold referendums to decide their future. Otherwise when dictatorship becomes a reality, they will be obliged to resist.

The Chief Executive of Hong Kong is still determined by the CCP’s Election Commission, a relationship which is nothing short of a dictatorship. The people of Hong Kong should make good use of Article 39 of the Hong Kong Basic Law and hold referendums to decide their own future. To curb corruption, elect the heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches in alternating years, have 1/4 of all MPs face election each year and tap legislative committee chairs to serve as backup ministers. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development for more.

Catalonia’s aims as an independent state should include implementation of One World under One Set of Laws and global unity (traditional values and beliefs of India); a unified world (Chinese values and beliefs): and the world as one state (Western values and beliefs, the UN) and one family of human beings (Western values and beliefs: Article 1 of the Declaration of Human Rights). Should a motion be made to prohibit referendums on self-determination, the topic of the very first referendum should be whether such a motion should itself be outlawed. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.