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179972
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This paper examines how Macau, with a different political and legal system under the “one country, two systems” principle, fits into China’s securitization and what impact that has on its local governance. We argue that in recent years Macau’s legal system has gradually transformed into a means of social control. Through case files related to the Assembly and Demonstration Law drawn from the Court of Final Appeal, we demonstrate that although Macau is unlike Hong Kong, where dissidents are subject to severe repression, Beijing’s emphasis on national security has weakened the checks-and-balances function of Macau’s legal system and substantially narrowed the scope of freedom of speech, even though it is nominally guaranteed and protected by the Basic Law.
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190389
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When tensions between rival great powers become less predictable, how do small powers exploit their flexibility to increase their opportunities for survival? As a small power caught between China and the United States, Taiwan has established a unique brand of public diplomacy that seeks to win influence in Washington by influencing elite opinions and further deepening the already intricate social connections within the policy community. Through process tracing, this article uses generic case analyses of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) and the Global Taiwan Institute (GTI) to address one area of apparent continuity and one area of apparent intensification in Taiwan's think tank diplomacy. The article concludes that, as much as funding and democratic values are significant factors, the deepening of intersocietal ties enables Taiwan to punch above its weight in influencing Washington's thinking, while reinforcing and maintaining the connections between them.
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