Policy |
Consult |
Debate |
Liberal Position |
Conservative Position |
Domestic Violence |
Y |
What should be covered under the new anti-domestic violence law? |
Any harmful behavior, physical or verbal, between all members of the household. |
Physical violence perpetrated by husband against wife or child. |
Foreign NGOs |
Y |
What rules should foreign NGOs in China have to follow? |
Foreign NGO’s should comply with the same rules that govern domestic NGO’s. |
Foreign NGO’s should comply with the same rules that govern domestic NGO’s and be subject to additional supervision by Chinese public security authorities. |
Online Privacy |
Y |
How should do government go about ensuring cybersecurity? |
The government should prevent online crime but not by encroaching on the privacy of web users. |
The government should do whatever is necessary to maximize security, even if it means sacrificing the privacy of web users. |
Budget Oversight |
Y |
What role should the Chinese People’s Congresses (PCs) have in overseeing government budgets? |
The PCs should have the power to approve, audit, or modify budget, even at the price of administrative efficiency. |
The PCs could have the power to approve or reject budget, but should not interfere with the details of the budget. |
Environment Litigation |
Y |
What role does litigation have in environmental law and protection? |
Any individual or group should have the right to initiate environmental litigation, regardless of whether they are directly harmed by pollution. |
Only those individuals or groups who are directly harmed by the pollution should have the right to initiate an environmental litigation against the polluters. |
Wildlife Protection |
Y |
What should the new Wildlife Protection Law focus on? |
Protect all wildlife and prohibit all exploitation of wildlife including traditional such as cultural and medicinal. |
Protect only near-extinct species and respect traditional uses of wildlife, such as cultural and medicinal. |
Counter Terrorism |
Y |
People recognize the danger of terrorism but who should be treated as terrorists? |
Only those individuals or groups who are known to have participated in terrorist activities should be treated as terrorists. |
Those who conduct terrorist activities and those who sympathize with their ideas should be treated the same. |
Minority Languages |
Y |
How should the government deal with minority languages? |
Minority languages should be treated as equal to Mandarin in Minority regions. |
Mandarin should be promoted as the standard national language in all parts of China. |
South China Sea |
– |
How should China manage territorial disagreements in the South China Sea? |
Employ negotiation through international institutions to promote mutual understanding and avoid conflict. |
Ignore international law and promote naval capacity to deter other countries from interfering with the South China Sea. |
Informal Lending |
– |
How should the government respond to the dangers of informal lending. |
Deregulate the financial sector and allow the private sector to replace informal lending. |
Strengthen regulations and punish those who take advantage of informal lending to extract excessive interest rates. |
Stock Market Control |
– |
How should the government respond to stock market volatility? |
The government should stay out of the stock market and let it self-adjust. |
The government should take more action to reduce volatility and prevent downturns. |
Media Supervision |
– |
Should the government supervise the media, or the other way around? |
The government should not interfere with the media, otherwise the media cannot help supervise the government. |
The media should be supervised by the government to ensure professionalism. |
Urban-Planning |
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How should the government manage private and public interests in urban development? |
Protecting private property should be the priority in city planning, the government has no right to force open closed residential zones. |
Overall efficiency should be the priority of city planning, the government has the right to open closed residential zones and redirect the city traffic. |