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Chinese Dissident - Wu'er Kaixi

Chinese dissident Wu鈥檈r Kaixi, a student leader during the pro-democracy protests in 1989, debates the future of democracy with Stephen Sackur, as part of the 成人快手's Democracy Day.

Chinese dissident Wu鈥檈r Kaixi, a student leader during the pro-democracy protests in 1989, takes part in a live debate on democracy with Stephen Sackur. The year 2015 marks 750 years since the first Westminster parliament and 800 years since the sealing of Magna Carta. These landmark moments underpinned the establishment of Parliamentary democracy and the legal system in the UK and around the world. The 成人快手's Democracy Day will look at democracy past and present and encourage a debate about the future of democracy. How democratic are we?

(Photo: Chinese dissident Wu'er Kaixi speaks during the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown in Taipei, 2014. Credit: Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images)

27 minutes

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Tue 20 Jan 2015 16:32GMT

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  • Tue 20 Jan 2015 16:32GMT

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