“Taiwan matters because of its vital role in spreading democracy in East Asia. Taiwan matters because of its strategic importance to promote peace in the Pacific region.” MatterRolesDemocracyImportanceEastRegionsAsiaStrategicPacificTaiwanEast Asia Author:Annette Lu
“As the largest and most developed democracies of Asia (India and Japan), we have a mutual stake in each other's progress and prosperity.” DemocracyProgressIndiaProsperityJapanMutualStakesAsia Author:Manmohan Singh
“America cannot do most of what needs to be done alone. You need friends. And we have good friends around the world. We have friends with whom we share values in Europe and Asia - thanks to the forward march of democracy - in Latin America, in Africa, and increasingly in the Middle East.” WorldNeedsDoneAmericaValuesDemocracyShareMiddleEuropeEastThanksAround The WorldMarchLatinMiddle EastGood FriendAsiaLatin AmericaFriend In Need Author:Condoleezza Rice
“There was great political uncertainty in South Asia at the time of the Buddha. The older small tribal societies were cracking up and gave way to bigger states. There was much more trade and travel going on than before. To people in the cities the experience of living in a small place where you knew everyone and governed your affairs by consensual democracy had been lost.” PeopleWayStatesPoliticalLostCitiesDemocracyBiggerTradeSouthAffairUncertaintyAsiaGreat PoliticalSouth AsiaSmall PlacesCracking Up Author:Pankaj Mishra
“We can't attribute a long history of democratic traditions to Japan, either, but today Japan boasts a fully-fledged democracy in which governments change according to democratic procedures. It's no coincidence that the Taiwanese, Japanese, and South Korean economies are among the most innovative in Asia.” LongGovernmentTodayEconomyDemocracyTraditionDemocraticSouthJapanAttributesCoincidenceAsiaBoastInnovativeProceduresKorean Author:Garry Kasparov