Chinese Liberal Democrats congratulate Barack Obama, President-elect on his landslide victory in the US elections on 5 November and hail his success as an inspiration to ethnic minority groups across the world.
Lib Dem Councils and councillors across the country are fighting for liberal democracy. For the principles on every membership card "safeguard a fair, free and open society", with of course the balances of equality. But what does this mean on the ground?
At the same time as Clegg Mania and "I agree with Nick" have taken the country by storm we have also seen an increase in interest in the Liberal Democrats, and the Chinese Liberal Democrats from across the country. This has in part been spurred by our work promoting the Chinese community and seeking to increase voter turn out in the community.
"The Coalition Agreement stated under paragraph 15 on Foreign Affairs "We will work to establish a new 'special relationship' with India and seek closer engagement with China, while standing firm on human rights in all our bilateral relationships."
"Beijing's plans for renewable energy could blow a hole in Britain's eco-industry", wrote Sunday Times writer Danny Fortson (5/9/10).
The EU Chinese Journal have started up a series of "Shadow Parliament" articles- and this is one of those written by a CLD member, Allan Siao Ming Witherick.