Charter 08
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Charter 08 is a landmark Chinese pro-democracy manifesto published in 2008 that calls for political reform, human rights, and constitutional government in China.
Statements (85)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese dissident document
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open letter ⓘ political manifesto ⓘ pro-democracy manifesto ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese democracy movement
NERFINISHED
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Chinese human rights movement ⓘ online dissident communities ⓘ |
| callsFor |
abolition of re-education through labor
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constitutional government ⓘ direct elections ⓘ end to one-party rule ⓘ freedom of assembly ⓘ freedom of association ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ freedom to form political parties ⓘ independent judiciary ⓘ judicial independence ⓘ military nationalization ⓘ multi-party democracy ⓘ protection of private property ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| censoredIn | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ChineseTitle | 零八宪章 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Liu Xiaobo
NERFINISHED
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Zhang Zuhua NERFINISHED ⓘ other Chinese intellectuals ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Chinese Communist Party one-party rule
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authoritarianism in China ⓘ human rights abuses in China ⓘ lack of constitutional government in China ⓘ |
| dateCoincidesWith | 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ |
| distributionMethod |
email
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internet ⓘ overseas Chinese websites ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | yes ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Hu Jintao era in China
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post-Tiananmen Chinese political reform debates ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Charter 77
NERFINISHED
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Czechoslovak dissident movement ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| leadDrafter | Liu Xiaobo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCharacterizationByChineseAuthorities | inciting subversion of state power ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent | 2010 Nobel Peace Prize for Liu Xiaobo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
constitutionalism in China
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democratization in China ⓘ human rights in China ⓘ political reform in China ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| mediaType | text ⓘ |
| numberOfInitialSignatories | 303 ⓘ |
| numberOfSignatoriesBy2009 | thousands ⓘ |
| numberOfSignatoriesByEndOf2008 | over 300 ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Chinese government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principle |
civic education
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constitutional rule ⓘ democracy ⓘ equality ⓘ federalism ⓘ freedom ⓘ human rights ⓘ protection of private property ⓘ republicanism ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ social security ⓘ transitional justice ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2008-12-10 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
important text in global human rights discourse
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landmark document in Chinese dissident history ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
arrest of Liu Xiaobo
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increased surveillance of signatories ⓘ |
| signatory |
Chinese activists
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Chinese journalists ⓘ Chinese lawyers ⓘ Chinese scholars ⓘ Liu Xiaobo NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhang Zuhua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure |
list of principles
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preamble ⓘ specific proposals for reform ⓘ |
| title | Charter 08 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 2008 ⓘ |
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