FIGURE 9.21 Photo Essay: Power and Politics in East Asia Political freedoms are relatively well protected in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea, but China and North Korea have fewer outlets that citizens can use to directly influence the government. Nevertheless, pressure for more access to public political participation is growing. 9.21a Courtesy Andrew Ross/AFP/Getty Images, 9.21b Courtesy Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images, 9.21c Courtesy STR/AFP/Getty Images, 9.21d Courtesy Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images