(ii) The restriction of political freedom, in spite of the replacement, in March 2000, of the Political Associations Act of 1998 by the Associations and Political Parties Act and the increased activity by some opposition parties;
㈡ 限制政治自由，尽管2000年3月《结社和政党法》取代了1998年《政治结社法》，以及某些反对党的活动有所增加；