Western-style democracy ain’t coming to China any time soon
October 22, 2010
There has been a lot of buzz over the past few months both in the blogosphere and from more traditional media like Russell Leigh Moses at the Wall Street Journal, Geoff Dyer at the Financial Times, and Jerome Cohen in the South China Morning Post about the impact of awarding Liu Xiaobo the Nobel Peace Prize and Wen Jiabao’s recent comments about political reform. However, what has either been hinted at or ignored completely is analysis of these events in the context of what the average Chinese person wants. An article I wrote, based upon my own experiences and conversations had on the mainland and thoughts about the likelihood of Western-style democracy coming to China, was published today on the East Asia Forum. The article can be read here. Any and all thoughts are welcome.
November 3, 2010 at 7:27 am
One semester in China and already an expert. Quite an accomplishment.
Warm congratulations for this major feat on your part, especially you understanding “what the average Chinese person wants”.
And thank the Gods for the Internet, where anyone can become an essayist and an expert, attacking what others missed in writing 400 words.
October 16, 2011 at 10:32 am
China who has their own strong culture and dignity and never dependent to any country; already built a position as superpower. The country like USA and UK who are highly greedy for Oil from middle-east, But China blooming on own feet. They are still doing best with own mother-tongue. So no place for “Western-style democracy” in China.