China claims to have ‘democracy that works’ ahead of Biden summit
3 years ago

China claims to have ‘democracy that works’ ahead of Biden summit

Al Jazeera  

Beijing has embarked on a media blitz in an attempt to claim its one-party state is more of a democracy than the United States. The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index ranked China, which it described as an “authoritarian regime”, 151 out of 167 countries and territories for 2020. The summit and an accompanying social media blitz on Twitter by Chinese media and officials is just one way that China is trying to push back against Biden’s narrative about democracy as China tries to present itself as a true multilateral player, says Wen-ti Sung, a lecturer at the Australia National University’s Taiwan Studies Programme. By holding its own event, China is attempting to “dilute, redefine and weaken Biden’s efforts” to use US ideology as a rallying point for global dialogue, Sung said. On Sunday, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a critical report about the state of democracy in the US, which also said a single “yardstick” should not be used to “measure diverse political systems in the world”.

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More than just the Western way to realize democracy
8 months, 4 weeks ago

More than just the Western way to realize democracy

China Daily  

The skyline of Beijing. At the event, more than 200 guests from around the world held in-depth discussions on topics such as the "modernization of democracy and governance", "artificial intelligence and the future of democracy", and "democracy and global governance in a multipolar world". The right of people of all countries to choose their own development paths should be respected, …

More than just the Western way to realize democracy
8 months, 4 weeks ago

More than just the Western way to realize democracy

China Daily  

The skyline of Beijing. At the event, more than 200 guests from around the world held in-depth discussions on topics such as the "modernization of democracy and governance", "artificial intelligence and the future of democracy", and "democracy and global governance in a multipolar world". The right of people of all countries to choose their own development paths should be respected, …

Experts' take on democracy
9 months, 1 week ago

Experts' take on democracy

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY The complexities of a political system cannot be simplified By Liu Dongchao The political world seems to be caught in an intense debate on the forms and practices of democracy. Western-style democracy also manifests profound contradictions in its domestic and global practices, oscillating between democratic practices at home and autocratic acts internationally. The Communist Party of China's …

Experts' take on democracy
9 months, 1 week ago

Experts' take on democracy

China Daily  

The US Capitol building is seen in Washington, DC, on Nov 8,2022. In the interest of neoliberal democracy, the US has taken many anti-democratic actions, and triggered and/or fought wars, in order to engineer regime change in different countries. That expansive ideology behind protecting "democracy" in Ukraine began 10 years ago when the US supported a coup in that country …

US pursuit of 'democracy' puts world at risk
9 months, 1 week ago

US pursuit of 'democracy' puts world at risk

China Daily  

The US Capitol building is seen in Washington, DC, on Nov 8,2022. In the interest of neoliberal democracy, the US has taken many anti-democratic actions, and triggered and/or fought wars, in order to engineer regime change in different countries. That expansive ideology behind protecting "democracy" in Ukraine began 10 years ago when the US supported a coup in that country …

US pursuit of 'democracy' puts world at risk
9 months, 1 week ago

US pursuit of 'democracy' puts world at risk

China Daily  

The US Capitol building is seen in Washington, DC, on Nov 8,2022. In the interest of neoliberal democracy, the US has taken many anti-democratic actions, and triggered and/or fought wars, in order to engineer regime change in different countries. That expansive ideology behind protecting "democracy" in Ukraine began 10 years ago when the US supported a coup in that country …

The US has become too unstable a beacon of democracy
11 months, 1 week ago

The US has become too unstable a beacon of democracy

Live Mint  

The rise of China as a world power and powerhouse of innovation despite an authoritarian political system presents a cognitive challenge to the liberal world order helmed by the US. Its analysis starting late 2020 shows that major disputes over voting integrity drove high levels of polarization in the final months of Trump’s tenure, a period marked by unprecedented civil …

China’s Two Sessions: Doubling Down on ‘Democracy’ in a One-Party State
1 year, 8 months ago

China’s Two Sessions: Doubling Down on ‘Democracy’ in a One-Party State

The Diplomat  

China’s National People’s Congress, which holds its full membership plenary meeting each March, is typically seen from the outside as a ho-hum affair. He describes Chinese democracy as a ‘whole-process people’s democracy,’ which covers all aspects of the democratic process and all sectors of society.” “The purpose of democracy,” the paper reported Xi said, “is to address the issues that …

'Democratic pretensions, dysfunctional politics, divided society': State of US democracy report by China
1 year, 9 months ago

'Democratic pretensions, dysfunctional politics, divided society': State of US democracy report by China

Firstpost  

In addition to the preamble and conclusion, the report has two parts titled “American democracy in chronic ills” and “The United States’ imposition of ‘democracy’ has caused chaos around the world.” Beijing: With an aim to present a “real picture” of American democracy over the past year, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday released a report on its website …

DC Edit | Xi aims at global governance
1 year, 9 months ago

DC Edit | Xi aims at global governance

Deccan Chronicle  

China’s President Xi Jinping has just stepped into an unprecedented third term as chairman of the party as well as President and head of the high command of the Chinese military. Far from any immediate signs that Mr Xi would be asserting China’s economic, political, or territorial claims surrounding Taiwan, parts of India and the Indo-Pacific, the Chinese President was …

Democracy's goal is to serve the people
2 years, 1 month ago

Democracy's goal is to serve the people

China Daily  

No one-size-fits-all governance model People walk on Times Square in New York, the United States, Nov 23, 2021. The US says the world should be afraid of China and its political system, even though the US, despite being the world's sole superpower for more than three decades, has not worked on policies to further democratize international relations. Washington today identifies …

No one-size-fits-all governance model
2 years, 1 month ago

No one-size-fits-all governance model

China Daily  

People walk on Times Square in New York, the United States, Nov 23, 2021. The US says the world should be afraid of China and its political system, even though the US, despite being the world's sole superpower for more than three decades, has not worked on policies to further democratize international relations. Washington today identifies China as "the most …

Democracy's goal is to serve the people
2 years, 1 month ago

Democracy's goal is to serve the people

China Daily  

No one-size-fits-all governance model People walk on Times Square in New York, the United States, Nov 23, 2021. The US says the world should be afraid of China and its political system, even though the US, despite being the world's sole superpower for more than three decades, has not worked on policies to further democratize international relations. Washington today identifies …

Beijing upholding a democracy that works
2 years, 2 months ago

Beijing upholding a democracy that works

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY China has achieved economic and social progress unequaled in speed, size and global impact in world history because it practices "socialist democracy with Chinese characteristics". China explained this in a white paper titled "A Democracy that Works" released on Dec 4, 2021, saying the unique features of "whole-process people's democracy" eliminates the weaknesses of other forms of …

Beijing upholding a democracy that works
2 years, 2 months ago

Beijing upholding a democracy that works

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY China has achieved economic and social progress unequaled in speed, size and global impact in world history because it practices "socialist democracy with Chinese characteristics". China explained this in a white paper titled "A Democracy that Works" released on Dec 4, 2021, saying the unique features of "whole-process people's democracy" eliminates the weaknesses of other forms of …

Column: Is democracy failing? Xi Jinping says it is, and he’s not entirely wrong
2 years, 7 months ago

Column: Is democracy failing? Xi Jinping says it is, and he’s not entirely wrong

LA Times  

President Biden likes to say that we are locked in a global battle pitting democracy against autocracy. The strongest evidence of democracy’s weakness, however, has got to be the tepid U.S. response to climate change over the last 25 years. Freedom House, for the record, says China is “increasingly repressive” and is “tightening control over all aspects of life.” Describing …

Was China Ever a Democracy?
2 years, 11 months ago

Was China Ever a Democracy?

The Diplomat  

In the lead-up to the U.S.-hosted Summit for Democracies on December 9 and 10, China unleashed a propaganda blitz, insisting that the People’s Republic is not only a democracy, but the best democracy: a “whole-process democracy.” Many political scientists have dissected and thoroughly debunked the idea that today’s China can be considered a democracy under any common definition of the …

Glossy outfit of democracy
2 years, 11 months ago

Glossy outfit of democracy

China Daily  

Song Chen / China Daily They used to say America was a democracy; now it may have become a "democrazy". For example, the National Endowment for Democracy funds separatist movements in Hong Kong at least $10 million dollars a year in order to "promote liberal democracy" in this area. It reminds me of the Chinese-style People's Democracy, which is rooted …

Democratic systems 'diverse'
3 years ago

Democratic systems 'diverse'

China Daily  

The Great Hall of the People in Beijing Seminar told variety of approaches is basic feature of political civilization Democratic systems used to protect human rights are diversified and should be appropriate to each country's own situation, experts on law, politics and public affairs from China and overseas said at an international seminar on Nov 24. The experts made the …

China Brands US Democracy 'Weapon of Mass Destruction' After Democracy Summit Snub
3 years ago

China Brands US Democracy 'Weapon of Mass Destruction' After Democracy Summit Snub

News 18  

China branded US democracy a “weapon of mass destruction” on Saturday, following the US-organised Summit for Democracy which aimed to shore up like-minded allies in the face of autocratic regimes. China was left out of the two-day virtual summit — along with countries including Russia and Hungary — and responded by angrily accusing US President Joe Biden of stoking Cold …

Not invited to Biden's democracy summit, China launches a propaganda blitz
3 years ago

Not invited to Biden's democracy summit, China launches a propaganda blitz

NPR  

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Why Biden is hosting more than 100 countries to talk about democracy
3 years ago

Why Biden is hosting more than 100 countries to talk about democracy

NPR  

Why Biden is hosting more than 100 countries to talk about democracy Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images When Joe Biden rolled out his foreign policy platform for the 2020 presidential campaign, he made a big promise: if elected, he would gather the world's democracies at a major summit, where they would show solidarity against …

Aimed at China, Russia, Biden’s Summit for Democracy Must Not Turn into a Moral Class
3 years ago

Aimed at China, Russia, Biden’s Summit for Democracy Must Not Turn into a Moral Class

News 18  

President Biden, as promised, has announced a Summit for Democracy on December 9 and 10 in order to “galvanise commitments and initiatives across three principal themes: defending against authoritarianism, fighting corruption, and promoting respect for human rights”. He is seeking once again to assert US leadership in promoting democracy and human rights worldwide although America’s own credentials on both fronts …

Biden administration invites Taiwan to its Summit for Democracy
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden administration invites Taiwan to its Summit for Democracy

The Hindu  

The Biden administration has invited Taiwan to its "Summit for Democracy" next month, according to a list of participants published on November 23, a move likely to infuriate China, which views the democratically governed island as its territory. The first-of-its-kind gathering is a test of President Joe Biden's assertion, announced in his first foreign policy address in office in February, …

PM Modi likely to join Biden's Summit for Democracy; Taiwan invited, China and Russia off list
3 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi likely to join Biden's Summit for Democracy; Taiwan invited, China and Russia off list

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely join the 'Summit for Democracy' on US President Joe Biden's invitation. HOW COUNTRIES HAVE REACTED Russian ambassador to China Andrey Denisov told the Global Times on Friday the "democracy summit" is another misguided attempt to divide the world into categories of "superior and inferior." Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying, while responding to a …

China a Threat to Global Democracy? Biden Is Not Mincing His Words
3 years, 8 months ago

China a Threat to Global Democracy? Biden Is Not Mincing His Words

The Quint  

On China, Biden let go and essentially laid his feelings bare. “They have the overall goal to become the leading country in the world, the wealthiest and most powerful country in the world,” said the US president. And then came the punch line: “That is not going to happen on my watch, because the United States is going to grow …

US faces battle to ‘prove democracy works’ against China’s autocracy, Biden says
3 years, 9 months ago

US faces battle to ‘prove democracy works’ against China’s autocracy, Biden says

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Joe Biden cast challenges to the US from China, Russia and global shifts in stark terms Thursday, describing “a battle between the utility of democracies in the 21st century and autocracies.” The President underscored that the United States faces an unprecedented array of tests, with Beijing posing what might be the trickiest strategic challenge of all. …

5 Steps Joe Biden Should Take to Confront the China Challenge
4 years ago

5 Steps Joe Biden Should Take to Confront the China Challenge

The Diplomat  

Crackdowns on Hong Kong, Xinjiang, and Tibet have revealed the true nature of the Chinese Communist Party. The disregard for fundamental human rights, the contempt for international law, and the repression of dissidents all show the world why the China challenge is the most pressing issue on Joe Biden’s desk. Compared to clear cut stances on climate change, racial justice, …

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