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2007-10-15 China-Japan-Koreas

China rules out copying Western democracy

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Posted by gorb 2007-10-15 05:50|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 China's biggest problem seems to be that their central government is unable to control their regional and local governments. The vast majority of protests are from people who *want* the central government to stop its subordinate governments from violating the national law.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-10-15 09:09|| 2007-10-15 09:09|| Front Page Top

#2 China rules out copying Western democracy

Not that they've found 'success' in copying any other western product, now have they?

They're sorta like Donks. Party interests over the nation's interests.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-10-15 09:18|| 2007-10-15 09:18|| Front Page Top

#3 One party rule is tyranny. Our traitor elite simply cannot bring themselves to say it aloud. Be it Chinese communism or Islamic theocracy they are all tyrannies and in need of demolition.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-15 11:10|| 2007-10-15 11:10|| Front Page Top

#4 "But, we will never copy the Western model of a political system," he added.

I thought Communism was a Western model of a political system.

Posted by Spomolet Brown5308 2007-10-15 11:18|| 2007-10-15 11:18|| Front Page Top

#5 If China was smart they'd enforce a sort of Federalism in that the states can elect who they want to run themselves but they have no say in who runs the central government and the states better listen to the central government on certain things (corruption for example).

Not saying I'd want to live under that sort of thing but if hte party wants to stay in power I think it's the best bet. It gives a sort of illusion of democracy and choice without any of those crazy ideas affecting the central government and the entire nation.

It also means you could declare Taiwan a Special Autonomous area (like Hong Kong) and keep the ficition going pretty strong for another decade, perhaps even convincing the Taiwanese to join up rather than fight.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-10-15 18:12|| 2007-10-15 18:12|| Front Page Top

#6 If China was smart...
good point but they're not smart, in fact they're kind of stupid overall. Unable to think independently and beyond personal self gain they remain mired in political tyranny and personal misery... They're rude and overpopulated with a massive ecological disaster looking them in the face, they've made a habit of lying and thuggery in their own country and around the region, The USA NEVER should have gotten in bed with them!!!!

Posted by Cronter de Medici7423 2007-10-15 18:46|| 2007-10-15 18:46|| Front Page Top

#7 Spot on, and welcome to Rantburg, Cronter de Medici.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-15 23:22|| 2007-10-15 23:22|| Front Page Top

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