Posted on 03/10/2009 11:46:15 AM PDT by Reaganesque
The head of the Chinese parliament has said that his country will never adopt Western-style democracy. Does this matter?
Wu Bangguo who ranks second to President Hu Jintao in the Communist Party, told the annual session of the parliament that China would never introduce a system of multiple parties holding office in rotation.
Mr Wu said that China would draw on the achievements of all cultures but would not "simply copy" the West.
Correspondents say Mr Wu's statement appeared to be a deliberate rejection of calls in China and abroad for greater liberalisation.
How important is democracy for people's lives? Can China develop without adopting some form of democracy? Are you in China, or the wider region?
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What is a poll if not democratic? Asking this question in a poll is a circular redundancy.
Well, these are the same people who see no irony in hating haters and being intolerant to the intolerant. Logic is not their strongest trait.
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