Southwestern Guizhou province is again in the news, but this time for a good reason. Roland at ESWN translates a Xinhua article on China's on-going experimentation with political reform as seen in the city of Guiyang. Guiyang is trying to appoint party secretaries to four districts and counties, and chose to do so in a more transparent, democratic way. What exactly is the … [Read more...] about Guiyang party secretary selection has a democratic flavor
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Comments on Democracy and China
There has been a lot of excellent debate about democracy and China in recent days. … [Read more...] about Comments on Democracy and China
The Prospects of Democracy in China
Our guest Youzi has given us a kernel for further discussion in one of his comments: And even within China, between different provinces and peoples are tremendous psychological differences, perhaps even greater than those between two countries. As time has passed, as the people’s living standards have grown and as awareness of personal rights has woken… if the traditional … [Read more...] about The Prospects of Democracy in China
The Chinese debate – Part 2: Democracy and the economy
Thanks to one our visitors (Traveler, Youzi, 游子), a debate about fundamental issues that divide many Chinese has been brought to our blog (see comment in earlier thread). In this post, I want to express my opinions on the economy, democracy, and the Chinese government. I also want to send a few sentences to Mr. Wahaha: please do not so easily “represent” the Chinese or the … [Read more...] about The Chinese debate – Part 2: Democracy and the economy