How Appropriate is Democracy For China?
Pro-independence demonstration in Taiwan (Photo: Axel Kirch/Flickr)
China’s government often says that democracy isn’t appropriate for a Chinese Confucian culture. But Chinese pro-democracy activists in Taiwan say democracy works just fine there. The World’s Mary Kay Magistad has the story.
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