Last weekend, the Chinese regime released a document entitled “China: Democracy that Works”. The report defends that the communist autocracy is a democratic regime and directs several stabs at the West, which will hold on Thursday (9) and Friday (10) a virtual summit on democracy, convened by American President Joe Biden, who should have the participation of representatives from 110 governments.
China and Russia were not invited to the event and expressed irritation at the meeting, especially Beijing, as Taiwan, which the Chinese regime claims to be part of its territory, will participate.
In “China: Democracy that Works”, the communist dictatorship maintains that “democracy is not a decorative ornament, but an instrument to address the issues that interest people”.
“Democracy is a right of people in all countries, not a prerogative of some nations. If a country is democratic, it must be judged by its people, not dictated by a handful of foreigners. If a country is democratic, this must be recognized by the international community, not arbitrarily decided by some self-appointed judges”, adds the document, in which the Chinese government argues that “there is no fixed model of democracy; it manifests itself in many ways.”
“Assessing the myriad of political systems in the world on the basis of a single standard and examining diverse political structures in a monochromatic way are in themselves anti-democratic attitudes”, he points out.
Following the example of a resolution passed in November by the Chinese Communist Party’s plenary, the document places the foundation of the legend, which this year celebrated its 100th anniversary, as the end of a dark age in the country.
“The founding of the CCP in 1921 was like a beacon lighting the way to democracy in China,” he describes. “On October 1, 1949, the People’s Republic of China was founded. This marked the country’s final transformation from the rule of feudal autocracy, which had existed for several thousand years, to a popular democracy.”
Interestingly, in explaining the Chinese electoral system, in which elections “are genuine and are not manipulated by financial interests”, the document admits that “in China, there are no opposition parties”, but claims that the party system is not a system party government, as there are eight other parties in the country besides the Communist Party.
However, the report makes it clear that the role of the other parties is merely ancillary: “The other parties participate fully in the administration of state affairs under the leadership of the PCC.”
The only (quite subtle) mention of the persecutions and vetoes taken from the dispute by those who do not follow the Chinese Communist Party’s booklet is the caveat that the only citizens over 18 who do not have the right to vote and run for office are the “deprived of political rights under the law”.
Finally, the text argues that “human rights are fully respected and protected” in China. “Living a life of contentment is the ultimate human right. China’s economy has maintained rapid, stable and long-term growth, and people’s lives have improved significantly,” he points out.
International analysts greeted the report with skepticism, and diagnosed that China’s attempts to assert itself as a democracy are aimed at securing domestic power and drawing developing countries to Beijing’s side in the geopolitical dispute with the United States.
“Xi (Jinping, dictator of China) has long used the claim that the party’s administration is superior to that of the West to legitimize the party’s monopoly of power,” Charles Parton, former British diplomat and senior associate of the party, told Reuters Royal United Services Institute.
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