18Feb/080
More Democracy In China Musings
There's quite a good thread going now at The Peking Duck, in which I've thrown my hat in, wondering when China will liberalize its political system and become a "democracy". What struck me about the comments was not only the level of disagreement over what China can and should do but also what democracy itself means.
This confusion is understandable, as democracy is complex. There isn't a one-size-fits all definition, after all. And that, my friends, is why basing one's foreign policy on the vague notion of "democracy promotion" has been such a disaster.