Beijing (AsiaNews) - Copying Western-style democracy "only leads to disaster. Just look at Egypt, Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq ... They tried to adopt this form of government and are now in chaos". This is the summary of a lengthy article published in the latest edition of Qiushi, the influential magazine published by the Communist Party of China, which carefully avoids any reference to Hong Kong.
According to the author, "the West always brags that its own democracy is a 'universal value' and
denies there is any other form of democracy. But Western democracy has innate internal flaws and certainly is not a
'universal value'; its blind copying can only lead to disaster".
Without any mention of the riots fomented by Islamic extremists or neo-colonization of
many countries - including
China - the
article argues that this assumption
"is shown by
Arab countries, which are now in
chaos" after trying to establish
a Western-style democracy.
Even without making any reference, it is a clear nod to the
protests that are shaking Hong Kong. The
population of the Territory has
long called for Beijing to grant - as required
by the agreements made prior to
the return to the motherland -
of a true universal
suffrage. China has rejected
these demands, fearing that such concessions could foment
similar requests in Tibet and Xinjiang
provinces which have been seeking
more autonomy from
the central government.