socrates469bc Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 China is a democracy by Lincoln's definition: former Singaporean FM - Global Times GT: The West has long criticized political models in some Asian countries and believes there is no real democracy in East and Southeast Asia. Do you think the US-style democratic system is suitable for East and Southeast Asian countries? Why? Yeo: My view of democracy goes back to the essence of democracy, to the Greek origin of what democracy is - which is the people as master. Abraham Lincoln talked about government of the people, by the people, for the people. By this definition, China is a democracy. original source here: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202106/1226255.shtml full text interview here: https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/china-democracy-lincolns-definition-former-singaporean-fm-global-times 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynical Ape Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Polishing CCP's balls. 2 Good content = Topics that genuinely encourages and stimulates interaction/banter. Bad content = Clickbaits, brag posts and social media news feed that nobody gives a flying fuck about + waste of server storage space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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