On Mar 11, 11:49=A0am, "J.Venning" <J.Venn...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JC12Ad01.html
> > No matter what Beijing's censors say, Taiwan's presidential election
> > on March 22 will be a reminder to mainland Chinese that a democratic
> > society flourishes in the "renegade province". The im****tant race,
> > which could write a new chapter in cross-strait relations, has young
> > mainlanders abandoning the hard line of their elders and calling for
> > flexible attitudes and harmonious relations.
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> =A0 =A0 Anyone touting Democracy to the Chinese people and uses Taiwan
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> example
I was not touting democracy to the Chinese people, but rather noting
that there is interest in democracy among the younger generation of
Chinese, seemingly moreso than among the older generation.
Obviously Taiwan and China are very different cases and the evolution
of democracy in China will probably happen very differently. But as
the only real democracy currently existing in "Greater China" the
Taiwanese model is certain something that young Chinese are
noticing.
> should also present the differences of the area the two places
> encompass, the number of people the two places have to govern, the
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> and historical background of the two places, and the amount of financial
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> military aid that the United States has injected into the two places. I
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> just as well ask you why you don't run for the U.S. Presidency, if you
> question why China doesn't adopt the American system of Democracy.
This isn't about American democracy, it's about how the next
generation of Chinese perceive and feel about democracy and what it
might mean for China.
But I didn't understand that bit about why I don't run for US
president...
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