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01-11-2008, 11:49 AM
Long Time Coming
The Prospects for Democracy in China
China's politics are evolving — but very slowly and in their own distinct way.
John L. Thornton
From Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008
Summary: Is China democratizing? The country's leaders do not think of democracy as people in the West generally do, but they are increasingly backing local elections, judicial independence, and oversight of Chinese Communist Party officials. How far China's liberalization will ultimately go and what Chinese politics will look like when it stops are open questions.
JOHN L. THORNTON is a Professor at Tsinghua University's School of Economics and Management and its School of Public Policy and Management, in Beijing, and Director of the university's Global Leadership Program. He is also Chair of the Board of the Brookings Institution.
Full text: http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080101faessay87101-p0/john-l-thornton/long-time-coming.html
The Prospects for Democracy in China
China's politics are evolving — but very slowly and in their own distinct way.
John L. Thornton
From Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008
Summary: Is China democratizing? The country's leaders do not think of democracy as people in the West generally do, but they are increasingly backing local elections, judicial independence, and oversight of Chinese Communist Party officials. How far China's liberalization will ultimately go and what Chinese politics will look like when it stops are open questions.
JOHN L. THORNTON is a Professor at Tsinghua University's School of Economics and Management and its School of Public Policy and Management, in Beijing, and Director of the university's Global Leadership Program. He is also Chair of the Board of the Brookings Institution.
Full text: http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080101faessay87101-p0/john-l-thornton/long-time-coming.html