POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Hundred Flowers Campaign, New Culture Movement, Sun Yat-Sen
5 Dec 2012
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One of the greatest virtues of democracy is its flexibility, has the capacity to accommodate many challenges that the other regimes are affected by. China is a viable and seen as an attractive alternative (8% annual economic growth) An attractive model against the backdrop of the liberal political economic program (ex us, slow and steady decline) Prospects of democracy in china: it"s just not going to happen, why would they choose a democratic path when its showing a decline of success economically. The people"s wishes for and needs for democracy and freedom are irresistible. Premier wen jia-bao, interview with cnn september 23, 2012 (censored in. China is undergoing a leadership change (not an election) but within the communist party (ccp deciding its next generation of leaders) Discussion about the prospects of political reform and the next 10 years of economic growth. We"ve seen a rise in collective protests occurring in china.
