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Two sessions will not dodge tough issues
Background Information
The article argues that China's democracy works better than the Western parliamentary checks-and-balances-based democracy, and the former focuses more on the real needs of the people. The article is written by and published on Global Times in early Mar. 2019.
Technique Used
Attack Opponents
This is propaganda because
The article puts Chinese democracy into comparison with Western democracy, arguing the former focuses on people's long-term wellbeing while the later leads to polarisation and division. The article defending Chinese democracy with China's economic growth as the evidence and attack on Western political system as a polarising factor.
It is harmful. This short article is misleading and superficial because it attacks modern democracy while boasts about Chinese authoritarianism based on no empirical evidence and without discussing the very essences of the two systems.
It is harmful. This short article is misleading and superficial because it attacks modern democracy while boasts about Chinese authoritarianism based on no empirical evidence and without discussing the very essences of the two systems.
Source
Global Times
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