| ID | 116106 |
| Title Proper | Democratize or die |
| Other Title Information | why China's Communists face reform or revolution |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Huang, Yasheng |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In 2011, standing in front of the Royal Society (the British academy of sciences), Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao declared, "Tomorrow's China will be a country that fully achieves democracy, the rule of law, fairness, and justice. Without freedom, there is no real democracy. Without guarantee of economic and political rights, there is no real freedom." Eric Li's article in these pages, "The Life of the Party," pays no such lip service to democracy. Instead, Li, a Shanghai-based venture capitalist, declares that the debate over Chinese democratization is dead: the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will not only stay in power; its success in the coming years will "consolidate the one-party model and, in the process, challenge the West's conventional wisdom about political development." Li might have called the race too soon. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol. 92, No.1; Jan-Feb 2013: p.47-54 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol. 92, No.1; Jan-Feb 2013: p.47-54 |
| Key Words | Wen Jiabao ; China ; Real Democracy ; Political Rights ; Real Freedom ; Chinese Communist Party ; One Party Model |