On the first anniversary of the "Capitol Hill incident" in the United States, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: the United States should face up to its "democratic deficit"

2022-01-07

At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the afternoon of January 6, a reporter asked spokesman Wang Wenbin: January 6 is the first anniversary of the "Capitol Hill incident" in the United States. We have seen that over the past year, there has been constant chaos in democracy in the United States, but the United States has convened the "leading people's summit" and promoted the so-called "American democracy" all over the world. What is the speaker's comment on this? Wang Wenbin said that the impact on the U.S. Capitol a year ago shocked the world and triggered profound thinking. A recent national public radio survey showed that 64% of Americans believe that American democracy is in crisis and at risk of failure. According to the Pew Center poll, 57% of international respondents and 72% of Americans believe that the United States is no longer the so-called "model of democracy". A poll conducted by the Kennedy School of government at Harvard University shows that only 7% of young Americans believe that the American democratic system is "healthy", while more than 1 / 3 of young people believe that they will see a "second civil war" in the United States in their lifetime. These figures reflect the general concerns and strong doubts of the American people and the international community about American democracy. Wang Wenbin pointed out that American democracy is full of holes, and the "Kabul moment" of the hasty withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan has exposed the serious harm brought by imposing American democracy on others. However, it is inconceivable that the US side not only does not learn a lesson, but instead regards itself as a "Democratic leader" and launches the so-called "leading the people's summit" to serve its own interests at the cost of division and confrontation in the international community. This is bound to be widely criticized and opposed by the international community and will eventually come to a hasty end. Wang Wenbin pointed out that democracy is the common value of all mankind, not a tool for political manipulation. There is no superior democracy in the world, nor is there a universal democratic model. The correct way to realize and develop democracy is for the people of all countries to independently explore the path of democracy in accordance with their national conditions. Labeling, politicizing and weaponizing democracy is not a big trick, but a trick. It will only make its ugly face of false democracy and true hegemony more clearly exposed to the world. Wang Wenbin finally stressed that what the United States needs to do is to put down arrogance and prejudice, abandon selfishness and hegemony, face up to its "democratic deficit", respect the right of all countries to explore and develop a democratic path in line with their national conditions, correct the wrong practice of forcibly transplanting American democracy abroad, and stop the dangerous act of creating division and confrontation in the world under the banner of democracy. China is willing to work with all parties to guard the true spirit of democracy, jointly resist the pseudo democratic and anti democratic acts marked by ideology, and work together to promote the democratization of international relations so that democracy will no longer become a tool for splitting the world. (outlook new era)

Edit:Ming Wu    Responsible editor:Haoxuan Qi

Source:CCTV NEWS

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