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The Democracy Movement in China |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / COMMENTARY |
| Author: Xu Wenli |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/1999 |
| Size: 2,745 Words, 17,515 Characters |
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I believe that China cannot establish a democracy in the near future under the present circumstances. When we are mentally prepared to accept this reality, we will not become impatient and overanxious for a quick resolution to the problem. Only then can we have better long-term plans and arrangements.
I think the most important task of the Chinese democracy movement is to help build an integrating platform on which different political forces may condition each other. After that, it is not so important who leads or acts on the platform, for it is no longer possible for a leader, a political force, or a principle to override the whole society on this platform. Therefore, it is no longer important who the leader is after this platform is built. At that time, the true "right of the ...
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...e possible that the activists of my generation will not live to see the final victory of democracy in China. Like many who went before us, we take pride in being cobblestones on the road to that end. With this in mind, we need to do the work carefully and carry the course of democracy forward step by step. We must consider the realistic situation in China and the needs of the ordinary people.
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