This Is China

From a Chinese perspective, evaluate global democratic practices and elucidate the strengths of people's democracy through international comparison. ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Why is Chinese socialist democracy capable of accomplishing tasks, accomplishing them well, and achieving success? This Is China: What Is Democracy? takes governance performance as its core focus, revisits the Chinese people's exploration of democracy through vivid cases, and showcases many important areas of socialist democratic practice in China. It explains how Chinese political philosophy understands the essence of democracy-that "democracy means the people are the masters of the country"-and on this basis, elaborates on why "the leadership of the Party" and "the rule of law" serve as dual safeguards for realizing people's democracy. At the same time, in sharp contrast to people's democracy, the book observes and reflects on the current state of governance in Western countries such as the United States, France, and Egypt, as well as in regions and countries that have adopted Western-style democratic systems, such as India and the Taiwan region of China. It incisively exposes how Western democracy has now devolved into "capital-driven democracy," lacking institutional superiority and competitiveness. Using democracy as a starting point, this book is a powerful attempt to summarize China's institutional exploration and practices and to establish a Chinese political discourse. ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿""¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿