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September 6, 2012

Don't Defend the 'Chinese Way'

Kevin Carrico, Christian Science Monitor

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Hillary Rodham Clinton's insistence on a democratic approach to controversies involving China has brought out similarly insistent statements from defenders of the 'Chinese way.' They point to flaws of democracy while touting China's special Confucian values. This is dangerous thinking.

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TAGGED: United States, Asia, China

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