TAIPEI - International media have been abuzz with reports that Taiwan's presidential and legislative elections in January impressed the masses in China deeply. But now the dust has settled, it remains questionable that the spectacle will be enough to speed up China's own democratization.
From candidates' TV debates in the electoral run-up to live video feeds of vote counting and the loser's concession of defeat, in China - where citizens can't even vote in TV talent shows - authorities surprisingly allowed unprecedented access to information about the island's polls.
