What a monumentally stupid comment! You completely disregarded my statement: "Taiwan is part of China, according to the UN, according to the US and Three Communiqués, according to Taiwan’s own constitution."
Whether or not Taiwan is self-governing is totally irrelevant. International recognition is everything.
China is NOT expanding its borders. China has the right to protect its territories, including those that are currently in dispute...just like all nations. Canada and USA have maritime disputes. So do Argentina and UK.
There are no death camps, forced labor nor any of that other nonsense. You're spouting typical Western anti-China propaganda.
Go visit China, for crying out loud, and see with your own eyes. It’s a beautiful, magnificent, wondrous nation, an absolute delight for travelers. In particular, go visit Xinjiang!
China is a democratic nation. However, it does not hew to the Western model of multiple parties competing for power; it’s a one-party state (with 8 other parties that participate in government).
Westerners are not entitled to define what is and isn’t democracy.
According to Latana’s Democracy Perception Index 2023, China is the 6th most democratic nation on earth, well ahead of Germany, Spain, Canada, Italy, UK, USA, France, and Japan. The only people who are qualified to judge whether or not a country is democratic are the people being governed in that country.
And guess what. The Chinese people fully support their government and political system. According to the 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer, 89% of Chinese trust their government compared to 56% for France, 51% for Canada, 47% for Germany, 46% for Italy, 42% for USA, 37% for UK, 36% for Spain, and 33% for Japan.
A November 2019 Ipsos survey shows that 94 percent of Chinese believe their country is on the right track.
According to the Global Happiness 2023 survey from Ipsos, China is the happiest country in the world at 91% compared to 76% for USA, 74% for Canada and France, and 70% for UK.
According to Ash Center at Harvard Kennedy School in 2020, 95.5% of Chinese are satisfied with their government.
A 2019 UC San Diego study shows a high level of satisfaction among the Chinese across a range of aspects up to 95 percent.
