Will Capitalism Turn China Into a Democracy?

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I AM SURE THAT WE NEED TO DEFINE LIBERALIZATION ONCE AGAIN IN ORDER TO ACHEIVE GREATER RULE FOR MARKET ECONOY. THIS COULD CHANGE THE RULE OF CHINA IN THIS TRANSION PERIOD .

GHOAM HASSAN ABIRI 10:21AM January 22, 2009

This seem more prophetic, given our spending and debt:
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. "

Luther of IL 2:23AM January 19, 2009

Economic prosperity can accomplish some changes, and economic hardships foster the reverse. Still, for the Chinese people to truly embrace democracy, they would have to throw off their ingrained cultural assumptions that the individual is of no importance and is without inherent rights. Given the vast numbers of Chinese, it seems safe to say that they could throw off their oppressive form of government if they chose to do so. In China, the tail wags the dog.
The Chinese have always accepted subjugation in one form or another. It is my hope that if anything at all good comes of "globalization", it will be to finally expose them to their own individual worth and possibilities.

phoenician lady of AZ 10:01PM January 18, 2009

emocracy does not come by design. China will have democracy in 10 to 15 years, if not sooner.

Blinded1 of 11:26AM January 18, 2009

How China treats unrest? Chinese law + Chinese police.
Are you sure this is the case in China? How China government treats unrests? Leader's order + police + maffia. That's the answer local people will give you.

9:52AM January 18, 2009

How the democratic gov treat social unrest? Law + Police. How China treats unrest? Chinese law + Chinese police. I can not see there is any difference between those so called democractic countries and China in dealing with the unrest. Market economy can work in both democratic and non democracti societies. China's case has proved this and there is no sign that China will becaome so called democratic in any time soon. Therefore you suggestion that market economy will lead to democracy is a falecy. Think out of the box. China's case is identical and there was no example before in whole world history. China is "cross the river by touching the stone". Historian and economist should rewrite text book because of China.

David 3:21AM January 18, 2009