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9# ricrick
It was President Jiang  pronounced that " 'The quality of  Chinese nationals is low and should not be eligible to general election" , during an international press release, anyone read ne ...
somewhereintime 發表於 2009-6-5 09:17

If you believe that is what President Jiang means, then I would suggest you to read some more or seek help from someone else to find out (or understand) what he said and what he means.

rockypath

That was exactly what he meant, when asked whether China would hold general election after Hong Kong.
Ask anyone in HK media would tell you the same thing.
somewhereintime 發表於 2009-6-5 18:40

Can someone please explain it to Mr. Somewhereintime?

Just a hint for you -- look at the general election in Taiwan. Did you get the hint?

rockypath

Funny how a 50 cents poster such as yourself is trying to use Taiwan as an example, because in my mind, Taiwan is a model example of how democracy and freedom has flourished. From the old authoritari ...
Lik 發表於 2009-6-5 21:47

You need to understand a type of general election reflects a much grater spectrum of economic, political and social aspects behind it. It reflects the economic strength, social structure, education level of its population, political structure, legal system, and much more of a country.

A goal is important but how to achieve the goal is even more critical.

rockypath

Please read my previous post again:


The charter is not drafted by some foreign powers. Instead, it was written by Chinese scholars, activists, human rights advocates, well-known people in China, an ...
Lik 發表於 2009-6-6 10:39

I have to leave this topic to you to think about it because it requires much background knowledge of politic, social, culture and history and other information to explain. I don’t think I can do a good job on explaining it. I am not saying I am smarter than you or anything else. It is just because I had read the relating materials.

I do not say what CCP had done is right, but I understand the reasons (not necessary I would support it) behind it.