China’s way

China president Hu Jintao mentioned the phrase “democracy” at least 60 times in his keynote speech in the just concluded Communist Party’s National Congress. This is peculiar, for the fact remains that there is no democracy in China and the Party will only prevent this from happening so that it can stay in power forever. The China leadership has very “special” interpretation of democracy, I must say.

In fact, they have “special” interpretations of everything. At the close of the Congress, the new line-up of leadership showed up for a press conference where not even a single question was taken from the press. A press conference without the press asking one question. What a way to define a press conference.

And, there is the catchphrase “Socialism with Chinese Characteristics” used by China leadership to describe the country’s outright capitalism. Black is white; white is black. Just like the Bush government, which reported progress in Iraq when the country has descended into total chaos and anarchy, and its people live in fear and darkness every minute of their waking hours.