by BI Yantao, China
The other day I talked with some governmental officials in China. When it came to political issues, they made all efforts to defend the status quo and criticized the Western democracy. Furthermore, they tried hard to convince me of their perception and help adjust my stance.
I once talked with a businessman, who has accumulated a great amount of fortunes in the past years. He also tried hard to persuade me the current system fits in well with China.
These remind me those people in China who have been benifited from the current system will endeavor to maintain the status quo. Generally, only the people who are marginalized at present are hoping to reform the system.
