[Explanation] On December 6, 2021, the "Ten Questions of American Democracy" research report and seminar hosted by the Chongyang Institute of Finance of Renmin University of China was held in Beijing. Representatives from more than 30 embassies in China, including the United States, Reporters from nearly 20 foreign media in Beijing and more than 40 domestic media attended the meeting.
[Explanation] The "Ten Questions of American Democracy" research report issued a full text of 23,000 words, and put forward ten questions about American democracy from ten aspects of American system practice, national governance, social status, human rights and freedom, and international influence.
[Concurrent] Wang Wen, Executive Dean, Chongyang Institute of Finance, Renmin University of China, Executive Director, China-US Humanities Exchange Research Center
The first question: Is American democracy a democracy of the majority or a "democracy" of the minority?
This question is divided into three parts, including the minority over the majority, power serving the capital, and the difficulty of realizing the will of the people. There are many very important data and statements in this question.
[Explanation] The report points out that 85% of Americans believe that the United States' own political system needs major changes and thorough reforms.
[Concurrent] Wang Wen, Executive Dean, Chongyang Institute of Finance, Renmin University of China, Executive Director, China-US Humanities Exchange Research Center
Americans are now increasingly desperate for the American dream, so much so that many people write obituaries for the American dream in newspapers such as the New York Times. 59% of Americans believe that the media and reporters deliberately misled people.
Americans are increasingly pessimistic about the country's development path.
[Explanation] The report pointed out that in the United States, it is not the people who can call the shots. "There is no democracy in one country and six masters."
According to the survey, 57% of people outside the United States said that democracy in the United States “has done well in the past, but it hasn’t worked in recent years.” Another 23% said that the United States has never been a model of democracy in other countries.
[Concurrent] Wang Wen, Executive Dean, Chongyang Institute of Finance, Renmin University of China, Executive Director, China-US Humanities Exchange Research Center
We believe that in the name of "democracy", the United States truly embodies its own will by the "six masters", namely, "money master", "gun owner", "white master", "matchmaker", and "army owner". "Pharmaceutical masters", it is not the people who can be the masters. The so-called "one country and six masters, there is no democracy."
[Explanation] Liu Yuanchun, vice president of Renmin University of China and executive director of the Chongyang Institute of Finance, said in his speech that the quality of a country’s democratic system depends on whether the country’s residents are satisfied, not how good the system’s promises are.
[Concurrent] Liu Yuanchun, Executive Director of Chongyang Institute of Finance, Vice President of Renmin University of China
Democracy, as the right of the people of all countries, cannot be reduced to a guise for forming gangs and attacking slander. Democracy is not an ornament, it is not used for decoration, but it is used to solve the problems that the people need to solve.
[Explanation] The report emphasizes that democracy is the common value of all mankind. There is no solo democratic model in the world. Democracy is rich and diverse. It is a diversified path chosen by the people of all countries, not a single path that is forced to impose. .
The report puts forward ten questions about American democracy, in order to help countries understand democracy more comprehensively and promote the formation of common values for all mankind.
(Reporting by reporter Shan Lu from Beijing)
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]