This post was originally published on South China Morning Post.
China reckons US democracy is imploding but could be missing the point
China’s wolf warrior diplomats and its state-run media have described the storming of Washington’s Capitol building on January 6 as a failure of US democracy. But an alternative view is that it may instead be a sign of the democratic system’s strength.Academics say the flaws in US politics are there for all to see, but the China narrative often reflects misunderstandings about how a democratic system works. And, while American democracy may have taken some body blows under outgoing president…