{"id":10728,"date":"2021-01-20T09:32:38","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T09:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/politics\/article\/3118516\/china-reckons-us-democracy-imploding-could-be-missing-point"},"modified":"2021-01-20T09:32:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T09:32:38","slug":"china-reckons-us-democracy-is-imploding-but-could-be-missing-the-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/01\/20\/china-reckons-us-democracy-is-imploding-but-could-be-missing-the-point\/","title":{"rendered":"China reckons US democracy is imploding but could be missing the point"},"content":{"rendered":"China\u2019s wolf warrior diplomats and its state-run media have described the storming of Washington\u2019s 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\u2019s 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\u2026\n