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In his "Rebalancing China, Taiwan" (Commentary, Feb. 1), Greg Mastel labeled China "authoritarian," criticized the Bush administration for its adherence to the one-China policy and called for establishing a free-trade area between the United States and Taiwan.
First and foremost, democracy is nobody's monopoly. One of the objectives of China's national development is to improve democracy and the rule of law so as to better protect the human rights of our people. To achieve this, we cannot simply cut and paste the systems of other countries. Fair-minded people will agree with us that we must proceed in light of our national reality and at our own pace. It is important for Mr. Mastel to recognize the diversity of the world and to understand that being different from you does not make us "authoritarian."See the full content of this document
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'There Is Only One China'
Taiwan has been part of China since ancient times. It is recognized by the international community that there is ...
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