December 6, 2021

Is democracy for the majority or the minority? Does democracy improve people's well-being or deepen their suffering? Will democracy help realize dreams or bring nightmares? These were some of the questions asked by a Chinese think tank's report on Monday.

The report titled "Ten Questions for American Democracy" was released by the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies of the Renmin University of China (RDCY), a think tank in Beijing, ahead of the "Summit for Democracy" led by the United States on Thursday and Friday.

According to the institute, the United States has in recent years used democracy as an excuse to allow human rights violations and the disintegration of its own society. Meanwhile, externally, it has used democracy as a reason to maintain hegemony, interfere in the internal affairs of other countries and undermine the international order.

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