中国评论家:西方民主不适合非洲

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肯尼亚的选举暴力导致了575人的死亡，中国评论家认为这意味着西方式民主不适合非洲。

[美联社 英文报道 12月14日]

BEIJING (AP) — The election-related violence that has killed hundreds in Kenya is proof that Western-style democracy is a bad fit for Africa, a Chinese commentator wrote in the newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party.

China has been criticized for its friendly relations with authoritarian leaders in Africa, where Chinese companies have invested heavily.

Pre-colonial Africa had plenty of consultative decision-making frameworks, but those were ignored when former European rulers "tyrannically" imposed Western democratic systems upon independence, Li Xinfeng wrote in Monday's editions of the People's Daily.

"Western-style democratic theory simply isn't suited to African conditions, but rather carries with it the root of disaster," wrote Li, a former correspondent in Africa.

The newspaper is the Chinese leadership's flagship publication, and as such opinions expressed in the paper hew closely to government positions.

China says it maintains a strict policy of not interfering in other countries' internal affairs and claims Chinese investment in Africa is improving human rights through economic development.

Fighting in Kenya since the disputed Dec. 27 presidential election has killed 575 people, according to the Kenya Red Cross Society.

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民主只能解决民主可以解决的问题，不是万能神丹。必须要把对广大农工的根本利益与他们的基本素质区分开来。