McCuaig-Johnston: We thought China could become more democratic. Instead, it is becoming totalitarian
China’s regime is often called authoritarian. It certainly has been that under Xi Jinping. But its recent programs of surveillance and repression show the characteristics of a totalitarian state, with technologies of which Hitler and Mussolini could only dream.
This is shocking given the expectation that decades of economic reform would bring liberalization and some democratic attributes. But Xi has turned his ship of state around. In the Economist’s 2019 Democracy Index, China’s regression resulted in a fall of 23 places in the ranking in one year. It is now near the bottom, below Iran, at 153 out of 167 countries.
Gee what a surprise! Canada’s China class is still selling this bullshit. Just like they push nation destroying mass immigration. They’ll do anything for their 30 pieces of silver.
