Beijing Does Not Want To Rule The World | Prof. Daniel Bell
Why does the West insist on viewing China through a simplistic "democracy vs. autocracy" lens? Is it possible that China's political system is not a failed version of our own, but something fundamentally different—a unique "political meritocracy" with deep historical and cultural roots?To discuss this and more, today I’m talking to Dr. Daniel Bell, a Professor and Chair of Political Theory with the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong. Professor Bell has written many important works on China, including “The China Model: Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy”. The political system of China and popular misconceptions about it in the West is what we want to discuss today.
Drawing on his decades of experience living and teaching in China, we explore the nuanced reality of its three-tiered political system, where different methods of selecting leaders—from local elections to meritocratic promotion—are applied at different levels. We also break down profound cultural misunderstandings, such as the true meaning of 'harmony' (diversity) versus 'sameness,' why China lacks the 'missionary impulse' to export its political model, and how the core legitimacy of its government rests on delivering material well-being to its people.
Links:
Daniel Bell's recent books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B000AQ2HHS/allbooks
Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com
Goods Store: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourthwall.com
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Preview & Introduction
00:01:40 Key Western Misconceptions About China
00:07:49 How China is Governed: A Three-Tiered System
00:14:20 Leadership at the Top: The Politburo & Xi Jinping's Role
00:21:57 The Politics Behind China's Economic Miracle
00:29:20 A Civilizational State: China's Lack of a "Missionary Impulse"
00:33:19 The Challenge of Unity & Listening to Public Opinion
00:41:07 Why "Totalitarian" is the Wrong Word for China Receive SMS online on sms24.me
TubeReader video aggregator is a website that collects and organizes online videos from the YouTube source. Video aggregation is done for different purposes, and TubeReader take different approaches to achieve their purpose.
Our try to collect videos of high quality or interest for visitors to view; the collection may be made by editors or may be based on community votes.
Another method is to base the collection on those videos most viewed, either at the aggregator site or at various popular video hosting sites.
TubeReader site exists to allow users to collect their own sets of videos, for personal use as well as for browsing and viewing by others; TubeReader can develop online communities around video sharing.
Our site allow users to create a personalized video playlist, for personal use as well as for browsing and viewing by others.
@YouTubeReaderBot allows you to subscribe to Youtube channels.
By using @YouTubeReaderBot Bot you agree with YouTube Terms of Service.
Use the @YouTubeReaderBot telegram bot to be the first to be notified when new videos are released on your favorite channels.
Look for new videos or channels and share them with your friends.
You can start using our bot from this video, subscribe now to Beijing Does Not Want To Rule The World | Prof. Daniel Bell
What is YouTube?
YouTube is a free video sharing website that makes it easy to watch online videos. You can even create and upload your own videos to share with others. Originally created in 2005, YouTube is now one of the most popular sites on the Web, with visitors watching around 6 billion hours of video every month.
