Chinese White Paper Seeks to Redefine Democracy

U.S. efforts to counter what it sees as an erosion of democratic principles around the world are facing a new challenge from China, which is seeking to redefine the very word democracy and use it to describe its own one-party model of governance.

In a white paper issued days before U.S. President Joe Biden's December 9-10 Summit for Democracy, Beijing's State Council Information Office argues that its system - in