Dear subscribers,
Please see the invitation below.
Best wishes,
Sarah
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Subject: Intelligence Squared debate on China - Weds 7th November
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:30:48 +0100
From: William Bordell <[log in to unmask]>
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Dear Ms Dauncey,
I'm writing to you from Intelligence Squared
<http://intelligencesquared.com/> - we stage live debates and talks in
London, New York and Hong Kong.
On Wednesday 7th November, we are hosting our debate: 'Western liberal
democracy would be wrong for China'
<http://www.intelligencesquared.com/events/democracy-china/>.
_Speakers for the motion:_
*Martin Jacques* - Author of /When China Rules the World/; visiting
senior research fellow at the LSE; and visiting professor at Tsinghua
University, Beijing.
*Zhang Weiwei* - Senior Fellow at the Chunqiu Institute; author of /The
China Wave: the Rise of a Civilizational State/; and former translator
to Deng Xiaoping.
_Speakers against the motion:_
*Anson Chan* - Former Chief Secretary of Hong Kong and campaigner for
democracy.
*Jonathan Mirsky* - Historian of China and former China correspondent
for /The Observer/ and East Asia editor of /The Times/.
Chair to be announced.
I thought this event might be of interest. We'd be delighted if you
would consider flagging it to your members and associates (perhaps on
your website or in your newsletter), who may like to attend. In return,
we'd love to offer you a pair of complimentary tickets to the debate.
More information about the event here
<http://www.intelligencesquared.com/events/democracy-china/> and below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Will
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WESTERN LIBERAL DEMOCRACY WOULD BE WRONG FOR CHINA
Under the Chinese model of government, China has risen far further and
faster than it ever would have done under western liberal democracy.
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 7, 6.45PM | EMMANUEL CENTRE
People everywhere are better off living in liberal democracy: that has
been the reigning assumption of the western world. But could it be we’ve
got it wrong? If you were one of the world’s billions of poor peasants
might you not be better off under a system dedicated to political
stability and economic growth – one that has lifted 400 million out of
poverty – rather than one preoccupied with human rights, the rule of
law, and the chance to vote out unpopular rulers?
Thanks to the Chinese model of government life expectancy in Shanghai is
now higher than in New York. No wonder so many of the countries that
neighbour China – Russia, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Central Asian nations –
now look to China rather than the West for inspiration.
So is China better off without democracy? Or is that just the age-old
mantra of the tyrant? That’s the clash of civilisations that will play
out on November 7th. Make sure to be part of it.
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Dr Sarah Dauncey
Lecturer in Chinese Studies
Careers, Alumni and Marketing
School of East Asian Studies
University of Sheffield (Times Higher Education University of the Year)
http://www.shef.ac.uk/seas/
Honorary Secretary, British Association for Chinese Studies
Commissioning Editor of JBACS
http://www.bacsuk.org.uk/
6-8 Shearwood Road
Sheffield, S10 2TD
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)114 22 28436
Fax: +44 (0)114 22 28432
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