Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Showing posts with label Hu Jintao. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hu Jintao. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 06, 2012

Dawning of new ages sees Russia and China set realpolitik agenda

Vladimir Putin was “too busy” to attend the G8 summit hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama in Camp David last month, but the Russian President made it clear Tuesday that he has plenty of time for his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao. And the feeling is mutual.

The two men – who lead countries with large nuclear arsenals and veto powers at the United Nations Security Council – stood side-by-side in the Great Hall of the People and vowed, in Mr. Hu’s words, to “set the global political and economic order in a more fair and rational direction.” It was Mr. Putin’s first major state visit since his return to the Kremlin last month.

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