China Governance Quotes

England is one if the great powers of the world, but this has not been brought about by Queen Victoria’s absolute rule. She had able men of Parliament back of her at all times and of course the discussed everything until the best result was obtained ... In China, I have 400 million people, all dependent on my judgement.

It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.

The Chinese military is on a different page from the Chinese civilian leadership.

I think the Chinese government is doing a great job right now.

I think they will never really enjoy true democracy in China.

The defining issue is that the government in Taiwan was considered to be the government of all of China, and the authorities in Beijing were not recognized as a government of China. So Taiwan was the residuary for all of China.

It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time, we might not even be aware of some. But I am afraid we'll have to wait and observe precisely what the government is up to.

Remember that the Communist Party is a meritocracy in China.