The situation in China

How is the situation for humans and human rights in China?

China is in fast development. The China of today is very different from the China under the cultural revolution.

The cultural revolution between 1966 and 1976 was a very drastic period which caused immense upheaval and difficulties for many citizens. Humans and human rights were not respected.

Neither the communist ideals, nor the methods or the results were acceptable according to western ideas.

The image of China might still be influenced by this period. But China of today is very different. Education and prosperity is most important here as in the rest of the world.

Ideologically, China is now a communist capitalist state. It should have been interesting to hear what Karl Marx feels about this. Is China the fulfillment of his deepest dreams, or is it a disgrace ideologically?

One party capitalism is very efficient in implementing political ideas. The multi party liberalism of India is not quite as efficient.

The back side of an one party political system is that local party bosses can misuse their power without being punished. This is a problem in China of today. How big is it? Impossible to say for certain, but it is bigger than it should be.

More of openness for the press and more of independence for the legal system would be an improvement. The presence of Internet might open for more of free debate.

The present government in Beijing has made some promising contacts with old enemies as Taiwan and Japan. But Tibet remains a problem.