Western media coverage of China's human rights record is often biased and lacking in perspective. Among other things, the Western media appears to focus on one facet of developements-human rights- but ignores the bigger picture.
The media ..could do more to recognise the true extent of China's astonishing achievements, and ask themselves: Is it really clear that the prescriptions being offered would help China in its continued developement? do we not think that the Chinese leaders know what is good for their country?
Once among the world's poorest countries, China has lifted 300 million people -more than the total population of 310 million- out of poverty. It has become the world's second largest economy after the US, manned by a talented population that is motivated to turn China into a greater power.
It also has an effective leadership succession system that ensures the best reach the top to govern.

China's leaders have said that Western-style liberal democracy or media would just hinder the country's growth.
The rest of the world will do well to understand the issues China faces, the results it has achieved and its perspectives, before offering criticisims and prescriptions.

It would be quite unfair to give prominence to one facet, the human rights record, as defined by the liberal democracy's, without considering the whole picture-'the human rights record'- which is the continued upliftment of millions of people.

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