Chinese people's perceptions of and preparedness for democracy.
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Democratization in China history has always involved exploration and debates on the concept of democracy. This is an ongoing course,continuing currently in China. This thesis seeks to understand Chinese people's perceptions of democracy and their considerations of the strategies to democratize modern China. I do so through analyzing a recent widespread internet debate on democracy and democratization stimulated by Han's Three Essays,three blog essays posted by Han Han,an influential public intellectual in China. The results of the analysis suggest that Chinese people perceive democracy close to the western notion,which focuses on the importance of institutional structures and cultural values. More specifically,they view the nurturing of democratic cultural values among the Chinese public critical groundwork to achieve successful democracy.