Democracy is the 'only leverage' West has against China, former NATO chief says

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Democracy is the 'only leverage' West has against China, former NATO chief says
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The only leverage we have vis-à-vis China is if all the world's democracies could really unite and stand together and make a formal and informal alliance,' former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen told Newsweek.

"The U.S.

"China will always be a builder of world peace, contributor to global development, defender of international order, and provider of public goods," he added."China is committed to making further contributions to building a community with a shared future for mankind." "Wang Yi emphasized that, democracy is a common value of mankind and a right of people in all countries, rather than an exclusive privilege of a few countries," according to the readout."Forcing other countries to accept a unilaterally recognized so-called 'democracy' will only be counterproductive. It is a typical move against democracy to label other countries as 'authoritarian' just because they choose different paths to achieve democracy.

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