China: So-called democracy summit preposterously shows US’s hegemony in disguise

Q: According to reports, US President Joe Biden has sent a letter to invite the leader of certain country to lead one of the plenary sessions at the upcoming second Summit for Democracy at the end of this month. Do you have any comment? Wang Wenbin: This so-called “Summit for Democracy” is against democracy in essence. More than a year ago, the US held a summit in the name of promoting democracy. The so-called “Summit for Democracy” blatantly drew an ideological line between countries and created division in the world. It was a preposterous show in violation of the spirit of democracy and exposed the US’s hegemony in the guise of democracy, which has been criticized and opposed by many countries. Some in the US style their country as the “beacon of democracy”, but how true is the US democracy? Let’s hear what the people in the US and other parts of the world have to say. According to a Pew Research Center survey, only about one fifth of Americans say they trust their government, one of the lowes