Global South Turns to China and Rejects U.S. Democracy

Is China an autocracy? A recent Foreign Affairs article claims that China is trying to sell its “autocratic” system of governance overseas, as so-called U.S. “democracy” is losing its legitimacy within the Global South. This week Ken Hammond joins Amanda and KJ to discuss why more and more countries are turning toward China’s development model, the notion that China is “authoritarian,” and the achievements that China has accomplished for its people within the last 75 years. Our understanding of China — and relations — has become a defining feature of all global politics. The China Report is a new show produced in collaboration with Pivot to Peace where every week, journalist Amanda Yee and political analyst KJ Noh will be helping you through all the propaganda with an independent view of the country we are taught to hate, but know so little about.