By Robert Paul Weller (author) Publisher: Westview Press (April 13, 2001) ISBN-13: 978-0813339313 Some Asian political leaders and Western academics have recently claimed that China is unlikely to produce an open political system. This claim rests on the idea that “Confucian culture” provides an alternative to Western civil values, and that China lacked the democratic … Continue reading Alternate Civilities: Democracy And Culture In China And Taiwan