Abstract
Based on examination of expressed opinions and views, online or offline, this essay attends to talks or discussion about democracy. These talks are taken as discursive manifestation of sociocultural aspirations revealed in a sample of contemporary deliberative rhetoric in China. A selective, small survey of related discourses identifies three arguments for two positions about China and democracy. Historical events, analogy and comparison are shown to remain favored rhetorical strategies in such deliberation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 46-53 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | China Media Research |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2017 |
User-Defined Keywords
- Deliberative rhetoric
- democracy
- Chinese culture