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China Rejects U.S. Call for Democracy

China on Thursday rejected a U.S. call to adopt democracy, telling Washington to respect its communist path. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told reporters he had “taken note” of comments by Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick on Wednesday that China’s one-party system was unsustainable. Qin said the country was stable and that communism had brought substantial benefits to China’s 1.3 billion people. Full Story