Word: authoritarianism
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...rest of the world wrings its hands over entrusting the Olympic spirit to an authoritarian regime, the People's Republic has made remarkable progress in convincing corporate sponsors and its citizens, including some (but not all) dissidents, that Beijing deserves to be awarded the Olympic rings this week. Whatever the outcome, Beijing's $24 million bid--subsidized heavily by foreign corporate sponsors--shows China has at last mastered public relations, offering appealing images of economic progress while slickly downplaying human-rights abuses...
...rest of the world wrings its hands over entrusting the Olympic spirit to an authoritarian regime, the People's Republic has made remarkable progress in convincing corporate sponsors and its citizens, including some (but not all) dissidents, that Beijing deserves to be awarded the Olympic rings this week. Whatever the outcome, Beijing's $24 million bid?subsidized heavily by foreign corporate sponsors?shows China has at last mastered public relations, offering appealing images of economic progress while slickly downplaying human-rights abuses...
...defense policy in Asia, but that doesn't mean it will get everything right. Chipman, for example, deplores the downgrading of Chinese-U.S. military-to-military contacts in the wake of the EP-3 spy plane incident. When generals and admirals of a transparent democracy and a secretive, authoritarian regime get to know each other better, it's not hard to guess who gets the most from the exchange. The Bush Administration, Chipman argues, needs to handle China without "poking it in the face at every opportunity...
...language throughout the novel, focusing upon his use of narration and dialogue, a dialogue that changes in cadence and vocabulary depending on whom Nat addressed. Styron identified Turner’s narrating voice as the most peculiar in the novel, because it is an authoritarian voice, and one of “high literacy.” According to his research, “a slave of that time, wouldn’t have [used such language].” But the most importantly, he said, the novel is a translation of Nat’s thoughts; Styron firmly believes...
...some of these ideas might serve as useful tools to build a more modern, more powerful nation. But in the wrong hands, they could pose great dangers. Before you knew it, people might start demanding more liberties, as indeed at various times they did. That is why the more authoritarian Japanese leaders and their intellectual apologists liked to pretend that foreign ideas were nothing more than tools...