Hubei Media Group: On January 6, US leader said in the remarks to mark one year since the Capitol riot that “From China to Russia and beyond, they’re betting that democracy’s days are numbered ... I do not believe that.” Do you have any comment? 

Wang Wenbin: Democracy is the common value of humanity that will never decline. Imposing one’s own democratic model on others and stoking division and confrontation -- these pseudo-democratic and anti-democratic acts that run counter to true democratic spirit have their days numbered and will eventually be spurned by the international community. 

It is hoped that the US can draw lessons from the past and avoid repeating the “Kabul moment” and the farce of the “Summit for Democracy”. It should stop using democracy as a tool for political manipulation, redress its own “democratic deficits” and stand on the right side of democratic international relations. 

(Source: Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin’s Regular Press Conference on January 7, 2021)