By the way, I saw American's former president Reagan visiting Shanghai Fudan University. He was very polite in a very well educated manner. If President Reagan watched this video, he would shake his head at this American journalist's rude manner.
I think it was a classic interview, which speaks out many Chinese attitudes toward country and democracy. For many Chinese, the stability and wealth is more important than freedom or democracy. All of these were determined by the tortured history of the past.
Your view is only suitable for the people at that period, who are in lack of material. For them, the best way to increase their happiness is to provide them with better food and clothes. They are very poor so they long to attemp for more wealth. But for us now in 2020s, especially people living in the city, has already get out of that situation.China has made great development in the past 40 years indeed. As child born in 2000s, we get excellent education, we know more about the world, we never feel hungry or cold, we born with adequate material. For us, freedom and democracy will bring us much happiness but stability and weathy will not.
I have to admit President Jiang did answer all the questions very wisely and eloquently . He is a much better politician than his successors Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping. The other two will not even have the courage to be interviewed by American press.
