Lawmakers, political advisors demand foreign media to report China objectively
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Yu Pei, president of the Institute of World History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and a deputy to the National People's Congress, or the parliament, said "different from the Middle East and North Africa, China does not have the ground for unrest."
China has made remarkable progress in social-economic development, and its people have enjoyed benefits of the reform and opening-up during the past three decades, which laid cornerstones for social stability, said Yu.
He added that democracy took different forms to fit into the specific situations of different countries, and western democracy was by no means the sole model.
"I hope foreign reporters could be fair and objective. We have recognized that there are various social problems in China, but we are capable of solving these problems by ourselves. Finger-pointing from outside is not welcome," said Yu.
Zhao Qizheng, spokesman for the CPPCC session, said at a press conference Saturday that a unrest similar to that in the Middle East is "preposterous and unrealistic" in China.
There would not be such a situation in China, added Zhao, former head of the Information Office of the State Council, China's Cabinet.
He had told a group of foreign journalists last month that many of China's problems, such as income and regional gaps, surfaced in the process of rapid economic development. However, the Communist Party of China and the Chinese government were trying to resolve them.
A "Jasmine Revolution" would not happen in China, and the idea of a possible revolution is ridiculous and unrealistic, according to Zhao.
