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	China up close November 12, 2019

	Chinese democracy:  Xi says 'whole process'  of decision-making  is sound Chinese President Xi Jinping  recently used a new phrase,  saying that China's  decision-making is a  "whole-process democracy"  The words immediately sparked  a torrent of speculation over  how they should be  interpreted. The Chinese leader looks to be projecting a new image, hoping to change his regime's authoritarian and dictatorial image. Is it an effort to improve  relations with the U.S.?  Or does it reflect Xi's ambitions  to export the "Chinese model"  to the rest of the world by  stressing the benefits of the  Chinese-style  "democratic" system?
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