Benjamin Franklin once said, “Never ruin an apology with an excuse.” In the wake of the obvious fact that the U.S.-led Western effort to democratize China through so-called constructive diplomatic and commercial engagement has failed over the decades, advocates of this policy may now feel compelled to have something to explain.
In “How the West Got China Wrong,” The Economist confessed, “It was a worthy vision. ... The West has lost its bet on China.” If anything, the reverse of the West changing China has occurred.
