Defenders of liberal democracies have lately felt a weakening of their position in debating the merits of different political systems with representatives from authoritarian countries.If you brag about liberal democracy to Chinese people, you may hear a sharp reaction: "Are you still proud of your system, which has elected Mr. Trump?" That was exactly the feeling I gained from dialogues with intellectuals in Seoul and Shanghai in August and September.(Getty)It is not only the U.S. presidential election and the British national referendum about European Union membership. Policies on many oth…READ FULL ARTICLE
