Most Westerners think the answer is liberal democracy, as did many Chinese liberals in the twentieth century. But there is another answer, which takes the form of the old and venerable tradition of Confucianism, which is being revived by government officials, critical intellectuals, and ordinary citizens.
大多数西方人认为自由民主制度是解决之道，二十世纪的许多中国自由派人士也是如此。但是还有一个途径。这一途径采用古老而又受人仰重的儒家传统形式。政府官员、具有独到见解的知识分子以及普通公民正在复兴这一传统。