After all, the same Chinese leaders who reject Liu’s calls for political reform argue that what Chinese citizens really want are not “Western-style” rights, but basic necessities – clean water, economic opportunities, safe food – that allow their families to prosper, and which China’s own homegrown political system can adequately protect.
毕竟，那些反对刘晓波对政治改革的呼吁的中国官员也曾经辩解说，中国人真正想要的不是“西方式”的权利，而是一些最基本的需要——洁净的饮用水，挣钱过活的机会，安全的食品——这些要素能令他们的家庭繁荣兴旺，也是中国本土的政治系统所能保护的。