Western countries manipulate concept of democracy through propaganda: Syrian official

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Western countries manipulate concept of democracy through propaganda: Syrian official

STORY: Western countries manipulate concept of democracy through propaganda: Syrian official DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): BUTHAINA SHABAAN, Syria's Presidential Political Advisor STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): BUTHAINA SHABAAN, Syria's Presidential Political Advisor "While Western countries presented themselves as the only countries who present freedom, democracy, and human rights, it was certainly easy for them to try and insert these concepts in the minds of million of people all over the world by repeating billions of times through their propaganda. And here lied the danger. Global democracy became in their dictionary or liberal democracy became in their dictionary as the only acceptable 'democracy' and the only one that may be acknowledged by the West. Democracy became a cover page for their wars, hegemony, and color revolution." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

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