U.S. talk about democracy pure cynicism: U.S. expert

STORY: U.S. talk about democracy pure cynicism: U.S. expert DATELINE: April 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETER BEATTIE, Professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong 3. various of views in the U.S. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PETER BEATTIE, Professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong 5. various of the nature 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PETER BEATTIE, Professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong STORYLINE: Peter Beattie, a U.S. professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, criticized the so-called "Summit for Democracy" hosted by the U.S., pointing out that the U.S. talk about democracy and human rights is pure cynicism. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETER BEATTIE, Professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong "On the one hand, you have the lofty rhetoric from U.S. leaders about the ideals of democracy and human rights and the moral imperative of implementing these ideals. But on the other hand, you have th

UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-INFORMAL MEETING

UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-INFORMAL MEETING

(220119) -- UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Abdulla Shahid (at the podium and on the screens), president of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, speaks at an informal meeting of the General Assembly on his priorities for the remaining eight months of his office at the UN headquarters in New York, on Jan. 19, 2022. Shahid on Wednesday stressed the need for hope and warned against cynicism. (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-INFORMAL MEETING

UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-INFORMAL MEETING

(220119) -- UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Abdulla Shahid, president of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, speaks at an informal meeting of the General Assembly on his priorities for the remaining eight months of his office at the UN headquarters in New York, on Jan. 19, 2022. Shahid on Wednesday stressed the need for hope and warned against cynicism. (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)