"... what actually characterizes the Chinese model? A Chinese economist ... tried to shed some light on the question, citing four key characteristics he said defined Beijing’s communist-capitalist-Confucian system ... For democracies committed to the rule of law and the free — although perhaps more regulated — market, there is not a whole lot that can be adopted from this list. But several Western economists here are urging that at least more long-term strategic thinking be tried, even if Western electoral politics makes that difficult." (Quoted from article)