intentionally fail to transition to democracy because it merely doesn't suit their interests, nor ever will

The lack of checks and balances in China leads to a vicious circle

American occupying forces put democracy before economy following the Korean war, now Korea is one of the largest economies and a democracy

Democratization would make the government responsible to the people

democracy would rob the rulers of their monopoly over government

Exporting democracy should be imperative to nations of the western world, lest we see the rise of powerful authoritarian regimes

economic growth and democratic growth are not tangential