Thecity,Shenzhen,whereI’mlivinghere,bynodoubtisbothinternationalandvividineconomy,policy,andeducation.Acomparativefeaturewhenyouputothercitiesinchinaintoaccount.Ilovemyhometownofcourse.However,andnotsurprisingly,youcanfindoutvariousproblemsthatneededtobeamelioratedundertheglitteringfacadesofShenzhen.Ifyouaskmetomakeachoicetochangemycityonmerelyonething,itwouldbenotthornytopickuptheanswer---democracy. 　　Itallalittlebitprovocativetopreachtheideaofdemocracyhereinchina.Shenzhen,however,asacitywhereenjoy,toagreatextent,arelativefreedominchina,shouldalwaysserveasaprecursortotheothers.Andthebenefitofhavingdemocracyinanareaisbeyondillustrating.Icanadduceseveraladvantageshere. 　　Firstly,itwouldhelpthedevelopmentofacity.Athresholdnotionmightspontaneouslyoccurtoyouandme,isthatdemocracyanddevelopmentareinevitablyinterconnectedineverysubtlecorners.Democracyisdefinitelyafundamentalelementofprosperity,inthatitprovidesabuildingblockfromwhichbrillianteducation,prosperouseconomy,andotherrudimentalfactorsofasocietyareproduced.Tocrystallizingthispointclearly,wecouldtakeclosescrutinyonthesituationofHongKongwhereenjoyahighlevelofdemocracy.TherethreeuniversitiesinHongkongarerankintotop50allovertheglobe,whilewedon’tevenhaveasingleuniversitytomatchtheminmainland.Foreconomy,HongkongalsoplayanextremelysignificantroleofcentraleconomyofAsiasince20century.Theevidencecanneverbedifficulttofind,evenwhenwetoldaboutthehealthcaresystem,Hongkongisatleast20yearsaheadofushereinShenzhen. 　　Secondly,itisachangethatiswaitingtohappen.Theprimaryassuranceofprosperityisbaseondemocracy.Itwouldbeeasilyoverstatetheprospectofanareaunderauthoritarianism.Althoughchinaisnotlongeratthatdisappointedstate,ahardeffortmustbetakeninthecomingseveralyears.Thehistoryhasdemonstratedinnumeroustimesthatacountrymustbechangedamidstofgatheringcloudsragingstorms,Forchina,itwouldbeetherbecomeaNorthKoreaincholesterol,andthangoonthewoefulpathofdeclination,orbecomearisingsuperpowerallovertheglobe. 　　Thirdly,itwouldbesignificanttoallyoungpeopleinourcountry,thefreedomofspeech,faith,pursueofartandstudyareallstronglyconnectedtoourdailylifeandexertedaineluctableimpactonwhowewilleventuallybe.Thelimitationoftransparencyinuniversityinchinahavebecomethemajorobstacleofimprovethequalityofeducation.Fundoneducationandresearcharealwaysmiserlesslygonetothemurkysidebecauseofprevalentcorruptionhere,anddemocracywillputthoseinhighofficeinthesurveilancecamera,thusavoidthecorruptiontoalargedegree. 　　Tosumup,Democracywouldbethatverypedestalneededtobebringtoourhometown,andeventothewholecountry.Idon’thavethiskindofpowernow,butIdobelieveitwouldcometruesomedayinmylife,andthatdaywouldmarkthegenuineinitiationofchinaasatrulysubstantialsuperpower.