事实上，贝淡宁提出中国以绩效为主的官员选拔评价体制确保了比民主选举更优秀的领导，后者往往导致无知和偏见占据上风。
In fact, Bell argues, China’s merit-based system for selecting and evaluating officials guarantees better leadership than democratic elections, which often lead to victory for ignorance and prejudice.