China can be a democracy: Scott Morrison

Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison has dismissed the idea that China is unable to become a multiparty democracy, saying there is no "anti-democratic" instinct in the Chinese people. Mr Morrison said the Chinese people "care just as much about freedom as we do" but "sadly in mainland China they don't have the opportunity for it." The former PM was a guest on the Diving Deep podcast hosted by Olympic athlete Sam Fricker. "There's a view that some put around that, oh, you know, democracy can't work in Chinese culture," he said. "Well, that's crap. I've been to Taiwan." Former prime…