![]() NED is nominally an NGO that provides support for democracy abroad, but in fact, it relies on continuous financial support from the White House and the US Congress, and takes orders from the US government. ![]() ![]() In 1983 and with the efforts of the then US President and some other people, NED was founded as a bipartisan, non-profit institution. There was an urgent need to establish a “public-private mechanism” to openly provide funding. By the 1960s, the United States had realized gradually that it was far from enough to “promote democracy” through secret means only. Any attempt to interfere in other countries’ internal affairs in the name of democracy is unpopular and is doomed to failure.Īfter World War II, the United States opened a covert front against the Soviet Union through the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other intelligence apparatus. In today’s world, peace and development is the theme of the times, and the trend towards greater democracy in international relations is unstoppable. Its disgraceful record has aroused strong discontent in the international community. The National Endowment for Democracy (NED), as one of the US government’s main “foot soldiers”, “white gloves” and “democracy crusaders”, has subverted lawful governments and cultivated pro-US puppet forces around the world under the pretext of promoting democracy. ![]() The United States has long used democracy as a tool and a weapon to undermine democracy in the name of democracy, to incite division and confrontation, and to meddle in other countries’ internal affairs, causing catastrophic consequences. ![]()
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