In his book, The China Model, Daniel Bell makes the case that, in China, meritocracy is a more suitable form of government than democracy. What does ‘meritocracy’ mean here, and how it is related to Chinese history and traditional thought

In his book, The China Model, Daniel Bell makes the case that, in China, meritocracy is a more suitable form of government than democracy. What does ‘meritocracy’ mean here, and how it is related to Chinese history and traditional thought?  How would you assess Bell’s claim – do you agree with him? Partially? Why or why not?