In 2013, CGTN's Wang Guan interviewed Jack Abramoff, the most notorious lobbyist in America, and asked him how money can buy power in the U.S. According to Abramoff, there are ways around laws. In an original feature series, "U.S. Democracy: A reality check," launched on December 9, 2021, CGTN takes a hard look at how democracy is slowly eroding in the U.S. and how it may spread throughout the world if not stopped.