If Western democracies were to prove the falseness of democracy by their actions in China, Mr. Wei asked, then why should Chinese people sacrifice themselves for democracy? Mr. Wei said, however, that Western governments didn't necessarily represent the will of their own people. In Britain, Mr. Wei is scheduled to meet a junior foreign office minister. A foreign office spokesman said the foreign secretary Robin Cook hoped to meet Mr. Wei within the coming weeks. Mr. Cook has said he plans to raise British concerns about political prisoners in China during a visit to Beijing later this month. Mr. Wei said human rights conditions were getting worse, and that democracy in Hong Kong had been considerably restricted. He warned that if Western countries failed to adhere to their democratic principles, the Chinese government would be all the more encouraged to violate human rights.