• aleph@lemm.eeBanned
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    3 years ago

    Name the last time there was a election in China where voters could vote for any party other than the CPC.

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      3 years ago

      Sure, in 2021 voters voted for 65 members of the RCCK for the 13th National Committee of CPPCC.

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        3 years ago

        The CPPCC is just an advisory body to the government; it doesn’t wield much actual political power. Plus, all the minor parties in China are subservient to the CPC.

        China is a one-party state, lacks an independent judiciary, and exerts strict control over the media and public expression of ideas. To call it “democratic” is somewhat perverse.

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          China is a one-party state, lacks an independent judiciary, and exerts strict control over the media and public expression of ideas. To call it “democratic” is somewhat perverse.

          You can say the same about liberal democracy.

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            3 years ago

            If you’re not too fussy about the details, perhaps.