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That statement might sound obvious to you, and it certainly might be true, but stating it as a fact is something that imo should be backed by evidence. The Chinese Constitution mentions that local representatives (the ones we're talking about here) are directly elected by people. Might be the case that this "works in theory yet not in practice", which again seems not to be the case, as local governments tend to score pretty high in satisfaction polls.
I would like to clear some likely misunderstanding regarding CCP control in China. "Parties" in socialist politics have a different meaning from what we are used to; they don't represent different opinions or ways to approach decision-making, but they represent the interests of different societal groups, and their internal election process represents the actual decision-making within the group. Think of them as having multiple "governments" where you appoint officials to enact your desired policies to the one that represents you. This results in a situation wherein the largest group with shared interests (workers) has explicit, streamlined access to political power.
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