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[-] aleph@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

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

[-] iridaniotter@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 1 year ago

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

[-] aleph@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year 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.

[-] iridaniotter@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] aleph@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

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

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