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So Xi didn't make himself leader for life? And he doesn't exert significant control over China's government?
No... Xi was a member of the CPC in his village since young, elections are taken place at different levels, from towns to municipalities and so on, until you get to the National People's Congress where there members elect a president.
He exerts as much power as any other president, or less, he can't do whatever he wants, there are democratic processes involved to take decisions...
I appreciate the source and will read it further. That being said, you didn't address the somewhat recent removal of the 1990s second term limit rule. Without a limit the communist party will be unable to elect another leader to that office until Xi steps down or dies. As most see it, this would make him more in line with a dictator than an elected leader.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-43361276
Just to add, it's not because a leader is elected that it is a democracy.
Democracy is broadly rule by the people. A leader for life without a mechanism for removal is one of many signs of a government that is not ruled by the people systemically. A benevolent dictator may rule in-line with the majority but should they not, the people have no ability to address it and make change at that level.
Further, no one has addressed the initial points made. Xi removed the ability for the people he rules over to hold him accountable. This is one of many indicators of an autocrat or one who is moving toward being an autocrat in full.
Democracy isn't just elections. The URSS had elections and they were not democratic.
This was not a point on the mechanism of Democracy but rather Xi's removal of the term limit he worked within. As it stands, the people of China have no systemic method to remove him should they overwhelmingly disagree with his policies and unless he steps down he's in charge for life.
They weren't a liberal democracy, which is different, they very much were a socialist democracy.
Okay so you really are a troll then lol.
A socialist democracy, what's next, a dictator-democracy?
Wait, that's your definition of China!
Looooool
It's definitely better than what you have in the US, which whatever it is, it's not a democracy.
The US absolutely has its own set of issues, but I'm still not clear why you are unable to address the initial points made in regards to Xi and China and have instead changed the discussion to US flaws.
I am not an American lol.