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The constitution defines China as "a socialist state under the people's democratic dictatorship led by the working class and based on the alliance of workers an
by atombender 8y ago
The constitution defines China as "a socialist state under the people's democratic dictatorship led by the working class and based on the alliance of workers and peasants" [1]. It may be "democratic" in the sense that elections are held, but it's not a democracy in the modern sense.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People's_democratic_dictatorship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People's_democratic_dictatorsh...
- Joakal 8y agoIntersting, as per your link, the dictatorship is for the people. Seems similar to commander in chief role but without congress? What is democracy in a modern sense?