> This may sound like a stupid question, but did the Chinese people vote for this? Was there a democratic process? Of course not. https://www.nytimes.com/2013

> This may sound like a stupid question, but did the Chinese people vote for this? Was there a democratic process? Of course not. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/world/asia/chinas-new-leadership-takes-hard-line-in-secret-memo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/world/asia/chinas-new-lea...