> Xi was praised by majority of mainlanders because he lifted the country out of poverty. What? Xi took power in 2012, long after the lifting happened. > The

> Xi was praised by majority of mainlanders because he lifted the country out of poverty. What? Xi took power in 2012, long after the lifting happened. > The thing with China is, it is insanely big. How to govern this big country effectively if not dictatorship? If it's too big to govern except through ruthless means, then maybe that means it's just too big, period. There's no moral imperative that says empires have to remain whole through any means necessary.