Well there is more nuance than that. Firstly the feedback may not seem similar in appearance to western democracies (demonstration / public statement etc), but

Well there is more nuance than that. Firstly the feedback may not seem similar in appearance to western democracies (demonstration / public statement etc), but there are lots of protests (many violent) hence the vast monitoring system. How decisions are changed according to these feedbacks (negative or positive) never made western press. A typical, and more agreeable 'feedback' mechanism is the often trial and test rollout in a designated city/area. Secondly any event in Beijing will bear significance that's not found in the lower prefecture level cities and everyone understands the stake and unsaid subtext. So in my opinion the government is actually more prudent than you think despite the lack of public feedback.