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jacobush | 5 years ago

While true, that's largely ortogonal to why China is so very much a dictatorship.

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beaunative|5 years ago

While I agree CPC is in ultimate control over government in China, and that China is a one-party state. I don't agree it to be a dictatorship.

I see dictatorship as monarchy in disguise. China's leadership as observed are not passed down within a singular family or families and the succession of which have not observed militarial coup. If the dictator can't have his/hers own blood-heir to take over, where is the dicatorship in this?

jacobush|5 years ago

Hm, interesting place to draw a line in the sand.

Then we can’t know if a country was a dictatorship ship until a ruler dies. Also, all countries with despots ousted and replaced by others, disqualifies as dictatorships.

I don’t like your definition. I’d rather look for rule of law and signs of democracy. Both of which are very scarce in China.