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Another country has called Xi a 'dictator' and China is not happy with that description
(edition.cnn.com)
this post was submitted on 19 Sep 2023
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Most dictators haven't gone by that term, preferring instead some other executive role like chairman, supreme leader, or president. If Xi doesn't want to be called a dictator, maybe China should start holding open elections, see how popular the CCP really is.
The CCP has higher approval rates than western governments and the vast majority of Chinese believe they are living in a democracy. This is confirmed by western studies; latest one I've seen was from Harvard.
Okay but what meaningful influence does the average Chinese person have on who is chosen as Paramount Leader.
The same as the average western person.. So probably very little.
don't make conflations with the USA and other liberal democracies. There are plenty of transparent, effective democracies where popular votes matter massively, and saying because the USA is electorally broken that everywhere is only serves the narrative that true liberal democracy "isn't possible" i.e., exactly what China and Russia suggest.