This is the level of democracy in China. One party rule is not democracy. One man rule is dictatorship.
China has got a lot to learn from Europe. If it weren’t for the cheap labour that attracted Europeans and western companies, China would still be struggling at the fringes of Asia. The very Europeans
@harris looks down on are the ones that taught starving Chinese to build cars, trains, computers and planes. There are still thousands of Chinese students in European Universities studying to bring back knowledge and expertise back to China. Why, because they know that Europe is ahead of them.
What they have achieved in such comparatively short time is nothing but to be admired. However there is still a lot of road before anyone can claim China to be ahead of Europe, economically and more importantly socially.
Wealth in China is distributed unevenly, with a small percentage of the population holding a large share of the country's wealth, while a significant portion of the population has limited assets.
China’s economic development has lifted hundreds of millions of Chinese out of poverty and resulted in a burgeoning middle class.
chinapower.csis.org
So my recommendation to
@harris is, before badmouthing Europe and looking silly in here where no one will take him seriously, I would provide concrete sources and figures to support his claims and tone down the criticism to civilised levels; that is if he wants to stay here and contribute to the forum.