China’s top diplomat has urged Japan and South Korea to foster a sense of “strategic autonomy” from the West and cooperate with Beijing to “revitalize Asia,” amid rising tensions between China and the two neighboring American allies.
The CPPCC is just an advisory body to the government; it doesn't wield much actual political power. Plus, all the minor parties in China are subservient to the CPC.
China is a one-party state, lacks an independent judiciary, and exerts strict control over the media and public expression of ideas. To call it "democratic" is somewhat perverse.
China is a one-party state, lacks an independent judiciary, and exerts strict control over the media and public expression of ideas. To call it “democratic” is somewhat perverse.