Is china a non democracy

Answer 1

I will assume that you are talking about the People's Republic of China (PRC).

Historical Reason:

That is because in the past, when China is democratic under the Nationalist Kuomintang rule, the government is oppressive and corrupt. Officials often pocket funding used for public works or the military for themselves. The country is still suffering from the aftereffects of WWII. There is tremendous public discontent and dissent. The Economy and agricultural sector are in a mess. There is in-fighting amongst various generals and government officials. The government also conduct public executions of all those who opposed their rule or are rumoured to support communism.

Modern Reason:

China is rising to become a great and strong country, after decades of exploitation by the West and Japan. It has shitloads of problems (Pollution, Economic bubbles, Corruption, overpopulation and Separatism etc.) but if it can overcome these problems, I can see that it can even exceed America in development and power.

Its economy is currently at the "cheap mass production stage", which Japan and America have undergone in the past. It should not be democratic at its current state. If it undertakes full democratic reform, there's a chance that it could collapse much like the former Soviet Union, leading to chaos and turmoil in the China itself and the world at large.

Like it or not, the Socialist Chinese government (They are not communists) is the only one that is holding the mega diverse country together. This is why the many China Chinese accept their regime as they want their country to become stronger. Even if democracy does succeed, China has a population over 1 Billion (around 5X the population of the United States). Like in the Late Soviet Union and modern-day India, there is a huge chance that the problem of corruption could worsen and the country will be divided and weak. If a many party-system like Weimar Germany were to pop up, the government will be indecisive and even more divided than before.

Democracy is also not a flawless system. Democratic leaders are often more concerned about their own party's reign and survival than for the good of their country. They may also not make the right decisions for their land and are mostly populists. They will not be able to make the tough(Unpopular) decisions for their country, as they want to keep their voters' votes.

This is why China are resistant to further and more extensive democratic reforms. The communists want to keep their hold on power and some conservatives still think that Communism is still the best form of government (They are kinda stuck in the past).

Despite all this, China is slowly and slowly becoming more democratic. Economic and social controls have been greatly relaxed in China since the 1970s. Scholars and government officials alike recognize the weakening grasp of the People's Republic of China on power. It is becoming more and more clear that drastic political changes are in China's future. China has already started experimenting with democracy in some of its towns and provinces. Some people propose that Confucianism is more suitable for China and provide some rather convincing arguments.

Generally, to many Chinese, Western democracy is too weak and disunited for China. A strong central authority is needed to head the large nation, which means a different system in its entirety. This is why China will never adopt a Western-style democracy.

Answer 2

No. China is a Dictatorship, but more specifically, China is a right-wing Leninist State. Leninism is the political theory that a single party rules the government and governs all affairs as opposed to individual politicians. China is often improperly called a Communist country and the confusion stems from the fact that the single party in China is the Communist Party. However, the Chinese Communist Party does not practice Communist political theory, but rather state-directed, right-wing economic and political theory.

Answer 3

China is not a democracy, as the ruling ‘Communist’ Party and the billionaires are in charge. It is state capitalist with some private ownership.

Answer 4

China is not a democracy country. Instead, China is a communist state, where the government runs the country and not the citizens.

Answer 5

no, they are communist.

SOURCE: my classmate who claims to know everything there is to know

Answer 6

Yes. True democracy exists only as an ideal, but China is about as far away from the ideal as one can get. It is a communist totalitarian state.