More thought: is there much difference bet. China’s one-party system and the US two-party system? My observation is: no.
For a lot of westerners, the head of state in China is such a dictator. As a matter of fact, almost all the decision has to be made through the Political Bureau, including Mao’s era and Mao himself. And why Jiang has resigned? Because of some corruption. Yes, there is no hearings, months long of investigation, and millions of dollars of tax payers’ money spend, but as long as there is fact, even the head of state has to resign.
Until 1960s, a couple of ministers at national level in China were not even CCP members.
Is that one person, one vote system that important for China now? I don’t think so. At the present stage, if China were to adopt one person one vote system, there would be wide spread (in millions) “vote for cash” business, and the person who is most likely elected will be an extreme nationalist.
Cost of voting system is another issue China has to consider. Just yesterday’s vice presidential debate in the US cost $1.25 million for preparations. Who will pay for them eventually? Tax payers. As 111th nation in terms of per capita income ranking, China should spend money somewhere else.
And talk about socialist, Canada and the US now have more socialist welfare than China. |
