Brian Preston
1 min readFeb 27, 2020

Respectfully, by any Western definition, China is, indeed a dictatorship. The government power lies in the hand of a single leader. China has taken a different path, yes, but it is still government by one man who has all the power and dominate the central party structure.

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Brian Preston
Brian Preston

Written by Brian Preston

A retired educator with an interest in furthering progressive ideals

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So these are subjective definitions. What is democracy and dictatorship are artificial definitions. In fact, I think it ’s more local feelings. Welcome to China and get to know the real China.

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