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Another country has called Xi a 'dictator' and China is not happy with that description (edition.cnn.com)

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China has lashed out at Germany after its foreign minister called Xi Jinping a “dictator” and summoned Berlin’s ambassador for a dressing down, in the latest flaring of tensions with a western democratic power over how the Chinese leader is described overseas.

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[–] Krause@lemmygrad.ml -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Did you keep reading to the part about low level satisfaction with local government.

I did, did you? Or are you just skimming the introductory article for something "negative" to comment on?

You're painting a pretty disingenuous picture, the satisfaction levels for local government are lower than for the central government but they're still pretty good:

https://ash.harvard.edu/files/ash/files/final_policy_brief_7.6.2020.pdf#page=6

https://ash.harvard.edu/files/ash/files/final_policy_brief_7.6.2020.pdf#page=7

Do you believe that 75% or more of Americans believe their local representatives are "Knowledgeable", "Kind" or that they feel "Satisfied with [the] Eventual Outcome" of their decisions?

It’s more complicated than you summarise.

I didn't summarize anything, I pasted a direct quote from the article you seem to not have read: