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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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[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The general population does not vote for the presidency in China, the electors chosen by the CCP do. That is significantly less democratic than the US which is also not a very democratic country when it comes to the presidency.

[–] Faresh@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Neither do americans get to vote for their president nor the germans for their chancellor.

[–] Lols@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the electors chosen by the CCP do

but americans do get to vote for the electoral college, and germans iirc do get to vote for the bundestag

[–] nadir@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

They do and the German chancellor is also not as important as the American president.

Theoretically, the Chinese parliament is also the actual governing body, but with its size and sporadic meetings that's pretty questionable.

[–] ghost_of_faso2@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

no one tell this guy how bernie got the popular vote but didnt get to run