A Question about democracy and Communist Party of China

[no_name]

How fast China's transition into democracy depends on how fast they can modernise the whole country. If major work requiring fast efficient response is still needed then democratisation will be put on lower gear.

 

[below_freezing]

Democracy is an inherently vague and emotional word.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

China has the democratic centralism, it may not be flawless, but it serves the best interest of the Chinese people for now.

 

[no_name]

I think a fair way to judge how democratic a country is, is to actually see the prevalence (or lack thereof) of hidden rules/unspoken consensus in politics and society in general.
What you called 潜规则.

In that measurement, china has lots of room for improvement.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

I think a fair way to judge how democratic a country is, is to actually see the prevalence (or lack thereof) of hidden rules/unspoken consensus in politics and society in general.
What you called 潜规则.

In the measurement, china has lots of room for improvement.

This is the underground rule was commonly applied to all celebrities of the world wide.

As a girl, you have to sleep with the movie directors or the famous people in order to make a name for yourself.

 

[no_name]

Not just celebrities, but apparently some fashion models, flight attendants and railway stewardess too. Personally I would really what that sort of things to change. They do have impact on society's perception and expectations.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Not just celebrities, but apparently some fashion models, flight attendants and railway stewardess too. Personally I would really what that sort of things to change. They do have impact on society's perception and expectations.

Same rules for different places, because humans are naturally born of animals.

 

[Obambam]

The Chinese party is the best party.

China Issues First Anti-Corruption White Paper

Between 2003-2009, the country’s procuratorates at all levels had probed into more than 240,000 cases involved in bribery and dereliction of duty. Only in 2009, 3,194 bribers were held criminally responsible.

The white paper quoted a National Bureau of Statistics’ poll as saying that during the 2003- 2010 period, the public’s satisfaction rating over the government’s anti-corruption efforts rose to 70.6 percent from 51.9 percent. Meanwhile, the survey shows 83.8 percent of Chinese think corruption has been kept down to “varying extents” in 2010, compared with 68.1 percent in 2003.

 

[no_name]

Not talking strictly in that area. Hiddens rules just seem more common in asia because we tend to 靠关系混饭吃 more. And also in academia as well.
Countries like Germany, north european countries and NZ in general are much better in this regard.

Rules and regulations seems to be more relational in asian cultures. In some cases there seems to be a almost half-life like property to it.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Not talking strictly in that area. Hiddens rules just seem more common in asia because we tend to 靠关系混饭吃 more. And also in academia as well.
Countries like Germany, north european countries and NZ in general are much better in this regard.

Rules and regulations seems to be more relational in asian cultures. In some cases there seems to be a almost half-life like property to it.

I agree that these countries perform better in this regard, because they represent the true norm of socialism.

 

[below_freezing]

Not talking strictly in that area. Hiddens rules just seem more common in asia because we tend to 靠关系混饭吃 more. And also in academia as well.
Countries like Germany, north european countries and NZ in general are much better in this regard.

Rules and regulations seems to be more relational in asian cultures. In some cases there seems to be a almost half-life like property to it.

Yes. This is fact. Here, who you are is just as important as what you do, sometimes more. And who you know matters the most. Just knowing is not enough. This is not exclusive to east asians though. Whites in Russia as well as black Africans also show significant sort of these behavior.

It's not positive or negative. Its just a fact of life.

 

[casual]

government should only be judged based on it's effectiveness. the type of government doesn't matter in least.

 

[oct605032048]

Not talking strictly in that area. Hiddens rules just seem more common in asia because we tend to 靠关系混饭吃 more. And also in academia as well.
Countries like Germany, north european countries and NZ in general are much better in this regard.

Rules and regulations seems to be more relational in asian cultures. In some cases there seems to be a almost half-life like property to it.

Just look at what is happening in Japan now. Government have no say about what's going on in that Nuclear power plant, while the Company is actually in charge of everything and making people suffer from the ever growing radiation. This is Japan's 潜规则, plutocrats or Zaibatsu control the country and the government.

Democracy? It depends on whether your grandfather or father-in-law who happened to be a PM.

 

[Akasa]

The opposite of democracy is dictatorship.

A dictatorship is defined as a government dominated by one person.

The Communist Party of China has the same number of members as Turkey has people overall. 77 million.

It is not a dictatorship.

Therefore, we are a democracy already.

Communist Party of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The CPC is the world's largest political party,[9] claiming nearly 78 million members[10] at the end of 2009 which constitutes about 5.6% of the total population of mainland China.

Demographics of the People's Republic of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

19.8% of the population is under the age of 15, and therefore cannot participate in politics. My estimates are, probably another 10% of the population is 15-22 (the minimum age to join CPC is 22). About 8% of the population eligible to join, are members. Or, one member per 12 people. The average extended family in China has 8-9 people. Therefore, approximately one person per family is a CPC member.

Not really. A democracy is a state where the people can do whatever they please.

China has really tight laws. However, China in its present state is the most democratic in its 5000 year history. The last decades have seen democratization unlike anything ever seen in Chinese history.

Chinese leadership have stated that democratization will occur around 2017 and that China will become a form of democracy by 2020.

Personally I think that China has the willpower and the strength to do it peacefully and gradually.

 

[milvipes]

Civil liberty is ensured through check & balance; however, one does not need populist democracy to achieve this. An independent court system is just as effect as a watchdog.