They are ostensibly a one party state, not a dictatorship. While Xi is the paramount leader, he claims he isn’t a dictator and I totally believe him.
drmoose@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Chinese infrastructure developing is truly impressive. I guess that’s one benefit of being in an imperial dictatorship.
burgersc12@mander.xyz 1 day ago
rottingleaf@lemmy.world 1 day ago
They are ostensibly a one party state, not a dictatorship.
This sentence feels so Soviet.
burgersc12@mander.xyz 1 day ago
Yeah, hate that the world views him as not a dictator, at least formally, but I don’t make the rules.
alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
What do you think would happen if he started doing things the people able to recall him didn’t like?
einlander@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It feels like they are using this presidency to get as far ahead as they can.
rottingleaf@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Not just this one. But I think you are overestimating such improvements over strategic ones that the US is still doing more. Say, Starlink really turning into some sort of planetary cell network.