The Asia Society calls China a "dictatorship," because "China is ruled by a one-party authoritarian dictatorship. The state (i.e. the government) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is entirely under the monopolistic control of a single ruling political party, the CCP.... However, in reality, the party is completely intertwined with the state system, all important positions of government are held by CCP party members, and party leadership positions always take precedence over state leaders who are theoretically at the same level."
And, "While previously China's post-Mao CCP regime might have been described, in political science terms, as an authoritarian oligarchy – that is, ruled by a small collective leadership – since coming to power as General Secretary Xi Jinping has dismantled this system of collective leadership. In its place, he has implemented a system of, effectively, one-man rule — or dictatorship — by successfully purging factional rivals, concentrating power into new institutions directly under his control, and establishing a popular cult of personality. By doing so, Xi succeeded in reversing the project of former leader Deng Xiaoping, who sought to reform the Chinese political system explicitly to prevent the return of the one-man rule that had plagued China during the era of Mao Zedong."
Sounds as though the prior poster was entirely correct. Does the China Analysis Center of the Asia Society need to be "informed" too?
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