The Chinese think their country is democratic more than Americans think America is democratic

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[–]roc 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Maybe these answers reflect how much citizens feel the government acts in their interest, whether they are elected or not.

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think you are right. "It's the economy, stupid!" as the famous saying goes. The economy is great in China, so they mostly love their government because it's working for them by and large. Simple as that.

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Citizens of China are more likely to respond with answers that won't get them in trouble. They have no freedom of speech. They wanted democracy in 1989, but thousand of people were killed in Tiannaman Square after six weeks of protests and lies from the government about reforms, crushing the hopes of Chinese citizens nationwide. That memory and fear still linger amongst the Chinese people.