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It's things like this that really make the west seem backwards. Did you know the average Chinese citizen has more representation in their government than the average US citizen cf. https://aeon.co/ideas/one-way-the-us-and-the-eu-are-less-dem...?

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Comparing China's National People's Congress to the US Congress is ludicrous. The NPC holds one annual session lasting less than 2 weeks, and passes legislations often with 99% Yeas. Every Chinese knows that the NPC is largely a show and holds no real power despite what the constitution says. Wikipedia summarizes it pretty well [1]:

> In theory, the NPC is the highest organ of state power in China, and all four PRC constitutions have vested it with great lawmaking powers. However, in practice it usually acts as a rubber stamp for decisions already made by the state's executive organs and the Communist Party of China.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_People's_Congress

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