«What The West Misunderstands About Power In China»

Xiao Ma explains in his essay how much influence local governers have over the peoples life. Their policies usually affect people more and they also keep the central government somewhat in check.

It's an interesting read, I didn't know how much influence local policy-makers have. Althouugh I would still not underestimate the will to control everything from the CCP leaders.

https://www.noemamag.com/what-the-west-misunderstands-about-power-in-china/

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