r/NewsWithJingjing Jun 03 '23

Media/Video This is unironically what Americans are taught about China

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u/TiltedHelm Jun 03 '23

Question 4 is meant to imply that China isn’t democratic because the President is selected by the National People’s Congress and not by direct popular vote (even though the US President is elected by the electoral college, not the popular vote).

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '23

Parliament is who chooses the PM too in parliamentary processes. So the people of the UK don’t really vote for their head of state, right?

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u/FiIthy_Anarchist Jun 03 '23

In westminster systems the party is elected, and its leader becomes PM. The leader is elected by their party.