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minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down4·5 days agoWhy wouldn’t they be? China has been a major player in international politics for a long time.
minus-squarezephorah@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·5 days agoI’m not saying it isn’t expected. But it is notable in that it isn’t a democratic nation running the show.
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·5 days agoThey’re not “running the show”. Nobody is. That’s not how international politics works. They have a lot of influence is all.
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·edit-25 days agoStill a hell of a lot more democratic than China is. I get what you’re saying but there’s still a long way to fall from our flawed democratic institutions.
minus-squareCaveman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoYeah, they have a whole two parties compared to china’s one party.
Why wouldn’t they be? China has been a major player in international politics for a long time.
I’m not saying it isn’t expected. But it is notable in that it isn’t a democratic nation running the show.
They’re not “running the show”. Nobody is. That’s not how international politics works. They have a lot of influence is all.
A fair rewording.
Neither is the US
Not any more, no.
Still a hell of a lot more democratic than China is. I get what you’re saying but there’s still a long way to fall from our flawed democratic institutions.
Yeah, they have a whole two parties compared to china’s one party.