about 80 % of the total number , for a very long time . Professor Ren from HeXi College investigated the farmers in the undeveloped western area in China . It turns out that over 72.4 % villagers said they never take part in any election to choose the representative , in the rest of which many choose the one who has been told to vote for . Then , who do the local government think should be on the list of the candidates ? Take a closer look at the representative ;
it is conspicuous that many of them are the so-called elites such as rich businessmen , the leaders of the government or the celebrities from different region , who know little
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about the region where they are from and the public opinion of the local people . T h e representatives from different regions are the major channels , or sometimes the only channel to enable the ordinary people to take part in the political activities and make their own contribution to politics . Despite of the low degree of participation of Chinese people in politics , we must acknowledge the merits of the government in the micro scope ,
like improving the living condition of people , streamlining the social welfare system , etc . In terms of the benefits brought up by the mechanism ,
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it seems a little bit contradictory to the negative c o m m e n t s from the public . But there are potentially two reasons to illustrate it . Firstly , the unique Chinese culture affects the Chinese people significantly . Under almost two thousand years ’ imperial reign , people
tend to believe and rely on the government . In addition to the culture perspective , Chinese are more of result-oriented people while pay less attention
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to the principle level . Thus , as long as we can live a better life under the guide of the government , it is tolerable than we have a less democratic political discourse comparing the other countries . Secondly , the overwhelming amount of people makes it even harder to make relatively democratic and unanimous decisions . The advantages of this more centralized mechanism includes the quicker decisions on state affairs especially those which are closely related to people ’ s daily life and the high enforcement of the policies due to the credibility of the government among people . However , it is not the optimal mode for the long run after all . As the |
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citizens are more independent and intelligent , the advantages would be declined . The indifference and resentment of people to the political system will be intensified if the government does not change according to the new demands of the more critical citizens . It is no wonder that the video is hit by over 700,000 people in three day . Because , the answers echoed the majority opinions , and they are ironic to the central idea promoted by the two sessions that the great meetings enable all the Chinese people to have a say in politics . People laugh and applaud for the video and it will remain to be popular for a long while . For Chinese government , it a wake-up call . |