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Re:India lifted 415M out of poverty in 15 years, says UN by rippercushions on Monday November 07, 2022 @06:29PM (#33514026)
The official CCP stance is that China is democratic. Here's the literal party line:

Democracy is a common value of humanity and an ideal that has always been cherished by the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people.

http://www.news.cn/english/2021-12/05/c_1310352606.htm

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Re:India lifted 415M out of poverty in 15 years, says UN by endisneigh on Monday November 07, 2022 @07:53PM (#33514677)
Yes, that’s what Xi says in my link as well, but most westerners do not consider single party democracy to be legitimate.
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Re:India lifted 415M out of poverty in 15 years, says UN by ausudhz on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @01:39AM (#33516503)
Ya, so they just need to add another party to be considered as such
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