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Topic started on 4-11-2010 @ 10:33 AM by TheOracle

Chinese president bests Obama in Forbes list of most powerful people


edition.cnn.com
Chinese President Hu Jintao has topped the list of Forbes magazine's list of the world's most powerful people, besting U.S. President Barack Obama who slipped to the second spot.
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reply posted on 5-11-2010 @ 07:13 AM by Exuberant1
reply to post by boondock-saint


Yes, she is talking about that China.

The one that killed sixty million of it's own people during their 'great leap forward' - that China.

The one that sells the organs of political prisoners.


reply posted on 5-11-2010 @ 07:35 AM by Romantic_Rebel
reply to post by Iamonlyhuman


Well the government of China is difficult to explain. Like our government here in the United States. Barack Obama might be the commander in chief. Yet we other leaders in power as well. Both houses, state wide and government officials in the president's cabinet. Government of the People's Republic of China
All power within the government of the People's Republic of China is divided among three bodies: the Communist Party of China, the state, and the People's Liberation Army (PLA). This article is concerned with the formal structure of the state, its departments and their responsibilities. Most, but not all, positions of significant power in the state structure and in the army are occupied by members of the Communist Party of China which is controlled by the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China, a group of 4 to 9 people, usually all older men, who make all decisions of national significance. As the role of the Army is to enforce these decisions in times of crisis, support of the PLA is important.


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reply posted on 5-11-2010 @ 07:54 AM by Iamonlyhuman
Originally posted by Romantic_Rebel
reply to post by Iamonlyhuman


Well the government of China is difficult to explain.


All I'm saying is that it is very naive to make statements like:

Originally posted by TheOraclebut I really admire how they gained their remarkable strenght in the world, not by waging wars and bullying , but with their vision and skills at developing them. More should take example and realise it is not about forcing others to fall in line but improving your own living standards and future.


Where have you been all these decades?

As for the form of government, if you really believe that a democratic dictatorship is difficult to describe, then I would direct you to Tiananmen Square where soldiers murdered 800 unarmed protesters legally .

Or, perhaps the armed repression of Tibet.

Democratic dictatorships, simply, use military force against their own people to keep them in line. Not difficult at all to understand.

A nation's human rights record has little to do with whether they are listed on the "most powerful" list or not. China's human rights record stinks!
edit on 5/11/2010 by Iamonlyhuman because: (no reason given)

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