... extent, this step of Xiaoping can be considered a step towards inclusiveness based on Dahl's theory; however the contestation still remains within the hands of just one party, emphasizing a strict authoritarian control. Only the 200 people who are a member of the Central Committee get to vote where all members run unopposed. The CC consists of China's top party officials who are groomed ... , hence if looking at it from Dahl's perspective, China lacks the opportunities for expressing, organizing and representing political preferences because the people of China are not included or repres...

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