TIL that in 2011, pro-democracy protests emerged in major cities in China, and they are considered the first major pro-democracy protests since the controversial 1989 Tiananmen Square protests."

Helloooo@lemmy.world · 5 days ago

TIL that in 2011, pro-democracy protests emerged in major cities in China, and they are considered the first major pro-democracy protests since the controversial 1989 Tiananmen Square protests."

Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 3 days ago

So they have a system where towns are appointed a mayor who gets changed out every 5 years. The mayor is then graded on things like education, economy, popularity, and how many veggies the village ate.

The purpose of this is to prevent local fiefdoms from developing and to quickly identify and remove underperforming leaders.

This has the effect of people appealing to the provincial government to either keep or remove candidates who are exceptionally good or bad.

TIL that in 2011, pro-democracy protests emerged in major cities in China, and they are considered the first major pro-democracy protests since the controversial 1989 Tiananmen Square protests."

TIL that in 2011, pro-democracy protests emerged in major cities in China, and they are considered the first major pro-democracy protests since the controversial 1989 Tiananmen Square protests."

2011 Chinese pro-democracy protests - Wikipedia