Since China is a totalitarian country, where the government can do whatever they want, does the Chinese government really have to take such steps to declare a natural disaster?
“Since China is a totalitarian country, where the government can do whatever they want, does the Chinese government really have to take such steps to declare a natural disaster?”
It’s a game. The CCP is trying to create an image that the people are free, that they have rights. So, it tries not to ram it down the people’s throat that they have the same value as socks. The CCP is terrified of social unrest. There have been numerous riots, the news of which is heavily censored. The budget for the police is greater than the budget for the military which pays for submarines, aircraft and the army. That’s a LOT of police, who are armed, but certainly not with nuclear weapons and stealth jets. To know who rules you, find out who you can not make fun of. Yet, at the same time, the CCP is trying to appear innocuous. It might be akin to a dysfunctional family where everyone pretends the father is not a violent abusive bastard even with the father. Especially with the father. Because nobody wants to “trigger” the father’s abuse. So, the people complain about the treatment they receive, and the government claims it’s not happening. The people want to vent but they generally know when to stop and just bend over and take the abuse. The alternative is getting a visit from the police.
Incidentally, the police use execution vans. They go to your home, pick you up, strap you in, inject you and then drop off the corpse at the reception center. (Nice, eh?) See below.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chinese+execution+vans
(Oh, they’re looking into exporting those vans. Coming to a community near you soon.)