A better form of government?

Nearly 20 years since the last core leader Jiang Zemin, China came back to old tradition with the promotion of president Xi Jinping. To outside countries such as America, this promotion might appear as a bad move for China, but why does China or similar countries not see it the same way?

From America's creation, it was formed upon a democratic government, a government that specifically acts against one man coming to power, which is exactly what China is allowing to happen in this case. When we look at China however, opposite of America, it was born upon a communist foundation. So to the people of China, having one man be in such power is all they know, and that is how they believe China should be run. I think most can agree that the majority of American citizens are in support of a democratic government, and would frown upon any form of communism, but as I stated before, that is because our country was born on democracy, and that is all we know. To Americans, democracy is the form of government that has kept our country standing all this time, so it must be the right choice. 

Now look at China. most Chinese would be in favor of their government. In fact, when asking what my friend's opinion on promoting Jinping was, she was highly in favor, stating "He really contributes much to many aspects. He is very wise, full of wonderful policy." etc. She had no hesitation towards one man holding so much power, but rather looked only towards what he can do for the country, where as Americans might do the complete opposite. Look at only what bad things that man will do with his power; and, once again, I think this all leads down to what principles a nation was founded on.

Many might look towards China's past as evidence of a poor form of government, specifically Mao Zedong, but again, this all falls down to peoples mindsets. to many, Mao was a ruthless dictator that was terrible for China, but to the Chinese, he is rather an important figure that they look up to, and one that helped make China what it is today. Once again, when asking my friend her opinion on Mao, to my surprise, she said he was the greatest. When telling her about the "bad" or controversial acts he committed, she stated "You can't blame it all on Mao...what he contributed matters much more than what he ruined. Without Mao there is no China." 

I believe that there is no clear form of government that is better than the rest, and to know what is good for a country, you need to see what is good for the people and what they want. In China's case, promoting Xi Jinping is what the people want, and overall I believe is a step in the right direction for the country.