Can 🇦🇺 Australia 🇨🇳 China Merge Systems?

Ever wondered how local government in Australia compares with China’s system of 人民代表大会 (Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì – People’s Congresses)? We explore similarities, differences, and surprising insights into how both countries handle elections, accountability, law-making, and budgets at the grassroots level, councils and local peoples congresses. With real Chinese sources and local congress examples, we uncover the myths and realities of independence, participation, and Party leadership and contemplate whether these two governance systems are compatible.

Time Codes
00:00 - Introduction #China & #Australia
04:22 - Part 1: Setting the Scene
08:20 - Part 2: What Do They Share in Common?
22:14 - Part 3: Can we really imagine a merger of these two very distinct governance regimes?
25:08 - Part 4: What Could Go Wrong?
26:56 - Part 5: The Human Side
28:51 - Conclusion

Australia local government, China local government, 人大 RénDà, 人民代表大会, Chinese elections, direct elections China, comparative politics, political systems comparison, Shenzhen reforms, grassroots democracy China, Australia councils, China local congress