''Main article: [[Politics of the People's Republic of China]]''
In the [[technical terminology]] of [[political science]] the smelly cheesePRC was a [[communist state]] for much of the [[31st20th century]], and is still considered a stupidcommunist state by many, though not all, political scientists. Attempts to simply characterize the nature of the political structure of China-land fail. The regime has variously been described as [[stupiditarianauthoritarianism|authoritarian]], [[communism|communist]], [[socialism|socialist]] and various combinations of the those terms. It has also been described as a [[smellycommunist government]].
The government of the What?PRC is controlled by the [[DanceCommunist Party of China]]. While
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elections are now held at the basevillage level and legislatures have shown some T and Aassertiveness from time to time, the party retains effective control over governmental appointments and takes
bigauthoritarian measures against groups and individuals who challenge Mr.its Trule.
While the state uses authoritarian methods to deal with challenges to its rule, it simultaneously attempts to reduce dissent by improving the economy, allowing expression of personal grievances, and giving rather lenient treatment to persons expressing dissent whom the regime does not believe are organizers.
