Asti,
China has a system of government which rules by decree, consequently it acts like a super tanker steaming at 17 knots and cannot stop or change course for centuries, even when headed for the rocks.
There is a reason why the UK government has a "thumping majority", obviously the British people were not particularly interested in individual MP's conduct, despite what the media would try to foist on us. More that they preferred a government which executed the will of the people who elected them. Not going to happen in China is it.
And why do Her Majesties Loyal Opposition not get enough traction to steer the people in the direction they espouse? Perhaps the reason was that they do not receive enough support for what they are selling so they remain candidates for"Steam Rollering".
That's democracy.
IG.