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Who has any right to tell the people of China how they should choose to govern themselves? Evidently they approve of their system at higher rates, believe democracy is more important at higher rates, and believe they are democratic at higher rates, all of which are consistent.
Cute rhetoric. The dichotomy isn't, "ask people what they think vs tell people what to think." The dichotomy is, "subjective vs objective." You could be taking objective measurements. What you are measuring is not what you are claiming. These charts only allow you to talk about people's perceptions (as it clearly says on the infographic) and not the underlying realities. Your implicit point has to be that believing you have equal right is just as good as actually HAVING them.
What is democracy if not rule by the people? What better objective measure of democracy would you posit than the people directly saying that their input is heard, their interests are pressed forth, and that their structure is democratic?