There are three layers here in China that work together in these circumstances.
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@JiSeFish@RealSexyCyborg The first layer, of course, is actual central government: at national, provincial, and county/city levels. But they cannot make things happen. As large as China's government is (and it is ASTONISHINGLY large!), it's not large enough to rule over 1.4 billion unruly people.