These stories about broken dams in China are LIES. That is why you don't see it on RT (Russia) or CNA (Singapore) or Citizen (Kenya). Only the gutter press. Njamba and Arcadian can you provide some reputable press for this - hata BBC ama CNN. That link you have there is River Road channel.
If you dig past the western (read mostly US) bile you will find the most objective adjective for the Chinese system is MERITOCRACY. Of course there is some good dose of dictatorship or strong-arm tactics. But then again the Chinese PLA or air force is yet to invade any country and bomb them to stone age. Like Iraq or Libya. Shamelessly destroying otherwise prosperous countries - is that dictatorship or terrorism or what?
And that is before you start to dissect properly the laughable "democracy" we have here. You see Caitlyn Jenner is polling quite high for governor 2022 - yes a Rethug in California - purely on account of her transgender identity
Compare to how Chinese governors are picked - I will take the Chinese system any day.
She started it. CCP has done great - and instead of Africans trying to learn from China - we are busy buying western propaganda - whose sole intention is hide the economic ladder.
What has China ever done to Africans to deserve hate. NOTHING.
Let learn from CCP - for they have done an economic miracle - and of course we do not have to learn their dictatorship - although there is a lot of meriotrocay in CCP.
Majority rise through CPP ranks through sheer intelligence, hard work and leadership.
That is why system works. It based on MERIT. You do well in your province you rise to national leadership