Yes, they do, but not in the way western democratic societies listen to the people.
In order to stay in power, the Chinese Communist Party has positioned itself as the progressive leader for all Chinese people everywhere. For the past 40 years, it has worked to improve the living standards of Chinese, in order to raise China's status, and to endear it to the average Chinese.
However, the party does not accept or allow any organized opposition.
This means that in order to criticize government policy, Chinese have to couch their criticisms in terms which do not criticize all of the government or party, but certain ministries, officials or individuals. They should also propose remedies to their critiques of government policy.
The party is very sensitive to criticism, and if the criticism is accepted as constructive, then it usually will respond in a positive fashion.
This means that when Chinese criticize the government, they usually act and speak as individuals. They are not allowed to form into groups which offer an alternative platform to the Chinese Communist Party.
This feature makes it very different from western democracies, where politicians openly lambast each other on a regular basis.
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