it is (said) that China is a developing country为什么用said,而不是say,或是says

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it is (said) that China is a developing country
为什么用said,而不是say,或是says

因为有is,be+过去分词表示被动,意思是据说.
如果要用say 或者says的话,主语应该变一变,成:
they say that China is a developing country
或者he says that China is a developing country