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China issues first ever white paper on political party system
BEIJING—The Information Office
of the State Council of China on Thursday issued the country’s first
ever white paper on its political party system, systematically
summarizing the political party system with Chinese characteristics.
The 15,000-word white paper comprises ten chapters: the preface; An
inevitable choice in China’s social development; A basic political
system for China; Major manifestations of socialist democracy; Political
consultation in the multi-party cooperation system; Multi-party
cooperation system and building of state power; Multi-party cooperation
system and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference;
Multi-party cooperation system and modernization; conclusion and
appendix.
Zhuang Congsheng, director of the Research Office under the United Front
Work Department (UFWD) of the Central Committee of the Communist Party
of China, said rich experience had been accumulated for China’s
multi-party cooperation system over past decades and during the process,
an increasing number of countries paid great attention to the democratic
and political building of China.
“However, the fact that not too many people know well China’s political
party system has caused some misunderstanding. The white paper will help
the international community learn the historical background, features,
advantages, values and functions of China’s multi-party cooperation
system,” said Zhuang.
The white paper would also help Chinese, especially young Chinese
understand the political party system, so as to better adhere to the
system, said Professor Zhen Xiaoying, of the Central Institute of
Socialism.
“The political party system China has adopted is multi-party cooperation
and political consultation under the leadership of the Communist Party
of China (CPC),” the white paper says. The white paper says that under
the system are the CPC and eight other political parties: the
Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, the China Democratic
League, the China National Democratic Construction Association, the
China Association for Promoting Democracy, the Chinese Peasants and
Workers Democratic Party, China Zhi Gong Dang, the Jiu San Society and
the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League.
The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is an
important institution of multi-party cooperation and political
consultation under the leadership of the CPC, says the white paper. The
white paper says China’s multi-party cooperation system has a glorious
history of 58 years. As the basic political system of China, it has been
proved through practice to be inevitable, innovative and superior.
The formation and development of China’s multi-party cooperation system
was a logical choice of its modern and contemporary history, a product
of the combination of Marxism-Leninism and China’s own situation, and a
crystallization of the wisdom of the CPC and other democratic parties,
the paper says. The system is well suited to China’s conditions, the
reality of China’s revolution, construction and reform, and the
essential demands of socialist democracy.
It reflects the fine cultural tradition of the Chinese nation, which
features all-embracing and harmony while reserving differences. The
multi-party cooperation system identifies the status and functions of
the CPC and the eight other political parties in the political life of
the state, and the relations between the parties, the white paper says.
New Form of Political Party System In the World The white paper says the
multi-party cooperation system has created new form of political party
system in the world, a unique system by itself. Under this system, the
CPC and the democratic parties work closely together and supervise each
other, instead of opposing each other, with the CPC ruling the country
and the democratic parties participating in state affairs according to
law, instead of ruling the country in turn.—Xinhua |
