White paper on political democracy
(china.org.cn)
Updated: 2005-10-19 11:01 The State Council Information Office published
on Wednesday, October 19, 2005, a white paper entitled Building of
Political Democracy in China. The document, composed of 10 chapters, gives a
detailed account of the inception, development, contents and principles of the
country's political democracy. This is the first time for the Chinese government
to issue a white paper on the political democracy. The full text of the white
paper follows:
Building of Political Democracy in China
Preface
I. A Choice Suited to China's Conditions
II. The CPC Led the
People to Become Masters of the State
III. The People's Congress
System
IV. The System of Multi-Party Cooperation and Political Consultation
Under the Leadership of the CPC
V. The System of Ethnic Regional
Autonomy
VI. Grassroots Democracy in Urban and Rural Areas
VII. Respecting
and Safeguarding Human Rights
VIII. The Democratic Rule by the Communist
Party of China
IX. Government Democracy
X. Judicial
Democracy
Conclusion
Preface
Democracy is an outcome of the development of political civilization of
mankind. It is also the common desire of people all over the world. Democracy of
a country is generated internally, not imposed by external forces.
In the course of their modern history, the Chinese people have waged
unrelenting struggles and made arduous explorations in order to win their
democratic rights. But only under the leadership of the Communist Party of China
(CPC) did they really win the right to be masters of the state. The Chinese
people dearly cherish and resolutely protect their hard-earned democratic
achievements.
Because situations differ from one country to another, the paths the people
of different countries take to win and develop democracy are different. Based on
the specific conditions of China, the CPC and the Chinese people first engaged
in a New Democratic Revolution, and after New China was founded in 1949, and
proceeding from the actual situation of the primary stage of socialism, began to
practice socialist democracy with its own characteristics. The experience over
the past few decades has proved that embarking on this road of development of
political democracy chosen by the Chinese people themselves not only realized
the Chinese people's demand to be masters of their own country, but is also
gradually realizing their common ideal to build their country into a strong and
modern socialist country.
Socialist democracy with Chinese characteristics is being constantly improved
and developed. Since China adopted the reform and opening-up policies at the end
of the 1970s, while making efforts to steadily deepen the reform of its economic
system, the country has unswervingly pushed forward reforms of its political
system. China's democratic system has been continuously improved, and the forms
of democracy are becoming more varied. The people are exercising fully their
right to be masters of the state. The building of political democracy with
Chinese characteristics is progressing with the times, exhibiting great vigor
and vitality.
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