民主的力量

Foreword

1

Democracy, as an ideological weapon agai t autocracy, paved

the way

for the birth of the Communist Party of

China

Democratic expression of the Party's program and co titution

lays

theoretical foundation for the democratic co

truction of the Communist

Party of China

"Left" line damages democracy and harms revolution, learning

lesso

and embracing democracy to save revolution

2

Shaping a new-type army with the democratic spirit

The "three-thirds system" gave rise to a new model of

governance

The democratic style raised the profile of the Communist

Party of China

and attracted devotion to the revolution from a

democratic youth

Co ultation among various parties for Chinas

revitalization

3

The ruling program of the CPC attracted many democratic

groups that

flocked secretly northward to gather around the

CPC

Full democratic co ultatio  were carried out towards

establishing the

Chinese People's Political Co ultative

Conference (CPPCC)

Non-communist ministe  with both position and

power

4

Building a platform for people's democracy

Legislation and supervision show the power of

democracy

She unique characteristics of the People's Congress

System

5

The CPPCC ushered in a new era for multi-party

cooperation

I titutionalized co ultation among the parties

How democratic parties participate in and deliberate state

and government

affai

6

Let ethnic groups be maste  of their own

affai

Accelerated development in ethnic minority areas

Give sufficient room to religious freedom

7

Deng Xiaoping's "three downfalls and uprises" reflect

intraparty

democracy

Realizing historical tra ition by mea  of

democracy

8

Gradually improving the capability of

decision-make

Attaching importance to the development of

decision-making

systems

Attention is paid to involement of citize  in major

decisio

Stressing the use of experts and decision-making

procedures

9

Public opinion is the most important

Investigation is the heirloom of the CPC

Structuring channels to reflect public opinion

New media become new platforms for expressing public

opinion

10

Village self-governance: democratic practice of

farme

Town and tow hip governance reform

Resident self-governance and democratic management of

enterprises

and i titutional organizatio

Rising mass social organizatio : grassroots democracy

11

Be rationally inclusive and allow contention

Allow advanced elements ~om other social classes to join the

Party

Economic democracy and the end of the planned economy

Learn from the world and communicate with international

parties

12

Intra-Party democracy is related to the survival of the

Party.

The system for promotion and retirement of cadres

Guarantee rights and interests of the Party

membe

Open management of Party affai

Some people believe that the CPC is not a party that embraces democracy. Is this true? Others believe that the people's congress system is not really democratic and the political consultation system is a "political farce". Is this also true? Some western countries accuse the CPC of monopolizing power through one Party so that governance lacks inclusiveness， representativeness and legitimacy， showing a lack of harmony with the wave of democracy worldwide. Is this correct?
　　The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China， the largest governing party in any developing country， attracted the attention of the international community to the opinions and activities of the CPC， including issues concerning intra-Party and outer-Party democracy. The international community， with divergent views， tries to look into the direction of political system reform and democracy construction in the coming years through the 18th National Congress of the CPC.
　　This book provides vivid stories， classical cases and reliable historical evidence to respond to the vague perspective， misjudgements， conceptions and comparisons of some people at home and abroad in regards to democracy within the CPC and China. It aims to tell readers that the history of the CPC （more than 90 years） is also a history of fighting for and building democracy.
　　The planning and publication of the book was supported by Mr. Zeng Jianhui， former Minister of the State Council Information Office and chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the 9th NPC， and Wang Chen， Minister of the State Council Information Office.