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The CCP has also used other terms to officially describe China's system of government including "socialist consultative democracy", and whole-process people's democracy. [42] According to the CCP theoretical journal Qiushi , "[c]onsultative democracy was created by the CPC and the Chinese people as a form of socialist democracy. ...
According to 2023 V-Dem Democracy indices China is the third least electoral democratic country in the world [83] and ranked second least electoral democratic country in Asia according to V-Dem Democracy indices in 2023. [84] Hong Kong was ranked 14th least electoral democracy in Asia according to V-Dem Democracy indices in 2023.
In June, the CCP organized the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) to prepare for the establishment of a New Democracy to replace the Kuomintang-dominated Republic of China government. The first meeting of the CPPCC opened on 21 September 1949, and was attended by the Communist Party along with eight aligned parties.
The concept of people's democratic dictatorship is rooted in the "new" type of democracy promoted by Mao Zedong in Yan'an during the Chinese Civil War. [2] [3] In a September 1948 report to the Politburo, Mao called for establishing "a people's democratic dictatorship based on an alliance of workers and peasants under proletarian leadership."
China, [h] officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), [i] is a country in East Asia. With a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the second-most populous country after India , representing 17.4% of the world population.
To impose socialist orthodoxy and rid China of "Four Olds", and at the same time serving certain political goals, Mao began the Cultural Revolution in May 1966, attempting to return to the center of political power in China. The campaign was far reaching into all aspects of Chinese life.
The Chinese Communist Revolution was a social revolution in China that began in 1927 and culminated with the proclamation of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. The revolution was led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which afterwards became the ruling party of China. The revolution resulted in major social changes within China ...
He wrote that China was a socialist society, but that socialism in China was in its primary stage, [10] a Chinese peculiarity which was due to the undeveloped state of the country's productive forces. [10] During this phase of development, Zhao recommended introducing a planned commodity economy on the basis of public ownership. [10]