what type of government does china have
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the answer to this question depends very much on your definition of democracy.
China has been a republic, hence has had a constitution for over 100 years. The content obviously changed throughout time, and I believe we are currently on the 12th version. It currently defines China as a 'people's democratic dictatorship'.
So in the wide sense, China 1) has a constitution, and 2) democracy is written in it (first line in fact). But China's democracy is not the Western style of democracy, they actually mean quite different things.
You probably wonder: how can dictatorship and democracy appear in the same sentence?
This is what 'people's democratic dictatorship' actually means:
all power belong to the people, and their representatives (hence People's). National People's Congress holds supreme power, and its delegations come from the people (hence democratic). no others may rule China (hence dictatorship).
it differs from western democracy:
1) China Communist Party considers itself to be the only and true representative of the entire Chinese people. The CCP does not allow any other political power to challenge its rule, on the ground that they only represent some people, not all. Other political parties in fact do exist in China (quite a few), they are officially sanctioned and anyone can join freely. But they can only offer suggestions to the ruling party, and do not have real political power.
2) NPC delegations are not publically elected. There is a formality of 'election', but the candidates are chosen in advance, and the election results are pre-determined. Many of the NPC delegations are not CCP members, but they are controlled tightly by CCP and will vote according to CCP mandates.
It is like this situation in the US: the same party controls the White house, Senate, and Congress, all bills are automatically passed, all political appointees are from the same party, and they face no re-election pressure: every available position is automatically filled by members of the same party.
China has been a republic, hence has had a constitution for over 100 years. The content obviously changed throughout time, and I believe we are currently on the 12th version. It currently defines China as a 'people's democratic dictatorship'.
So in the wide sense, China 1) has a constitution, and 2) democracy is written in it (first line in fact). But China's democracy is not the Western style of democracy, they actually mean quite different things.
You probably wonder: how can dictatorship and democracy appear in the same sentence?
This is what 'people's democratic dictatorship' actually means:
all power belong to the people, and their representatives (hence People's). National People's Congress holds supreme power, and its delegations come from the people (hence democratic). no others may rule China (hence dictatorship).
it differs from western democracy:
1) China Communist Party considers itself to be the only and true representative of the entire Chinese people. The CCP does not allow any other political power to challenge its rule, on the ground that they only represent some people, not all. Other political parties in fact do exist in China (quite a few), they are officially sanctioned and anyone can join freely. But they can only offer suggestions to the ruling party, and do not have real political power.
2) NPC delegations are not publically elected. There is a formality of 'election', but the candidates are chosen in advance, and the election results are pre-determined. Many of the NPC delegations are not CCP members, but they are controlled tightly by CCP and will vote according to CCP mandates.
It is like this situation in the US: the same party controls the White house, Senate, and Congress, all bills are automatically passed, all political appointees are from the same party, and they face no re-election pressure: every available position is automatically filled by members of the same party.
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•China's government is regarded as a one-party communist dictatorship, in which the Communist Party of China has a monopoly on power.
•The Communist Party of China has approximately 90 million members.
•China does have other, smaller political parties, but they are all affiliated with the Communist Party.
•China is divided into 22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, and 4 municipalities under the direct control of the central government.
•The government is always formed by the Communist Party in China. It is because in China, the Communist Party dominates the politics and people do not have any real choice. This is against the idea of true democracy.
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