First white paper on political party system issued

The Information Office of the State Council of China issued in Beijing on Thursday the country's first ever white paper on its political party system.  (See Full Text of the White Paper)

The white paper introduces in detail the formation, main characteristics, basic contents and development of the system and its important role played in China's economic and social development.

"The political party system China has adopted is multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the Communist Party of China," the white paper says.

The paper says China's multi-party cooperation system has undergone a glorious history of 58 years. As a basic political system of China, it has been proved through practice to be inevitable, innovative and superior.