| System of socialism with Chinese characteristics | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国特色社会主义制度 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國特色社會主義制度 | ||||||
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The "system of socialism with Chinese characteristics" is a term and slogan the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses to describe the political system of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It is also one of the four components of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
History
[edit]The term "system of socialism with Chinese characteristics" was first put forward at the 90th anniversary of the CCP on 1 July 2011 by General Secretary Hu Jintao.[1]
Content
[edit]The term includes the system of people's congress, the system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the CCP, the system of regional ethnic autonomy, and the system of community-level self-governance.[2] It additionally includes the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, the basic economic system of public ownership as the main body, the common development of multiple ownership economies, distribution according to work as the main body, the coexistence of multiple distribution methods, the socialist market economic system, and various other systems in the economy, politics, culture and society.[3] According to CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping, the leadership of the CCP is "the greatest strength of the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics". It is one of the four components of socialism with Chinese characteristics, along with its path, theoretical system and culture.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "中国特色社会主义制度研究评析" [A review of the study on the socialist system with Chinese characteristics]. Ali Prefectural Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (in Chinese). 22 May 2012. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "张汉晖大使：什么是中国特色社会主义" [Ambassador Zhang Hanhui: What is socialism with Chinese characteristics?]. Chinese Embassy in Russia (in Chinese). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ^ Han, Zhenfeng (2 September 2017). "牢牢把握中国特色社会主义主题" [Firmly grasp the theme of socialism with Chinese characteristics]. People's Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Socialism with Chinese Characteristics". The Center for Strategic Translation. Retrieved 2025-02-12.