The first mention of the state in the territory of modern China dates back to 2000 BC. The country has gone from prosperous ancient Chinese empires for millennia through periods of disunity, colonial humiliation and struggle for independence to the People’s Republic of China, proclaimed in 1949. Modern China is a country aimed at a high-tech future, but not forgetting its ancient history. In the 21st century, the country's economy became the largest in the world and with the most extensive domestic market. Whatever the political system in China would be, it will always be with a Chinese "accent."
What the Constitution says
China, according to the constitution, is a socialist state with the proclaimed leadership of the workers, represented by the Communist Party, in alliance with the peasants. The political system of China can be briefly described as socialism with national characteristics. All power belongs to the people who exercise it through the All-China Assembly of People's Representatives (NPC) and local representative bodies at various levels. Despite the fact that the political system in China currently has all the external attributes of democracy, the voice of the Communist Party is crucial in making any meaningful decision.
The political system of the country
China is a multinational, multi-party country, which is reflected in the organization of all state structures. The basis of the political system of China, with the dominant role of the Communist Party, are:
- elected bodies of various levels - meetings of people's representatives;
- multi-party system;
- national autonomies in each region of the compact residence of non-Chinese people.
Democratically elected representative bodies are assemblies of people's representatives, elected at all levels of the administrative division of the country, from volost and district to city. In addition to the Communist Party, China has eight more small parties that are not considered opposition parties. The largest of them is the Democratic Party, with approximately 130 thousand people. To develop an agreed position of the parties on key issues of economic and political life, the People’s Political Consultative Council was created. The third pillar of the political system of China is the system of national entities (autonomous regions, districts, counties), which are a guarantee of respect for the rights of small peoples and nationalities.
Political system
The President of the PRC leads the socialist state of a democratic dictatorship of the people, as it is written in the Constitution of the country, sometimes it is called the President of China in the foreign press. The All-China People's Congress is the highest level of the Chinese "parliament." The government in China is called the State Council of the PRC, which in the regions is represented by local people's governments. The Central Military Council governs the army, the armed police and the militia. The country has all the institutions necessary for the functioning of the modern state, only taking into account the political system of China, they have names with a socialist connotation, for example, the people's court, people's prosecutor, and the people's police.
National People's Congress
Deputies from all regions and the armed forces are elected to the supreme body of state power for a term of 5 years. In between sessions, the supreme body of state power is represented by the NPC Standing Committee. The political system of China provides the opportunity for participation in the work of all segments of the population - representatives of national minorities, regions with a different political system (Hong Kong and Macau), the military and even billionaires. In 2013, at the penultimate session of the NPC, there was a $ 31 billionaire among the delegates.
The meeting decides what kind of political system in China will be implemented in practice. The meeting elects the Chairman of the PRC and other senior state officials, determines the direction of economic development and approves the state budget. In 2018, 3, 000 people took part in the All-China Assembly of People's Representatives.
Comrade si
The Chairman of the PRC performs the functions of the head of state, including appointing the Prime Minister of the State Council and other members of the government, announces the mobilization and imposition of martial law, and awards orders and medals. In March of this year, at the NPC of the 13th convocation, Xin Jinping was re-elected as Chairman of the PRC. The political system of China provided for a two-term restriction on the election to the highest state post, this was to be the last period of Comrade Xi's work in this post. But at the same session, the deputies approved the constitutional amendments, allowing an unlimited number of times to be elected to the highest post.
