进步性与广泛性的统一是民主党派鲜明的政党特点。早在建国初期，周恩来同志就对民主党派的进步性与广泛性特点作了论述。江泽民同志在全国统战工作会议上进一步阐明了民主党派进步性与广泛性的内涵及意义，指出：“民主党派的进步性，是与它们积极参加我们党领导的建立新中国 The unity of progress and universality is a distinctive feature of the political parties of the democratic parties. As early as the early days of the founding of New China, Comrade Zhou Enlai discussed the progressive and extensive characteristics of the democratic parties. Comrade Jiang Zemin further clarified the connotation and significance of the progressiveness and universality of the democratic parties during the National United Front Work Conference and pointed out: "The progressiveness of the democratic parties is in line with their active participation in the founding of new China led by our party