2007年11月,中华人民共和国国务院新闻办公室发布了《中国的政党制度》的白皮书。其中阐述中国的政党制度如下:中国实行的政党制度是中国共产党领导的多党合作和政治协商制度,它既不同于西方国家的两党或多党竞争制,也有别于有的国家实行的一党制。这一制度在中国长期的革命、建设、改革实践中形成和发展起来,是适合中国国情的一项基本政治制度,是具有中国特色的社会主义政党制度,是中国社会主义民主政治的重要组成部分。 In November 2007, the State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China released a white paper entitled “China’s Political Party System.” The elaboration of the party system in China is as follows: The party system practiced in China is a system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the CPC. It is different from the two-party or multi-party competition system in western countries and also differs from the one practiced by some countries Party system. This system, formed and developed in China’s long-term practice of revolution, construction and reform, is a basic political system suited to China’s national conditions. It is a socialist party system with Chinese characteristics and an important part of China’s socialist democratic politics .