In China, No Opponents, but Democratic Parties Partnering with Power

China has only 8 so-called 'democratic' parties alongside the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). These parties are not opposition parties but cooperate with the CCP in nation-building through consultation, proposal, and supervision within institutional frameworks. The system is based on multipartite cooperation under CCP leadership, without the aim of replacing it, originating from a 1948 proposal for a consultative political conference and a democratic coalition government.