System of socialism with Chinese characteristics

System of socialism with Chinese characteristics
Simplified Chinese	中国特色社会主义制度
Traditional Chinese	中國特色社會主義制度
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó tèsè shèhuìzhǔyì zhìdù

The system of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the summary of the fundamental political system of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and one of the four components of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

History

The system of socialism with Chinese characteristics was first put forward at the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on 1 July 2011 by General Secretary Hu Jintao.

Content

The system of socialism with Chinese characteristics includes the system of people's congresses, 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. 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. 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.