民主是个好东西：中国民主是怎样的民主（英）

　　“中国读本”丛书包括11个分册，逐一回答了“中国是怎样一路走来的”“中国共产党是怎样的党”“中国特色社会主义道路是怎样的道路”“中国梦是怎样的梦想”“中国的民主是怎样的民主”“中国现在处在怎样的时代”等一系列问题，帮助读者了解当代中国基本制度和发展大势，更加全面、客观地认识当代中国。 本书从历史与世界两个维度，对中国的民主进行了全面、客观的介绍，递进式地讲述了中国何以会有这样的民主、中国的民主是怎样的民主、为什么中国的民主模式越来越有吸引力等内容，讲清了中国民主的历史基础与现实取向、中国民主的特色与优势。 The “Reading China” series consists of six volumes， which answer questions including “How China has come all this way”， “What kind of party is the CPC”， “What is the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics”， “What is the Chinese Dream”， “What kind of democracy is China’s democracy” and “What era is China in”， respectively. It helps readers gain a comprehensive and objective understanding of the fundamental systems and general development trends of contemporary China. This book provides a comprehensive and objective introduction to China’s democracy from both historical and world dimensions， progressively telling why China has such a democracy， what kind of democracy that China has， and why China’s democratic model has become more and more important. It also clarifies the historical basis and realistic orientation of Chinese democracy， and the characteristics and advantages of Chinese democracy.

　　陈坚：现任中央党史和文献研究院研究员，先后发表《从新时期党代会报告看中共民主观的演变》《执政党党内民主与构建社会主义和谐社会》《改革开放以来我国政府机构改革历程述略》《党的代表大会由年会制到常任制的演变及其试点模式》《党的群众路线形成与发展》《改革开放与党的自我革命》等100余篇文章；出版《中国民主政治的走向》《民主监督——中国共产党理论与实践》、《群众路线与党内教育活动》《人民至上》《毛泽东的1949》《当代中国政治》《自我革命：中国改革开放成功的政治密码》等10余部著作。 Chen Jian He is a researcher at Central Institute of Party’s History and Literature. He has published more than 100 articles， including “The Development of the CPC’s Democracy Outlook from the Party Congress Report in the New Period”， “The Ruling Party’s Intra-Party Democracy and the Building of a Harmonious Socialist Society”， “An Overview of Chinese Government Institutional Reform since the Reform and Opening Up”， “The Evolution of the Party Congress from the System of Annual Sessions to the System with a Fixed Term and its Pilot Model”， “The Formation and Development of the Party’ s Mass Line”， and “Self Revolution of the Communist Party of China and the Reform and Opening Up”. He is also the author of more than ten books， including The Future of China’s Demo c r a c y ， Demo c r a t i c Supervision： The CPC’s Theory and Practice， The Mass Line and Intra-Party Educational Activities， People First， Mao Zedong’s 1949， Contemporary Chinese Politics， and Self Revolution of the Communist Party of China：The Political Key to the Success of China’s Reform and Opening Up.

Chapter One　 Why Must the Path to Democracy Fit the Country’s Realities?
The Western Path to Democracy Does Not Work in China
Embarking on a New Path of People’s Democracy
Copying Other Countries’ Democratic Models is Bound to Fail
Chapter Two　 Why Did China Choose the People’s Congress System Instead of the Bicameral System Implemented in Western Countries?
The Formation of the “Unicameral System” with Chinese Characteristics
The People’s Congress is Different from the Western Parliament
The Operational Mechanism of China’s Supreme Body of State Power
Chapter Three　 Why Do We Say that China’s Political Party System is Neither a One-party System nor a Western Multi-party System?
China’s Choice of Political Party System Model
Features of China’s New Type of Political Party System
Advantages of China’s New Type of Political Party System
China’s Political Party System is a Model of Success
Chapter Four　 Why Does China Adopt Consultative Democracy Rather Than Confrontational Democracy?
Drawbacks of Confrontational Democracy
Bright Future of Consultative Democracy
Diverse Practice of Consultative Democracy
The New World Order Can Only Be Based on Consultation
Chapter Five　 How Are Chinese Leaders Selected and Elected?
Criteria for Growing into a Chinese Leader
Leadership Candidacy
Election of Leaders
Chapter Six　 How Do the Electoral System and the Grassroots Democracy Operate in China?
Multi-Level Electoral System
Grassroots Democracy in China’s Rural Areas
Democracy in China’s Urban Communities
The System of the Congress of Workers and Staff in China
Chapter Seven　 Why Do We Say that China Has Paved a Path of Human Rights Development Suited to Its National Conditions?
China’s Human Rights Perspective
China’s Historic Progress in Human Rights
Protecting the Rights of Special Groups
Promoting the Common Development of the International Cause of Human Rights
Chapter Eight　 Why Do We Say that People’s Democracy Has Been Embedded in the Modern National Governance Process of China?
The Democratic Rule by the CPC
Government Democracy in China
Judicial Democracy in China
Social Governance Democracy
Chapter Nine　 Why is China’s Democratic Model Increasingly Attractive?
The Democratic Model of China Can Assure the Country’s Stability
The Democratic Model of China Can Ignite the People’s Enthusiasm to Participate in National Development
The Democratic Model of China Can Promote the Catch-up of Socio-Economic Development
The Democratic Model of China Can Promote the Close Unity among the People
The Democratic Model of China Can Better People’s Life
The Democratic Model of China Can Coordinate All Efforts to Complete Key National Undertakings