ByWangXinyuanChina'sStateCouncilInformationOfficeonSaturdayreleasedawhitepapertitled"China:DemocracyThatWorks"thatexpoundedontheconceptandpracticeofitsdemocracy.Thewhitepapersaidthatthebestwaytoevalsuatewhetheracountry'spoliticalsystemisdemocraticandefficientistoobservewhetherthesuccessionofitsleadersisorderlyandinlinewiththelaw,whetherallthepeoplecanmanagestateandsocialaffairsandeconomicandculturalundertakingsinconformitywithlegalprovisions,whetherthepubliccanexpresstheirrequirementswithouthindrance,whetherallsectorscanefficientlyparticipateinthecountry'spoliticalaffairs,whethernationaldecision-makingcanbeconductedinarationalanddemocraticway,whetherpeopleofhighcaliberinallfieldscanbepartofthenationalleadershipandadministrativesystemsthroughfaircompetition,whetherthegoverningpartyisinchargeofstateaffairsinaccordancewiththeConstitutionandthelaw,andwhethertheexerciseofpowercanbekeptundereffectiverestraintandsupervision.Whetheracountryisdemocraticdependsonwhetheritspeoplearetrulythemastersofthecountry;whetherthepeoplehavetherighttovote,andmoreimportantly,therighttoparticipateextensively;whethertheyhavebeengivenverbalpromisesinelections,andmoreimportantly,howmanyofthesepromisesarefulfilledafterelections;whethertherearesetpoliticalproceduresandrulesinstatesystemsandlaws,andmoreimportantly,whetherthesesystemsandlawsaretrulyenforced;whethertherulesandproceduresfortheexerciseofpoweraredemocratic,andmoreimportantly,whethertheexerciseofpowerisgenuinelysubjecttopublicscrutinyandchecks,itsaid.Editor:ZhangZhouDisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.