People's democratic dictatorship

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People's democratic dictatorship is a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) term to describe the state system of the People's Republic of China. The premise of the people's democratic dictatorship is that it is led by the working class, based on the alliance of workers and peasants, and the system exercises democracy over the people who constitute the vast majority of the national population, while perceived hostile elements are subject to dictatorship. The CCP and state represent and act on behalf of the people, but in the preservation of the dictatorship of the proletariat, and possess and may use coercive powers against perceived reactionary forces. The phrase is incorporated into the constitution of the People's Republic of China and the constitution of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The term forms one of the CCP's Four Cardinal Principles set forth by Deng Xiaoping. Implicit in the concept of the people's democratic dictatorship is the notion that dictatorial control by the party is necessary...

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