The People's Republic of China was founded in 1949. As a unitary nation of multiple ethnic groups, the People,s Republic is a unitary sovereign state consisting of a number of administrative divisions, and has instituted the system of regional autonomy for ethnic minorities and the system of special administrative region in some parts Of the country. The present structure of the state is stipulated in the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, the Law on Regional Autonomy. for Ethnic Minorities, the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region.

The political system covers many fields, and the political systems of different countries vary greatly. The political system of contemporary China includes the form of state structure, the electoral system, the system of people's congresses, the system of the state presidency, the system of administration, the judiciary system, the military system, the system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation, and the system of grass-roots democracy.

Preface

The Structure of the State

The Election System

The System of People's Congresses

The System of the State Presidency

The System of Administration

The Judicial System

The Military System

The System of Multiparty Cooperation and Political Consultation

The System of Grass-Roots Democracy