JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Originating from ancient Greek, the word "democracy" means, in essence, people running the country. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, state power has been in the hands of the Chinese people who have become the master of the country.
After 70-plus years' of practice and development, China has successfully blazed a path of democracy with distinguished Chinese features, which suits China's national conditions and meets its people's aspirations. It is called the whole-process people's democracy.