Mate, it is not conservative but consultative - I used the...

Mate, it is not conservative but consultative - I used the following phrase - "it is a Socialist consultative democracy." That is how they describe themselves on their site.

This is how it is explained:

"The semi-official journal China Today stated the CCP's view: "Consultative democracy guarantees widespread and effective participation in politics through consultations carried out by political parties, peoples congresses, government departments, CPPCC committees, peoples organizations, communities, and social organizations"."