坚持中国共产党的领导、统一战线、协商民主有机结合Seamless Integration Between CPC Leadership, United Front, and Consultative Democracy

秋平Qiu Ping党的领导是开展统一战线和协商民主的根本保证  The CPC’s leadership is a fundamental guarantee for the development of the united front and consultative democracy。

  中国共产党是中国特色社会主义事业的领导核心，能否坚持党的领导直接关系到统一战线和协商民主发展的根本方向  The Communist Party of China (CPC) is the leadership core for Chinese socialism. Whether we can uphold its leadership has a direct bearing on the fundamental direction of united front work and consultative democracy.。

  坚持党的领导和发扬民主、增进团结是统一的团结要有圆心，固守圆心才能万众一心，这个圆心就是党的领导  As such, there is a unity between our efforts to uphold the CPCs leadership on the one hand and to promote democracy and unity on the other. Unity must have a center, and true unity is only possible if we hold firm to that center. For us, that center is the leadership of the CPC.。

  党的领导越有力、党的旗帜越鲜明，各级政协党组织和党员委员的战斗力、凝聚力就越强，思想政治引领就越有效，越能够形成真正的、紧密的大团结，形成更广泛、更有效的民主  The stronger its leadership and the firmer its political stance, the more it will be possible for us to enhance the competence and cohesion of CPC organizations and members within the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) committees at all levels, to provide effective ideological and political guidance, and to realize great unity that is genuine and tight-knit. This will ultimately result in more extensive and effective democracy.。

  协商民主是实现党的领导的重要方式，协商的过程就是广泛听取各种不同声音、充分吸收有益意见和建议的过程，就是让各族各界人士了解和接受党的政治主张和路线方针政策的过程  Consultative democracy is also an important means of realizing CPC leadership, as the process of consultation is about extensively listening to different voices and absorbing useful opinions and suggestions, but also about enabling people from all ethnic groups and social sectors to understand and embrace the CPC’s political propositions and its guidelines, principles, and policies.。

  党的领导决定着统一战线、协商民主工作的方向和成效，只有坚持党的领导，统一战线才能不断巩固和壮大，协商民主才能有效有序健康发展  The CPC’s leadership thus determines both the direction and the effectiveness of united front work and consultative democracy. Only by upholding its leadership can the united front be steadily consolidated and expanded, and can consultative democracy achieve effective, systematic, and sound development.。

统一战线是党凝聚人心、汇聚力量的强大法宝和发展协商民主的重要依托  The united front is a powerful instrument for the CPC in rallying people’s support and strength and an important pillar for the development of consultative democracy。

  统一战线是党的总路线总政策的重要组成部分，是党克敌制胜、执政兴国的重要法宝，是团结海内外中华儿女实现中华民族伟大复兴的重要法宝  The united front is a vital part of the general line and policy of the CPC. It has served as an important tool in defeating the enemy, in working to govern and rejuvenate the country, and in the efforts to unite all the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation at home and abroad to realize national rejuvenation.。

  党通过统一战线让各民主党派、无党派人士、各族各界人士及海内外中华儿女了解党的政治主张和路线方针政策，实现党的政治领导  Through the united front, the CPC is able to realize political leadership by ensuring that other political parties, prominent figures without party affiliation, representative figures from all ethnic groups and sectors of society, and Chinese people at home and abroad understand its political propositions and its guidelines, principles, and policies.。

  党通过统一战线团结代表人士，增进统一战线成员对党的创新理论的政治认同、思想认同、理论认同、情感认同，把各方面人士紧密团结在党的周围，为实现党的奋斗目标凝心聚力  Through the united front, it is able to rally support and gather strength for achieving its goals by uniting with representative figures and ensuring all members of the united front identify with the CPC’s latest theories on a political, intellectual, theoretical, and emotional level. This allows the CPC to rally people across all sectors closely around it.。

  同时，统一战线长期秉持有事多协商、遇事多协商、做事多协商的理念，在实践中形成了系统规范的制度机制，搭建了丰富多样的协商平台和载体，为全面发展协商民主奠定了坚实基础  At the same time, the united front has long remained committed to the principle of engaging in extensive consultation when matters arise, when problems emerge, and when taking actions. In practice, it has created standard and systematic mechanisms and diverse consultation platforms and vehicles, all of which have laid a solid foundation for the development of consultative democracy.。

 协商民主是坚持党的领导、巩固和发展统一战线的重要方式  Consultative democracy is an important means of upholding the CPC’s leadership and consolidating and developing the united front。

  在人民内部各方面广泛协商的过程，就是发扬民主、集思广益的过程，就是统一思想、凝聚共识的过程，就是科学决策、民主决策的过程，就是更好实现党的领导的过程  The process of extensive consultation among all sectors of society is a process of advancing democracy and pooling wisdom, promoting unity in thinking and building consensus, and ensuring sound and democratic decision-making. It is, in effect, a process of more effectively realizing the CPC’s leadership.。

  把协商民主坚持好、发展好、运用好，广开言路、广求善策、广纳群言，能够使党和政府的决策和工作更好顺乎民意、合乎实际，使统一战线广大成员更加普遍地认同党的主张，更加自觉地贯彻落实党的路线方针政策，从而既巩固党的领导地位和执政地位，又不断巩固全国各族人民大团结，加强海内外中华儿女大团结。

  By upholding, developing, and using consultative democracy to good effect and promoting full expression to solicit effective solutions and views from all sides, we can ensure that CPC and government decisions and work better align with the will of the public and practical conditions.

  This will enable all members of the united front to better identify with the CPC’s propositions and to carry out its guidelines, principles, and policies. It will ensure that we consolidate both the CPC’s leadership and governance position and the great unity that prevails among all ethnic groups in China and among all the Chinese people at home and abroad.

  党的领导、统一战线、协商民主三者目标一致、本质一体，彼此联系、相得益彰人民政协坚持三者有机结合，具有鲜明中国特色和显著政治优势  The CPC’s leadership, united front work, and consultative democracy all share the same objectives and constitute a cohesive whole; they are interconnected, with each reinforcing the strengths of the others. The fact that the CPPCC seamlessly integrates all three of these elements highlights its distinctive Chinese features and striking political advantages.。

  中文编辑：郝遥  英文编辑：李晓琼  审校：张娴 衣小伟  监制：李达 李振通