The concept, and form of government, is similar to that of people's democracy, which was implemented in a number of Central and Eastern European Communist-controlled states under the guidance of the Soviet Union.
The concept of people's democratic dictatorship is rooted in the "new" type of democracy promoted by Mao Zedong in Yan'an during the Chinese Civil War.
[2][3] In a September 1948 report to the Politburo, Mao called for establishing "a people's democratic dictatorship based on an alliance of workers and peasants under proletarian leadership.
[7] Within the PRC, the democracy includes united revolutionary classes and supportive political parties operating under the leadership of the CCP.
"[11] As historian Rebecca Karl summarizes:[10] With this theoretical justification, a dual state form was promoted: a democratic one for "the people" and a dictatorship for all others.