[1] Whole-process people's democracy differs from liberal democracy in that it is a consequentialist model of political decision-making, aiming to be judged by how well the government is able to improve the socioeconomic lives of citizens, rather than solely being based on democratic processes.
[3]: 60–61 CCP general secretary Xi Jinping first used the term publicly on November 2, 2019, while visiting the Shanghai grassroots consultative center for the National People's Congress (NPC).
[3]: 60–61 As a result, the NPC led a national campaign (in which local people's congresses at all levels participated) to promote the principle.
[3]: 60–61 The CCP then incorporated the concept into its ideology, promoting it and explaining it as an improved model of socialist democracy suited for the needs of the 21st century.
"[3]: 64 Zubeda Anjum Niazi argues that the white paper states that whole-process people's democracy is the impetus behind China's development and growth.
[6] In another example of the government's promotion of the whole-process people's democracy concept in an effort to increase its "discourse power," then-Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang gave remarks at a conference organized by U.S. thinktanks the Carter Center and The George H.W.