Social democracy thriving in China under CPC

Shoppers and visitors at Dongmen Pedestrian Street in Shenzhen, China, on Jan 27, 2011. [Courtesy]

When the Communist Party of China (CPC) was founded in July 1921, China was like a loose heap of sand, facing grave dangers at home and abroad, trapped in a morass of social crises.

Over the course of a century, CPC has made unprecedented achievements.