SomepeoplebelievethattheCPCisnotapartythatembracesdemocracy.Isthistrue?Othersbelievethatthepeople'scongresssystemisnotreallydemocraticandthepoliticalconsultationsystemisa"politicalfarce".Isthisalsotrue?SomewesterncountriesaccusetheCPCofmonopolizingpowerthroughonePartysothatgovernancelacksinclusiveness，representativenessandlegitimacy，showingalackofharmonywiththewaveofdemocracyworldwide.Isthiscorrect?　　The18thNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChina，thelargestgoverningpartyinanydevelopingcountry，attractedtheattentionoftheinternationalcommunitytotheopinionsandactivitiesoftheCPC，includingissuesconcerningintra-Partyandouter-Partydemocracy.Theinternationalcommunity，withdivergentviews，triestolookintothedirectionofpoliticalsystemreformanddemocracyconstructioninthecomingyearsthroughthe18thNationalCongressoftheCPC.　　Thisbookprovidesvividstories，classicalcasesandreliablehistoricalevidencetorespondtothevagueperspective，misjudgements，conceptionsandcomparisonsofsomepeopleathomeandabroadinregardstodemocracywithintheCPCandChina.ItaimstotellreadersthatthehistoryoftheCPC（morethan90years）isalsoahistoryoffightingforandbuildingdemocracy.　　TheplanningandpublicationofthebookwassupportedbyMr.ZengJianhui，formerMinisteroftheStateCouncilInformationOfficeandchairmanoftheForeignAffairsCommitteeofthe9thNPC，andWangChen，MinisteroftheStateCouncilInformationOffice.