| Mao Zedong’ s Party Consultative Thought,combined Marxist Class Analysis Theory, Marxist Party Cooperation Theory, Marxist United Front Theory as its theoretical basis and Chinese traditional "Harmony" Thought as its culture foundation,is summarized from Chinese revolutionary practices by elder Chinese Communists under the leadership of Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong ’s Party Consultative Thought is found in his political articles such as "Analysis of Chinese Social Various Classes", "New Democracy", "On the people’s democratic dictatorship ", "On Ten Relations". It germinated in the Great Revolution; initially formed and rapidly developed in the Agrarian Revolution, Anti-Japanese War and the War of Liberation; finally matured after the establishment of new China and in the period of socialist construction.As an important component of Multi-Party Cooperation and Political Consultation System, Mao Zedong ’s Party Consultative Thought is rich in content. In Mao Zedong’s opinion, party consultations is an inevitable choice to the construction of the democratic path and scientific, emocratic governance, not a political tool but a consistent and institutional arrangement. The participants of party consultations should vary according to the revolutionary tasks, he initiated to establish platforms to consultate in comprehensive and complete levels during different historical periods.Party consultations must adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the Common Program, the principle of mutual tolerance and the approach of "Long-term coexistence, mutual supervision ". Compared with other party theories, Mao Zedong’s party consultative Thought is principled, flexible, and consistent.Mao Zedong’ s Party Consultative Thought has enriched and developed not only t he Marxist-Leninist Party Ideology but also the Mao Zedong’ Ideology. It had guided p revious revolution and construction, and is also important references for nowadays con struction of socialist deliberative democracy. We should actively learn the essence of Mao Zedong’ s Party Consultative Thought to better promote the construction of social ist deliberative democracy and the modernization of national governance systems and governance. |