Source: China – South China Morning PostThis is the tenth in the South China Morning Post’s series of explainers about China’s Communist Party in the lead-up to the party’s centenary in July. In this piece, Eduardo Baptista explains the relationship between the ruling party and the eight smaller “democratic parties” of China.In a country where the Communist Party is synonymous with the state, it may surprise some that there are eight minor political parties.China’s constitution, which defines the Communist Party as the nation’s…Read More