Beijing, Sept. 21 -- A white paper released Friday by the State Council Information Office expounded on the development of China's endeavors concerning women.

The Communist Party of China (CPC) leads Chinese women in exercising their lawful democratic rights, participating in social and economic development, and sharing the fruits of reform and development, all on the foundation of gender equality, according to the white paper, titled "China's Achievements in Women's Well-Rounded Development in the New Era."

The CPC's leadership is the fundamental guarantee of China's work related to women, it said.

The white paper said highlighting gender equality as a basic national policy is an innovative practice of the Chinese socialist system and...