In China, the government makes the rules of the party.
In the US, the parties make their own rules, not the government.
The rules are rigged in favor of a two party system. It is very difficult for third parties to challenge the two major parties. And some of us think we really have a Uniparty with the Dems and Reps being just two wings of the same party.
In the US, the parties make their own rules, not the government.
There is plenty of government involvement (federal and state) in the electoral system. The operations of the parties are circumscribed by laws and regulations. We have campaign finance laws.
In 1975, Congress created the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) - the statute that governs the financing of federal elections. The duties of the FEC, which is an independent regulatory agency, are to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections.
The Commission is made up of six members, who are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Each member serves a six-year term, and two seats are subject to appointment every two years. By law, no more than three Commissioners can be members of the same political party, and at least four votes are required for any official Commission action. This structure was created to encourage nonpartisan decisions. The Chairmanship of the Commission rotates among the members each year, with no member serving as Chairman more than once during his or her term.