Strengthen and improve the fundamental principles of the work of the National People's Congress in the new era
"Seeking Truth" magazine editorial department
"Democracy is the common value of all mankind, and it is an important concept that the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people have always adhered to."
"On the new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way, we must unswervingly persist, keep pace with the times, improve the people's congress system, and strengthen and improve the work of the people's congress in the new era."
"We must continue to promote the construction of people's democracy in the whole process, and concretely and realistically reflect the people as masters of the country in the policies and measures of the Party's governance of the country, and concretely and realistically in the work of the Party and state organs at all levels. It is concretely and realistically reflected in the work of realizing the people's yearning for a better life."
From October 13th to 14th, 2021, at a key point in the history of celebrating the centenary of the Communist Party of China and starting a new journey to build a socialist modern country in an all-round way, the Central People's Congress Work Conference was held in Beijing.
This is the first time in the history of the party and the people's congress system, and it is a milestone in the process of building socialist democratic politics in our country.
General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the meeting. From the perspective of adhering to and improving the socialist system with Chinese characteristics and advancing the modernization of the country's governance system and governance capacity, with extraordinary theoretical courage, lofty strategic thinking, profound political considerations, and a strong mission Responsibility, profoundly answered a series of major theoretical and practical problems in developing socialist democracy with Chinese characteristics, adhering to and improving the people's congress system: comprehensively summarizing the development process, unique advantages and distinctive characteristics of China's people's congress system, using the "six" "We must adhere to" systematically summarize the new ideas, new ideas and new requirements for the theoretical and practical innovation of the people's congress system in the new era; clearly put forward the main tasks of upholding and improving the people's congress system and strengthening and improving the work of the people's congress in the new era, and make strategies from six aspects deployment; creatively put forward "eight cans", "four to see, four to see" and "five basic viewpoints", comprehensively clarifying our party's position, ideas and views on democracy; comprehensively and systematically expounding the whole process of the people The major concept of democracy, and put forward clear requirements for continuing to promote the construction of people's democracy in the whole process.
General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech, adhering to and developing the Marxist state doctrine, enriched and expanded the political, theoretical and practical connotations of socialist democracy with Chinese characteristics and the system of people's congresses with a series of new ideas, new viewpoints and new judgments. It marks that our party's understanding of the regularity of democratic political development has reached a new height.
As the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress are about to be held, I will earnestly study and understand this important speech, thoroughly implement the spirit of the work conference of the Central People's Congress, further strengthen the "four self-confidences" for the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups, and unswervingly follow the political development of socialism with Chinese characteristics. It is of great significance to continuously develop people's democracy in the whole process and better ensure that the people are the masters of the country.
Great creation in the history of human political system
This is a day that shines in the annals of history.
On September 15, 1954, in Huairentang, Zhongnanhai, more than 1,000 delegates to the National People's Congress elected from various places entered the venue with the entrustment of 600 million Chinese people. The first session of the First National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China was held. Grand opening.
The fundamental political system of the people's congress system was officially established in China, and a brand-new people's democratic system was born!
What kind of political system should be established in China is a historical issue faced by the Chinese people after modern times.
In order to solve this historic issue, our party, while leading the Chinese people in the arduous revolutionary struggle, conducted practical exploration and theoretical thinking on the establishment of a new type of people's democratic regime, and found a fundamental political system suitable for China's national conditions. This is the leadership of the Communist Party of China. A system of people's congresses in which the people are the masters of the country and adopts democratic centralism.
"The implementation of the people's congress system in China is a great creation of the Chinese people in the history of human political system, a basic conclusion drawn from a profound summary of the painful lessons of China's political life after modern times, and a historical result of more than 100 years of drastic changes and turbulent development in Chinese society. It is an inevitable choice for the Chinese people to turn themselves into masters and control their own destiny." On September 5, 2014, at the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the National People's Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly expounded on the historical inevitability of my country's implementation of the people's congress system and significant.
In this important speech at the work conference of the Central People's Congress, the general secretary reviewed and summarized the extraordinary history and great achievements of the party leading the people to establish, develop and improve the people's congress system, emphasizing that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, "the work of the people's congress has made historic achievements. Achievements, the people's congress system is more mature and more stereotyped", "provides an important institutional guarantee for the party to lead the people to create the miracle of rapid economic development and the miracle of long-term social stability."
History and practice have fully proved that the people's congress system is a good system that conforms to my country's national conditions and reality, reflects the nature of a socialist country, ensures that the people are the masters of the country, and guarantees the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The great creation is a new political system of great significance in the history of political development in my country and even in the world.
General Secretary Xi Jinping summed up the important role and unique advantages of the people's congress system with the "three effective guarantees": "Uphold the leadership of the Communist Party of China, adhere to the basic principles of the Marxist state theory, adapt to the state system of the people's democratic dictatorship, and effectively ensure that the country follows the Advance the socialist road”; “Adhere to the fact that all power in the country belongs to the people, ensure that the people are the masters of the country to the greatest extent, and organically unify the leadership of the party, the people as masters of the country, and the rule of law, so as to effectively ensure that national governance can jump out of the historical cycle rate of the rise and fall of chaos. "; "Correctly handle a series of major political relations related to the future and destiny of the country, realize national unity and efficient organization of various undertakings, maintain national unity and ethnic unity, and effectively ensure that the country's political life is both vibrant, stable and orderly."
The historic achievements made by the National People's Congress in the new era are rooted in the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, and the important ideological and scientific guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping on upholding and improving the system of the People's Congress.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has coordinated the overall strategy of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the great changes in the world unseen in a century. Continue to promote the theoretical and practical innovation of the people's congress system, and put forward a series of new concepts, new ideas and new requirements.
In this important speech, the general secretary made a concentrated summary of its main aspects with "six must adhere to":
——“We must adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China.” The leadership of the Communist Party of China is the most essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the greatest advantage of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics.
The main way and institutional carrier for the CPC to support and ensure that the people are masters of the country is the people's congress system.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that it is necessary to "adhere to the party's core leadership role in overseeing the overall situation and coordinating all parties, resolutely safeguard the authority and centralized and unified leadership of the party central committee, and ensure that the party's theory, line, principles, policies, and decision-making arrangements are fully implemented and deployed in national work. Effectively implement, support and ensure that the organs of state power are active, independent, responsible, and coordinated in their work in accordance with the Constitution and laws." The candidates become leaders of the organs of state power through legal procedures, and they are good at implementing the leadership of the party over the state and society through the organs of state power, maintaining the authority of the party and the state, and maintaining the unity and unity of the whole party and the country.”
——"We must insist on using the system to ensure that the people are the masters of the country." The people's mastery of the country is the essence and core of socialist democracy, and the system of the people's congress is the fundamental way and the highest form of realization of the people's mastery of the country.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that it is necessary to "adhere to the people as the center, insist that all power of the state belongs to the people, support and ensure that the people exercise state power through the people's congress, improve the democratic system, enrich the forms of democracy, expand the channels of democracy, and ensure the people's equal participation and equality. Develop rights and develop a broader, fuller and more complete people's democracy throughout the process."
——"We must adhere to the comprehensive rule of law." The rule of law is an indispensable and important means of governing the country, and comprehensive rule of law is the essential requirement and important guarantee for upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that we must "adhere to the path of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, build a socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics, build a socialist country under the rule of law, carry forward the spirit of socialist rule of law, advance the country's various undertakings and work in accordance with the Constitution and laws, and maintain Social fairness and justice, respect and protection of human rights, and realize the rule of law in all work of the country.”
——"We must adhere to democratic centralism." Democratic centralism is not only the fundamental organizational principle and leadership system of the party, but also the basic principle of the state's organizational form and activities. It is a scientific, rational and efficient institutional arrangement.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that it is necessary to "adhere to the people's unified exercise of state power through the People's Congress. They are all elected by the people's congress, are responsible to the people's congress, and are supervised by the people's congress; the decision-making power, the execution power, and the supervision power are rationally divided and coordinated with each other, so as to ensure that the state organs exercise their powers and perform their duties in accordance with the statutory authority and procedures; insist on the unity of the Party Central Committee Under the leadership, give full play to the local initiative and enthusiasm, and ensure that the country organizes and promotes various undertakings in a unified and efficient manner.”
——“We must adhere to the political development path of socialism with Chinese characteristics.” The political development path of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the correct path that conforms to China’s national conditions and ensures that the people are masters of the country.
The key to taking the political development path of socialism with Chinese characteristics is to adhere to the organic unity of the party's leadership, the people being the masters of the country, and the rule of law.
The people's congress system is a fundamental political institutional arrangement that adheres to the organic unity of the three and ensures that the Party leads the people to effectively govern the country in accordance with the law.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that to adhere to the organic unity of the three, "the core is to adhere to the party's leadership"; "You can learn from the beneficial achievements of human political civilization, but never copy the Western political system model."
——“We must persist in advancing the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity.” The people’s congress system is an important part of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, as well as an important part of the national governance system, and a strong support for advancing the modernization of national governance.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "it is necessary to adhere to and improve the system of the people being the masters of the country, and continuously promote the institutionalization, standardization and procedure of socialist democratic politics, and better transform institutional advantages into governance efficiency."
These "Six Must Persistences" incisively summarize the latest practical and theoretical achievements of our party in promoting the people's congress system in the new era. The era adheres to and improves the system of people's congresses and provides the fundamental guidelines for doing well in the work of the people's congresses.
Uphold and improve the people's congress system
In November 2021, the CPC Central Committee issued the "Opinions on Adhering to and Improving the People's Congress System and Strengthening and Improving the Work of the People's Congress in the New Era", which is to fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and promote the construction of the People's Congress system in the new era. It is an important measure for the high-quality development of the work of the National People's Congress and the strengthening of socialist democratic political construction.
If the system is stable, the country will be stable, and if the system is strong, the country will be strong.
Institutional competition is an important aspect of comprehensive national strength competition, and institutional advantage is an important advantage for a country to win the strategic initiative.
On the new journey towards the second centenary goal, we must give full play to the fundamental political system of the people's congress system, and firmly grasp the future and destiny of the country and the nation in the hands of the people.
In this important speech, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "we must persist in unswervingly, keep pace with the times, improve the people's congress system, and strengthen and improve the work of the people's congress in the new era", and deployed important work in six areas.
——"Completely implement the Constitution, and safeguard the authority and dignity of the Constitution." The Constitution is the fundamental law of the country, the concentrated expression of the will of the Party and the people, and has the highest legal status, legal authority, and legal effect.
To safeguard the authority of the Constitution means to safeguard the authority of the common will of the Party and the people; to safeguard the dignity of the Constitution means to safeguard the dignity of the common will of the Party and the people; to guarantee the implementation of the Constitution means to ensure the realization of the fundamental interests of the people.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that the people of all ethnic groups, all state organs and armed forces, all political parties, all social groups, and all enterprises and institutions must take the Constitution as the fundamental criterion for their activities, and have the responsibility to safeguard the dignity of the Constitution and ensure the implementation of the Constitution. ; The party leads the people to formulate and implement the constitution and laws, and the party itself must act within the scope of the constitution and laws.
Centering on the implementation of the Constitution and the maintenance of the authority and dignity of the Constitution, the General Secretary has put forward principled requirements for the people's congresses, governments, supervisory committees, courts, and procuratorates at all levels, the National People's Congress and its standing committees, and local people's congresses and their standing committees.
——“Accelerate the improvement of the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, use good laws to promote development and ensure good governance.” Since the reform and opening up, my country has taken more than 30 years to form a socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, “This is a remarkable achievement in the history of human rule of law. ".
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, my country has accelerated the pace of legislation. As of December 2021, a total of 63 laws have been formulated, 288 laws have been amended, 9 legal interpretations have been made, and 91 decisions on legal issues and major issues have been passed.
There are 291 valid laws in my country, 611 administrative regulations and supervision regulations, and more than 12,000 local regulations.
The progress of the times and the development of practice constantly put forward new demands on the construction of the legal system.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that it is necessary to strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the party over legislative work, better combine reform and development decision-making with legislative decision-making, coordinate the promotion of domestic and foreign-related rule of law, coordinate legislation, reform, abolition, interpretation and compilation, and keep pace with the times and improve the legal system. ; Seize the key to improving the quality of legislation, give full play to the leading role of the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee in legislative work, and further promote scientific, democratic, and law-based legislation.
——“Make good use of the supervision power of the People’s Congress conferred by the Constitution, and implement correct supervision, effective supervision, and supervision in accordance with the law.” The important principle of the people’s congress system and the basic requirement of the system design are that the power of any state organ and its staff must be subject to Supervision and restriction.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, "We must give better play to the important role of the supervision of the National People's Congress in the supervision system of the party and the state, let the people supervise power, let power operate under the sun, use the cage of the system to manage power, and use the reins of the rule of law to control power." .
The general secretary requires people's congresses at all levels and their standing committees to exercise correct, effective, and lawful supervision, ensure that laws and regulations are effectively implemented, and ensure that administrative, supervisory, judicial, and procuratorial powers are exercised correctly in accordance with the law; The "two houses" must strictly implement the laws, regulations and resolutions made by the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee, report their work in accordance with the law, and consciously accept the supervision of the National People's Congress.
—— "To give full play to the role of deputies to the people's congress, and to make sure that what the people call for and what we do." The key to the strong vitality and remarkable superiority of the people's congress system is that it is deeply rooted in the people.
By the end of 2020, there were 2.62 million deputies to the National People's Congress, of which the directly elected deputies at the county and township levels accounted for 94.5% of the total number of deputies.
There are more than 220,000 representative homes and representative liaison stations all over the country, basically achieving full coverage of towns and streets, and opening up the "last mile" for representatives to contact the masses.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that it is necessary to enrich the content and forms of people's congress deputies to contact the people, so as to better connect with the people, observe people's conditions, gather people's wisdom, and benefit people's livelihood; the standing committees of people's congresses at all levels must support and ensure that deputies can better perform their duties in accordance with the law; deputies to the people's congresses We must faithfully represent the interests and will of the people, be a politically wise person, and be a good bridge between the party and the state to connect with the people.
——“Strengthen the awareness of political organs and strengthen the self-construction of the people’s congresses.” The self-construction of the people’s congresses at all levels and their standing committees is directly related to the functioning of the people’s congress system.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that people's congresses at all levels and their standing committees should strengthen the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four self-confidences", and achieve the "two maintenances", and constantly improve their political judgment, political understanding, and political execution to become Consciously adhere to the political organs under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the state power organs that ensure that the people are the masters of the country, the working organs that fully shoulder the responsibilities entrusted by the Constitution and laws, and the representative organs that always maintain close contact with the people.
The important discussion of the "Four Organs" further clarifies the positioning and requirements of the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee, completely and accurately summarizes the essential attributes and responsibilities and missions of the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee, and further points out the direction for the National People's Congress to strengthen its own construction.
——“Strengthen the Party’s overall leadership over the work of the National People’s Congress.” The people’s congress system is an important institutional carrier for the Party to lead the organs of state power, and it is also an important realization form for the Party to fully develop democracy and implement the mass line in the state power.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that party committees at all levels should place the work of the National People's Congress in an important position, improve the system for the work of party leaders, support the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee in exercising their powers and work in accordance with the law, and guide and urge the "one government, one committee and two houses" to be conscious Accept the supervision of the National People's Congress; Party organizations at all levels, propaganda and other departments must strengthen coordination and cooperation with the relevant parties of the National People's Congress to form a strong synergy for the work of the National People's Congress in the new era; Party groups of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress at all levels must conscientiously implement the party's leadership system, Implement the main responsibility of comprehensively and strictly governing the party.
Chinese Communist Party's View of Democracy
"China's democracy is the people's democracy, and the people are the masters of the country is the essence and core of Chinese democracy."
"Democracy is diverse and the world is colorful."
"The sunshine of democracy shines on the land of China, and the Chinese people enjoy a broad, full, real, concrete, and effective democracy."
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On December 4, 2021, the State Council Information Office issued a white paper entitled "Democracy in China", which comprehensively summarizes the remarkable achievements in the development of democracy in China, and in-depth explains the values, institutional procedures, participation practices and world significance of socialist democracy with Chinese characteristics.
As soon as the white paper that speaks with facts is released, it has attracted widespread attention. The majority of cadres, the masses, and people of insight abroad have said: "When it comes to democracy, China has self-confidence and confidence!"
Marx and Engels solemnly declared in the "Communist Manifesto": "The movement of the proletariat is an independent movement for the vast majority of people and for the benefit of the vast majority." Special interests never represent the interests of any interest group, any powerful group, or any privileged class.
The leadership of the Communist Party of China is to support and ensure the realization of the people's mastery of the country.
Over the past 100 years, from the "Double Selection" and the "Three-Three System" to the people's congress system, the Communist Party of China has held high the banner of people's democracy and led the people in a country that has a history of thousands of years of feudal society and has become a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society in modern times. Realize that the people are the masters of the country, the Chinese people have truly become the masters of the country, society and their own destiny, and people's democracy has continued to develop.
Especially since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of my country, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, based on a new historical position, has deeply grasped the new changes in the main contradiction in our society, actively responded to the new demands and expectations of the people for democracy and the rule of law, and improved the The system of the people being the masters of the country, the advantages of the socialist political system with Chinese characteristics have been brought into full play, a lively, stable and united political situation has been consolidated and developed, the enthusiasm and strength of the Chinese people to strive for the new era have been greatly stimulated and united, and the people's democratic Showing vigor and strong vitality in the land of China.
"How to transform democratic values and ideas into scientific and effective institutional arrangements, and into concrete and realistic democratic practices, requires attention to the organic integration of history and reality, theory and practice, form and content, and finding correct institutional mechanisms, methods and methods." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping, standing at the height of history and the times, has profoundly summed up the valuable experience of our party's unremitting struggle to realize and ensure the people's mastery of the country, and has combined Marxist democratic political theory with China's contemporary reality to continuously deepen The understanding of the law of the development of democratic politics, and a series of important expositions on what democracy is and how to develop it, profoundly expounded our party's position, ideas and views on democracy.
In this important speech, the general secretary systematically expounded our party's view of democracy on how to understand and judge democracy.
——“The political system cannot be judged abstractly from specific social and political conditions and historical and cultural traditions.” How to evaluate whether a country’s political system is democratic and effective?
General Secretary Xi Jinping reiterated the "eight can" criteria: "It mainly depends on whether the national leadership can be replaced in an orderly manner in accordance with the law, whether all the people can manage national and social affairs, economic and cultural undertakings in accordance with the law, and whether the people can express themselves freely. Interest demands, whether all sectors of society can effectively participate in the country's political life, whether national decision-making can be scientific and democratized, whether talents from all walks of life can enter the country's leadership and management system through fair competition, and whether the ruling party can achieve the goal of The leadership of state affairs and whether the exercise of power can be effectively constrained and supervised." These "eight possible" are a profound summary of the development law of the democratic political system, an important development of the Marxist state theory, and have far-reaching theoretical and theoretical implications. Practical significance.
——“Democracy is not a decoration, it is not used for decoration, but it is used to solve the problems that the people need to solve.” The key to a country’s democracy or not is whether the people are truly masters of the country.
General Secretary Xi Jinping creatively put forward the standard of "four things to look at and four more things to look at": "It depends on whether the people have the right to vote, and more importantly whether the people have the right to participate extensively; it depends on what the people get in the election process. Verbal promises depend more on how much these promises are fulfilled after the election; it depends on what kind of political procedures and political rules the system and laws stipulate, and more on whether these systems and laws are actually implemented; Whether the procedure is democratic or not depends more on whether the power is truly supervised and restricted by the people." Comparing with the standard of "four things to see and four to see", the general secretary pointedly pointed out: "If the people can only be awakened and voted when they vote After that, it entered a period of dormancy, only listening to hype slogans during the election campaign, having no right to speak after the election, only being favored during the canvassing, and being left out after the election, such a democracy is not a real democracy.”
——"Democracy is the right of the people of all countries, not the patent of a few countries." Democracy is the common value of all mankind. All countries should respect each other, seek common ground while reserving differences, practice "self-respect", consider themselves "master", and be democratic to other countries. Dominance and preaching will only hinder the development of human democracy.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out clearly: "Whether a country is democratic should be judged by the people of that country, not by a few outsiders. Whether a country is democratic in the international community should be judged jointly by the international community. It should not be judged by a self-righteous minority.”
——“There are many ways to realize democracy, and it is impossible to be the same.” Democracy is not a customized product. The whole world has a model and a specification.
Different countries have different national conditions, and each country's political system is unique. There is no identical political system in the world, and there is no political system model that applies to all countries.
General Secretary Xi Jinping clearly pointed out: "It is undemocratic in itself to measure the world's colorful political systems with a single yardstick, and to examine the colorful political civilization of mankind with a monotonous eye."
General Secretary Xi Jinping's series of important expositions on the commanding heights of truth and morality scientifically answered the "question of democracy" and cleared up the "myth of democracy". The powerful counterattack of the "exporting democracy" country has declared firm confidence in the road, theory, system, and culture, and greatly enhanced the confidence and confidence of the Chinese people in upholding and developing socialist democracy with Chinese characteristics.
Whether a country's democracy is good or not, practice is the most convincing, and the people have the most say.
History and reality have fully proved that China's democratic development path has truly achieved the people's mastery of the country. It is a real democracy, a democracy that works, and a successful democracy.
In this important speech, General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly summarized our party's long-term successful experience in promoting the construction of socialist democratic politics, and scientifically summarized the "five basic viewpoints" of the party's adherence to and development of people's democracy: First, people's democracy is socialism. Without democracy, there would be no socialism, there would be no socialist modernization, and there would be no great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Second, the people are the masters of the country, which is the essence and core of socialist democracy, and the development of socialist democracy is to reflect the will of the people. , protect the people's rights and interests, stimulate the people's creativity, and use the institutional system to ensure that the people are the masters of the country; third, the political development path of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the correct path that conforms to China's national conditions and ensures that the people are the masters of the country, and is a long-term struggle of the Chinese people since modern times. The inevitable result of logic, theoretical logic, and practical logic is the inevitable requirement of adhering to the essential attributes of the party and practicing the fundamental purpose of the party; fourth, the people exercise their rights through elections and voting, and all parties within the people conduct full consultation before major decisions. Reaching unanimous opinions on common issues as far as possible are two important forms of China's socialist democracy, which together constitute the institutional characteristics and advantages of China's socialist democratic politics; Give full play to the characteristics and advantages of politics, and continuously promote the institutionalization, standardization and procedure of socialist democratic politics, and provide a more complete institutional guarantee for the prosperity and long-term stability of the party and the country.
Continuously develop the whole process of people's democracy
On November 2, 2019, at the grass-roots legislative contact point of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, located in Hongqiao Street, Shanghai, a consultation meeting for opinions and suggestions on draft laws is underway.
General Secretary Xi Jinping, who was on a local inspection, had a cordial exchange with the community residents who participated in the consultation. The general secretary said: "We are following a socialist political development path with Chinese characteristics, and people's democracy is a democracy in the whole process."
On July 1, 2021, at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping once again emphasized the need to "develop people's democracy in the whole process".
In November 2021, the Sixth Plenary Meeting of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will solemnly include "Developing People's Democracy in the Whole Process and Ensuring that the People Are Masters of the Country" in the "Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the Major Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party's Centennial Struggle".
In this important speech at the work conference of the Central People's Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping comprehensively and profoundly expounded on the major concepts of people's democracy in the whole process:
"Complete institutional procedures".
Our country implements the state system of the people's democratic dictatorship led by the working class and based on the alliance of workers and peasants, the system of people's congresses, the system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation led by the Communist Party of China, the system of regional ethnic autonomy, the system of grassroots mass autonomy, etc. Basic political system, consolidate and develop the broadest patriotic united front, form a comprehensive, extensive and organically connected system of the people as masters of the country, and build a diverse, smooth and orderly democratic channel.
This institutional system not only includes fundamental systems and basic systems, but also forms a series of important systems and institutional mechanisms.
For example, in order to "open the door to legislation", the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress established a normalized legal public consultation mechanism, established 22 legislative contact points in two-thirds of the country's provinces, and opened a "legislative through train"; the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference established The biweekly consultation forum system has been established, and members of all sectors have fully expressed their opinions and suggestions on various issues; urban and rural communities have established village (resident) councils, village (resident) forums, democratic forums, and democratic hearings, etc. It provides a good mechanism and platform for realizing the broad and orderly political participation of the people.
"Complete Participation Practice".
All the people practice democratic elections, democratic consultations, democratic decision-making, democratic management, and democratic supervision in accordance with the law, and manage state affairs, economic and cultural undertakings, and social affairs through various channels and forms in accordance with the law.
Since the reform and opening up, the voter participation rate of deputies to the county and township level people's congresses has remained at around 90%.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, a total of more than 190 drafts of laws have been publicly solicited for public opinions, and about 1.1 million people have put forward more than 3 million opinions and suggestions.
The drafting of the “14th Five-Year Plan” proposal has been widely consulted by the people. More than 1 million comments were received from the online consultation alone, and many comments were absorbed into the proposal draft.
Every year at the National Two Sessions, Party and state leaders and more than 5,000 National People's Congress deputies and CPPCC members discuss the country's development plan and discuss hot issues of people's livelihood. The people's thoughts and hopes are integrated into the top-level design of the country's development.
Complete institutional procedures and complete participation in practice have transformed the whole process of people's democracy from values to institutional forms, governance mechanisms and people's lifestyles rooted in China, so that the country's political and social life can be reflected in all aspects and aspects. The will of the people, the voice of the people is heard.
As General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out profoundly: "The whole process of people's democracy in our country has realized the unity of process democracy and outcome democracy, procedural democracy and substantive democracy, direct democracy and indirect democracy, people's democracy and the will of the state. Universal democracy is the broadest, most authentic, and most effective socialist democracy."
People's democracy in the whole process is rooted in the land of China. It is a great creation of the Communist Party of China to unite and lead the people to pursue democracy, develop democracy and realize democracy. form.
This major concept put forward by General Secretary Xi Jinping has profoundly clarified the distinctive features and significant advantages of our people's democracy, enriched and developed the theory of socialist democratic politics, and provided a scientific basis for the development of socialist democratic politics and the construction of socialist political civilization in the new era. Guidelines and fundamentals to follow.
The whole process of people's democracy has grown in the great practice of my country's socialist democratic politics, and it will also continue to develop in the new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way.
In this important speech, General Secretary Xi Jinping used "three concrete and realistic" measures to continue to promote the people's democracy in the whole process, and embody the people's mastery of the country into "the policies and measures of the party's governance of the country", "the party and state organs" All aspects of work at all levels” and “the work that realizes the people’s longing for a better life” put forward fundamental requirements.
The people's congress system is an important institutional carrier for the realization of people's democracy in the whole process of our country. The general secretary has put forward its important role to play its important role, and proposed to continuously expand the people's orderly political participation, ensure that the people enjoy extensive rights and freedoms in accordance with the law, and improve the platform for democratic public opinion expression. Specific requirements such as carriers and telling the story of Chinese democracy well.
"If China wants to fly high and run fast, it must gather and inspire the majestic strength of more than 1.4 billion people." On a vast land of more than 9.6 million square kilometers, under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China, all Chinese people are responsible for Lord, the whole process of people's democracy is vigorous, the political development of socialism with Chinese characteristics has a bright future, and the prospects for realizing the second centenary goal are infinite!