Bathed in the sunshine of spring, full of the entrustment of the people, the annual two sessions of the country are about to start.

　　In the past five years, in this ancient and ever-new land, seemingly insurmountable difficulties and obstacles have been overcome, and impressive miracles have emerged one after another.

　　Since the Thirteenth National People's Congress and its Standing Committee took up their duties, they have always adhered to the party's overall leadership over the work of the National People's Congress, insisted on focusing on the center and serving the overall situation, and dared to fight and take responsibility. The process of people's democracy has shown a new look, continuously promoting new progress in the work of the people's congress in the new era, and providing a strong legal guarantee for comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

　　High-quality legislation progresses steadily

　　The socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics is improving day by day

　　On May 28, 2020, the long-awaited "Civil Code of the People's Republic of China" was passed by a high vote at the third session of the 13th National People's Congress!

　　With 7 volumes, 1,260 articles, and more than 100,000 characters, this massive book of civil rights has been infiltrating all aspects of people's lives since its implementation.

Such a "Declaration of People's Rights in the New Era" tailored for ordinary people shines brightly in the great process of comprehensively ruling the country according to law.

　　The law is an important tool for governing a country, and good laws are the prerequisite for good governance.

Over the past few decades, the solemn Great Hall of the People has experienced countless highlights in the development and progress of the rule of law in China. In the past five years, it has also witnessed the significant progress in the legislative work of the Thirteenth National People's Congress and its Standing Committee.

　　Adopted constitutional amendments, enacted 47 laws, revised 111 laws, made 1 legal interpretation, passed 52 decisions on legal issues and major issues... Over the past five years, the 13th National People's Congress and its Standing Committee have insisted on the following Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law has been implemented, and scientific legislation, democratic legislation, and law-based legislation have been deeply promoted. Historic achievements have been made in legislative work and the construction of a legal normative system, and the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics is becoming more and more perfect.

　　A series of good laws that highlight the feelings for the people and carry the wisdom of the country are constantly coming out, responding to the people's expectations of the rule of law for a better life——

　　Formulate the Yangtze River Protection Law, the Yellow River Protection Law, the Black Soil Protection Law, the Wetland Protection Law, etc., and revise many ecological and environmental protection laws such as the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law, and the Solid Waste Pollution Prevention and Control Law... The ecological beauty of clear water, green banks, and singing birds and flowers is becoming more and more present in front of people.

　　Enacting the Rural Revitalization Promotion Law and the Hainan Free Trade Port Law, revising the Science and Technology Progress Law, revising the Anti-Monopoly Law and the Seed Law fully demonstrate the confidence and determination to comprehensively deepen reform and opening up, and inject new momentum for the rule of law into high-quality development.

　　Passed the Data Security Law, revised the National Defense Law, passed the Law on the Protection of Military Status and Rights and Interests, and the Law on the Protection of Veterans, enacted the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, the Maritime Police Law, and the Land Border Law... National security legislation continues to focus on key issues, using The power of the rule of law guarantees national sovereignty, security and development interests.

　　The family education promotion law and the doctor law were enacted, the education law was amended, the vocational education law was amended, the anti-food waste law, the agricultural product quality and safety law were enacted successively, the personal information protection law and the anti-telecom network fraud law were enacted, and the women's rights and interests protection law was overhauled... Satisfied The ever-growing better life of the people requires the continuous improvement of the necessary legal system, which has laid a solid foundation for the prosperity of the country and the people's security.

　　Everything is for the people and everything depends on the people.

　　At the legislative contact point of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in Shanghai Hongqiao Sub-district, a rule of law debate competition on the theme of "protecting 'her rights and interests' in the name of law" kicked off.

The two sides expressed their views, which was full of fun, but also deepened the grassroots people's knowledge and understanding of the newly revised Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests.

　　Today, there are 32 grassroots legislative contact points like Hongqiao Sub-district, achieving full coverage in 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities).

"Since the establishment of the contact point, nearly 15,000 opinions on 152 draft laws have been solicited, and more than 2,800 insights have been absorbed by legislative research." Sun Zhenping, director of the Office of the Legal Work Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, said that people's participation in national legislation Opinions and suggestions are fully respected, which better guarantees that the people are the masters of the country.

　　Focus on what the people think and want

　　Protecting the law with "legal inspection" is imperative

　　"Judging from the situation of law enforcement inspections, my country's ecological and environmental protection has made a series of great achievements. A beautiful China with green mountains, green water, and fresh air is gradually changing from a blueprint to a vivid reality." September 2022 On March 1, the 36th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress held a joint group meeting to review the environmental protection law enforcement inspection report and conduct special inquiries. The meeting made the above summary and assessment.

　　The affairs of the world are not difficult to legislate, but difficult to enforce the law.

　　Law enforcement inspection is an important starting point for the National People's Congress to promote the implementation of laws and promote the construction of a country ruled by law.

Since the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth National People's Congress took up its duties, it has always regarded the supervision of the field of ecological environment protection as the top priority, and carried out the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law, Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law, Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Law, and Solid Waste Pollution Environmental Protection Law for five consecutive years. The Law on Prevention and Control, the Law on Environmental Protection, and other 11 ecological and environmental protection laws and the law enforcement inspection of relevant decisions, and conducted special inquiries on relevant law enforcement inspections, striving to provide a solid legal support for ecological and environmental protection.

　　"Using legal weapons to control pollution and using the rule of law to protect green water and green mountains is one of the distinctive features of the supervision work of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress." Relevant responsible comrades of the 13th National People's Congress's Environment and Assets Committee who participated in relevant law enforcement inspections for many times explain.

　　Over the past five years, the people's participation in the supervision work has continued to increase, and the mechanism and methods of law enforcement and inspection work have been continuously improved, which has strengthened the foundation of people's democracy in the entire process of supervision and performance of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress.

　　1,229, 226, 5,146, 6,339, 4,829—this is the number of review suggestions received by the Legal Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress over the past five years.

Behind the tortuously rising numbers is the increasing effectiveness of the filing and review system mechanism, and the increasing recognition and praise of the people.

It is understood that by the end of 2022, the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has supervised and urged the revision, improvement or abolition of about 25,000 various normative documents.

　　Keep an eye on the people's "pockets" and guard the "properties" of state-owned assets.

Over the past five years, the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth National People's Congress has listened to and deliberated the State Council's reports on final accounts, auditing, plan execution, budget execution, and state-owned assets management; it has fully established and operated the National People's Congress budget network supervision system, and established a budget review contact representative mechanism and budget work. Grass-roots contact points of the Commission have been established, and the transparency of the "National Account Book" has continued to improve.

　　Focus on the people's thoughts and expectations, listen to and deliberate the special work report of the State Council around the reform and development of preschool education, social assistance, children's health promotion, and implementation of the "double reduction" work, and promote the resolution of prominent issues involving the vital interests of the people.

　　Keep an eye on the key and difficult issues of economic operation, listen to and review the special work reports of the State Council on scientific and technological innovation, the construction of a modern comprehensive transportation system, and financial work, to help supply-side structural reforms and high-quality economic development...

　　Hearing and deliberating 109 reports on supervision work, inspecting the implementation of 30 laws and decisions, conducting 33 special investigations, carrying out 11 special inquiries based on relevant reports, and filing and reviewing nearly 10,000 normative documents.

As the supervision work of the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee continues to deepen and become more solid, the effectiveness of the supervision of the National People's Congress has been continuously enhanced, effectively promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capabilities.

　　Activation of representative performance kinetic energy

　　Set up a "through train" to serve the people

　　"After several years of performance and training, I have been working hard to learn how to put forward high-quality proposals and suggestions, hoping to better reflect the voice of the masses." Representative Pei Chunliang, Secretary of the Party Branch of Peizhai Village, Zhangcun Township, Huixian City, Henan Province frankly.

　　On April 23, 2021, the 18th deputies study class of the 13th National People's Congress ended in Beijing. 255 deputies to the National People's Congress from 32 electoral units across the country spent a 4-day study and exchange together.

After the study, Pei Chunliang said that he should digest and absorb the "dry goods" in the classroom as soon as possible, so as to "recharge" and "fuel" for better performance of duties in the future.

　　From the initial realization of "full coverage" of new grassroots deputies' performance learning, to the realization of "precision" training content, and to the innovative launch of online training methods, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress held a total of 26 NPC deputies study classes. More than 16,000 deputies to the National People's Congress attended the school.

　　During the Thirteenth National People's Congress, deputies faithfully performed their duties for the people and exercised their powers in accordance with the law. A total of 42,675 proposals were made during the congress and 1,075 during the intersessional period, which provided important decision-making reference for the development of the party and the country.

　　"The working mechanism of representative suggestions is continuously improved, and the whole process of making suggestions, assignment, analysis, supervision, handling, communication, feedback, reply, evaluation, disclosure of representatives' suggestions is promoted, and all links are becoming more standardized and institutionalized, which fully demonstrates the most extensive process of people's democracy in the whole process. , the most authentic and most effective features and advantages.” said Xiao Zhaoshen, director of the Proposal Suggestions Office of the Liaison Bureau of the General Office of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, and a first-level researcher.

　　"Collecting the people's original suggestions on legislation has given me more confidence!" One day in August 2022, Li Juan, a deputy to the Beijing Municipal People's Congress, carefully recorded while listening to the suggestions of community residents.

This is a scene at the symposium for soliciting legislative opinions and suggestions from "ten thousand deputies to the grassroots". Several city and district people's congress deputies and community members sat around the house of the people's congress deputies in Chaowai Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing. , Contribute your wisdom.

　　It has become the norm in various places that people can talk to NPC deputies to discuss opinions and make suggestions at the deputies' houses and deputies' contact stations in front of their homes.

Under the guidance of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, in recent years, people's congresses at all levels have generally established institutional mechanisms for deputies to connect with the masses.

Today, through more than 200,000 deputies' homes and deputies' liaison stations across the country, deputies to the five-level people's congresses have set up a "connecting bridge" to serve the people. Many "golden ideas" from the people have finally become legislation. The "golden key" for the people.

　　"Relying on the House of Representatives and the Contact Station of Representatives, the majority of representatives have a deep understanding of the conditions and opinions of the people, and actively speak out for the people, demonstrating the demeanor of performing their duties as 'the people elect me as a representative, and I serve as a representative for the people', which demonstrates the advantages of the people's congress system ” said Long Xianglin, Director of the Local Liaison Office of the Liaison Bureau of the General Office of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee.

　　In Yangchun Budeze, all things are radiant.

On March 5, deputies to the new National People's Congress will gather in Beijing to exercise state power on behalf of the people.

On the new journey, the people's congress system with distinctive Chinese characteristics and huge institutional advantages will firmly promote the people's democracy in the whole process and gather the great power of the people of the whole country to unite and struggle!

　　(Guangming Daily, Beijing, March 2, by our reporter Li Ruichen and Liu Huadong)