Documentary of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core promoting the whole process of people’s democratic construction

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 2. Topic: Consolidate the cornerstone of democracy and gather surging power – a documentary record of the whole process of people’s democracy construction promoted by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core

Xinhua News Agency reporter

Democracy, the common value of all mankind, is an important concept that the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people have always adhered to.

People’s democracy is the life of socialism and a democracy in the whole process. On the new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core united and led more than 1.4 billion Chinese people to unswervingly follow the path of socialist political development with Chinese characteristics, promote and develop people’s democracy in the whole process, and demonstrate the new development of Chinese democracy. The weather, composes a colorful movement of socialist democratic politics in the new era.

Hold high the banner of people’s democracy in the whole process: “We are taking a socialist political development path with Chinese characteristics, and people’s democracy is a democracy in the whole process”

On March 5, 2021, at the deliberation site of the Inner Mongolia delegation at the Fourth Session of the Thirteenth National People’s Congress, Zhou Yizhe, a representative of the National People’s Congress who has been a forestry worker for decades, told General Secretary Xi Jinping about his transformation from “tree chopping” to “tree watching”. people” changes.

“The change of your identity is a microcosm of the transformation of our country’s industrial structure.” General Secretary Xi Jinping encouraged everyone to adhere to the concept that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, and unswervingly follow the path of ecological priority and green development.

Representative Zhou Yizhe of this conference put forward suggestions to promote the real changes in the Daxing’anling forest area: newly built fire emergency roads are hovering in the forest area and mountains, and new optical fibers have enabled more and more forest farms to have 4G networks…

The opinions and suggestions of an ordinary forestry worker are transformed into decision-making and benefit the people, vividly explaining the profound meaning of people’s democracy in the whole process.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has deepened its understanding of the laws of democratic political development, put forward the major concept of people’s democracy in the whole process, enriched and developed the socialist democratic political theory, and provided socialist political civilization development. Guide and follow.

“The general secretary put forward the major concept of people’s democracy in the whole process here, which inspired us.” Zhu Guoping, secretary of the party branch of Hongqiao Pingju Studio, Changning District, Shanghai, recalled that day more than two years ago, with a fresh memory.

The grass-roots legislative contact point of Shanghai Hongqiao Sub-district held a symposium for consultation on the “Sports Law of the People’s Republic of China (Revised Draft)” (photo taken on November 26, 2021).Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Ying

In November 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping, who was inspecting in Shanghai, came to Hongqiao Sub-district and had a cordial exchange with community residents who were participating in the consultation on legislative opinions. He proposed for the first time that “people’s democracy is a democracy in the whole process”.

In his important speech at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping stood at the height of the people making history, emphasized “developing people’s democracy in the whole process”, and issued an order to open up a new journey of socialist democratic political construction in our country.

In October 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping attended the first work conference of the Central People’s Congress in the history of the party and delivered an important speech, systematically explaining the major concepts and practices of people’s democracy in the whole process, and making major arrangements and clear requirements for the continuous development of people’s democracy in the whole process. :

Declared to unswervingly follow the path of democratic development in line with national conditions – “We must adhere to the socialist political development path with Chinese characteristics, adhere to and improve the system of people’s congresses, strengthen and improve the work of the people’s congresses in the new era, and continuously develop people’s democracy throughout the process”;

Revealing the whole process attributes of our people’s democracy – “It 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, and it is a whole-chain, all-round and full-coverage democracy. , is the broadest, truest, and most effective socialist democracy”;

Point out an important path for the development of people’s democracy in the whole process – “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 and in all aspects. , concretely and realistically embodied in the work of realizing the people’s yearning for a better life”;

The key criteria for clearly measuring whether a country is democratic—“It depends on whether the people have the right to vote, and more importantly, whether the people have the right to participate widely; it depends on what verbal promises the people have received during the election process, and more importantly on these promises after the election. How much has been achieved…” “Whether a country is a democracy should be judged by the people of this country, not by the finger-pointing of a few outsiders.”

In a newly delivered community in Fengqiao Town, Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province, the law enforcement officers of the Fengqiao Town Squadron of Zhuji Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Brigade and Hongfeng Butler volunteers discussed the unified decoration specifications of the community on the spot (photo taken on October 19, 2021).Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Yu

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” summarizes the core content of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era with “ten clarifications”. into it.

Based on the new historical position, to coordinate the overall strategy of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the great changes in the world unseen in a century, General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly answered a series of major questions about the construction of socialist democratic politics, and proposed a series of new ideas, new measures and new measures for the development of people’s democracy in the whole process. The strategy marks that our party’s understanding of the law of democratic political development has entered a higher level.

The Juying Hall of Beijing Friendship Hotel is brightly lit and has a warm atmosphere.

On the afternoon of March 6, 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping came here to visit members of the medical and health sector and education sector who participated in the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and participated in a joint group meeting to listen to opinions and suggestions.

“I didn’t expect to communicate face-to-face with the general secretary and put forward suggestions on the high-quality development of public hospitals.” Recalling the scene at that time, Hu Yu, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference from the Union Hospital affiliated to Huazhong University of Science and Technology, was still very excited, “the general secretary responded on the spot. My advice and instructions were given. My advice was quickly responded to and it gave me more motivation to do my job.”

Every year at the National Two Sessions, General Secretary Xi Jinping has in-depth exchanges with the deputies and members to discuss the country’s interests. In the practice of governing the country in the past ten years, the vivid pictures of General Secretary Xi Jinping are vivid in my eyes——

In March 2018, in the Great Hall of the People’s Auditorium, General Secretary Xi Jinping solemnly swore: “Loyal to the motherland, loyal to the people, fulfilling duties, and honesty…”

In September 2020, at a symposium of grassroots representatives, General Secretary Xi Jinping had cordial exchanges with grassroots representatives such as rural teachers, migrant workers, and courier brothers, listened carefully to opinions and suggestions, and worked together to plan economic and social development during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period.

In November 2021, when participating in the general election of deputies to the people’s congresses at the district and township levels in Beijing, General Secretary Xi Jinping dressed in formal clothes, held the ballot with both hands, and solemnly cast a vote in front of the ballot box, emphasizing “the continuous development of people’s democracy in the whole process. , to better ensure that the people are the masters of the country.”

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The Third Plenary Session of the Eighteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed to “pay more attention to improving the democratic system and enriching the forms of democracy”, and the report of the Nineteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China emphasized “expanding the orderly political participation of the people, ensuring that the people carry out democratic elections, democratic consultations, democratic decision-making, democratic management and democratic supervision”, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made it clear that “uphold and improve the system of the people as masters of the country”…

Under the leadership of General Secretary Xi Jinping, our party has always wanted and worked together with the people, and promoted the whole process of people’s democracy with broader content and richer levels to show vigor.

Whole-chain, all-round, full-coverage people’s democracy in the whole process: “If a country is not democratic, the key lies in whether the people are the masters of the country”

On the eve of the Spring Festival of the Year of the Tiger, the “Small Court Chamber” in No. 44 Courtyard of Caochang, Qianmen, Beijing is very lively. Residents sat together to discuss the “beautiful courtyard” renovation plan and imagine a better life in the future.

Three years ago, General Secretary Xi Jinping came here to have a cordial conversation with the residents who were discussing matters, and clearly pointed out: “‘The residents’ affairs are discussed by the residents, and the residents’ affairs are determined by the residents’, which is conducive to enhancing the sense of belonging and ownership of the community residents, and improving the community. The level of precision and refinement of governance and services.”

At a polling station in Yingfeng Village, Tuankou Town, Lin’an District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, villagers participate in the general election of the grass-roots people’s congress, and village-level supervision liaison officers monitor votes (photo taken on December 14, 2021).Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Yu

Small details reflect great democracy. Civil civil proposal, civil public opinion, civil civil decision, civil private operation, civil public appraisal… “Small Court Chamber” is a vivid portrayal of the whole process of people’s democracy with close links, rich forms and wide coverage.

Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, and major social contradictions have transformed. How to keep pace with the times, develop and improve people’s democracy in the whole process, and better meet the people’s growing demands for democracy, rule of law, fairness, justice, security, and the environment?

General Secretary Xi Jinping’s profound exposition guides the development of people’s democracy in a broader, more adequate and more complete process throughout the process:

“Under the leadership of the party, we must continue to expand the people’s orderly political participation, strengthen the protection of human rights and the rule of law, and ensure that the people enjoy a wide range of rights and freedoms in accordance with the law.”

——The whole process of people’s democracy not only has a complete system and procedures, but also has a complete participatory practice, allowing the people to actively participate in the management of state and social affairs through democratic elections, democratic consultations and other forms.

In Xinhua Township, Tianquan County, Ya’an, Sichuan, Li Chaolan, a 100-year-old man, has participated in more than ten elections for the National People’s Congress.

Since the first half of last year, general elections for the people’s congresses at the county and township levels across the country have been launched one after another. Xinhua Township is located in the hinterland of the mountainous area. In order to facilitate voters who are elderly and have limited mobility to effectively exercise their right to vote, the Township Election Committee specially arranges staff to carry mobile ballot boxes for “door-to-door service”.

“Before liberation, how could we poor people have the right to speak. The Communist Party made our people truly become masters of the family.” The old man Li Chaolan said with emotion.

Looking back in 1954, the first session of the first National People’s Congress passed the “Constitution of the People’s Republic of China”, which made it clear that “all power belongs to the people”!

The people are the masters of the country – the original aspiration of the people’s democracy remains unchanged throughout the whole process.

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that it is necessary to ensure that the people exercise their voting rights in accordance with the law, democratically elect deputies to the people’s congress, ensure that the people’s right to know, participate, express, and supervise the entire process of the work of the people’s congress in all aspects and links, and ensure that the party and the country are in the decision-making process. The voice of the people can be heard in all aspects of the implementation, supervision and implementation.

Today, among the five-level people’s congress deputies in my country, the county and township level people’s congress representatives directly elected by more than 1 billion voters account for more than 90% of the total number of deputies. The breadth and authenticity of the elections have been fully demonstrated to better ensure that the people are the masters of the country.

“Whether all the people can manage national and social affairs, economic and cultural undertakings in accordance with the law, and whether the people can freely express their interests and demands…” General Secretary Xi Jinping’s evaluation of whether a country’s political system is democratic and effective is an important criterion that is deeply embedded in society. the whole process of democratic democracy.

The outline of the “14th Five-Year Plan” concerns the future and destiny of China’s development and the happy life of more than 1.4 billion people.

In order to draft the proposals for the “14th Five-Year Plan”, General Secretary Xi Jinping has conducted in-depth local inspections and investigations many times, visiting farmers, entering enterprises, examining people’s conditions and asking for good strategies. He emphasized that it is necessary to open the door to ask for strategies, brainstorm ideas, and unify strengthening top-level design and insisting on asking and planning with the people.

From July to September 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping personally hosted 7 thematic symposiums to listen to the opinions and suggestions of people from all walks of life in various fields. Facing grassroots representatives, he pointed out profoundly: “Good principles, policies and development plans should conform to the will of the people, conform to the people’s thoughts and expectations, and come from the masses and go to the masses.”

In August 2020, the “14th Five-Year Plan” proposed to formulate and carry out “Internet Inquiry Plan”, and the advice of Li Dianbo, a village cadre in Pugebu Village, Dalat Banner, Inner Mongolia, on “mutual aid for the elderly” was incorporated into the proposal.

The voice from the small village “walked into” Zhongnanhai and became a vivid practice of people’s democracy in the whole process.

From the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to the end of 2021, the CPC Central Committee has held or entrusted relevant departments to hold more than 170 political party consultation meetings to conduct sincere consultations with non-Party people on major issues and listen to their opinions to ensure more scientific and democratic decision-making.

Opening the door to legislation and democratic legislation continue to advance. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, more than 200 draft laws have been solicited from the public, more than 1.1 million people have put forward more than 3 million opinions and suggestions, and many important opinions have been adopted.

The democratic management of urban and rural communities allows people to fully participate in the management of grassroots public affairs and public welfare undertakings; enterprises and institutions generally establish democratic management systems to protect the legitimate rights and interests of employees; various forms of social organizations flourish and become important participants in democratic management…

At the “two buckets and one bag” residents solicitation meeting held in the Zhaojialou Community Council, Jianguomen Street, Beijing, 12 garbage classification experts from the community voted on the “two buckets” style. The operation and management of garbage classification, such as station location and regular and fixed-point delivery, listen to residents’ opinions (photo taken on May 2, 2020).Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Peng Ziyang

The whole process of people’s democracy has been implemented in all aspects of state governance and administration, and the economic, political, cultural, social, ecological civilization and other fields have been fully covered, and the people’s rights to know, participate, express, and supervise are effectively guaranteed.

——In the whole process, the forms of people’s democracy have been continuously enriched and the channels have been continuously expanded, showing more vigorous vitality.

In the new era and new journey, it is necessary to keep pace with the times, improve and develop people’s democracy in the whole process.

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that it is necessary to expand people’s democracy, improve the democratic system, enrich the forms of democracy, broaden the channels of democracy, expand the orderly political participation of citizens at all levels and in all fields, and develop a broader, more adequate and more complete people’s democracy.

This clear requirement points out the direction for the development of a whole-process people’s democracy with more quality and vitality on the new journey of struggle.

Resident representatives of Yongquan Community, Yonglian Village, Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, discuss the issue of community environmental improvement in the village council hall democratically (photo taken on June 19, 2020).Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Lei

The whole-chain, all-round, and full-coverage characteristics of people’s democracy in the whole process are constantly highlighted:

Carry out political consultations, legislative consultations, administrative consultations, democratic consultations, social consultations, grass-roots consultations, and innovate consultation methods such as forums, demonstrations, hearings, public announcements, evaluations, consultations, and networks…

Hold village (resident) council meetings, democratic forums, and democratic hearings in urban and rural communities, set up “legislative through trains”, “small court chambers”, and online “discussion groups”…

One after another, lively and lively democratic forms have injected new vitality into the whole process of people’s democratic development.

The most extensive, authentic and effective whole-process people’s democracy: “If China wants to fly high and run fast, it must gather and inspire the majestic power of its 1.4 billion people”

On the first working day after the New Year’s Day holiday in 2021, courts in Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai and other places successively pronounced a batch of cases that apply the Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China.

Looking back at the legislative path of the Civil Code, from gathering public opinion and repeated revisions to the deliberation and approval of the National People’s Congress, the legislative process of the Civil Code vividly reflects the most extensive, true and effective people’s democracy in the whole process.

The whole process of people’s democracy is broad and true——

The National Two Sessions will be held soon. Sun Xianzhong, deputy to the National People’s Congress and member of the Constitution and Law Committee of the National People’s Congress, is very concerned about the draft amendment to the local organic law that will be submitted to the National People’s Congress for deliberation.

A year ago, the Fourth Session of the Thirteenth National People’s Congress completed the first revision of the Organic Law of the National People’s Congress, and “whole process democracy” was written into the law.

During the revision of the Organic Law of the National People’s Congress, the Party Central Committee attached great importance to it. General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and listened to relevant reports. The important instructions given by General Secretary Xi Jinping provide important guidance and fundamental compliance for doing a good job in the revision of the law and the work of the National People’s Congress.

It is truly written into the law, widely implemented in the national system, and the development of people’s democracy in the whole process is a realistic need to promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity.

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out profoundly, “Always represent the fundamental interests of the broadest masses of the people, ensure that the people are masters of the country, reflect the common will of the people, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the people. The root of the system’s efficient functioning and dynamism.”

Establish a system for the State Council to report the management of state-owned assets to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, and improve the supervision system and working mechanism of the National People’s Congress; amend the CPPCC’s charter and add “It is an important part of the national governance system and a system with Chinese characteristics. “arrangement”; improve the urban and rural community consultation system, and broaden the institutional channels for the masses to participate in grassroots governance…

The number of grass-roots legislative contact points established by the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress has increased to 22, and the legislative opinions of the masses have been collected more widely; many places have established “immediate action” and “immediate action” and other work systems to relieve people’s worries; local 12345 hotline 24/7 service, becoming the air rescue hotline for the people…

As an all-round, all-weather, panoramic existence, the foundation of the people’s democratic system has been gradually consolidated throughout the process, which has boosted the continuous improvement of the national governance system and the significant improvement of governance efficiency.

The whole process of people’s democracy is easy to use and works——

On December 24, 2021, the organ of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the 58th biweekly consultation forum of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, had a warm atmosphere.

“It is necessary to promote the integration of families, schools, society, networks, government, and judicial protection.”

“We must insist on early detection, early stop, and early punishment, and improve the prevention system for crimes against minors’ rights and interests.”

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It is urgent to promote the judicial protection of the rights and interests of minors. 10 CPPCC members and specially invited representatives were present at the scene, and more than 70 members communicated and interacted in real time on the CPPCC National Committee members’ mobile platform.

Since October 2013, more than 130 bi-weekly consultation symposiums of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference have made the good words and good strategies of members from all walks of life an important reference for solving the problems of national economy and people’s livelihood.

The cohesion of every word and strategy, and the promotion bit by bit, draw the largest concentric circles, find the greatest common divisor, and form a strong positive energy of unity and struggle.

In the call hall of the 12345 Citizen Hotline in Yizhuang, Beijing, a staff member answers the hotline (photo taken on November 13, 2019).Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Peng Ziyang

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “The development of socialist democratic politics is to reflect the will of the people, protect the rights and interests of the people, stimulate the creativity of the people, and use the institutional system to ensure that the people are masters of the country.”

How to make up for the shortcomings of rural revitalization? How to achieve high-quality development in ethnic areas? Dakumujia, member of the Standing Committee of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, submitted a number of proposals to the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, which received positive responses, so that the voices of the grassroots and the policy were precisely matched.

At the critical juncture in the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Yang Zhen, a representative of the National People’s Congress, quickly proposed to use artificial intelligence lung CT technology to effectively screen cases.

From controlling smog to preventing water and soil pollution, from paying attention to children’s “small glasses” to responding to population aging, from decisive battle against poverty to promoting high-quality development…

The whole process of people’s democracy is easy to use and effective, and promotes China’s giant ship to ride the waves in the new era.

Whatever is done by accumulated strength, there is nothing invincible; whatever is done by the wisdom of the masses, there is nothing that cannot be achieved.

The sonorous and powerful words of General Secretary Xi Jinping inspired the whole country to make concerted efforts to forge a new journey and create new brilliance——

“The closer we get to the goal, the more complicated the situation and the more arduous the task, the more we must give full play to the political advantages of the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the institutional advantages of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and gather wisdom and strength from all aspects to form the aspirations of Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad. A powerful combination of thinking in one place and working hard in one place.”

The world trend, the vast soup.

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out profoundly: “The world today is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century. Institutional competition is an important aspect of competition in comprehensive national strength, and institutional advantages are an important advantage for a country to gain strategic initiative.”

“We must continue to promote the institutionalization, standardization and proceduralization of socialist democratic politics, give better play to the advantages of the socialist political system with Chinese characteristics, and provide a more complete institutional guarantee for the prosperity and long-term stability of the party and the country.”

Under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, we have been tirelessly exploring the true meaning of democracy and promoting democratic development. (Reporters Yang Weihan, Chen Fei, Luo Sha, Xiong Feng, Bai Yang, Liu Shuo, participating in the writing: Liu Yide, Liang Jianqiang, Guo Jingdan, Wu Guangyu, Zhang Manzi)