Since a national-level pilot program for urban renewal was launched in Minzhu village in 2021, Wu, a deputy to the Chongqing Municipal People's Congress, has convened numerous "courtyard meetings" where residents were invited to voice their opinions and suggestions.
The ongoing "two sessions" in China have once again put the global spotlight on the country's unique democratic model -- whole-process people's democracy.
Democracy is a universal value, yet it takes different forms across civilizations. While Western democracies often equate democracy with elections, China has developed a distinct model — whole-process people's democracy — tailored to its national conditions and historical traditions.
As a "post-80s" NPC deputy, Sheng Hong is both a witness and practitioner of whole-process people's democracy. Sheng has always been listening to the needs of residents and their opinions and suggestions on legislative work.
By amplifying public engagement in lawmaking, Guo said, China is showing its commitment to refining governance and fostering a more inclusive democracy.
In this video, Jerry Grey, a British media commentator, visited Dongnan village in Lianshan's Shangshuai town to witness how Huang Jiaying, a county-level deputy, expands Chinese hanging gourd farming, and how he makes his own efforts to boost ethnic minority culture.
The establishment of local legislative outreach offices across the country was first proposed at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in 2014.
At the legislative outreach office in the subdistrict, suggestions from the public have been solicited on 95 draft laws over the past five years, with 272 suggestions adopted.