Legislators in China's Southernmost province of Hainan on Saturday gathered to vote on government projects concerning people's wellbeing, an embodiment of the country's efforts in promoting whole-process people's democracy.
China's ability to communicate with people and its efforts to "build the people up" are admirable, said a group of visiting parliamentarians from Pacific island countries.
A senior Chinese lawmaker on Monday stressed the importance of giving improved play to the role of people's congresses in developing whole-process people's democracy.
A high-profile seminar for parliamentarians from English-speaking African countries was recently organized in China, inviting political figures from the legislative bodies of eight African countries - Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, the Seychelles, Somalia, Uganda, and Zambia - to take an in-depth look at China's democratic practices and socioeconomic development.
Democracy, which the people of a country are in the best position to judge, should be focused on how it can deliver to the people, senior politicians and experts said on Thursday, as called for greater respect for how each country chooses to develop.
Highlighting the significance of advancing whole-process people's democracy, China's top legislator called for great efforts to ensure the full implementation of the Constitution, with sound legislation to promote growth and governance.
At the annual gatherings, over 5,000 national legislators and political advisers — ranging from farmers to State leaders — sit together in the Great Hall of the People in the heart of Beijing to deliberate on bills or discuss affairs of State, pool their wisdom and bring the Chinese people together to forge ahead.
A Chinese spokesperson said Saturday that the ongoing revision of the Legislation Law embodies whole-process people's democracy and its requirements.