New legislation on security cameras is aimed at regulating the use of video feeds and protecting people's privacy, rather than having more cameras installed, a local legislator said as the city of Zhuzhou, in Hunan province, enacted the nation's first local legislation on the issue.
The upcoming annual sessions of national legislature and political advisory body provide a prime opportunity for observers to gain a unique vantage point to witness the country's democracy in action.
Thanks to the enactment and modification of several laws last year, China's system of people's congresses has been further improved, contributing to ensuring that the people are the masters of the country, experts said.
A recent public discussion in Southwest Shanghai's Minhang district, where more than 300 community representatives gathered to talk about preparations for the district's largest park to be open around the clock, was the latest example of whole-process people's democracy in the city.
Foreign guests praised the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region's approach to opening-up and the Chinese path to democracy, after they were invited, for the first time, to attend the region's annual legislative and political advisory sessions.
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.