Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
On April 21, the Brazilian magazine Forum published an article by Rafael Henrique Zebetto entitled “Understanding China’s People’s Democracy in the Whole Process in Practice.”
On April 17 this year, I attended a meeting with Beijing government officials in our local area along with four other foreign colleagues. The officials wanted to hear our experiences, observations, and suggestions so as to better understand the actual situation of foreign experts in the city, identify existing problems, and improve relevant policies based on these. Such meetings are a common practice in China’s daily life: officials at various levels regularly communicate with representatives from various walks of life to learn about the difficulties people face and collect suggestions for solutions. This is an important part of China’s people’s democracy in the whole process.
How is people’s democracy in the whole process put into practice? In my early years in China, I closely followed the progress of poverty alleviation work. I even had the opportunity to visit the most remote and poorest parts of the country to observe the process first-hand.
One village woman in Xinjiang managed to escape poverty by opening a guesthouse with the support of the local government. She shared her extraordinary story with me. The woman spoke only Uyghur, while most of her guests were from eastern China and spoke Putonghua (standardized Mandarin). To communicate with her guests, she turned to the local grassroots organization of the Chinese Communist Party, which provided her with a volunteer translator.
These grassroots organizations create a great advantage in the system of state governance because they are able to formulate policies that take into account local needs, have a deep understanding of local problems and development prospects, and maintain close and constant contact with the people.
In addition, Chinese citizens have channels to approach government bodies with questions, criticism, and suggestions. For example, the 12345 hotline in some major cities provides service in foreign languages. In addition to the work of grassroots committees and feedback channels, the government also organizes thematic forums in which officials discuss with representatives of various sectors of society the challenges and difficulties associated with the provision of public services. In addition, various surveys are regularly conducted to collect data for the subsequent development and improvement of specific policies.
People’s democracy in the whole process encourages the participation of the Chinese people, promotes social harmony and brings tangible results.