The broadest, most authentic, and most effective democracy——General Secretary Xi Jinping leads the whole process of development of people's democracy

 The annual two sessions of the country are a major event in my country's political life and a vivid embodiment of people's democracy throughout the process.

Not long ago, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized at the opening ceremony of the seminar on studying and implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, "The unique world outlook, values, history, civilization, democracy, and ecology contained in Chinese-style modernization and its great practice , is a major innovation in the theory and practice of world modernization."

The unique concept of democracy contained in Chinese-style modernization was put forward on the basis of summarizing the process of human modernization, and it was also formed in the process of promoting socialist modernization.

"Democracy is the common value of all mankind, and it 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. Without democracy, there will be no socialism, there will be no socialist modernization, and there will be no great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."

"People's democracy is a whole-process democracy."

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Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has put forward the major concept of people's democracy in the whole process. In the process of promoting socialist modernization, we should improve the system of people being the masters of the country, give play to the important role of socialist deliberative democracy, enrich the forms of democracy, and unblock democratic channels. Expand the people's orderly political participation at all levels and in all fields, and promote the people's democracy throughout the process to achieve historic achievements. The confidence and confidence of characteristic socialist democratic politics.

Practice has fully proved that socialist modernization is developed on the basis of the people's democratic system, and Chinese-style modernization is developed on the basis of fully realizing the people's equal participation and equal development rights. Without people's democracy throughout the process, there will be no Chinese-style modernization.

stick to the people's position

"We must insist that all power in the country belongs to the people and insist on the dominant position of the people"

On the eve of the Spring Festival, the Shanghai International Trade Center was very lively - the Hongqiao Sub-district Legislative Contact Point of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress held the first consultation meeting for legislative opinions in 2023 here. At the consultation meeting, around the draft value-added tax law and the draft financial stability law, experts, scholars, lawyers, business executives and other professionals engaged in finance and tax related work spoke freely and actively offered suggestions for national legislation.

Hongqiao Subdistrict Legislative Contact Point, a symbol of my country's democratic legislation, witnessed a very important historical moment in the development of my country's democratic politics——

On November 2, 2019, when General Secretary Xi Jinping was inspecting Hongqiao Street, Changning District, Shanghai, he came to the grassroots legislative contact point established by the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress here, and had a cordial exchange with representatives of community residents who were participating in the consultation of legislative opinions , He profoundly pointed out: "We are taking a path of socialist political development with Chinese characteristics, and people's democracy is a whole-process democracy."

"The whole process of people's democracy", as soon as this important concept was put forward, it immediately attracted great attention both at home and abroad.

"This is a brand-new summary of my country's socialist democratic theory and practice, which has brought our party's understanding of democratic theory and practice to a new height in history, and pointed out the direction for the development of socialist democratic politics and the construction of socialist political civilization in the new era. It provides a fundamental follow-through," said Wang Xiangming, a professor at the School of Marxism at Renmin University of China.

At the meeting celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "practice the people-centered development thought and develop people's democracy throughout the process"; The process of people's democracy" is included in the "ten clarifications" as an important content of Xi Jinping's socialist thought with Chinese characteristics in the new era; It is further proposed that by 2035, "the whole process of the people's democratic system will be more complete."

It can be seen from this that the great concept of people's democracy in the whole process is of great weight, deep significance and wide influence.

In October 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping made a systematic and incisive elaboration on the major concepts and practical requirements of the whole process of people's democracy at the Central People's Congress Work Conference, emphasizing:

"Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we have deepened our understanding of the laws governing the development of democratic politics and put forward the major concept of people's democracy throughout the process."

"The whole process of people's democracy in our country not only has a complete institutional procedure, but also has a complete participatory practice."

"The whole process of people's democracy in our country has realized the unity of process democracy and achievement democracy, procedural democracy and substantive democracy, direct democracy and indirect democracy, people's democracy and national will. It is a full-chain, all-round, and full-coverage democracy. The truest and most effective socialist democracy."

"We must continue to promote the building of people's democracy throughout the process, and concretely and realistically reflect the people's ownership of the country in the policies and measures of the party's governance of the country, and in the work of the party and state organs at all levels and at all levels. Concretely and realistically reflected in the work of realizing the people's yearning for a better life."

Adhere to the outline and open the eyes, stick to the foundation and follow the end.

Adhering to the people's position is the core essence of the whole process of people's democracy. To develop people's democracy in the whole process is to reflect the will of the people, protect the rights and interests of the people, stimulate the creative vitality of the people, and use the system to ensure that the people are the masters of the country.

Green bricks and gray tiles, a warm sun shines on the vermilion door of the small courtyard. In November 2022, in courtyard No. 44, Caochangsitiao Hutong, Qianmen Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, more than 10 resident representatives gathered in the "Small Courtyard Discussion Hall" to talk about the construction of community parking sheds, and the atmosphere was warm .

"Will electric vehicle alarms affect our rest?" "Management must keep up, and discarded cars cannot occupy space for a long time." "Charging piles must be built, and there are safety hazards in the outdoor connection of wires and charging." Comprehensive residents suggested In view of the problems and suggestions, the community neighborhood committee decided to further improve the plan, first build parking sheds in two mature spots, and then further promote it. With the platform provided by the "Small Courtyard Chamber", the residents have transformed from the spectators and waiters of community governance in the past to today's participants and builders.

On the eve of the Spring Festival in 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping came here to talk cordially with the residents who were discussing matters, and clearly pointed out: "The establishment of a 'small courtyard meeting hall', 'residents' affairs, residents' discussion, residents' affairs, and residents' determination' will help strengthen community residents. sense of belonging and ownership, and improve the level of precision and refinement of community governance and services.”

Civil matters, civil proposals, civil proposals, civil decisions, civil affairs, and civil evaluations. The "small courtyard meeting hall" is a vivid portrayal of the people's democratic links in the whole process, rich forms, and wide coverage, ensuring and supporting the people to be the masters of the country.

Ten years ago, General Secretary Xi Jinping was elected President of the country. At the first meeting of the Twelfth National People's Congress, he solemnly emphasized: "We must adhere to the organic unity of the party's leadership, the people as the masters of the country, and the rule of law, uphold the people's dominant position, and expand people's democracy. Advancing the rule of law, upholding and improving the basic political system of the people's congress system, the multi-party cooperation and political consultation system led by the Communist Party of China, the ethnic regional autonomy system, and the grassroots mass self-government system, and building a service-oriented government, an accountable government, and the rule of law The government, the clean government, fully mobilize the enthusiasm of the people.”

"The stand of the people is the fundamental political stand of the Communist Party of China, and it is a distinctive sign that distinguishes a Marxist political party from other political parties."

"We must insist that all power in the country belongs to the people and insist on the dominant position of the people."

"Our party is a party that serves the people wholeheartedly. Our country is a country where the people are the masters of the country. The starting point and goal of all work of the party and the country is to realize, maintain and develop the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people."

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Whether it is convening an important speech at a conference, or in-depth investigation and research at the grassroots level; whether it is meeting and exchanging with Chinese and foreign journalists, or having cordial discussions with people from all walks of life, General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized on different occasions: respect the dominant position of the people and ensure that the people are the masters of the country.

The people, when their rights are protected and their well-being is enhanced, can truly feel that their subject status is fully respected, and they feel that being the masters of the country has been fully demonstrated——

On May 28, 2020, the Great Hall of the People burst into endless applause. The first law named after the "Code" since the founding of New China - the "Civil Code of the People's Republic of China" was passed by a high vote. The draft civil code has been solicited for public opinion 10 times, and more than 1 million opinions have been collected. As a declaration of civil rights, the compilation of the Civil Code once again proves that in our country, every law embodies the social consensus to the greatest extent and gathers the sentiments and opinions of the people.

Starting in the first half of 2021, general elections for people's congresses at the county and township levels across the country will begin one after another. In Huangjue Community, Shuanglu Street, Dazu District, Chongqing City, Tang Shigu, an old man over 100 years old, cast his solemn vote at the mobile ballot box. "I want to keep this '100-year-old' voter card as a precious souvenir." The old man Tang Shigu said with emotion, it is the Communist Party that makes the people the real masters of their families.

"On the way forward, we must always take the people's yearning for a better life as our goal, practice the party's fundamental purpose, implement the party's mass line, respect the dominant position of the people, and respect the wishes expressed by the people in practical activities. , the experience created, the rights they have, and the role they play fully stimulate the creative power hidden in the people." General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized.

Always adhere to the people's position, adhere to the people's dominant position, learn from the people with an open mind, listen to the voice of the people, and absorb the wisdom of the people, which has become the consistent root and soul of the people's democracy throughout the development process.

conform to the historical necessity

"People's democracy is the banner that the Communist Party of China has always held high"

"The people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is the foundation of the country." A motto from "Shangshu" has been repeatedly quoted by General Secretary Xi Jinping.

The Chinese nation is a hard-working and intelligent nation with a long history and has created a splendid political civilization.

"Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it." "Yao had a drum to remonstrate, and Shun had a tree to slander." In the long course of history, the people-oriented thought formed by the Chinese people's exploration contains rich elements of democracy, and reflects the simple cognition and relentless pursuit of democracy.

In 1921, the Communist Party of China was established, lighting up the light of democracy in China. "People's democracy is the banner that the Communist Party of China has always held high."

During the period of the new democratic revolution, the party led the people to fight for democracy, resist oppression and exploitation, and established a new China. The Chinese people have stood up since then, and China's democratic development has entered a new era.

During the period of socialist revolution and construction, the party led the people to establish and consolidate state power, the political structure, economic foundation, legal principles, and institutional framework for the people to be the masters of the country were basically established and continuously developed, and the building of democracy in China stood tall;

In the new period of reform and opening up and socialist modernization, the party leads the people to unswervingly promote the construction of socialist democracy and the rule of law, and the political system guarantee and social material foundation for democratic development are more solid;

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era. The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, based on a new historical position, deeply grasps the new changes in the principal contradictions of Chinese society, actively responds to the people's new demands and expectations for democracy, and deeply draws on the experience and lessons of the rise and fall of political chaos in China and foreign countries in ancient and modern times. Summarizing the remarkable achievements of China's democratic development, uniting and leading the people to develop the people's democracy throughout the process, China's democracy has reached a new height and entered a new realm in both theoretical innovation and practical development.

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The path of socialist political development with Chinese characteristics is the inevitable result of the historical logic, theoretical logic, and practical logic of the Chinese people's long-term struggle since modern times. "

History often needs the baptism of years to see more clearly.

In July 1949, the People's Daily published an announcement: The preparatory meeting for the new CPPCC solicited national flag designs from all over the country. After more than a month, the preparatory meeting received 1,920 drafts and 2,992 designs of national flags from home and abroad. Designed by celebrities and professionals. After screening and discussing and revising these works, it was finally determined that the five-star red flag was the national flag of new China, and its designer was a 32-year-old ordinary employee in Shanghai.

This flag, representing the people and designed by the people, has been flying high in the land of China since then, witnessing a great country reborn from the ashes, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, embarking on a broad road of socialist democratic political development with Chinese characteristics; witnessing a country that has experienced many vicissitudes The nation is striding forward towards the dream of rejuvenation in the continuous struggle.

The former New CPPCC has now become an organization of the patriotic united front of the Chinese people, an important institution for multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and an important institutional arrangement for the development of people's democracy throughout the process.

On September 24, 2019, on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the National Day, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee held the 17th collective study on "Formation and Development of the National System and Legal System of New China". When General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over the study, he made such an exposition: "Practices have proved that our party has combined the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality, and established a new type of national system in the ancient oriental country that ensures that hundreds of millions of people are the masters of the country. , making the socialist system with Chinese characteristics a system with significant superiority and strong vitality, ensuring my country's miracle of rapid economic development and long-term social stability, and also providing a new choice for developing countries to modernize, and exploring and building a better world for mankind. The social system has contributed Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions."

This has pointed out the direction for us to strengthen our historical self-confidence, strengthen our historical initiative, take root in the vast land of China, absorb the cultural nutrients accumulated by the long struggle of the Chinese nation, learn from the outstanding achievements of human civilization, and develop the whole process of people's democracy in the process of realizing Chinese-style modernization. .

As General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out:

"The design and development of the national political system must focus on the organic unity of history and reality, theory and practice, form and content."

"We must persist in proceeding from the national conditions and reality. We must not only grasp the long-term historical inheritance, but also grasp the development path we have traveled, the accumulated political experience, and the formed political principles. We must also grasp the practical requirements and focus on solving practical problems. It is impossible to cut off history, and it is unimaginable to suddenly move to a "Flying Peak" in terms of political system."

"Copying the political system of other countries will not work, it will be unacceptable, it will be a tiger instead of a dog, and it will even ruin the future of the country. Only the system that takes root in the country's soil and absorbs abundant nutrients is the most reliable and effective. "

"For a rich and colorful world, we should uphold an inclusive attitude, humbly learn from others' good things, digest and absorb other people's good things from an independent standpoint, and turn them into our own good things, but we must never swallow jujubes or learn to walk in Handan .”

In a big country like China, it is not easy to truly express and realize the wishes of more than 1.4 billion people.

There is a strong unified leadership. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out profoundly, "We emphasize the organic unity of upholding the leadership of the party, the people being the masters of the country, and the rule of law. The most fundamental thing is to uphold the leadership of the party."

The whole process of people's democracy is a great creation of the Communist Party of China to unite and lead the people to pursue democracy, develop democracy, and realize democracy. Only under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, by combining the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality and with China's excellent traditional culture, promoting the modernization of Marxism in China, and developing people's democracy in the whole process, can we broadly unite the entire party and all sectors of the country. It is a powerful force for the united efforts of the Chinese people to comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese-style modernization.

Sound System Guarantee

"The whole process of people's democracy in our country not only has a complete system and procedures, but also has a complete participatory practice"

In Yan'an, Shaanxi, a cave dwelling quietly tells the glorious history of our party leading the Chinese revolution and exploring the modernization of Marxism in China during the Yan'an period.

On October 27, 2022, less than a week after the conclusion of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping led members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to make a special trip from Beijing to Yan'an, Shaanxi, to pay homage to the Yan'an Revolutionary Memorial Site.

Yangjialing, the place where Comrade Mao Zedong lived for the longest time during the Yan'an period, where the famous "cave pair" was carried out. In Yan'an, our party found a new way out of the historical cycle rate: "This new way is democracy, following the mass line. Only when the people are allowed to supervise the government, the government will not dare to relax. Only when everyone takes responsibility, will the government not die. .”

Look at yesterday, but also look at today. Today, our party has found the second answer to jumping out of the historical cycle rate-self-revolution. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has comprehensively and strictly governed the Party with the courage of self-revolution, driving the development of people's democracy throughout the process. "Several Guidelines on Inner-Party Political Life in the New Situation" has 12 articles in total, 4 of which are directly related to the building of democracy. Specific provisions have been made on upholding and improving the inner-party democratic system. The supervision emphasized in the "Regulations on Inner-Party Supervision of the Communist Party of China" is actually an important democratic right of the majority of party members and cadres.

"Over the past 100 years, the party has relied on developing people's democracy and accepting people's supervision outside the party, comprehensively and strictly governing the party internally, promoting self-revolution, courageously upholding the truth, correcting mistakes, and courageously turning the blade inward to cure poison. Prosperous, continuous development and growth." General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out.

Democracy is like the meridians of the country, dredging the body of the country and coordinating political functions. Democracy requires institutional guarantees. Only by continuously promoting the institutionalization, standardization, and proceduralization of socialist democratic politics can we better leverage the advantages of the socialist political system with Chinese characteristics and provide a more complete institutional guarantee for the prosperity, prosperity, and long-term stability of the party and the country.

On January 28, the second deliberation draft of the amendment draft of the Legislative Law completed a 30-day online public consultation. The second review draft of the revised draft, which will be submitted to the first meeting of the 14th National People's Congress for deliberation, clearly stipulates in the general provisions that "play the leading and promoting role of legislation to ensure and develop socialist democracy."

As of December 30, 2022, there are 295 effective laws in my country. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, legislation has been numerous, heavy, fast-paced and effective. The socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, which takes the Constitution as the core and adapts to the modernization process of the national governance system and governance capabilities, has been continuously improved and developed, effectively ensuring that the people are the masters of the country.

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, "The whole process of people's democracy in our country not only has complete institutional procedures, but also has complete participation in practice. Our country implements the state system of the people's democratic dictatorship led by the working class and based on the alliance of workers and peasants, and implements the system of people's congresses. The government system implements basic political systems such as the multi-party cooperation and political consultation system led by the Communist Party of China, the ethnic regional autonomy system, and the grassroots mass self-government system, and consolidates and develops the most extensive patriotic united front, forming a comprehensive, extensive, and organic connection. It has established a diverse, unimpeded and orderly democratic channel.”

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has unswervingly followed the path of socialist political development with Chinese characteristics, adhered to the organic unity of the party's leadership, the people's mastery of the country, and the rule of law, and improved the system of people's mastery of the country. New major progress has been made in the construction of people's democracy throughout the process.

- The system of people's congresses has been continuously improved. The Party Central Committee promotes the improvement of the mechanism for members of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress to contact the people's congress representatives at the same level. Among the people's congress representatives, the proportion of front-line workers, farmers, professional and technical personnel representatives and the number of migrant worker representatives have increased. More than 90% of the people's congress representatives are directly elected by voters We will improve the organizational system, work system, and deliberation procedures of the people's congress, resolutely investigate and deal with canvassing and bribery cases, and resolutely safeguard the authority and dignity of the people's congress system.

——The extensive and multi-level institutionalized development of socialist deliberative democracy. The Party Central Committee issued the "Opinions on Strengthening the Construction of Socialist Deliberative Democracy", systematically planning the development path of deliberative democracy, and promoting consultations between political parties, people's congresses, governments, CPPCC, people's organizations, grassroots and social organizations, greatly enriching The form of democracy has been broadened, the channel of democracy has been broadened, the connotation of democracy has been deepened, and a deliberative democracy system with Chinese characteristics has been formed.

——The multi-party cooperation and political consultation system led by the Communist Party of China has achieved new development. The Party Central Committee promulgated the "Regulations on the Work of the United Front of the Communist Party of China" and other normative documents, improved the system of special supervision by the central committee of democratic parties on the implementation of major decision-making arrangements, and directly made suggestions to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and strengthened the construction of socialist political parties with Chinese characteristics. The People's Political Consultative Conference, as a political organization and a form of democracy, has continuously improved the system of specialized consultative institutions.

- The system of regional ethnic autonomy has been effectively implemented. The Party Central Committee has successively held a series of conferences on central ethnic work, Tibet work, and Xinjiang work. In response to new situations, new problems, and new challenges, the Party's strategy for governing Tibet and Xinjiang in the new era has been established, and the system of laws and regulations for ethnic work has been improved to ensure that all ethnic groups The people enjoy equal rights to freedom, as well as economic, social and cultural rights, and 56 ethnic groups hug each other tightly like pomegranate seeds.

- The grassroots self-government system is full of vitality. The masses have extensively and directly participated in the management of social affairs through villagers' committees, residents' committees, and workers' congresses. In the fiery grassroots life, the Chinese people have fumbled and created one democratic form after another that is full of pyrotechnics.

Today, the word "democracy" has long permeated the daily life of Chinese people. The fundamental organizational principle and leadership system of the party is democratic centralism. The core values of socialism include "democracy". The selection and appointment of cadres requires democratic recommendation and democratic evaluation. The institutional form and governance mechanism of the land cover all aspects of national governance and are reflected in all aspects of economic and social development. The Chinese people have truly become the masters of the country, society and their own destiny.

General Secretary Xi Jinping's heroic words at the meeting celebrating the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up are the echo of history and the clarion call of the times: "We have always adhered to the path of socialist political development with Chinese characteristics, continuously deepened political system reform, developed socialist democratic politics, and the party The leadership system of the country and the country is improving day by day, the comprehensive rule of law is being further advanced, the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics is becoming more and more perfect, the system guarantees that the people are the masters of the country and the rule of law are more powerful, the cause of human rights is developing in an all-round way, the patriotic united front is more consolidated, and the people enjoy and The content of exercising democratic rights is richer, the channels are more convenient, and the forms are more diverse. The Chinese people, who control their own destiny, have shown unprecedented enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity. "

Emphasis on the whole process

"It not only ensures that the people carry out democratic elections in accordance with the law, but also ensures that the people carry out democratic decision-making, democratic management, and democratic supervision in accordance with the law."

It is planned to create 30 inclusive private kindergartens, but 105 were actually established, completing 350% of the annual target tasks; 956 old residential areas were planned to be renovated, and 967 were actually renovated, exceeding the planned task; 15 new convenience schools were newly built and renovated The market, 5 community convenience service centers, creating a "15-hour convenience living circle"...

On December 23, 2022, the twelfth meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fifteenth National People's Congress of Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, heard a report from the municipal government on the handling of 10 livelihood matters in 2022. The people's livelihood matters determined by the deputies at the beginning of the year have been successfully completed or overfulfilled. At the Fourth Session of the 15th National People's Congress of Shijiazhuang City in early February this year, deputies to the National People's Congress voted again to determine 10 practical projects for the people's livelihood of the municipal government in 2023, starting the new year to do practical things for the people.

Issue papers, answer papers, review papers, and then release papers... The people have called, the government has responded, and the people's livelihood has changed from the expectations of the masses to reality.

In the 1980s, when Comrade Xi Jinping was working in Zhengding, Hebei, he paid great attention to promoting democracy. Photos of him temporarily setting up tables on the streets of the county seat and listening to the opinions of the masses have been widely circulated. At that time, in the face of the phenomenon of reporting good things but not bad things in the reporting work of the lower levels in the previous surveys, Comrade Xi Jinping believed that it is necessary to explore an effective way to accept the supervision of the masses and understand the real public opinion in order to brainstorm. Soon, he came up with a new method: "Conduct questionnaires!"

On the basis of extensively soliciting the opinions of the masses, the Zhengding County Party Committee initially formulated the county's work plan for 1985 and ten major events to be done as soon as possible. Later, the Zhengding County Party Committee decided to carry out a questionnaire survey every year in the future, and form a system to stick to it.

"Practices in ancient and modern China and abroad have shown that it is very important to ensure and support the people to be the masters of the country, to allow people's representatives to participate in the management of national life and social life through elections in accordance with the law, and to allow the people to participate in national life through systems and methods other than elections. The management of social life and social life is also very important." General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, "We must insist that all power in the state belongs to the people, not only to ensure that the people carry out democratic elections in accordance with the law, but also to ensure that the people carry out democratic decision-making, democratic management, and democratic supervision in accordance with the law, and effectively prevent the occurrence of The phenomenon of making wild promises during elections and ignoring them after elections” “We must expand people’s democracy, improve the democratic system, enrich democratic forms, broaden democratic channels, expand citizens’ orderly political participation at all levels and in all fields, and develop more extensively, fully, and A more robust people's democracy".

The great concept of developing people's democracy throughout the whole process runs through General Secretary Xi Jinping's practice of benefiting the people for decades.

When working in Fuzhou, Fujian, Comrade Xi Jinping mobilized the whole people, asked the people, and more than 30,000 citizens participated in the questionnaire survey. A retired old couple traveled the city by car for several days and put forward more than 10 suggestions on issues such as urban traffic and distribution of commercial outlets; another citizen rode a bicycle around the city for 3 days and proposed 16 proposals to strengthen road network construction. Suggestions..."Ten thousand people answered the paper, thousands of people investigated, and a hundred people demonstrated", in November 1992, the "Fuzhou 20-year Economic and Social Development Strategy Vision" drafted by Shiyi was presented at the Sixth Plenary (Enlarged) Meeting of the Sixth Fuzhou Municipal Party Committee Approved above.

When working in Zhejiang, Comrade Xi Jinping asked everyone to improve "democratic elections, democratic decision-making, democratic management, and democratic supervision." This is a unified organic whole, which must be planned and promoted as a whole, and cannot be neglected, otherwise the expected effect will not be achieved, and it may even be counterproductive.

When working in Shanghai, Comrade Xi Jinping "visited" to receive people who reported problems, and established two systems of weekly visits and target assessments for leading cadres at all levels, which have continued to this day. "Leading cadres must have face-to-face contact with the masses and listen directly to their voices. They must dare to go to places with many conflicts, truly change passive receiving visits into active service, and change up-coming solutions into door-to-door solutions." Comrade Xi Jinping emphasized.

Today, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core leads the development of people's democracy in the whole process, paying special attention to the whole process. It has built a democratic system covering more than 9.6 million square kilometers of land, more than 1.4 billion people, and 56 ethnic groups. extensive and sustained participation.

Democratic elections - in China, elections are extensive, including state agency elections, village (neighborhood) committee elections, and employee congress elections in enterprises and institutions, covering all aspects of the country's political and social life; elections in China are Equality, the people's right to vote and the right to be elected are fully guaranteed, one person, one vote, equal value; China's elections are real, not manipulated by money, voters choose people they trust according to their own wishes; China's elections are The development of election forms and means is constantly innovating and enriching with the development of economy and society. In the most recent general elections for people's congresses at the county and township levels across the country, a total of 2,629,447 deputies to people's congresses at the county and township levels were directly elected, an increase of 151,459 or 6.11% over the previous session.

Democratic consultation——In China, at all levels and in various fields, the people discuss major issues concerning reform, development, stability, and issues related to their own interests through proposals, meetings, seminars, demonstrations, hearings, evaluations, consultations, Internet, public opinion surveys, etc. Various ways and means, carry out extensive consultations before and during the implementation of decisions, promote the full expression and in-depth exchanges of different ideas and views, achieve mutual respect, negotiate on an equal footing without imposing others, follow rules, negotiate in an orderly manner and not Each speaks his own words, is considerate and inclusive, negotiates in good faith without being paranoid, forms a good negotiation atmosphere that not only speaks freely, expresses his own opinions, but also is rational and lawful, fully promotes the spirit of democracy, broadly gathers the consensus of the whole society, and promotes the development of society. Harmony and stability.

Democratic decision-making——In China, it has become the norm to listen to people's sentiments, listen to people's voices, follow people's opinions, pool their efforts and brainstorm ideas. The voices from the grassroots reach the decision-making levels at all levels more smoothly, and the opinions of the masses are more scientifically transformed into major decisions of the party and the government. Taking the legislative work as an example, before the establishment of a law, extensively listen to opinions by holding symposiums, hearings, demonstration meetings, etc., so that the will of the people can be reflected in the initial stage of legislation; in the drafting of laws, extensively listen to public opinions and Professionals suggest exploring entrusting a third party to draft laws and regulations to fully reflect the demands of the people; after the draft law is released, solicit opinions from all walks of life through the Internet and news media.

Democratic management - In China, the broad masses of people carry forward the spirit of being the masters, give full play to their main role, actively exercise their democratic rights, and manage state affairs, economic and cultural undertakings, and social affairs through various channels and forms. Urban and rural communities generally realize the self-management, self-service, self-education and self-supervision of villagers (residents) in grass-roots public affairs and public welfare undertakings. There are 3.144 million enterprises that have set up workers' congresses across the country, of which 2.938 million are non-public enterprises, accounting for 93.4%. As of November 2021, civil affairs departments at all levels have registered more than 900,000 social organizations, including 2,284 national social organizations. Various forms of social organizations have become important areas for people's democratic management.

Democratic supervision - In China, the solution to the abuse of power and the use of power for personal gain cannot rely on the so-called rotation of political parties and separation of powers, but on scientific and effective democratic supervision. People's Congress supervision, democratic supervision, administrative supervision, supervisory supervision, Judicial supervision, audit supervision, accounting supervision, statistical supervision, public supervision, public opinion supervision... my country has explored and built a set of organically connected and mutually coordinated supervision systems, forming a supervision network with scientific configuration, coordinated powers and responsibilities, and efficient operation. The supervision of power has gradually extended to every field and every corner.

People's democracy in the whole process, combining electoral democracy with deliberative democracy, integrating democratic election, democratic consultation, democratic decision-making, democratic management, and democratic supervision, covering all aspects of economy, politics, culture, society, and ecological civilization, and paying attention to national development Major events, difficult social governance issues, and daily trivial matters of the people have continuity in time, integrity in content, synergy in operation, and extensive and continuous participation of the people, so that all aspects of the country's political and social life All aspects reflect the will of the people and hear the voice of the people, which effectively prevents the phenomenon of making wild promises during the election and no one cares after the election.

Make sure it works

"A country is democratic or not, the key lies in whether the people are really the masters of the country"

The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is related to China's development prospects, the happy life of more than 1.4 billion people, and the comprehensive promotion of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese-style modernization.

From April 15 to May 16, 2022, the party's 20th National Congress related work network solicitation activities will be launched. This is the first time in the history of our party that the work related to the party's national congress is openly solicited from the whole party and society.

"Online solicitation of opinions around the work of the Party's National Congress is an effective way for the entire Party and society to contribute to national development and national rejuvenation, and it is also a vivid manifestation of people's democracy throughout the process." Make important instructions on the opinions and suggestions related to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

Put forward countermeasures to build a modern energy system and promote carbon neutrality in an overall manner; suggest to promote the high-quality development of education and cultivate high-quality talents; find ways to improve the dynamic monitoring and assistance mechanism to prevent returning to poverty... Widely responded and actively received by the people With participation, during the event, a total of more than 8.542 million comments and 290 million words of comments and suggestions were collected, reflecting the characteristics of "both high in quantity and quality" of suggestions.

In the process of a country's modernization, it is extremely important and difficult to realize the benign interaction between democratic development, political stability, and social progress. China's modernization did not follow the old Western path, but created a Chinese-style modernization path; instead of copying Western democratic models, it created Chinese-style democracy. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "my country's socialist democracy is the broadest, most authentic, and most effective democracy that safeguards the fundamental interests of the people."

The land of China is the proof, and the smiles of the masses are the proof——

In Shanghai, the party building led the way to integrate the people's ownership into the whole process of old reform and expropriation. Residents signed contracts and relocated independently became an example of practicing people's democracy throughout the process. In the past five years, 3.28 million sq. The answer sheet of the new era of "the people";

The water control situation in Guangzhou was once severe. In order to protect the Liuxi River, the mother river of Guangzhou, the local people's congress representatives, observers, and supervisors played their roles as information officers, observers, and supervisors, and took advantage of the "doorstep" supervision. Sustained restoration of water ecology in the Liuxi River Basin;

Part of the equipment in Chunchunli Community in Wuchang District, Wuhan City has been in disrepair for a long time, because there is a "monthly talk" meeting, the community owner committee, property company, party members and cadres, resident representatives and other parties participated, online and offline linkages, and financial problems were solved. The plan finally reached a consensus;

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In more and more practice, people feel that "one person, one vote" is a form of democracy, but it is by no means the only and all of democracy. Democracy is diverse, and there is not only one way to realize democracy.

"The key to whether a country is democratic or not is whether the people are truly the masters of the country." General Secretary Xi Jinping gave a very incisive exposition of what is true democracy and good democracy:

"It depends on whether the people have the right to vote, and more importantly, whether the people have the right to participate extensively";

"It depends on what verbal promises the people have received during the election process, and more importantly, how much these promises have been realized after the election";

"It depends on what kind of political procedures and political rules are stipulated by the system and law, and more importantly, whether these systems and laws are actually implemented";

"It depends on whether the rules and procedures for the operation of power are democratic, and more importantly, whether the power is truly supervised and restricted by the people";

"If the people are only awakened when they vote, and go into a dormant period after voting, only listen to hype slogans during election campaigns, and have no voice after elections, are favored only during canvassing, and are left out after elections, this kind of democracy is not real. democracy".

Democracy is a political form formed after thousands of years of exploration in human society, and it has played an important role in the process of human development. However, since the 20th century, in the turbulent tide of democratization, some countries have stagnated, some countries have fallen into turmoil, and some countries have fallen apart. Today's world is facing not only "democratic excess" and "democratic overdrive", but also "democratic deficit" and "democratic eclipse". What happened to democracy? Does democracy still work? Answering the "question of democracy" and clarifying the "myths of democracy" are related to the peaceful development of the world and the future of human civilization.

"The setbacks and even crises in democratization in some countries are not the fault of democracy itself, but deviations in the practice of democracy. General Secretary Xi Jinping's incisive exposition on the systematic evaluation of a country's democracy and undemocracy has far-reaching implications not only for China but also for the world significance.” said Mo Jihong, director of the Institute of Law at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Who has the right to judge whether a country is democratic?

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Democracy is the right of the people of all countries, not the patent of a few countries. Whether a country is democratic or not should be judged by the people of this country, not by a few people from outside. Which country in the international community Whether it is democratic or not should be judged by the international community, not by a few self-righteous countries. There are many ways to achieve democracy, and it is impossible to be the same. Use a single yardstick to measure the rich and colorful political systems in the world, and use a monotonous Looking at the colorful political civilization of human beings is itself undemocratic."

"China's democracy has gone through a difficult process of selection, exploration, practice, and development. China has developed people's democracy throughout the process based on its own national conditions, which not only has distinctive Chinese characteristics, but also reflects the common pursuit of democracy by all mankind; it has promoted China's Development and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation have also enriched the form of human political civilization." Zhang Wenxian, director of the Academic Committee of the China Law Society, said.

Statistics show that in recent years, Chinese people's satisfaction with the Chinese government has remained above 90% every year, which is the truest reflection of the strong vitality of Chinese democracy.

China's path to democracy has been highly recognized by politicians and celebrities from many countries.

"There is no identical political system in the world, and there is no political system model applicable to all countries." Robert Lawrence Kuhn, winner of the China Reform Friendship Medal and chairman of the American Kuhn Foundation, said, "Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China The whole process of people's democracy, and the real implementation of development for the people, development by the people, and development achievements shared by the people, have significant advantages."

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said: "The Communist Party of China has always insisted that the people are the masters of the country, develops people's democracy throughout the process, keeps close contact with the masses, and closely relies on the people to promote national development. Since the reform and opening up, more than 700 million people in China have The poor in rural areas have been lifted out of poverty. China strives to provide people with more reliable and sufficient protection, and has built the world's largest social security system. These are the effective manifestations of the people's democracy in China throughout the process."

In December 2021, the white paper "Democracy in China" was released. This is an important document that systematically introduces the value concept, development history, institutional system, participation practice, and achievements and contributions of Chinese democracy. The white paper states:

There is no best democracy, only better. There is no end to human exploration and practice of democracy. China's democratic development has made remarkable achievements. At the same time, compared with the new requirements of modernization and the new expectations of the people for democracy, China's democracy still needs continuous development and improvement. On the new journey of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way, the Communist Party of China will continue to hold high the banner of people's democracy, always adhere to the people-centered development idea, unswervingly promote people's democracy throughout the process, and continue to promote the all-round development of people and the common cause of all people. Realize the new development of democracy in affluence, so that the tree of democracy will be deeply rooted and evergreen.

The Chinese people are willing to work with people from all over the world to promote the common values of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom for all mankind. In the spirit of mutual respect and seeking common ground while reserving differences, we will jointly enrich and develop human political civilization, and jointly promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

"Governing the country is permanent, and benefiting the people is the foundation."

The whole process of people's democracy always puts the interests of the people first, promotes the development of the country, promotes social progress, and realizes the happiness of the people.

The whole process of people's democracy has allowed more than 1.4 billion Chinese people, who account for nearly one-fifth of the world's population, to truly be the masters of their own country and enjoy extensive rights and freedoms. path of.

"If you choose the right path, you must stick to it!"

The report of the Twentieth National Congress of the Communist Party of China identified the development of people's democracy throughout the process as an important content of the essential requirements of Chinese-style modernization, and emphasized that people's democracy throughout the process is the essential attribute of socialist democratic politics. Make a comprehensive deployment and put forward clear requirements.

Embarking on a new journey, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, we will fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments", strengthen the "four consciousnesses" and strengthen the "four consciousnesses" "One self-confidence", "two safeguards", and continuous development of the whole process of people's democracy, we will gather more extensively the majestic power to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and contribute more Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions to the development of human political civilization.

China's whole-process people's democratic system will surely become more complete! The path of socialist political development with Chinese characteristics will surely be broader!

"People's Daily" (version 01, March 3, 2023)