Since the beginning of this year, companies such as DeepSeek and Unitree Robotics, known as the "Six Little Dragons of Hangzhou," have gained widespread popularity. The local business environment governed by law, characterized by "non-interference unless necessary and responsiveness to requests," has attracted much attention, providing a vivid illustration of the saying that "the rule of law is the best business environment."
"A modern country must be a country ruled by law." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has positioned, planned, and implemented the rule of law from the overall and strategic height of adhering to and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics, and has advanced Chinese-style modernization on the track of the rule of law. Under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, China has achieved historic achievements and witnessed historic changes in the construction of the rule of law, providing a strong guarantee for writing new chapters of the two miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability.
Consolidating the Foundation, Stabilizing Expectations, and Benefiting the Long Term: Giving Full Play to the Leading, Regulating, and Guaranteeing Role of the Rule of Law in Reform, Development, and Stability
The law is the starting point of governance.
General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: "Adhere to and improve the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, and better play the leading, regulating, and guaranteeing role of the rule of law in reform, development, and stability."
Comprehensively building a socialist modern country on the track of the rule of law inevitably requires incorporating all aspects of work, including reform, development, stability, domestic and foreign affairs, national defense, Party building, state governance, and military management, into the track of the rule of law. Work should be carried out with the concepts, thinking, procedures, and methods of the rule of law, and Chinese-style modernization should be advanced through the legalization of all aspects of national work.
Governing the Country and Ordering the People: Upholding Sound Institutions
Reform and opening up in the new era have many new connotations and characteristics, and a very important aspect is that the construction of institutions carries more weight.
The "Plan for the Construction of the Rule of Law in China (2020-2025)", the "Implementation Outline for the Construction of a Law-based Government (2021-2025)", and the "Implementation Outline for the Construction of a Law-based Society (2020-2025)" were intensively introduced. The top-level design of "one plan and two outlines" for the construction of the rule of law outlines the "construction schedule" and "roadmap" for the integrated construction of a country, government, and society ruled by law.
The promulgation of the Civil Code safeguards the people's better life; the amendment of the Population and Family Planning Law promotes the long-term balanced development of the population; the amendment of the Supervision Law provides a strong legal guarantee for the coordinated promotion of the three-pronged approach of deterring, preventing, and eliminating corruption... The socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, with the Constitution at its core, is becoming increasingly complete, and in general, there is a legal basis for all aspects of national and social life.
Synchronously Promoting Reform and the Rule of Law
Reform and the rule of law are like the two wings of a bird and the two wheels of a cart.
Machines are roaring and vehicles are shuttling at the construction site of the Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City General Hospital in Hainan. This year is a year for the closure operation and further opening up of the Hainan Free Trade Port, and the construction progress of various projects continues to be "updated." All major reforms should be based on the law. From formulating the Hainan Free Trade Port Law to authorizing the State Council to temporarily adjust the application of relevant provisions of the Food Safety Law in the Hainan Free Trade Port, the legislative body has further comprehensively deepened reform and opening up through "driving by the rule of law."
Promote reform under the rule of law and improve the rule of law in the process of reform.
The Organic Law of the State Council has 迎来 its first amendment since its implementation more than 40 years ago, deepening the reform of the Party and state institutions and promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity; formulating the Yangtze River Protection Law and the Yellow River Protection Law to plan for future generations and long-term development; implementing the reform measures deployed by the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and accelerating the introduction of the Law on the Promotion of the Private Economy... Reform and the rule of law "advance in parallel on two wheels," giving full play to the guaranteeing role of the rule of law in consolidating the foundation, stabilizing expectations, and benefiting the long term.
Taking the Lead in Breaking Through in the Construction of a Law-based Government
Use the rule of law to set rules and boundaries for administrative power.
Due to its high credit rating, the total number of annual on-site inspections for Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd. has been determined to be 12 times, and "unless there are special circumstances, the number can only be less and not more."
Companies with a high comprehensive evaluation have fewer on-site inspections; those with a low comprehensive evaluation have more on-site inspections. This set of "risk + credit" comprehensive evaluation is a measure of the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone to deepen the reform of comprehensive supervision.
In response to problems such as multiple and repetitive inspections that trouble enterprises and the public, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Strictly Regulating Administrative Inspections Concerning Enterprises," effectively reducing the burden on enterprises;
The Ministry of Justice and other three departments carried out a special action to escort the high-quality development of enterprises through administrative reconsideration, directly correcting more than 6,500 illegal and improper administrative acts that infringed on the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises;
The State Administration for Market Regulation issued two lists of "no punishment for first-time violations" and "exemption from punishment for minor violations," allowing the vast number of business entities to feel the warmth of the rule of law...
Improving the level of building a business environment governed by law, stabilizing expectations and boosting confidence with the power of the rule of law, and cultivating a fertile soil for the development of business entities.
Optimizing Government Services and Improving Administrative Efficiency
In the Lingang New Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, when talking about the changes in handling certificates and matters for enterprises over the years, an enterprise leader lamented that the past "marathon-style" process has become the current "one-stop" service. Not only can it be handled online, but it is also easy to handle online.
Now, the national integrated government service platform has more than 1 billion registered users. Models such as "running only once" and "entering only one door" keep emerging, and innovations such as "approval without personal appearance" and "online handling for all matters" are increasing day by day. It truly uses the "subtraction" of administrative power to 换取 the "multiplication" of market vitality.
Ensuring High-quality Development with High-level Security and Continuously Improving the Level of Law-based Social Governance
General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: "The reason why China has created the 'two miracles' of rapid economic development and long-term social stability is closely related to our continuous promotion of socialist rule of law construction."
The Concept of the Rule of Law of "Focusing on the Front End and Preventing Diseases" Penetrates into the End of Governance
The construction of the rule of law should not only focus on the end and treat existing problems but also focus on the front end and prevent problems.
In Hongkou District, Shanghai, regarding the dispute over a wall between two residential areas, the police station, the judicial office, and the law firm "cooperated in a tripartite manner." The residents on both sides changed from being unyielding to voluntarily retreating 30 centimeters. This wall is called the "modern version of the Six-Foot Alley" by the residents.
When the grassroots level is stable, the whole country is stable. In recent years, various regions have adhered to and developed the "Fengqiao Experience" in the new era, striving to solve problems at the grassroots level and resolve them in the bud.
A series of mass prevention and control teams such as the "Alley Stewards" in Tianjin and the "Red Maple Volunteer Police" in Zhejiang are active on the front line of grassroots governance. They are not only mediators of disputes but also propagandists of policies and collectors of public opinions serving the residential areas and grids.
Based on prevention, mediation, the rule of law, and the grassroots level, various regions are fully promoting the standardized construction of comprehensive governance centers, building a diversified dispute resolution work system with mediation as the priority, hierarchical progression, and judicial support at the bottom, and striving to achieve the goal of "running only once" for the resolution of disputes.
Adhering to Promoting the Modernization of the National Governance System and Governance Capacity on the Track of the Rule of Law
Yunfu, Guangdong; Guangzhou International Logistics Port.
Thanks to the promotion of procuratorial public interest litigation, the clear water and beautiful banks have reappeared here. In April 2024, the Supreme People's Procuratorate directly filed a case for handling a special public interest litigation case on the environmental governance of the Pearl River Basin, promoting the comprehensive, systematic, and source governance of the ecological environment protection of the basin.
After a 10-year development process, procuratorial public interest litigation has faced governance challenges in areas such as ecological environment protection, food and drug safety, and the protection of the rights and interests of workers, and has safeguarded national interests and social public interests with the power of the rule of law.
"Hello, this is the 12345 Citizen Service Hotline."
Entering information, sending it to the subdistrict, and handling it in a timely manner... From complaints about water and power outages to the renovation of old residential areas, Beijing's "handling complaints upon receipt" has achieved the goal of warming the hearts of the people through the service hotline and ensuring that urgent, difficult, and worrying issues are taken care of.
In recent years, Beijing has initially established a new intelligent and efficient governance system for super-large cities driven by the demands of the people. In the past six years, the 12345 Citizen Service Hotline in Beijing has received more than 150 million people's livelihood demands.
Party building leads the handling of complaints upon receipt, breaking through the difficulties of grassroots governance; the collection of people's suggestions turns the "golden ideas" of the masses into the "golden keys" for development... Vivid practices of "good grassroots governance" keep emerging, and the Chinese solution to social governance is visible and tangible.
Ensuring High-quality Development with High-level Security
"Effectively shoulder the political responsibility of promoting the development of a region and ensuring the safety of a region" and "effectively fulfill the major responsibility of safeguarding national security, social stability, and people's well-being"..." These instructions remind us of our mission.
On February 20th, Nanjing Lukou International Airport in Jiangsu.
As the chartered flights of China's civil aviation landed one after another, the first batch of 200 Chinese suspects involved in fraud in the Myawaddy area repatriated by Myanmar to China were escorted back to China by the public security organs via Thailand.
Take real actions and strike hard.
The public security organs have carried out the fight against organized crime and evil in a regularized manner. A total of 121 cases of organized crime and 1,883 cases of evil forces crimes have been investigated and handled nationwide; 78,000 current economic crime cases have been solved, and economic losses of 30.67 billion yuan have been recovered; the number of criminal cases nationwide has decreased by 25.7% year-on-year, and the social security situation has remained stable... This "report card" of social security in 2024 did not come easily.
A country prospers with security, and the people find happiness in security.
Today in China, the people's sense of security is constantly increasing: In 2023, the national public security index reached 98.2%, remaining at a high level of over 98% for four consecutive years, continuing the miracle of long-term social stability.
For the People, Relying on the People, and Providing Legal Guarantees for the People's Better Life
Chinese-style modernization is the cause of hundreds of millions of people. "It is necessary to implement the principles of reflecting the people's interests, reflecting the people's wishes, safeguarding the people's rights and interests, and enhancing the people's well-being throughout all fields and the entire process of comprehensively promoting law-based governance," General Secretary Xi Jinping's profound assertion has become a distinct guiding principle for the construction of a country ruled by law in China.
In Chinese-style modernization, people's livelihood is of utmost importance. Strengthening legal guarantees around the people's aspiration for a better life has continuously enhanced the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security.
Responding to the People's Calls
"Strive to improve the legal system urgently needed for national governance and necessary to meet the people's growing needs for a better life" and "make the law and its implementation fully reflect the will of the people."
Keeping these instructions in mind, legislative work has paid great attention to the "small cuts" that benefit more people.
From formulating the Law on the Construction of Accessible Environments to address the urgent and difficult issues of people with disabilities and the elderly, to formulating the Law on Preschool Education and the Law on Academic Degrees to respond to social concerns such as the shortage of inclusive resources in preschool education and the unsound academic degree management system, and then to formulating the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases to further strengthen the legal guarantee for public health, these "small cuts" affect thousands of households and are related to the "great" well-being.
The Rule of Law Is for the People, Relying on the People, Benefiting the People, and Protecting the People
The fundamental purpose of comprehensively promoting law-based governance is to protect the people's rights and interests in accordance with the law.
If a platform enterprise requires "food delivery riders" to first register as "individual industrial and commercial households" and then sign contract-based or cooperative agreements with them, can the existence of an employment relationship be determined? "For situations where there is an employment fact and dominant labor management, the existence of an employment relationship should be determined in accordance with the law."
In December 2024, the Supreme People's Court released the first batch of guiding cases on labor disputes in new forms of employment, involving occupational groups such as food delivery riders, online anchors, and car-hailing drivers, responding to and clarifying the rules for prominent issues in judicial practice.
The reform of the case-filing registration system has changed the situation of "difficult access to the court and difficulty in filing cases" in the past to "filing all cases and handling all lawsuits"; carrying out a three-year action to improve the quality and efficiency of notarization, directly targeting issues such as the complexity and difficulty of notarization, and achieving the goal of reducing certificates and facilitating the people; opening up the "last mile" of public legal services, allowing convenient, efficient, equal, and inclusive public legal service platforms to cover both urban and rural areas... Law enforcement and judicial organs directly address the people's immediate concerns, promptly respond to hot issues related to people's livelihood, and let the sunshine of fairness and justice shine into the hearts of the people.
The Foundation of the Rule of Law Lies with the People
Adhere to the organic unity of the Party's leadership, the people's status as masters of the country, and law-based governance, and fully stimulate the creative power of hundreds of millions of people, enabling them to enthusiastically participate in modernization construction with the spirit of being the masters of the country.
Gather the wisdom of the people to formulate good laws and collect the opinions of the people to solve problems.
"Although I am old, I am agile and familiar with the situation in the community. At that time, I went around the streets and alleys to collect a lot of opinions and suggestions for the amendment of the Charity Law." As an information officer of the grassroots legislative contact point, Zhang Guizhen, a resident of Renmin Square Subdistrict, Xigang District, Dalian, Liaoning Province, feels a great sense of accomplishment when talking about the Charity Law.
Since the current session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress assumed its duties, as of December 2024, it has successively solicited 14,956 opinions from the contact points on 37 draft laws, draft legislative plans, and the work of record-filing and review. The "original" opinions and suggestions of the people have become the "source of living water" for high-quality legislation.
Everyone has a responsibility, everyone fulfills their responsibilities, and everyone enjoys the benefits.
On the wall of the office of the Zhouying Second Village Committee in Zhouying Town, Xuecheng District, Zaozhuang, Shandong Province, there is a set of agreements jointly observed by all 1,271 villagers in the village.
Practice the core socialist values; carry forward the virtue of integrity, abide by agreements, keep promises, and do not lie or deceive... A piece of village regulations reflects the wisdom of self-governance and highlights the spirit of the rule of law.
Now, various regions and departments have improved and promoted a series of practical and effective governance methods such as the point system and the list system, and the urban and rural grassroots governance system combining self-governance, the rule of law, and the rule of virtue has become more complete.
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Opening the "Decision" of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the statement "The rule of law is an important guarantee for Chinese-style modernization" stands out particularly.
The wind is favorable for setting sail.
Under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, China today is painting a magnificent picture of a country ruled by law stroke by stroke and building a solid edifice of a country ruled by law brick by brick, consolidating the foundation and gathering power for Chinese-style modernization.
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