Promote the in-depth development of people's democracy throughout the entire process through good laws and governance
2026-04-03
People's democracy is the life of socialism and an essential part of the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that "the development of people's democracy must adhere to the rule of law, uphold the authority of the Constitution and laws, and institutionalize and legalize democracy. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has creatively proposed a series of new concepts, new ideas, and new strategies for the whole process of people's democracy and comprehensive rule of law, making significant original contributions to enriching and developing the theory of socialist democracy with Chinese characteristics and the theory of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics. The period of the 15th Five Year Plan plays an important role in the basic realization of socialist modernization, serving as a bridge between the past and the future. The outline of the 15th Five Year Plan includes "further improving the institutionalization, standardization, and proceduralization of the entire process of people's democracy, and achieving a higher level of socialist rule of law country construction" as the goal to be achieved in economic and social development during the 15th Five Year Plan period. To implement this requirement, we must deeply grasp the dialectical unity between democracy and the rule of law, adhere to the organic unity of the Party's leadership, the people being the masters of the country, and the rule of law, and better promote the whole process of people's democracy on the track of the rule of law. The construction of socialist democracy and rule of law in our country unifies democracy and the rule of law. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that "democracy is the beautiful pursuit and common value of all mankind" and "the rule of law is one of the important achievements of human civilization. Democracy and the rule of law are important achievements and fundamental symbols of human civilization progress. The construction of socialist democracy and rule of law in our country unifies democracy and the rule of law, orderly promotes the institutionalization and rule of law of national and social life, stimulates the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of all people, and engages in socialist modernization construction as the masters of the country. Democracy, as a form of state, mainly answers the question of who exercises state power; The rule of law, as an important achievement of human political civilization, mainly answers the question of how to exercise state power. The two are closely related, democracy provides the foundation for the rule of law, and the value orientation of democracy determines the basic principles and goals of the rule of law; The rule of law regulates the forms and procedures of democracy through a legal regulatory system, providing institutional guarantees for the realization of democracy while safeguarding the basic rights and interests of citizens and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the people. In practice, there is a certain tension between the two, which can easily lead to the problem of asynchronous and unbalanced development of democracy and the rule of law in practice. How to unify democracy and the rule of law, promote their complementarity, and make good use of the two "wheels" of democracy and the rule of law to promote social development and progress is an important issue in the development of human political civilization. Since the establishment of our party, we have always adhered to the combination of the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific realities and excellent traditional culture, and continuously explored the laws of socialist democracy and rule of law construction. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Comrade Mao Zedong presided over the drafting of the country's first constitution, and China successively formulated and implemented laws such as the Marriage Law and the Trade Union Law, laying the foundation for the people's democratic legal system in New China. The Third Plenum of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed that 'in order to safeguard people's democracy, it is necessary to strengthen the socialist legal system'. Comrade Deng Xiaoping clearly put forward the important proposition that "in order to safeguard people's democracy, it is necessary to strengthen the rule of law. Democracy must be institutionalized and legalized", guiding China to continuously promote and strengthen the construction of socialist legal system, and better safeguard people's democracy. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our party has steadfastly pursued the path of socialist political development with Chinese characteristics, integrating people's democracy and comprehensive rule of law throughout the entire development process into all aspects and links leading economic and social development, and continuously promoting the construction of socialist democracy and rule of law. Adhere to and improve China's fundamental political system, basic political system, and important political system, continuously improve the system of the people being the masters of the country, give full play to the important role of socialist consultative democracy, expand the orderly political participation of the people, fully reflect the will of the people, safeguard their rights and interests, stimulate their creative vitality, and comprehensively promote the institutionalization, standardization, and proceduralization of socialist democratic politics; Incorporate the comprehensive rule of law into the "Four Comprehensives" strategic layout, adhere to the joint promotion of rule of law, rule of law, and rule of law administration, adhere to the integrated construction of a rule of law country, a rule of law government, and a rule of law society, accelerate the improvement of the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics centered on the Constitution, revise the Constitution in accordance with the times, strengthen legislation in key areas, emerging areas, and foreign-related areas, formulate laws such as the Foreign Investment Law and the Hainan Free Trade Port Law, compile civil codes and ecological environment codes, revise legislative laws, etc., and legally safeguard state power to serve the people and enhance their well-being. On the whole, China has steadily promoted the construction of socialist democracy and the rule of law, ensured that the rule of law reflects the people's will and protects the people's rights and interests through the whole process of people's democracy, standardized the democratic operation and consolidated the achievements of democracy by comprehensively governing the country according to law, effectively avoided the disjunction or even contradiction between democracy and the rule of law, successfully walked out a development path of positive interaction and organic integration of the two, which has provided a strong political guarantee for the successful continuation of the two miracle new chapters of rapid economic development and long-term social stability, and comprehensively promoted the building of a strong country and the rejuvenation of the nation with Chinese path to modernization. Especially since the 14th Five Year Plan, against the backdrop of accelerated changes over the past century and weak global economic recovery, the certainty and sustainability of China's development have continued to increase, highlighting the significant achievements of socialist democracy and rule of law construction in the new era. Promoting the coordinated progress of people's democracy and comprehensive rule of law throughout the entire process has deepened our understanding of the dialectical unity between democracy and the rule of law. Since the new era, our party has promoted the organic unity and coordinated progress of people's democracy and comprehensive rule of law throughout the entire process. While ensuring that China's socialist modernization process is always full of vitality and stable order, we have also deepened our understanding of the dialectical unity between democracy and the rule of law. Rooted in the fundamental stance of putting the people first. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "With the sustained development of China's economy and society and the continuous improvement of people's living standards, the demands of the people for democracy, rule of law, fairness, justice, security, environment and other aspects are increasing day by day. We must actively respond to the new demands and expectations of the people. In the face of this era's challenges, the whole process of people's democracy and comprehensive rule of law is the scientific answer that our party has handed over in the construction of socialist democracy and rule of law. The comprehensive rule of law regards the protection of people's rights and interests in accordance with the law as the fundamental goal, and sets out the forms, channels, and procedures of democracy, promoting the continuous improvement of the institutionalization, standardization, and proceduralization of the entire process of people's democracy, and ensuring that democracy is extensive, genuine, and effective. The whole process of people's democracy ensures that the people manage state affairs, economic and cultural undertakings, and social affairs through various channels and forms in accordance with the law, ensuring that the construction of the rule of law always reflects the will of the people. The two are highly unified in their value orientation, serving together to achieve, maintain, and develop the fundamental interests of the broadest people. Relying on the system of the people being the masters of the country. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "We will improve the system of the people being the masters of the country, realize the will of the people, safeguard their rights and interests, and fully stimulate the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of all the people." After long-term efforts, China has formed a comprehensive, extensive, and organically connected system of the people being the masters of the country, including the national system of people's democratic dictatorship, the system of people's congresses, the multi-party cooperation and political consultation system led by the Communist Party of China, the system of regional ethnic autonomy, the system of grassroots mass autonomy, and the broadest patriotic united front. Among them, the system of people's congresses implements the principle of the people being the masters of the country into the political and social life of the country through organizational systems, electoral systems, and rules of procedure. It is an important institutional carrier for realizing the full process of people's democracy in China and can maximize the guarantee of the people being the masters of the country. This series of institutional arrangements has improved the support of democratic systems, perfected the design of democratic mechanisms, enriched the forms of democratic participation, and provided solid institutional support for the coordinated promotion of people's democracy throughout the entire process and the comprehensive rule of law. It continuously improves democratic practices and safeguards the rights of the masses on the track of the rule of law. Serve the efficient operation of the national governance system. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that "an important experience for China's remarkable achievements in governance is to follow the path of socialist political development with Chinese characteristics under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, adhere to and develop people's democracy throughout the entire process." "Rule of law is the basic way for the Party to lead the people in governing the country. Comprehensively governing the country according to law by building a comprehensive, scientific, standardized, and effective legal system, preventing the abuse of power, maintaining fairness and justice, and providing stable and reliable rule support and legal guarantees for national governance. Throughout the process, people's democracy widely absorbs public opinion and gathers people's wisdom through smooth channels and platforms, ensuring orderly participation of the people in all aspects of national governance, promoting the design of various institutional policies that meet the expectations of the people, and making national governance always full of vitality and vigor. Both have their own focuses and complement each other in terms of functionality, constantly promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity, making the political life of the country both dynamic and stable. Throughout all activities of the Party leading the people in governing the country. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "adhering to the organic unity of the Party's leadership, the people being the masters of the country, and the rule of law is an inevitable requirement for the development of socialist politics," and proposed to "improve the democratic system, enrich democratic forms, broaden democratic channels, and ensure that the people being the masters of the country are implemented in the political and social life of the country. Our party has always adhered to the coordinated deployment and integrated promotion of democratic construction and rule of law construction in the practice of reform and development. It not only widely consolidates consensus through democratic procedures to ensure that reform measures reflect public opinion and conform to the will of the people, but also emphasizes that they are based on law and promoted in accordance with the law, ensuring that comprehensive deepening reform steadily advances on the track of rule of law; In grassroots governance, it is important to embed the rule of law thinking and methods into the rules of procedure and practical processes of grassroots autonomy. This involves seeking the greatest common denominator of the will of the entire society through democratic means, while also relying on legal means to solidify the foundation of social stability. From the coordinated deployment of the top-level design to the practice of the grassroots end, the co frequency resonance of the comprehensive rule of law and the whole process of people's democracy in the practice of all levels in all areas of governance and administration has been vividly demonstrated, effectively transforming China's institutional advantages into governance effectiveness, and promoting the stability of Chinese path to modernization. Overall, as the essential attribute of socialist democratic politics, people's democracy throughout the entire process provides a solid political foundation and value guidance for the comprehensive rule of law; Comprehensively governing the country according to law is an essential requirement and important guarantee for adhering to and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics, providing a reliable institutional carrier and legal guarantee for the entire process of people's democracy. In this process, the leadership of the Party is the fundamental guarantee, running through important links of comprehensive rule of law such as scientific legislation, strict law enforcement, fair judiciary, and universal compliance. It integrates into the entire chain of democratic elections, democratic consultations, democratic decision-making, democratic management, and democratic supervision, ensuring that China's socialist democratic rule of law construction advances in the correct political direction. Only by adhering to the organic unity of the Party's leadership, the people's ownership of the country and the rule of law can people's democracy and the comprehensive rule of law complement and promote each other throughout the process, give better play to the advantages of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, orderly promote the institutionalization and rule of law of the country and social life, and provide a strong political guarantee for the stability of Chinese path to modernization. Persisting in promoting people's democracy throughout the entire process on the track of the rule of law, the "15th Five Year Plan" period is the fundamental basis for achieving socialist modernization, consolidating the foundation, and improving the overall situation