Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 31st Title: Take a new step in the construction of China ruled by law — — A review of promoting the comprehensive rule of law in the new era
Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiong Feng and Bai Yang
"Promoting the rule of law in an all-round way is a major strategic issue related to our party’s ruling and rejuvenating the country, the happiness and well-being of the people, and the long-term stability of the party and the country. It is also an important aspect of improving and developing the Socialism with Chinese characteristics system and promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity."
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has clearly put forward the idea of governing the country according to law in an all-round way and put it into the "four comprehensive" strategic layout to vigorously promote it. Historical changes and achievements have taken place in the construction of socialist rule of law in China. The Party’s leadership over comprehensively administering the country according to law has become stronger, the overall pattern of comprehensively administering the country according to law has basically taken shape, and significant progress has been made in the practice of comprehensively administering the country according to law.
Members of the Circuit Court of the People’s Court of banma county, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province went to Banqian Village, Lighthouse Township, banma county to provide legal services (photo taken on August 7, 2021). Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Long photo
Planning the layout of columns and erecting beams — — The party’s ability to lead and govern the country by using the rule of law has been significantly enhanced, opening up a new realm of comprehensively governing the country according to law.
December 4, 2012, Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader attended the 30th anniversary of the promulgation and implementation of the current Constitution in all walks of life in the capital, and clearly stated that "we should pay more attention to the important role of the rule of law in national governance and social management, comprehensively promote the rule of law, and accelerate the construction of a socialist country ruled by law".
Those who serve the law are strong and the country is strong. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has positioned, laid out and enforced the rule of law from the overall situation and strategic height of upholding and developing Socialism with Chinese characteristics.
These are two "firsts" with milestone significance in the history of socialist rule of law construction in China — —
In October 2014, the Fourth Plenary Session of the Eighteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China devoted itself for the first time to the comprehensive study of governing the country according to law in the form of the Central Plenary Session, and deployed more than 180 major reform measures. The top-level design and strategic deployment of comprehensively governing the country according to law were fully presented to the world.
In November 2020, for the first time in the history of the party, the central government held a working conference on comprehensively governing the country according to law. The meeting stressed that it is necessary to seriously study and understand the supreme leader’s rule of law thought, thoroughly understand the basic spirit, grasp the core essence, clarify the work requirements, and effectively implement the supreme leader’s rule of law thought in the whole process of comprehensively governing the country according to law.
Declare that we will unswervingly follow the rule of law in Socialism with Chinese characteristics; Clarify the scientific connotation of the rule of law system in Socialism with Chinese characteristics; Clarify the basic framework and overall layout of comprehensively governing the country according to law; Correctly handle the relationship between politics and the rule of law, reform and the rule of law, rule of law and rule of virtue, rule of law and rule of law … … Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the top-level design of comprehensively governing the country according to law has been improved.
The leadership of the Party is the soul of socialist rule of law in China.
Set up a central committee to comprehensively govern the country according to law, strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the Party to comprehensively govern the country according to law, and make overall plans to promote the work of comprehensively governing the country according to law; Formulating and promulgating the Regulations on Political and Legal Work in the Communist Party of China (CPC), and transforming the party’s long-term successful experience in leading political and legal work into institutional achievements; The provincial (city, county) committees shall be established in an all-round way to strengthen the organization, leadership and overall coordination of the rule of law construction in various places … … The party’s leadership over comprehensively administering the country according to law is stronger and stronger.
The Plan for the Construction of China under the Rule of Law (2020-2025), the Outline for the Implementation of the Construction of a Government under the Rule of Law (2021-2025) and the Outline for the Implementation of the Construction of a Society under the Rule of Law (2020-2025) have built a "four pillars and eight pillars" for the construction of China under the rule of law. The "One Plan and Two Outlines" has established the general blueprint, road map and construction drawing of comprehensively administering the country according to law during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, marking the basic formation of the overall pattern of comprehensively administering the country according to law in the new era.
Under the guidance of the police of Beidi Police Station of Benxi Public Security Bureau, Liaoning Province, citizens completed the motor vehicle driver testing project through the self-service physical examination machine (photo taken on December 10, 2021). Xinhua news agency
Ensuring good governance and promoting development — — The rule of law system in Socialism with Chinese characteristics has been continuously improved, and the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity has been promoted.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that we should stick to the rule of law in Socialism with Chinese characteristics, speed up the construction of the rule of law system in Socialism with Chinese characteristics and build a socialist country ruled by law.
In March 2018, in the constitutional amendment voted by the First Session of the 13th National People’s Congress, "improving the socialist legal system" was changed to "improving the socialist rule of law".
The change from "system" to "rule" reflects the overall improvement of the rule of law construction from the legal system to the rule of law system that includes legislation, law enforcement, justice and law-abiding.
Good law is the premise of good governance. In the past ten years, through constitutional amendments, laws such as the Civil Code, the Foreign Investment Law, the National Security Law and the Supervision Law have been enacted, laws such as the legislation law, the national defense law and the environmental protection law have been revised, and legislation in key areas, emerging areas and foreign-related areas has been strengthened … … The socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics with the Constitution as the core is more perfect.
In the auxiliary reporting area of Erdao District Government Affairs Service Center in Changchun, the citizens reported the matters with the assistance of the staff (photo taken on November 23, 2020). In recent years, Erdao District of Changchun City has taken various measures to continuously promote the construction of business environment, build a "one-door, one-net" comprehensive service platform covering all kinds of matters initiated by enterprises, innovate and optimize government service measures, efficiency and environment, and boost regional economic development. Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Changshe
"You can’t act on your own." To comprehensively promote the rule of law, we must adhere to fair justice.
“100-1=0”— — "The negative impact of a misjudged case is enough to destroy the good image accumulated by ninety-nine fair referees. One in ten thousand mistakes in law enforcement and justice is 100% harm to the parties. " The words of the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader are inspiring.
Let the people feel fair and just in every judicial case. A number of unjust and wrong cases, such as Huggieler pattern, Nie Shubin case and Zhang Wenzhong case, have been corrected according to law, and the trial-centered criminal procedure system reform has kept the bottom line of preventing unjust and wrong cases; The reform of judicial responsibility system "lets the judges judge and the judges are responsible"; Promulgate regulations to prevent leading cadres from interfering with judicial "approving notes" and "greeting" … … A series of measures are interlocking, and the foundation for maintaining social fairness and justice is constantly being consolidated.
Take the law as the key link, respect the law and govern well.
Accelerate the formation of a complete system of legal norms, an efficient implementation system of the rule of law, a strict supervision system of the rule of law, and a strong guarantee system of the rule of law, and form a perfect system of inner-party laws and regulations … … In the past ten years, the rule of law system in Socialism with Chinese characteristics has been continuously improved, and the construction of rule of law in China has taken a solid step, and the role of rule of law in safeguarding fundamentals, stabilizing expectations and benefiting the long term has been further exerted.
The National Museum has a special collection — — 109 red official seals from Tianjin Binhai New Area. Since the reform of decentralization, Tianjin Binhai New Area has put 216 examination and approval responsibilities scattered in 18 units into one department, realizing "one seal for examination and approval", and the original 109 official seals have been sealed.
Behind the change from "109" to "1" is to create a good business environment by the rule of law and promote high-quality development.
On November 15th, 2014, the staff of the National Museum removed 109 seals for examination and approval in Tianjin Binhai New Area. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Fu Wenchao)
Formulate a "power list" and a "responsibility list" to clarify the boundaries of government power; Strengthen the judicial protection of property rights and create a clean and upright business environment ruled by law … … Government behavior has been fully incorporated into the rule of law, which has activated the vitality of market players and stimulated the kinetic energy of economic and social development.
Strengthen Hainan’s comprehensive deepening of reform and opening up, the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, and the construction of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area; Improve the legal system to prevent and resolve major financial risks, strengthen the legislation and enforcement of ecological environmental protection, and formulate and implement the rural revitalization promotion law … … Supporting major reforms, escorting national development, and promoting the implementation of a series of major national decision-making arrangements are all guaranteed by the rule of law.
Governing the country in an all-round way according to law is a long-term and significant historical task, and it is also a profound social change. In the past ten years, we will accelerate the construction of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s legal system and a socialist country ruled by law, and promote the construction of China ruled by law to a higher level of good law and good governance.
Rely on the people for the people — — Adhere to the people-centered construction of the rule of law, so that hundreds of millions of people have more sense of happiness and security.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "The broadest and deepest foundation for comprehensively governing the country according to law is the people, and we must persist in serving and relying on the people. It is necessary to embody the interests of the people, reflect the wishes of the people, safeguard the rights and interests of the people, and enhance the well-being of the people in the whole process of comprehensively governing the country according to law. "
"Now the trial begins!" On February 4, 2020, Beijing No.1 Intermediate People’s Court. With the help of the video trial platform "Beijing Cloud Court", the judge completed the court inquiry procedure of a private lending dispute case, and one of the attorneys was in Ningxia.
"Micro-court", "Cloud Case Handling" and "Fingertip Litigation" … … During the epidemic prevention and control in COVID-19, the judicial organs handled cases from offline to online, ensuring fairness and justice and "not closing" to better meet the people’s judicial needs.
In the past ten years, the construction of China ruled by law has always focused on the urgent needs and expectations of the masses, and ensured the people’s better life with the power of the rule of law.
The once "difficulty in filing a case" has changed into "the case must be established and the lawsuit must be dealt with", and the once "broken leg" has changed into "one place can handle it, one network can handle it", the administrative litigation channel is smoother, and the legal service is more convenient and fast … … Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the construction of China under the rule of law has been moving with great strides, which has made people feel the warmth and convenience of socialist rule of law.
The judge of Taiyuan Intermediate People’s Court conducted an online inquiry in the second instance of a divorce dispute case by means of "cloud trial" (photo taken on February 10, 2020). Xinhua news agency
One day in December 2021, Yu Chen, a citizen of Benxi, Liaoning, got a "little surprise".
Under the guidance of the police of Benxi Beidi Police Station, he completed the motor vehicle driver testing project through the self-service physical examination machine. "In the past, I had to go to the suburban vehicle management office for testing. Now I can do it downstairs. It’s really convenient." Yu Chen said happily.
The "small changes" that happened around the masses originated from the "great effectiveness" of the construction of a government ruled by law.
The police of Suchen Police Station in Hailing District, Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province publicized the law to farmers in the fields of Suchen Community (photo taken on December 4, 2021). Xinhua News Agency (photo by Tang Dehong)
From the in-depth promotion of the "streamline administration, delegate power, strengthen regulation and improve services" reform, all non-administrative licensing examination and approval items were cancelled; To continue to carry out "reducing certificates and facilitating the people" and promote various departments in various regions to clean up more than 21,000 certification items; Then deepen the reform of comprehensive administrative law enforcement and fully implement the "three systems" of administrative law enforcement … … The construction of a government ruled by law has given the people more and more real sense of gain.
The true meaning of the rule of law lies in the common belief of all the people.
Yang Changshao (middle), the people’s mediator in Zhuting Village, Xuanfeng Town, Luxi County, Jiangxi Province, preached the knowledge of civil code to the people in Zhuting Village (photo taken on August 17, 2021). Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Chenhuan photo
"Leading cadres should set an example of respecting the law and take the lead in respecting the rule of law and fearing the law … …” On December 3, 2021, on the square of the Rule of Law Cultural Park in Bincheng District, Binzhou City, Shandong Province, the relevant person in charge of the Binzhou Municipal Committee’s comprehensive rule of law office read out the initiative, and all the staff took an oath to the Constitution.
Since 2018, China has held the "Constitution Publicity Week" for four consecutive years to promote the spirit of constitutional law into the grassroots and life.
In Tangkou Village, Wenchang Village, Caijia Town, jiangjin district, Chongqing, grassroots judges tried cases in the Circuit Court (photo taken on September 17, 2021). Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Weishe
We will fully implement the responsibility system of "whoever enforces the law will popularize the law", and promote the full coverage of villagers’ groups with "people who understand the law". The "bench court" will resolve contradictions and disputes at the doorstep of the people, and the Sunshine Chamber will promote the "micro-governance" of the community & HELIP; … The social atmosphere of respecting the law and abiding by the law is getting stronger and stronger, which brings together the surging power of the construction of China ruled by law.
On the new journey, under the scientific guidance of the supreme leader’s thought of the rule of law, constantly promoting the rule of law in an all-round way will certainly provide a strong guarantee of the rule of law for the Chinese dream of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Liu Xuemin, assistant procurator of the People’s Procuratorate of Hengshui City, Hebei Province, explained the constitutional knowledge to students in Hengshui School (photo taken on December 4, 2020). Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Minshe
Poster design: Qian Cheng
