The right to criticize

Government officials should show tolerance toward criticism raised by members of the CPPCC, says an article in Legal Daily. The following is an excerpt:

Before the annual sessions of the NPC and CPPCC, some members of the CPPCC had criticized the work of local governments, but they failed to heed it.

Wu Jianmin, the spokesman of the 11th National Committee of the CPPCC, cited statutes of the CPPCC that "members have the right to suggest and criticize the work of governments and officials".