One step nearer equality
By Zhu Zhe | China Daily | Updated: 2009-10-28 08:01
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Observers tally votes in Foling, Chaohu, Anhui province, during an election for a new village head in this file photo taken in March 2008. Rural residents, such as those who took part in this election, stand to benefit from an amendment to the Electoral Law being discussed at the current NPC session. Xu Zhenhua |
For the first time in China's history, rural people may be about to get as much say in national decision-making as their urban counterparts.
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