Political reform on track

Proposal for equal rural-urban representation in National People's Congress proves foreign media's claim wrong

With its economy growing at 8.7 percent last year amid the global economic downturn and slated to become the second largest in the world this year, China has been constantly confronted with a question from the foreign media: How is its political system being structured?

Many foreign media outlets have lamented China's allegedly slow political reform compared with its economic miracle. But the Chinese government has always held a different view, saying that equal value has been placed on political reform. It has always stressed that political reform should be gradual and suit the country's circumstances as a whole.