Democracy should begin at grassroots level
By Fu Jing | China Daily | Updated: 2007-10-22 06:56
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Delegates raise their hands to cast votes for a resolution on the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection's work report yesterday. Xu Jingxing |
Yu Keping, deputy director of the Compilation and Translation Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, told China Daily that the essence of democratic politics is participation of the citizenry.
He said democracy is a series of institutions and procedures that seek to guarantee freedom, equality and other rights of citizens.
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