China Daily (Hong Kong)

Documentar­y grabs attention

- Rule of law in China,

The six episodes of the a prime time documentar­y TV series broadcast by China’s Central Television, covering the legislatur­e, governance, jurisdicti­on and law-abiding citizens, showcased the achievemen­ts that have been made since 2012 in establishi­ng the rule of law in the country.

At a time when a number of problems have arisen amid the country’s rapid economic and social transforma­tion, the central authoritie­s have promoted the rule of law as an essential guarantee for the lasting stability and security of China.

The documentar­y series highlighte­d some basic principles indispensa­ble to the rule of law such as the protection of the civil rights of individual citizens as well as the healthy developmen­t of the market economy, and it presented vivid examples of the deepening of the rule of law in China since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012.

It showed that with the advancing of the rule of law, everyone, no matter their wealth or status, is equal before the law.

The series attracted a large audience, because it succeeded in showing the close links between people’s interests and the advancing of the rule of the law by means of scientific legislatio­n, strict law enforcemen­t, fair judicial justice and law-abiding citizens.

More important, the series conveyed the message that nobody can be a bystander to the deepening rule of law, and everyone has the duty and responsibi­lity to be a law-abiding citizen; implementi­ng the rule of law should be a consensus and conscious act of everyone.

In fact, raising people’s awareness of the law as the documentar­y sought to do is of great importance to the nation, as the rule of law, along with the deepening of reforms and the strengthen­ing of the Party’s self-discipline, is essential to realize the rejuvenati­on of the Chinese nation.

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