Top Legislator Stresses People’s Congresses’ Role

China’s top legislator Li Zhanshu has called for giving full play to the important role of the people’s congresses in advancing law-based governance in all fields, under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

Mr Li, chairman of the National People’s Congress Standing Com- mittee, stressed the significance of people’s congresses in providing rule of law measures for highquality development, reform and opening-up, and socialist modernisation.

Mr Li, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the comments during a tour in east China’s Fujian Province from Wednesday to Saturday.

Visiting cities of Quanzhou, Fuzhou and Nanping, Li looked into the development of reform and opening-up and the work of people’s congresses in these cities.

The first stop of Mr Li’s tour is Jinjiang, a city administered by Quanzhou. He visited the Jinjiang City Exhibition Hall and a num- ber of private enterprises, holding talks with officials, the people and entrepreneurs to gain an in-depth understanding of the “experience of Jinjiang” summarised by comrade Xi Jinping.

“We must ensure the Party’s leadership over lawmaking and the leading role of people’s congresses in lawmaking, adapt to the needs for reform, development and sta- bility, and make constant efforts to improve the system of laws,” he said.

Mr Li told lawmakers at local levels to make laws according to actual conditions and feature local characteristics while taking the overall interests into account.