Multi-party collaboration proves fruitful
Non-Communist parties contribute to COVID-19 fight, ecological supervision
The non-Communist political parties of China have made important contributions to help tackle major risks and challenges in the past years as good advisers, helpers and colleagues of the Communist Party of China.
The chairpersons of these parties attended a news conference on March 5 to introduce their work during the ongoing session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the country’s top advisory body.
He Wei, chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party, which has many members from the medical sector, said that its members contributed greatly to the nation’s battle against COVID-19.
Nearly 30,000 medical workers who are members of the party fought on the front lines, he said, adding that as of the end of last year its members had donated goods and materials worth 1.23 billion yuan ($178 million) for epidemic control.
The party utilized its medical resources to submit 20 pieces of information and suggestions to the CPC central leadership and State Council, and raised their suggestions on epidemic control with the CPC in many meetings, He said.
In the next five years, the party will focus on topics including the aging population, elderly care, childbirth support policies and major infectious diseases, he added.
Conducting democratic supervision on major tasks of the country is another job for the non-Communist political parties. Starting from 2021, the eight parties launched a five-year supervision campaign on environmental protection along the Yangtze River.
Ding Zhongli, chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League, said his party is in charge of supervising the protection of the river in Yunnan province. In the past two years they have sorted out 600 issues that needed to be further monitored after field surveys and meetings with local authorities, he said.
“We have many environmental experts in the party, and during the supervision, we can also help Yunnan
improve its skills in environmental protection,” he said.
“I feel that local authorities value our efforts and I believe our supervisory work is effective,” he added.
Zheng Jianbang, chairman of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, said the multiparty cooperation system that suits the country’s conditions has proved to have many advantages.
“Through participation in the deliberation of State affairs, democratic supervision and political consultations, we have been able to pool various opinions and provide a reference for the decision-making of the CPC. In this way, we can form a strong joint force for State governance,” he said.
“Through participation in the deliberation of State affairs, democratic supervision and political consultations, we have been able to pool various opinions and provide a reference for the decision-making of the CPC. In this way, we can form a strong joint force for State governance.”
ZHENG JIANBANG
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang