DEMOCRACY IN THE WORKS

‘In my capacity as deputy to the National People’s Congress (NPC), I think my role includes serving as a bridge between people and government. Collecting the opinions from citizens in my community, I make suggestions to the Central Government on their behalf,” Zhu Guoping, a community worker who has served as an NPC deputy for 15 years, told Beijing Review on the sidelines of the Fifth Session of the 13th NPC, running from March 5 to 11.

The NPC is China’s highest state organ of power. The annual gatherings of the NPC and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the highest advisory body, are among the most important political events