Sounds democratic
The headline sounds promising. But the article raises more questions than it answers: How many ordinary people? (We can tell there were at least 4 to represent China's billion+.) How were they chosen? Was this a focus group or a meeting with the premier? Did they get free rides home or did they fear going to prison if they misspoke?Chinese premier invites ordinary people to advise on government work
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has invited a group of ordinary people from all walks of life to seek their opinions on drafts of a government work report and the country's economic and social development blueprint for the next five years.
The representatives, including a farmer, a migrant worker, a rural doctor and a community worker, were invited to Zhongnanhai, the central leadership compound in downtown Beijing, on Jan. 25. Some details of the meeting were made public on Sunday [Feb. 13].
At the meeting, Wen said, "Ordinary people are in the best place to evaluate government's work, and listening to public opinion will allow us to know how government policies are carried out at grass-roots level, and what difficulties people are facing."…
The drafts of the 12th five-year program, or the national development plan for 2011 to 2015, and the government work report will be delivered for review early next month at a plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature.
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Labels: China, political culture, politics
posted by Ken Wedding @ 5:57 AM
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