The system of community-level self-governance ( zh, c=基层群众自治制度, p=Jīcéng Qúnzhòng Zìzhì Zhìdù) is a term used by the

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(CCP) to describe a form of local government in the

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(PRC).

History

The system of community-level self-governance was established at the

17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held in Beijing, China, at the Great Hall of the People from 15 to 21 October 2007. Congress marked a significant shift in the political direction of the country as CCP General Sec ...

in 2007 as a system local government in the People's Republic of China. The Party Congress regarded upholding and improving the system of community-level self-governance as an important part of adhering to the "

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System

The system officially relies on community-level mass self-government organizations (such as

villagers' committee The villagers' committee (), shortened as ''cunweihui'' in Chinese, also translated as village committee, is a grassroots mass autonomous organization for self-management, self-education and self-service for villagers in the People's Republic o ...

s and

residents' committee The residents' committee (), shortened as ''juweihui'' or ''juwei'' in Chinese, also translated as neighborhood committee, residents' association, residential committee, is a grassroots mass autonomous organization for self-management, self ...

s) to enable residents in urban and rural areas to directly exercise relevant political rights and to self-manage, self-serve, self-educate, and self-supervise.{{Cite web , title=李学举部长在《求是》撰文谈我国基层群众自治制度 , url=http://zqs.mca.gov.cn/article/cmzz/zxxx/gzdt/200803/20080300012815.shtml , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616035749/http://zqs.mca.gov.cn/article/cmzz/zxxx/gzdt/200803/20080300012815.shtml , archivedate=2008-06-16 , accessdate=2020-12-10 , publisher=中华人民共和国民政部 , url-status=dead

References

Law of the People's Republic of China Government of China Self-governance

History

System

See also

References