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The report to the 20th CPC National Congress said that building a law-based government is a key task and a major part of comprehensively advancing law-based governance. What has the MOJ done to holistically promote law-based governance, and what results have you achieved? Thank you.

Zhang Yaoming:

Thank you for your question. The MOJ has earnestly implemented a series of major policy decisions and deployments by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council to build a law-based government, and we have achieved remarkable results in this endeavor. In particular, we have adopted a two-pronged approach involving responsibility supervision and creation of demonstration items to coordinate the construction of a law-based government. Responsibility supervision places emphasis on strengthening accountability, ensuring the timely identification and resolution of problems to establish a closed-loop system of responsibility. The work to create demonstration items focuses on setting good examples and motivating others to follow suit. I would like to provide you with some details of our work to create demonstration items.

In recent years, we have organized two rounds of national campaigns to create demonstration items for the building of a law-based government, creating a strong atmosphere of striving for excellence in the construction of a law-based government. It's proven that such campaigns have played a significant role in accelerating the overall improvement of the construction of a law-based government.

First, such campaigns have served as a robust starting point for coordinating the development of a law-based government at the primary level. The foundation and emphasis of building a law-based government are rooted at the primary level. The targets of the campaigns for creating demonstration items are local city and county governments. By establishing the criteria for creating exemplary, law-based governments at city and county levels, we focus on evaluating key aspects such as decision-making by city and county governments in accordance with the law, the strict and standardized enforcement of laws in a fair and civilized manner, and the level of rule of law literacy among government officials. Through this evaluation process, we can identify gaps, address weaknesses, and work diligently to encourage city and county governments to enhance their administration according to the law.

Second, through these campaigns, our aspiration to build a law-based government that satisfies the public has been shown clearly. Building a law-based government is for the people and by the people. We have consistently adhered to the concept of people-centered development, focusing on optimizing public services and involving the public in policymaking, as well as strengthening law enforcement in key areas that directly impact the interests of the people. We have regarded people's experiences as an important evaluation criterion and responded to their concerns in a timely manner. Simultaneously, we have conducted extensive evaluations through third-party professional organizations to measure people's satisfaction with the construction of law-based local governments, fully reflecting people's sense of progress in building a law-based government.

Third, we have set good examples of building a law-based government in the new era. To date, a total of 90 comprehensive demonstration areas and 83 individual demonstration projects have been selected across the country. Local authorities have consistently enhanced their publicity and promotional efforts, fully capitalizing on the driving force of designated demonstration areas and projects. This has provided guidance for elevating the overall level of law-based government construction in local areas and provided a strong legal guarantee for promoting local economic and social development.

Currently, we are organizing a third round of national campaign to create more demonstration items for law-based government construction. All regions have shown great enthusiasm to participate, and a tentative list of comprehensive demonstration areas and demonstration projects will be selected in the second half of next year. Thank you.