China's top legislator stresses improving working mechanisms for absorbing public opinion

ZHENGZHOU, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator Zhao Leji has stressed efforts to improve working mechanisms for absorbing public opinions and pooling the wisdom of the people.

He noted that the organic unity between Party leadership, the running of the country by the people, and law-based governance must be upheld.

Zhao, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, made the remarks during his inspection tour from Tuesday to Friday in central China's Henan Province.

He called for efforts to practice and develop the whole-process people's democracy to pool strength for the advancement of Chinese modernization.

During the inspection, Zhao visited sites such as local community, enterprise, research institution, rural village and the home of a villager, and spoke with people's congress deputies and members of the public.

He said that the local people's congresses and their standing committees should carry out concrete work related to legislation, supervision and other deputy-related responsibilities to better serve the reform and development causes of their respective localities.

While visiting local legislative liaison and outreach offices, Zhao called on the deputies to adhere to the mass line, listen to the people's voices, learn about the people's needs, seek their advice, and enhance the emotional bond with the public.

During the inspection, Zhao stressed the importance of the Party's leadership concerning the work related to the people's congresses.

He also called for efforts to foster the building of democratic public opinion expression platforms and carriers.