China sees stronger public awareness of rule of law during 2021-2025: report

BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhua) -- China has seen marked improvements in public awareness of the rule of law during its eighth five-year initiative to raise public awareness of the rule of law from 2021 to 2025, further strengthening the social foundation for comprehensively advancing law-based governance, according to a report submitted on Tuesday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.

A key feature of the initiative was the expansion of grassroots legal services. More than 4.4 million trained community legal volunteers nationwide have helped publicize laws and policies, collect public feedback, mediate disputes, and guide community-level legal practices, according to the State Council report on the implementation of the resolution on the eighth five-year initiative.

China also stepped up legal education among young people. The country established its first national practical center for youth legal education, while 98.9 percent of primary and secondary schools nationwide are now equipped with vice principals or counselors responsible for legal education, according to the report.

Legal education efforts have also been extended to emerging sectors of the economy. Local authorities have organized legal awareness programs for delivery workers, ride-hailing drivers, online content creators, and other groups engaged in new forms of employment, according to the report.