Nearly 3,000 deputies to the 12th National People's Congress will be elected by January 2013, with more seats given to workers and farmers, according to a draft decision by China's top legislature.
The draft was submitted to the annual legislative session on Thursday.
Explaining the draft decision, Li Jianguo, vice-chairman of the 11th NPC Standing Committee, said that a "broad representation among deputies is not only the essential requirement of the system of people's congresses, but also the embodiment of a socialist democracy."
Of the number of deputies to the 12th NPC, the proportion at the primary level will increase, especially from among frontline workers, farmers and technicians, Li said.
There also will be a significant increase in the number of deputies from among migrant workers and a drop in the number of deputies who are Communist Party or government officials.
The 11th NPC will end its term in March 2013, and new NPC deputies must be elected by that time.
The draft decision also stipulates that the proportion of women deputies shall be greater than in the last NPC, but Li said "the greatest feature of the election" was that the congress reflected the same population ratio between urban and rural areas.
Success in the election will be of extreme importance to developing socialist and democratic politics, ensuring that the people are the masters of the country and improving the strength of the State, Li said.
Han Dayuan, dean of the law school at Renmin University of China, said that a broad representation of lawmakers from various backgrounds would help balance the views of different groups and reach consensus. It will make decision-making more democratic.
In January 2008, Hu Xiaoyan, working in Foshan city in Guangdong province, became the country's first migrant worker to be elected a national lawmaker.
"The most important reason for my being elected is so that migrant workers will be given much greater attention," Hu said.
Since 2008, Hu has submitted nearly 20 proposals to the top legislature. All are related to safeguarding the interests of migrant workers, such as providing greater access to education for their children and ensuring workers get paid on time.
There are three migrant workers who are deputies in the 11th NPC, but the number of migrant workers in the country has expanded rapidly in recent years. At around 250 million, they are a major force in China's economic development
Questions:
1. How many deputies to the 12th National People's Congress will be elected by January 2013?
2. Who will get more seats?
3. Who became China’s first migrant worker to be elected a national lawmaker in 2008?
Answers:
1. Nearly 3,000.
2. Workers and farmers.
3. Hu Xiaoyan, of Foshan city in Guangdong province.
英语美文:生命这个奇迹
英语名篇名段背诵精华22
英语名篇名段背诵精华41
英语美文:一双丝袜(有声)
英语美文30篇系列之21
英语标准美文85
精选英语美文阅读:英国民谣《绿袖子》
双语:给你逃离“舒适区”的六个理由
精选英语美文阅读:山居秋暝
精选英语美文阅读:一只猫/一个未来
英语美文:有良师乃人生之幸(双语)
精选英语美文阅读:别让蜡烛熄灭
英语晨读:忘忧树
“母亲”这个伟大的职业(双语)
诗歌:放慢你的舞步
英语晨读:思考生活
英语晨读:潘多拉
英语散文:If I were a Boy Again
双语:15个国家英文名称的浪漫解读
精选英语美文阅读:生活的涟漪
超全愚人节整人方法:亲朋好友宠物小孩一网打尽(双语)
英语标准美文2
26个英文字母蕴含的人生哲理
精选英语美文阅读:爱会伴随着度过一生
英语晨读:金窗
英语美文:艰难岁月也要满怀感恩之心(双语)
被我们遗忘在生活中的哲理V
浪漫英文情书精选:Keep You Forever永远温存着你
浪漫英文情书精选:I'm So Sorry, Baby对不起宝贝
英语美文:越长大越孤独(双语)
| 不限 |
| 英语教案 |
| 英语课件 |
| 英语试题 |
| 不限 |
| 不限 |
| 上册 |
| 下册 |
| 不限 |