试析人大法律地位与现实地位的落差

人大作为人大制度的载体在中国的政治生活中有着非常重要的地位 ,但这种重要的地位却没有体现出相应的实际效果。本文从法律制度层面、政治学和社会学的层面将人大不能发挥法定作用进行全面、深刻的解说 ,目的在于揭示造成这种反差的种种原因 ,希望在完善人大制度的过程中可以起参考作用     

Historic Juncture

This year's sessions of the 13th National People's Congress and the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference,known as Two Sessions,send a clear message to the rest of the world.Following the concept of building a community with a shared future for humanity,China is set to inject more vigor into the global economy.     

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New Plan Presents New Hope

After five years of rapid growth, the Chinese economy has come to a critical juncture. As it maps out the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15), the country is preparing to rebalance the economy and improve people’s livelihoods. During the annual sessions of the 11th National People’s Congress (NPC) and the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), NPC deputies and CPPCC National Committee members sat down with Beijing Review reporters Hu Yue and Yuan Yuan to talk about the country’s development in the next five years. Edited excerpts follow:     

PREMIER WEN MEETS THE PRESS

On March 14, Premier Wen Jiabao gave a press conference to journalists covering the annual sessions of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the top advisory body, in Beijing. Wen elaborated on the Chinese Government’s stance on a number of hot social and economic issues. Excerpts follow     

论税收立法听证制度的构建

2006年9月27日全国人大常委会就个人所得税法修改中的工薪所得费用扣除标准问题举行的听证会,是全国人大及其常委会立法史上首次召开立法听证会,其本身所具有的制度价值和社会意义显然已经超越了个税法修改的本身。文章认为,税法的制定迫切需要一种体现民主参与和科学决策的程序性制度,立法听证制度引入税收立法则是民主法治建设的必然走向。     

Putting Perspective on China's Defense Spending

The Second Session of the 11th National People's Congress an-nounced in March that China's 2009 defense budget is 480.686 billion yuan($70.7 billion),increasing by 62.482 billion yuan($9.2 billion),or 14.9 percent,over the previous year.On March 16,Beijing-based Guangming Daily published an interview with Quan Linyuan,a professor at the University of National Defense of the People's Liberation Army and Chen Xiaojing,a doctoral candi-date there,who both shared their perspectives on the increase of China's mi...     

My Focus on Rural Revitalization

From the Report on the Work of the Government to the draft Outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan(2021-2025)for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035,"rural revi-talization"has virtually become a hot topic for this year's sessions of China's top legislature and top political advi-sory body.Deputies to the 13th National People's Congress(NPC)and members of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC)handed in their pieces of advice and proposal that aim to comprehensively promote the country's rural revitalization.     

Sessions Examine Hot Issues

During the annual sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) this year, NPC deputies and CPPCC members shared their viewpoints on some hot topics related to society and people’s livelihoods. Excerpts follow:     

Growing, Growing, Gone

Guangzhou is the capital city of Guangdong Province in China's developed southeast coastal area. Zhang Guangning, deputy to the 11th National People's Congress and Mayor of Guangzhou, told Beijing Review that the goal for Guangzhou's GDP growth in 2009 is 10 percent.     

ROAD TO CARBON NEUTRALIZATION

China needs to overcome greater challenges than developed countries to meetits carbon-heutral target The annual plenary session of the National People's Congress(NPC),the top legislature of the country,held in March unveiled new targets for achieving carbon neutralization.     

What Foreign Companies Can Expect from China's 14th Five-Year Plan

ON March 11,the Fourth Session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) approved the Outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Ob-jectives Through the Year 2035. The adoption of this master planfor China to embark on a new journey of building a modern country in all re-spects is a landmark and has attracted extensive attention both at home and abroad.     

加强党的代表大会对党的各级领导干部权力监督的思考

党的代表大会制度在党内政治生活中的作用 ,就如同人民代表大会在国家政治生活中一样重要 ,是党的最高权力机关和最高监督机关 ,具有最高的监督权威和监督效力。实行党的代表大会常任制 ,发挥党的代表大会的作用 ,加强干部的权力监督 ,防止权力腐败 ,是保证党的干部为人民掌好权、用好权 ,防止权力腐败的有效措施。     

中国设立居住权制度必要性的探讨

该文认为，在中国物权法中引入居住权仍有一定的制度价值。文章从居住权的性质、物权原则在中国的实行、规定居住权所能解决的问题等几个方面，对在中国设立居住权制度的问题进行探讨，从而得出居住权在中国具有存在必要性的结论。     

Charting China's Diplomatic Role

On March 7, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi spoke to Chinese and foreign media at a press conference at the Fourth Session of the 11th National People's Congress. Edited highlights follow:     

Serving Its Purpose

World economic leaders, bankers and economists now believe that the imbalanced global economicstructure and the lack of a more rational approach to the international monetary system are toblame for the global financial crisis. As one of the economists who are doing their best to diagnosethe crisis and offer remedies, Wu Xiaoling, former Vice Governor of the People's Bank of Chinaand Vice Chairwoman of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the National People'sCongress, elaborated on her ideas abou...     

On Human Rights from the Perspective of Human Dignity

In his government work report to the 3rd Session of the 11th National People’s Congress (NPC) on March 5, 2010, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said: Everything we do is to make the people live happier and more dignified,make the society more just and more harmonious. This is held up by the media as the     

Big Changes in a Small Village

OVER just 40-plus years of development since the adoption of the reform and opening-up policy,a poor village built on reclaimed tidal marshes in east China's Jiangsu Province has emerged as an eco-friendly,industrialized urban center with modern facilities matching any major city. Situated on the south bank along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River,Yonglian Village in the town of Nanfeng in Zhangjiagang City has seen an earth-shattering transformation.During the annual sessions of the 13th National People's Congress(NPC)and the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC)in 2021,Wu Huifang,NPC deputy and secretary of the Party Committee of Yonglian Village,accepted an exclusive interview with China Today,sharing Yong-lian's experience in making growth benefits available to all,guaranteeing people's political and civil rights,and achieving sustainable development.     

Foreign Policy Focus

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi discussed China's foreign policy and relations with other countries at a press conference in Beijing on March 7 on the sidelines of the Second Session of the 11th National People's Congress. Excerpts follow:     

Charting a Course for the Coming Years

SHORTLY after the Spring Festival,China be-gins its annual"political season"with the con-vening of the Two Sessions,the session of the National People's Congress(NPC)and that of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC).This year both of these events have a very special significance.First,it will be the start of a new Five-Year Plan period,and secondly,this year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Commu-nist Party of China.This will be the source of a great deal of celebration throughout the year.