Reforms have given people greater scope to exercise their right to know about, participate in and supervise government matters

Standing at a new historical starting point in 2013, China made great achievements in the cause of building socialist democracy. It has also entered a new phase of comprehensively deepening reforms.

Democratic election is the most important aspect of socialist democracy. At the annual session of the 12th National People's Congress in the spring of 2013, its nearly 3,000 delegates elected China's new leadership, enabling a smooth transition of State power.