China one step closer to rule of law goals with new five-year blueprint
- New plan is more specific on objectives, deliverables and their timelines, indicating serious commitment from both the party and the government
The new programme, titled “Outline for the Implementation of a Law-Based Government (2021-2025)”, was published jointly by the Communist Party’s Central Committee and the State Council on Wednesday, according to a report by state news agency Xinhua.
The outline, together with two similar policy documents issued last December, sets the direction for China in becoming a law-based country with a rule-of-law government and society, a spokesman of the Central Committee’s rule-of-law office was quoted as saying.
Xi shared his vision of a rule-of-law China at the 19th Communist Party Congress in 2017 and set a 2035 target for achieving the goal.
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The new outline, which carried on from another five-year plan that ended last year, puts greater emphasis on government functions and public services, transparency and efficiency, the adoption of digital technology, law enforcement, and emergency and crisis management.