The Transformation of Environmental Governance from the Point of the Interaction between Government and National People's Congress

Taking cadmium pollution in X River as an example, the interaction between National People＇s Congress and local government was de- scribed. How the local government transforms its role in environment protection with the help of several deputies to National People＇s Congress was expounded from the angle of social construction, which also enlightened the way to build an environment protection road with Chinese characteristics.

Letter from Li Peng Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, To China Society for Human Rights Studies

China Society for Human Rights Studies, I would like to extend my warm greetings to the launch of your Human Rights magazine. Enjoying human rights fully is a lofty goal long pursued after by human race. Over the years when they carried out revolution, construction and reforms, the Chinese people have struggled indomitably and strived incessantly to achieve this goal. Progress made in this regard has caught worldwide attention. When struggling for, safeguarding, promoting and developing human rights, the Chinese people have always combined the universality prin-

Testative Discussion on how to be an Eligible Interpreter--Based on the People’s Republic of China of the National People’s Congress and Committee of the People’s Political Consultative Conference from 2012 to 2014

In recent years,with the rapid development of the Chinese economy,the“two sessions”in March of every year which sponsored by the ministry of foreign affairs attract more and more journalists from all over the world.The press conference in the“two sessions”likes an important window to show China’s policies and claims to the world.Meanwhile,the premier who answers questions in the press conference,respectively,shows the world the eloquence and polite manners of China’s premier,such as Premier Wen Jiabao and Premier Li Keqiang.Their astute response,excellent,and emotional expression makes a deep impression on audiences.Moreover,as a bridge between the speaker and the listeners,the interpretation once is incorrect will cause some mistakes even conflicts.Therefore,the interpreter plays a most important role in the press conference.How to improve the interpretation level in the press conference is a significant topic.The thesis mainly introduces the content of press conference interpreting from 2012 to 2014.At present,the practical study of press conference interpretation is far from enough.The last part gives the summary of the study and points out the main findings for the further study.

Tibet:14 Years of Brilliant, Extraor Achievements——An interview with Raidi, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

Tremendous changes have takenplace in Tibet under the state policy of reform andopening up to the outside world, especially over thepast 14 years since the Fourth Plenary Session of the13th Central Committee of the Chinese CommunistParty. Unprecedented are the development of the localeconomy, and so are the changes in the outlook ofcities and countryside in the region, and life of ethnicTibetan has kept improving.Raidi, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee ofthe National People's Congress (NPC), is a mostqualified eyewitness to these changes. He was born intoa serf's family before the Democratic Reform in thelate 1950s, and had worked on various leading posts inTibet before he was elected to NPC, China's highestlegislature. In July 1990, Jiang Zemin, then generalsecretary of the CPC Central Committee, cited Raidi asan example when speaking on the question of humanrights during an inspection tour of Lhasa. Said he,'What do human rights mean? Comrade Raidi, aformer serf, now works as the second most seniormember of the Chinese Communist Party Committee ofTibet Autonomous Region, his experiences bring outthe meaning of human rights. Aren't we justified topublicize that?'Following is a slightly abridged text of an interviewgiven by Raidi to our staff reporter on the eve of theNew Year's day, in which he talked about theachievements Tibet has made over the past 14 yearsand the Party's policy in Tibet.

China's Public Diplomacy since the 18^(th) CPC National Congress

It is pointed out for the first time at the 18thCPC National Congress on November 8,2012 that"public diplomacy and cultural exchanges should be pushed forward",signifying integration of public diplomacy into China’s national strategy.Over the past year,China’s public diplomacy has made remarkable progress in institution-building,

Human Rights in China:Exploration and Development of Whole-process People’s Democracy

Whole-process people’s democracy represents a new exploration of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era as well as a novel and important method for protecting the human rights of the Chinese people.It is conducive to solving a multitude of problems hindering the protection of civil rights and political rights.The greatest highlight of whole-process people’s democracy is that the people are the masters of their own country and exercise the power to govern the state through“extensive participation and consultation.”China’s experience and approaches in advancing whole-process people’s democracy provide a reference for other countries.

On the Establishment of Modern Medical System of Assimilating Advantages of Oriental Medicine and Western Medicine—A Speech by the Vice-Chairperson of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China,President of Chinese Medical Associatio

It is known to all that traditional Chinese medicine and pharmacy, as the summary of Chinese people fighting against various kinds of disease for thousands of years, has a summate theoretical system possessing the essence of Chinese classical philosophy, intensively reflects deep thinking and pondering of Chinese culture on the human being himself and dialectical relation between human and culture, making indelible contribution to the offspring reproduction and prosperity.

Legislative Work of the National People's Congress and Its Standing Committee over 40 Years of Reform and Opening Up

The legislative achievements of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and its Standing Committee can be enumerated at great length, yet their most substantial part has been to form and continuously improve the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, which has provided legal guarantees for reform and opening up, and socialist modernization.

Xu Jialu: Chinese Culture Should Shoulder Its Own World Responsibilities

Xu Jialu,Vice Chairman of the Ninth and the Tenth Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, is also a world-famous linguist and famed cultural scholar. He celebrated his 80th birthday in June this year. The author paid a special visit to the old scholar and talked about hot topics like Chinese culture, the global situation, the “Belt and Road” initiative etc. with him.

Congratulations from Prof.Han Qi-de,Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress,Chairman of China Association for Science and Technology

It is of my great pleasure to learn that the Third World Integrative Medicine Congress is about to be held in Guangzhou. rm writing to express my highest congratulations to the successful opening of the congress, as well as my cordial welcome to the experts and scholars around the world.

Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Regarding the Severe Punishment of Criminals Who Abduct and Traffic in or Kidnap Women or Children

With a view to severely punishing criminals who abduct and traffic in or kidnap women or children so as to protect the personal safety of women and children and maintain the public security order, the relevant provisions of the Criminal Law are supplemented or amended as follows: 1. Whoever abducts and traffics in a woman or a child shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years and not more than ten years, and shall concurrently be punished with a

China's Diplomacy Innovation since the 18^(th) CPC National Congress

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, China's diplomacy based on maintaining the continuity of the reform and opening up and stability of the fundamental policy, has achieved significant innovation in practice, concept and system design, highlighting increasingly the obvious China' characteristics, China's style and China's spirit.

History of the National Women's Congress

The First National Women’s Congress Meeting dates: March 24-April 3, 1949 Location: Beiping (now Beijing) Number of attendees: 474 The opening speech, given by Cai Chang, was followed by a working report read by Deng Yingchao, entitled "The Present Strategies and Tasks of the Chinese

1949:The First National Women's Congress

LOOKING back at the history of the Chinese women’s national congress is a reminder of the storms weathered by pioneering Chinese women on their path towards emancipation. As the eighth National Women’s Congress convenes in September in Beijing, it may be instructive to look at the first women’s national congress, which was held on the eve of the founding of New China.

中国宪法委员会制度初论

依宪治国和依宪执政背景下,加强宪法实施、维护法制统一、建设中国特色社会主义法治体系内在地需要有专门的宪法监督机关。设立宪法委员会,将其作为全国人大的常设机关,专门负责监督宪法实施,能够有效破解全国人大及其常委会"自我监督"的尴尬悖论和"无暇监督"的现实问题。宪法委员会的核心职能是违宪审查和解释宪法。建立宪法委员会制度应当处理好宪法委员会与党的领导、全国人大、改革开放三者的关系,确立党内法规不审查、基本法律不审查、特别授权立法不审查的原则。

检察制度是实现中国宪政的重要形式

宪政无定式但其有定法,不能充分了解宪政形式的多样性和内在规律的趋同性就会对检察制度理论进行随意的攀附、位移甚至替换。在比对各国的宪政体制及其检察制度后,可以看出,中国的检察制度是宪政理论在中国的具体应用。中国检察制度的设计是建立在立宪主义的高度审视我国权力的合理配置,代表了我国宪政体制完善的方向。

加强人大监督的刚性，推进中国行政审批治理改革

各级人大及其常委会对本级人民政府进行监督,是宪法赋予的重要职权,体现了一切权力属于人民的宪法原则。行政审批,是政府行使行政权力的重要内容,是关乎民生和社会发展的重要组成部分。需要实现人大实权的刚性,加强人大对政府重大审批项目的审查和批准,从而在根本上改革目前行政审批的监督体系不健全,监督不到位等问题。

背景、创新、趋势及对策:党的十七大收入分配理论与政策的研究

针对我国收入分配领域存在着收入差距日益扩大、收入分配秩序紊乱、收入分配格局不合理、收入分配调节能力弱化等问题,十七大报告中收入分配政策的重大创新是:"四个提高"和"让更多群众拥有财产性收入"、"再分配更加注重公平"、"加快建立社会保障体系"等。在这一新政策的调节下,我国的收入分配格局将是:收入差距得到控制但还会持续扩大;居民财产性收入比重将持续提高;居民收入在国民收入的比重将有所提高,但劳动报酬在初次收入分配中的比重在一定时期内很难提高;收入分配秩序将有所改善,但规制难度较大;覆盖城乡的社会保障体系将逐步形成。为此当下我国收入分配的对策应是:持续推进收入分配改革;让市场"有所为"和"有所不为";大力完善第三次分配的调节制度;让政府在调节收入分配方面起到"维护公正,兼顾公平,高端调低,低端托底"的作用。

习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的形成逻辑及其时代意义

习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想源于中国现代化的实践探索,源于中国新时代的改革和建设,源于中国经济社会发展的历史性变革。新变革、新矛盾、新时代是习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的逻辑前提,"八个明确"是习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的理论内涵,"十四条基本方略"是习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的战略指引。习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想丰富了现代化理论和社会主义理论,在马克思主义发展史、中华民族复兴史、人类社会发展史上都具有重大深远的意义。