Remarkable progress made in promoting law-based grassroots governance

Since the 18th CPC National Congress held in 2012, China has been actively adopting the "Fengqqiao Experience" to solve social disputes, achieving remarkable progress in promoting law-based social governance at the grassroots level.

As a case in point, some 300 proprietors in a residential compound in Southwest China's Sichuan province refused to pay the management fee to the property management company and later launched a lawsuit against the company. Both sides thought the other was to blame for the conflict.

Fortunately, soon after the local property management dispute mediation committee stepped in, the situation began to change for the better. With the help of the committee, the two sides eventually settled their dispute by reaching a mediation agreement.

Apart from promoting the Fengqiao Experience, the Commission for Overall Law-based Governance of the CPC Central Committee has also been striving since March to equip each village or community across the country with a legal counsel, aiming to help the public develop the habit of using the law to solve their problems. 

In the afternoon of every Monday, for example, villagers of Zhenzhuquan village in Beijing are able to seek advice face-to-face from lawyers at the local "legal clinic". 

By drawing on digital and smart technologies, Bingjiang district of Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, has even developed a dispute resolution application which enables the public to not only report disputes on their phones but also check progress in dispute resolution at any time. 

At present, the rest of the country is also stepping up its effort to build internet-based smart platforms for grassroots governance.