Encourage innovation to advance reform

Source:Global Times Published: 2014-2-9 23:23:01

During the opening stages of the Sochi Winter Games, visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping said in an interview with Rossiya TV's "Vesti on Saturday with Sergey Brilev" that his governing philosophy aims at serving the people and assuming due responsibility.

It is easy to comprehend from Xi's talk that there are numerous difficulties in governing China. "There are tremendous differences from eastern coastal areas to western regions as well as from the central government to local administration." 

Carrying out reform in a nation as large as China is a highly risky and arduous mission in light of the colossal predicaments many countries face during the reform process. In particular, China has already completed relatively facile reforms during the past more than three decades and the remaining task is tough and daunting like "hard bones."

Nevertheless, China has again made leaps and bounds since the Third Plenum of the 18th CPC Central Committee held in November 2013. The new leadership's strong sense of responsibility plays a decisive role and should be further spread throughout the nation to become the theme of Chinese politics in this brand new era.

State heads and government leaders should take on accountability for the people, the Party and the nation. Facts have fully demonstrated that a leader who dedicates himself to the public and gives the top priority to public interests acts with courage and determination, with substantial results. On the contrary, if he always puts his own gains and losses first, he is likely to present mere face-lifting projects only attempting to play safe.

With an increasingly explicit roadmap and schedule, China's central government is resolute in reform. However, this can barely be implemented without local officials taking their due accountabilities and tapping into innovations to deal with various conundrums including how to build up social harmony and how to cultivate equality and fairness.

China is now in dire need of a number of reformers composed of middle-level and grass-roots officials, entrepreneurs and social activists with unswerving political stance and unambiguous guidelines. They should refrain from outmoded or stereotyped conventions.

Many reformers became renowned in the early stage of reform and opening-up because their innovations either mapped reform stretching over the vast land of China or accumulated experience for later reform. Reform signifies mammoth jeopardy for reformers. They should be encouraged and protected by both the State and society.

Most of China's problems cannot be resolved through a single policy and therefore distinctive means are needed for each of them. Such resolutions call for innovative practice in certain political scenarios. When more responsible reformers spring up, China's political life will ultimately be improved. Isn't this part of China's political reform?



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