Building a Structure of National Governance by the People and for the People

The initiative to build a structure of national governance by the people and for the people is a highlight of the Outline of the 13th Five-year Plan for Economic and Social Development (2016-2020), released in March 2016. It emphasizes the participatory nature of the process in contrast to one that pits the governing elite against the governed. It will guide our efforts to modernize China's governance structure.

Central to governance by the people and for the people is full participation in processes that bear on the wellbeing of society as a whole and on the full enjoyment of the resulting benefits by all members of society. As an innovative initiative, it serves to integrate government functions with contributions from individual members of society, balance the pursuit of material interests with consensus on ethical responsibilities, and underscore the need for joint efforts and shared benefits.  

構建全民共建共享的社會治理格局

2016年3月發布的《中華人民共和國國民經濟和社會發展第十三個五年規劃綱要》提出“構建全民共建共享的社會治理格局”，明確了社會治理不是簡單的管理與被管理的關系，而是共同參與的理念。這是探索實現中國社會治理現代化的指導思想和實踐路徑。共建共享就是“人人參與、人人盡力、人人享有”，它體現了社會治理的本質屬性，社會是全體人民的社會。它將政府治理、社會協同和公眾參與結合起來，將物質層面的利益協調與精神層面的共識凝聚結合起來，將“共建”的治理過程與“共享”的治理目標結合起來，是推進社會治理的一次創新。