The abrogation of the term "No 1 Resolution" by the People's
Political Consultative Conference in Zhejiang Province serves as a
positive move towards promoting democracy and soliciting more
excellent motions, says an article in Beijing Youth Daily.
An excerpt follows:
At a recent session of the Zhejiang Provincial People's
Political Consultative Conference, the term "important resolutions"
was used to replace "No 1 Resolution," which often dominated past
conference agendas.
Looking back to previous conferences, members attached a lot of
significance to whoever raised the "No 1 Resolution," which would
guarantee instant star status at the conference.
But there are two sides to the coin. When the "No 1 Resolution"
was confirmed, other excellent resolutions were left behind or even
neglected altogether.
Other proposals, no matter how innovative or constructive, had
to give way to the "No 1 Resolution." Today's social development
involves multiple factors, and politics, economics, science and
technology, education and culture are all of crucial importance to
society. Also, among different industries, it is difficult to judge
which is of "No 1" importance.
Thus the replacement of "No 1 Resolution" with "important
resolutions" by Zhejiang Province's political consultative
conference is a positive move.
The term change bears a practical and far-reaching exemplary
significance. The move will create an active atmosphere for more
members to raise and come up with more excellent proposals at the
conference.
Zhejiang's move is a good beginning for the construction of
democracy and the development of the political consultative
conference system. Other regions should follow suit.
(China Daily January 18, 2006)