What channels can citizens participate in government decision-making?

Citizens can participate in government decision-making through the system of reflecting social conditions and public opinion, expert consultation, public announcement of major issues, social hearing and NPC deputies.

First, citizens directly participate in government decision-making.

(1) Participate in democratic decision-making through a system that reflects social conditions and public opinion.

Citizens reflect their opinions and suggestions to decision-making organs by telephone, letter, fax, e-mail and news media, so that decision-making can reflect social conditions and public opinion;

Broadening the channels of public opinion reflection is an important prerequisite for scientific decision-making by decision-making organs.

(2) Participate in democratic decision-making through expert consultation system.

Through demonstration meetings and symposiums, experts and scholars use their professional knowledge and related information to analyze and demonstrate major professional and technical issues;

The professional knowledge and relevant information of experts and scholars can improve the scientificity and feasibility of decision-making.

(3) Participate in democratic decision-making through the social publicity system of major issues.

Decision-making organs will publicize all decisions involving public interests, so that citizens can express their opinions and suggestions after understanding them, which is conducive to enhancing the transparency of decision-making and citizen participation

Citizens have the right to know about decisions involving public interests, which is the premise and basis for citizens to participate in democratic decision-making.

(4) Participate in democratic decision-making through social hearing system.

Through the hearing, fully express opinions and suggestions on major issues closely related to the public interest.

The purpose of hearing is to benefit the people and make up for the lack of government decision-making;

Second, citizens indirectly participate in government decision-making.

Through the deputies to the National People's Congress to reflect their own voices and opinions, China is a socialist country under the people's democratic dictatorship, and the people are the masters of the country, and the people indirectly exercise the right to manage the country by electing deputies to the National People's Congress.

Deputies to the National People's Congress have the obligation to reflect the voice of the people and serve them.