Bangladeshi journalist: CPC rules in democratic, unique way

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Editor's Note: The author is the diplomatic correspondent of the Daily Sun, a national English broadsheet daily of Bangladesh. The article reflects the author's opinion and not necessarily the views of CGTN.

Like many foreign journalists, I knew little about the annual sessions of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People's Congress of China before covering them for the first time this year.

But I could have an in-depth knowledge of how the Chinese government functions by covering the two most important political events, better known as Two Sessions.

The Two Sessions have given me a clear understanding of the ways the Chinese government makes, implements and reviews its decisions over state affairs.

As I was a little bit confused about the unique system of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC), the Two Sessions have led me the way to realize and reach the conclusion that the Chinese government really runs the country in a very democratic, but unique way.

Going through the whole procedures of the sessions, I could find the reflections of people's opinions at every stage of their proceedings as deputies of both the sessions come from all walks of life, and are elected by the people from different regions and ethnic groups in proportion to their size of the population. That's why I can't but term the entire system very democratic.

Military delegates attend a plenary meeting of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 12, 2019. /VCG Photo

Besides, the Two Sessions have also made me privileged to learn about different sectors of China from agriculture to defense and foreign relations. While covering the sessions, I could collect some reports and other publications that have helped me to get a clear picture of the status quo and future plans of the Chinese government of these sectors.

As a result, these reports and publications have seemed to me like detailed descriptions of the overall development journey of the People's Republic of China.

From the publications, I also learned that the world's second-largest economy now faces three challenges besides having many prospects. But the identification of the potential risk as its one of the major challenges has opened my eyes about the prudence and patriotism of Chinese leadership.

The very notion of facing challenges has seemed to me very dynamic and impressive and that I think the rest of the world, especially the developing countries, have a lot to learn from the Chinese government about how to run the country and set its policies.

Delegates walk out of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 12, 2019. /VCG Photo

The ongoing Two Sessions have given me the opportunity to directly listen to Chinese authorities about many sensitive, disputed and controversial issues over its domestic and international affairs including "debt traps" and trade wars.

The statements of the Chinese leadership over the issues have helped me realize that China is very open to resolving its problems and disputes with other countries through peaceful and mutual discussions.

But due to constant propaganda by some Western media, I used to get misled about China's stance on some cases before covering the ongoing Two Sessions.

Finally, ordinary Chinese people's opinions about the political event have really overwhelmed me. Talking to Beijingers, I could realize that they have full faith and every confidence in the leadership of their country. This may explain why China has transformed itself from scarcity to the world's second-largest economy in just a few decades.

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