Zheng Bijian, born in Fushun, Sichuan Province in 1932, joined the CPC in 1952 and graduated from Renmin University of China in 1954. Since the Third Plenary Session of the iith CPC Central Committee in 1978, he has held the following positions： member of the Research Office of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, political assistant to General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Hu Yaobang, deputy director-general of the Center for International Studies under the State Council, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Social Saences and director of its Institute of Marxism and Leninism, executive deputy director of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee,executive vice president of the School of the CPC Central Committee, and chairman of the China Forum on Reform and Opening Up. He was elected a member of the 14th and 15th central committees of the CPC and a member of the Standing Committee of the ioth CPPCC National Committee.
　　Zheng is currently director of the Academic Committee of the School of the CPC Central Committee, and chairman of China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy where he also serves as president of its academic committee.

Preface
Chapter One A Democracy Where Matters Are
Discussed by All People Involved
Hongqiao Sub-district， Shanghai： Build a Direct Line to National Legislative Body
Tianjin： Establish Deputy Liaison Stations to Maintain Close Ties with the People
Gulou District， Jiangsu： Vote for Congress Deputies by the People
Kunshan Municipal People's Congress： from the People and for the People
Hongqiao Sub-district， Shanghai： Hear People's Voices and Warm Their Hearts
Zhejiang： Witness Vivid Examples in Practicing Whole-Process People's Democracy
Zhejiang： Enact the Law for Deputies to Vote for Wellbeing Projects
Shenzhen City， Guangdong： Empower Students as Future Masters of the Country
Guangdong： Convey Voices of Overseas Chinese Through the Direct Line of Legislation
Beijing： Leverage Deputy Homes and Stations for a Great Vision
CPPCC Huangpu District Committee： Resolve Problems Through
Face-to-Face Consultation
Yueyang City， Hunan： Introduce Public Mediation into Grassroots Governance
Kunshan City， Jiangsu： Congress Deputies and CPPCC Members
Exercise Legislative and Supervisory Power
Expert Comments-Lijunru

Chapter Two A Democracy That Covers All
Aspects of the Democratic Process and All Sectors of Society
Inner Mongolia： The CPC Central Committee Incorporates a Netizen's Advice into Its Major Document
Guangdong Provincial People's Congress： Deputies Make New
Contributions to Whole-Process People's Democracy
Sanjiang County， Guangxi： Hold Consultation Meetings in Drum Towers
Wenxin Sub-district， Zhejiang： Build a Deputy Liaison Center to Realize Full Coverage
Chapter Three A Democracyin Its Broadest，Most Genuine， and Most Effective Form
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Epilogue
Appendix： Case Sources