Politics · China · 11 hrs ago
Media group visits Shanghai to examine consultative democracy practices
A media group began a two-day visit to Shanghai’s political consultative body on October 26.
The group toured a site for practices described as whole-process people’s democracy and a museum about the Shanghai body’s history.
Officials explained work on proposals and collecting public views, while two local members shared their experience writing proposals.
The visits focus on how Shanghai’s consultative body carries out its work through local and industry-based activities.
The group will also visit sites in Huangpu and Minhang districts, including work stations and a school practice site.
The interviews are intended to explore local approaches to public consultation and how they connect with regional and professional concerns.
A media interview group visited the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference on Oct. 26 to examine consultative democracy practices.
The visit began a two-day reporting activity titled “Tell the story of China-style consultation.”
The group toured a Shanghai practice site for whole-process people’s democracy and an exhibition on the history of the Shanghai CPPCC.
Journalists also met CPPCC members and officials to discuss proposals, public opinion work and other activities.
The group was scheduled to visit additional CPPCC work stations and practice sites in Huangpu and Minhang districts.
- Who
- Journalists from several central media outlets took part in the interview activity.
- What
- The group visited Shanghai CPPCC sites and interviewed members and officials about consultative democracy practices.
- When
- Oct. 26, 2026; the reporting activity was scheduled to last two days.
- Where
- The Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and other sites in Shanghai.
- Why
- To learn about and report on local practices of whole-process people’s democracy and China-style consultation.
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The interview activity began with visits to a Shanghai practice site for whole-process people’s democracy and an exhibition on the history of the Shanghai CPPCC.
The group was scheduled to visit CPPCC work stations and practice sites in Huangpu and Minhang districts.
- Activity
- Tell the story of China-style consultation
- Start date
- Oct. 26, 2026
- Duration
- Two days
- First sites visited
- Shanghai practice site for whole-process people’s democracy and Shanghai CPPCC history exhibition
- Planned district visits
- Huangpu and Minhang