PhototakenonJune22,2021showsanexteriorviewoftheMuseumoftheCommunistPartyofChinainBeijing,capitalofChina.(Xinhua/JuHuanzong)BEIJING,Sept.21(Xinhua)--"EverycitizenisentitledtotherightsandatthesametimemustperformthedutiesprescribedbytheConstitutionandotherlaws."OnDec.3,2021,studentsofShanxiAgriculturalUniversity(TaiguCampus),undertheguidanceoftheirteachers,recitedtheConstitutioninamorningrecitationmarkingNationalConstitutionDay,whichfallsonDec.4everyyear.ThiswasamongtheactivitiesheldinvariousformsacrossthecountrytopromotepublicawarenessoftheConstitutionduringtheyearly"ConstitutionAwarenessWeek."TheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)CentralCommitteehasincludedcomprehensivelyadvancinglaw-basedgovernanceasapartofChina'sFour-prongedComprehensiveStrategyforbuildingsocialismwithChinesecharacteristicssincethe18thCPCNationalCongressin2012.Theotherthreeprongsarebuildingamodernsocialistcountry,deepeningreform,andstrengtheningPartyself-governance.Overtheyears,thecentralPartyleadershiphasactedwithresolveandintensityasneverbeforetocomprehensivelyadvancelaw-basedgovernance.TOP-LEVELDESIGN"Passed!"OnMay28,2020,thelawmakersattheGreatHallofthePeoplebrokeintolongapplauseastheCivilCodewasadoptedbythelegislature.Hailedas"adeclarationofthepeople'srightsinthenewera,"thelawmarksalandmarkachievementintermsofadvancinglaw-basedgovernanceandisofgreatsignificancetoacceleratingthebuildingofasocialistcountrybasedontheruleoflaw.Overthepast10years,theCPCCentralCommitteehascombinedtop-leveldesignwiththepracticeofrulebylaw.TheplanondevelopingtheruleoflawinChina(2020-2025),theimplementationoutlineforbuildingalaw-basedgovernment(2021-2025),andtheimplementationoutlineforbuildingasocietybasedontheruleoflaw(2020-2025),havebeenrolledout.Theysetthegrandblueprint,roadmap,andconstructiondrawingsforadvancingtheruleoflawinallrespectsinthe14thFive-YearPlanperiod(2021-2025),puttinginplaceageneralpatternforcomprehensivelyadvancinglaw-basedgovernance.GOODLAWSFORGOODGOVERNANCETheYangtzefinlessporpoise,arotundcreaturewithitsmouthfixedinapermanentgrin,isknowninChinaasa"smilingangel."PorpoisesingroupsspyhoppingabovethesurfaceoftheYangtzeRiverisnowausualsummersceneagainatthelowerreachesoftheGezhoubaDamincentralChina'sYichangCity,duetoenhancedecologicalprotectioneffortsunderpinnedbytheenforcementoftheYangtzeRiverProtectionLaw.AcceleratedlegislationforenvironmentalprotectionoverthepastdecadehasboostedChina'secologicalandenvironmentalgovernance.TheNationalPeople'sCongressanditsstandingcommitteehaveformulatedatotalof70laws,revised238laws,passed99decisionsonlegalquestionsandothermajorissues,andissuedninelegalinterpretationssincethe18thCPCNationalCongress.Toimprovelaw-basedgovernance,itiscrucialtosafeguardjudicialimpartiality.Thecountry'sjudicialorganshavefollowedtheprincipleofseekingtruthfromfactsandcorrectinganymistakes,resultinginthecorrectionofwrongfulconvictionsofcriminalcasesinaccordancewithlawsoverthepastdecade.PEOPLE-CENTEREDAPPROACHThecentralPartyleadershiphas,sincethe18thCPCNationalCongress,upheldapeople-centeredapproach,safeguardedtherightsandinterestsofthepeople,andguaranteedthepeople'ssenseoffulfillment,happiness,andsecuritywiththeruleoflaw.Progresshasbeenmadeondeepeningreformstostreamlineadministration,delegatepowers,improveregulation,andupgradeservices.Effortshavebeenmadetoscrapredundantcertificationrequirementsandstrengthentheprovisionoflegalaidforpeopleindifficultiesandsafeguardtheirlegitimaterights.Forexample,theimplementationofacasedocketingandregistrationsystemfurthersolvesthedifficultiesofcasefiling,withanaverageon-the-spotcaseregistrationrateof95.7percentasofJune2022.Thelaw-basedgovernancehasempoweredeconomicandsocialdevelopment,elevatingChina'sgovernancetoahigherlevel.■Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.