06 Nov 2025

Legislature revises organic laws for grassroots self-governing bodies in cities and villages

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Beijing just ended its three-decade experiment with grassroots democracy.
On October 28, the legislature (NPCSC) approved the first major overhauls of:

The Villagers’ Committees Organic Law
The Urban Residents’ Committees Organic Law

Crucially, the revisions put grassroots Party bosses in charge o...