Vietnam, China share experience in social supervision, criticism

Experience in social supervision and criticism was shared between the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Shanghai Committee at their talks in Ho Chi Minh City on March 25.
Vietnam, China share experience in social supervision, criticism ảnh 1At the talks between the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Shanghai Committee on March 25. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Experience in social supervision and criticism wasshared between the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Ho Chi Minh City andthe Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Shanghai Committee attheir talks in Ho Chi Minh City on March 25.

Briefing the Chinese side of the city’s economic-cultural-social situation in2023, Vice Chairman of the VFF Committee of Ho Chi MinhCity Nguyen Thanh Trung said that the city faced formidable challenges posed bythe COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts as well as complicated and unprecedented globaland regional political-economic developments.

However, it carved out impressive achievements thanks to the concerted effortsand resolve of the whole political system, support from local people andbusiness community, and contributions from VFF chapters at all levels.

The city's VFF committee has worked to renew its social supervision andcriticism activities to better ensure the legitimate rights of local people, strengthendemocracy and social consensus, and consolidate trust in theParty and State, he said, adding over the past 10 years,it has organised 703 social criticism conference on important projects,including one related to piloting special mechanisms to develop Ho Chi MinhCity.

In the time ahead, it will continue promoting its leading role in thesupervision work and social criticism activities, he stressed.

Vice Chairman of the CPPCC Shanghai Committee Wu Xinbao, for his part, introduced the committee’s roles,functions and missions, which are to conduct policy consultations and democraticconsultations, engage in political discussions, and buildcommon awareness in the community.

While carrying out the constitution and legal regulations as well as making bigdecision, the CPPCC always organises referenda before sending reports torelevant leaders to provide recommendations, he said, addingthe Shanghai Committee assigns its members to join meetings with local peopleand hold conferences to discuss issues of locals’ concerns, among others.

Both sides agreed that they can learn from each other’s experience and concurredto continue implementing the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation for the2023-2026 period signed in November 2023./.
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