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——中國是強國嗎?(十一)
在牛津學聯的演講;牛津,2009年4月29日
比如,全國人民代表大會在中國的政治生活中發揮著越來越重要的作用。中國231部法律中,223部是在過去三十年制定的。全國人大在短短三十年裏完成的立法,是很多國家耗時幾百年才制定出來的。《物權法》發布前在全國範圍內進行了長達七年的討論。在《勞動合同法》的審議過程中,全國人大收到了二十萬條建議,其中65%來自社會公眾。
我還記得當外國記者第一次出現在全國人民代表大會的會場時,代表們是多麼地驚訝。現在,採訪全國人大和政協會議的外國記者越來越多,今年(2009年)達到了800人。這些記者們甚至還可以旁聽一些會議的討論。
Is China a Power? (11)
Take the role of the National People's Congress for example. It has assumed a very important role in China's political life. Of the 231pieces of laws in China, 223 were promulgated in the past 30years. In a mere three decades, the NPC has covered a legislative agenda that took many countries centuries. The Property Right Law took seven years of debating throughout the country. When the Labour Contract Law was debated, the NPC received 200,000suggestions, 65%of which came from the public.
I remember the first time foreign journalists appeared at the National People's Congress sessions, the delegates were quite surprised. Now they come in ever greater number. Eight hundred came this year(2009), and they could even sit in on some of the meetings.
1 political adj. 政治的
2 promulgate vt. 發布
3 decade n. 十年
4 suggestion n. 建議
5 journalist n. 記者
6 appear vi. 出現
書本簡介:傅瑩,現任中國外交部副部長,2003年至2009年間,先後任中國駐澳洲和英國大使,在西方被認為是有巨大影響力的外交官之一。本書是她擔任駐兩國大使期間所作的重要演講,聽眾均是西方政商學界的有影響力人士,內容圍繞如何了解當代中國、中國是一個甚麼樣的國家、金融危機下的中國與西方的關係等。 ■資料提供:中華書局
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