The Historical Background, Challenges and Future Prospects of Democratic Administration in China

Abstract

The growth of Chinese democracy has a profound historical background and has gone through the tortuous process. Beginning in the last century, under the common role of internal and external factors, the government has introduced a series of democratic measures. This article aims to briefly explain the measures proposed by the Chinese government's democratic administrative reforms, while discussing the potential of the democratic administration. China's local democratic administration is still in some institutional and cultural challenges, in order to overcome these difficulties, China has adopted a series of measures, strengthened the publicity and education of law, enhanced the public's political consciousness and participation, and strengthened the supervision mechanism. The Chinese government has been promoting grass-roots democratic reforms and testing different mechanisms and policies. Economic growth, education level, and the rise of social media have created favorable conditions for wider democratic participation. On this basis, this article will offer a useful insight of the future of Chinese democracy.