Seeking Happiness for People: 70 Years of Progress on Human Rights in China

In 2018 China had the following facilities and infrastructure:

・ 3,176 public libraries (57.7 times of that in 1949)

・ 3,328 cultural centers (art centers)

・ 41,193 township (sub-district) cultural stations

・ 340,560 community (village) centers

・ 11.4 sq m of public library space per 1,000 people

・ 30.7 sq m of public cultural facilities per 1,000 people

・ 5,354 museums (4,743 open to the public for free)-one museum per 260,000 head of population

・ 98.94 percent of the total population was covered by the broadcasting network

・ 99.25 percent had access to television

・ 9.5 billion copies of books were published (35 times of that in 1950).

It also had a significant capability to provide digital cultural services through public libraries, including 808 million e-books, 223,500 computers (including 146,300 e-reading terminals), and 1,200 terabytes of public digital cultural resources created through public digital cultural service projects. Work to popularize science has been further intensified to improve the public's understanding and appreciation of science and culture.

Chinese people enjoy real democracy. The Constitution clearly provides that all power in the PRC belongs to the people. The essence and the core principle of the socialist democratic political system is that the people are the masters of the country. The NPC and local people's congresses at various levels are the organs through which the people exercise state power.

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