Party congress responds positively to age of Internet

 Party congress responds positively¹ to age of Internet

BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Internet has been unprecedentedly² embedded³ into the ongoing⁴ National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

Not only can contents on the Internet be found in the congress report, but online media practitioners⁵ are attending the congress in person.

Shu Bin⁶, general manager and chief editor of Rednet.cn, based in central China's Hunan Province, is one of two Internet media practitioners attending. The other is Liao Hong, president and chief editor of People.com.cn.

It is the first time that delegates from the Internet sector⁷ are attending.

Shu wrote on his microblog of Sina Weibo, "My life has been about the Internet during the past ten years. As an experienced netizen, I will record what I see and hear during the congress on the Internet."

He told Xinhua, "This is a new thing, but not unexpected. We represent 'you' in front of the computer." Shu expressed the belief that their participation⁸ showed the Party's will to listen to the public and how new media is displaying influence in the new age.

Shu recorded his thoughts before the opening of congress and had written 25 microblogs. Many netizens are expecting the delegates to share their words from the congress.

The congress report looks at areas such as reinforcing regulation on the Internet and building a modern communication system.

China has more than 500 million netizens with the Internet, becoming an economic engine as well as a platform for freedom of speech.

During the congress, both Party delegates and ordinary people can discuss hot topics on the Internet.

Technological⁹ progress has broadened the channels of democracy and raised people's awareness¹⁰ of their rights, while at the same time, brought new challenges to the ruling party.

The new media, including the Internet, are a challenge for the Party, as they are going to change many aspects of governing, which will bring the Party to a brand new age, said Liu Jingbei, director of China Executive Leadership Academy-Pudong in Shanghai.

Robert Lawrence Kuhn, an American expert on China issues and writer of "The Man Who Changed China: The Life and Legacy¹¹ of Jiang Zemin," identified new social media participating in politics to be one of the biggest concerns among the new trends for the Party congress.

Some steps have been taken by the Chinese government after heated online discussions, which show the power of the Internet, he told Xinhua.

State media and local officials have started to use microblogs, online messengers and other Internet tools to express their views and communicate with the people.

Delegate Shen Haixiong with other delegates suggested including microblogs and other new media into the congress report.

Convenient and low-cost online supervision¹² should be fully¹³ used by the Party under the complicated circumstances to reinforce its governance capability¹⁴, Shen said.

On the other hand, pressure from the Internet is one of the ways of hearing from the public. For a party of more than 90 years old, there should be more channels to realize transparency.

"There is one thing that you can be sure of -- that is many Party officials are not as scared as before when talking about the Internet. Microblogs and other new media are growing into a special channel for people in and out of the Party," said Meng Jian, professor of Journalism¹⁵ School of Fudan University in Shanghai.

(Ren Qinqin, Xu Xiaoqing and Hai Mingwei contributed to the story.)

1 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

2 unprecedentedly   

adv.空前地

参考例句：

• The National-Day celebration this year was an unprecedentedly great occasion. 今年国庆日庆祝仪式空前盛大。
• "This is undoubtedly a good one," the teacher insisted. "Unprecedentedly good! Just listen -- " 洋教师说，“这文章写得当然好，而且绝妙无比，你们听——” 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

3 embedded   

a.扎牢的

参考例句：

• an operation to remove glass that was embedded in his leg 取出扎入他腿部玻璃的手术
• He has embedded his name in the minds of millions of people. 他的名字铭刻在数百万人民心中。

4 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

5 practitioners   

n.习艺者，实习者( practitioner的名词复数 )；从业者（尤指医师）

参考例句：

• one of the greatest practitioners of science fiction 最了不起的科幻小说家之一
• The technique is experimental, but the list of its practitioners is growing. 这种技术是试验性的，但是采用它的人正在增加。 来自辞典例句

6 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

7 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

8 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

9 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

10 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

11 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

12 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

13 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

14 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

15 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
• He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。