{"id":118,"date":"2019-04-16T14:23:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T06:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/45.76.106.65\/?p=118"},"modified":"2022-04-22T21:30:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T13:30:38","slug":"can-the-shenzhen-new-model-residents-committee-prevent-domestic-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stllawreviewblog.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/16\/can-the-shenzhen-new-model-residents-committee-prevent-domestic-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Can the Shenzhen New Model  Residents\u2019 Committee Prevent Domestic Violence?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ye Yuyan<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">On October 24th 2018, while he was in Shenzhen, President Xi visited Beizhan community in the city&#8217;s Longhua District. He was very pleased to see what Longhua district had done to provide better services to residents.<a href=\"#_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xinhuanet.com\/politics\/leaders\/2018-10\/25\/1123612598_15404476613101n.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><figcaption><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">President Xi at Beizhan Community, Longhua District (photo \u00a9Xinhua News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Even though the national<em> Anti-Domestic Violence Law<\/em> designates local residents&#8217; committees as part of a broader system of organizations to prevent domestic violence<a href=\"#_ftn2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a>, it does not specify how the committee can do the job. The Shenzhen model has demonstrated a possible way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">This article discusses how one district in Shenzhen has reformed its residents\u2019 committees to be more efficient and professional in serving residents, along with its implications of how this reform can better serve the purposes of the <em>Anti-Domestic Violence Law. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><em>What is a typical residents&#8217; committee like? <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Residents\u2019 committees were established in the Mao era, where they helped to maintain political order.<a href=\"#_ftn3\"><sup>[3]<\/sup><\/a> Since the reform and the opening-up policy, the government has reformed residents\u2019 committees to take on more and more of the burden of administrative work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">That means the sub-district office of government, the community-level government, will\u00a0 assign a typical residents&#8217; committee administrative work.<a href=\"#_ftn4\"><sup>[4]<\/sup><\/a> Its routine work includes mandatory quota sales of saving bonds, and paperwork like collecting utility bills and fees from water usage to TV cables.<a href=\"#_ftn5\"><sup>[5]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The typical residents\u2019 committee has come to be seen by local residents as ineffective and bureaucratic. The heavy workload leaves the staff very limited time and space to perform their constitutional duty as the \u201ccommunity-level autonomous organizations of the masses.\u201d<a href=\"#_ftn6\"><sup>[6]<\/sup><\/a> Moreover, although residents have to interact with the staff for a wide range of affairs, residents also face difficulties in contacting the staff. As time has gone on, the residents have become less and less willing to talk to the staff, much less seek help from them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">But now, Longhua district in Shenzhen is demonstrating how this may be changed.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><em>What is the Longhua model?<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In June 2018, the Civil Affairs Bureau of Longhua District issued a regulatory document in Shenzhen to map out its residents\u2019 committee\u2019s range of duties, as a pilot project in Shenzhen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The Longhua model is aiming at transforming the residents&#8217; committee from a \u201clowest-level government\u201d to a committee that focuses on providing professional services to facilitate residents in need.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Full-time staff and social workers to provide professional service.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The residents\u2019 committee used to be understaffed and most staff worked part-time, which was inconvenient for the residents seeking help.<a href=\"#_ftn7\"><sup>[7]<\/sup><\/a> Under the Longhua model, there will be two full-time staff working in the residents&#8217; committee to serve the community exclusively.<a href=\"#_ftn8\"><sup>[8]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The Longhua model also fully utilizes resources at hand. It creates a building for the Communist Party (Party) and Masses Service Center, to hold both the residential committee and the local Party Committee, so they work interactively on the same premises.<a href=\"#_ftn9\"><sup>[9]<\/sup><\/a> The Party Committee is the lowest-level organization of the Communist Party of China and has the \u201cleading position\u201d in Chinese society. Therefore, the Party Committee leads each Party and Masses Service Center in Longhua.<a href=\"#_ftn10\"><sup>[10]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Counting the three social workers working at the Party and Masses Service Center and one more social worker for the residents&#8217; committee, there are four professional social workers who are meant to form a close connection with the community and provide professional services to the residents in need.<a href=\"#_ftn11\"><sup>[11]<\/sup><\/a> Specifically, the social workers have fifteen listed job requirements regarding family issues, including publicity and education of Marriage Law and domestic violence, forming female mutual aid organizations, and mitigating family problems.<a href=\"#_ftn12\"><sup>[12]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">As the budget for residents\u2019 committees is going to increase, the employment is also going to increase. For employment, the full-time staff would be paid from the sub-district office and the professional social worker would be paid by the civil affairs bureau.<a href=\"#_ftn13\"><sup>[13]<\/sup><\/a> Moreover, the civil affairs bureau also covers an 800,00 RMB annual budget for each residents&#8217; committee.<a href=\"#_ftn14\"><sup>[14]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Free residents&#8217; committees from those multifarious administrative work. <\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Longhua creates an exhaustive list (bian min qing dan\u4fbf\u6c11\u6e05\u5355)\u00a0 of a residents\u2019 committee\u2019s duties. In the modern model, the resident committee would no longer receive assignments from the sub-district office. In case a government department demands assistance, it is required to apply to the Civil Affairs Bureau specifying its needs and supportive authorities.<a href=\"#_ftn15\"><sup>[15]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In the list, there are twenty-five categories, as supported by relevant law provisions or regulatory documents, that authorize the residents&#8217; committees to perform certain duties, eight of which are direct responsibilities and seventeen others are ancillary responsibilities.<a href=\"#_ftn16\"><sup>[16]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Accordingly, the residents&#8217; committees do not have to sell a mandatory quota of saving bonds nor collect fees of water usage,<a href=\"#_ftn17\"><sup>[17]<\/sup><\/a> though it is still charged with the certifications of financial status or family relationship.<a href=\"#_ftn18\"><sup>[18]<\/sup><\/a> Mostly, the residents&#8217; committee would have more time to serve the community by organizing educational and recreational activities, resolving neighborhood disputes, carrying out population census and criminal or employment registration, etc.<a href=\"#_ftn19\"><sup>[19]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><em>What has been assigned to residents&#8217; committees? <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">There are seven Articles in the <em>Anti Domestic Violence Law <\/em>that authorize residents&#8217; committees to prevent domestic violence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">There are seven Articles in the <em>Anti Domestic Violence Law <\/em>that authorize residents&#8217; committees to prevent domestic violence.<\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\" style=\"height: 868px; width: 652px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 140px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 140px; width: 83px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Articles of <em>Anti Domestic Violence law<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 140px; width: 237px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Condition<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 140px; width: 286px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Action<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 84px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 84px; width: 83px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Article 13<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 84px; width: 237px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Upon receipt of the complaints about or reports on domestic violence or requests for help against domestic violence<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 84px; width: 286px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">provide help and handle the domestic violence<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 84px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 84px; width: 83px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Article 14<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 84px; width: 237px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">When find persons with no or limited capacity for civil conduct are suffering or are suspected of suffering domestic violence<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 84px; width: 286px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Report to public security organs in a timely matter<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 140px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 140px; width: 83px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Article 23<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 140px; width: 237px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">where the party concerned is unable to apply for personal safety protective order because he or she is a person with no or limited capacity for civil conduct or is coerced or threatened,<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 140px; width: 286px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">apply on his or her behalf<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 84px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 84px; width: 83px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Article 21<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 84px; width: 237px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">where the guardian commits domestic violence which has seriously infringed the lawful rights and interests of the ward<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 84px; width: 286px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">may apply to the people\u2019s court to disqualify the guardian<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 56px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 56px; width: 83px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Article 32<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 56px; width: 237px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">When served with personal safety protective order from the people\u2019s court<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 56px; width: 286px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Shall assist the people\u2019s court to enforce the order<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 140px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 140px; width: 83px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Article 17<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 140px; width: 237px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">upon being informed of the caution letter<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 140px; width: 286px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">shall pay inspection visits to the perpetrators who have received caution letter and the victims and supervise the perpetrators to ensure that they no longer commit domestic violence<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 140px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 140px; width: 83px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Article 22<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 140px; width: 237px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">when aware of domestic violence<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 140px; width: 286px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">shall conduct law-related education for perpetrators committing domestic violence, and may provide psychological counseling for the perpetrators and victims.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">From the Law we can tell that residents&#8217; committees are expected to work in-depth, but specifically, how?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><em>Can the Longhua model improve Anti-Domestic Violence Law enforcement? <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">There are two aspects which deserve further discussion, which provides an example not only for Shenzhen but also for all of China.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Professional social workers in every residents\u2019 committee. <\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In Longhua, there are four professional social workers in each of the 108 residents\u2019 committees with an average population around 20,000 to 30,000.<a href=\"#_ftn20\"><sup>[20]<\/sup><\/a> Although 4 for 20,000 is still far from adequate, more than 100,000 people were reported to have received professional services in 2017.<a href=\"#_ftn21\"><sup>[21]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Social workers\u2019 professional assistance provides several significant benefits. To start with, we can see from the number that people are willing to seek help from social workers. Thanks to the social workers\u2019 trustworthiness and professional knowledge, if domestic violence has been committed, we could expect the residents to seek social workers\u2019 help. In that case, social workers could identify families with domestic violence issues and subsequently diagnose the root cause. This makes early intervention possible by persuading the perpetrator to stop the violence and allowing them to keep track of the progress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Furthermore, social workers\u2019 records could assist with law enforcement. The social worker\u2019s records could even provide important evidence of domestic violence when early intervention has failed, which in collaboration with other evidence, largely relieves the victims of their burden of proof in court. <a href=\"#_ftn22\"><sup>[22]<\/sup><\/a> Moreover, social workers could report cases of serious violence to the public security organs. After receiving the reports, the security organs are required to keep the information confidential.<a href=\"#_ftn23\"><sup><sup>[23]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>More staff with more time <\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">When the residents\u2019 committee staff were mostly part-time and most of their time was occupied with administrative work, they had little time to reach out to the victims of domestic violence and even less time to track cases. With more full-time staff, and less administrative work, consistent and stringent enforcement of the <em>Anti-Domestic Violence Law<\/em> would finally be possible, and there will be a more coherent system for the society to work as a whole to prevent domestic violence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The residents\u2019 committee is legally obligated to follow up on families who had received caution letters from the police. Moreover, they are actually capable of doing this sort of follow up. When the police receive a domestic violence report which is not serious enough to implicate the Security Management Law, they can issue a caution letter to the perpetrator. After the police issue the caution letter, it has to be served to the residents\u2019 committee.<a href=\"#_ftn24\"><sup>[24]<\/sup><\/a> The residents\u2019 committee could then follow up by keeping a watchful eye on the perpetrator as they would be able to pay inspection visits to the perpetrators and monitor the situation to make sure that there would be no more violence.<a href=\"#_ftn25\"><sup>[25]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The residents\u2019 committee could also apply for personal safety protective orders and apply to disqualify abusive guardians on behalf of disadvantaged family members.<a href=\"#_ftn26\"><sup><sup>[26]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a>This is not only valuable legal service but also a powerful message to the abuser on society and law\u2019s zero tolerance of domestic violence and full support of victims<em>. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">With more resources available, the residents&#8217; committee could arrange events for anti-domestic violence education. The social workers could have talked to introduce the proper ways of communication and what is domestic violence, and the staff could invite lawyers to come to the community to provide legal help.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><em>Summary <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">With more human resources, even as few as four professional social workers and two full-time staff, along with an exhaustive list of duties, the Longhua Model had demonstrated what a modern residents\u2019 committee could be like. Based on it, the residents\u2019 committee, as the basic level organization, has the opportunity to form close connections with the residents and better facilitate their life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The <em>Anti Domestic Violence Law <\/em>prescribes a joint endeavor to prevent and curb domestic violence, in which residents\u2019 committee is a unique and crucial part. \u00a0The modern Longhua model has potential in how it could provide the professional services and effective enforcement necessary to fulfill the purposes of the <em>Anti-Domestic Violence Law.<\/em> It is time now for residents\u2019 committees nationwide to redefine their roles and priorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> \u4e60\u8fd1\u5e73\u603b\u4e66\u8bb0\u5728\u6df1\u5733\u9f99\u534e\u5317\u7ad9\u793e\u533a\u5f3a\u8c03\uff1a\u793e\u533a\u5de5\u4f5c\u8981\u4e3a\u5c45\u6c11\u63d0\u4f9b\u7cbe\u51c6\u5316\u3001\u7cbe\u7ec6\u5316\u670d\u52a1, 2018, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sohu.com\/a\/271293410_487443\">http:\/\/www.sohu.com\/a\/271293410_487443<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a> Article 4, <em>Anti Domestic Violence Law. <\/em>Article 4 <em>also designated relevant government departments, judicial branches, unions, social organizations, companies and institutions. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref3\"><sup>[3]<\/sup><\/a> Benjamin L. Read, <em>Revitalizing the state\u2019s Urban \u201cnerve tips\u201d, <\/em>163 The China Quarterly 806 (2000) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/china-quarterly\/article\/revitalizing-the-states-urban-nerve-tips\/719B651789BB5E0EA28935970DD02836\">https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/china-quarterly\/article\/revitalizing-the-states-urban-nerve-tips\/719B651789BB5E0EA28935970DD02836<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref4\"><sup>[4]<\/sup><\/a> 808, <em>Id<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref5\"><sup>[5]<\/sup><\/a> 814, <em>Id<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref6\"><sup>[6]<\/sup><\/a> Article 111, <em>Constitution of People\u2019s Republic of China.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Residents&#8217; committees manage local public interest affairs, mediate local conflicts and assist to maintain public order.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref7\"><sup>[7]<\/sup><\/a> Discussions with Longhua District officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref8\"><sup>[8]<\/sup><\/a> Relevant government documents on file with the author.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref9\"><sup>[9]<\/sup><\/a> <em>Id<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref10\"><sup>[10]<\/sup><\/a> <em>Id<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref11\"><sup>[11]<\/sup><\/a> <em>Id<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref12\"><sup>[12]<\/sup><\/a> <em>Id<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref13\"><sup>[13]<\/sup><\/a> <em>Id<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref14\"><sup>[14]<\/sup><\/a> Discussions with Longhua District officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref15\"><sup>[15]<\/sup><\/a> Relevant government documents on file with the author.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref16\"><sup>[16]<\/sup><\/a> <em>Id<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref17\"><sup>[17]<\/sup><\/a> <em>Id<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref18\"><sup>[18]<\/sup><\/a><em> Id.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref19\"><sup>[19]<\/sup><\/a> <em>Id.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref20\"><sup>[20]<\/sup><\/a> Relevant government documents on file with the author.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref21\"><sup>[21]<\/sup><\/a> Discussions with Longhua District officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref22\"><sup>[22]<\/sup><\/a> \u672a\u7adf\u7684\u53cd\u5bb6\u66b4\u4e4b\u8def \u300a\u53cd\u5bb6\u66b4\u6cd5\u7684\u5b9e\u8df5\u96be\u9898\u300b2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/11s6QEdgOr0_iRaJQcwSWw\">https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/11s6QEdgOr0_iRaJQcwSWw<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref23\"><em><sup><strong><sup>[23]<\/sup><\/strong><\/sup><\/em><\/a>\u00a0 Article 13, <em>Anti Domestic Violence Law<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref24\"><sup>[24]<\/sup><\/a> Article 17, <em>Id. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref25\"><sup>[25]<\/sup><\/a><em>Id. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref26\"><em><sup><strong><sup>[26]<\/sup><\/strong><\/sup><\/em><\/a> Article 21, 23<ins>,<\/ins> <em>Id. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ye Yuyan On October 24th 2018, while he was in Shenzhen, President Xi visited Beizhan community in the city&#8217;s Longhua District. 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