国内英语新闻:China to launch large-scale public selections of leading officials

The 12th five-year plan outlined by the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), urged the country to further reform its personnel system, which was also echoed by the nation's experts.

They believed that open competitive elections, or open multi-candidate elections, would be one of the most important parts while deepening the reform, and higher positions would be offered to the general public in the future.

"It's an eye-catching move in China's social development as the positions opening to the public become higher and higher," said Li Yun, associate research fellow at the Society Department affiliated with the provincial Academy of Social Sciences in Jilin.

"What we have to work on in the future is to enlarge the candidate groups as well as to find the right path to reach those of great abilities," Li noted.

The ongoing campaigns highlighted the improvements made in the nation's cadres selection and appointment system (CSAS), said Wang Yukai, secretary of the China Society of Administrative Reform and professor at the China National School of Administration.

China's actions to strengthen the supervision over officials and reform the evaluation standards over recent years were a strong indication of its determination to improve the personnel system, as well as the best practices to win the trust of the public, he said.