The rule of law should be highlighted in advancing China's ongoing reform of its petition system, an important channel for the public to vent their grievances but one many regard as riddled with factors endangering social stability.
New rules for better management of petitions prohibit putting petitioners under any form of confinement.
An official with China's authority on handling the public's complaints has pledged reforms in the country's petition system to better redress public grievances.
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