What is the current situation of online political inquiry?

In 2011, Wang Yang, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, led five members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee to communicate with netizens online with the theme of "discussing social construction and promoting a happy Guangdong". This is Wang Yang’s fourth online political inquiry since June 2008.

On June 17, 2011, netizens posted a "Letter to the Governor of Guizhou" on the Guizhou section of Tianya Forum, pointing out the low efficiency of civil servant recruitment in Guizhou Province. Four days later, Guizhou Province Governor Zhao Kezhi replied to Tianya netizens: "On behalf of the Guizhou Provincial Government and the civil service recruitment department, I would like to apologize to the candidates." The governor's reply quickly aroused the attention of netizens. Within one day, the post received as many as 50,000 visits.

This is just a microcosm of the current "hot" "Internet political inquiry". The "Local Leaders Message Board" of People's Daily Online, which is in its fifth year, has received public responses from 48 provincial party secretaries and governors, and 18 provinces have ensured standardized and institutionalized handling of messages in the form of written documents.

Internet political inquiry has been recognized by officials from various places. For example, the provincial governor's mobile phone number and governor's mailbox were published, especially the governor of Jiangxi Province and his serving provincial leaders communicated online with global netizens through People's Daily Online, China Jiangxi Network, etc., and the number of clicks exceeded 10 million. Officials have become closer to the people through the Internet, and their methods have become more flexible.

Online political inquiry does not stick to formalities. For example, publicly recommending and electing “top leaders” was something that had never been thought of before, but now it can be easily done. This year's selection of Party Committee Secretary in Guiyang City, Guizhou Province was announced to the whole society through online live broadcast and other methods, which reflected the fairness, justice and democracy of public recommendation and accelerated the pace of democratic construction.

Looking across the country, Northern Network’s “Zero Distance between Government and People”, Jiaodong Online’s “Online People’s Voice”, Aoyi Network’s “Internet Political Questions” and other platforms have already been in full bloom. In addition, government Weibo and online spokespersons have emerged in various regions and industries since 2010...

Through the Internet, "ask the people about politics, ask the people about their needs, and ask the people about their plans." It was the central leadership that proposed and took the lead in setting an example. Leaders such as Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao personally "touched the Internet", which is the fine tradition of our party that always attaches importance to the close and flesh-and-blood relationship between the party and the masses, cadres and the masses, and is carried forward in the new technology media era.

The Internet is fast, widespread, and has low thresholds, providing the “shortest path” for the government to understand people’s sentiments and listen to their opinions. One end of "Internet political inquiry" is party and government agencies at all levels, and the other end is nearly 500 million Internet users. Its emergence is like setting up a "bridge between hearts", so that the government is no longer far away in the eyes of the people, and its development The momentum has become "irreversible" and "unstoppable".

A netizen on the People’s Daily Online Public Opinion Channel once said: “With just a click of the mouse, netizens are with the General Secretary!” After Tencent presented Hu Jintao with a QQ account, netizens said excitedly: “I want to know General Secretary The secretary's QQ number, and chat with him when he is free!"

It is true that "online political inquiry" cannot completely replace real-life reporting, petitions and other channels, let alone solve all problems. Real-life problems. However, it helps to improve communication between the government and the people, reduce gaps and misjudgments, and solve a series of grassroots rights and interests case issues, avoiding expansion and escalation. It is conducive to easing social conflicts at the grassroots level and reducing public suffering and friction between the government and the people. "Online political inquiry" can also pool people's wisdom, optimize decision-making, and increase public cooperation in the implementation of decisions.

"Internet political inquiry" is a double-edged sword. In the process of deliberation, netizens may encounter problems such as generalizing, blaming others, and invading privacy. Some radical netizens are no longer satisfied with online wars of words, and have begun to go off the Internet and use "performance art" to express their interests in real life, bringing new challenges to social management.

Once certain "local issues" are separated from the context of individual cases, under the influence of the Internet, they are easily over-interpreted and over-reacted by "onlookers" from outside the country, and are quickly amplified from regional issues to industry-based issues. It has become a national issue and an overall issue.

"Online political inquiry" cannot be rushed for success. Netizens must have a rational evaluation of public power and applaud any progress made by public power. Otherwise, it will only be the continuation and accumulation of one party's dissatisfaction with the other party. Of course, the government must cherish the expectations and patience of netizens.

An interesting comparison: Baidu Tieba has Zhenjiang Bar, Changzhou Bar, Wuxi Bar, and Suzhou Bar. Among these four cities in southern Jiangsu, the closer to Shanghai, the greater the economic aggregate, but the number of posts is also The more people there are, the more powerful the discussion and criticism of the government will be. This is the dialectics of social development. The development of online public opinion is precisely a manifestation of social progress in a region.

The government must get used to and learn to govern amid noise. The pressure of public opinion is not terrible. Smart leaders always break down social pressure into various links of social governance and deal with it one by one. If we are inattentive and insensitive to individual cases of economic and people's livelihood issues around us, sit back and watch conflicts intensify, and let all kinds of social pressures concentrate on a breaking point, the society will become more unstable.

The development of "Internet political inquiry" in our country is still very unbalanced. In Suining, Jiangsu Province, to "reduce petitions online", each unit has designated a key member of the leadership team to serve as an online spokesperson and respond to questions raised by netizens within 48 hours. The entire county went to Beijing, the province, and the city to petition. The total volume dropped significantly.

Twenty-one towns and 34 district-level units in Heze Mudan District, Shandong Province collectively appeared on Weibo with their real names, marking the first time that an entire county-level administrative region has opened an official Weibo group to interact with the public. But on the other hand, there are still many places that are still hesitant and wait-and-see about "internet political inquiry" and want to curb the "noise" online, and even threaten netizens to "listen to your words, watch your actions, and see the consequences." , pay close attention to whether your inflammatory remarks have caused adverse social effects and then deal with them as appropriate." Cases of "inter-provincial arrests" also occur from time to time.

Civil servants at all levels need to overcome their alienation, fear and rejection of the Internet. Online public opinion is not a scourge, and the Internet is not a terror zone. As long as you are open-minded and sincere to netizens, netizens will also give you full understanding and support.

On the public information website of the People's Government of Huili County, Sichuan Province, a photo of a county leader inspecting a township road was revealed. Three local officials were suspended above the road. Netizens ridiculed the government for fraud and imitated the PS, embedding the three local officials into famous scenic spots at home and abroad.

Huili quickly opened Weibo and apologized to the society, admitting that the staff had spliced ??and modified the photos, and even criticized the pros and cons of the PS floating photos with netizens, and begged netizens to allow county leaders to "travel for free" After "World", you might as well pay attention to Huili's tourism culture. This kind of frankness and self-deprecation has won the understanding of netizens and is very approachable. Some people even suspect that this is a "reverse marketing" act jointly carried out by Huili County and the website.