The relationship between democracy and the rule of law, between the rule of man and the rule of law,

First of all, strengthening the building of socialist democracy and the legal system is necessary to ensure the construction of the socialist market economy and reform and opening up. The report of the 16 th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that to build a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, the most fundamental thing is to persistently take economic construction as the central task and constantly emancipate and develop the social productive forces. Establishing and perfecting the socialist market economic system is an inevitable requirement for economic development.

Under the new situation of China's accession to the WTO, it is all the more necessary to strengthen the building of the legal system in order to promote the development of advanced productive forces. Second, strengthening the building of socialist democracy and the legal system is a requirement for building socialist democratic politics. The report of the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China emphasized that the development of socialist democratic politics and the building of socialist political civilization are important goals for building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way.

An important part of the building of political civilization is to continue to vigorously strengthen the building of the socialist legal system in accordance with the requirements of implementing the basic strategy of governing the country according to law. It is necessary to promote the building of socialist political civilization by strengthening the building of the legal system, constantly enhancing the legal awareness of all citizens and the level of law-based management in the whole society. Third, strengthening the building of socialist democracy and the legal system is necessary for maintaining social stability.

If we ask about the relationship between the rule of law and democracy, it is largely a tense relationship. The former is the rule of the minority, the latter is the rule of the majority, but through system design and program setting, the relationship between the two can be reconciled as much as possible.

If the rule of law is understood as the overcoming of the inherent shortcomings of democracy, then the law should be based on a set of professional technical knowledge, and thus the development of the rule of law must be elitist. However, if the rule of law is understood as an institutional channel to achieve democracy, then the law should pay more attention to the cohesion of basic consensus, and mobilize the people to jointly devote themselves to the cause of building the country's rule of law. In fact, from a long-term historical perspective, the opposition and compromise between elite consciousness and popular demands have always been the main driving force and historical thread for the development and reform of human social and political systems.

Democracy and the rule of law are the goals and basic contents of China's socialist political civilization and the construction of the rule of law in China, and they are the two wings for the realization of the Chinese dream. Democracy lays the foundation for the rule of law, and the rule of law provides a guarantee for democracy, which is precisely the goal pursued by modern democracy and the rule of law. The rule of law institutionalizes and legalizes democracy, creates operable and stable space for the operation and development of democracy, and escorts the healthy development of democracy; A legal system formed by democratic mechanisms can better reflect the orientation of the public interest, so that the rule of law can serve to protect human rights and freedoms and promote people's happy life.

Democracy and the rule of law are the goals and basic contents of China's socialist political civilization and the construction of the rule of law in China, and they are the two wings for the realization of the Chinese dream. Democracy lays the foundation for the rule of law, and the rule of law provides a guarantee for democracy, which is precisely the goal pursued by modern democracy and the rule of law. The rule of law institutionalizes and legalizes democracy, creates operable and stable space for the operation and development of democracy, and escorts the healthy development of democracy; A legal system formed by democratic mechanisms can better reflect the orientation of the public interest, so that the rule of law can serve to protect human rights and freedoms and promote people's happy life.

Democracy and the rule of law are interdependent, interactive, closely linked and inseparable.

Socialist democracy is the premise and foundation of the socialist legal system. To develop democracy, it is necessary to improve the legal system and make democracy legal and legalized. The rule of law must be based on democracy. The fundamental difference between the rule of law and the rule of man in a country does not lie in the number of legal systems, nor in whether or not the law is attached importance or the state of its implementation, but whether the law embodies the spirit and principles of democracy.

In other words, democracy and the rule of law are the connotations and requirements of the strategy of governing the country according to law. The practice of bringing the country under the rule of law is an inevitable requirement for the development of productive forces, an important booster for the development of advanced culture, and an inherent requirement for realizing the fundamental interests of the broadest masses of the people.