CHINA-SECURITY: SECRETARY GENERAL OF CCP CC'S POLITICAL AND LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION RECENTLY ANNOUNCED EXPANSION OF 'GRID MANAGEMENT' SYSTEM TO GRASSROOTS LEVEL ACROSS CHINA
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The official website of China's powerful Political and Legal Affairs Commission on September 22,
disclosed that Chen Yixin, Secretary General of the CCP CC's Political and Legal Affairs
Commission (PLAC), recently visited the city of Shenzhen. Chen Yixin pointed out that the current
domestic and international security environment is becoming more complex and that it is necessary
to optimize the grid-based grassroots management mechanism, improve the coverage of video
surveillance, and set up a “red property management team.” The PLAC is a very powerful Chinese
Communist Party organ that oversees all judicial and law enforcement authorities, including the
Supreme Court, Supreme Procuratorate, the Ministry of State Security, Ministry and Public
Security, and the police force. The Secretary General is a senior leadership position in the
Commission. He pointed out that, in recent years, there have been mass social unrest cases where
people’s conflicts and disputes were not solved in a timely manner. They all relate to “grassroots
governance.” He said that “grid management” is an effective innovation in grassroots governance,
and it is necessary to improve China’s grid management. The Chinese government has divided
local “grassroots” communities into a grid pattern, with each grid made up of 15 to 20 households.
They are monitored by a designated person called the “grid administrator.” These persons must
fully familiarize themselves with the residents in their grid – who lives there, their housing and
facilities, their membership in organizations, and their place of work. In addition, they must
identify any possible hidden dangers. The authorities make use of the “grid management” system
to exert the most microscopic grip over every Chinese citizen and resident. Chen Yixin proposed
that there should be a focus on the entrances and exits of buildings and public areas, improved
coverage of video surveillance, and a focus on the use of big data to predict risks and refine the
“grid management” to ensure that the grid covers a moderate population and area. Business
buildings, enterprises and institutions are divided into specially designated grids. He asked grid
administrators to mingle themselves with the people, watch out for the first signs of any problems,
and organize CCP members and cadres in the community grids and said he would work with
government bodies to promote “red property management” and introduce the participation of CCP
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members and university students, so that CCP cadres in the community also serve as the head of property management.
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