Abstract

Citizens' participation in the formulation of government public policies is an important way for citizens to participate in decision-making. The article examines citizen participation in the process of public policy making in China, pointing out the new trend of citizen participation and identifying some problems of citizen participation, such as insufficient motivation of citizen participation and the prevalence of extra-institutional participation. The reasons for these problems are analyzed in depth and countermeasures are proposed, such as improving the relevant legal system and increasing the supervision and feedback of the policy-making process.