Villagers' self-governance in China has gone through almost three decades though we knew even then that the road for China's grassroots democracy would not be smooth.

In the history of New China's policy research, Du Runsheng (1913-2015) is an important figure well-known for his contributions.

Serious problems that have occurred in rural areas in the past several years are mainly attributed to grassroots governments.

China's rural labor migration has attracted wide attention because of the economic and social problems brought about by such a move.