China's grassroots legislative process has interested international parliamentarians during the recent commemoration of China's 40-year membership in the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parliamentary leaders and representatives from 32 developing countries visited primary legislative outreach points in China's Shanxi and Tianjin and found out what China's whole-process people's democracy is all about. Our reporter Feng Yilei has the details of how local voices shape national legislation, as seen by foreign parliamentarians.

In Taiyuan's Xinghualing Subdistrict, foreign dignitaries of developing countries' legislatures witnesses China's legislative process in action.

This meeting on a draft provincial sports development ordinance seeks to gather local inputs on sports regulations. Lawmakers from local to national levels are among those offering suggestions.

YANG RONG Deputy, National People's Congress "I have two suggestions for the draft. One is that we should clearly define the responsibilities and establish clear legal boundaries of daily supervision for extracurricular sports training institutions."

The presence of international parliamentarians added a unique dimension to the meeting.

PETER KATJAVIVI Namibian Speaker of Parliament "In today's Namibia it's quite a challenge for mothers and fathers and particularly grandparents. You got to take kids after school to various extramural activities where there's sports. But your ideas and thinking are basically helping us to understand how we could improve the system."

TLOHANG SEKHAMANE Speaker, National Assembly of Lesotho "What kind of process allows you now to say this meeting has made these decisions?"

WANG TONGHUA Director of the Standing Committee, People's Congress of Xinghualing District "We established a legislative outreach point at the Community Activity Center – so, when people come here to play, we can gather their opinions on major issues concerning our various levels of administration."

This consultation meeting is part of a broader effort by the country's legislature to integrate grassroots perspectives into legislation.

Since the establishment of the first grassroots legislative outreach office in 2015, as of today, there are 45 grassroots legislative outreach points established by the country's top legislature – which have facilitated the creation of over 7,300 additional outreach points at the provincial and municipal levels.

TLOHANG SEKHAMANE Speaker, National Assembly of Lesotho "I can see that is democracy at its best – from the common man, woman, and child in the village, right up to the NPC."

At another legislative outreach point in Tianjin, where a wide array of voices from all walks of life have been gathered and heard, foreign delegates explore how representative the lawmakers are.

KAFILAT OGBARA Chairman, House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Devt. National Assembly of Nigeria "I see that women are well-represented. And even here at the communal level, the local level has about 47% women representation. This is highly commendable. And this is why in Nigeria, we are still clamoring because we have less than 4% of women representation in our parliament. So for the world to be a better place, we have to help the developing countries."

SEBASTIEN PILLAY Leader of the Opposition, National Assembly of Seychelles "The pace of development of China depends on people giving their input, and trying to ensure that everybody works together towards a collective goal."

As China continues to expand its grassroots legislative efforts, its commitment to democratic principles and transparency in the legislative process is gaining more and more international attention.

These exchanges on how the legislative process actively seeks and integrates public opinion, ensuring every law is both practical and reflective of people's wishes, also foster a deeper understanding of democratic practices that strive for inclusivity and responsiveness.

Feng Yilei, CGTN, in Tianjin and Shanxi Province.