In socialist China, the people are the masters of the country, and leading cadres are always the "public servants" of the people. From the source of power, the power of the party and the government can only come from the people. The people are not only the owners of power, but also the trustees of power.

The government is the trustee of power and exercises power on behalf of the people. From the perspective of historical materialism, "the masses choose leadership tools and leaders from practice".

The relationship between the government and the people has always been an important topic in the research field. Based on the characteristics of regulation, the government has been called "shepherd" since ancient times; Modern western theories often compare the government to the "agent" of the people and the "helm" of the market economy from the perspective of social contract theory; According to Marxist theory, the government is regarded as the "public servant" of the people.

* * * As the vanguard organization of the proletariat, the production party shoulders the responsibility of making this class a conscious and organized social group and leading this class to correctly handle relations with other classes.