The Chinese people today enjoy much higher standards of living, active involvement in expression, and a more vibrant, tolerant society. But, with One Ruling Party, how to involve the people in the process of governance? How to make government more transparent and more accountable? How, in short, to make Chinese society more democratic?

Originally released by Film Ideas, 2014. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 15, 2019.

China's Civil Society Challenge (2:10); --Are Microblogs the Game-Changer? (1:49); -- Raising Awareness of Healthcare System Issues (4:32); -- Public Oversight of Government (2:32); -- Shilehui (4:04); -- Citizen Anti-Corruption Campaign (4:14); -- Is Transparency for Real? (5:21); -- Government Transparency Goals (2:16); -- Will NGOs Change Society? (3:56); -- Ju Qian Volunteer Center (6:16); -- Ju Qian Role Model (3:02); -- Supporting NGOs (3:27); -- Developing Professional NGO Management (2:44); -- Where is Political Reform Going? (3:56); -- Questions of Democracy (5:11); -- Credits: China's Challenges: Are the Chinese People 'Real' Citizens? (0:39); .