An article in the Beijing News says that China should quicken its pace of offering legal support for supervision by public opinion.

Some lawmakers attending the ongoing session of the country's top legislature have appealed for legal or administrative support for supervision by public opinion.

The article says supervision by public opinion has made great contributions to the society and the government. But due to the lack of legal support, the supervision cannot be fully and forcefully carried out in reality and the media also cannot fully fulfill its function of serving the public.

As one lawmaker has said, more and more people are resisting supervision by public opinion under the pretext that it violates their rights.

The article says lower ranking officials are the most difficult for the public to supervise. Only when we have legal guidelines can we carry out supervision by public opinion. We need to define the right, its scope, and the obligations of those under supervision. All this should be clearly stated.