村民委员会是村民自我管理、自我教育、自我服务的基层群众性自治组织,实行民主选举、民主决策、民主管理、民主监督。党在农村的基层组织,按照中国共产党章程进行工作,发挥领导核心作用;依照宪法和法律,支持和保障村民开展自治活动、直接行使民主权利。——摘自《中华人民共和国村民委员会组织法》 Villagers’ committees are grass-roots mass organizations for self-management, self-education and self-service of villagers, and carry out democratic election, democratic decision-making, democratic management and democratic supervision. The grassroots organizations in rural areas work in accordance with the charter of the Chinese Communist Party and play a leading role in leadership. In accordance with the Constitution and the law, the party supports and guarantees the villagers’ autonomous activities and directly exercises their democratic rights. - Excerpted from “Organization Law of the People’s Republic of China Villagers Committee”