Legislative processes explained to Pacific Island MPs

China's top legislature held a seminar on Tuesday with representatives from five Pacific Island countries on the practice of democracy in legislation, policymaking and social governance, with exchanges of ideas on how to better serve the people and promote development in a democratic way.

A total of 21 parliamentary representatives from Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands and Tonga participated in the seminar, which was organized by the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress in Beijing.

It was the first time a seminar has been held by the NPC Standing Committee for parliamentarians from Pacific Island countries.