But as China’s society progressively emancipated itself from direct state control – with the notable exception of sectors viewed by the CPC as crucial to maintaining its monopoly on power – citizens increasingly appealed to the law for protection against arbitrary administrative interference and to limit the bureaucracy’s discretionary powers.
No obstante, a medida que China se emancipaba del control directo del estado –con la notable excepción de los sectores que el PCC consideraba cruciales para mantener su monopolio del poder- los ciudadanos cada vez recurrieron a la ley para buscar protección contra las interferencias administrativas arbitrarias y limitar los poderes discrecionales de la burocracia.