| Representation is a presupposed logical premise of constitutional concepts. Based on the theory of representation, constitutional law completes the argumentation of modern national sovereignty and the construction of the normative system of state institutions. In the Western representation theory, the concept of representation has evolved from “representation as a chain of unified personalities” to “representation as a chain of democratic legitimacy”. Consequently, the Western representation theory presents two basic theoretical structures of formal representation and substantive representation, shaping two basic institutional forms of pure representation and semi-representation, which embody the dual basic logic of the representation gap and the reproduction of representation relations. China has established the Chinese-style representation system based on Marxist representation theory and creatively developed a new representation theory characterized by the whole-process people’s democracy, with the people’s congress system as its main carrier. The Chinese-style representation system fundamentally differs from the Western representative democracy in the constitutional structure, that is, the latter is based on the representation gap, understanding democracy as a representative scenario inextricably linked to periodic assemblies, while the former develops an organic view of democracy, seeing democracy as a general framework for understanding the essence of modern political life, thus offering another perspective of comprehending and developing representation theory for all mankind. |
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