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An Analysis of Institutionalizing Petition System in China 　　[a]China University of Political Science and Law， Beijing， China. 　　*Corresponding author. 　　Received 11 November 2014； accepted 15 January 2015 　　Published online 26 February 2015 　　Abstract 　　The petition system in China is heading toward institutionalization， the core of which is to solve the petition problem within the framework of law so as to make the petition processing further standardized and predictable. Currently， there is no guiding law in the field of petition in China， which is why the petition system is not unified in different systems and regions across the country； nondisclosure and informality make petition into a vicious circle， which destroyed the consistency of law. The above problems need to be solved through the institutionalization of the petition system， which can break through the predicaments in petition， and provide a good opportunity to change the “one project one discussion” mode. 　　Keywords： Petition； Institutionalization； The optimization of public policy 　　INTRODUCTION 　　The petition is a highly concerned topic of government， academia and community in recent years. The existing petition situation of the country， the problems and causes of petition， and the solution of petition question have already been discussed by academic circles who raise a Babel of criticism of high perspicacity frequently， but their views differ greatly. In practice， to cope with and resolve the petition problem troubles the minds from the central to local governments at all levels， all of whom attach great importance to the petition problem. Countless response tactics and solutions have been adopted overtly and covertly， a lot of manpower， material and financial resources have been consumed， whereas the effect is not very satisfactory. So far， the petition is still an unsolved problem. There have been heated debates over the issue of petition among the government， academia and the civil