EDITOR'SNOTE:InOctober2005,thecentralgovernmentofChinaputforwardthehistoricaltaskofconstructingasocialistnewcountryside.Sincethen,Chinahasadoptedmanypracticalandeffectivemeasuresfortheconstructionofasocialistnewcountryside.Thisyearfarmershadagoodharvestofgrains,incomesforfannershavecontinuedtoincreaseandexecutionofsocialprogramsinthecountrysidehasaccelerated.Itcanbesaidthatconstructionofanewsocialistcountrysidehashadagoodbeginning.Howtoevaluatethecurrentstateofaffairsrelatingtothebuildingofanewcountryside?Howtorespectandsafeguardfarmers'humanrightsinconstructinganewcountryside?Whatissuesshouldbepaidattentiontointheprotectionoffarmer'srightsandinterests?LuXueyi,aspecialiston'sannong'-relatedissues('sannong'referstoagriculture,thecountrysideandpeasantry),addressesthesequestionsinarecentinterview.
