Housing, bridging the income gap between the rich and poor, environmental protection and social security are on top of people's wish list before the country's parliament and highest political advisory body begin their annual sessions.
The National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference will begin their meetings on Wednesday and today, respectively.
Environmental Protection"I hope the 'two sessions' will continue to emphasize on awareness for environmental protection and speed up eco-conservation efforts," Taihu Lake fisherman Zhang Jinwen says. Water supply to about 2 million residents in Wuxi, Jiangsu province had to be cut for several days last summer after an algae outbreak in the lake.
The lake's ecology has worsened over the past few years, Zhang says , because his catch from the freshwater lake has been falling constantly.
"Residents around the lake support the closure of nearby chemical companies, the major source of pollution, because our and our children's livelihood revolves around the water body," he says.
Ma Yongsheng, a resident of a village in the mountains of southwestern Yunnan province, has a different story. He hopes the government would compensate people like him for the crops destroyed by wild animals, such as black bears and monkeys. The number of such animals has grown after the government banned hunting a few years ago.
Urban residents have yet another tale to tell. Take Beijing Olympics volunteer Zhang Baozhong for example. He hopes the central government would ask big cities to pass laws to prevent noise pollution.
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