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Xinhua asks the People what they wantPosted by Jeremy Goldkorn, March 3, 2006 2:44 PM
![]() Delegates from Henan arrive in Beijing - image from Xinhua The 'Two Meetings' are gatherings of the representatives from all over the country of the People's Congress the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) that take place in Beijing annually in March. State-owned news agency Xinhua's Chinese home page has commemorated the start of the 'Two Meetings' yesterday with a massive headline reading:
The headline links to a forum where readers are asked for their proposals and suggestions. Below is a roughly translated random selection of comments from the forum: - Greatly increase taxes on the urban entertainment industry - Ensure that citizens can exercize their political rights - Urgently and immediately discuss and work out a fair and just Chinese retirement law! - I also want to ask the premier: Do you think education reform has succeeded? - Tax reform (long, detailed posts about this) - Was there any result from the proposals submitted last year? - Take away the cars given to government cadres - Strengthen research into laws about rape and gang rape - Stop cadres causing traffic jams by taking over lanes and redirecting traffic Links and Sources
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