Recovery in motion

Motions tabled by members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee and deputies to the National People's Congress (NPC) are usually the focus of attention during the annual sessions of the two bodies. The sessions are a major process through which CPPCC members and NPC deputies take part in the management of State affairs. Plus, it is an important platform where people's wishes and opinions are expressed through their representatives.

The CPPCC has already begun its annual session, and NPC will do so tomorrow. The global financial crisis has made people more eager to see whether their representatives convey their concerns to the country's top legislative and consultative bodies this year. But easy as it may seem, the mission of voicing the concern of people they represent is a difficult task for politicians and leading social figures.

Almost every CPPCC member and NPC deputy will have some proposal or the other. But only the most urgent and important ones will pass the scrutiny and meet the approval of the top leaders. If good motions contribute to the making of sensible policies, non-feasible or tricky ones drain the State's resources because relevant departments have to conduct thorough studies before scrapping them.