Youngest mayor ready to prove he can handle position

The man believed to be China's youngest mayor, and the first of the post-1980 generation to reach such a post, understands why people doubt his qualifications.

"The concerns about my inexperience are reasonable," said Zhou Senfeng, who at 29 is now mayor of Yicheng, Hubei province.

"As a youthful mayor born after 1980, I lag far behind senior officials in experience," he was quoted saying by Xinhua. "But what young officials need is the stage where we can perform. We will develop better when we are given such a stage," he said.