Housing and social security top issues

BEIJING - "Livelihood issues", including an improved social security system and the provision of affordable housing, remain the top concerns of Chinese people, according to online polls conducted ahead of the country's annual parliamentary and political advisory sessions.

Many people took the opportunity to register their biggest hopes and fears online in the hope that their voices will be heard by the country's leaders, national lawmakers and political advisers who will gather in Beijing next month for the meetings that are known as the two sessions.

The two sessions feature the annual gatherings of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.