What's the buzz

With the annual sessions of the National People's Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese Political Consultative Conference beginning, what are the issues that concern you most this year? What kind of proposals would you raise if you were an NPC deputy?

I was born and raised in a small village by the side of the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei province and my biggest concern is the pollution in rural regions. When I go home I can see piles of rubbish everywhere in the village, while industrial pollution has turned our rivers into stinking sewers that smell bad. We dare not even eat at home because we don't trust the crops that grow in the fields. If I were an NPC deputy I would move to urge the State to better fight rural pollution.

PIN, Shanghai municipality