Top advisers speak up

The second plenary session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference closed on Wednesday. The suggestions its members put forward will have an impact on the central government's policymaking in one way or another.

This national advisory body comprises intellectuals and professionals from all walks of life, and its members are supposed to put forward motions on particular issues and voice their concerns about various problems.

That explains why Chairman of the CPPCC, Yu Zhengsheng, said at the opening of the session that its members should be willing to speak their minds, be bold enough to say what they want to say and tell the truth.