Li seeks public help for better work

People who know about leaking roofs are the ones who stay under such a roof. But the people who know the faults of governance are the ones working in rural lands, staying aloof from the government. "That's why you are here."

This is what Premier Li Keqiang said in Beijing while welcoming a group of people he had invited on Jan 27 to give their suggestions on a draft Government Work Report, the Chinese Cabinet's most important sum-up of the year.

It has been an annual practice of Chinese premiers to solicit suggestions from people from all walks of life on the Government Work Report, which is submitted to the deputies of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, to seek their approval when they meet for their annual session. This year, it is scheduled for early March.