Deputy elections come under scrutiny

The election of deputies must be developed more strictly, in an attempt to ensure they are qualified and diversified, according to a deputy of China's top legislature.

The makeup of deputies in some local legislatures is seriously unbalanced, or the number of grassroots ones, including farmers and workers, is far from enough, Wang Ercheng, a deputy of the National People's Congress, said on Wednesday.

"Entrepreneurs have occupied most of the deputy quota in some regions in the country, and the identity of some deputies is not even true," said Wang, also vice-minister of the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee.