Quiet pioneer speaks for fishermen

Fisherman Li Keping loves the loneliness of the open sea and is normally a man of few words, but ask him about the industry he has served for 37 years and he will talk for hours.

He has been a National People's Congress deputy for eight of those years, and has devoted himself to promoting the interests of fishermen.

He pioneered the development of the booming pelagic fishing industry based in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. Boats travel away from the coast to fish for squid in open waters, a part of the ocean known as the pelagic zone.