Two sessions can make a difference to people's lives

The first plenary session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was held on Saturday, and the first plenary session of the 13th National People's Congress opens on Monday. People all over the country will be watching to see how the two sessions will affect the quality of their lives.

It is natural for deputies to the NPC and members of the CPPCC National Committee to put forward motions and proposals on such issues as targeted poverty alleviation, on how work can be done to tighten control over food safety, on how the burden of homework on primary and middle school students can be reduced, and on how the rural economy can be reinvigorated and the living standards of villagers considerably raised.

Other issues likely to be discussed are healthcare reform, which will hopefully provide people with cheaper and easier medical service, and the campaign to crack down on organized crimes that pose a threat to social stability.