Xinhua asks the People what they want- Jeremy Goldkorn

 Images Lianghui From Danwei blog (link):

The ‘Two Meetings’ are gatherings of the representatives from all over the country of the People’s Congress the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) that take place in Beijing annually in March.

State-owned news agency Xinhua’s Chinese home page has commemorated the start of the ‘Two Meetings’ yesterday with a massive headline reading:

If I was a People’s Congress representative or a member of the CPPCC, I would propose…

The headline links to a forum where readers are asked for their proposals and suggestions. Below is a roughly translated random selection of comments from the forum:

– Greatly increase taxes on the urban entertainment industry

– Ensure that citizens can exercize their political rights

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