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A general view of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) which is opened in Beijing at 9 am on Monday to map out China's all-round development for the coming five years, October 15, 2007. [Xinhua]
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As a blueprint for development is discussed at the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China which starts today in Beijing, many people have a clear idea of what they want: Something that improves their daily life.
"My friends and I all know about the Party congress from newspapers and television," Wei Yijia told reporters after enjoying a blockbuster movie in the capital's busy shopping area of Wangfujing.
"The congress is very important to us because the policies discussed will have a direct impact on our everyday life, such as air quality and drinking water safety," said Wei, who works at a foreign-invested accounting firm in Beijing.
Jiang Guilan, who is a member of a neighborhood committee in Changping District of Beijing, said food prices in supermarkets are surging, so she has to buy low-prices vegetables from street vendors - and hoped that leaders work out policies to lower food prices and implement them effectively.
"My concerns might seem personal and trivial, but I think they are exactly what affect the daily life of ordinary people like me," she added.
Some online surveys prior to the congress have suggested that a host of social issues ranging from employment and social security to the widening wealth gap are among the top concerns of the public.
An online poll on Chinanews.com found that the fight against corruption, and soaring commodity and housing prices were the two major topics, covering nearly 45 percent of the 20,810 votes.
Problems related topeople's livelihood have been the focus of the government, especially since Premier Wen Jiabao included them in his government work report to the national legislature in March.
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(China Daily/Xinhua)
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鏈接：詞解十七大
今天，中國共產(chǎn)黨第十七次全國代表大會在北京開幕，當(dāng)黨的盛會討論國家發(fā)展藍(lán)圖之際，很多民眾的心中也有個明確的愿望：提高他們的生活水平。
在北京一家外資會計(jì)師事務(wù)所工作的魏宜佳（譯者注：音譯）在王府井看完一部大片后接受記者采訪時說：“我和我的一些朋友們主要通過報紙和電視了解黨的十七大。”
她說：“十七大對于我們來說十分重要，因?yàn)槭叽笥懻摰母黜?xiàng)政策直接關(guān)系到我們的生活，比如，空氣質(zhì)量和飲用水的安全等。”
北京昌平區(qū)某居委會成員蔣桂蘭（譯者注：音譯）說，由于食品不斷漲價，她只有在路邊攤上買些便宜蔬菜，她希望國家能制訂并有效貫徹降低食品價格的政策。
她說：“我關(guān)心的可能都是些個人的事，而且不那么‘重大’，但我想這些都是切實(shí)影響我們普通人日常生活的問題。”
“十七大”召開前的一些在線調(diào)查表明，就業(yè)、社會治安、不斷擴(kuò)大的貧富差距等一系列社會問題是民眾最關(guān)心的問題。
中國新聞網(wǎng)的一項(xiàng)在線調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，反腐敗、物價及房價的飆升是民眾最關(guān)心的兩大問題，這兩項(xiàng)內(nèi)容的得票數(shù)在20810張選票中占了近45%。
自從今年3月溫家寶總理在政府工作報告中強(qiáng)調(diào)了“民生”問題后，改善“民生”便成了政府工作的重點(diǎn)。
（英語點(diǎn)津姍姍編輯）
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