The meaning of hot words during the 2012 Two Sessions

“7.5”, “reform”, “amendment of the Criminal Procedure Law”, “wage increase”, “equal proportion of urban and rural elections”, “anti-luxury and waste”... The 2012 National Two Sessions, which hundreds of millions of netizens are paying attention to, are about to come to a successful conclusion. This "hot word" of the Two Sessions embodies "political weather vane", "economic barometer" and "people's livelihood warmer", carries the solemn suggestions of representatives and the high expectations of netizens, and highlights the importance of a democratic, united, realistic and progressive event. The face of the times allows people to hear the strong footsteps of a nation walking on the road of great rejuvenation...

Hot word one 7.5

Popularity: Pangu search has more than 1.6 million entries .

This year’s government work report proposed that GDP growth in 2012 would be 7.5%. This is the first time in eight years that my country’s GDP expected growth target has fallen below 8.

(Netizen evaluation) Netizen "Yang Fengbin": "China's economy has matured! The focus of economic work has shifted from quantity to quality, from the pursuit of growth to the transformation of economic structure, seeking truth from facts!"

(Member Quotations) Wu Yan, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference: "The 'demographic dividend' is about to disappear, the potential economic growth rate has declined, and the 7.5 initiative will moderate the slowdown to guide local governments not to blindly pursue GDP and make room for the transformation of economic development methods. , it’s really a wise move!”

Hot Word 2 Reform

Popularity: Pangu searched for 1.07 million entries.

Nearly 70 "reforms" appeared in this year's government work report, and delegates competed to propose "reform" bills and proposals. After the reform in its thirties, it has once again become the focus of attention at home and abroad.

(Netizen comments) Netizen "Hunan Liu Fenghua": "Reform is the core content of the two sessions. If you change it, it will hurt many people, and it will hurt for a short time. If you don't change it, more people will hurt, and it will hurt for a long time. Any reform , If you don’t have determination and courage, you will fall short!”

(Representative Quotes) National People’s Congress Representative Zhu Xiaodan: There will always be various resistances to reform, but failure to reform is the biggest crisis. When the revolution is carried out on one's own head, it is a big test for the government whether it is a real reform or a fake reform, whether it is talking about reform in words or actually promoting reform.

Hot words 3: Criminal Procedure Law Amendment

Popularity: 4.3 million entries were searched on Pangu and Baidu.

The Criminal Procedure Law underwent its second "overhaul" in 16 years. For the first time, "respecting and protecting human rights" was written into the general principles, highlighting the equal emphasis on punishing crimes and protecting human rights.

(Netizen comments) Netizens "Dan Ming Qun Fei": Human rights is undoubtedly the hottest keyword in this revision of the law. The symbolic significance is not obvious. We look forward to the refinement of specific protection clauses.

(Representative Quotations) National People’s Congress Representative Han Deyun: For the first time, my country’s Criminal Procedure Law has human rights provisions, which meets the needs of the new situation, new circumstances, and new national conditions. This revision is conducive to finding a balance between restricting the power of law enforcement agencies, protecting human rights and combating crime. It is also a test of the capabilities of law enforcement agencies.

Hot words: four urban and rural elections with equal proportions

Popularity: Pangu and Baidu search nearly 8 million entries.

Delegates to the 12th National People’s Congress will be elected for the first time in urban and rural areas based on the same population ratio, with approximately one representative per 670,000 people. From 8:1 to 4:1 to 1:1, "same votes, same power" in urban and rural areas has been gradually realized in the election of members of state power organs.

(Netizen comments) "Black Hero Hua Mulan" and other netizens: "If 'citizens have the same rights' is the most basic democratic principle in a modern country, then 'same vote, same power' is to ensure 'citizens have the same rights'" 'The basic conditions."

(Representative Quotations) Kang Houming, a migrant worker representative of the National People's Congress: The improvement of our country's National People's Congress representative election system is to adapt to our country's political, economic, and cultural conditions and always move towards Efforts should be made in the direction of "equality for all, equality among regions, and equality among ethnic groups". The election of representatives "on a year-on-year basis in urban and rural areas" is a major progress in the process of socialist democracy.

Hot word: five salary increases

Popularity: Pangu search has over 2 million entries.

The "wage increase" content in this year's government work report on "improving the wage system and establishing a normal wage growth mechanism" is in line with the "salary increase" for employees during the 'Twelfth Five-Year Plan' period proposed by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security not long ago. The “wage doubling” plan has brought tangible benefits to the majority of netizens.

(Netizen comments) Netizens’ Rights Defending Consumers Association: Want to “raise wages” and also control CPI. Unfortunately, although wages have increased, prices have soared, and the "sense of growth" has actually dropped a lot. "We cannot let the high CPI 'steal' happiness."

(Representative Quotations) National People's Congress Representative Yan Chengzhong: It is necessary to regulate prices and let the "wage increase" policy to benefit the people be transformed into real happiness Index, so that the difference between the "gross increase" in residents' wages and the "net increase" in happiness continues to decrease.

Hot words 6: Housing prices are back at a reasonable rate

Popularity: Pangu search has more than 2 million entries.

This year’s government work report points out that policies and measures to curb speculation and investment demand must be strictly implemented and gradually improved to promote a reasonable return of housing prices. This has given hope to many poor and middle-income groups.

(Netizen comments) Netizen "Gaoshanliushui": Carry out real estate regulation to the end! Catch all the scammers who "drive luxury cars and live in affordable housing"! Let the general public afford to buy and live in houses. Let the house be the exclusive property of the rich.

(Representative Quotations) National People’s Congress Representative Sun Shilin: In order to curb speculation and real estate speculation, it is necessary to implement purchase restrictions. In the future, the national real estate regulation policy should gradually shift to a comprehensive regulation method focusing on taxation, finance, and law, and increase the supply of affordable housing through the collection of real estate taxes to bring housing prices back to normal levels.

Hot Words Seven: College Entrance Examination in Different Places

Popularity: Baidu searches for nearly 4.5 million entries.

Minister of Education Yuan Guiren revealed during the two sessions that the off-site college entrance examination plan has entered the "sprint stage." This will be an extremely important reform of the college entrance examination system since China resumed the college entrance examination in 1977.

(Netizen comments) Many netizens believe that the "remote college entrance examination" will solve a major concern of many children of migrant workers about going to school. It is important to solve the urban-rural dual problem and protect the livelihood of migrant workers in cities. step.

(Member Quotations) Zhang Huijun, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference: The off-site college entrance examination is a reform that is beneficial to breaking the geographical privileges of education and safeguarding social justice. Its significance is not only that the country is trying to correct the household registration discrimination contained in the current college entrance examination system, but also It also reflects the progress of social fairness and democracy in China. "We should make overall plans, scientifically design, proceed step by step, and take small steps quickly."

Eight hot words to combat luxury and waste

Popularity: Nearly 4.6 million entries were searched on Baidu.

During the two sessions, deputies and committee members discussed hotly that many places, departments and units are currently focusing on pomp and extravagance, spending extravagantly and extravagantly, and the masses reacted strongly. This bad trend must be resolutely stopped.

(Netizen comments) Netizen "Magic Yu": "Luxury and corruption are actually connected. The government should be frugal, so that it can be clean and honest!"

(Committee Quotations) He, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Tsinghua: The state must strictly control the "three public" consumption. Waste in the three major areas of food and drink waste, excessive consumption, and decision-making errors are ultimately a waste of energy resources and must be curbed by legislation.

Hot words Nine Ministers apologized

Popularity: 3.7 million entries were searched on Pangu and Baidu.

At this year’s Two Sessions, Environmental Protection Minister Zhou Shengxian and National Development and Reform Commission Director Zhang Ping respectively apologized for failing to meet their planned targets for environmental pollution and price increases. This move attracted positive affirmation from all parties.

(Netizen comments) Netizen "Salted Duck Egg": "Not being secretive and having the courage to admit shortcomings shows that you have feelings for the people and have confidence in your work." Netizen "One sentence a day": Apology is an act, People expect action. Environmental pollution and prices are the most worrying things for people. I hope that this year we can reduce pollution and control prices. I don’t want to hear any more apologies.

(Representative Quotations) National People’s Congress Representative Deng Baojin: The minister’s apology reflects the courage to take responsibility and the confidence to solve problems, and conveys a refreshing political style that is gratifying.

However, an apology is not a shield for exemption from liability. Rather, the apology should be used as motivation to get things done well, so as to live up to the trust and expectations of the people.

Top Ten Residence Permits

Popularity: 1.14 million entries on Baidu search.

Huang Ming, deputy minister of the Ministry of Public Security, revealed on the 10th that measures for the management of residence permits are being drafted. A draft has been formed and opinions from all parties are being solicited. It will be submitted to the State Council for approval this year.

(Netizen comments) "Current Affairs Notebook" and other netizens: "It is very sweet to replace the temporary residence permit with a residence permit, but the key to the problem is whether the city gives equal empowerment to migrant workers, and whether migrant workers and local residents can * **Enjoy the fruits of development and reform.”

(Representative Quotations) Chen Shu, Representative of the National People’s Congress: The change from “temporary residence” to “residence” reflects tolerance and equality. However, in order to truly allow everyone who "resides" to enjoy the same treatment as citizens, the reform of the household registration system still requires "efforts" from the government.

(Written by reporters Zhou Ning, Zhu Wei, Zhou Rui, Qin Yazhou, and Ye Qiancai) Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 13