Officials 'must treat public woes'

The central government has asked all county heads to try to redress residents' grievances and help solve their problems.

The unprecedented move is in response to recent public protests and shows the central leadership is paying more attention to public complaints after a rising number of social conflicts at the grassroots level.

The central government recently ordered all the Party chiefs of 2,300 counties to act on people's complaints and try to resolve their disputes, the Outlook Weekly magazine has said.