Poverty relief is deputy's passion

Liu Zhengdong seems to be a man on a mission at this year's annual meeting of China's top lawmakers - to refine the rules on poverty relief.

A deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC), he has attended every session this year, has commented on Premier Wen Jiabao's work report and made suggestions about national policies.

But time and again he has come back to the topic he is most passionate about: How poverty relief could be made more efficient in desolate regions, like Baise, the city he is representing at the sessions.