**“Pension, healthcare, and education are key areas of public concern”

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As one of the key issues concerning people’s livelihood, \"social security\" has ranked among the top three most searched terms on People’s Daily Online for three consecutive years. “During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, China established the world’s largest social security system, with basic medical insurance covering over 1.3 billion people and basic old-age insurance covering nearly 1 billion people. Alongside “social security,” “education reform” and “access to housing” also made it into the top ten **most searched terms**. The public’s greatest concerns regarding livelihood issues cover various areas such as elderly care, healthcare, and education. Topics such as “increasing the basic pensions for retirees and raising the minimum standards for urban and rural residents’ pensions,” “policies to provide relief on social insurance costs implemented in many regions during the pandemic,” “the difficulty in finding care for preschool children and the need to improve childcare services,” and “ways to further enhance the quality of elderly care services across society” received particular attention from netizens. Tang Renwu believes that the common people love life and aspire to better education, more stable jobs, higher incomes, more reliable social security, higher standards of medical care, more comfortable living conditions, and a nicer environment; they hope that their children can grow up better, perform better at work, and lead better lives. During the national ** period, these expectations will inevitably become a focus of intense discussion. This requires us to **actively address the concerns of the people, and make efforts to fulfill their aspirations and expectations for a better life as well as to solve various problems in their daily lives. Zhan Xinhui said, “**The goal is to address the ‘concerns and worries’ of the ordinary people. Key issues related to people’s livelihoods need to be addressed through top-level planning so that our reforms can be implemented effectively. At the same time, representatives and committee members should also pay close attention to the demands of the public in order to promote steady progress in development.**” ”