'In my capacity as deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC),I think my role includes serving as a bridge between people and government. Collecting the opinions from citizens in my community, I make suggestions to the Central Government on their behalf," Zhu Guoping, a community worker who has served as an NPC deputy for 15 years, told Beijing Review on the sidelines of the Fifth Session of the 13th NPC, running from March 5 to 11.