A1

Continuously establish and improve the national food safety regulation and law mechanism.

A2

The rapid development of the Chinese economy and the purchasing power of the Chinese people bring great opportunities for the retail industry.

No matter whether international or local retailers expand in the business, the major challenges are product quality, service and supply chain integration, providing good-quality products at low prices, and driving forward the development of the business.

A3

Carrefour has over 200 stores in China, with some 60,000 employees, covering more than 60 cities. We serve more than 500 million customers every year. We are always shouldering our social responsibility and are committed to providing safe food for our customers.

A4

To better promote the building of a food safety system, we would like China to continue to strengthen its food safety system, improve food safety legislation, reinforce the monitoring and management of food from production to circulation, and rebuild public confidence in food safety.

A1

In my opinion, there are probably three hot topics in China's two sessions this year. The first one could focus on issues concerning people's livelihoods. People call for affordable houses, hope to receive medical treatment without worrying about the financial burden and want their children to get an education. Those concerns have also been highlighted by the new Chinese leadership. The second major topic is the environment. I observed many delegates' proposals focusing on "a beautiful homeland". The third one is urbanization. Recently, the Chinese media have begun to review past urbanization patterns. How to drive China's urbanization, promote orderly population mobility and guide a new way of life are all issues that need discussion.

A2

The courage to carry on the reform. It is amazing that China has solved food and clothing problems for a population of 1.3 billion in such a short period. Now the people are demanding more than to be fed and clothed. The government and people have higher expectations. To meet the people's greater demands and deepen the reform process will require courage.

A3

A free and fair environment for competition. Only under that condition can enterprises survive on their own and make themselves more competitive. Those enterprises cannot be defeated both in the domestic and overseas markets.

A4

From a macroeconomic perspective, the government needs to create a favorable business environment for enterprises to grow, but it should limit intervention at the micro-level. But the government also should take measures to improve people's livelihoods and increase their purchasing power, which will help boost domestic demand.