Struggle for change in remote areas

Riyangul Almire, a deputy from Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) attends a group discussion by the Xinjiang delegation in Beijing, March 10, 2013. She suggests that the government increase more funds for housing subsidies for people in remote areas and offer more language and vocational training. Riyangul, born in February 1989 in Aktau county in Xinjiang, now works in Zhejiang province. She has organized hundreds of young people in Aktau county to work in inner cities and helped them strive for a more comfortable life. [Photo/Xinhua]