practice, specific qualities of the current time period, and national characteristics could the vitality of Marxism be preserved. She fears that Marxism could degenerate into decay if it does not follow this prescription.  　 The academic appraisal system has been identified as a critical for academic development. Ke Jinhua, a CPPCC and professor at the Social Sciences in China Press submitted a proposal on further improving the appraisal system within the social sciences which stressed three aspects: close attention to peer experts’ reviews; due weight to professional editors’ reviews ; and inclusion of citation rate as a major reference for evaluation. On the last point, the proposal emphasized that placing important on the degree to which articles are cited elsewhere would help improve editors’ academic caliber and the ethic of academic journals. 　　 As a professor of literature at CASS, Bao Deming, who is also a CPPCC member, submitted a proposal emphasizing the role and use of literature in Chinese society.  In the 2008 CPPCC session, Bao delivered a speech in which he suggested the public read more classic works. This year, he continued to elaborate on the value of classic literature for social management and development. According to Bao, “building a beautiful China and realizing the Chinese dream, is not only reflected in various forms of material wealth, but is also reflected in harmonious society and beautiful spirits.”  Societal welfare,  especially that of marginal groups, is the foremost area addressed by proposals. Li Lan, a CPPCC member and research fellow at the Institute of Linguistics at CASS, submitted a proposal raising the issue of work injury security for construction workers. Ke Jinhua delivered proposals regarding families losing their “only child” and later stage cancer patients. She suggested providing both financial s