As China's top legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), readies for its annual meeting in Beijing early next month, public interest is running high.

An online survey by www.people.com.cn, an influential news portal in China, showed that corruption is the most important issue netizens want the NPC to address.

Other issues netizens want the session to tackle are the widening gap between rich and poor, the skyrocketing cost of housing, the country's health system, pensions and education.