How tolerant is Beijing? The question may seem provocative, but the word ‘tolerance’ in this context refers to: What extent low-paid migrants have a say, or stay, in Beijing city? Cai Jiming, an NPC deputy, believes that Beijing, as the capital of China, has a need to control its population. However, he opines that the populated city with vast resources in education, culture, science and technology, should absorb more outsiders to help contribute to increasing the living standards of the country.