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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during a symposium on the "Belt and Road" initiative in Beijing, Aug. 17, 2016. |
General Secretary Xi Jinping of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), also Chinese president, called for a steady advance of the "Belt and Road" initiative to benefit people along the routes at a symposium held in Beijing on Aug. 17.
Making up 63 percent of the world population, countries along the Belt and Road routes only account for 29 percent of the global economic aggregate, and the "Belt and Road" initiative is one of the best solutions to address the gap. [More]
![A child of Miao ethnic minority receives measles vaccine at a vaccination site in Multi-ethnic Autonomous County of Longlin, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 11, 2010. [file photo]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/png/site1007/20160830/00016c42b416192f833f07.png "A child of Miao ethnic minority receives measles vaccine at a vaccination site in Multi-ethnic Autonomous County of Longlin, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 11, 2010. [file photo]") |
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A child of Miao ethnic minority receives measles vaccine at a vaccination site in Multi-ethnic Autonomous County of Longlin, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 11, 2010. [file photo] |
The top leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) adopted a plan aiming to build a healthy China in the next 15 years on Aug. 26.
The blueprint, called "Healthy China 2030," was passed at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, presided over by General Secretary Xi Jinping of the CPC Central Committee.
The "Healthy China 2030" plan is an important effort to implement the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee and to improve people's health, attendees at the meeting said. [More]
![Li Chaoyi (R), founder of a non-profit instrumental training organization for disabled children, teaches blind children Erhu, a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province, May 20, 2016. The organization founded by Li Chaoyi in 2014 has over ten volunteers by now, who have been teaching more than 50 blind children on music instruments. [file photo]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/png/site1007/20160830/00016c42b416192f828f02.png "Li Chaoyi (R), founder of a non-profit instrumental training organization for disabled children, teaches blind children Erhu, a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province, May 20, 2016. The organization founded by Li Chaoyi in 2014 has over ten volunteers by now, who have been teaching more than 50 blind children on music instruments. [file photo]") |
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Li Chaoyi (R), founder of a non-profit instrumental training organization for disabled children, teaches blind children Erhu, a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province, May 20, 2016. The organization founded by Li Chaoyi in 2014 has over ten volunteers by now, who have been teaching more than 50 blind children on music instruments. [file photo] |
China aims to further improve the lives of disabled people by providing more customized public services and products in the next five years.
China's State Council, the country's cabinet, released a circular on Aug. 17 on enhancing its support and subsidies for the disabled during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020).
According to the circular, the country is aimed at insuring disabled people's basic livelihood, increasing their income, improving public services for them, and protecting their legal rights. [More]
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Party member Qi Ming |
On July 1, Qi Ming, the chief technician of NCPC GeneTech Biotechnology Co., Ltd., received the award of "Outstanding Party Member" at the grand ceremony held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to mark the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
Qi was excited by the honor, which spurred him to keep learning at work. "I will keep updated on the latest technologies and be stricter on myself, thus playing the exemplary role of a Party member," he said.
Over the past 25 years, Qi has become an expert in the electrical automation and instrumentation field. In every post he has held, he's performed brilliantly. [More]
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The Chinese strength is the wisdom and driving force that the 1.3 billion Chinese people, of whom over 82 million are CPC members, have pulled together for realizing the Chinese Dream. (More>>)
China would invest US$40 billion to set up the Silk Road Fund. The Fund will provide financing support to infrastructure, resource development, industrial cooperation, and other related projects in the countries along the land and sea Silk Roads. (More>>)
Aug. 6: Xinjiang issues China's first local counterterrorism law
The regional government of Xinjiang unveiled China's first local counterterrorism law, which details and supplements the national law in defining terror activities and terrorists, security precautions, intelligence, investigations, countermeasures and punishment.
Aug. 17: China approves Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect
A long expected agreement between the Shenzhen and Hong Kong financial sectors has received government approval, paving the way for a better-regulated stock market.
Aug. 20: Xi meets with Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi
President Xi Jinping pledged to promote the China-Myanmar comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and bring more tangible benefits to the people of both countries.
Aug. 23: Li: Infrastructure boost planned to aid rural Jiangxi
Premier Li Keqiang reiterated to further improve infrastructure such as highways and internet connections in impoverished regions of southern Jiangxi Province, where the Long March started nearly 82 years ago.
Aug. 24: Xi: Natural resources must be safeguarded
Restricting the exploitation of natural resources in the ecology-fragile Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau is good for economic development, President Xi Jinping said during his Qinghai visit.
China, Japan, S.Korea vow to reinforce co-op
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida and South Korean counterpart Yun Byung-se agreed that the three countries shall reinforce cooperation to promote regional stability and development.
