Chinese parents are being encouraged to educate their children properly — morally, physically and psychologically — as a new law on family education came into effect on Jan. 1.

 

The Law on Family Education Promotion stipulates the responsibilities of guardians and society in terms of family responsibility, State support, social collaboration and legal responsibility.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

China has started to phase down the production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – potent greenhouse gases responsible for depleting the Earth’s ozone layer and contributing significantly to global warming.

 

The Ministry of Environment and Ecology (MEE) barred companies from expanding HFC production capacity from Jan. 1. “Companies shall not build or expand the HFC chemical production facilities. Enterprises that violate the new regulations will be liable to punishment,” said a notification issued by the ministry. 

 

From: CGTN

 

 

Civil affairs departments in Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi province, have provided aid to 222 homeless people and street wanderers as of noon on Jan. 3 amid a COVID-19 outbreak in the city, a senior official said.

 

Kong Hong, deputy director of the Xi’an bureau of civil affairs, said at a news conference on Jan. 3 that “civil affairs departments have established a number of shelters for the homeless people in the city”.

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

Qualified veterans on the Chinese mainland will soon start receiving a monthly living allowance, according to a new regulation published by central authorities.

 

The Regulation on Veterans’ Monthly Allowance was jointly issued on Jan. 4 by 11 agencies of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Central Military Commission and central government, including the education and public security ministries as well as the CMC Political Work Department.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

Beijing has achieved concrete success in terms of air quality improvement and rapid economic growth, a senior municipal government official said on Jan. 4.

 

The capital’s annual average concentration of fine particulate matter in the air — PM2.5 — fell to 33 micrograms per cubic meter last year, meeting the city’s air quality target outlined in the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) ahead of schedule, Yu Jianhua, spokesman for the Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau, said at a news conference.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

The average life expectancy in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region in 2021 rose to 72.19 years, an increase of 1.09 years over 2020.

 

The figure was released on Jan. 5 at the fifth session of the 11th People’s Congress of Tibet Autonomous Region.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Vice Premier Hu Chunhua has stressed consolidating the achievements in poverty elimination, calling for efforts to prevent rural population from falling back into poverty and promote the follow-up development of regions that have eradicated poverty.

 

Hu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during an inspection tour to south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from Jan. 6 to 9.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China has fully vaccinated more than 1.21 billion people, or 86.25 percent of the country’s total population against COVID-19 as of Jan. 7, said a health official from the National Health Commission (NHC) at a press briefing on Jan. 8.

 

Nearly 2.89 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered to the people living on the Chinese mainland, said He Qinghua, an official from the disease control and prevention division at the NHC.

 

From: CGTN

 

 

Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua on Jan. 10 called for stronger efforts to keep employment stable.

 

Hu made the remarks while addressing a meeting of the leading group on employment work under the State Council in Beijing.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

The Ministry of Education issued an evaluation guideline for high schools on Jan. 10 that aims to reform the exam-oriented education system and promote the all-around development of students.

 

The new guideline bans school-organized tutoring classes on public holidays and during summer and winter vacations and requires schools to properly arrange their daily schedules to make sure students have enough
sleep.

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

China’s average life expectancy is expected to reach 78.3 years in 2025, up from 77.3 years in 2019, according to the country’s 14th five-year plan (2021-2025) for public service.

 

The total number of beds in nursing homes for the elderly will reach 10 million in 2025, said the plan issued by 21 government departments including the National Development and Reform Commission on Jan. 10.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Chinese researchers, domestic and international journalists, and foreign embassy media officers gathered at a workshop on Jan. 14 in Beijing to discuss China’s human rights protection.

 

The workshop was hosted by the All-China Journalists Association following a recently-published book of selected discourses by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on respecting and protecting human rights.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has issued two plans to promote the high-quality development of women and children through 180 welfare measures spanning 15 fields, local authorities said on Jan. 14.

 

The plans aim to promote the coordinated development of women and children from urban and rural regions and different areas and groups. They further aim to protect the rights and interests of women and children with special difficulties, said Wang Lixia, deputy director of the regional working committee on children and women.

 

From: CGTN

 

 

China will enhance and accelerate efforts to improve its modern public legal services system, according to a meeting on the country’s judicial administration on Jan. 17.

 

The system should be convenient, efficient, equal and inclusive, and cover both urban and rural areas in 2022, the meeting said.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

In an effort to consolidate its poverty elimination achievements, China will strive to ensure that at least 30 million people who have been lifted out of poverty are employed this year, a senior official said on Jan. 18.

 

In 2021, some 31.45 million people lifted out of poverty found jobs, Liu Huanxin, deputy chief of the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group and head of the National Rural Revitalization Administration, told a video conference.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

The ecology of China’s wetlands of international importance has been improving in the wake of better water quality and biodiversity, said a white paper issued by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Jan. 19.

 

China now has 64 wetlands of international importance, including 63 on the mainland and one in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The white paper 

surveyed the wetlands on the mainland.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Ensuring national food security and preventing a large-scale backslide into poverty are two of the main tasks this year, officials with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Jan. 20.

 

Zeng Yande, head of the ministry’s development and planning department, said that national grain output hit a record high of 683 million metric tons and cultivated areas covered 118 million hectares last year.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

A key Party meeting, presided over by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Jan. 24, has called for improving the system for responding to the public’s grievances in order to create a sound environment for addressing social problems in accordance with the law.

 

The meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee reviewed two documents, including a regulation about the response to the public’s grievances.

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

Expatriates in Shanghai can now make appointments to receive domestically developed COVID-19 booster shots, the municipal government announced on Jan. 25.

 

The booster shots will be made available only to foreigners aged 18 and older. Appointments can be made through the Health Cloud app beginning at 8 p.m. on Jan. 25. Adult expats can also make COVID-19 vaccination appointments for their children at the same time.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Premier Li Keqiang has called for heightened efforts to consolidate the nation’s poverty alleviation outcomes and lift the living standards of people from various ethnic groups as he extended festive greetings to vendors, farmers and migrant workers during a visit to Gansu province.

 

In a fact-finding tour to the province in western China on Jan. 27 and Jan. 28, Li reiterated his pledge to scale up tax cuts and fee reductions to support smaller firms and self-employed individuals — key channels of employment for China’s 1.4-billion population.

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region last year expanded loans to agricultural entities in a bid to promote agricultural modernization and boost rural development, the Urumqi branch of the People’s Bank of China said on Jan. 27.

 

By the end of 2021, the outstanding amount of agriculture-related loans in Xinjiang had reached 1.02 trillion yuan (about $160 billion), accounting for 40.1 percent of all loans, an increase of 2.3 percentage points over the previous year, official data shows.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

 

Before athletes from around the world began competing for the highest honors in winter sports in Beijing 2022, a group of Chinese kids from a remote mountainous village had basked in their own Olympic glory.

 

Exuding confidence with crystal-clear voices, a choir of 44 children sang the Olympic Anthem, in Greek, at the iconic “Bird’s Nest” stadium during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games on Feb. 4. 

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China will enhance its regulation of off-campus tutoring by stepping up legislation and enhancing supervision, said the Ministry of Education in its 2022 work plan. 

 

According to the plan, posted on its official website on Feb. 8, the ministry will conduct regular inspections on national holidays, at weekends, as well as in winter and summer vacations. Any off-campus tutoring activities featuring curriculum subjects during these periods will be shut down, said the ministry.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China will continue to advance the opening-up of its high-level education, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said in its key tasks for 2022 released on Feb. 8.

 

Efforts will be made to step up cooperation with other countries in the sector, such as advancing the high-quality development of the Education Action Plan for the Belt and Road Initiative and stepping up cooperation with ASEAN countries in vocational education and mutual recognition of academic qualifications, according to the ministry.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

The expanding list of drugs and medical consumables included in China’s bulkbuy program is expected to cover traditional Chinese medicines and more orthopedic and dental implants this year, the National Healthcare Security Administration said on Feb. 11.

 

Since 2018, China has launched six rounds of a centralized procurement program that is estimated to have saved more than 260 billion yuan ($40.7 billion) in medical insurance costs and patient expenditure, said Chen Jinfu, deputy director of the administration.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

Vaccination among students should occur according to the basic principles of informed consent and voluntariness, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission said on Feb. 13.

 

The commission said, in a statement, that it opposes mandatory vaccination or taking vaccination as a prerequisite for students to participate in classes and activities in schools and kindergartens.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Feb. 14 urged efforts to “gather wisdom from all sides” to improve the government’s work, and specified measures to bolster China’s industrial economy and service sectors.

 

While chairing a State Council executive meeting, Li was briefed on the handling of suggestions from deputies to the National People’s Congress (NPC) and proposals from members of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in 2021.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

A Chinese envoy on Feb. 14 called for the prioritization of four key issues related to poverty and hunger reduction: food security, protection of vulnerable groups, sustainable development, and social justice.

 

Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, made the appeal at the 60th session of the Commission for Social Development.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China has managed to greatly reduce the number of accidents and casualties in its chemical industry since 2019, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management.

 

“Thanks to the joint endeavors of various government bodies, the safety situation in the hazardous chemical sector continues to be stable,” Sun Guangyu, a senior official for hazardous chemical supervision at the ministry told a news conference on Feb. 15.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

A central-level disease control and prevention body, which was established amid the COVID-19 pandemic, will take charge of a range of work regarding China’s emergency response capacity, monitoring of infectious diseases and oversight of the public health sector, according to a circular issued on Feb. 16.

 

The document, issued by the general offices of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council, stipulates that the National Administration of Disease Prevention and Control will also be tasked with supervising and managing local disease control agencies and disease control work at medical institutions. 

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

China’s National Health Commission (NHC) on Feb. 17 said it will continue fully supporting the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and meet its demands in containing the current COVID-19 outbreak.

 

The commission said in a statement on the website that it has been paying close attention to the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. 

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Primary and secondary schools in China will appoint vice principals who will be in charge of law-related affairs to ensure better protection for students and tackle juvenile delinquency and school bullying.

 

The relevant measures that will come into effect on May 1 require that at least one vice principal responsible for such work is appointed in each primary or secondary school, the Ministry of Education said on Feb. 17.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China welcomes UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to visit the country, including a visit to Xinjiang, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Feb. 19.

 

Wang attended the 58th Munich Security Conference via videolink and made the remarks in responses to queries concerning China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

The No. 1 Central Document for 2022 was released on Feb. 22, underscoring ensuring food security and preventing a large-scale reoccurrence of poverty as the priorities for this year’s work on agriculture and rural affairs.

 

The document, unveiled by central authorities, stressed advancing rural vitalization, while pushing ahead with continuing breakthroughs in core agricultural technology and increasing farmers’ incomes.

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has seen great achievements in education, healthcare and employment after stepping up efforts to improve the people’s livelihood over the past few years, an official from the local government said.

 

Erkin Tuniyaz, chairman of the regional government, shared these and other achievements with guests from home and abroad during a seminar themed “People First” on Feb. 22 via video link, which was jointly held by the government and the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

The quality of legal services provided through a mini program on popular instant messaging tool WeChat, will be improved to meet increasing demand, an official with the country’s top court told media on Feb. 22.

 

Sun Fuhui, deputy director of the Information Center at the Supreme People’s Court, said it plans to link several online platforms, including those dealing with mediation, case filing and the delivery of rulings, to create unified access via the WeChat mini program for nationals.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

The domestic job market has performed better than expected in 2021, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said on Feb. 22.

 

Around 12.7 million jobs were created in urban areas last year, surpassing the target of 11 million. The average surveyed unemployment rate was 5.1 percent, falling by 0.5 percentage points from the previous year. 

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Seventeen people have been held accountable for an alleged woman abuse case in Fengxian county, East China’s Jiangsu province, the provincial authorities said on Feb. 23.

 

Among them, Lou Hai, Party chief of Fengxian, has been removed from his post, and Zheng Chunwei, head of the county government, has been demanded to resign, according to a report issued by an investigation team of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and the provincial government of Jiangsu.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China’s agricultural authorities will make all-out efforts to ensure a harvest of summer grains despite the challenges caused by floods during the sowing period last fall, a senior official said on Feb. 23.

 

Tang Renjian, minister of agriculture and rural affairs, said that a third of the country’s wheat-growing areas were planted late due to the floods in Hebei, Henan, and Shandong provinces.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed unswerving adherence to China’s path of human rights development. 

 

Xi made the remarks while presiding over a group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Feb. 25.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Two batches of mainland health experts have arrived in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to work with the HKSAR government in fighting the latest COVID-19 outbreak, a health official said on Feb. 26.

 

The central government will continue to support Hong Kong in epidemic prevention and control, with mainland experts continually working closely with their Hong Kong counterparts, National Health Commission official Wu Liangyou said at a press conference.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivered a speech on Feb. 28 calling on the international community to uphold equity and justice to promote the sound development of the global human rights cause.

 

Wang issued his call at the high-level segment of the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which he attended via video link.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

 

The Chinese government is weaving an even stronger protection net for women and children, with a resolute stance voiced and tough measures pledged against human trafficking.

 

Following an alleged case of abuse against a woman in east China that grabbed much attention in February, a 10-month nationwide operation has been launched to crack down on the abduction and trafficking of women and children starting from March 1 to better protect these groups.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China issued a white paper on the country’s progress in developing sports for persons with disabilities on March 3. 

 

Titled “China’s Parasports: Progress and the Protection of Rights,” the white paper was released by the State Council Information Office one day before the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Actively coping with an aging population and building a senior friendly society is a pressing matter in China’s long-term development plans, a spokesman for the fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference said on March 3.

 

The CPPCC National Committee has held special conferences and seminars on the subject, conducted field research and offered suggestions such as promoting a “silver economy” to help seniors find work, said Guo Weimin, the spokesman. 

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

The protection of public interests has achieved remarkable results, with the number of cases handled increasing steadily and the fields of public interest litigation becoming more diverse, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate said on March 3.

 

Procuratorates have focused on the protection of the environment and national resources, as well as food and drug safety, as such cases accounted for 69.1 percent of those handled, said Gong Ming, a member of the SPP’s Procuratorial Committee.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

China will beef up policy support as it strives to improve environmental quality and forge ahead with its climate targets, according to this year’s government work report.

 

Submitted to the fifth session of the 13th National People’s Congress for review on March 5, the report noted “significant” environmental improvement in 2021 following efforts to strengthen protection and promote sustainable development.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

China has included reducing the academic burden on primary and middle school students in its annual Government Work Report, while also renewing its pledge to promote equal and high-quality education.

 

With 290 million students at schools and universities across China, the country must ensure that education, which is vital to millions of families and to the future of the nation, is properly run, the report, released on March 5, said.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

Chinese lawmakers are considering a draft decision to give more seats in its national legislature to people from the grassroots level and women.

 

The draft decision on the quota and election of deputies to the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) was submitted on March 5 to the ongoing fifth session of the 13th NPC for deliberation.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

March 8 marks International Women’s Day. President Xi Jinping has extended his best wishes to the country’s women of all ethnic groups and from all walks of life.

 

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, conveyed his greetings on March 6 during a joint group meeting at the fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the top political advisory body.

 

Xi attaches great importance to protecting women’s rights and interests and has on many occasions hailed their role in the country’s development. His discourse on women-related issues has charted the course for advancing the well-rounded development of women.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

The central government will do its utmost to stabilize the job market this year by continuing the employment-first policy, strengthening assistance to market entities and eliminating improper restrictions in the operation of the job market.

 

According to the annual Government Work Report, released on March 6, it will prioritize the stability of the market and companies to help stabilize employment. Fiscal and financial policies will also be focused on boosting employment.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

China welcomes the visit by the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights to China, including Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, this May, China’s permanent representative to the UN Office at Geneva Chen Xu said here on March 8.

 

“We will work with the High Commissioner’s Office to make preparations for the visit,” Chen said at the ongoing 49th session of the Human Rights Council.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Chinese judicial authorities have stepped up efforts to better protect women and children, according to work reports of the country’s top court and top procuratorate.

 

The reports were submitted to the ongoing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) for deliberation on March 8, coinciding with the International Women’s Day.

 

China stands firmly opposed to domestic violence, strictly punishes abusers in accordance with laws, read a work report of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC).

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China’s efforts to better protect people’s personal information resulted in a rapid rise in the number of lawsuits last year, according to the work reports of the country’s top judicial authorities unveiled on March 8.

 

Prosecutors nationwide charged 3,436 people with harming people’s personality rights — breaches against people’s right to privacy or reputations — for example through online defamation or misuse of people’s personal information. The figure represented a 51.3 percent year-on-year increase, according to the Supreme People’s Procuratorate work report.

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

The number of people charged with the crime of buying trafficked women and children increased to 328 last year from 155 in 2000, according to an annual work report of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, China’s top prosecuting authority.

 

People accused of such trafficking dropped to 1,135 last year from 14,458 in 2000, with an average annual decline of 11.4 percent, according to the report released on March 8.

 

A crackdown on the trafficking of women and children has been a hot topic among national lawmakers and political advisers who are gathering in Beijing for the ongoing two sessions.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

China and a group of countries called on the UN rights body to continue to attend to violation of children’s rights at immigration detention centers in some countries on March 9.

 

Delivering a joint statement on behalf of a group of countries at the ongoing 49th session of the Human Rights Council, Jiang Duan, minister of the Chinese mission to the UN in Geneva, said the world is still faced with multiple challenges in the protection of children’s rights, including the violation of children’s rights at immigration detention centers.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Employment, education and healthcare are high on the agenda this year so that people’s livelihoods can be continuously improved, according to Premier Li Keqiang.

 

The government will implement fiscal and monetary policies to support employment goals, as employment is not only a matter of livelihood, but also closely related with development, he said at a news conference on March 11.

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has underlined the need to put the people’s lives first and stick to the dynamic zero-COVID strategy with scientific and targeted measures, in order to speedily curb the spread of the virus nationwide.

 

Xi made the remark on March 17 while presiding over a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. During the meeting, the top CPC leadership analyzed the current COVID-19 situation in the country and urged stringent measures to respond to the virus.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

China’s top political adviser Wang Yang has stressed the importance of achieving enduring stability in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region by promoting development.

 

He said that the region should answer rumors and attacks with the fact that people of all ethnic groups there enjoy happy lives.

 

Wang, chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee, made the remark during an inspection tour in Xinjiang from March 18 to March 22.

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

China and a group of countries on March 21 called on the UN Human Rights Council to continue to attend to serious human rights violations against indigenous people and take necessary actions accordingly.

 

Delivering a joint statement on behalf of the group of countries at the ongoing 49th session of the Human Rights Council, Jiang Duan, minister of the Chinese mission to the UN in Geneva, said they are deeply concerned about serious violations of human rights of indigenous people by some countries.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

People-centered development should be at the heart of the global community’s approach to tackling inequality, China’s permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva Chen Xu has said at the ongoing 49th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted economic and social development, and particularly the livelihoods of people in developing countries, he said on March 25. This has exacerbated inequality, bringing severe challenges to global development.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

The key to democracy lies in whether its people are truly masters of their country, a Chinese envoy said here at the ongoing session of the Human Rights Council on March 25. 

 

Delivering a joint statement on behalf of a group of countries at the ongoing 49th session of the Human Rights Council, China’s permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva Chen Xu said that democracy and human rights are a common pursuit of humanity, and diversity is a fundamental feature of human society and that countries with different histories, cultures and national conditions may choose different forms of democracy.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua on March 27 called for more efforts to consolidate the achievements in poverty alleviation and ensure that rural vitalization policies are fully implemented and deliver tangible benefits. 

 

Hu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks at a meeting in Qujing, Southwest China’s Yunnan province.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Premier Li Keqiang called on March 29 for thorough investigation of cases involving the abduction of women and children and urged timely measures to enable their rescue, rehabilitation and return to their families.

 

In an instruction issued to a national teleconference of the State Council, China’s Cabinet, on cracking down on human trafficking, Li highlighted the need to offer more care to the victims of human trafficking and better protect their privacy.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

China is capable of disposing of COVID-19 medical waste in a timely manner, an official with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said.

 

By the end of last year, annual disposal capacity for medical waste stood at 2.15 million metric tons, an increase of 39 percent on 2019, said Ren Yong, director general of the ministry’s Department of Solid Waste and Chemical Management, in a news conference on March 30. 

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

The Communist Party of China Central Committee attached great importance to the crash of the China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 aircraft after it took place. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, president of the People’s Republic of China and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered important instructions, requiring that all-out efforts be made in search and rescue and the aftermath be properly handled. He sent leaders from the State Council to Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, to guide this work. He gave important instructions on workplace safety on March 24 and heard a report on the handling of the crash at a meeting convened by the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau on March 31, at which Xi delivered a speech and arrangements were made for the follow-up work. 

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

 

China and a group of countries called for eliminating the gap of inequality when realizing people’s economic, social and cultural rights amid the COVID-19 pandemic on April 1.

 

Introducing a draft resolution on behalf of Bolivia, Egypt, Pakistan, South Africa and China at the 49th session of the Human Rights Council, China’s permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva Chen Xu said the pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges to the economic and social development of all countries, especially developing countries.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Air quality in China is continuing to improve with the country experiencing 21.3 days defined as smoggy last year, 2.9 days fewer than the previous year and 35.9 days fewer than in the peak in 2003.

 

Favorable meteorological factors and pollution reduction measures contributed to the progress, according to the 2021 Atmospheric Environment Meteorological Bulletin issued by the China Meteorological Administration on April 1.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

China’s efforts in beefing up sewage management has brought significant improvement to water quality in the country’s longest watercourses and largest enclosed sea, according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.

 

The ministry has managed to figure out the locations of all sewage outlets that empty into the Yangtze River and the Bohai Sea, after it rolled out campaigns to screen for such outlets in 2019, said Vice-Minister Qiu Qiwen at a news conference organized by the State Council Information Office on April 2.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua on April 7 called for all-out efforts to stabilize and expand employment. 

 

Hu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while chairing a symposium on the employment situation.

 

The stability of employment should be placed in a more prominent position, Hu said, urging relevant departments to solve difficulties faced by enterprises in a timely manner and continue to improve employment services.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

A Chinese envoy on April 13 called on the international community to take comprehensive measures to address conflict-related sexual violence.

 

The UN secretary-general’s report shows that sexual violence continues to be used as a tactic of war and terrorism, causing profound suffering to vulnerable groups such as women and girls, Dai Bing, China’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said at a UN Security Council open debate on conflict-related sexual violence.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China has fulfilled all eight obligatory targets for environmental protection in 2021, the Minister of Ecology and Environment, Huang Runqiu reported to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on April 18.

 

There has been continuous improvement in air quality, with cities at the prefecture-level and above experiencing fairly good air quality 87.5 percent of the time last year, beating the annual target by 2.3 percentage points.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Chinese lawmakers are considering a draft law revision to provide tougher rules against trafficking women.

 

The draft revision to the Law on the Protection of Rights and Interests of Women was submitted on April 18 to the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee for a second reading.

 

The draft proposes a “mandatory reporting and screening mechanism” to swiftly identify and handle crimes against women.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on April 19 held a video conference jointly with the Chinese Embassy in Oman to share information on the region’s social and economic development with its Omani guests.

 

At the conference held in the regional capital of Urumqi, Nurem Simayhan, deputy chairman of the regional government, said that no terrorism case has been reported for five consecutive years in Xinjiang. He said that the sense of fulfillment, happiness and security of people of all ethnic groups has been continuously enhanced.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Workers of all ethnic groups in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region enjoy the right to choose their own occupation voluntarily, a spokesperson for the regional government said on April 22.

 

“Xinjiang follows the relevant conventions and initiatives of the International Labour Organization, strictly implements national laws, and strives to ensure that workers of all ethnic groups work on the premise of freedom,” said Xu Guixiang at a press conference held in Beijing.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China has advanced judicial reforms and built a more fair, efficient and authoritative socialist judicial system over the past 10 years, benefiting the public in various ways, officials said on April 22.

 

Judicial institutions have followed a people-centered and fact-based approach in carrying out the reforms, which have been underway since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held in 2012, said Jing Hanchao, deputy secretary-general of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Central Committee. 

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

China will improve sewage treatment in its vast rural areas and the rural life sewage treatment rate will reach 40 percent in 2025 from 28 percent in 2020, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on April 22.

 

Government organs, market entities and villagers will be encouraged to join hands to achieve the goal, the ministry said.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

President Xi Jinping said on April 25 that China stands ready to make greater contributions to the health of humanity by enhancing public health exchanges and cooperation with the international community.

 

Xi made the remarks in a congratulatory message to the International Forum on the 50th Anniversary of the Discovery of Artemisinin and on Building a Global Community of Health for All in Beijing.

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

Public opinion has played a strong role in the lawmaking process over the past 10 years, ensuring laws and regulations embody the people’s common will and interests, a senior legislator said.

 

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, China has expanded channels to listen to people’s voices at every step of the lawmaking process, including drafting, deliberation and adoption of legislative items, Xu Anbiao, deputy head of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, China’s top legislature, said on April 25.

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

The advance team for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights arrived in China on April 25, in preparation for the visit of High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet in May, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on April 25.

 

From: CGTN

 

 

Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua on April 26 called for efforts to rectify all irregularities found in a national evaluation on the consolidation of poverty-alleviation achievements.

 

Hu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while addressing a video conference in Beijing.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China’s top political advisory body convened a biweekly consultation session on April 26 at which attendees contributed their suggestions on promoting healthcare in rural areas.

 

Presiding over the session was Wang Yang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and 

chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China will provide greater policy support to keep payrolls stable and boost job creation, in a bid to ensure steady economic performance, according to a decision made at a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang on April 27.

 

“Now we need to place greater importance on stabilizing employment. The new round of COVID flare-ups has hit employment quite hard. More forceful measures 

will be taken to enable the early resumption of full-capacity production of enterprises on the basis of sound COVID-19 control,” Li said.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

China has made resolute efforts to strengthen environmental protection over the past 50 years following the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm in 1972, Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu said on April 29.

 

Huang made the remarks while addressing the Stockholm+50 stakeholder consultation in China via video. The ongoing event, co-organized by the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Environment Programme, takes place from April 27 to 29 in Beijing.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

About 215 million people aged 60 and above, or 81.44 percent of the age group, have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on the Chinese mainland, a health official said on April 29.

 

Nearly 160 million of them also got a booster shot, said Wu Liangyou, deputy head of the disease control and prevention division of the National Health Commission (NHC), at a press conference, noting that the vaccination speed for the age group is accelerating.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

 

All 2,895 counties across China have passed the national assessment of balanced development in compulsory education by the end of last year, thanks to unrelenting efforts from central and local authorities, the Ministry of Education said on May 5.

 

A total of 94 counties in six provincial-level regions passed the assessment by the Office of National Education Inspection of the State Council last year, becoming the last batch of counties in the country to pass the evaluation, the ministry said.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Large-scale water supply projects are expected to cover 54 percent of China’s rural population by the end of this year, the Ministry of Water Resources said on May 5.

 

The coverage of the projects, which aim to integrate urban and rural water supply and standardize water services, stood at 52 percent in rural areas by end-2021.

 

In the first quarter of this year, China’s investment in the construction of rural water supply projects amounted to 15.4 billion yuan (about 2.34 billion U.S. dollars), which helped to improve the water supply for 4.29 million rural residents.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

The Marrakesh Treaty, which allows for copyright exceptions so that visually impaired people can access copyrighted books and other works, took effect in China on May 5.

 

The treaty, which substantially enriches the cultural lives and educational quality for visually impaired people, was approved by the World Intellectual Property Organization at a diplomatic conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, on June 27, 2013, and officially came into effect on Sept. 30, 2016.

 

From: China Daily Global

 

 

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has urged efforts to help as many market entities as possible to stabilize their posts and expand job opportunities.

 

Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks in his instructions to a national video and telephone conference on stabilizing employment held in Beijing on May 7.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Experts attending an international human rights seminar on May 10 spoke highly of China’s human rights development and highlighted China’s efforts in promoting international dialogue and cooperation on human rights issues.

 

The 2022 China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights was held both online and offline on May 10, with separate venues in the Austrian capital of Vienna and the central Chinese city of Wuhan.

 

More than 100 human rights scholars, officials and representatives from international organizations attended the seminar, themed “Science and Technology and Human Rights.”

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Muslim residents and religious figures in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region shared their personal experiences in a video during the recently concluded Islamic holy month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr.

 

From April 3 to May 2, Muslims of various ethnic groups in the region observed Ramadan. They celebrated Eid al-Fitr, which fell on May 3, while enjoying a one-day holiday, said Xu Guixiang, spokesperson for the regional government, during a video conference on May 10.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Beijing saw all its six major ambient air pollutants in 2021 reach the level-II national standard for the city’s first time, said the Beijing municipal ecology and environment bureau on May 11.

 

The bureau released a report on the city’s ecological environment situation in 2021 on May 11. According to the report, the city’s average concentration of hazardous airborne particles PM2.5 last year was 33 micrograms per cubic meter, while the average concentration of PM10 was 55 micrograms per cubic meter.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China has been stepping up comprehensive efforts to improve the lives of people with disabilities and create more job opportunities for them to prosper.

 

On May 15, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the China Disabled Persons’ Federation began the nationwide operation of online services for the application for living allowances and subsidies for nursing care. China marked its 32nd National Disability Day on May 15.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

According to the Tibet Disabled Person’s Federation, the Tibet autonomous region has provided jobs for more than 17,700 people with disabilities, Xinhua News Agency reported.

 

On May 15, China’s 32nd National Disability Day, the federation carried out activities in Lhasa to show support and to promote development of people with disabilities.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

A total of 240 million Chinese people have received higher education as a result of the country’s historic strides in tertiary education development over the past decade, a senior education official said on May 17.

 

Wu Yan, director of the Ministry of Education’s department of higher education, said 44.3 million students are attending colleges and universities in China, making it home to the largest higher education system in the world.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

China was hailed as “a green hydrogen powerhouse” for its strides in developing clean hydrogen at the first-ever Green Hydrogen Global Assembly, which was concluded on May 18.

 

The two-day event was co-organized by the Green Hydrogen Organisation (GH2), a Swiss non-profit foundation, and the Spanish government, aiming to promote green hydrogen as a clean alternative to fossil fuels.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

The seminar, “W.E. Talk Think Tank — China’s Road of Human Rights Development,” was held by the China News Service on May 19. Experts from home and abroad have shared their views on China’s human rights development and how to promote exchanges on human rights to uphold the common values of humanity.

 

Within a few decades, China has lifted nearly 800 million people out of poverty, resolved the issue of absolute poverty, and built a moderately prosperous society in all respects, said Lu Guangjin, secretary-general of the China Society for Human Rights Studies.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China’s people-centered human rights protection has proven suitable for the country’s development and people’s interests and the country won’t follow a path set by the West, human rights experts said on May 19.

 

Approaches to human rights protection can be diverse, and China has developed its own which sees people’s well-being as the primary human right, Zhang Yonghe, executive dean of the Human Rights Research Institute of Southwest University of Political Science and Law, said at an online forum held by China News Service and W.E. Talk Think Tank.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

A Chinese-English bilingual version of extracts from Xi Jinping’s discourses on respecting and protecting human rights has been published by the Central Compilation and Translation Press on May 18, 2022.

 

The bilingual version, featuring nine themes, is aimed at helping readers at home and abroad develop a deep understanding of the rich implications of Xi’s important statements, as well as the country’s endeavors on respecting and protecting human rights.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China has unveiled its first five-year blueprint to improve the health of its residents through 2025, pledging to lift the average life expectancy by another year and make the public health network better able to respond to major outbreaks and other public health emergencies.

 

The plan, published by the General Office of the State Council, China’s Cabinet, on May 20, highlighted the importance of significantly ramping up national public health service capacities and improving the quality of medical services, including steps to control a number of major diseases.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

Migrant workers from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have improved their financial situations and expanded their horizons by working in developed areas, experts said at an online seminar on the employment of the region’s ethnic groups on May 22.

 

Organized by the Institute for Communication and Borderland Governance and the School of Journalism and Communication of the Guangzhou-based Ji’nan University, the event drew about 50 experts and students from human rights research institutions in China.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

China on May 23 published an action plan on rural construction to improve people’s livelihoods in rural areas and facilitate the country’s rural revitalization drive.

 

By 2025, tangible progress should be made on rural construction, and continuous improvement should be seen in the rural living environment, according to the document jointly issued by the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council General Office.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China has expanded medical facilities in rural areas in the past decade to ensure its 509.8 million rural residents have access to basic medical services.

 

By the end of 2021, China had set up 23,000 county-level medical and healthcare institutions, 35,000 township health facilities and 599,000 village clinics across the country, the National Health Commission told a press conference May 24.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China has lifted 10 million families impoverished due to illness or disease out of poverty over the past decade, the National Health Commission said May 24.

 

He Jinguo, director of the commission’s Department of Finance and head of its Rural Vitalization Office, said during a news conference that the shortage of rural medical facilities and healthcare workers have been addressed, and rural residents are now able to access treatment for most common and chronic illnesses.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a meeting with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet via video link on May 25.

 

Welcoming Bachelet to China, Xi elaborated on major issues related to the development of China’s human rights cause and made it clear that the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese government are committed to the comprehensive protection and safeguarding of human rights.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

President Xi Jinping has met with representatives attending the two-day national conference on work related to the handling of people’s complaints and proposals, which concluded on May 26, and extended his sincere greetings to those involved in addressing the public’s complaints and proposals nationwide.

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

The Tibet autonomous region spent more than 68.4 billion yuan ($10.2 billion) on water conservancy over the past decade, so that rural residents no longer fetch drinking water and carry it on their backs, or break ice to get water in winter, an official said at a news conference on May 26.

 

Between 2012 and 2021, through scientific water conservancy projects, the region has basically built a water conservancy infrastructure system with flood control, farm irrigation and water supplies in urban and rural areas.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Top judiciary bodies in China have issued new measures for sealing up the criminal records of minors to strengthen the special protections for the group and focus more on rehabilitation.

 

The measures came into effect on May 30. They will strictly implement the minor criminal records sealing system mentioned in the Criminal Procedure Law, and the provisions of protecting minors’ privacy and information mentioned in the Law on the Protection of Minors, and Law on the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency.

 

From: China Daily Global

 

 

Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 31 stressed efforts to promote the healthy and all-round development of children and extended festive greetings to children across the country ahead of the International Children’s Day which falls on June 1.

 

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a congratulatory letter to the China National Children’s Center over the 40th anniversary of its founding.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

 

On the occasion marking the 40th anniversary of China National Children’s Center, President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, sent a congratulatory letter to extend his warm congratulations. Upon the arrival of the International Children’s Day on June 1, Xi Jinping, on behalf of the Party Central Committee, extended festive greetings to all the children across the country, wishing them progress in study, happy lives, and healthy growth.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

The water environment in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has been improved, the local ecology and environment authority said on June 2.

 

Thanks to the strengthened management and supervision of surface water and sewage discharge, 94.5 percent of Xinjiang’s surface water sections being assessed registered excellent quality in 2021, an increase of 3 percentage points over the previous year.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 5 urged efforts to build a beautiful China in which humanity and nature coexist in harmony and contribute more to jointly constructing a clean and beautiful world.

 

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a congratulatory letter to the National Event on the Environment Day held in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning province.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China has achieved inspiring and remarkable outcomes in fighting climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, said Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, executive secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, on June 5.

 

Mrema made the remarks at China’s national event to mark the 2022 World Environment Day, which she addressed via video link. Themed “work together to build a clean and beautiful world,” the event was held in Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

The Work Safety Committee of China’s State Council has stepped up supervision on risk-control efforts across the country to ensure workplace safety, the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) told a press conference on June 9.

 

The committee has completed supervision of workplace safety checks over 28 provincial-level governments and carried out spot checks in 62 municipal governments, said MEM official Wang Chongxian.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China has made great achievements in carbon reduction, with its carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP in 2021 plunging by 50.3 percent from 2005, an official said on June 15.

 

Last year, the share of coal in China’s total energy-consumption mix dropped to 56 percent from 72.4 percent in 2005, Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment Zhao Yingmin said at a National Low-carbon Day activity.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

An article by President Xi Jinping on unswervingly following China’s human rights development path and advancing the development of China’s human rights cause will be published June 16.

 

The article by Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be published in this year’s 12th issue of the Qiushi Journal, a flagship magazine of the CPC Central Committee.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

By 2025, China plans to restore an additional 6.7 million hectares of desert areas with forests and grasslands, adding to the 18.8 million hectares the country has recovered over the last 10 years, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration announced on United Nations’ World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, which fell on June 17. 

 

From: China Daily

 

 

China will launch a nationwide campaign this year aimed at promoting the mental health of seniors aged above 65, the National Health Commission said on June 20.

 

The campaign, expected to run through 2025, will cover 1,000 communities in urban areas and 1,000 rural villages. It will primarily serve seniors who are poor, disabled, live alone, have been left behind in the country side, or who have lost their only child.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

A draft revision to the Law on Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, for a second review on June 21. The draft highlights the responsibilities of ensuring agricultural products’ quality and safety during cold chain transportation and on e-commerce platforms.

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

Chinese and foreign scholars and experts discussed the protection and development of environmental rights on June 23 at an online side event of the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council.

 

Members of universities and research institutions at home and abroad discussed the basic theory of environmental rights, environmental rights as constitutional rights, legislation and practice of environmental rights protection, and environmental rights protection in the context of climate change and environmental codes.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

The Ministry of Public Security has launched a 100-day campaign to crack down on major crimes and reduce security risks this summer in a bid to maintain social stability and ensure people’s safety.

 

The move to improve public security is being made to meet the needs of the people, the ministry said at a meeting held on June 25 to deploy the nationwide campaign, requiring police across the country to tackle crimes that people have strongly complained about to make them feel more secure.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

President Xi Jinping has urged studying and taking the suggestions of netizens on the work related to the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, saying that collecting public opinions online is an example of the whole-process people’s democracy.

 

In a recent instruction made public on June 26, Xi, who is also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, underscored the importance of better listening to the people’s voices by making use of the internet and other channels.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

As of the end of last year, about 13.7 million babies in previously impoverished areas in China have benefited from a nationwide program aimed at improving their nutrition, the National Health Commission said on June 27.

 

The commission initiated the program in 2012 to provide micronutrient sachets for infants and young children aged 6 months to 2 years in impoverished areas. The food supplement package contains essential proteins, vitamins and minerals to counter malnutrition, and its Chinese name, Ying Yang Bao, has been recognized by international organizations.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

China on June 27 delivered a joint statement together with over 90 countries at the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council, highlighting the importance of promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Delivering the joint statement at the session, Chen Xu, head of the Chinese Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, said that by compounding the existing socio-economic challenges, COVID-19 has enlarged the structural inequalities within and among states, and those in vulnerable and marginalized situations disproportionately bearing the brunt of the negative impacts.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China is taking steps to eliminate weak links and tackle potential risks in the fight against floods and droughts, a water resources official said on June 28.

 

Since the start of the flood season on March 17 this year, 15 days earlier than usual, China has seen frequent river flooding due to excessive precipitation, said Yao Wenguang, a disaster prevention official with the Ministry of Water Resources.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

A seminar on equal access to justice for special groups was held on June 30 in Wuhan, capital of Central China’s Hubei province.

 

A side event of the UN Human Rights Council’s 50th session, the seminar was attended by over 90 experts and scholars from home and abroad. Attendees discussed equal rights and judicial protection for groups including women, disabled people and the elderly.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

The China Society for Human Rights Studies held a seminar via video link on June 30 about legal protection for marginalized groups, during which it called for closer attention to be given to women, children, people with disabilities, and the elderly.

 

Themed “Mainstreaming Human Rights: Equal Access to Justice for Marginalized Groups”, the seminar was a side event at the UN Human Rights Council’s 50th session.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

 

Specialized cultural and education policies have been implemented according to China’s 56 ethnic groups in order to fully protect people’s rights to education and to provide firm support for localized development, according to experts attending a recent symposium.

 

The International Symposium on Educational Development and Rights Protection in China’s Ethnic Minority Areas was held on July 2 in Beijing and was co-organized by the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the China Society for Human Rights Studies. The symposium was a sideline event of the 50th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

A list of over 5,000 free blood-sampling sites across China was released by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on July 4 amid a national crackdown on the trafficking of women and children.

 

The move is to further facilitate timely blood sampling and testing of relevant people, including rescued children and women, those seeking lost families, suspected abductees and unidentified persons, to help them reunite with their families, said the ministry.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

The way people from all ethnic groups in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region perceive employment has gradually changed from making a basic living to fulfilling their own career ambitions, leading them to become more passionate about their jobs and careers, according to research released on July 4.

 

People’s incomes have increased steadily in Xinjiang in recent years after more job opportunities have been created to improve people’s well-being, while having a higher income has brought people a sense of security and gain, according to the research conducted by Xinjiang University. Now it’s the norm for people to seek better jobs with better pay, it said.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

Chinese and foreign scholars at a seminar on July 5 said that China, as a unified multiethnic country, safeguards ethnic minorities’ various rights by law and has made important contributions to the development of international human rights cause.

 

The seminar, a side event of the 50th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, was attended by 18 representatives from seven countries.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Life expectancy in China has increased by over 0.6 of a year to 77.93 years as health awareness and access to fitness facilities have been greatly increased in recent years, authorities said on July 5.

 

Mao Qun’an, director of the National Health Commission’s department of planning and information, said that China ranks high among upper-middle-income countries in terms of key health indicators.

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

The international community should respect the diversity of human rights development, experts said on July 5, as opposed to one single model and criteria.

 

They made the remarks at a side event of the 50th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council entitled Strengthen Global Human Rights Governance, Promote the Common Values of Humanity via video link.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China’s high school gross enrollment rate reached 91.4 percent last year, up 6.4 percentage points since 2012, the Ministry of Education said on July 5.

 

Lyu Yugang, director of the ministry’s department of basic education, said provincial regions in central and western areas have achieved higher rates of high school student enrollment, with the highest region realizing a rise of almost 30 percentage points.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

China is promoting gender equality and child protection in the field of international investment and trade by reducing poverty and employment prejudices against women and enhancing supervision to prevent illegal child labor.

 

At an online event on the sideline of the 50th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on July 6, Chen Dapeng, vice-president of the China National Textile and Apparel Council, said that promoting gender equality and empowering women are important targets in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which have been stressed by the Chinese leadership many times in recent years.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

Representatives from nongovernmental organizations shared their views on coping with climate change and contributing to humanity’s sustainable development on July 6. 

 

Speaking at a parallel event of the ongoing 50th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, they appealed for civil wisdom in international affairs and global environmental governance.

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

In the old town of Kashgar, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, a group of journalists were impressed by the traditional production techniques of clay pottery, mulberry paper, and ethnic musical instruments, as well as modernized restaurants and homestays.

 

The journalists, some of whom come from Taiwan and Hong Kong, completed an eight-day interview tour in Xinjiang on July 10.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on July 11 urged efforts to ensure production safety and resolutely prevent serious and major accidents to protect people’s lives and property.

 

Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, gave the instruction to a national video teleconference held by the Work Safety Committee of China’s State Council.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said he attaches great importance to the work at the community level during his inspection in the city of Urumqi, capital of Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

 

Xi visited the residential community of Guyuanxiang in the Tianshan district on July 13.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has stressed the need to reduce the burden that people face in receiving medical treatment, and to advance medical reforms.

 

Efforts should be accelerated to ensure that high-quality medical resources become more broadly available and are distributed in a more balanced manner, Li said in an instruction to a national teleconference on medical reform held in Beijing on July 14.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China created a total of 6.54 million jobs in its urban areas in the first half of this year (H1), official data showed on July 14.

 

The figure accounted for 59 percent of the country’s annual target, while the overall employment situation has remained stable, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.

 

From January to June, 850,000 people with difficulty in finding jobs became employed, while 2.5 million unemployed people found new jobs.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Frequent insults, slander, threats, stalking or harassing family members will now be identified as domestic violence in line with a new judicial guideline issued by China’s top court.

 

Harming family members by freezing or starving them also counts as domestic violence under the guideline, which was released by the Supreme People’s Court on July 15.

 

The guideline on handling personal protection orders will take effect on August 1 and seeks to expand the court’s ability to issue protective orders.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Comprehensive judicial protection for minors is being improved, with some 2,900 people with criminal records and engaged in industries that have close contact with minors removed from their posts since 2020, senior prosecutors said on July 18.

 

Procuratorial organs actively perform their functions of legal supervision and work with other departments to promote the establishment of the comprehensive protection of minors, Tong Jianming, deputy prosecutor-general of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, said at a news conference in Beijing.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

Padma Choling, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, was elected as the new president of the China Society for Human Rights Studies on July 19 at the first meeting of its fifth national council in Beijing.

 

About 200 members attended the meeting, during which they deliberated and adopted the work report of the society’s fourth national council, revised its regulations and elected the members of the fifth national council, standing council and leading bodies.

 

Jiang Jianguo, a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee and deputy director of the National Ethnic and Religious Committee under the CPPCC National Committee, was elected as the society’s executive vice-president.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Over the past decade, a strong sense of security has remained constant among the Chinese people, a Ministry of Public Security official said July 25.

 

Sun Maoli, head of the legal affairs bureau under the MPS, made these remarks at a press conference on the efforts made by public security authorities across the country in advancing the Peaceful China Initiative in the last 10 years. 

 

In 2021, the number of eight types of serious criminal cases saw a sharp decrease of 64.4 percent from 2012.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Participants at this year’s Beijing Forum on Human Rights called for strengthened cooperation in global human rights governance.

 

Themed “Working Together Towards Fairer, More Equitable, Reasonable and Inclusive Global Human Rights Governance,” the forum is co-organized by the China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) and the China Foundation for Human Rights Development (CFHRD) on July 26.

 

About 200 senior officials, researchers and diplomats from nearly 70 countries and international organizations attended the event, the tenth of its kind since 2008.

 

From: CGTN

 

 

The per capita disposable income of people in rural areas is expected to more than double to reach 42,800 yuan ($6,340) in 2035, and further increase to over 100,000 yuan by 2050, according to a rural development report released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on July 26.

 

The per capita disposable income of rural residents in 2021 was 18,931 yuan. In 2035, the low-income group — the bottom 20 percent of the rural population — is expected to see a 157-percent increase in per capita disposable income compared with last year.

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

The number of health workers in China grew at an average annual rate of 5 percent between 2016 and 2020, to reach nearly 14 million at the end of last year, the National Health Commission said on July 28.

 

There were about 4.3 million registered physicians and some 5 million registered nurses at the end of 2021, and the doctor-nurse ratio has increased from 1:1.07 to 1:1.15, according to Xu Shuqiang, head of the National Health Commission’s Department of Healthcare Reform.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

China promptly strengthened legislation and law enforcement to provide solid legal guarantees in the fight against COVID-19 after its initial outbreak, officials said at a news conference on July 28.

 

After the outbreak of COVID-19, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress formulated a work plan to strengthen legal protection for public health and revise the law, and made important progress and good results, said Xu Anbiao, deputy head of the Legislative Affairs Commission of NPC Standing Committee.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

 

The central government has released an urgent notice on Aug. 1 prohibiting any prejudice against recovered COVID-19 patients in the job market.

 

The notice, jointly released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the National Health Commission, clarified employers and human resources agencies are prohibited from refusing to hire job-seekers with the excuse of them having tested positive for COVID-19. Dismissing recovered COVID patients with this reason is also banned.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Envoys from 30 Islamic countries visited Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region from Aug. 1 to 5 at the invitation of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 

The diplomats from countries including Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Yemen and Pakistan visited the regional capital city of Urumqi, Kashgar prefecture and Aksu prefecture, learning about the region’s economic and social development.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

The Tibet autonomous region has seen steady growth in its social and economic development over the past decade, senior officials said on Aug. 2. 

 

The region’s seven key industries including, clean energy, high-tech digital and cultural tourism have progressed rapidly over the years, and the Aid-Tibet program has continued to promote the region’s education and health quality, Wang Junzheng, the region’s Party secretary, said on Aug. 2 at a news conference in Lhasa, the region’s capital.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Public security organs nationwide have stepped up efforts to improve public order during this summer and good results have been achieved, with nearly 270,000 criminal cases resolved during the past month, an official with the Ministry of Public Security said on Aug. 5.

 

In the first half of this year, criminal cases nationwide fell by 16.3 percent year on year, and people’s sense of security has steadily improved, said Qiu Baoli, head of the ministry’s security administration bureau, at a news conference held in Beijing.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Chinese authorities have issued a guideline introducing a raft of policies for prenatal and postnatal support to promote balanced long-term population development.

 

These measures include better maternal care services and public-benefit childcare services, improved maternity and parental leave policies, preferential policies on housing and taxation, and the fostering of fertility-friendly workplaces, according to the guideline released on Aug. 16 by the National Health Commission in collaboration with 16 other departments.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

A Chinese medical team in Cameroon on Aug. 20 provided free medical services to the people of Ngat-Bane, a village in the Centre region where the capital, Yaounde is located. 

 

Early in the morning, more than one hundred villagers gathered in the Health Center of Ngat-Bane to welcome 12 doctors from various departments of ultrasound, stomatology, acupuncture, etc. of the Chinese medical team based in Mbalmayo, a town located about 40 km on the outskirts of Yaounde.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China has made progress in promoting employment against the backdrop of the COVID-19 epidemic and an economic downturn, as the nation continues to implement its employment-first policy and secure a more stable job market.

 

The policy is the major focus of the 23rd session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, which started on Aug. 22. Political advisers will discuss and give their suggestions on employment during the three-day session.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

The 2022 China Internet Civilization Conference will be held in Tianjin from Aug. 28 to 29, in an effort to call on all walks of life to build a better online environment, a senior cyberspace regulator said on Aug. 23.

 

The conference, which will kick off at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Tianjin), includes a main forum and a network integrity summit, with 10 sub-forums covering topics such as governing cyberspace by rule of law, how to fight online rumors and intensifying personal information protection, according to Sheng Ronghua, deputy head of the Cyberspace Administration of China.

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

China on Aug. 24 launched a human resources website for older people, marking the first step of building a human resources information service platform for the country’s older citizens. The website, launched by the China National Committee on Ageing, offers content including human resources policies, human resources knowledge and employment information.

 

The website aims to build a platform to help older people with employment, and is of great significance to tackling the challenges of an aging population, said Wang Jianjun, head of the committee.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

The Chinese medical community has made significant progress in its ability to innovate in the past decade, generating novel drugs for complicated diseases and turbo-charging the fight against COVID-19, health officials and experts said on Aug. 25.

 

Liu Dengfeng, an official with the National Health Commission’s department of health science, technology and education, said that two major campaigns aimed at improving medical innovation since 2008 have led to the development of 80 first-class innovative drugs.

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

China will keep beefing up efforts to support people and meet their basic living needs, especially amid complicated situations such as the COVID-19 epidemic and recent natural disasters, authorities said at a news conference on Aug. 26.

 

Yang Yinkai, deputy general secretary of the National Development and Reform Commission, said the adjusted mechanism of raising social benefits in tandem with price increases will alleviate impacts on the basic livelihoods of people living in hardship.

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

Contrary to the rumors spread by Western anti-China forces about the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, the legitimate rights of people in Xinjiang have been protected in accordance with the law, the region’s Party secretary said.

 

In addition, human rights protection will be further improved in Xinjiang in the future, as the regional government has attached great importance to strengthening lawbased governance, said Ma Xingrui, secretary of the Communist Party of China Xinjiang Regional Committee.

 

Ma made the remark in the region’s capital, Urumqi, at a news conference on Aug. 27 on Xinjiang’s achievements in the past decade.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

China will provide grain planters with subsidies totaling 10 billion yuan (about 1.46 billion U.S. dollars) from its central government budget, the Ministry of Finance said on Aug. 29.

 

The move aims to protect grain planters from the rising prices of farming supplies and further stimulate their enthusiasm for grain planting, the ministry said.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China’s food safety has been improving in recent years, with the pass rate for food sampling inspection remaining above 97 percent for five consecutive years, officials said on Aug. 29.

 

The overall food safety situation is on a positive trend, and no systematic or large-scale incidents have occurred in recent years, contributing to the safeguarding of the health of Chinese people, authorities said during an event on Aug. 29 kicking off a one-week campaign known as the China Food Safety Publicity Week.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

China on Aug. 29 unveiled an action plan to expedite the green and low-carbon development of electrical equipment as part of its efforts to meet the carbon peak and neutrality goals.

 

Efforts will be made to boost the green transition of power generation equipment, promote breakthroughs in core technologies and accelerate the smart transition of electrical equipment by deepening integration with new information technologies, according to the plan released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and four other government bodies.

 

From: CGTN

 

 

Independent United Nations human rights experts on Aug. 30 expressed concern about what they called the disproportionate impact of abortion restrictions and gun violence on racial minorities in the US.

 

In the report, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) said that the US Supreme Court decision ending a federal right to abortion will affect racial and ethnic minorities more.

 

From: China Daily Global

 

 

China’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations on Aug. 30 categorically opposed and rejected accusations against China on enforced disappearances.

 

United States Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield used the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on Aug. 30 to issue a statement “to launch groundless accusations against China and interfere in the work of international organizations”. China categorically opposes and rejects this, said China’s Permanent Mission to the UN in a statement released on Aug. 30.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

China has greatly reduced workplace accidents and improved the effectiveness of disaster relief in the past decade amid efforts in strengthening comprehensive emergency response, an official said on Aug. 30.

 

The number of workplace accidents has continuously decreased in the country during this period, Zhou Xuewen, vice minister of the Ministry of Emergency Management told a press conference.

 

In 2021, the number of workplace accidents plunged by 56.8 percent from 2012, and the death toll fell 45.9 percent in the past decade, Zhou said.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China will accelerate the formulation of two new laws dedicated to elderly care and barrier-free facilities, as part of efforts to tackle the country’s quickly aging population by reinforcing related legal frameworks, according to a report delivered to the top legislature and a senior health official on Aug. 30.

 

The report, delivered to the 36th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress, said that a law on elderly care services will be established, combining the experiences of various localities and focusing on key issues such as community nursing homes, the integration of healthcare and elderly care services, elderly care resources in rural areas and long-term care.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

 

China has adopted a host of measures to support the elderly care and childcare industries to help them overcome difficulties, the country’s top economic planner said on Sept. 1.

 

Some elderly care and childcare service providers have faced multiple challenges during the past two years due to the pandemic, Su Wei, an official with the National Development and Reform Commission, told a press conference.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

President Xi Jinping called on Sept. 5 for all-out efforts to rescue people affected by the magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Luding county in southwestern China’s Sichuan province, and he emphasized that saving lives and minimizing casualties should be the primary task.

 

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in an instruction shortly after the earthquake occurred.

 

From: China Daily Global

 

 

Multilingual versions of extracts from Xi Jinping’s discourses on respecting and protecting human rights have been published by the Central Compilation and Translation Press.

 

The Chinese-Russian, Chinese-French, Chinese-Spanish and Chinese-Japanese versions of the discourses were compiled and translated by the Institute of Party History and Literature of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

The United Nations (UN) human rights office should respect the right of each state to choose independently the path for human rights development in accordance with their national conditions, the Chinese Ambassador to the UN in Geneva said on Sept. 13. 

 

Speaking on behalf of a group of more than 30 countries, Chen Xu, China’s permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva, told the 51st Session of the Human Rights Council that mutual trust and respect is vital to ensure successful cooperation between the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and member states.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Nationwide efforts over the past 10 years have provided the Chinese people with a substantial increase in both the quantity and quality of homes, as well as improvements in urban and rural environments, coupled with the steady development of related industries. 

 

Bent on providing everyone in China with a roof over their head, the country invested a record 14.8 trillion yuan (about 2.14 trillion U.S. dollars) in affordable housing in the past decade, helping to settle over 140 million people in new homes, Jiang Wanrong, vice minister of housing and urban-rural development, told a press conference on Sept. 14.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

A new requirement has been released tasking courts with improving the manner in which they deal with information related to criminals convicted of sexually assaulting minors, in an effort to extend more robust protection to children.

 

The Supreme People’s Court, China’s top court, introduced the requirement on Sept. 14 at the 7th Meeting of Juvenile Panels, by calling on judges responsible for cases involving children to ensure the files of juvenile offenders are properly sealed.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Students living in rural areas have been given more opportunities to attend key university as a result of a national special enrollment project launched in 2012, the Ministry of Education said on Sept. 15. 

 

The project, which reduces the university entrance requirements for those living rural areas, has led to the enrollment of more than 950,000 students over the past decade, said Wang Hui, director of the ministry’s department of college students affairs.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Thanks to a 56 percent decrease in the annual average density of PM 2.5 particulate matter in 74 major cities in the past decade, China is now the country with the fastest progress in improving air quality, said Minster of Ecology and Environment, Huang Runqiu. 

 

The average period of heavy air pollution in these cities has dropped by 87 percent, he said at a news conference organized by the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Sept. 15.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

A meeting to advance the implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled was convened in Beijing on Sept. 16.

 

During the meeting organized by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF), cooperation agreements were signed by relevant institutions to advance the treaty’s implementation, and a proposal calling on society to remain aware of and support the cause was read.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Experts at an online human rights event called for eliminating the negative impact of the politicization of human rights and promoting the healthy development of international human rights causes through cooperation and dialogue. 

 

The online event, with the theme of Risks and Problems of Politicization of International Human Rights, is an event held on the sidelines of the United Nations Human Rights Council 51st Session. It was hosted by Jilin University on Sept. 19.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

The number of beds at elderly care institutions across China has more than doubled since the end of 2012 to nearly 8.13 million in the first quarter of this year, officials said on Sept. 20.

 

Li Yongxin, deputy director of the Department of Elderly Care at the Ministry of Civil Affairs, said that central finance has dedicated 35.9 billion yuan ($5.12 billion) toward building elderly care facilities.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

China’s top judicial and public security authorities on Sept. 21 issued a revised regulation to protect the legitimate rights and interests of criminal suspects. 

 

The revision of the regulation (originally released in 1999) has been jointly released by the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of State Security.

 

The revised regulation focuses on issues such as the right to bail for criminal suspects in pending trials and the procedure and rules for getting the bail money back.

 

From: CGTN

 

 

A Chinese envoy on Sept. 21 rejected accusations by the United States, Britain and the European Union that China commits human rights abuses against its ethnic minorities. China’s permanent representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun called the accusations unfounded. 

 

Speaking at a high-level meeting to mark the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, Zhang said that over the past three decades, progress has been made in implementing the declaration.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China and a group of more than 30 countries on Sept. 21 called for people-centered development that ensures development gains are enjoyed on a larger scale and in a more equitable way. 

 

This would especially help those in vulnerable and marginalized situations to have equal access to basic rights such as education, health care, housing and decent jobs, Chen Xu, China’s permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva said in a joint statement delivered at the ongoing 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Legal scholars from different countries shared their views on the human rights approach to climate change governance online and offline at Nankai University in Tianjin on Sept. 22.

 

Speaking at a sideline meeting of the ongoing 51st Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, they discussed environmental rights and litigation around climate change.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has made unprecedented progress in economic and social and human rights development, despite some Western politicians’ insistence to turn a blind eye while spreading lies and false information about Xinjiang, Chen Xu, China’s permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva, said on Sept. 22.

 

Chen made the remarks at a publicity and orientation meeting titled “Progress in respecting and protecting human rights in Xinjiang, China,” held jointly by the government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the Permanent Mission of China to the UN in Geneva, on the sidelines of the ongoing 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council.

 

From: CGTN

 

 

China has made consistent efforts to bolster environmental legislation and awareness of environmental rights in recent decades in a bid to improve human rights. 

 

On July 28, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution recognizing the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human right. 

 

Tang Xianxing, deputy director of the Human Rights Center at Fudan University, said at an online side event to the ongoing 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council on Sept. 23 that China has included environmental rights into its system of human rights protection, which is of benefit in giving people their environmental rights.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet related issues are China’s internal affairs, and there should be no politicization of human rights and double standards, or interference in China’s internal affairs under the pretext of human rights, a group of countries stressed on Sept. 26 at the on-going 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council. 

 

A joint statement delivered by Pakistan on behalf of 68 States stressed that respect for sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of states and non-interference in internal affairs of sovereign states represent the basic norms governing international relations.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China has always upheld the people-centered perspective on human rights and takes the path to effectively meet the people’s ever-growing need for a better life, experts said at an online meeting on Sept. 26. 

 

The online meeting was a side event of the 51st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, with the theme of the People-Centered Philosophy — the Value Adherence of the Contemporary Chinese Perspective on Human Rights, which was sponsored by the China Foundation for Human Rights Development and hosted by Minzu University of China.

 

From: CHINA DAILY

 

 

China’s public security departments have accelerated the development of a prevention and control system for public security risks over the past decade, effectively enhancing people’s sense of security, officials with the Ministry of Public Security said on Sept. 27. 

 

Public security departments are striving to promote the construction of a safe China. The number of criminal cases filed started to drop in 2015, while the detection rate has kept rising.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

China has made solid progress in pushing forward rural vitalization as planned over the last five years, the country’s top economic planner said on Sept. 28. 

 

In 2018, China released a five-year plan for its rural vitalization strategy, mapping out a number of major projects, programs and actions. All 59 of the plan’s key tasks, including consolidating agricultural production capacity and improving the safety of drinking water in rural areas, have been carried out steadily and have yielded good results, Wu Xiao, an official from the National Development and Reform Commission, told a press conference.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China has taken a slew of measures to upgrade medical services and strengthen capacity building at public hospitals over the past decade, said the National Health Commission (NHC). 

 

The country has continued to promote the comprehensive reform and high-quality development of public hospitals, which are the mainstay of China’s medical service system, the NHC said at a media conference on Sept. 28.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

On Sept. 29, scholars from China and abroad hailed the China-proposed vision of building a community with a shared future for human beings, saying it contributed to global human rights governance.

 

They made the remarks at a side event of the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which was sponsored by China Society for Human Rights Studies and held in an online and offline manner.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

China has attached great importance to improving the livelihoods of people from different ethnic groups and their human rights since 2012. Attempts to use ethnic and religious issues to create conflict in China will never succeed, said the deputy director of a Chinese association for promoting exchange in ethnic affairs.

 

In recent years, the United States and some other Western countries have worked closely with ethnic separatist forces to cook up a series of lies about China’s ethnic affairs including that the Chinese government intends to wipe out ethnic cultures in the Xinjiang Uygur, Tibet and Inner Mongolia autonomous regions, Yang Yucheng, deputy director of China Ethnic Minorities’ Association for External Exchange, said on Sept. 29.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

Over the past decade, benefits to Chinese women have further increased, as shown by a series of facts and statistics, according to a press conference on Sept. 29. 

 

During this time, women’s federations at various levels in China have launched over 200,000 practical skill training sessions in rural areas, benefiting nearly 20 million female trainees, said the conference by the All-China Women’s Federation.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

 

All countries should practice true multilateralism, contribute to the new vision of security, put development front and center on their international agenda, promote the right to development, and remove development barriers, a senior Chinese diplomat has said.

 

Wang Chao, president of the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs and president of the United Nations Association of China, made the comment on Oct. 3 when addressing a general debate for the 51st Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council via video link.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

The per capita disposable income of rural residents in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region has maintained double-digit growth for 19 years, local authorities said on Oct. 7.

 

In 2021, the per capita disposable income of rural residents in Tibet reached 16,935 yuan (about 2,385 U.S. dollars), 2.97 times the income recorded in 2012, according to Du Jie, director of the regional department of agriculture and rural affairs, at a press conference. The income growth rate has been the highest nationwide for seven consecutive years.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Residents in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region have seen their living conditions significantly improved over the past decade, as the region has spent heavily on enhancing local housing conditions in both urban and rural areas.

 

In 2021, the per capita residential building area of Tibet’s urban residents reached 45.62 square meters, 9.48 square meters more than that in 2012, Jiang Yuexia, deputy head of the regional housing and urban-rural development department, told a press conference held Oct. 9.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China’s National Grain Security Publicity Week kicked off online on Oct. 10 and will run through World Food Day, which falls on Oct. 16, according to the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration.

 

Events publicizing China’s achievements in safeguarding national food security and the country’s active participation in international cooperation will be held during the week.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

Southwest China’s Tibet autonomous region has poured 12.7 billion yuan (about $1.8 billion) on ecological protection over the past decade, authorities said.

 

In 2021, the forest coverage rate in Tibet reached 12.31 percent, and the comprehensive vegetation coverage of grassland grew to 47.14 percent, Shui Yanping, deputy head of the regional department of ecology and environment, told a press conference on Oct. 10.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

The UN General Assembly on Oct. 11 elected 14 states into the Human Rights Council to succeed outgoing members.

 

Through secret ballot, Algeria, Morocco, South Africa, Sudan (for Africa); Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Vietnam (for the Asia-Pacific); Georgia, Romania (for Eastern Europe); Chile, Costa Rica (for Latin America and the Caribbean); Belgium, Germany (for Western Europe and other states), were elected for a three-year term beginning on Jan. 1, 2023.

 

Of the 14 states, Susan and Germany were elected for a consecutive second term.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

The Communist Party of China Central Committee has solicited opinions and suggestions from non-CPC personages on the draft report to the Party’s 20th National Congress, an important way to practice socialist consultative democracy and build up broad consensus before decisions about major issues are made.

 

A symposium, presided over by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, was held on Aug. 31 to make preparations for the 20th CPC National Congress, according to a statement released on Oct. 13.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

A protection plan released by the central government on Oct. 18 said that China will have protected 55 percent of its wetlands and added 20 wetlands of international importance and 50 wetlands of national importance by 2025.

 

According to the plan issued by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration and the Ministry of Natural Resources, the country will carry out restoration projects on 30 wetlands.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

A Chinese envoy on Oct. 19 said there’s no need for condescending remarks or human rights’ politicization. His statement was agreed upon by developing countries.

 

“Respecting and protecting human rights is the unremitting pursuit of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese government, and the Chinese people,” Dai Bing, charge d’affaires at the Chinese Permanent Mission to the United Nations, said at the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

The protection of women, especially for those who are poor, elderly or disabled, is expected to be strengthened across China, a senior legislator told a news conference on Oct. 24.

 

A draft revision to the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Women will be further reviewed during an upcoming session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, which is set to convene from Oct. 26 to Oct. 30.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Three central government departments have launched a special regulatory campaign against art training institutions after recent allegations of sexual harassment committed by the founder of a well-known art institution caught attention online.

 

Jointly run by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Public Security and the State Administration for Market Regulation, the campaign will strictly address any sexual assault and harassment against students by people working at the institutions, according to a release by the Ministry of Education on Oct. 26.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

China’s top legislature reviewed a draft law on building accessible facilities on Oct. 27, with the aim to better meet the needs of the aging population, disabled people, pregnant women and children. Observers said it’s an important move to push forward China’s human rights protection.

 

The draft law was submitted to the ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, for the first review on Oct. 27.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

Disease monitoring of livestock and poultry will be strengthened, supported by increased vaccine research, to prevent public health risks across China, according to a draft law being reviewed among legislators.

 

The draft amendment to the Animal Husbandry Law was submitted to the ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the country’s top legislative body, on Oct. 27 for second review. It had its first reading in October last year.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Chinese lawmakers are considering incorporating whole-process people’s democracy into the Legislation Law.

 

The draft amendment to the law was submitted to the ongoing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee for review on Oct. 27.

 

The people-centered approach should be taken during the legislation, with whole-process people’s democracy upheld and developed during the process, according to the draft.

 

From: CGTN

 

 

China has been taking the global lead in terms of environmental governance speed and has set an example of sustainable development and green investment for the world, said a former senior United Nations official on Oct. 28.

 

Erik Solheim, former executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), told China Global Television Network (CGTN) in an exclusive online interview that China’s remarkable achievements in ecological environment promotion have set a good example for the world and that the country has also been trying to benefit the global environment through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a grand proposal for common development.

 

From: CGTN

 

 

Procuratorates nationwide have been continuously working to improve judicial protection for minors, to rescue juveniles involved in crimes and to strictly punish those who commit crimes against minors, according to a recent report.

 

The procuratorates are working to improve the protection of minors by combining professional and social forces, Zhang Jun, procurator-general of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, said while delivering the report to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, for deliberation on Oct. 28.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

Chinese lawmakers have voted to adopt a revised law to better protect women’s rights and interests in areas such as education, employment, property distribution and personal rights.

 

The newly revised Law on the Protection of Rights and Interests of Women, set to take effect in 2023, passed on Oct. 30 at the closing meeting of a session of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee.

 

From: CGTN

 

 

Rural household waste should be reduced at the source and enterprises that damage the environment must not expand to the countryside, China’s top legislature said in a report concerning the promotion of rural vitalization.

 

The report was reviewed by lawmakers at a session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the country’s top legislative body, which closed on Oct. 30.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

Whole-process people’s democracy has been highlighted in a draft law amendment, so as to ensure public opinions are heard in every step of legislative affairs. The draft revision to the Legislation Law was submitted to a just-concluded session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, for its first review.

 

“A people-centered approach, with whole-process people’s democracy, must be upheld and implemented in legislative activities, as it will play a big role in helping us learn new public demands and understand their ideas,” said Shen Chunyao, director of the NPC Standing Committee’s Legislative Affairs Commission. He made the remark when explaining the draft amendment to lawmakers during the session, which closed on Oct. 30.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

 

Governments at all levels are set to actively respond to the State-level policy on promoting the employment of people with disabilities, which aims to shape a more considerate social environment for disabled people and further China’s protection of human rights.

 

An action plan released by the government of Anhui on Nov. 1 said the province will help 55,500 people with disabilities find jobs in the next three years.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

China started to implement new regulations on Nov. 1 to promote self-employed businesses with supportive policies.

 

The updated regulations, which aims to encourage the development of such businesses and boost their confidence and resilience, were rolled out by China’s State Council last month.

 

Self-employed businesses have already become an important part of China’s market economy, officials said at a press conference on Nov. 1.

 

From: CGTN

 

 

Eighteen central departments jointly published a guideline on Nov. 3 to ensure government bodies earnestly fulfill their duties in environmental protection.

 

The guideline was made public after it was approved by the Central Committee for Deepening Overall Reform, according to a media release from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

China’s efforts in wetlands protection were hailed by the participants of the ongoing 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, and participants in the meeting expressed their confidence in wetlands protection and international cooperation upon hearing the speech delivered by President Xi Jinping at the opening ceremony in Wuhan, Hubei province.

 

At the opening of the meeting, known as COP14, on Nov. 5, Xi said via video that it is important to build global consensus on prizing wetlands, show respect for nature, minimize disruption and damage to them caused by human activity, and protect their ecological security in order to leave the beautiful wetlands to future generations.

 

From: CHINA DAILY/XINHUA

 

 

A total of 91 journalists from four state-owned and 73 local-level news organizations across China received 4.01 million yuan ($554,700) in assistance, the All-China Journalists Association (ACJA) said on Nov. 6.

 

It is a responsibility to protect the rights and interests of journalists, said the ACJA.

 

Caring for journalists with special difficulties is an important entry point for the protection of their rights and interests. 

 

From: CGTN

 

 

Chinese people have greatly benefited from the country’s rapid growth of digital technology over the past few years, witnessing a steadily improved legal framework for cyberspace and stronger cybersecurity protection, a white paper said.

 

The paper, entitled “Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace”, was issued by China’s State Council Information Office on Nov. 7 and reported that China has developed the internet extensively with the aim of benefiting the people.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

A program supporting mothers of young patients suffering from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) was launched amid the ongoing China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai on Nov. 7.

 

The program focuses on efforts supporting those beyond the patients and services along the process of screening, diagnosing and treatment and care.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

The China Society for Human Rights Studies held a seminar on studying and implementing the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), on Nov. 8.

 

Padma Choling, vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and president of the human rights organization, addressed the event that was attended online and offline by nearly 100 experts and scholars.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a written speech at the International Forum on Hybrid Rice Assistance and Global Food Security, which was held on Nov. 12 in Beijing.

 

In his speech, Xi noted that food security is fundamental to human survival. Half a century ago, hybrid rice was first successfully developed and planted widely in China. Thanks to this technology, China has managed to feed nearly 20 percent of the world’s population with less than 9 percent of the world’s arable land, and become the largest food producer and the third largest food exporter in the world.

 

From: CGTN

 

 

China is rolling out multiple measures as part of efforts to help 11.58 million graduates streaming out of colleges to enter the workforce or start their own businesses in 2023.

 

The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security jointly held an online video conference on Nov. 15 to further improve employment promotion policies and make arrangements for helping graduates find jobs or start businesses next year.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

Greater effort must be paid when mediating labor disputes to better protect the rights of employees and maintain social stability, according to a guideline released by Chinese authorities.

 

The guideline was issued by nine departments, including the Supreme People’s Court, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, on Nov. 16.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

China on Nov. 16 submitted a position paper on strengthening the ethical governance of artificial intelligence (AI) to the 2022 Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons held in Geneva, Switzerland.

 

Li Song, China’s ambassador for disarmament affairs, told the meeting that China finds it important to enhance the understanding of all countries on AI ethics and ensure that AI is safe, reliable, controllable and capable of better empowering global sustainable development and enhancing the common well-being of all mankind. 

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China will strive to eliminate heavy air pollution events in 70 percent of its major cities by 2025, according to an action plan unveiled on Nov. 17.

 

Jointly issued by 15 central government bodies, including the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the National Development and Reform Commission, the plan vowed to reduce the country’s average annual proportion of days with heavy air pollution to less than 1 percent.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

The Beijing Forum 2022 opened on Nov. 18 in Beijing with the theme of “Creating a future for human civilization: Trust, Dialogue and Cooperation.”

 

Leaders and scholars from around the world are gathering online and on-site this year to explore the subject of forming an intertwined community of shared destiny through mutual trust, dialogue and close cooperation.Pressing issues, including climate change, global security, and global population patterns, are also on the agenda.

 

From: CGTN

 

 

A Chinese envoy on Oct. 19 made a joint statement at the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly, on behalf of 25 countries, calling for the immediate and complete lifting of unilateral coercive measures.

 

The world is facing interlocking global challenges with developing countries disproportionately affected. A true, effective and functional multilateral system based on international solidarity, unity and cooperation is urgently needed more than ever, said Dai Bing, the charge d’affaires at the Chinese Permanent Mission to the United Nations.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China officially announced the implementation of a new private pension plan on Nov. 25, a supplement to the nation’s social security system.

 

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said on Nov. 25 that the plan will first be carried out in 36 cities and regions, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

The Asian Forum on human rights organized by the Renmin University of China was opened on Nov. 26. Experts from over 20 Asian countries and regions as well as representatives from the UN have exchanged experiences in environmental governance and protection via video link.

 

From: CGTN

 

 

China will continue actions on protecting the environment and biodiversity, according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) at a regular press conference on Nov. 28.

 

Liu Youbin, spokesperson for the MEE, introduced a newly-published document of opinions on tackling and controlling air pollution which were jointly issued by the MEE and other 14 departments. The opinions includes three action plans on air pollution, ozone pollution and diesel truck emission pollution, and address the goals, ideas and specific tasks for fighting against these types of pollution.

 

From: CGTN

 

 

China rolled out an action plan on Nov. 29 to speed up COVID-19 immunization of the elderly — especially those aged 80 and above — as vaccinations in the highly vulnerable group lag behind the general population.

 

The plan, released by the State Council’s Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism, adjusts the booster vaccination protocol, and requires localities to extensively survey senior populations and ramp up services and awareness campaigns.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

A spokesperson for China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said on Nov. 29 that authorities would try their best to reduce inconvenience caused by the COVID-19 epidemic to the people.

 

All localities are making solid efforts to prevent and control the epidemic, said Mi Feng, an NHC spokesperson. Mi said efforts should also be made to accurately identify risky areas based on nucleic acid tests and epidemiological investigation, and closed-off management for the sake of epidemic control should be imposed and lifted as quickly as possible to reduce inconvenience caused by the COVID-19 epidemic to the people, Mi said.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

 

A China-Germany forum on human rights development was held on Dec. 1 via video, at which experts from the two countries discussed the balance of public interests and individual rights and interests in emergency response.

 

At the forum, co-hosted by the China Foundation for Human Rights Development and German’s Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation, Zuo Feng, vice chairman and secretary-general of the China Foundation for Human Rights Development, expounded on the significance of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to the development of China’s human rights cause.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China has formed a contemporary Chinese outlook on human rights with “people” as the center, “development” as the driving force and “a life of contentment” as the goal, and has enriched the global human rights cause, a new think tank report said on Dec. 5.

 

The report, titled “For a Life of Contentment — The Rationale for China’s Human Rights Development,” was jointly released by the China Foundation for Human Rights Development and the New China Research under Xinhua News Agency.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

While efficiently fighting crime involving juveniles last year, a Beijing court also made greater efforts to resolve lawsuits concerning school campus safety to better protect children.

 

Data released by the Beijing Pinggu District People’s Court on Dec. 8 showed that it has ruled on more than 30 criminal cases related to people under age 18 in the past three years as well as over 900 civil disputes regarding juveniles.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

China’s implementation of biodiversity conservation goals in the past decade was better than the global average, Huang Runqiu, president of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity said on Dec. 11.

 

As one of the richest countries in biodiversity and one of the first countries to join the convention, China has effectively protected 90 percent of terrestrial ecosystem types and 74 percent of key state-protected wildlife populations. More than 300 rare and endangered wildlife populations have been well restored, Huang, also China’s minister of ecology and environment, said in his address to a side event on youth involvement.

 

 

The International Conference on Diversity of Civilizations and Global Human Rights Governance was held in Beijing on Dec. 13.

 

The event drew online and offline participation by nearly 50 experts from countries including China, Cuba, the United Kingdom, Russia and France.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China has included greenhouse gas emissions into the environmental impact assessments for several major smokestack industries, according to guidelines unveiled on Dec. 14 by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.

 

The documents were introduced to guide environmental authorities across the country in examining and approving EIA reports for new projects in the steel, coking, petrochemical, coal-chemical and thermal power sectors.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

A tunnel connecting Tsokha and Jinling townships in Penba county, Tibet autonomous region, was completed on Dec. 17 after four years of construction.

 

The tunnel is located on Shargongla in the county, where altitudes soar to 5,200 meters above sea level. The mountain is steep and in 2000 was connected with nothing but rough vehicle roads.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Beijing has been actively carrying out online medical services facing the increasing number of COVID-19 infections in the city, senior official said on Dec. 19 at a news conference.

 

Hospitals in Beijing can offer online medical treatment for COVID-19 patients with supports on prices and medical insurance, said Tu Zhitao, an official from the city’s health commission.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Zhejiang province will make an effort to improve the working conditions, salaries and benefits for medical personnel, a notice released by provincial authorities said on Dec. 21.

 

The notice, made by the province’s leading group office for epidemic prevention and control, spelled out a series of supporting measures for personnel involved in coping with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Chinese authorities have issued a guideline to advance reform and high-quality development of vocational education.

 

It aims to enhance the capacities of vocational schools and increase the quality, adaptability, and appeal of vocational education to train more high-caliber technicians and skilled workers, said the document. It was made public by the general offices of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council on Dec. 21.

 

From: Xinhua

 

 

China’s ecology and environment have undergone historic and profound improvement over the last decade, according to a series of reports published by the Chinese Academy of Sciences on Dec. 27.

 

The five reports feature the latest data and survey results of national freshwater resources, wetlands, mountains, water conservation in arid northwest areas, and environmental conditions in the country’s three major urban clusters: Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the Yangtze River Delta, and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

 

From: China Daily

 

 

Health authorities are making efforts to improve medical resource supplies and ensure the treatment of patients with severe illnesses or who are in critical condition, an official from the National Health Commission said.

 

Jiao Yahui said at a news conference in Beijing on Dec. 27 that fever clinics are lacking in some areas and medical institutions are gearing up to better handle emergency calls from patients.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

The 10th UNESCO Chair on Media and Gender Forum was held on Dec. 28 online.

 

About 100 experts, scholars and guests from 23 countries, including China, attended the forum, which was themed “Women’s International Communications and the Building of a Human Community with a Shared Future”.

 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 

 

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Dec. 29 urged efforts to ensure timely and full payment of salaries to rural migrant workers and the strengthening of employment support for the group.

 

Li made the remarks while instructing a work conference of the leading group of the State Council on eradicating wage arrears for migrant workers from rural areas.

 

From: CGTN