4 BEIJING REVIEW AUGUST 29, 2019 http://www.bjreview.com
THIS WEEK
Expanded Insurance
A total of 148 medicines have been
newly included in China’s basic
medical insurance, work-related
injury insurance and childbirth
insurance programs. The renewed
list, which covers 2,643 drugs, was
unveiled on August 20 and will take
effect on January 1, 2020.
Among the 148 new additions
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treatment, 36 medications for
chronic diseases such as diabetes
and 38 drugs for children.
The drug list update marked
a key step in improving people’s
medical security and easing the
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Xiong Xianjun, chief of the Medical
Services Administration Department
of the National Healthcare Security
Administration.
Meanwhile, 128 drugs, which are
exclusive products of high clinical
value but have relatively high prices,
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expert reviews as potential additions
to the list, as negotiations with their
manufacturers are pending.Support for HKSAR
Government
Overseas Chinese nationals held
peaceful rallies around the world
to call for an end to violence in
Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region (HKSAR).
Hundreds of people rallied at
Union Square in downtown San
Francisco, California in the U.S., on
August 18, to express strong support
for the HKSAR Government and
Hong Kong police, and to oppose
the violence committed by riotersbad weather, overseas Chinese in
London, the UK, and Boston, the
U.S., also held rallies to voice their
demand for peace and stability in
Hong Kong.Xiongan Plan
The compilation of a plan for tour-
ism development up until 2035 in
north China’s Xiongan New Area has
been completed, according to the
Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
It has now been submitted to the
Publicity Department of the Central
Committee of the Communist Party
of China for approval, the ministry
said in a statement.
Xiongan, aiming to become a
millennium green city, was estab-
lished in Hebei Province in 2017. It is
located about 100 km southwest of
Beijing.
The tourism industry will serve
Xiongan in carrying out its tasks
of relieving functions nonessential
to Beijing’s role as the capital and
helping coordinated development
of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region,
according to the plan.
The government plans to build
the area into a model for high-
quality tourism development, an
international tourism destination in
the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and
a world-famous tourism city.
Xiongan should be developed
into a pilot zone to promote effective
integration of culture and tourism,
the reform of the tourism manage-
ment system and the innovative
development of eco-tourism, the
statement said.Upgraded Processor
China Electronics Technology
Group Corp. (CETC), a state-owned
electronics manufacturer, unveiled
an advanced neural network cogni-
tive processor called Auk Core.
A neural network processor is a
central processing unit that operates
similar to neurons in the human
brain to perform various computa-
tion tasks. With fully independent
intellectual property rights, the Auk
Core can provide functions includingXINHUAin the Chinese SAR over the past
period.
The participants, mostly young
people including students, white-
collar workers and business owners,
came from different parts of the Bay
Area to express their patriotism and
zero tolerance for violent protesters
in Hong Kong.
Any attempt by some extremists
in Hong Kong to promote so-called
“Hong Kong independence” must be
opposed, said Vivian Liu, a designer
with a local wedding company.
“As Chinese nationals living out-
side of China, we have the obligation
to come forward to support our
country when people with ulterior
motives are launching a smear
campaign against China,” said Wang
Zhonghan, a student at City College
of San Francisco.
On the same day, despiteSOCIETY
Seizing Opportunities
A job fair for college graduates is held in Lhasa, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, on August 20. The
number of college graduates in Tibet reached a record high of 23,616 in 2019, according to the local government.