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Outlook Weekly
July 22
At a vocational college in northwest
China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous
Region, a student simulates a futures
transaction online. This has been
made possible thanks to the Internet
Plus education strategy implement-
ed in the region since last July.
The strategy is only one of the
many reforms carried out in the re-
gion in recent years.
In 2017, Ningxia set the goal of
realizing economic prosperity, eth-
nic unity, a beautiful environment
and people’s affluence in order to
complete building a moderately
prosperous society in all respects by
2020 together with the rest of the
country.
Another innovation is the
Internet Plus medical care strategy
that has not only benefited local people
but also people in Africa. In March, the No.
People’s Hospital in Yinchuan, capital of
Ningxia, helped Chinese doctors in Benin in
West Africa to conduct an operation through
telemedicine.
In addition, Ningxia has prioritized
people’s well-being. A series of programs
have been launched to solve the problem of
drinking water for people in arid areas. The
regional government spent 76 percent of its
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Li Peng, former Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s
Congress (NPC), China’s top legislative body, died of an illness in Beijing at the age of
91 on July 22.
Li, the son of a revolutionary martyr, was born in Shanghai. He became a member
of the Communist Party of China in 1945 and was sent to study in the Soviet Union
three years later. He served in several vice-ministerial and ministerial
positions before assuming the post of vice premier in 1983.
Li was appointed as premier in 1988. In 1998, he was elected as
chairman of the NPC Standing Committee. He retired from the post
in 2003.
Li was a prominent leader of China’s power industry and a key
pioneer in the nuclear power sector. He played an important role in
the decision-making and construction of the Three Gorges Dam—
a massive flood-control and hydropower project on the Yangtze
River. He also worked to promote China’s socialist market economy,
democracy and rule of law.More Security for
Employees
Beijing Youth Daily
July 23
Recently, China’s leading on-demand servic-
es provider Meituan and the China Charities
Aid Foundation for Children jointly launched
a charity program for delivery workers’ chil-
dren who suffer from major diseases or had
accidents.
The program allows not only Meituan’s
delivery workers but also those from other
delivery platforms to apply for aid of up to
50,000 yuan ($7,265).
Most of these workers have both their
parents and children to look after. What they
earn is the major source of income for their
families and therefore ensuring their stable
employment guarantees the livelihood of
these families. If a worker’s children or par-
ents suffer from major diseases or accidents,
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pressure.
In order to stabilize employment, not
only should workers’ capabilities be improved
through training and more jobs created, but
also more substantial aid should be provided
for their parents and children.
Moreover, employers should provide
social security coverage for employees ac-
cording to law. In the food delivery industry,
for instance, many companies haven’t paid
social security contributions in full, resulting
in delivery workers not receiving adequate
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order to ensure higher-quality and adequate
employment.