2020-03-12_Beijing_Review

4 BEIJING REVIEW MARCH 12, 2020 http://www.bjreview.com

THIS WEEKSOCIETY

Environment

Guideline

A guideline to build a modern
environmental governance system
was issued on March 3 to provide insti-
tutional support for a better ecological
environment.
Issued by the general offices of
the Communist Party of China Central
Committee and the State Council, it aims
to put in place by 2025 a sound environ-
mental governance system that specifies
the responsibilities of governments at
all levels and firms, encourages public
participation and features stronger
government supervision.
A greener approach to produc-
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and innovative technologies strength-
ened to reduce pollutants. Businesses
will have to disclose their pollution-
related information and will be held
responsible for its authenticity.
Financial support for environ-
mental protection will be boosted
and a fund established for green
development.

New Professions

The human resources authority

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new professions to keep pace with

economic and technological

development.

The new professions, mostly in

the emerging industries and service

sectors, include intelligent manu-

facturing technicians, virtual reality

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trainers and all-media operators, ac-

cording to a statement jointly issued

by the Ministry of Human Resources

and Social Security and other

departments.

As the Chinese economy is shift-

ing toward high-quality development,

new jobs requiring new skills and

knowledge have appeared in various

industries.

The new jobs can boost the

development of related industries,

increase employment, and strengthen

vocational education and training, the

statement said.

This is the second time that new

the gull habitats, feeding the birds

twice a day to make sure they survive

the winter.

With people’s love and care, the

number of wintering black-headed

gulls in Kunming has risen from

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40,000 in recent years.

Crime Control

Yunnan, which borders Myanmar,

Laos and Viet Nam, has introduced

a detailed plan to intensify its crack-

down on wildlife crimes.

According to the Yunnan

Provincial Forestry and Grassland

Administration, technologies such as

remote sensing, the Internet of Things

and big data will be applied to build

an integrated monitoring network to

reduce smuggling, eating and imports

of wild animals.

Wang Weibin, deputy head of the

administration, said forestry authorities

across the province are cracking down

on poaching and illegal trading activi-

ties and will monitor nature reserves.

The plan also proposes regular

and irregular joint border law enforce-

ment operations and cross-border

cooperation in infrastructure building,

training and management.

Insight Into Virus

Chinese scientists have identified the

mechanism of how the novel coronavirus

infects humans, which could explain the

molecular basis for coronavirus recogni-

tion and infection and provide a basis for

the development of therapeutics.

The study published online in the

journal Science on March 4 describes

the structure of a human receptor at

the surface of a cell that the novel

coronavirus hijacks to enter a human.

Scientists from Westlake Institute

for Advanced Study and Tsinghua

University used the cryogenic electron

microscopy to map, at atomic level, the

full-length structure of angiotensin-

converting enzyme 2, the entry point

into human cells for the novel corona-

virus, in the presence of a neutral amino

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light on the mechanistic understand-

professions have been added to the

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unveiled its latest edition of occupa-

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were added.

Feathered Friends

Keeping a tryst of more than 30

years, over 40,000 migratory black-

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kilometers from far-off lands this

winter to Kunming, capital of Yunnan

Province in southwest China known

as Spring City for its balmy weather.

The novel coronavirus epidemic

that has emptied public places made

this year’s reunion different. Dianchi

Lake and other popular habitats for the

birds in the city have been closed to the

public since January 27 to contain the

epidemic. The residents in these areas

used to feed the feathered visitors.

So since January 27, the Kunming

Municipal Bureau of Forestry and

Grassland has organized staff to carry

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Modern Agriculture

A worker trims strawberry plants at a modern agriculture demonstration park in Lanzhou New Area, Gansu Province
in northwest China, on March 3. Lanzhou New Area is using its geographical advantage and favorable local policies to
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