Beijing Review

10 BEIJING REVIEW APRIL 20, 2017 http://www.bjreview.com

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Controlled by Food

China Newsweek

April 3

Eating disorders, a group of serious condi-

tions related to persistent eating behaviors

that negatively impact oneís health, emo-

tions and ability to function in important

areas of life, have been on the rise in China

in recent years.

For instance, Peking University Sixth

Hospital, one of the countryís top clinics for

treating mental disorders, hospitalized 104

patients with eating disorders from 2001 to

2005, three times the number from 1993 to

2004. The number of hospitalized patients
      with eating disorders soared to 250 in 2015.
      Eating disorders are often accompanied
      by other mental illnesses such as depres-
      sion, obsessive-compulsive disorder and
      sleep disorders, adding to the difficulty of
      treatment. For instance, patients may refuse
      treatment by hiding the medicine.
      As the only hospital that possesses a
      closed ward for eating disorders, Peking
      University Sixth Hospital has only 15 beds.
      The number of beds can be increased to a
      maximum of just over 20, but only female
      patients are allowed, as the ward was reno-
      vated from a womenís ward. There is also a
      lack of medical personnel. In China there are
      1.49 psychiatrists for every 100,000 people
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      psychiatrist specializing in eating disorders,
      and few are willing to take up such work.
      Family-based therapy, which is popular
      abroad, may help solve the problem. Under
      the therapy, parents are encouraged to play

ìAccess restriction is one of the major

factors that constrain Chinaís private

investment, especially in the energy

and defense sectors.î

Li Wei, head of the Development Research Center of the

State Council, commenting on April 10 on a media report

saying that China will open up more industries, including

oil drilling and defense technology, to private investors

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choosing suitable reading materials for their

children. They are bewildered by the wide

array of books available and find it hard to

make choices.

There have been repeated calls for in-

troducing a tiered reading system for young

people in recent years. For instance, a guide-

line for childrenís development (2011-20)

promulgated by the State Council in 2011

vowed to promote such a system by providing

various age groups with suitable books and

offering parents suggestions and guidance in

selecting books for their children.

The key to promoting such a system is to

treat reading as a spiritual enjoyment, rather

than as a competition of intelligence. Such

a system will prevent kindergarten children

from reading middle school studentsí books

in order to excel.

Tiered Reading

For Children

Guangming Daily

April 10

Publishing companies should prominently
mark the age group their books are suitable for,
according to a draft guideline for promoting
reading nationwide issued by the Legislative
Affairs Office of the State Council. It also
states that the State Administration of Press,
Publication, Radio, Film and Television and
educational authorities should promote a tiered
reading system according to the physical and
mental development stages of juveniles.
Many parents have faced difficulty

Xiang Junbo, Chairman of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, is under in-

vestigation for suspected serious violation of the Communist Party of Chinaís code of

conduct, according to an online statement by the Central Commission for Discipline

Inspection of the Party on April 9.

Xiang, 60, concurrently served as a member of the monetary policy committee

of the Peopleís Bank of China (PBOC), Chinaís central bank,

since 2011.

He worked for the National Audit Office from 1996 to

2004 and became deputy auditor general of the office in

2002. He served as vice governor of the PBOC between 2004
      and 2007. Later he became chairman of the Agricultural
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      banks in China. He oversaw the joint-stock restructuring of
      the bank, which was listed in Shanghai and Hong Kong in


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