BEIJING -- Major media from around the world are keenly following the upcoming crucial meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and acknowledging the achievements made by China in the recent decades. The 19th National Congress of the CPC, set to open on Oct 18, "will determine the direction of China's future development," commented Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao earlier this month. In an article published Monday, the Singaporean daily also highlighted the results achieved by China's anti-corruption campaign since the 18th National Congress in 2012. "The efforts demonstrated by the 18th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection are unprecedented in the history of the CPC," the article said. "It ... has changed the political patterns of China." Another Singaporean newspaper, The Straits Times, noted in an Oct 3 article that "China has chalked up the most impressive growth for over decades." It also hailed China's long-term economic strategy, saying the supply-side structural reform measures introduced by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, to deleverage debt and reduce overproduction have successfully stabilized the economic momentum. Late last month, German magazine International Politics and Society published an article on its website lauding China's unique model of success. "China has developed from a poor and isolated country into the world's second-largest economy within only three decades," Gerhard Stahl, former secretary-general of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union, wrote in the article. "China became a WTO member in 2001 and opened the process of market economy liberalization afterwards without harming its political stability, which is a huge challenge for a country with a population of over 1.3 billion in very different living standards," Stahl wrote. Different Chinese provinces have different policies considering the country is large and diverse, he noted. In special economic zones and pilot projects, he added, new ideas can be carried out, state-owned enterprises can be privatized, private companies can be fostered, and some limited-access markets can be open to foreign investors. "Germany and the European Union must adapt themselves to competition with other political systems and learn from the success of the Chinese model," he concluded in the article. paper wristbands for eventsuv braceletblack rubber bracelets202mm to inchesdebossed wristband1 inch wide rubber bands
Premier, State Council let hospitals interact with patients via internetChina will greenlight internet medical services conducted by medical institutions as part of a broader push to promote Internet Plus healthcare, those at a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang decided on Thursday.Medical institutions will be allowed to provide online diagnostic services for some common and chronic diseases in patients' follow-up visits to their doctors, according to a decision made at the meeting. The top two levels of hospitals within the country's three-tier system will be encouraged to provide online services, including consultations, reservations and test result inquiries."The development of Internet Plus Healthcare is a major initiative to enhance our country's public health services. It will also help facilitate overall economic and social development," Li said."As China joins the ranks of middle-income countries, the demand for health services has increased substantially. Internet Plus Healthcare can help alleviate the problem of inaccessible and expensive public health services that have long been a big concern for the general public," he said.According to the Healthy China 2030 Blueprint released by the Party Central Committee and the State Council, China's Cabinet, in October 2016, efforts will be made to foster new industries, new forms and models of business in the health sector and to develop internet-based health services.One decision coming out of the meeting says the intelligent review for health insurance will be vigorously applied and the one-stop settlement will be advanced. The real-time sharing of prescription and drug retail sales within medical institutions will be explored, as well, and the system of Internet Plus healthcare standards will be further refined.Interconnectivity and sharing of medical information will be accelerated, those at the meeting determined, and the quality supervision of medical services and information security will be strengthened."We must waste no time in pushing forward the measures once the decision is made," Li said. "In recent years, top-level hospitals in major cities have seen steady increases in the number of outpatients. Medical bills have become a heavy burden on families and high-end medical resources still fall short of meeting the growing demand of the public."To solve the problem, he said, a two-pronged approach must be taken. One is to establish medical partnerships such as healthcare consortia to enhance cooperation and coordination between major hospitals and community clinics. The other is to bring forward Internet Plus Healthcare to facilitate the sharing of quality medical resources.The government will see to it that long-distance healthcare services cover all healthcare consortia and county-level hospitals and the quality medical resources in the country's eastern areas be also made available to the central and western regions, according to a decision made during the meeting.More efforts will be made to ensure that high-speed broadband network will be extended to cover medical institutions at all levels in urban and rural areas. Dedicated internet access services will be set up to meet the needs for long-distance healthcare services."Anything involving human life is of utmost importance. The government must step up financial support to establish dedicated internet access services for medical purposes and increase the supply of high-end medical equipment at central hospitals in remote areas," Li said.
