BEIJING - China's growing number of bespectacled youth have caught the attention of national leaders. On Wednesday, the annual National Eye Health Day, Vice Premier Sun Chunlan ordered schools and health departments to do more to prevent shortsightedness among young people. Sun, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said the central authorities have crafted measures to deal with this specific problem and strict enforcement at local levels is now needed. Health experts say more than 450 million Chinese suffer from shortsightedness, which occurs more often among children and junior adults. Bad reading habits and overuse of electronic devices are to blame. In Beijing alone, 58.6 percent of students in primary and middle schools suffer from poor eyesight, according to a government survey conducted two years ago. The students' eyesight deteriorates as they advance in their studies, the survey has found. A whopping 89.4 percent of senior high students were found to have eyesight problems. When visiting a primary school in central Beijing, Sun said schools should improve infrastructure to ensure a good learning environment and step up supervision to correct bad habits that harm students' eyesight. She said schools are regarded as the main battlefield to fight shortsightedness because students spend a lot of time on campus. Schools should strictly enforce the twice-a-day eye exercise routine and set aside at least one hour a day for students to do physical activities, Sun ordered. She suggested education authorities add eyesight protection to schools' performance assessments. During her visit to a community health center, Sun urged health workers to set up dossiers to monitor changes in each student's eyesight and intervene as soon as possible to prevent further deterioration, especially acute shortsightedness. We should create a good environment in which the government takes overall charge, departments cooperate, experts give guidance, schools educate, and families pay attention, Sun said. Let every child have a pair of bright eyes for their bright future. cotton braceletswristband comblack rubber bracelets24 hour wristbandsbracelet maker online
Xi Jinping (center rear) speaks during a panel discussion with delegates from Guizhou province who attend the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held in Beijing Oct 19, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING - Xi Jinping on Thursday called on members of the Communist Party of China and people of all ethnic groups in the country to advance socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era. Xi made the remarks during a panel discussion with delegates from Guizhou province who are here to attend the CPC's 19th National Congress. Commending Guizhou's development over the past five years, Xi said socialism with Chinese characteristics has now entered a new era. He said this is a major political assessment as well as a strategic reflection that affects the whole landscape. The evolution of the principal contradiction facing Chinese society represents a historic shift that affects the whole landscape, Xi said, echoing a report he made at the opening session of the Party congress when he spoke of the contradiction between unbalanced and inadequate development and the people's ever-growing needs for a better life. Xi told delegates from Guizhou that efforts must be made to address unbalanced and inadequate development and meet people's ever-growing needs for a better life. He went on to highlight strict Party governance, saying it is the fundamental guarantee for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Party organizations at different levels and all CPC members and officials must uphold the authority of the Central Committee and its centralized, unified leadership, he said. Xi also instructed authorities to organize education and training programs on the guiding principles of the 19th CPC National Congress after its conclusion.
