The birthday banquet of Hong Weimin, deputy to the National People's Congress, broke out the scandal of senior officials and parliamentarians who openly challenged the SAR government's call for epidemic prevention. distance communication.
A stark reality is that many elites are indeed "healthier" than the general public, because factors such as wealth, power, and status will dominate the distribution of social resources, and will more seriously affect the health of individuals, resulting in "health inequality."
Because of the lack of social resources and the influence of the living community environment, the grassroots are more likely to feel deprived.
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"Health" is a matter of individuals, while "inequality" refers to the distribution of social resources-perhaps the SAR government is reluctant to admit that personal health is affected by social factors; however, "health inequality" is real, and it affects the diet. Habits, living environment, working conditions and other aspects of life threaten different classes.
"The life of the poor is also life!" The disparity between the rich and the poor is serious, and the new crown epidemic is severe, and the general public can't escape the fate of "health inequality"?
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On January 18, 1992, Deng Xiaoping passed through Wuchang, Hubei on his southern tour to communicate with local officials.
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Deng Xiaoping's speech in the south for 30 years, pressing the "fast forward button"
for reform
On January 17, 1992, Deng Xiaoping, regarded as the "chief architect" of China's reform and opening up, set off from Beijing on a special train, kicking off the "September 2nd Southern Tour".
During his one-month-long trip to the south, Deng Xiaoping, who has retired, visited Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Guangzhou, Shanghai and other places and delivered speeches, which had far-reaching influence.
At a critical historical juncture where China is heading, Deng Xiaoping's "Southern Speech" put China back on the track of reform and opening up.
During his southern tour, Deng Xiaoping left behind many well-known aphorisms, such as "development is the last word", "without reform and opening up, there is only a dead end", "the influence of leftist thinking is bad, whoever does not reform will step down", "in Corruption must be opposed throughout the reform and opening-up process.”
Deng Xiaoping's "Southern Speech" had a profound impact, directly promoting China's socialist market economy line, clearing the direction for the subsequent rise of China's economy, and laying a solid foundation for national prosperity and national rejuvenation.
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Many young people in the mainland are overwhelmed by reality and choose to "lie down" instead of having children.
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China's population has entered a shrinking inflection point,
shocks , misjudgments and financial pressures
The declining fertility rate has always been a topic of concern in the mainland. The official population data released last week and the economist's suggestion to "print money to promote fertility" have once again brought the topic of fertility into the focus of heated discussions.
The current situation of China's rapid population decline is caused by many factors, such as the impact of the new crown epidemic, coupled with the trend of government misjudgment, overestimating the dividend effect of "second child" and "third child".
The challenge of "aging" the domestic population is imminent, and women of childbearing age are rapidly declining, so many people are worried about the trend of population decline.
However, many young people feel that housing, medical, income and work pressures make them "lie flat", and they do not want the next generation to be "oppressed again", so they are unwilling to have children, and they are happy to see the population continue to decline.
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In 2021, Chinese regulators will take action to rectify the real estate, education and training industries and the platform economy.
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China's economy improves "quality" and "quantity"
, with different emphasis in 2021 and 2022
Data released last week by China's National Bureau of Statistics showed that the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021 was initially estimated at 114,367 billion yuan, an increase of 8.1 percent from 2020 at constant prices.
Overall, China's economy opened up and down last year.
Many analysts believe that in recent years, the Chinese government has taken steps to rectify the real estate, education and training industry, platform economy and other fields, increasing the downward pressure on the economy.
However, economic growth cannot only be based on the growth of "quantity", and the improvement of "quality" is equally important.
The main contradiction in Chinese society has changed from "the contradiction between the people's growing material and cultural needs and backward social production" to "the contradiction between the people's ever-growing needs for a better life and unbalanced and inadequate development." The focus of the government's economic work has begun to shift from "quantity" to "quality".
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