Infectious diseases killed 18,237 people on the Chinese mainland in 2016, according to official data revealed Thursday. In 2016, there were more than 6.9 million cases of infectious diseases reported on the mainland, according to the National Health a… read more
China will move more swiftly in legislating a long-discussed property tax law, an official said on Thursday. “It is a major task in China’s tax reform determined by policymakers, and the lawmaking process will be accelerated,” Lu Kehua, vice minister … read more
Former vice mayor of Shanghai Ai Baojun on Thursday stood trial on charges of corruption at a court in the city of Zhangzhou, east China’s Fujian Province. Prosecutors alleged that from 2002 to 2014, Ai, a former member of the Standing Committee of th… read more
Days of snow and rain have made roads inaccessible and stranded 41 highway maintenance workers in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, local officials said Thursday. The road under maintenance is in Pengdang township, Gongshan County. Although stranded,… read more
According to the “Guidelines on Drawing Up and Safeguarding Ecological Red Line,” the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, together with the regions along the Yangtze River Economic Belt, need to draw up a “red line” for ecological protection by the end of 2017, while other areas should come up with a “red line” before the end of 2018.
The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and the regions along the Yangtze River Economic Belt are under China’s two key development strategies, and the decision to draw up the ecological red lines are deemed complementary to the strategies.
The red lines are based on China’s administrative divisions, but will eventually ensure the completeness of the ecological system across the country.
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