Li Bin addresses UN population conference

正Li Bin,minister of the China National Health and Family Planning Commission,addressed the development of China’s family planning policy.Li called upon the international community to put the population problemon the UN Post-2015 Development Agenda and to give more support for developing countries at the UN headquarters in New York on Sept22.     

China＇s Ranking Rises in the Mothers＇ Index

正On May 6,2014,Save the Children,an international charity,issued its report of State of the World's Mothers 2014.Among the Mothers’Index covering178 countries in the world,China ranks the 61st,an increase of 7 positions over the previous year.This is the 15th year     

Brief Introduction of Chen Chenyi

正Chen Chenyi,also known as Chen Gen,has an art name of Ting Lou Hermit and his ancestral home is Shandong Province.Arts AgenciesHe was born in Tianjin in 1962.Influenced by the family since childhood,he was taught calligraphy by his mother.Later,benefited from various famous teachers in Tianjin,he studied ancient prose,poetry,calligraphy,painting,seal carving,music,Peking     

Main Challenges and Strategic Countermeasures for China's Green Economy Development

This paper anaIyzed necessity,main challenges and strategic countermeasures for green economy development in China. The conclusions included that china achieves an excellent economic performance through undertaking international industrial transfer in the past 20 years,however,which also brings China heavy environmental costs, and the 20 years of undertaking international industry transfer is also the Process of undertaking international transfer of natural resources consumption and environmental pollution. At present,China has become the country of highest ecological overload and environmental risk in the world,and also lost the international competitiveness of traditional industries, and China is facing unprecedented pressure of economic transformation.There are some advantages for China's green economic transformation, such as, huge domestic demands,abundant civil capital, etc.,but the challenges faced are serious as well. Overall, China needs to break through three vital barriers. First, China is still at the stage of mid—industrialization and urbanization and the huge demands for traditional industry willcontinue for 10~15 years; second,the domestic market development for new green industry is too slow under the influence of market monopoly by traditional energy industry and limited green technology innovating capacity; third, the elements of land,water and mineral are undervalued,and environmental damage free of enterprises production cost.In the future,China should foster and expand green industries based on domestic demands,and then strive for competitive advantages in the international market. To establish a favorable institutional environment is crucial for China's green transition and policy-making should focus on:(1) establishing forced-mechanism for traditional industries upgrading and incentive mechanism for emerging green industries developing, and prioritizing total factor productivity in economic achievement evaluation system;(2) Promoting integration of emerging cities and strategic emerging industries;(3) enhancing competitiveness of emerging industries in global market by adopting the pattern of to innovate technology—form patent—establish standards—guide market;(4) establishing green consumption pattern in whole society.     

Impression of Yu Honglin

正The charm of Chinese painting lies in the creative expression of one’s own artistic discovery and feeling,thereby turns the genuineness of life into perfect artistic reality.It is a way to enter the painting world,which I discovered when I walked closer to the landscape of West Beijing shown in Yu’s painting.Yu,born in West Beijing,is one of the middle-aged painters I know well.He studied geology at first and had previously been down into deep underground mines.If there is anything     

Study on Standard of Population Aging

Do an increase in ageing in developed countries and"getting old before getting rich"in developing countries indicate that f luctuations in the population age structure have produced a qualitative change?What is a qualitative change and what is a quantitative change?Here we propose a new concept of Shadow Population,then establish a new standard for evaluating population age structure,finally present a typical five stage population age structure type transition model.The model simulation shows that all world regions are still in the adult stage and that population ageing belongs to the category of quantitative change.However,sustained low fertility will lead to a qualitative change in the ageing population.The current pressure of population aging in the adult stage placed on the pension security system shows that this system is truly not a sustainable system,Gradually raising the retirement age and Long-term stability in replacement fertility is the key to solving the socioeconomic development dilemma presented by future population ageing in low fertility regions or countries,but the latter is more urgent.     

Dazzling Brilliance Mingles Emotions with ObjectiveExistence to Clear One's Mind——Appreciation of Chen Chengyi's Traditional Chinese Paintings

正I got acquainted with Mr Chen Chengyi not long ago,but my admiration for him grows silently,especially for his artistic achievements.At the exhibition held on May 23,2014,I was fortunate to enjoy his dazzling paintings of different styles and contents.It really enlightened me.Now,I am so willing to share my strong     

Continuity or Change？ Chinese Family in Transitional Era

In China, the increase of the sex ratio at birth （SRB） associates with the decline of the fertility level. The change of the parity structure, one of the main reasons of the low fertility level, may also play an important part in the change of the SRB. We find that the decrease of the proportion of the second and higher parity deters the imbalance of the SRB in China. The increase of the SRB in China is mainly caused by the increase of the second and higher parity＇s correspondent level of SRB before 2000, and the first parity＇s SRB also Plays more and more important role after 2000.     

National Report on Migrant Worker Monitoring and Survey 2013

正Population Size of Migrant Workers According to sample survey results from National Bureau of Statistics,the number of migrant workers of China in 2013 totaled 268.94 million,an increase of 6.33 million compared with the previous year,a rise of 2.4%.Of which,166.10 million were migrant workers outside hometown,     

Minister Li Bin Attended the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2014

正During April 8~11,2014,Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2014 was convened in Boao,Hainan.Ms Li Bin,Minister of National Health and Family Planning Commission(NHFPC)attended the opening ceremony and spoke at the roundtable of"Mission of International Medical Tourism Pilot".Li pointed out in her speech at the roundtable that,in 2013,the State Council issued Some Opinions on     

Methods of Estimation on New Born Baby and Construction of Monitoring System under the New Fertility Policy

Abstract： China＇s basic medical care system has achieved universal coverage, laced the system transformation with substance fair. Under the transformation background from universal coverage to integration on urban and rural areas, and the transformation direction from the ＂medical care＂ to ＂health for all＂, through the institutional transition path on system design, service delivery, financial support, this paper points out that how to improve quality of medical care and optimizing the level of health care services, match sustainable funding system and improving payment system, which in public health, medical services, medical care and medicine supply, realize the transtbrmation and the development from universal medical care to health care.     

Analysis on China's Labor Supply and Demand Trend for a Long-term

The paper take Leslie method to forecast China's total population and its age distribution structure from 2015 to 2050,and then predict the total labor supply of the working-age population,estimate the total demand for labor according to the employment elasticity of the economic growth,calculated the gap between labor supply and demand.The results show that both the labor supply and demand showed a decreasing trend,but the supply reduced faster than demand,after 2015,the labor market appears shortage,the gap between supply and demand will exist for a long time and have a tendency to expand.Facing of the new situation and new problems of the labor market,we recommend some corresponding policy.     

Provisions on Food and Drugs Administrative Penalty Procedure will be Enforced in June 2014

正According to Chinese Food Safety News, China Food and Drug Administration has organized and formulated the Provisions on Food and Drugs Administrative Penalty Procedure(Hereinafter referred to as"the Provisions") to regulate food and drug administration departments to     

NHFPC Conducted National Follow- up Survey of Development of Families Practising Family Planning in China

正To comprehensively and systematically understand basic conditions of Chinesed families,especially those practicing family planning,build a national family information database and provide scientifi c basis for formulation of family development policies,National Health and Family Planning Commission(NHFPC)have conducted National Follow-up Survey of Development of Families Practising Family Planning in China.     

Walt Whitman,Our Great Gay Poet?

ABSTRACT

This article surveys the critical debates around Walt Whitman's “Calamus” cluster, arguing that a “queer” reading of Whitman—one that does not see him as, for example, a closeted homosexual who censored his work for fear of being “outed”—is both historically accurate and politically efficacious. While previous efforts to reclaim Whitman as “our great gay poet” are understandable—particularly given critical readings of Whitman that denied the homoeroticism of his poems—today, a reading of Whitman as homosexual threatens to simplify our understanding of the history of homosexuality and to blunt the power of Whitman's poetry to continue to “queer” normative understandings of sex and gender identity categories and their relationship to politics.     

Beijing Released a New Model of Family Doctor Service

正On May 7,Beijing released a new policy about family doctor service model.In the future,residents in Beijing can sign up with family doctors.Once a resident does that,he can make appointments with thecorresponding doctor directly.When having medical diagnosis,he will also be"allocated"to the signed     

Study on the Relationship between Parity Structure and Imbalance of Sex Ratio at Birth in China

In China, the increase of the sex ratio at birth(SRB)associates with the decline of the fertility level. The change of the parity structure,one of the main reasons of the low fertility level,may also play an important part in the change of the SRB. We fi nd that the decrease of the proportion of the second and higher parity deters the imbalance of the SRB in China. The increase of the SRB in China is mainly caused by the increase of the second and higher parity's correspondent level of SRB before 2000,and the fi rst parity's SRB also Plays more and more important role after 2000.     

Let's Recall Those Who Work Closely with Death at Tomb Sweeping Day

正At half past eight on the morning of March 28,in a basement near Yabao Road in Chaoyang District of Beijing,Chen,65 years old,was going to cook some congee with the cooker to eat with his wife.The landline phone rang suddenly."Shifu,a kid was gone in the emergency room.Please come.""How old was the kid?""Only two days ago.Intestinal necrosis.""Alas,too bad.I'll be right there."Chen walked out of the bedroom,unplugged the cooker,took down the white coat from the hanger and returned to     

Sociodicies of (im)mobility: moral evaluations of stasis,departure and return in an emigrant village (Shenzhen,China)

Inhabitants of Pine Mansion, a former emigrant village in a present-day Chinese megacity, hold an ambivalent and nuanced morally laden discourse about migration. This paper takes up several of the challenges issued by the ‘regimes of mobility’ approach, and focuses on people’s moral justifications of (im)mobility. I build upon Boltanski’s sociology of critique to analyze how these narratives constitute sociodicies, explanatory schemes that retrospectively justify and evaluate past ‘choices’ and compare the destinies of those who stayed in the village and those who migrated abroad. Paying attention to sociodicies of (im)mobility fosters an understanding of the dynamics of change in the representations of migration and of the interplay between local understandings and state nationalist discourses. They furthermore reverse the tendency to present stasis and departure as the respective expressions of a deprivation and a manifestation of agency.     

Labeling Same-Sex Sexuality in a Tolerant Society That Values Normality: The Dutch Case

Studies have pointed to a trend in Western societies toward the normalization of homosexuality and emerging “post-gayness” among young people, who no longer consider their sexual identity meaningful in defining themselves. This article takes a closer look at the Dutch case where tolerance is regarded as a national virtue, while society remains heteronormative. In 38 interviews with Dutch same-sex-attracted young people, we investigated the labels they used to describe their sexual orientation to reveal what they can tell us about normalization, tolerance, and heteronormativity. In their labeling strategies, participants de-emphasized their sexual identity, othered, and reinforced the hetero/homo binary. They preferred labels without connotations to gender expression. While post-gay rhetoric was ideologically appealing, its use was not an outcome of their sexual orientation having become insignificant; it rather enabled them to produce normality. We discuss the findings against the backdrop of “Dutch tolerance,” which rests on an ideology of normality.