Floating Population and Construction of a New Socialist Countryside——Speech by Minister Zhang Weiqing at the Second Forum on Population and Family Planning Frontier Issues

Ⅰ. Significance and role of the construction of a new socialist countryside Construction of a new socialist countryside is an inherent necessity for the implementation of scientific development, a significant strategic decision of the central government to ensure the realization of building a well-off society in an all-round way. Building a new socialist countryside is the only way to do so.     

Family Planning Benefits Reproductive Health——Case Study of Shanghai

Reproductive health is a new concept put forward by the international community in recent years. In April 1994, WHO defined reproductive health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease, in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its function and processes. The concept gained international recognition at the International Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo in September 1994. Based on the global repro…     

Servile Straw Mat and Precious Memory——Impression of Huang Ming’s Still Life

Almost in the same period of time, I was acquainted with Huang Ming, Fan Bo and Lei Bo. Five years ago, Huang Ming was a neighbor of Fan Bo when he lived in Beijing. So, if I visited one of them, the other one would be called to join the gathering. It was interesting to discover although they had totally different personality and style of painting, they had one single commonality in the form of expression, which gave me the deepest impression. Their paintings showed two core elements. In many paintings of Fan, you would see a withered tree and a man under the tree; while in many of Huang’s paintings, you would see an aged object and a straw mat underneath.     

Urbanization Has Unlimited Potential for Expanding Domestic Demand——An Interview with Professor Gu Shengzu

Dr. Gu Shengzu, a young academic with exceptional achievement and an overseas returnee with outstanding performance, is a professor of economics and management. He is currently a member of the Standing Committee of NPC, Vice- Chairman of Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee of the llth NPC, Vice-Chairman of the Central Committee of China National Democratic Construction Association,     

National Report on Population and Development——A report submitted by the People''''s Republic of China to the Fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference, August, 2002

I. Current Situation and Prospects of China's Population Development China is the most populous developing country in the world. A large population size, a weak economic base, and a lack of resources on a per capita basis form its basic national conditions. Many issues and difficulties encountered in the process of China's economic and social development are closely related to the population issues. Population is the principal factor and the major constraint to China's economic and soc…     

Control Sex Ratio at Birth,Promote the Balanced Development of Population——An Interview with Professor Zhai Zhenwu

Professor Zhai Zhenwu,born in February 1954,is now a member of the National Population and Family Planning Committee of Experts and Director of the Demography Institute under the Key Research Institutes of Humanities and Social Science of the Ministry of Education.Besides,as a doctoral supervisor and one of the academic leaders in China's population studies,he now serves as the     

Pathfinder of Transition in Family Planning Work——

Seven years ago,Dalian government established a basic, comprehensive, public-benefited and expandable public service brand Healthy Family Promotion Program. The Program was implemented with the philosophy of "Public" and "Belonging to the people";     

Great Skill Engenders Bravery and Skill Grows with Bravery——Character and Painting of Mr.Ren Changjiu

正In the contemporary artistic circle,it is not rare for a person at the age of knowing his destiny to start learning painting and be a professional.It is also not at all surprising that one close to 60 years old starts to study painting art in a professional art school.Yet,we will consider the idea and action too naive like The Arabian Nights or a fool's paradise,if one of our friends just starts learning painting for only three or four years,abandons his family and career,goes to Beijing alone to find no     

Landscape with Far-reaching Meaning from Clear and Pure Mind Innovative Ink with Pure Charm and Style——Appreciation of Xie Yuanxin's Traditional Chinese Painting

正Resting in front of a clean desk and dustless windows and tasting the lingering tea with exquisite fragrance,I gently unfolded a series of traditional Chinese paintings.I felt peaceful and graceful instantly.Looking outside of the windows,there were singing birds,smelly fl owers,beautiful scenery with hills and waters and smoky villages.Feeling too joyful all at once,I had forgotten the profane world.     

＂Loan＂ a Way Out to Get Rich—— Discount Loan Program by Beijing Population and Family Planning Commission

30 years ago, Professor Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh began to issue micro-lending to the local rural women. Since Bangladesh is a poor country, its rural women are the poorest of the poor. According to the Western financial creeds, there is no such thing as contract, security, guarantee, lawyers and credit rating in this country, nor exist the financial markets here.     

Silent String Sounds——Huang Ming’s Oil Paintings

Huang Ming’s oil paintings are clearly categorized as still lifes according to the classification of traditional painting. Since the Renaissance, painters have not paid much attention to still-life paintings compared to painting creation of religious or historical themes. The reason is that still-life paintings belong to a small category in the painting field and they only present limited images and contents, which cannot fully demonstrate the painters’ exceptional artistic abilities and extraordinary techniques. Thus, still lifes are often not the favor of painters and sponsors. However, important reforms and changes in watching experience in art history can often be realized by     

Calligraphy and Stippling Transform Shanshui Realm——Appreciation of Xie Yuanxin's Landscape Painting

正Chinese landscape paintings have been adored by many people since the ancient times.In the art world with a riot of colors,Shanshui(landscape painting)can carry painters’interests,personalities and ideals more suitably,subtly and distantly.I have known Yuanxin for many years so I have some knowledge about his paintings,his philosophy,and the effort     

Invisible Reality——A large scenery in the mind of contemporary humanity

Zhuang Zhong is a painter who shows his artistic character in his early stage among oil painters born in 1970’s. Dated back to 1 994 before he graduated from university,his The First Snow since the Winter Solstice was awarded as an Outstanding Work in the Eight National Fine Art Exhibition. It not only made him an outstanding person among painters of the nearly same age,but also made him stand out in the field of oil painting in Jiangsu. The reason The First Snowfall since the Winter Solstice attracts people’s notice lies in that the picture plane turn ordinary mountains and champaign     

China Population and Development——National Population and Family Planning Commission of China September 2004

An International Forum on Population and Development was held during, September 7-9 in Wuhan, capital city of central China‘s Hubei Province, to mark the lOth anniversary of both the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the Partners in Population and Development (PPD). Jointly organized by PPD, the National Population and Family Planning, Commission of China and the Population, Resources and Environment Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chinese People‘s Political Consultative Conference, the forum was attended by about 400 participants front member countries of the Partners, international organizations, NGOs and donor institutions. Following is a full text of the cottntry report submitted by China to the conference.     

Implement ICPD Programme of Action and Promote the Realization of Millennium Development Goals——Summary of International Symposium on Population and Development

To facilitate the building of a new pattern of open economy in the landlocked Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,and further implement the Western Development Strategy,the first China-Arab National Economic and Trade Forum 2010(CANETF) was held on September 26 to 30,2010 in Yinchuan,capital city ofNingxia Hui Autonomous Region in China.     

Contraceptive Knowledge and Use——-Facts and figures from 2003 baseline survey of UNFPA／China RH／FP Project

Introduction One of the principal objectives of the ICPD Program of Action is to provide quality and client-centred reproductive health services to enable women and couples to have informed contraceptive choices and the means to access a wide range of methods, without any form of discrimination or compulsion. The UNFPA launched its fifth country program in China during 2003 in 30 counties selected on the basis of their willingness and leadership commitment to move towards the ICPD prin…     

Let Us Stay Away from Domestic Violence

Starting From a Special Case Recently, the trial of a case in the Beijing Second Intermediate People’s Court has drawn public attention. Ms. Liang, the victim of the case, was a doctor in a hospital at aother city originally. With result ranking the first in the country, in June 2011 she was admitted to Union Medical College Hospital, a renowned one in Chinese medical     

Work Hard and Forge Ahead to Further Promote the Prosperity of Population Science——Summary of the 8th Congress & 2014 Annual Meeting of China Population Association

正On 1and 2 September 2014,China Population Association grandly convened the 8th Congress2014Annual Meeting of China Population Association in Beijing and smoothly completed the re-election of its executive council.The annual meeting of China Population Association has been a great communication event held once every year for the academia.In regard to the new conditions,patterns and features of China’s population,economic and social development,demographers     

Mudanjiang,Heilongjiang:Reform and Innovation

A Revolutionary Change Reform by nature is a complicated undertaking;the most important thing is to develop a modern spirit and vision first.After more than 30 years of arduous efforts,China achieved a stable,low fertility rate in the late-1990s,an impressive feat.However,the country s population and family planning sector still retained many remnants of the planned-economy era, which is increasingly incompatible with socioeconomic reform.It has become imperative that the family planning sector catch up with the pace of overall reform in China. Reform against such a backdrop has therefore assumed a special importance and urgency.It is not a piecemeal fix of the original system, but rather a revolutionary change. The basic starting point is putting people first and letting people be the greatest beneficiary of reform.     

Statement by the State Family Planning Commission of China on US Decision Not to Grant Funding to UNFPA and EU Strengthening Its Support for UNFPA

(July 26, 2002) We have learned that the government of the United States of America has decided that the United States will not pay its $34 million annual contribution to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). We regret such a decision and believe it will no doubt produce a negative impact on international cooperation in the population and development arena. During the first half of this year, we received a delegation from the British Parliament and also a team from the U.S. St…