What are the major events that have taken place "at home and abroad" from July '07 to the present?

Xinhua News, Beijing, December 16 (Reporter Wang Jinfu, Song Zhenyuan, Deng Weihua) at the end of 2007, the reporter combed out this year's major events affecting people's livelihood. From these changes in people's livelihood, we can clearly feel the pulse of China's reform and development of the heartbeat.

(A) 150 million rural children school fees are exempted, compulsory education "to the name of"

Documentary photo: Ningxia Hongshibao second elementary school students in class, the school immigrant students to enjoy the "two free and one subsidy" policy (taken on October 30, 2007).2007, the year's major events affecting people's livelihood. In 2007, the central government arranged 18.1 billion yuan of funding for the "two exemptions and one subsidy", exempting nearly 150 million compulsory education students from paying miscellaneous fees nationwide. (Xinhua News Agency, photo by Wang Peng)

[Event] In January 2007, the Office of the National Leading Group for Reform of the Compulsory Education Funding Guarantee Mechanism in Rural Areas issued a circular saying that starting from the spring semester of this year, the state will exempt students from paying miscellaneous fees in the compulsory education stage in rural areas nationwide, and that the financial burdens on the families of 150 million rural primary and secondary school students will be generally reduced. Not only that, this year the government also launched a free teacher education program, and increased financial allocations of more than 14 billion yuan to improve the national student aid system.

[Commentary] China's compulsory education after years of "fee-based education", finally completely open to the country's rural children "free of charge". Education is the cornerstone of national revitalization, educational fairness is the foundation of social fairness. The government has renewed the concept of education, adhered to the nature of public welfare education, and promoted the balanced development of compulsory education in urban and rural areas, which has won the hearts of the people.

(2) More than 200 million urban residents benefit from health insurance, the sunshine of the dream into reality

November 6, in Harbin City, Daoli District Engineering Street Office of the Office of Labor Security, the staff in the display of urban residents in Harbin, the basic medical insurance policy promotional materials. Since November 1, the Interim Measures for Basic Medical Insurance for Urban Residents of Harbin City have been implemented. All with Harbin City, urban household registration of non-employed persons, regardless of whether the disease, can participate in basic medical insurance. Babies can be insured for 28 days after birth, and there is no upper age limit for the elderly to participate in the insurance. Residents can enjoy low hospitalization fees after joining the insurance. (Xinhua News Agency reporter Lv You photo)

[Event] On July 10, the State Council issued the "Guiding Opinions on Carrying out Pilot Basic Medical Insurance for Urban Residents". The establishment of a basic medical insurance system for urban residents is another major step in China after the establishment of a basic medical insurance system for urban workers and a new type of rural cooperative medical system, which mainly solves the problem of access to medical care for non-employed people in cities and towns, especially for primary and secondary school students, children and teenagers, the elderly, and people with disabilities, and **** benefits more than 200 million urban residents.

[Commentary] The three systems constitute China's basic medical insurance system covering urban and rural areas, and "medical insurance for all" is no longer a distant goal. According to the plan, the State Council has identified the first 79 cities nationwide to participate in the pilot program of basic medical insurance for urban residents, and by the end of the Eleventh Five-Year Plan, China will fully implement the medical insurance system for urban residents. Universal health insurance, the sunshine of the dream is gradually shining into the people's real life.

(3) More than 20 million farmers included in the low income insurance, urban-rural integration speed up again

[Event] On July 11, the State Council issued a Circular on the Establishment of Rural Minimum Livelihood Security System throughout the country, which requires that all eligible rural poor be included in the scope of the security, and to solve the problem of food and clothing for the poor in rural areas of the country in a stable, lasting and effective way.2007 China will fully establish a rural minimum subsistence guarantee system, with more than 20 million people currently covered by the rural minimum subsistence guarantee.

[Commentary] The full establishment of the urban and rural low income insurance system means that another "dual structure" gap between urban and rural areas has long existed has been erased, and urban-rural integration has once again been accelerated. In addition to realizing the full coverage of rural low income insurance, some places have also gradually raised the standard of rural low income insurance, and formed a rural social assistance system with the rural low income insurance system as the core.

(4) Property Rights Law Comes into Force, Those Who Have Constant Property Have Constancy

[Event] On October 1, the Property Rights Law came into force. The law, which has repeatedly refreshed the number of times it has been considered by the top legislature during the legislative process, clearly defines the equal subject status of citizens' private property rights and state-owned and collective property rights, which means that more people will enjoy the sunshine of wealth in a fuller and more equal way.

[Commentary] There is a foreign proverb: private thatched roof, "the wind can enter, the rain can enter, the king can not enter". The implementation of the property law of the Chinese government at all levels of administration in accordance with the law puts forward new issues. Administrative organs and personnel will not be able to carry out expropriations and land acquisition at will, and judicial remedies should be available in the event that the parties concerned disagree with the exercise of administrative power. The dissemination and popularization of the concept of property rights will lay a solid foundation for government administration in accordance with the law.

(E) "Property income" into the report of the Party Congress, the people into a new era of financial management

[Event] In mid to late October, the 17th Party Congress was held, in line with the trend of China's progress towards a moderately affluent society in all aspects of the times, the report of the Party Congress proposed for the first time to " Create conditions for more people to have property income."

[Commentary] Let more families learn to manage their finances and have property income, in a certain sense, is to increase the proportion of middle-income earners, so that the social structure tends to be "olive-shaped" reasonable distribution, which is conducive to social harmony. 2007 rapid development of the stock market has given people the most intuitive about the property income. The rapid development of the stock market in 2007 has given people the most intuitive feeling about property income. With the stock market shifting from a bull market to a shock adjustment, the Chinese people need to have a more rational and scientific consideration on how to increase the proportion of property-based income.

(F) Low-rent housing "high-profile" launched, low-income groups are expected to "live in a home"

October 12, rented to the low-cost housing in Yinchuan City, part of the city's low-income households in the move-in ceremony. On that day, Yinchuan City, another 60 urban low-income families to get the keys to low-rent housing. At present, the low-cost housing security surface in Yinchuan City has covered 1,605 urban low-income households. Liu Quanlong, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency (file photo)

[Event] On August 7, the State Council issued the Opinions on Solving the Housing Difficulties of Urban Low-Income Families, in which low-cost housing was placed in a prominent position. According to this opinion to determine the timetable, by the end of 2007, all cities should meet the requirements of housing difficulties, apply for low-cost housing rental subsidies for urban low-income families basically to do all the insurance; by the end of 2008, all counties should basically to do all the insurance. And by the end of the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan", the national low-cost housing system to expand the scope of protection to low-income families with housing difficulties.

[Commentary] low-cost housing was so "high-profile" launched, reflecting the low-income groups on the "housing" requirements, but also reflects the determination of the party and the government to establish a housing security system, including low-cost housing, affordable housing, but also an effective measure to curb the rapid rise in housing prices. Effective measures to curb the rapid rise in housing prices.

(7) Food prices have risen too fast, and the government has frequently taken a hand in regulating them

[Incident] This year, marked by the continued rapid rise in the price of pork, food prices have remained high, making people, especially poor families, feel the pressure. Affected by rising food prices, the CPI rose 4.6 percent in the first 11 months of this year, and prices for the whole year are expected to see the highest annual increase since 1996. In order to regulate meat prices, the central government increased about 1.8 billion yuan to subsidize urban low-income households and college and university students in difficulty. The state also increased support for pig farmers, only the implementation of subsidies for breeding sows, etc., the financial sector at all levels to increase spending of more than 4.8 billion yuan.

[Commentary] Over the past year, "meat prices" has led to livelihood issues have not been out of the people and the government's vision. Subsidize the needs of the needy groups, so that the government to the government; use economic levers to regulate the market, so that the market to the market. The regulatory measures taken by the government have received certain results. However, it should be seen, this round of price increases have its complexity, part of the food price increases with the nature of the recovery, conducive to increasing farmers' income. Currently need to prevent is, prices from structural rise into a clear inflation, which should become one of next year's top macro-control tasks.

(8) "Resignation wave" ripples, labor contract law to sort out labor relations

[Event] On June 29, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) voted to adopt the Labor Contract Law. Subsequently, some enterprises in Beijing, Guangdong and other places have terminated or re-established labor contracts with long-serving employees in advance, which eventually formed a "wave of resignation". The deep-seated reason for this trend is the labor contract law, which will come into force on January 1, 2008.

[Commentary] The law requires employers to pay economic compensation for the termination of labor contracts and guides employers to sign long-term labor contracts with workers. Experts say the labor contract law will gradually change the "quick-recruitment, quick-cutting" employment practices of many Chinese companies, helping workers to better arrange their own career plans and prompting companies to establish harmonious labor relations and talent retention systems.

(IX) Lake Tai Cyanobacteria Incident Prompts New Idea of "Ecological Civilization"

[Incident] On May 29, a sudden drinking water crisis swept through Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, with Lake Tai Cyanobacteria as the main culprit. Subsequently, Dianchi Lake, Chaohu Lake cyanobacteria outbreaks, high-growth China entered the "water pollution intensive outbreaks stage", highlighting the pain of rapid economic growth. July 12, the State Environmental Protection Administration announced that China will be in the Taihu Lake, Chaohu Lake, Dianchi Lake Basin to develop more stringent environmental protection standards, illegal discharges to take the "The State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) announced on July 12 that China will set stricter environmental protection standards in the Taihu Lake, Chaohu Lake and Dianchi Lake Basin, and take measures to impose high penalties on those who violate the law. Subsequently, the relevant state departments frequently use fiscal leverage to regulate the "two high and one capital" industry, to curb the excessive development of resources and abnormal exports, to curb high energy consumption, high pollution industry investment rebound.

[Comments] The 17th Party Congress put forward a new concept of "ecological civilization", energy saving and emission reduction from the practice of behavior to the height of civilization construction. In the first three quarters of this year, China's energy consumption per unit of output and emissions of major pollutants have both declined, leaving the people of the country on the green mountains and green water, more ideas and expectations.

(10) Adjustment of the vacation system has aroused the attention of the whole country, paid vacation has legal protection

[Event] December 1, for the whole country after the public consultation of the adjustment of the national legal holidays program announced the implementation of the original "May Day" 7 days of vacation shortened to 3 days, the addition of Qingming, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival Three holidays were added, including Ching Ming, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. The simultaneous introduction of the "paid leave provisions for employees," for the full implementation of the right of employees to provide legal protection of the right to leave, so that the majority of workers can be more humane arrangements for family and personal leisure.

[Commentary] The adjustment of the vacation system can be said to be the people's heart, the people's desire, not only is conducive to the formation of a holiday system with Chinese characteristics, promote Chinese culture, enhance cultural creativity and national affinity, cohesion, while taking into account the transportation, accommodation and other public **** the reality of the resources and the protection of the ecological environment, it is on the original "Golden Week "A rationalization of the long holiday arrangements to improve.

Heavy snow in most parts of China

April 11, 2008 For the sake of points

27, the Central Weather Bureau issued the highest level of blizzard warnings: in the next three days, most of the south will remain cloudy, rainy and snowy weather. The worst snowstorm in half a century has affected 14 provinces, with about 77.86 million people affected and 24 people killed due to the disaster.

Reporters on the front line of the snowstorm saw that cadres and masses around the country are overcoming difficulties with tenacity to cope with the rare disaster. The scenes in the snow have touched people's hearts.

Power supply: ultra-high-voltage line to write the hymn of life

Extreme weather has a major impact on power supply. The latest statistics from the China Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) show that 40.99 million kilowatts of generating units have been forced to shut down across the country, accounting for 7 percent of the country's total installed thermal power capacity, and 17 provinces have pulled the plug on their power supply.

Continuing snowfall has turned Wuhan into a "city of ice", and the people here are facing the most serious "power shortage" in 11 years. Hubei is in a dry period, hydroelectric power generation has fallen sharply. Thermal power units are shut down due to lack of coal. In addition, the bad weather has led to an increase in the load of electricity, affecting the normal operation of power equipment, power accidents occur frequently.

Because of the lack of anti-freezing preparations in these traditionally warmer areas, under the heavy snowfall, line tripping, high-voltage line tower deformation and tipping phenomenon occurs, many substations are fully or partially out of service. At present tens of thousands of power grid employees work day and night in the anti-ice rescue line, the organization in addition to snow and ice, repair damaged facilities.

Reporters in Guizhou, Hunan and other places in the electric power frozen scene to see the scene is alarming: high-voltage lines on the ice hard as iron, smooth as glass, power lines covered with ice after the adult thigh thick, ultra-high-voltage substation was frozen into a "crystal palace. In the rain and snow, not only snow frost on the wire ice, and when it rains, wind and ice. High-voltage line de-icing is a dangerous work, the conductor frozen substantial dance will produce "*** vibration" effect, enough to pull down dozens of tons of steel tower, dangerous situations may occur at any time. At this time on the tower de-icing, the foot of the wire, in fact, is a "life and death line".

26 at 1:00 pm, Hunan Provincial Electric Power Company transmission construction company three workers Luo Haiwen, Luo Changming, Zhou Jinghua, is with more than 1,500 colleagues together, to participate in the west-east artery - 500 kV "Fusha a line" of the repair. The repairs were being carried out. Suddenly, three pylons toppled one after another, and the three workers fell from a height of more than 50 meters and died in the line of duty.

Knowing the danger, but not afraid of hardships and sacrifices, with flesh and blood to resist natural disasters. The deeds of these three heroic workers have moved countless people.

Relief: the "warmth" to the hands of the people in need

Also people are concerned about the people in the disaster area is the problem of food. Near the Spring Festival, this year's "warmth" activities have a special significance. The most crucial thing is to send the "warmth" to the homes and hands of the people in need.

Continuing heavy snowfall, caused by tens of thousands of farmers in Yuping Dong Autonomous County, Guizhou Province, water cuts, power cuts, villagers to eat rice by hand to rub rice, water to several kilometers away from the wells to get water, life is faced with a lack of rice crisis.

Reporters in Yuping County, Ya fish township to see, since the snowstorm, the township more than 50 cadres squatting for more than 10 days, 24-hour duty, not a day off. Cadres carry two diesel rice beaters on their shoulders and go from village to village to provide rice service for farmers, and all cadres carry rice, meat and vegetables from door to door to ensure that stranded farmers are not starving and freezing.

In Yuexi County, Anhui Province, in the past few days, a car body written with the words "civil disaster relief" jeep, has been in the snow on the icy road difficult to crawl. Every encounter with the people's homes, the car stopped, the county civil affairs leaders went straight to the house, asking the family whether the lack of clothing and food. The company's main goal is to provide the best possible service to its customers.

As of 11:00 on the 27th, the affected population in Anhui province rose to 6 million people, 24,400 people were relocated. Currently there are 46,600 cadres in the disaster area to check the situation, has issued 17.4 million yuan of snow relief, relief food 2.52 million pounds. As of 10:00 on January 27th, the affected population in Hubei province reached 10,236,000 people, and 7 people died as a direct result of the disaster. As of 10:00 on January 28, Hunan province has 14 cities, 122 counties and municipalities 29.15 million people affected to varying degrees, 10 people died. In Jiangxi province, the affected population has risen to 8.18 million, with 13 deaths due to the disaster, and more than 220,000 people have been transferred in an emergency.

The National Disaster Reduction Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) launched a four-tier national emergency response for disaster relief on the evening of the 27th and sent a working group to the disaster-stricken area in Anhui to assist in the relief work.

Disaster relief measures

Central Weather Bureau: blizzard orange alert

Central Weather Bureau on the 28th at 18:00 issued a blizzard orange alert, is expected to 29th night to 30th day, south-central Hunan, southern Anhui, southern Jiangsu, Shanghai, northern Zhejiang, and northern Jiangxi, etc., there are moderate to heavy snow, of which the central part of Hunan, southeastern Anhui, Zhejiang, and other places in the north of heavy snow. The central part of Hunan, southeast Anhui, Zhejiang and other places in the north of some areas have heavy to heavy snow.

In addition, the south-central Guizhou, south-central Hunan, north-central Jiangxi, northern Guangxi, southern Anhui, northwestern Zhejiang and other places in some areas with freezing rain.

The National Federation of Trade Unions: 10 million yuan to help affected workers

The National Federation of Trade Unions issued an emergency circular on the 28th, requiring trade union organizations at all levels in the affected areas under the leadership of the party committee, with the relevant departments to actively organize workers in the fight against snow and ice disasters to give full play to the role of the main force of the working class, for the workers fighting in the production of the first line of service for employees who have difficulties due to the snow and ice disasters to solve their problems. The government has also organized a number of activities to help the workers in the disaster area to overcome their difficulties. At the same time, to the disaster area to urgently arrange 10 million yuan of special funds for the affected workers and migrant workers to help relief.

The notice requires that trade unions at all levels in the affected areas should take into account the actual situation of each place, give full play to the advantages of trade union organizations, use the trade union assistance platform, use various ways and means to actively assist the railroad, transportation and other departments of the stranded employees and rural migrant workers at railway stations and coach stations to do a good job of guiding and pacifying the work of stranded workers and rural migrant workers to ensure that they do not suffer from hunger and freezing, and to ensure that they return to their homes in peace.

Ministry of Commerce: to protect the market supply is not stalled

Ministry of Commerce Market Operation Division Director Fang Aiqing said on the 28th, China appeared in a large area of rainfall and snowfall, the market supply has been affected to a certain extent, but the market operation in general is stable, including food, pork and other foodstuffs, including the supply of the market is guaranteed.

"We also have emergency plans to ensure market supply by organizing enterprises to use soybeans and black beans to send bean sprouts, or organizing enterprises to purchase products such as round onions and potatoes in the northeast and northwest of the country if the bad weather continues." Fang Aiqing said.

Development and Reform Commission: measures to ensure the supply of refined oil products

According to the National Development and Reform Commission on the 28th, in order to properly deal with the recent bad weather in some areas of the people's lives and industrial and agricultural production impact, the Development and Reform Commission recently asked all areas and Sinopec, China National Petroleum Corporation, and other oil companies to take strong measures to ensure that before and after the Spring Festival, live and fresh agricultural products, such as important living materials and The oil used for transportation of means of production.

Development and Reform Commission asked all areas to further strengthen the supply monitoring, to ensure that the key oil, proper arrangements for residential life, urban public **** transportation, public utilities and other refined oil supply.

Electricity Regulatory Commission: residents living with electricity will not be affected

Electricity Regulatory Commission responsible person said in an interview with reporters: residents living with electricity will not be affected: "Unless the local area may be due to rain and snow disaster caused by damage to power facilities, grid operation is blocked, thus creating a blackout situation, from the point of view of the supply and guarantee capacity, people living with electricity can be ensured without fear."

The head of the Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) said that in response to the grim situation, the ERC and electric power enterprises have all started the relevant emergency programs, and make every effort to ensure that the power supply to important departments, important places and important users, and prioritize to ensure that people's life with electricity.

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