Cities in Fujian province, which borders the Taiwan Straits, have considered detailed measures to put into practice the country's newly unveiled 31-article policy offering equal treatment to residents on both sides of the straits.The measures discussed include encouraging local institutions that offer guarantees to small and medium-sized enterprises to include Taiwan businesses in their financing services, supporting professors and teachers from Taiwan in applying for research projects and inspiring technical talent from Taiwan to join local professional associations, city officials said during the recent national legislative session.Altogether, 22 of 31 measures have already been implemented in Fujian, which has long been a window of exchange and cooperation between people on the two sides of the straits, according to Zhong Zhigang, deputy director of the Fujian Provincial Taiwan Affairs Office.Other measures will be taken soon as part of a maximum effort to include Taiwan residents in the local public services system, including education, employment and residency, and generally in the tide of economic and social development sweeping the Chinese mainland, he said.Lin Wenyao, a deputy to the National People's Congress and director of the administrative committee of the Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Area in Fujian, said the area-the closest to Taiwan geographically-aims to become a demonstration zone in this respect."We're mulling plans to build the area into a second living space for Taiwan residents by introducing high-end services" Lin said.Lin said some measures in the 31-article policy, which took effect at the end of February, were already implemented in the area, such as recognizing Taiwan residents' professional qualifications in the fields of medicine, architecture, design and education."Nearly 300 Taiwan residents have benefited from the policy," he said.Moreover, in Pingtan, Taiwan residents have been able to qualify for five-year visas since September 2015.Chen Zixuan, an NPC deputy from Xiamen, the city that first introduced regulations embracing Taiwan residents for employment and investment in 1994, suggested further detailed measures to eliminate inconvenience for Taiwan residents.One of her suggestions is to unify the eight-digit mainland travel permit for Taiwan residents with an 18-digit mainland resident-style ID so that those coming from Taiwan can simply swipe their permits when checking in for flights or when taking trains. They could also more easily register for shared bikes and other services. charity wristbandsjordan wristbandprintable wristbandswristband creation24hourwristbandscheap rubber wristbands
More than 1 million college students and faculty members in Beijing will have an opportunity to draw inspiration from two key speeches President Xi Jinping gave earlier this month.The Ministry of Education and the Beijing municipal government have organized a team of more than 60 lecturers - university presidents, officials of the Communist Party of China, prestigious scholars and senior ideological and political experts - to embark on a tour of colleges in the capital. Students and faculty members will study Xi's speech delivered at Peking University and another one marking the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx's birth.The first of the lectures, delivered at Tsinghua University on Wednesday, was attended by more than 1,000 teachers and students from universities around Beijing.At a symposium with faculty and students at Peking University on May 2, Xi - who is also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission - called for more efforts to nurture world-class universities with Chinese characteristics and ensure that people are well-prepared to join the socialist cause.Two days later, the president delivered a key speech at the Great Hall of the People, calling on the Party to continue to learn from Marx, the greatest thinker of human history, and practice Marxism in the new era. He said that Marxism will always be the guiding thought of the CPC and China, and it is a powerful mental tool to help the people to know about the world, pursue truth and change the world.Gu Hailiang, deputy director of the Ministry of Education's State Committee of Social Sciences, said Xi's speeches point out the direction to build world-class universities with Chinese characteristics.What matters to the country is closely associated with the youth, he said. The realization of the Two Centenary Goals and the Chinese Dream of great national rejuvenation depends on how well universities can cultivate talent, especially high-end talent.Qiu Yong, president of Tsinghua University, said Xi's speeches offer fundamental guidance for the university's teaching and faculty development, and for improving the country's talent pool.Talent cultivation is the key to evaluating a university, Qiu said.Huang Zhongliang, a doctoral student at Tsinghua University's Department of Engineering Physics, said: The president's speeches have made me realize that I need to hold myself to a higher standard and associate my personal development with that of the country.
