Jia Qinglin delivers a report on the work of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee's Standing Committee at the first session of the 12th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capit
ADVOCATING ENVIRONMENT ISSUES
-- Political advisors offered advice on setting a binding target for reducing total energy consumption during the 12th Five-Year Plan period.
-- They suggested the country to compensate environment damage caused by exploitation of natural resources and to develop experimental zones for integrated reform of resource-dependent areas.
-- They advised on controlling urban air pollution, caring for forests, deepening tenure reform in collective forests, and protecting high-quality water resources in the sources of the Yangtze, the Yellow, and the Lancang rivers as well as in Hengshui and Qiandao lakes.
CONTRIBUTING TO SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
-- A consultative meeting was held about how to strengthen and make innovations in social management. Political advisors suggested that the country get urban and rural communities to play their basic role in promoting social management, strengthen the social creditability system and public security system, set up a sound system for people to legally lodge complaints via letters or visits, and improve training of legal professionals.
-- Political advisors have offered relief for serious natural disasters and contributed to rehabilitation.
-- They took an active part in lifting people out of poverty by providing them with education and training, operating the Guangcai Program, which reduced poverty and boosted development, providing financial assistance for needy students, and bringing healthcare to and supporting education in poor rural areas.
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