Chinese Premier Li Qiang chaired a State Council executive meeting on Sunday, focusing on critical issues like river and lake protection, child welfare, healthcare security, and nuclear power development.
Protecting Rivers and Lakes
The meeting highlighted China’s ongoing efforts to improve its aquatic ecosystems. Premier Li emphasized the need for a targeted, scientific, and law-based approach to pollution treatment. He called for coordinated actions to enhance water resources, aquatic environments, and ecosystems.
“Forceful measures should address problems at their source,” the meeting concluded. Strengthening monitoring, tracing pollution sources, and curbing excessive emissions are pivotal steps in this initiative.
Prioritizing Children’s Welfare
Addressing the welfare of children in difficulties, the meeting underscored the importance of prioritizing children’s development. Efforts were called for to maximize benefits for children and continuously improve services catering to their living, medical, educational, and mental health needs.
Advancing Healthcare Security Law
The draft healthcare security law was discussed and approved in principle. It will be submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress for deliberation. This law aims to enhance the nation’s healthcare system, ensuring better access and security for all citizens.
Nuclear Power Safety
The meeting also approved new nuclear power projects, including one in Sanmen, Zhejiang Province. Stressing the absolute importance of safety in nuclear power development, Premier Li announced that the construction and operation of nuclear power units must adhere to the highest global safety standards. Enhancing capacity for safety supervision was also a key point of discussion.
