VOLLEYBALL PLAYER RECOGNIZED

VOLLEYBALL PLAYER RECOGNIZED

Gong Xiangyu， a female Chinese volleyball player， was awarded this years National Outstanding Member of the Communist Youth League of China， according to a notice released on May 3.

The 23-year-old Gong was born in Lianyungang in Jiangsu Province， east China. She was born to a sporting family. Her mother was a national fencing champion， while her father played with the Jiangsu under-23 basketball team.

Gong plays as an opposite setter， and won an Olympic gold medal with the Chinese womens volleyball team at the age of 19 at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Playing her position to perfection during the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Womens World Cup in Osaka， Japan， Gongs role helped the team form a second-to-none offense and defense.

She was also included in the 2019-20 Chinese womens volleyball league “Team of the Year” award.

Standard Health QR Code

Beijing Youth Daily May 4 The State Administration for Market Regulation has released a national standard on personal health information codes， which specifi es data management requirements for the collection， processing and use of personal health information during the novel coronavirus disease（COVID-19） pandemic， aiming to facilitate the sharing of health information related to COVID-19.

Facing a dilemma over how to prevent a re-emergence of COVID-19 in China while boosting the countrys economy， many provinces and municipalities had previously introduced their own health QR code systems in an attempt to get people back to work while continuing to track any possible spread of the virus.

There are currently around 100 types of health QR code in operation across the country. It has been reported that people from some high-risk areas， despite having been issued a green-color code indicating good health by their home province， have been put into selfquarantine by other cities due to a lack of information sharing and universal recognition of their respective systems.

Once those systems are standardized， various applications will be able to obtain personal health information through a unifi ed interface. Such a standard can help provinces to acknowledge each others health codes， facilitate travel， and ensure personal privacy while sharing information more easily.

This standard can also be kept for future application. In the case of similar public emergencies， it could be used to quickly launch a unifi ed national health code.

A Must-Win Battle

People.com May 3

The outbreak of COVID-19 had an unprecedented impact on Chinas economic and social development in the fi rst quarter of this year. With 2020 as the final year in Chinas fight against poverty， the country is taking decisive action to allay concern. While the epidemic may complicate this task， the country is nonetheless focused on reaching the goal of alleviating poverty on time.

China has established a system of poverty alleviation with Chinese characteristics since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in November 2012. This system has made remarkable achievements in recent years. Over 10 million people have escaped poverty every year for seven consecutive years. The poverty incidence has dropped from 10.2 percent to 0.6 percent during the seven years， and the per capita net income of registered poor households nationwide increased from 3，416 yuan （$481） in 2015 to 9，808 yuan （$1，381） in 2019.

But the poverty alleviation task remains hard to tackle. The epidemic has made it difficult for many migrant workers to find jobs， transportation of agricultural products have been slowed down， rural tourism in some areas has been impacted， and some poverty alleviation projects have been suspended. These factors are ringing alarm bells and serve as a reminder that determination and collaboration will be necessary to conquer this final hurdle.

Industry revitalization is the fundamental solution for the battle against poverty. To counter the impact of COVID-19， local governments need to develop and strengthen their featured industries on the basis of innovating poverty alleviation models， and promote a sustainable development of poverty alleviation projects.

Employment is the primary route out of poverty. Governments at all levels should seize the opportunities offered by the resumption of work and production and help the unemployed fi nd jobs. More public welfare positions can be provided for local employees， ensuring a stable income for them.

Netizens Bring Vitality

www.xinhuanet.com April 29

The number of netizens in China had reached 904 million as of March this year， while Internet penetration reached 64.5 percent， according to a report on Chinas Internet development released by the China Internet Network Information Center. Such an index indicates a vast market for the digital economy. All sectors， with the assistance of the Internet， are able to create new growth drivers and achieve economic and social development while continuing epidemic prevention and control.

By 2019， China had built the worlds largest fi ber optic and mobile communication network， with more than 98 percent of administrative villages connected to fi ber optic and 4G. With the rapid development of 5G technologies， which is part of the countrys new infrastructure plan， as well as the application of technologies such as artifi cial intelligence and intelligent networking， it is foreseeable that the Internet will provide users yet more convenience and effi ciency in the future.

The wisdom and vitality of those netizens have generated new business models. The integration of Internet industries is no longer limited to online shopping， having become an important engine to boost Chinas consumption for many years. The application of big data， live-streaming， online education platforms and other applications of the digital economy amid the pandemic has helped the resumption of work and production， as well as returning peoples lives to normal.

As China speeds up the construction of new infrastructure facilities， the commercial deployment of 5G and the intelligent transformation of enterprises， the Internet industry is set for another phase of rapid development. It can also help China to overcome the diffi culties caused by COVID-19， while creating more opportunities for industrial upgrading.

YOUTH HONORED WITH LABOR MEDAL

Ge Yu， a 26-year-old engineer with the China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group， was awarded the Hubei May First Labor Medal on May 4.

She was responsible for the design of the Genshanmen electric multiple unit （EMU） maintenance station in Hangzhou， east Chinas Zhejiang Province， the countrys fi rst comprehensive project of its kind.

This major urban design and architecture project above the maintenance station aims to achieve large-scale， transport-oriented development， and integrate the railway network with the city. The project， covering several city blocks， includes the provision of residential， retail， education， commercial and transport infrastructure with the integration of rail， bus and ferry systems.

Ge joined Siyuan Group in 2016， and spent three years on the Genshanmen project. She has obtained eight invention patents and published two research papers.

“If you look at the evolution of the virus in bats， and whats out there now is very， very strongly leaning toward this [virus] could not have been artificially or deliberately manipulated— the way the mutations have naturally evolved.”

Anthony Fauci， a top U.S. infectious disease expert and member of the White House coronavirus task force， telling National Geographic on May 4

“Coronavirus doesnt care the nationality of human it kills. There is so much more to be gained from cooperation than from this war of words or propaganda of the two countries （China and the United States） engaged. We have to deal with it together along with other countries.”

Joseph S. Nye， an American political scientist， in an interview with World Insight， a program of China Global Television Network， on April 29

“The novel coronavirus epidemic has greatly affected the normal medical treatment in domestic public hospitals. General hospitals need to be fully prepared for emergencies by setting aside special zones， which can help ensure continuation of routine medical treatment and ease the pressure on hospitals from infectious diseases.”

Han Ding， Vice President of the Peking Union Medical College Hospital， speaking a press conference on May 4

“Healthcare cooperation between China and the European Union will undoubtedly be a new priority. Although industrial chains have encountered headwinds， the joint production of medicine and anti-epidemic supplies will boost China-Europe economic and trade cooperation.”

He Zhigao， a researcher with the Institute of European Studies， Chinese Academy of Social Sciences， telling China Daily on May 6