LNG PROJECT UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Workers at the construction site of the Xintian liquefied natural gas （LNG） project in Caofeidian District of Tangshan， Hebei Province， on July 10. The second phase of the project started recently. It is expected to be completed and put into trial operation in October 2024.

Green City

A photo of a park in Guiyang， capital of Guizhou Province， taken by a drone on July 12. Since 2015， the city has created a variety of parks， providing ample green leisure space for its residents.

Xinjiang White Paper

The State Council Information Office issued a white paper on the progress in protecting the rights of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on July 14.

The white paper， titled Respecting and Protecting the Rights of All Ethnic Groups in Xinjiang， said the Communist Party of China and the Chinese Government have upheld a people-centered approach to human rights protection and Xinjiang has made steady progress in this regard over the past 70-plus years.

“China has given priority to securing and improving peoples wellbeing， advanced various undertakings in Xinjiang， and shared the fruits of reform and development with people of all ethnic groups， so as to guarantee their equal rights to participation and development，” the document said.

It noted that the Chinese Government makes full use of its institutional strengths， pools the efforts of all sectors of society， and promotes the rapid development of all undertakings in Xinjiang.

While hailing the progress in human rights protection in Xinjiang， the white paper also condemned a number of foreign media outlets and politicians for spreading misrepresentations about Xinjiang.

Preventing Myopia

The prevalence of myopia or nearsightedness among Chinese preschoolers and young students was 52.7 percent in 2020， a health official said at a press conference on July 13.

It is a rise of 2.5 percentage points from 2019 but still 0.9 percentage point lower than 2018， Zenawdu Hasayn， an official with the disease control department of the National Health Commission， said， quoting a recent national survey.

The rise in myopia rates may be attributed to reduced outdoor activities due to the COVID-19 epidemic last year， the official said.