China's 15 departments issue document strengthening dating, marriage, and childcare policies to promote childbirth
To combat a declining birth rate, 15 Chinese government departments jointly issued a document outlining comprehensive support policies for youth, covering matchmaking, childcare subsidies, housing, and healthcare.
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(CNA, Taipei, 22nd) To boost the sluggish birth rate, 15 party and government departments, including the Communist Youth League Central Committee, the Cyberspace Administration of China, and the National Development and Reform Commission, jointly issued a document today. It requires local governments to perfect universal and standardized matchmaking and dating services, strengthen the guidance of marriage concepts, deeply implement childcare subsidy systems, and explore coordinated childbirth support policies across multiple areas such as housing, transportation, and consumption.
According to a CCTV News report, although the document, titled "Opinions on Deepening the Construction of Youth Development Cities to Help Build Modern People's Cities," does not mention it in its title, much of its content is related to promoting childbirth.
The opinions also mention the need to promote the widespread establishment of nursing rooms in public places to create a childbirth-friendly environment; advance the construction of childbirth-friendly and children-friendly hospitals to improve the medical experience for pregnant women and children; and encourage maternal and child health institutions at all levels to vigorously develop women's healthcare services centered around the health needs of young women.
The opinions state that it is necessary to strengthen the supply of resources for after-school extended services for students and holiday childcare classes for young children; encourage the development of "school commuting buses"; ensure equal schooling treatment for the migrating children of young migrant workers in cities; and establish a monitoring and screening system for adolescent mental health, conduct the cultivation of positive adolescent psychological qualities, and deepen the functions of service hotlines.
The opinions also demand the improvement of the "double support" (supporting the army and giving preferential treatment to families of soldiers) working mechanism, close military-local (military and local government) collaboration, and strengthen service guarantees for military veterans. Efforts should be increased to provide urban services benefiting the youth, enhance care for young blood donors, and strengthen the incentive mechanisms for them. (Editor: Chiu Kuo-chiang/Yang Sheng-ju) 1150422
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(CNA, Taipei, 22nd) To boost the sluggish birth rate, 15 party and government departments, including the Communist Youth League Central Committee, the Cyberspace Administration of China, and the National Development and Reform Commission, jointly issued a document today. It requires local governments to perfect universal and standardized matchmaking and dating services, strengthen the guidance of marriage concepts, deeply implement childcare subsidy systems, and explore coordinated childbirth support policies across multiple areas such as housing, transportation, and consumption.
According to a CCTV News report, although the document, titled "Opinions on Deepening the Construction of Youth Development Cities to Help Build Modern People's Cities," does not mention it in its title, much of its content is related to promoting childbirth.
The opinions also mention the need to promote the widespread establishment of nursing rooms in public places to create a childbirth-friendly environment; advance the construction of childbirth-friendly and children-friendly hospitals to improve the medical experience for pregnant women and children; and encourage maternal and child health institutions at all levels to vigorously develop women's healthcare services centered around the health needs of young women.
The opinions state that it is necessary to strengthen the supply of resources for after-school extended services for students and holiday childcare classes for young children; encourage the development of "school commuting buses"; ensure equal schooling treatment for the migrating children of young migrant workers in cities; and establish a monitoring and screening system for adolescent mental health, conduct the cultivation of positive adolescent psychological qualities, and deepen the functions of service hotlines.
The opinions also demand the improvement of the "double support" (supporting the army and giving preferential treatment to families of soldiers) working mechanism, close military-local (military and local government) collaboration, and strengthen service guarantees for military veterans. Efforts should be increased to provide urban services benefiting the youth, enhance care for young blood donors, and strengthen the incentive mechanisms for them. (Editor: Chiu Kuo-chiang/Yang Sheng-ju) 1150422
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