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1. News - China - SOCIETY

   Xi Jinping visits poor in Hebei province and tells of goal to lift millions out of hardship

   Posted Dec 31st 2012, 12:00am by Shi Jiangtao

   ... Party chief meets destitute mountain villagers and tells of goal to lift millions out of hardship and punish those who embezzle relief funds Party chief Xi Jinping said lifting tens of millions of people out of poverty remains the biggest challenge for the new leadership in its bid to build a moderately prosperous society by 2020, state media reported. Xi made the remarks during ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1116153/xi-jinping-visits-poor-hebei-province-and-tells-goal-lift-millions-out
2. News - China - SOCIETY

   Chinese NGO seeks dying with dignity by writing a living will

   Posted Aug 11th 2013, 12:00am by WU NAN

   ... had dealt with life and death for most of her professional life. Her view is shared by another member of the association, Dr Xi Xiuming, director of Fuxin Hospital under the Capital University of Medical Sciences. He said it was important to promote the concept and he had drawn up his own living will. Xi described a common scene in hospitals, with patients connected to various tubes ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1295819/chinese-ngo-seeks-dying-dignity-writing-living-will
3. News - China - SOCIETY

   Vehicles bearing military plates spotted after ban

   Posted May 02nd 2013, 11:12am by Ernest Kao

   ... and avoid road tolls, among some other privileges. The licence plates are typically red or black text on white background, compared to white text on blue background for civilians. President Xi Jinping has urged the military to be more disciplined and to clean up its public image. In a recent editorial, the  People’s Liberation Army Daily  -  the PLA's own mouthpiece - said ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1228220/vehicles-bearing-military-plates-spotted-after-ban
4. News - China - SOCIETY

   China bans military licence plates on luxury cars

   Posted Apr 29th 2013, 12:00am by STEPHEN CHEN

   ... (HK$566,750) or have engines larger than 3.0 litres. The statement said that the military had been urged by President Xi Jinping to be more disciplined and to improve its public image, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1225504/ban-use-military-licence-plates-luxury-cars-mainland-china
5. News - China - SOCIETY

   Boys' deaths highlight plight of China's 'left behind' kids

   Posted Nov 22nd 2012, 01:55pm

   ... The boys died hours after Xi Jinping gave his first speech as China’s new leader in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People. Xi underlined the Communist Party’s mission to improve the country’s education, employment, social security, housing and health care. “Our people have an ardent love for life,” Xi said in the speech. “They want their children to have sound growth, have good jobs ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1088219/boys-deaths-highlight-problems-chinas-left-behind-children