China has a "timetable" for plastic pollution control

[News Event]

In January, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced the "Opinions on Further Strengthening Plastic Pollution Control": Starting this year, the production, sale and use of some plastic products will be banned in some regions and fields; by 2025, a full-link management system for plastic products will be established, and plastic pollution will be effectively controlled. The "Opinions" is regarded as an upgraded version of the "Plastic Restriction Order", with a wider coverage and stronger operability.

[Expert Opinion]

The design and production ends of the plastics industry should develop an intelligent management system to achieve a management model of "whoever produces, whoever buys, whoever returns, and whoever sells, whoever collects".

--Wang Yonggang, Secretary-General of the Recycled Plastics Branch of the China Material Recycling Association

Consumers need to enhance their environmental awareness, change their lifestyles and consumption behaviors, and ultimately force the transformation and upgrading of the plastics industry chain.

-- Jiang Nanqing, Secretary General of the Plastic Recycling Branch of China Synthetic Resin Supply and Marketing Association

[Editor's Comment]

To manage plastic pollution, the government should strengthen law enforcement and supervision, enterprises should strengthen technical research, and the public should consciously practice the concept of green environmental protection. Only by working together can we create a world without "white pollution".

Wearing masks has become a social consensus

[News Event]

The sudden outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic has disrupted people's normal rhythm of life and seriously threatened the health and life safety of the masses. In order to do a good job in epidemic prevention and control, citizens wearing masks can be seen everywhere in public places such as hospitals, supermarkets, buses, and subway stations. After the epidemic prevention and control has become normalized, wearing masks has also become a normal part of people's lives.

[Expert Opinion]

In the case of normalized epidemic prevention and control, masks should be prepared at any time, and masks should be worn in crowded places and places with poor ventilation. This measure can not only prevent the spread of new crown pneumonia, but is also very effective in preventing other respiratory infectious diseases such as influenza, and is a very good way to protect personal hygiene and physical and mental health.

--Wu Zunyou, Chief Epidemiologist of China Center for Disease Control and Prevention

[Editor's Comment]

If wearing a mask is a personal habit in normal times, then wearing or not wearing a mask in the face of the epidemic reflects the level of civilization. It is not only about individuals, but also about the overall situation of social prevention and control. China's major strategic achievements in epidemic prevention and control are inseparable from the conscious wearing of masks by the broad masses of people. At present, epidemic prevention and control has entered the normalization stage, but it does not mean that we can relax. Risks still exist and "mask awareness" still needs to continue.

Public chopsticks "pick up" a new dining civilization

[News Event]

During the COVID-19 epidemic, various places have introduced policies and issued initiatives, calling on people to use public chopsticks and spoons, and to implement the separate dining system under certain conditions. A new trend of dining civilization is emerging.

[Expert Opinion]

More and more people pay attention to "safety on the tip of the tongue" and realize that sharing meals may lead to the spread of diseases. We should seize this opportunity to publicize and guide the people to develop the good habit of separate dining and using public chopsticks and spoons.

--Han Ming, President of China Hotel Association

Relevant national departments and industry associations should issue an initiative to fully implement the separate dining system and formulate a unified industry guide. The initiative of catering enterprises to implement the separate dining system should be guaranteed by the rigidity of the system.

--Ma Yide, Researcher of the Institute of Law, Beijing Academy of Social Sciences

[Editor's Comment]

Using public chopsticks and spoons and implementing the separate dining system will help reduce the risk of infection caused by bacteria and viruses. As long as we pay a little attention to changing some traditional eating habits, we can better take responsibility for our own health and the health of others. Why not do it?

"New occupations" are springing up

[News Event]

On July 6, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security released 9 new occupations such as "Urban Management Grid Worker" and "Internet Marketing Specialist" to the public. This is the third batch of new occupations released by China since the promulgation of the "Classification of Occupations of the People's Republic of China (2015 Edition)". It is worth noting that the "live broadcast salesperson" occupation has been added to the "Internet marketing specialist" occupation, which means that the anchors who live broadcast goods have a formal job title.

[Expert opinion]

New occupations are not artificially designed, but naturally generated in historical changes and social development. Their birth and development not only expand the space for people to choose jobs and pursue their dreams, but also inject unprecedented vitality into society.

--Chen Yu, senior expert of China Employment Promotion Association

Relying on the new Internet formats, more new occupations will emerge in the future, and these new occupations will jointly constitute the backbone of the service industry structure upgrade and the high-quality life of residents.

--Yang Weiguo, professor of the School of Labor and Personnel of Renmin University of China

[Editor's comment]

With the rapid development of the Internet, some originally "niche" formats have gradually become popular and universal, and have become professional and standardized. The birth of new occupations such as "live broadcast salesperson" is the embodiment of the continuous development and progress of the times and society.

Even if you live a good life, you can't waste

[News Event]

In August, General Secretary Xi Jinping issued important instructions on stopping food waste. He stressed that we should further strengthen publicity and education, earnestly cultivate the habit of saving, and create an atmosphere in which waste is shameful and saving is honorable in the whole society. In order to stop food waste, many beneficial practices have been carried out in various parts of China to promote the practice of thrift in the whole society.

[Expert View]

Advocating the cultivation of thrifty habits and breaking bad customs such as extravagant and wasteful food in the whole society is a major event that benefits the country and the people.

--Jiang Junxian, President of the China Cuisine Association

We should make good use of new technologies such as big data and the Internet to better match the supply of grain and food with the public demand and reduce all kinds of unnecessary waste.

--He Jianwu, Deputy Director of the Development Strategy and Regional Economy Research Department of the Development Research Center of the State Council

[Editor's Comment]

China has a large population and a large base. If each person wastes a little, it will bring great pressure to food production. We must always keep the string of food security tight. No matter how developed we are, the tradition of thrift and diligence must not be lost.

Help the elderly cross the "digital divide"

[News Event]

In the era of mobile Internet, embarrassing scenes such as not accepting cash, not being able to hail a taxi, and not being able to take the bus without a health code often occur. Intelligence and digitalization make social operations more efficient, but they have brought an insurmountable "digital divide" to many elderly people.

[Expert Opinion]

In terms of public policy formulation and public services, provide multiple choices and alternatives for the elderly who cannot use smartphones.

--Lu Jiehua, Professor of the Department of Sociology, Peking University

In order to integrate parents into the mobile Internet era, in addition to buying "hard-core" products, they must also have enough patience.

--Tan Dingliang, Director of the Institute of Development Education Psychology, Nanjing Normal University

[Editor's Comment]

The elderly cannot become a blind spot in the digital society. In the process of promoting the construction of a digital society, some non-digital space should also be reserved to help the elderly adapt to the development and application of new technologies, which not only reflects the warmth of public policies, but also reflects the level of social governance.

Give tenants a stable "home"

[News Event]

On September 7, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development publicly solicited opinions from the public on the "Housing Rental Regulations (Draft for Comments)". This normative document in the field of housing rental, known as the "strictest in history", will regulate the order of the housing rental market and promote the healthy development of the housing rental market.

[Expert Opinion]

The publication of the "Housing Rental Regulations (Draft for Comments)" will serve as a guide for the introduction of various subsequent housing rental policies.

--Zhang Bo, Dean of the 58 Anjuke Real Estate Research Institute Branch

The real estate management department should establish a housing rental management service platform, which provides tenants with more information about houses, landlords, housing agencies and other related information, and can guarantee tenants' right to know and right to choose.

--Liu Hongzhang, lawyer at Beijing Yingke Law Firm

[Editor's Comment]

Let the residence truly become a warm harbor for people after a day of running around. Promoting the introduction of relevant laws and regulations such as the "Regulations on Housing Leasing (Draft for Comments)" will help promote the equal public service rights of "renting" and "purchasing", "renting" and "selling", so as to truly realize "renting and purchasing" and "renting and selling".

The divorce cooling-off period is coming

[News Event]

The "Civil Code of the People's Republic of China" will be implemented on January 1, 2021. In order to implement the provisions of the Civil Code on the divorce cooling-off period system, the Ministry of Civil Affairs recently adjusted the marriage registration procedure and added a 30-day cooling-off period to the divorce procedure.

[Expert Opinion]

This is just an adjustment to the divorce registration procedure, and there is no essential change in the relevant requirements. The adjustment of the divorce registration procedure is mainly to add a threshold for those who divorce hastily or impulsively.

--Wang Jinhua, Director of the Social Affairs Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs

The cooling-off period for divorce by agreement stipulated in the Civil Code reflects a clear awareness of the problem, that is, it proposes a solution to the social phenomenon of rash divorce. At the same time, it also reflects the moral and ethical foundation behind the law-respect for marriage, respect for family, and cherishment of feelings.

--Sun Xianzhong, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

[Editor's Comment]

Although divorce is a private matter, some "impulsive" divorces do not bring relief to the parties involved, but instead bring greater harm to both parties and their families. During the cooling-off period, both parties can seriously examine their feelings with their spouses, avoid acting on impulse, and give marriages that can be saved another chance.

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