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Ningxia: China’s Disabled People Strive to Achieve Self-Reliance! (5.11.2023)

The disabled community in Ningxia has garnered significant social attention for its impressive achievements in sports. During the recently concluded 4th Asian Para Games held in Hangzhou, athletes from Ningxia achieved notable success.

To nurture the artistic talents of disabled youths, the regional government has also decided to give a subsidy of 10,000 yuan to each of such individuals with abilities in singing, dance, opera and painting.

Ma Juan, a student from Xiji County in Ningxia, is a gifted painter who has received government financial assistance to attend an art school. All her family members are disabled due to a genetic disease.

“It is our responsibility to ensure she has the opportunity to pursue a career,” said Bai Xuegui, the county’s Party chief.

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China: More Measures Called for to Boost Births! (11.8.2023)

Citing data from the World Health Organization and recent surveys, Feng said that about one in seven couples across the globe have fertility issues. In China, the number of couples affected by infertility is rising and now accounts for 12 to 18 percent of the total.

While advancing treatments and technologies, he noted that it is essential to attach significance to ethical concerns and risks involved with some associated procedures.

Lu, the fertility doctor, said: “Worldwide, the public’s knowledge of fertility is low. People tend to be overly optimistic about the outcomes of assisted reproductive technologies, but overlook the economic and time costs involved in such procedures.”

Lu suggested strengthening education on fertility health, so as to help young people make appropriate fertility plans and decisions and reduce the incidence of infertility.

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When US Muslims UNITED With the Far-Rght to Ban Pride Flags! (19.6.2023)

This left of centre attitude does not take into account the ‘change’ in circumstance some of these communities undergo – or the fact that the far-right trades off of these changes (pointing-out the perceived ‘injustices’)! Of course, this debate hinges on all the elements comprising ‘advantage’ and ‘disadvantage’! What happens when the balance tips the other way? Whereas Black, Hispanic, Latino, Indigenous, Asian and Abiogeny people have had to tolerate White rule over the centuries – what happens when a non-White section of the White-dominated multicultural community comes into a position of political dominance? Well, Gay Pride Flags are banned, of course! Just imagine what will happen if a British community is democratically ‘infiltrated’ by a group of Neo-Nazi Ukrainians – and they vote to ‘ban’ British celebrations surrounding WWII Commemorations! It would become a ‘crime’ to oppose Hitler!

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