房子是用来住的，不是用来炒的|China vows to further improve people's livelihood

星期天上午，十九大新闻中心在梅地亚中心二层新闻发布厅举办第五场记者招待会，邀请教育部党组书记、部长陈宝生，民政部党组书记、部长黄树贤，人力资源和社会保障部党组书记、部长尹蔚民，住房和城乡建设部党组书记、部长王蒙徽， 国家卫生和计划生育委员会党组书记、主任李斌介绍满足人民新期待，保障改善民生有关情况。

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China has made great progress in improving people's livelihood over the past five years, and more reforms will be carried out to meet people’s new expectations. 

The remarks came at a Sunday morning press conference at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), with leading officials briefing media on the improvement of Chinese people’s livelihood as well as the plans and measures to be taken in the future.

Heads from the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Civil Affairs, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and the National Health and Family Planning Commission, attended the press conference.

Houses for living not speculation

Wang Menghui, Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development /Photo via China.com.cn

房地产市场总体上是平稳健康的

商品房销售增速有平稳回落

房价过快上涨的势头得到了有效抑制

住房保障成就显著

城市规划改革深入推进，城市发展方式在加快转变

城市建设水平不断提高，城市环境更加生态宜居

将坚持调控目标不动摇、力度不松劲，保持政策的连续性和稳定性

坚持“房子是用来住的，不是用来炒的”定位

——住房和城乡建设部党组书记、部长王蒙徽

"Houses are built to be inhabited, not for speculation," was a mantra that Wang Menghui, Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development kept repeating during the press conference.

Responding to a question about the cooling down trend in China's housing market, Wang said the regulatory policies of the central government since last October have had an effect on curbing speculative investment.

"The current housing market is healthy and stable," he said. "We will stick to the regulation policy and it is expected that the housing prices will remain stable in the fourth quarter of the year." 

Meanwhile, Wang said that the living conditions of around 80 million people in need were upgraded in the past five years, adding that efforts were made to help over 60 million residents in run-down areas move into apartment buildings. 

Employment situation stable, space for improvement remains

Yin Weimin, Minister of Human Resources and Social Security /Photo via China.com.cn

这五年，我们创造了超过6500万就业岗位

这五年，我们解决了2790多万下岗失业人员的再就业问题

这五年，我们解决了880多万城镇困难人员的就业问题

我们建立起了世界上最大的社会保障安全网

要继续坚持就业优先战略和积极的就业政策

要大规模开展职业技能培训

要继续坚持创业带动就业

要维护劳动者权益，特别是平等的就业制度

要提供优质高效的就业服务

——人力资源和社会保障部党组书记、部长尹蔚民

New urban employment opportunities averaged more than 13 million annually over the past five years, according to Yin Weimin, Minister of Human Resources and Social Security.

"It's indeed not an easy task to make such achievements. A stable employment situation is also a basis for social and economic development," he added. 

In the future, Yin said, the government will work to provide better employment opportunities for the people, including offering more professional training, encouraging self-employment and providing better employment service.

Making China the center of global education

 Chen Baosheng, Minister of Education /Photo via China.com.cn

这五年是教育事业中国特色最鲜明的五年

这五年是教育现代化加速推进的五年

这五年是人民对教育获得感不断增强的五年

这五年是中国教育的国际影响力不断加强的五年

这五年是教育改革不断深化的五年

建设教育强国，加快教育现代化，办人民满意的教育

落实立德树人根本任务，发展素质教育，推进教育公平

要向农村倾斜，向薄弱学校倾斜，向贫困地区倾斜，向困难群体倾斜

——教育部党组书记、部长陈宝生

Looking back on the last five years, Minister of Education Chen Baosheng said that in terms of financial resources, fiscal spending on education has reached 3.8 trillion yuan (574 billion US dollars), representing four percent of GDP. Students in 90 percent of learning institutions now have broadband access.

On an international scale, 516 Confucius Institutes have been established overseas, providing facilities for students to learn Chinese Mandarin. China is now the world’s third-biggest country in terms of enrolling international students, and the biggest in Asia.

Reporters at Sunday morning's press conference of the 19th CPC National Congress /CGTN Photo‍

Responding to a question about his vision of China's education in 2049 – the centenary of the founding of New China – Chen said that he saw China’s education system standing at the center of the world, leading the tide of global education. He predicted that China’s education standards would equal global standards, with the country becoming the world’s number one destination for international students.

Social welfare & charity work steadily promoted

Huang Shuxian, Minister of Civil Affairs /Photo China.com.cn

困难群众的保障工作取得了显著成效

社会救助兜底保障作用有效发挥

自然灾害应对高效有序

养老服务业加快发展

社会福利和儿童保护制度更加健全

军人抚恤优待水平连年提升

慈善和志愿服务事业蓬勃发展

——民政部党组书记、部长黄树贤

According to Huang Shuxian, Minister of Civil Affairs, the system providing basic living subsidy for disabled people in difficulties and nursing subsidy for people with severe disabilities has been fully established.

The scheme has benefited more than 10 million people with disabilities across the country, he added.

Answering a question about poverty alleviation efforts, Huang said the government has invested some 250 billion yuan (38 billion US dollars) in social relief in 2017, nearly 40 percent up from 2012. 

Healthy China: Meeting new needs and aspirations

Li Bin, Minister of National Health and Family Planning Commission /Photo via China.com.cn

人民健康和医疗卫生水平大幅提高

深化医药卫生体制改革取得重大阶段性成效

公共卫生整体实力再上新的台阶

医疗服务质量和水平得到了明显改善

要继续加大民生的保障力度，扩大家庭医生的签约服务范围

要继续实施改善医疗服务的行动计划

要进一步织牢织密基本医疗保障网

—— 国家卫生和计划生育委员会党组书记、主任李斌

Li Bin, Minister of National Health and Family Planning Commission, said the approval and implementation of the Healthy China 2030 initiative was one of the key achievements of the past five years, along with fast progress made on overall improvements to the medicine and healthcare system. 

Some 80 percent of China's population now has access to clinical care within 15 minutes from where they live, with 82.5 percent of counties across the country capable of carrying out patient diagnoses.

Li also said that with the introduction of the two-child policy in November 2015, there has been an increase in related services while improvements have been made in childbirth and addressing infant mortality rates.