Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn] Beijing is 'willing' to do more, but 1992 Consensus should be recognized first A spokesman for the Chinese mainland said on Wednesday that the 1992 Consensus embodying the one-China principle is the political foundation for the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations and that the island's authorities have refused to reiterate its validity. Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said the principle clearly defines the fundamental nature of cross-Straits relations and that good relations will help serve the interests and improve the wellbeing of compatriots in Taiwan. The mainland is willing to actively promote whatever is good for Taiwan residents based on a correct stance, Ma said, adding that since the Democratic Progressive Party took office in 2016, it adopted many unreasonable measures restricting exchanges. People want to improve the economy, he said. The mainland is making efforts, and we hope the island side will review and change those unreasonable policies, including restrictions on mainland investment on the island. The island's leader, Tsai Ing-wen, said recently that the island's authorities are open to exchanges between cities and counties but said she didn't want any political preconditions. The island's mainland affairs council also said it won't change its stance. Ma said that no political precondition refers to refusing to recognize the one-China principle, and that the island's cross-Straits policy has seriously harmed the interests of the people there. If the ruling DPP continues to brush off public opinion that favors the development of cross-Straits relations, as well as the desire of people to improve their livelihoods, it will only be left in a more passive position, he added. Ma said that with a correct understanding of the nature of cross-Straits relations, the exchanges and cooperation between cities and counties will definitely expand. In local elections last month in Taiwan, the Kuomintang won 15 of the 22 contested seats, while the ruling DPP landed six. The newly elected Kuomintang county and city heads all publicly declared that they will uphold the 1992 Consensus and expect more cooperation with the mainland to stimulate economic development. On Monday, the head of the island's Penghu county visited Liu Jieyi, head of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, in Beijing, and they exchanged ideas on issues including the sale of Penghu agricultural products to the mainland and tourism. personalised silicone wristbands ukbracelets made with rubber bandswhere to buy wristbandstriple single rubber band braceletdesign your own rubber bracelet online
[Photo/IC] Institutions and individuals are prohibited from using overstatements and misleading words implying their myopia treatments could cure the eye disease, according to a notice released Wednesday. The words such as full recovery, a cure for shortsightedness and to conquer myopia could not be used in the advertisements, according to the notice calling for greater oversight of the industry of myopia prevention and treatment. Myopia cannot be cured under current medical technology, according to the notice jointly issued by six ministries including the National Health Commission, the Ministry of Education and the State Administration for Market Regulation. The notice also said that authorities would crack down on activities that deceive the public and damage their interests in the name of using Chinese medical technology to treat myopia. Hu Ailian, vice-director of the Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology at Beijing Tongren Hospital, said that myopia can't be cured at the current stage but children and teenagers could prevent, control or slow its progression by using their eyes properly, increasing outdoor time, and avoiding looking at close objects for long time. Once parents find their children have problems with eyesight, they should send them to ophthalmic medical institutions for examination, listen to doctors' suggestions and receive vision correction, Hu added. In addition, the NHC also asked the health authorities of all levels to crack down on ophthalmic medical institutions without a legal license and strengthen inspection of ophthalmic products and medical instruments in the notice. where to buy colored wristbandscustom printed wristbands for eventsrelationship braceletsdesign your own rubber bracelet onlinecustom made bracelets for her<%2fcenter>
