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The number of orphans dipped 66 percent between 2012 and 2019, from about 570,000 to 190,000, a Ministry of Civil Affairs official said Tuesday.
Zhao Yong, deputy head of the ministry s child welfare department, said 59,000 of them are reared in the country s sprawling orphanage network, down 30 percent from 86,000 in 2017, and more than 70 percent of county-level orphanages have less than 10 children.
Meanwhile, the ministry has registered a sustained increase in the share of disabled children, creating demand for quality rehabilitation services, he told a news conference in Beijing.
Zhao added the decline in the orphan population has prompted authorities to shift the roles of grassroots child welfare facilities, asking them to offer aid to needy groups in the countryside, such as the left-behind chil
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The bookstore of is fitted with barrier-free designs in every corner of its premises. Photo: Xinhua/Asia News Network
Liu Daming frequents a bookstore beside the second ring road in east downtown Beijing, often spending all day in the establishment. What attracts him is not only its extensive collections but also the convenient accessibility facilities. There is no accessible restroom in my office building in Zhongguancun, but there is one next to the bookstore, Liu said.
The 27-year-old was diagnosed with the rare osteogenesis imperfecta at a very young age. After undergoing 11 operations, he survived but was left wheelchair-bound for the rest of his life.
2021-04-23 07:05:54 GMT2021-04-23 15:05:54(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, April 23 (Xinhua) Liu Daming frequents a bookstore beside the second ring road in east downtown Beijing, often spending all day in the establishment. What attracts him is not only its extensive collections but also the convenient accessibility facilities. There is no accessible restroom in my office building in Zhongguancun, but there is one next to the bookstore, Liu said.
The 27-year-old was diagnosed with the rare osteogenesis imperfecta at a very young age. After undergoing 11 operations, he survived but was left wheelchair-bound for the rest of his life.
Nevertheless, overcoming countless difficulties along the way, he managed to study psychology in the UK before starting his own business in Beijing after graduation. What troubles him the most in his daily life is using the restroom. While in the bookstore, he feels at home.