China is willing to "lend a hand" to the Philippines in its fight against terrorism and will continue to provide necessary help as required, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday, a day after Beijing offered Manila urgent military assistance. "Now, since our neighbor, the Philippines, is being seriously threatened by terrorism, China will surely give a helping hand without any doubt," Wang told reporters after meeting with his Philippine counterpart Alan Peter Cayetano in Beijing. China provided the first shipment of materials and equipment on Wednesday as urgent assistance to the Philippines, Wang said. "We are willing to offer necessary support and assistance in the future according to the needs of the Philippines, including participating in postwar resettlement and reconstruction work in Marawi City," he said. China will also continue to push forward and implement major cooperative projects as agreed with the Philippines to help it develop the economy, improve people's livelihood, help tackle the use of illegal narcotics, and remove the soil where terrorism breeds, he added. Hailing the "golden period of fast development" that China-Philippine relations have entered, the Chinese foreign minister also said: "If anyone wants to reverse the current progress, it will not work and the interests of the Philippine people will be directly harmed." He called for the two countries to stick to the direction of good-neighborliness and friendship, enhance political mutual trust, and appropriately deal with sensitive issues while expanding pragmatic cooperation. That way, "the prospects for the bilateral relationship will be bright". Cayetano said both sides agreed that cooperation must be further enhanced in the fight against illegal drugs. He said his country requires more cross-border support and collaboration to fight terrorism. He also said peace and stability in the South China Sea and the whole region has been a tangible result of the recent improvement in ties with China. Relations were turned around in October after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made a state visit to China. personalized silicone braceletscustom printed wristbands24 hour wristbandsrubber bracelet makerpersonalized rubber braceletsadjustable wristbands
Couples in Wuhu, Anhui province, had complained that they had to go through too many registration and certification processes to get public services for pregnancy and neonatal care. Some documents covered prenatal health examinations, birth registrations and reproductive health services. Others dealt with so-called lying-in women - those resting in bed after childbirth - as well as newborns and young children. A total of seven registrations and certifications were required to take advantage of the services, which last until a child is 6 years old, said Zha Zhonghai, deputy director of Wuhu's health and family planning commission. The process of getting all the papers could take months. Wang Yongzhang, chief engineer of Wuhu government's information office, said each piece of paperwork required three to five working days and could only be obtained from the local community service centers. It was not merely a matter of time. To get each piece of paperwork, a couple needed to provide a range of documents including identification cards, household registration booklet and marriage certificate. Sometimes they failed just because they forgot to bring a certain certificate, Wang said. Last year, the health and family planning authorities launched an online system to combine all family planning-related registrations into one through cooperation with the information office. Now they call it the seven-in-one family health card. Though it is still called a card, you will get no actual card, Wang said. It's more like an account that records everything in the system. Each couple will still get a booklet that includes all the sheets to record the services they will get in the community and hospital. The booklet is for the couples' convenience, but everything it shows will also be recorded in the online system. Nowadays, to enjoy the services, a couple just needs to provide ID cards, and the system is able to access all the needed information, Wang said. The procedure to get a new card lasts about 10 minutes at a community service window, which is just one of a few options. Residents can also apply for the card online or via an app. For the booklet, they can choose to get it at the community administration office or by mail. As of the end of June, 41,424 couples had applied for the card. Of those, 34,707 applied through community service centers and 6,717 through the website and app.
