Something significant is happening in China
Yet not a word of it on western media
The Ministry of Civil Affairs and Ministry of Housing have jointly issued a notice called:
"Integrated Community Development Plan"
What is it, and why is it important for China and the world...🧵
Yet not a word of it on western media
The Ministry of Civil Affairs and Ministry of Housing have jointly issued a notice called:
"Integrated Community Development Plan"
What is it, and why is it important for China and the world...🧵
The plan calls for the government to build integrated communities at selected locations around the country
An integrated Community includes:
Community kitchens for elderly
Community Kindergarten
Community health clinics
Service centers etc
An integrated Community includes:
Community kitchens for elderly
Community Kindergarten
Community health clinics
Service centers etc
The required area for a community service center, cannot be lower than 30 square meters per 100 residents
The Community kitchens are already operational in some communities
For example, this one in Shanghai
The Community kitchens are already operational in some communities
For example, this one in Shanghai
Elderly and low-income residents can come here and eat homecooked meal at a very low price
This is the menu outside of Caihongwan park community kitchen, in the middle of Shanghai
If you dine-in, nothing costs more than 20 yuan (2.78 US dollars)
This is the menu outside of Caihongwan park community kitchen, in the middle of Shanghai
If you dine-in, nothing costs more than 20 yuan (2.78 US dollars)
And the portions are pretty big
This tray at a different community kitchen costs 22 yuan (3.06 US dollars)
This tray at a different community kitchen costs 22 yuan (3.06 US dollars)
Other than government funded facilities, the plan also seeks to attract private business into the community, including:
hairdressers, convenient stores, laundromat and pharmacy etc
Utilities and community infrastructure improvements is also part of the plan
hairdressers, convenient stores, laundromat and pharmacy etc
Utilities and community infrastructure improvements is also part of the plan
They include, improvements in drainage,
central heating and gas piping etc
Some communities are even getting elevators added to their old buildings, so elderly living on higher floors can get in and out easily
central heating and gas piping etc
Some communities are even getting elevators added to their old buildings, so elderly living on higher floors can get in and out easily
Apart from physical infrastructures
Online infrastructure that connects communities onto a centralized network is also part of the plan
Using big data and cloud computing, to better manage communities, and facilitate a more efficient online-to-offline service/ delivery system
Online infrastructure that connects communities onto a centralized network is also part of the plan
Using big data and cloud computing, to better manage communities, and facilitate a more efficient online-to-offline service/ delivery system
Everything must be in walking distance, core services must not be more than 10 minutes of walk time
The communities are also organically divided, with major arterial road being the boundaries
Which means this plan does not seek to displace existing population
Rather it's a new way of managing existing communities and providing them with more services
Which means this plan does not seek to displace existing population
Rather it's a new way of managing existing communities and providing them with more services
This aligns well with President Xi's policy of building China into a modern, developed socialist state in all respects
The community based Kindergarten also helps to address the urgent need of raising the birthrate
The community based Kindergarten also helps to address the urgent need of raising the birthrate
To understand China, Western media just needs to read the government policies and government actions
But somehow, to them, China is still an enigma, they are of course deliberately constructing a false narrative on China
A falsehood even they themselves, have started to believe
But somehow, to them, China is still an enigma, they are of course deliberately constructing a false narrative on China
A falsehood even they themselves, have started to believe
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