The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) has saved 154 million lives over the last 50 years – equivalent to six lives saved every minute of every year – according to a study published in The Lancet.
On November 11, the World Conference on Chinese Studies (WCS) Shanghai Forum opened in Shanghai, China. More than 24 experts and scholars from all over the world gathered in Huangpu Riverside to discuss Chinese civilization and China's path from a global perspective. Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter, hoping that experts, scholars would be ambassadors of Chinese and foreign civilizations. Analysts pointed out that under the changes in a century, it is of far-reaching significance to mark the paradigm of world Chinese studies.