BEIJING: Sexual health education and sexual harassment prevention should be included in textbooks for all school students, the Education Ministry said.
CHINA / SOCIETY
Calls rise for full investigation of deaths of runners in Gansu
By Cui Fandi Published: May 24, 2021 09:50 PM
Rescue team search for victims of the deadly marathon in Baiyin, Gansu. Photo: Xinhua
Following one of the deadliest tragedies in China s marathon competition history, which took 21 lives on Saturday in Northwest China s Gansu Province, authorities and the public have urged a thorough investigation and serious pursuit of responsibility to pay tribute to the deceased and to ensure that similar incidents do not occur in the future.
On Sunday night, China s top disciplinary watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China, in a published commentary, pointed out that the specific causes of the incident and related responsibilities must be thoroughly investigated to give the victims and the public an explanation. The loss of 21 lives is enough to sound the alarm to the entire society.
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Police stand guard outside the Intermediate People’s Court after disgraced politician Bo Xilai arrived for his sentencing in Jinan, Shandong province on September 22, 2013.
Does the Punishment Fit the Corruption?
Revised Criminal Law Could Lead to More Consistent Sentencing
October 27, 2015
By Li Zizhen, a Caixin staff reporter. This article was first published by Caixin.
After Chen Bokui, the deputy head of a government advisory body in the central province of Hubei, was convicted of taking 2.8 million yuan in bribes by a court in the eastern province of Fujian in April, he received a somewhat stiff sentence 17 years in prison considering the amount involved and the punishments other officials who have taken less money have received.