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      China to adopt supporting measures to promote employment

      2025-03-17 20:40 Last Updated At:21:07

      China will implement a series of supporting measures this year to further promote employment, targeting key sectors, critical industries, grassroots urban and rural areas, and micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), said an official on Monday.

      Speaking at a press conference in Beijing, Chen Yongjia, deputy director of Employment Promotion Department under the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, noted that the country's employment sector remains stable since the beginning of 2025, characterized by active corporate recruitment and high enthusiasm among job seekers, thereby laying a solid foundation for employment efforts throughout the year.

      "On one hand, we will focus on creating new job positions in areas such as industrial development, consumption expansion, major projects, and public services, thereby opening more employment opportunities for job seekers," said Chen.

      In terms of industrial development, efforts will be made to deeply explore the employment potential of new quality productive forces such as advanced manufacturing, stabilize the scale of manufacturing employment, and create more high-quality job opportunities, the official noted.

      Regarding the expansion of consumption, there will be a vigorous push to transform new consumption hotspots into new channels for employment, thereby driving job growth in related sectors, he noted.

      In addition, in the context of public services, efforts will be directed at safeguarding livelihoods, developing county economies, and promoting comprehensive rural revitalization, thereby broadening employment opportunities in urban and rural grassroots services. Moreover, the role of private enterprises and MSMEs as key channels for employment will be enhanced to increase job appeal.

      "We will strengthen specific policy measures aimed at supporting enterprises by lightening their burdens and helping them keep their payrolls stable, offering incentives on expanding employment, supporting entrepreneurship, and enhancing person-post matching, so as to promote employment and entrepreneurship among key demographic groups," he said.

      In supporting enterprises by lightening their burdens and helping them keep their payrolls stable, the focus will be on continuing to implement policies for temporarily lowering unemployment and work injury insurance rates, said Chen.

      Financial institutions will be encouraged to innovate special loans aimed at stabilizing and expanding employment, with appropriate increases in loan limits for MSMEs and an expansion of coverage to guide companies in maintaining job positions. In terms of enhancing incentives, timely fulfillment of tax incentives, guaranteed loans, and employment subsidies will be prioritized.

      The coverage of one-off subsidies for enterprises that hire unemployed college graduates will be broadened, and various industrial funds will be effectively utilized to promote employment, encouraging enterprises to absorb more workers, the official said.

      China to adopt supporting measures to promote employment

      China to adopt supporting measures to promote employment

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      Trump's cut to VOA due to struggles between different political factions: expert

      2025-03-18 23:26 Last Updated At:23:37

      The Trump administration's move to cut public funding for the Voice of America (VOA), a propaganda tool for the U.S. government, is due to competing interests and struggles between different political factions, a Chinese expert said during an interview on Monday.

      U.S. President Donald Trump on March 14 signed an executive order, which listed the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the parent agency of VOA, as part of "unnecessary" federal bureaucracy.

      More than 1,300 VOA employees, including journalists, producers and assistants, were reportedly placed on administrative leave on Saturday.

      Diao Daming, deputy director of the Center for American Studies at Renmin University of China, shared his insights on why Trump halted funding for the agency during his second term.

      "He feels that VOA has not effectively fulfilled its mission to make the United States great again and serve the country's interests. On the other hand, public opinion institutions under the USAGM, including VOA, have been openly critical of Trump, his team, and his administration, particularly regarding certain policies during his first term. After assuming office for a second term, Trump swiftly implemented this tough measure, which is evidently influenced by competing interests and struggles between different political factions," said Diao.

      Founded in 1942, the VOA has long served as a political tool for the U.S. government, engaging in ideological confrontation and shaping public opinion. For over 80 years, regardless of whether the Democratic or Republican Party was in power, funding for institutions like VOA remained uninterrupted.

      Experts described the VOA as a propaganda machine aimed at ideological infiltration in certain regions, as many of its programs are inaccessible within the United States and are instead broadcast exclusively to specific countries abroad.

      "In the past, when I served as a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, I encountered VOA reporters at domestic events, international conferences, and various occasions. They would, for example, selectively ask questions during interviews, selectively edit our responses, and then selectively report and broadcast them. Given such practices, how much credibility can VOA really have?" said Yang Yujun, dean of the Academy of Media and Public Affairs at the Communication University of China.

      Trump's cut to VOA due to struggles between different political factions: expert

      Trump's cut to VOA due to struggles between different political factions: expert

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