BEIJING - World political parties showed their willingness to join hands with the Communist Party of China (CPC) in building a community with a shared future for humanity at the ongoing high-level conference that started Friday in Beijing. Focusing on the responsibilities of political parties in building a community of shared future and a better world, the meeting is attended by leaders from nearly 300 parties and political organizations from more than 120 countries and regions. Addressing the opening ceremony of the meeting, Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, said the initiative to build a community with a shared future for humanity is being transformed from a concept into action. "I am delighted to see that the friendly cooperation between China and other countries is increasingly expanding and the concept of a community with a shared future for humanity is gaining support and endorsement from an increasing number of people," Xi said. Hun Sen, Cambodian prime minister and president of the People's Party, said that his country has actively responded to Xi's concept of building a community with a shared future for humanity and seeking benefits for the people. "In this regard, I believe President Xi has explicitly pointed out common values of all political parties participating in this meeting," he said. Julio Rios, director of the Observatory of Chinese politics (OPCh) affiliated to the Spanish think tank, the Galician Institute of Analysis and International Documentation, said that the concept provided Chinese wisdom for major issues concerning the future and destiny of humanity. With the advancement of globalization, any political party, think tank and country can not deal with global challenges alone, he said, adding that cooperation is the only way to promote development. Xi has expounded on the concept of building a community with a shared future for humanity on many occasions since it was put forth in 2013. At the 19th CPC National Congress held in October, promoting the building of a community with a shared future for humanity was given as one of the 14 fundamental principles of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and Xi reaffirmed China's principle of shared growth through discussion, collaboration and active engagement in global governance. Observers say that the Belt and Road Initiative is this concept in practice. The initiative has become a huge cooperation platform for countries to achieve common development. Proposed by Xi in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative aims to build trade and infrastructure networks connecting Asia with Europe and Africa via land and maritime routes. Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh, general secretary of the People's Rally for Progress of Djibouti, said the Belt and Road Initiative is an important public good that China has provided to the world, which will effectively boost connectivity among regions and countries. Dawaleh said Djibouti hopes to carry out more cooperation with China under the Belt and Road Initiative. Currently, against the backdrop of a global economic downturn and a complicated international environment, participants at the meeting said the world should push for a more open and inclusive economic globalization. Political parties from various countries around the world should bear dual responsibilities in speeding up domestic reform in light of new circumstances while shouldering more global responsibilities in creating a better world, said Rios, the OPCh director of the Spanish think tank. Evariste Ndayishimiye, secretary general of CNDD-FDD of Burundi, said his country hoped to learn from Chinese experiences, especially in promoting comprehensive development and people's welfare. make your own wristbandfidget spinner braceletmotivational wristbands for athletesblack rubber bracelets202mm to inches
A hospital in Guangzhou opened China's first 3-D printing laboratory for cardiovascular medicine on Wednesday, with the facility expected to provide help in diagnosis, surgery preparation and realtime surgical guidance. The lab at Guangdong General Hospital, a joint project with a company in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, was established to promote the clinical applications to further development the technology. About 6.7 million structural heart disease patients in China need surgery, with the disease featuring a wide range of individual differences, complex treatment plans and difficult surgeries, according to Zhuang Jian, the hospital's president and an expert in cardiovascular medicine. The hospital's affiliated Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute has made 3-D printed models for 28 patients with congenital heart disease. In treating a 2-year-old child in September, for example, the 3-D printed model helped doctors identify the exact cause of the disease and helped reduce the time to find four tiny lung-related airway structures from the usual two to three hours to 30 minutes. The printed heart models are based on imaging examination results, with the whole heart and specific areas available. The models also aid communication with patients' families, showing them the situation and the surgical plan. Models printed with hard materials are used for teaching; those with soft materials assist in the treatment of patients. As a short-term goal, the lab hopes to use the models to assist in diagnosis, surgical guidance and clinical treatments involving blood flow. In the medium term, it hopes to be able to print tailor-made items for transplantation. In the long run, it hopes to produce artificial hearts using cell cultures as the 3-D material. The hospital also plans to build a bank of 3-D models of various heart disease cases, which can help with teaching, Zhuang said. Zheng Zhe, assistant president of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences' Fuwai Hospital, and an expert in cardiovascular diseases, said the present cardiovascular models printed with 3-D technology are mostly used for teaching. "3-D models make teaching easier than with pictures alone," he said. "But most models are not detailed enough for clinical use." For the present, experienced doctors can give good diagnoses of cardiovascular diseases with 3-D images displayed on a computer, he said. Whether 3-D models will become popular will be largely decided by the materials used in the printing, he said, adding that models made of cells will be much more useful.
