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Web environment

The government should ensure a healthy Internet environment for the country's teenagers, since the Internet is now an extremely popular tool to learn, think and participate in the society, said Wang Xiao, a CPPCC member. A healthy Web environment will help shape youngsters' characters and foster morally sound values, Wang added.

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Public-fund smoking

Chen Jingyu, a NPC deputy, said a regulation is urgently needed to curb the consumption of tobacco with public money. Purchasing tobacco with public money is a corrupt practice, which also harms the health of the public, he said.

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Care for the elderly

The government should establish and improve a support system for the elderly to meet the trend of an aging population, said Zhang Li, a CPPCC member. The government should speed up the construction of elderly care homes, Zhang said.

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Non-govt education

More non-government funded education should be encouraged to meet the diverse demand in the current education market, said NPC deputy Huang Teng. As a way to achieve equality in education, non-government funded education can bridge the deficiency and meet the demands of different groups, he said.

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Chinese education

There are over 50 million overseas Chinese in more than 100 countries across the world and it is urgent for their offspring to learn the Chinese language, culture and heritage, Vice-Chairman of CPPCC and Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang said. A proposal for an additional 1 billion yuan has been suggested to support overseas Chinese education.

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Railway vs aviation

The expansion of the high-speed railway has hit hard the civil aviation industry, NPC deputy and General Manger of China Eastern Airline Liu Shaoyong said. "The influence is destructive, especially for those with traveling distances less than 500 km. Fights such as Nanjing to Shanghai and Chengdu to Chongqing have been canceled," said Liu. "We (high-speed railway and civil aviation) should be brothers instead of rivals."

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Labor shortage positive

"We shall interpret the phenomenon of recruitment difficulties in certain areas of China as one of the good signs indicating economic recovery, especially when many countries are still struggling with high unemployment rates," said Hu Xiaoyi, vice-minister of human resources and social security.

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Media monitoring

The media should supervise government work and speak for the "silent majority", CPPCC member and Vice-Mayor of Beijing Liu Jingmin said. Beijing welcomes media criticism and supervision, he added.

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