【专题】慢速英语(美音)2017-03-21
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2017-03-21 Special EnglishThis is Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing. Here is the news.China has launched operation "Sky Net 2017" to hunt down corruption suspects who have fled abroad.The authorities made the announcement in a meeting convened by the office for capturing corruption suspects abroad under the central authority&`&s anti-graft coordinating group.According to the meeting, the campaign aims to nab suspects in duty-related crimes and recover their ill-gotten gains.The Ministry of Public Security will launch the Fox Hunt operation to capture suspects abroad. China&`&s central bank, the People&`&s Bank of China, will cooperate with the ministry in cracking down on money transfers through offshore companies and underground banks.Last year, a total of 1,000 fugitives have been returned to China from over 70 countries and regions. Among them are 130 state functionaries, 19 of whom were wanted on "red notices" for the most wanted fugitives.The meeting said the campaign has achieved partial success, and the anti-corruption work will continue. The central authority is calling for strengthened coordination and an improved system to make greater achievements.This is Special English.Beijing&`&s neighboring Hebei province will significantly reduce its use of coal for heating this year to improve air quality.According to the provincial authorities, by the end of this year, 90 percent of coal used in the province&`&s rural areas will be replaced by clean energy. Environmentally friendly heat generation methods will also be employed.The province is known for having poor air quality and frequently experiences heavy smog during the winter heating season. Household coal-burning in the winter is the main reason for heavy pollution in Hebei and neighboring Beijing as well as Tianjin.The amount of coal used for heating in the province&`&s rural areas topped 30 million tons in 2015, accounting for more than a half of the province&`&s total coal used for heating. Primitive boilers in the region using poor-quality coal emit large amounts of pollutants.Last year, coal-burning is accountable for around half of air pollution in capital city of Shijiazhuang during the heating season, compared to 20 percent outside of heating season.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing. The myriad services just a swipe of the finger away are no longer limited to food delivery, airport check-ins, or finding a bike on the street. The latest novelty in China is an after-death service: organ donation.Once beset by misconceptions and opaque proceedings, the Internet is unleashing explosive growth of people signing up for organ donation.The China Organ Transplantation Development Foundation said the number of online applicants in two days had been equal to those registering at Red Cross offices over the past two years.The foundation is backed by the National Health and Family Planning Commission, China&`&s health watchdog. In December, it launched an organ donation function on Alipay, an online payment platform with 450 million users.Alipay users can easily register as potential organ donors, because one has to submit accurate personal data to sign up as an Alipay user. It saves the foundation efforts to collect and verify potential donors&`& information.People can de-list their registers from the pool by a few clicks at any time, even at the deathbed.After three months of operations, the number of registered donors on Alipay has exceeded 100,000 and the number continues to rise. In China, around 300,000 patients need organ transplants each year.This is Special English.China has established the world&`&s largest 5G test field in the race to standardize the mobile communication technology.Industry giants including Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corporation have joined the tests held at an outdoor site in Beijing.The tests are set
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