2017-02-07 Special EnglishThis is Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing. Here is the news.The health authority in Beijing is studying the long-term impact of smog on people&`&s health, including the widespread concern that smog could be a cause of lung cancer.The Beijing News reports that the Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning in Beijing has begun to study the issue.The report said that current studies have confirmed that inhaling smog may lead to some acute diseases in people&`&s respiratory system. Long-term exposure to pollutants could cause chronic inflammation, hypo immunity and allergies. But the exact relationship of smog and lung cancer is not clear at the moment.The commission said it will take a decade or longer to collect data before the researchers can make clear the relationship between smog and people having a certain kind of disease.Based on previous studies on smog, the commission and the Beijing Center for Diseases Control and Prevention have issued a list of protective measures against smog. The measures urge people to stay indoors and wear masks outdoors on smoggy days.Smog has been a frequent issue in many Chinese cities in recent years.This is Special English.China has issued a plan on medical reform targets of the next five years.The plan covers diagnosis and treatment systems, hospital administration, medical security, medical supplies and regulatory system of the sector.A multi-tiered diagnosis and treatment system matching China&`&s conditions should be in place by 2020. The system aims to encourage patients to go to community clinics for initial diagnosis and treatment, instead of directly going to specialized hospitals.The plan also stressed a "streamlined and orderly" medical supply system.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing. China&`&s central authority has issued a guideline on mobile Internet service management, calling for more efforts to develop the sector in a healthy manner.The guideline calls for increasing the use of mobile Internet service in sectors including transport, tourism, education and medical service, to better serve the public.It says mobile Internet service could play a big role in poverty relief, as it provides an efficient means to connect these regions with the outside world.The guideline also urges cultivating an orderly environment for the development of mobile Internet service.China will resolutely crack down on criminal activities including instigating overthrowing state power and inciting religious extremism through mobile Internet services. Promoting ethnic separatist ideology and instigating violence and terror will also be targeted.In addition, more efforts will be made to punish those involved in defamation, telecom fraud, infringement and illegal sale of others&`& personal information.It urges preventing and eliminating risks caused by the development of mobile Internet service to ensure security of network data, technology and apps.The guideline also called for more efforts to be made on strengthening intellectual property protection and boosting international exchange and cooperation in the sector.This is Special English.China has established cooperation ties in science and technology with 158 countries and regions in the world.According to the Ministry of Science and Technology, a total of 111 intergovernmental agreements on science and technology cooperation had been signed, and China had taken part in more than 200 intergovernmental organizations devoted to boosting such cooperation.A stable intergovernmental cooperation mechanism, which covers major countries, regions and international organizations, has taken shape, contributing to the improvement of the nation&`&s capability in science and technology.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing. Land-space Technology Corporation, a p