A 1,500-word proposal was repeatedly argued.

In the past few days, He Dan, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and director of the China Population and Development Research Center, once again mentioned his suggestion of paying attention to one-child fertility support at a group meeting.

This proposal, put forward during the two sessions of the National People’s Congress last year, attracted widespread attention online, with some netizens commenting that it “speaks to people’s hearts.”

　　The National Health Commission, which handled the proposal, said in a reply to He Dan that "the proposal is important and the feasibility must be repeatedly demonstrated."

　　Industry insiders believe that after the country promulgated the three-child policy, various localities have introduced corresponding encouragement policies, but most of them are aimed at second and third children. It seems that couples of childbearing age have the desire to have one child, and not enough attention is paid to the support of having one child. , He Dan’s suggestions pointed out the policy pain points.

　　"As a researcher, although each proposal I formally submit is only 1,500 words, it is backed by a well-documented research report as a basic support." He Dan is an expert member of the China Population and Development Committee. The research center is responsible for national population monitoring and analysis.

　　When monitoring the changes in fertility levels on a daily basis, He Dan found that among people of childbearing age, the younger group has a lower desire to have children, and the delay in marriage and childbearing is obvious. The older group also has a very low desire to have another child after having one child, which is a factor that lowers the fertility level. The main reason is that local governments did not pay enough attention to this aspect when issuing specific policies.

　　Recalling the original intention of writing this proposal, He Dan said that he mainly hoped that everyone would fully understand the "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Optimizing Fertility Policies to Promote Long-term Balanced Development of the Population" and not simply understand the "Decision" as "three children." policy, and more importantly, the establishment of a fertility support policy system and related security systems.

　　The first meeting of the Central Financial and Economic Commission held on May 5, 2023 emphasized "supporting Chinese modernization with high-quality population development" and proposed important decisions and arrangements such as improving the overall quality of the population and establishing and improving a fertility support policy system.

　　This year, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference conducted many surveys, symposiums, seminars, etc. on high-quality population development. The focus extended from the small focus of "paying attention to one-child fertility support" to the larger focus of "establishing and improving a fertility support policy system." question.

In addition to the National Health Commission, the departments involved in this issue also include the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance, and the National Medical Security Administration.

　　At the CPPCC meeting, He Dan could hear the "collision" of multiple voices.

Committee members from different fields such as government departments, mass organizations, and university scientific research institutions, as well as experts from different disciplines such as medicine, economics, management, sociology, and demography, formed a consensus through discussions.

　　For example, in the discussion on whether and when childcare services should be included in basic public services, some committee members focused on the perspective of financial pressure and policy sustainability, while some committee members focused on promoting early childhood development and improving the overall population. From the perspective of quality, etc., opinions and suggestions were finally formed to promote the gradual integration of childcare services into the public service system.

　　He Dan participated in many surveys and was deeply impressed by Zhejiang's measures to reduce education burden.

Zhejiang Province has implemented the "old and young children attend school (kindergarten)" policy in more than 70 counties (cities and districts) to solve the inconvenience caused by parents having multiple children studying in different schools; it also allows kindergartens with rigid needs to extend their opening hours , and provide delayed care services. For families with many children, public schools in some areas have implemented a free after-school service policy, which solves the problem of parents being unable to pick up and drop off children on time, and also reduces the cost of education for families with many children.

　　While investigating a children's welfare home in the west, He Dan saw that some children suffered from Down syndrome and thalassemia, and some children had severe autism and intellectual disabilities. A large wall in the welfare home read "Although not a relative" Flesh and flesh, still parents’ hearts.”

"Seeing the innocent smiles of the children, I deeply feel the importance of comprehensive prevention and treatment of birth defects, children's health management, and scientific family parenting guidance. I also believe that our country's child welfare and assistance system is getting better and better." Congratulations. Dan said.

　　She is well aware that regional development in our country is uneven and there is still a lot of work to be done to achieve high-quality population development.

　　In He Dan's view, to complete a historic transformation in my country's population development strategy, we must accelerate the improvement of the fertility support policy system, explore the establishment of a basic system for fertility security, and lay the policy foundation for the coordinated development of population, economy and society in the future.

Establish the concept of active social security and regard maternity security as an investment in production factors; optimize the fiscal expenditure structure and gradually incorporate childcare services and preschool education into basic public services.

　　He Dan found from his research over the past year that various localities have established fertility support policy systems in terms of time, funds, services, etc., but there is less exploration of the happiness of families in the parenting process.

　　"Although the parenting process is difficult, it also brings a strong sense of happiness." This year, He Dan submitted proposals to objectively promote the value of parenting to individuals and families, pay more attention to positive parenting experiences, and form a more comprehensive and balanced society. cognition.

　　Liu Jieyi, spokesman for the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, once said that this year the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference will hold special political standing committee meetings, special consultations, and biweekly meetings around topics such as "adhering to high-quality population development to support Chinese-style modernization." Negotiation and political activities such as consultation symposiums and remote consultations.

He Dan hopes that more consensus can be formed in the future.

　　China Youth Daily·China Youth Daily reporter Liu Shixin Zhang Yi Source: China Youth Daily