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order to keep the supply and prices of important energy and resources stable, we
allocated renewable energy subsidies in advance, injected funds into central
government power plants, issued one-off awards and subsidies to key regions and

enterprises with regard to the supply of winter heating and energy, and put into
effect an interim zero import tariff on coal. We increased capital injections into Air

China Limited, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and Capital
Airports Holdings Limited, provided temporary subsidies for domestic passenger
flights, and supported a number of national comprehensive freight hubs in shoring

up operation chains in order to maintain smooth transportation and logistics.

 We worked to meet basic needs and effectively ensured and improved
public wellbeing.
Promoting the high-quality development of education

We worked to address weak links and boost capacity in compulsory education
and continued to improve basic conditions in schools. We guided local

governments in increasing public-benefit preschool education resources through
multiple channels to improve the quality of preschool education. We raised
appropriations per student for vocational schools and promoted deeper integration

between industry and vocational education and cooperation between schools and
businesses. We improved the budgetary appropriation system for institutions of

higher learning directly under the central government, raised appropriations per
student for schools of science, engineering, agriculture, and medicine, and tilted

more higher education spending toward the cultivation of high-level talent and
urgently needed professionals. We introduced a temporary policy to exempt

college graduates in financial difficulty from paying interest on national education
assistance loans and allow them to defer principal repayments on such loans,
benefiting more than 4 million students. Around 150 million students nationwide

received assistance through student assistance policies.
Improving the healthcare system

Government subsidies for basic medical insurance for rural and non-working
urban residents were increased to 610 yuan per person, and government subsidies

for basic public health services were raised to 84 yuan per person. We worked to
enhance the capacity of public hospitals, primary-level healthcare institutions, and

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