These policy options have received high concern across the country and positive measures have been made for implementation with much beneficial effects.

As an essential development-oriented policy, the construction of an early infant development service system is of great significance.

This report analyzes and illustrates from five aspects the major issues to be addressed in current social policy formulation and implementation.

During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, it is suggested that efforts should be made to improve the social relief and assistance system from the following aspects.

Since the 1990s, China has gradually formulated a social relief and assistance system underpinned by minimum living allowances and provisions to destitute people as well as special assistance schemes for medical care, education, housing and employment.

And if addressed unwell, this issue could even trigger social problems.

In recent years, severe outbreaks of haze weather have frequently occurred in China’s heating season, which has become a general public concern.