Wang Yang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, presides over the 60th biweekly consultation session of the 13th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing, capital of China, April 15, 2022. [Xinhua/Liu Weibing]

BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua) — China's top political advisory body convened a biweekly consultation session on Friday at which attendees contributed their suggestions on developing affordable child care.

Wang Yang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, called for building a system of inclusive child-care services that is suitable for China's national conditions, development stage and Chinese culture.

Ten political advisors and special representatives spoke at the session, and close to 90 political advisors voiced their opinions via a mobile platform.

Recognizing the importance of child-care services in encouraging people to have children and alleviating the burden that child rearing places on families, attendees suggested scaling up government spending in the sector and including the services into the public services system.

Highlighting the fundamental role of families in child care, they called for increasing the supply of affordable child-care services with measures such as encouraging businesses, public institutions and residential communities to build child-care centers.

A service system for child care should cover both the urban and rural areas, attendees said, noting that special attention should be given to left-behind children and those living in difficulty in rural areas.

(Source: Xinhua)