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"The education will focus on self-esteem, self-confidence, self-reliance and self-improvement."
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in schools for female students to resist the sweet talk of "sugar daddies".
"Pollution from agricultural sources already contributes to more than half of the country's total emissions."
Li Ganjie, vice-minister of environmental protection, saying that it is high time to address pollution in rural areas and is also part of the overall plan to reduce pollution between 2011 and 2015.
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"Compared with traditional information channels, micro blogs are an easier and more convenient way for people to spread information."
Zhang Shuting, a professor at the Communication University of China, explaining why micro blogs are now the third most popular source of information online, after news portals and online forums.
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