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The disturbing rise is in part due to their sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy diet, said Kong.

China has seen rapid improve- ments in living standards in recent decades, resulting in diets rich in fat, calories and protein, but low in fi ber. Oncologists recommend that young adults engage in regular physical activity and stick to a diet rich in whole grains, vegetables and fruit and low in red and processed meats to prevent the disease.

“Colorectal cancer can be cured,and patients have a better chance of survival if the disease is detected at an earlier stage,” he said. Doctors recommend screening tests every fi ve years for people over 50.

Illegal Websites

China has shut down or revoked the licenses of more than 13,000 illegal websites since 2015.

Wang Shengjun, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), disclosed the information when briefi ng lawmakers on cyberspace protection on December 24, 2017. Authorities including the Cyberspace Administration of China have contacted over 2,200 website operators for talks during the same period, he said.

In addition, operators have closed nearly 10 million Internet ac- counts for violating service protocols, while information on terrorism and pornography has been removed.

“These moves have a powerful deterrent effect,” Wang said. The report was submitted for deliberation by the top legislature at the session of its regular bi-monthly meeting which ended on December 27 last year.

Expanding Grassland

The grassland coverage in Tibet Autonomous Region has been increasing, said the regional agricul- tural department.

The natural grassland coverage rate in 2017 was around 45.2 percent, up 2.5 percentage points from the fi gure in 2010, the regional agricul- tural and herding department said.

Herding has been banned on 8.6 million hectares of grassland in Tibet, about 10 percent of the total area of natural grassland in the region. The ban was introduced to tackle degradation and retreat of grassland.

In 2016, a total of 3.2 billion yuan ($480 million) was used to pay local herders to protect the grassland and limit herding. In 2017, the Central Government allocated 3.26 billion yuan ($497 million) to compensate the herders.

The number of cattle is limited to 18 million, down from 23 million in 2010, said Xiao Changwei, Deputy Director of the department.

Circuit Court

The fourth circuit court of China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) has closed 2,304 cases since its founding in December 2016, the SPC said on December 25, 2017.

The circuit court accepted 2,880 cases, received 26,219 visits, an- swered 1,679 letters from the public, and put 1,441 judgment documents online, according to the SPC.

The court paid attention to both judgment and mediation in hear- ing cases and settled 18 civil cases through mediation, said the SPC.

The court also forbids judges from hearing cases in their home- towns in order to keep sentences fair, said the SPC.

Circuit courts are adjudicatory or- gans designated by the SPC, and their judgments, orders and decisions equal those of the SPC. Circuit courts mainly handle major administrative, civil and commercial cases which should be heard by the SPC.

The first circuit court was inaugurat- ed in 2015 in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. The fourth circuit court covers four provinces Henan, Shanxi, Hubei and Anhui.

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