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A just-concluded counter-terrorism meeting has called attention to cyber battles as extremist thought spreads on the Internet.
The ASEAN Regional Forum inter-sessional meeting on combating terrorism and cross-border crime has been held in Nanning, the capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
An official from Indonesia's National Counter Terrorism Agency said multiple terror organizations have established bases in Indonesia; and the terrorists are in contact with those in China, Turkey, Syria and other countries. So battling cyber terrorism is an urgent task.
An official with China's Ministry of Public Security said at the meeting that terrorists use the Internet to attack key information systems in the sectors of finance, transportation and electricity; and they also spread terrorist ideas, recruit staff and raise funds in the virtual world.
Representatives at the meeting said terrorists have begun to recruit young people with violent tendencies on the Internet, among whom many boast high degrees and advanced skills.
Participants at the meeting agreed that international anti-terrorism cooperation is facing several stumbling blocks, including low efficiency and different standards towards terrorism.
They have urged a consensus and to improve cooperation for government-led campaigns against terrorism.
You are listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing.
China will push forward reform in more public hospitals amid a broader overhaul of its health care system.
A new guideline has been issued by the State Council, China's Cabinet. China launched a pilot medical reform on public hospitals in 17 cities in 2010, and the new guideline stipulates the reform should cover all of the country's 6,800 public hospitals by 2017.
The reform is aimed at changing public hospitals' reliance on medicine sales to supplement their income. Public hospitals should establish a reasonable drug pricing system and retune recruitment and salary policies.
Health insurance should cover most of the medical expenditure, while out-of-pocket money, the private bills paid by each patient should be lower than 30 percent by 2017.
The wider plan is to establish a modern hospital management system, eliminating drug price-added profits and standardizing referral procedures.
The guideline noted that public hospitals should be operated for the public good, instead of seeking lucrative gains, and the service should be accessible, equal and efficient for the people.
