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SOCIETY
THIS WEEK> THIS WEEK NO. 31, 2014> SOCIETY
UPDATED: July 28, 2014 NO. 31 JULY 31, 2014
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TRADITION LIVES ON: A woman of the Yi ethnic group performs during a traditional beauty contest in Xichang, Sichuan Province, on July 23. The beauty contest is one of the most important activities during the annual Torch Festival of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture (XUE YUBIN)

Rights Studies

Five national education and training bases for human rights were set up in China on July 22, bringing the total number of such bases to eight.

The five institutions authorized to serve as education and training bases are the human rights research centers at Renmin University, Fudan University, Wuhan University, Shandong University and Southwest University of Political Science and Law.

"The move will help to promote faster and better development of China's human rights undertakings," said Cui Yuying, Deputy Director of the Information Office of China's State Council, while addressing the audience at the ceremony.

Nankai University, China University of Political Science and Law, and Guangzhou University were authorized to serve as national education and training bases in October 2011 in accordance with the government's plan to promote human rights in China.

Teacher Exchange

China will set up a system to swap principals and teachers between schools to ensure even distribution of educational resources, according to the Ministry of Education.

In a statement released on July 21, the ministry said the move aims to arrange competent educational staff to guide the development of underdeveloped primary and middle schools, mostly in the country's western regions.

The mechanism will be revealed in a future document and swaps will be implemented within counties on a regular basis in three to five years, it said, without specifying how long the swaps will last.

In 2011 and 2012, province-level governments signed a memo with the ministry to boost local educational balance through various measures, including funding and facility upgrades, and nearly 400 cities and counties nationwide had passed official evaluations as of last month.

However, on July 21 the ministry revealed that eight province-level regions did not see a single city or county pass evaluations, fingering inadequate government efforts.

The ministry vowed to monitor the educational gap between different regions on a regular basis and hold accountable those who fail to do their jobs.

Mile-High Wifi

A Chinese airline tested a program on July 23 that would allow passengers to use the Internet during flights, paving the way for the technology's application in China's booming aviation market.

The satellite-based Wifi service was made available on a flight operated by China Eastern Airlines, the first test of the service on a Chinese commercial flight. The service was launched on an Airbus A330 servicing the Shanghai-Beijing route.

The aircraft is installed with devices that use satellites to transmit signals, boasting better bandwidth and stability compared to communication via base stations, Zhang Chi with China Eastern Airlines told Xinhua News Agency.

The trial is an important step for in-flight Wifi services to win approval from the country's aviation regulators, who have yet to issue licenses for its commercial use. The trial will help collect data and passenger feedback for setting standards and rules, Zhang said.

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