An Atlas of Social Indicators of Children in China 2010
中国儿童发展指标图集 2010
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The Atlas shows the remarkable achievements that China has made in improving the survival, development and protection of children. A few examples clearly demonstrate this progress. In the last two decades alone, China's child mortality rate has plummeted by about two-thirds. The Compulsory Education Law and the increase in central government funding for basic education in rural areas have yielded impressive results, such as the achievement of universal basic education and the elimination of gender disparity in primary net enrolment ratios. China is also enhancing its legislative and policy frameworks and implementing measures to better protect children and women against violence, abuse and trafficking. Mechanisms to support the most vulnerable children are being established – the most recent example being social assistance grants to provide orphans with care based on community and family approaches.