THIS WEEK PEOPLE

“For students who are 12 or younger， spending six to seven hours a day at school is already physically stressful. They need more time to sleep and exercise， to develop their curiosity and hobbies.”

Hu Ruiwen， a member of the National Education Advisory Committee， in response to new national education guidelines that aim to reduce students’ workload

“Few people are interested in mooncake gift packages worth 500 yuan （$81） or more， while large orders by government bodies are no longer a reality.”

Li Aihua， who owns an online mooncake franchise shop in Chengdu， Sichuan Province， commenting on August 29 on declining sales of luxury mooncakes ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival when the sweet treat is given as a gift to friends and family

“With an increase in high-calorie， high-fat， high-sugar， and high-sodium diets， a decrease in physical activity and a more sedentary lifestyle， all factors that lead to weight gain， diabetes and other chronic diseases are now reaching epidemic proportions in China.”

Guang Ning， Vice President of Ruijin Hospital， affiliated with the Shanghai Jiaotong University Medical School， on September 3

“Laws should be made to clarify that guardians cannot leave children under a certain age unattended.”

Qin Qianhong， a law professor with Wuhan University in Hubei Province， in response to a recent slew of child injuries and deaths across the country， on September 4

OFFICIAL REMOvED FROM OFFICE

Jiang Jiemin has been removed from his post as head of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission （SASAC） of the State Council for alleged disciplinary violations. Jiang， born in 1955， is the first member of the 18th CPC Central Committee to bea78f2d76f0e0301eb36888cc56cbe111 investigated for corruption. Before being appointed SASAC minister in March， Jiang was chairman of the China National Petroleum Corp.， the country’s leading oil and gas producer. Jiang worked in the petroleum industry from December 1972 until June 2000， and from April 2004 to March 2013. He was deputy governor of Qinghai Province between June 2000 and April 2004.

LEGENDARY ATHLETE？

Gao E won the Women’s Trap event at China’s 12th National Games on September 1 despite being 51 years of age. Gao started practicing shooting in 1976 and has won gold medals at many major sports events. Her only regret is that she hasn’t won an Olympic gold. Gao said if rules permit， she hopes to take part in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro， Brazil.