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Vice-Premier Calls on Youngsters to Exercise

In an open letter to Chinese children and youth on World Health Day, Chinese Vice-Premier Li Lanqing called on youngsters to actively participate in sports. Li said that children and young people were the target of World Health Day activities in China this year, indicating that the party and government cared a great deal for the nation's youth.

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In an open letter to Chinese children and youth on World Health Day, Chinese Vice-Premier Li Lanqing called on youngsters to actively participate in sports.

Li, also standing committee member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, said that children and young people were the target of World Health Day activities in China this year, indicating that the party and government cared a great deal for the nation's youth.

"I hope you'll actively participate in sports activities, build up your health and cultivate an active and healthy way of life, which will lay a solid foundation for your studies and all-around development," said the vice-premier.

World Health Day falls on April 7.

About World Health Day

Through the World Health Day (WHD) process, WHO is seeking to stimulate a global health debate on the epidemiological shift in the global burden of disease and the factors that are fuelling this process of change.

In most parts of the world, non-communicable diseases have become a major epidemic. This is due, in part, to a rapid transition in lifestyles leading to reduced physical activity, changing diets and increased tobacco use. This trend is present in all societies, rich and poor, developed and developing. >>details

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