Senior leader urges to provide better cultural services to the blind

Li Changchun, a senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC), on Tuesday urged to provide the country's blind people with easier access to braille publications, textbooks and library services.


Li Changchun (C), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC), looks at a braille book during his visit to the China Braille Publishing House in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2010. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)
Li, a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, made the comment when inspecting the China Braille Publishing House in Beijing.


Li Changchun (front C), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC), looks at an aluminium alloy printing plate during his visit to the China Braille Publishing House in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2010. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)
He said the CPC Central Committee attached great importance to the well-being of China's handicapped population, including the blind people.


Li Changchun (front 2nd R), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC), listens as he visits the China Braille Publishing House in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2010. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)
He called for stepped-up efforts to provide the blind with better cultural products and services to satisfy their growing need.

Source: Xinhua