Government policies to tackle inequality in China

• The ministry of health published healthy China 2020 which set 10 health targets to be achieved by 2020
• The healthy China 2020 targets were to raise life expectancy, reduce infant mortality and provide basic universal health care to all.
• By 2017 95% of the population had access to basic state provided health care.
• Infant mortality rates dropped from 12 per 1000 live births in 2012 to 7.4 in 2018.
• China's health are system was ranked 144th in 2013 to 47th in 2020.
• Due to Education 2020 illiteracy rates have dropped from 6.7% in 2000 to 4% in 2015
• Better training and pay have been implemented for rural teachers to encourage staff to stay in their positions
• In 2019 the ministry of education reported equivalent to $81 billion had been invested in schools between 2013 and 2019
• The 2030 education plan wants children to develop AI skills to grow a sector worth $150 billion by 2030
• The 2030 Education plan aims to improve education, making it more accessible with more opportunities.
• The education 2030 plan aims to increase compulsory schooling from 9 to 12 years and ensure there are 1 million vocational apprenticeships each year
• The 2030 education plan has a big focus on improving rural education, xi stated better access to quality education is the number 1 way for families to be lifted out of poverty
• The 12th five year plan showed the goverments need to tackle housing crisis by providing 36 million more affordable homes on urban areas.
• Projects were trialled in Beijing by capping the sale price of certain properties to ensure affordable accommodation was available for migrant workers
• Across the 5 years (2011-15) 41 million new homes were built