China Daily 17th May 2026 Courts expand mediation for disability-related dispute resolution By Cao Lin Nearly 70 percent of disputes involving persons with disabilities were resolved through pre-litigation mediation under judicial guidance by the end of March, thanks to coordinated efforts by courts and disabled persons' federations. According to the latest data, 737 mediation organizations and 2,586 mediators from the national disability federation system have been operating

Xinhua 15th May 2026 Feature. China's State Council press hall welcomes first guide dog Editor: huaxia As journalists gathered in the press hall of China's State Council Information Office on Friday afternoon, a special guest quietly joined them on stage, a Labrador retriever named "Aiju." Calmly sitting beside its visually impaired owner, the guide dog became the first of its kind to enter the State Council Information Office's briefing room. Aiju's owner, Wang Zhihua, heads

China Daily 15th May 2026 China couple diagnosed with rare autoimmune disorder together have lost newborn baby Stricken pair thought to be first in China to fall ill with debilitating condition at same time; disorder may have come from pet hamster. A young Chinese couple who were both diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder a year after getting married have lost their newborn baby. The couple in northern China’s Tianjin municipality were diagnosed with Bickerstaff brainstem