She spent 18 days with six other hearing-aid fitters visiting a dozen villages around Shanghai and testing more than 10,000 seniors who had various levels of hearing difficulties.
She moved to Beijing to work at age 20 and married a man two years later, but Fan said they were divorced recently because of his alcohol abuse and domestic violence. She cares for her two daughters alone.
Shen Zhijun, head of Hongshan Forest Zoo in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, took to the internet unexpectedly in August to deliver a speech.
She also questioned when the renovation of the panda house will be put on schedule.
She was referring to the Nov 18 fire in a two-story residential building of low-income migrant workers in the Daxing District, a southern suburb of Beijing, that killed 19 residents and injured eight.
She said: "It is extremely wrong that some German media and politicians attempt to use anti-China separatists for grandstanding purposes. Such behavior is disrespectful to China's sovereignty and interference in its domestic affairs."
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She said local governments should serve as pilot sites and be innovative. "We often see that cities will be really innovative and at the forefront. That gives political backing to the state, and the state can pass legislation and (issue) executive orders," she said.
She said Xi's speech showed the president's deep understanding of the current domestic and overseas business climate.
Shek, association vice-president of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, said conflicting views should not erode family love and affection, adding that family ties are much more important than differences over politics.
She attributed the continued vitality of China-UK trade and economic cooperation, in such complex and volatile international times, to "trust, openness, and win-win cooperation".