Sanctions bill limits Trump’s power

DONALD TRUMP is expected to sign legislation that imposes sweeping sanctions on Russia, Iran and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and he will have to consult Congress if he wants to lift them. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Saturday:

The approval of the simultaneous sanctions on the three countries with an overwhelming bipartisan majority of 97 to 2 in the Senate has implications for the Trump administration, as the bill requires Trump to acquire congressional approval before he eases or lifts the sanctions.

That the move limits the president’s powers to lift the sanctions points to an ever-solid bipartisan consensus that the president of the United States, who normally does not need congressional support to exercise diplomatic powers, should be subject to Congress. The pro-establishment forces in both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party may have played a role in pushing forward the bill, as Congress remains vigilant to Trump’s handling of ties with Russia.

The Russian factor has been a thorn in the US politics since Trump’s election. The legislation is in part a response to conclusions by US intelligence agencies that Russia meddled in last year’s presidential

The General Office of the State Council, China’s Cabinet, recently issued a guideline on establishing a modern hospital management system, putting forward a series of measures to promote modern hospitals throughout the country.

According to the document, the administration and management of hospitals should be separated, and the governments’ supervisory election in the United States, and to further limit Trump’s inclination to seek warmer ties with Moscow.

Even if he refuses to endorse the legislation, Congress could still overrule Trump and turn the bill into law.

Meanwhile, the legislation risks invoking retaliation from the sanctioned parties. The Russian Foreign Ministry has complained of “growing anti-Russian feeling” in the US, and Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that his country would fight back against “boorish US behavior”.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took a similar stance more than a week ago after US State Department complained Iran was “in default of the spirit” of the 2015 nuclear deal.

All in all, it reinforces the impression that the Trump administration’s learning curve is exceptionally long.

Hospital management reform

responsibilities should be reasonably defined in order to guarantee the right of public hospitals’ to self-operation and management.

An accountability system will be established to deal with any serious violations of the rules and regulations, such as arbitrary charging, serious medical mistakes and other major incidents.

The top public hospitals should all participate and take the lead in the construction of a medical treatment partnership system to further improve medical services.

The document also stipulates that hospitals should explore the introduction of an annual salary system, and hospitals are forbidden from assigning any profit-making responsibilities to medical personnel.

The president of a hospital will take full responsibility for its medical treatments, teaching and scientific research as well as the administrative management of the hospital.

In addition, how satisfied patients are with the service they receive will be included in the performance evaluations of medical personnel, which may be directly connected to their salary and even promotion, the document says.

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