January 6, 2026
Children play drums in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Nov 4, 2025. PHOTO: XINHUA/CHINA DAILY
China launches new round of applications for nationwide childcare subsidies
The program, launched in July 2025, has so far benefited more than 24 million people nationwide, with the distribution rate of childcare subsidies for 2025 reaching around 80 percent, data from the National Health Commission showed.
