【答案解析】{{B}}Universal Health Coverage to All Chinese{{/B}} In 2008, the new medical reform plan long awaited by the Chinese people is to be piloted. At the National Health Conference on January 7, Health Minister Chen Zhu said that the major task of 2008 is to pilot key issues listed in the newly-outlined medical reform plan in some selected regions to accumulate experience before a nationwide implementation, so that eventually the aim of universal basic medical services will be reached and it can be guaranteed that everybody will get proper treatment once he/she is sick. Currently the focus of the Ministry of Health is on the construction and improvement of public health service system, medical service system, medicare system and medical supply system, aiming to provide safe, effective, convenient and low-cost health and medicare service to both rural and urban citizens. Vice Minister of Health Gao Qiang said at the conference that the country's medical and health development will follow a path with Chinese characteristics because blindly imitating models of the Western developed countries will only lead to mistakes. Moreover, Vice Premier Wu Yi stressed that health care is a cause of public welfare, experience and practice in the economic field cannot be simply applied. To establish a basic medicare network, we must adhere to the orientation of serving the people, ensure the non-profit nature of public medical institutions, cut hospital's involvement in drag sales, and increase governmental responsibility and input. Speaking of the government's financial aid, Chen Zhu put emphasis on sponsoring the supplier, i.e. public medical organizations. He also said that the government should increase the financial input on public health care, rural and urban community health care. Health Minister Chen Zhu outlined the strategic goal as "everyone be entitled to basic medical care and health services by 2020", which means, "citizens of any age, sex and profession, or living in any place and with any kind of payment capabilities, are entitled to the same level of medicare". A basic point of "universal health coverage" is to promote equality. Therefore, measures have to be taken to gradually narrow the gap in development of healthcare in different regions or among different social groups, and between urban and rural areas.