Three-minute news, Monday, June 19, 2023

Domestic

1) US Secretary of State Blinken arrived in Beijing on the morning of June 18 for a two-day visit to China. On the afternoon of the 18th, Foreign Minister Qin Gang held talks with Blinken in Beijing.

2) With the Dragon Boat Festival approaching, various places are holding dragon boat races and parades to celebrate this traditional festival.

3) [Rule of Law] China continues to strengthen its protection of trademarks and brands. In 2022, 372,000 cases of malicious trademark registration were cracked down on. With the Dragon Boat Festival holiday approaching, disciplinary inspection and supervision organs at all levels are closely monitoring the "four winds" problems that are prone to occur during holidays, conducting open and covert investigations, and strengthening supervision and discipline. Tu Bibo, former deputy mayor of Changde City, Hunan Province, was "double-opened" for serious disciplinary violations and illegal activities. Jiang Fu, former vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province, was expelled from the Party for serious disciplinary violations and illegal activities. Shi Ying, former director of the Henan Prison Administration Bureau, was reported for accepting nearly 300,000 yuan in gifts and consumption cards from his subordinates. "Military Maotai" and "military special supplies"? Ningxia's military-civilian joint forces investigated and dealt with a store selling "military liquor and military goods".

4) The Ministry of Public Security issued the "Three-Year Action Plan for Strengthening Public Security Police Station Work in the New Era (2023-2025)", and public security police stations are promoting preventive policing to achieve a virtuous cycle of social security.

5) Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs: The national wheat harvest progress has exceeded 95%. The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters expanded the scope of the level-four emergency response to eight provinces, and the office of the headquarters dispatched two working groups to assist local governments in guidance.

6) The Three Gorges ship lock has accumulated a cargo volume of 1.91 billion tons in 20 years of operation.

On June 18, after nearly eight months of hibernation, the Xinjiang Duku Highway (Dushanzi-Kuqa), known as the "Internet celebrity highway", was fully opened.

7) From June 17 to 22, China's first independently built polar scientific research icebreaker, "Xuelong 2", conducted its first science and education integration teaching voyage.

8) [Military] A certain regiment of the 80th Army Group established an equipment information archive to assist in emergency fault handling.

9) [Hong Kong and Macao] Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee received a back support cushion on Father's Day, thanking his family for their support and understanding.

High-speed rail tickets from Hong Kong to Chengdu are officially on sale. Business class tickets for July 1 have been sold out, with the lowest price at 796 yuan. 23 men in Hong Kong were arrested for transporting a large amount of cash to assist in money laundering, involving more than 700 million Hong Kong dollars. Four BYD stores in Hong Kong were vandalized; police said six people were arrested, and it was not targeted at the brand but involved individual disputes. The funeral of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi was held on June 18, with her husband spending HK$2 million to restore her body.

10) [Taiwan] The 15th Cross-Strait Film and Television Season solicited nearly 100 film and television projects on cross-Strait themes from both sides of the strait. The Cross-Strait Forum attracted Taiwanese businessmen to look at the broader mainland market. Renowned economist and Peking University professor Lin Yifu spoke his mind to Taiwanese compatriots: Come to the mainland and seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Taiwanese "song king" Wan Shalang (Wang Zhongyi), 74, passed away on the morning of June 18; he once appeared on the Spring Festival Gala and sang two songs.

International:

1) Hua Chunying uploaded a photo of the handshake between the Chinese and US foreign ministers: hoping that the two countries will return to the consensus of the Bali summit meeting between the heads of state.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized more than 30 African ambassadors to China to visit Ningbo, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, experiencing the pulse of China's modernization drive. Wang Shouwen, China's international trade negotiator and vice minister of commerce: China is comprehensively and orderly opening up its service sector. The "2023 All-England Chinese Dragon Boat Festival" was held in the UK.

2) UN Secretary-General Guterres criticized the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank for insufficient support for underdeveloped countries: The IMF and the World Bank "need reform".

3) The US debt has exceeded US$32 trillion, and is expected to exceed US$50 trillion by 2030. Biden said the US will not make special arrangements for Ukraine to join NATO. Three years after Floyd's death, the US released a major report revealing racial discrimination issues. The world's first diagnosed autistic patient passed away at the age of 89. Daniel Ellsberg, the "legendary whistleblower" who revealed the lies of the Vietnam War, passed away at the age of 92.

Foreign media: Intel will invest heavily in building a factory in Poland.

4) Putin met with an African delegation in St. Petersburg and presented a draft peace agreement on the Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine initialed the "Treaty on the Permanent Neutrality and Security Guarantees of Ukraine" in 2022, and then refused to accept the document, throwing it into the "dustbin of history"; Russia has never refused to negotiate on the Ukraine issue; if Russia's territorial integrity, independence, and sovereignty are threatened, it could theoretically use nuclear weapons. The Russian army launched a cluster strike against the Ukrainian "decision-making center": sea and air missiles were launched simultaneously, and the designated targets were hit. Kremlin: The "demilitarization" of Ukraine has been basically achieved.

5) British media: Macron is trying to prevent the British defense secretary from "leading NATO", saying that "this person should be from the EU". Anti-high-speed rail protests in France escalated into violent clashes, injuring 12 police officers.

Storms in southern Brazil killed 11 people.

6) A passenger bus collided with a truck in Hokkaido, Japan, killing five people.

7) Saudi Foreign Minister's first visit to Iran in 7 years: Improved Saudi-Iranian relations will have a positive impact on the world. The first commercial flight in nearly seven years flew from the Yemeni capital to Saudi Arabia.

Foreign media: The Taliban government in Afghanistan has designated the day of the US withdrawal as a national holiday, to be celebrated annually.

8) A bus overturned in Punjab province, eastern Pakistan, killing at least 14 people and injuring 20 others. Mexican authorities seized an immigrant truck with 129 people crammed into the vehicle in 45-degree heat.

A fishing boat sank in Brazil, leaving eight crew members missing.

Finance and Securities

1) The "618" shopping festival has been fully launched on various platforms. Combined with Father's Day and the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, new gameplay and experiences continue to emerge, and new types of consumption continue to release development potential.

2) The 9th China International Import Expo recently concluded. This year's expo attracted 37,925 professional visitors, and 535 cooperation intentions were reached on-site.

3) The 5th Tibet Expo signed 60 projects in Tibet, with a planned investment of 53.18 billion yuan.

4) Huawei expands patent revenue: collecting patent usage fees from 30 Japanese companies.

Culture, Education, Sports and Entertainment

1) The first International Summit Forum on Publishing Education was held in Beijing, advocating for the establishment of the International Publishing Education Alliance.

2) Research team of the China Southwest Wild Species Germplasm Resource Bank: Exploring scientific secrets in deep mountains and forests, trekking through mountains and rivers, saving endangered species.

3) More than 140 exquisite Russian oil paintings are on display in Harbin, attracting tourists from all over with authentic Russian style.

4) Indonesia Open Badminton Championships: Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong win mixed doubles.

Life Services

1) Beijing Consumers Association releases a report on food safety issues, with brands like Mixue Bingcheng on the list.

2) The Jia Ding District Youth Anti-drug Science Popularization Museum in Shanghai opens.

3) A shopping mall in Shenzhen experienced rainwater backflow due to heavy rain. Relevant departments responded: The instantaneous rainfall was greater than the flood control capacity of nearby rivers. Operations have returned to normal, and there were no casualties.

4) Many areas in Anhui strengthen monitoring and patrols to prevent secondary disasters from heavy rainfall. 23 districts and counties in Chongqing experienced heavy rain, with more than 60 small and medium-sized rivers experiencing rising water levels. A cliff in a community in Sichuan collapsed, and some residents were evacuated. The street office: 24-hour monitoring is arranged. The water delivery phase acceptance of the Shaanxi引汉济渭 project was successfully completed.

5) The Qinghai Provincial Association of Nature Literature is officially established. Xining deletes the initiative of inviting tourists to the homes of party and government officials, stating that the wording is imprecise. A 3.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in Hotan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang at 00:00 on June 18, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.

6) The Central Meteorological Observatory continues to issue yellow warnings for high temperatures and heavy rain. There will be large-scale and relatively strong rainfall in southern China, and high-temperature weather in Northeast China and other areas will weaken. From 8 PM on June 18 to 8 PM on June 19, moderate to heavy rain is expected in parts of the western and central Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, central and southeastern Tibet, northeastern and central Inner Mongolia, northern and eastern Shanxi, western and southern Hebei, northern Shandong, western and southern Sichuan, northwestern and northeastern Yunnan, most of Guizhou, central and northern Hunan, southern and eastern Hubei, northern Jiangxi, southern Henan, Anhui, most of Jiangsu, Shanghai, northern Zhejiang, northern and southeastern coastal areas of Guangxi, central and southern coastal areas of Guangdong, and northern and southern Hainan Island.