Three-minute news, Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Domestic:

1) The 19th National Congress of the Communist Youth League of China opened on the morning of June 19 in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi Jinping, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and other Party and state leaders attended to offer their congratulations, and Cai Qi delivered a speech on behalf of the Party Central Committee. On the afternoon of June 19, Xi Jinping met with US Secretary of State Blinken in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

2) On the morning of June 19, Wang Yi met with Blinken in Beijing: The US should not use the "strong nation must dominate" template to mirror China, and China has no room for compromise or concession on the Taiwan issue. On June 18, the Sino-US foreign ministers' talks lasted for 5 and a half hours, exceeding the scheduled time by one hour. Both sides agreed to implement the consensus reached at the Bali meeting between the two heads of state, effectively manage differences, and promote dialogue, exchanges, and cooperation.

3) [Rule of Law] Over 3,300 people were held accountable for issues transferred in the second round of central environmental protection inspections. An integrity warning was sounded before the Dragon Boat Festival, with Shanxi exposing five typical problems violating the spirit of the eight central regulations. The Hubei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision reported five typical cases of corruption in the field of engineering construction. Yang Zengquan, former vice-minister of the Anhui Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, is under investigation. Hu Junlie, former chairman of the Chongqing Grain Group, was expelled from the Party.

4) The General Office of the State Council issued the "Guiding Opinions on Further Building a High-Quality Charging Infrastructure System": A high-quality charging infrastructure system will be basically established by 2030.

5) Chen Wenqing, Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, emphasized during his inspection tour in Xinjiang: Fully and accurately implement the Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the new era, and make every effort to ensure social stability and long-term peace and security in Xinjiang.

6) The Ministry of Water Resources launched a level IV emergency response for flood and drought disaster prevention in 10 provinces and regions including Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan.

7) The 21st China International Urban Construction Expo opened in Beijing on June 19, showcasing technological innovation trends.

8) [Military] The Political Work Department and Discipline Inspection Commission of the Central Military Commission issued the "Code of Conduct for Social Interaction of Military Leaders". On June 19, 1954, the People's Navy's first submarine force was established. For 69 years, the People's Navy's submarine force has braved the storms and waves, advancing into the distant seas and oceans, building an underwater steel Great Wall for the motherland.

9) [Hong Kong and Macao] The Hong Kong Stock Exchange officially launched the "Hong Kong dollar-RMB dual-counter trading model". Hong Kong held a youth zongzi-making competition, with over 50 families participating.

10) [Taiwan] Song Tao, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, met with Xia Liyan, vice chairman of the Kuomintang, and his delegation in Xiamen, who came to attend the 15th Straits Forum.

International:

1) On the evening of June 18, local time, Premier Li Qiang arrived in Berlin to hold the seventh round of Sino-German government consultations and pay an official visit to Germany. On the morning of June 19, local time, Li Qiang met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Presidential Palace in Berlin.

Japanese police arrested a Chinese researcher. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: It has expressed serious concerns to the Japanese side and requested that the Japanese side effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens.

2) The 13th batch of Chinese peacekeeping engineering troops to South Sudan ( Wau ) donated materials to local children. China provided aid to Egypt with materials to cope with climate change.

3) Biden hopes to meet with Chinese leaders in the "coming months" and believes that Blinken's visit to China will help ease tensions between the two countries. Blinken summarized his visit to China: A positive step forward. The US Department of Defense's missile procurement plan is encountering obstacles in Congress due to a lack of data support. Gunfire rings out! Multiple locations in the US see another "bloody weekend," with dozens of casualties. Will US inflation cool down quickly? Goldman Sachs: Market expectations are overly optimistic. A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Gulf of California on the afternoon of June 18, local time, with no tsunami threat to the US West Coast.

4) Ukraine deployed troops on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border. Russia warned: Do not take military risks. Zelensky: Ukraine has no choice but to "de-occupation." After being "missing" for many days, Putin hinted that the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army may no longer be in Ukraine. British media: The head of the Ukrainian intelligence agency is also missing. NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg made it clear: Ukraine will not be invited to join NATO at next month's NATO summit.

5) Foreign media: The British Parliament will vote on a report that former Prime Minister Johnson misled Parliament. British media: Multiple US power companies have channeled over $200 million to US politicians through a black money group. Celebrating the French team's victory in the Rugby League final, Macron picked up a bottle of Corona beer from the table and drank it in one gulp.

6) A hotel in South Korea apologized for the incident of tying up the five-star red flag, repeatedly saying "sorry" in Chinese. Worried about the impact of nuclear-contaminated water, South Korea's imports of Japanese seafood in May decreased by 30%. The enlarged meeting of the 8th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea concluded, criticizing the failure of the military reconnaissance satellite launch as the "most serious mistake." After a bitter struggle for 7,000 days, the people of Okinawa once again expressed their determination to oppose the US military base.

7) The UAE and Qatar announced the restoration of diplomatic missions to each other. With the latest ceasefire agreement in effect, the armed conflict in Sudan has temporarily returned to calm.

8) Philippine security personnel killed seven militants on Mindanao Island. The Israeli army killed three Palestinians in the West Bank.

Finance and Securities

1) The China Consumers Association will launch a nationwide campaign against mandatory scanning for attention in consumer supervision. Consumers can report to the Consumers Association if they encounter "mandatory scanning to follow the public account".

2) The State Administration for Market Regulation deployed to strengthen the investigation and governance of prominent problems in the field of advertising supervision.

3) Cathay Pacific: Expanding Mandarin service coverage, recruiting cabin crew in mainland China starting in July.

4) Tencent announced the creation of a one-stop industry large model boutique store. Google is collaborating with MediaTek to develop AI chips? MediaTek denies: False report, misleading investors.

5) Yesterday's closing:

Shanghai Composite Index 3255.81/-0.54%

Shenzhen Component Index 11274.05/-0.29%

ChiNext 2265.18/-0.21%

Hang Seng Index 19912.89/-0.64%

Culture, Education, Sports and Entertainment

1) The Ministry of Culture and Tourism requires strengthening the construction and management of tourist toilets, strengthening the construction of tidal toilets and unisex toilets, and encouraging more government agencies and enterprises and institutions to open their toilets to tourists for free.

2) The "2023 College Entrance Examination Online Consultation Week" event will be held from June 22 to 28 on the Ministry of Education's "Sunshine Gaokao Information Platform".

3) The 14th China Golden Image Award Ceremony was held in Sanmenxia on June 18. The National University "Universiade" Poetry Conference solicitation activity was officially launched in Chengdu on June 19. The 31st National Book Fair will be held in Shandong in late July.

4) Chinese scientists have announced ten world's firsts in the research of new generation fossils.

5) Yao Ming stepped down as chairman of CBA Company, completing the industrial and commercial change.

Life Services

1) Beijing: Key supervision of scalpers' easy-to-exploit concert work tickets. 40℃ heatwave! High temperatures "pause" for two days, Beijing Dragon Boat Festival holiday will usher in a "rolling heatwave".

2) Shanghai Port pioneered a trial voyage of cruise international routes, opening a 15-day 14-night cruise outbound "free travel".

3) Nanchang junior high school students were asked by teachers to abandon the exam? Local education bureau report: Basically true, relevant personnel will be held accountable. A private university in Hunan Province raised the monthly salary of its teaching staff by 5000, the school responded: The situation is true.

4) The parent company of the Jiangxi "rat head duck neck" incident operates more than 700 university canteens, with investments involving 19 provinces, and the school has terminated the contract with the company. Liaoning Kazuo reported that "the house has not been lived in for two years, and the door was blocked by neighbors": An investigation team was established.

5) Chongqing has established and improved the big data collaborative investigation mechanism to track and improve the supervision of livelihood funds. Shaanxi issued 8 billion yuan in special bonds to supplement the capital of small and medium-sized banks. Yinchuan, Ningxia: The first batch of "administrative clerks" will be certified.

6) Heavy rainfall has occurred in many parts of Hubei, with 611 reservoirs exceeding the flood limit water level.

Guizhou launched a level III emergency response to meteorological disasters (heavy rain).

7) There will be a large-scale and strong rainfall process in southern China, and high temperatures will occur in North China and the Huang-Huai region. From 8 pm on June 19 to 8 pm on June 20, parts of northeastern Yunnan, southern Guizhou, northwestern Guangxi, western and northern Hunan, northern Jiangxi, southern Anhui, western Zhejiang, northeastern Inner Mongolia, and southeastern Tibet will experience heavy to torrential rain, with local areas in southern Guizhou, northwestern Guangxi, northeastern Hunan, northern Jiangxi, southern Anhui, and western Zhejiang experiencing extremely heavy rain.

Health and Wellness

1) To regulate constipation, you can eat more of these vegetables: daylily (golden needle), okra, edamame (green beans), broad beans, peas, radish greens, mustard greens, spring bamboo shoots, string beans, garlic sprouts, celery leaves, cowpea, spring bamboo shoots, amaranth, pea sprouts.

2) To control blood pressure, you can often eat these vegetables: hydrated wood ear mushrooms, daylily, chestnut flour pumpkin, houttuynia cordata, bamboo shoots, agaricus, green beans, broad beans, red radish, potatoes, amaranth, mustard greens, spinach, bitter melon, chives, garlic sprouts, pea sprouts.