Three-minute news, Monday, July 31, 2023

Domestic

1) On the eve of August 1st, Xi Jinping inspected the Western Theater Command Air Force and emphasized accelerating the modernization of the troops and resolutely completing all tasks assigned by the Party and the people. He extended festival greetings to all People's Liberation Army officers and soldiers, People's Armed Police officers and soldiers, military civilian staff, and militia reservists. During his inspection in Sichuan, Xi Jinping stressed promoting a new stage in governing and revitalizing Sichuan in the new era and striving to write a new chapter of Sichuan's Chinese-style modernization. On his way back to Beijing, he inspected Hanzhong, Shaanxi, praising the Tianhan Wetland Park in the Hanzhong section of the Han River as a "happiness garden" for citizens.

2) By the end of June, the number of employed people from impoverished areas nationwide reached 32.591 million, exceeding the 2023 target by 2.399 million.

3) [Rule of Law] Shanxi Provincial Investigation Team: Jingcheng Mining concealed 40 accidents and 43 deaths, 16 public officials under investigation. Dalian reported four typical cases of irresponsibility, inaction, and misconduct. The investigation report on the fire accident in Wuyi, Zhejiang, which caused 11 deaths, was released: 20 public officials were punished. He Shaobin, vice president of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine and former president of Hubei Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, is under review and investigation. Ren Houming, member of the Standing Committee of the Changdu Municipal Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region and secretary of the Karuo District Committee, is under review and investigation. Baoshan, Yunnan, cracked a drug trafficking case, seizing more than 80 kilograms of drugs.

4) China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing announced: In the first half of this year, the total national social logistics volume reached 160.6 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.8%, and logistics demand showed a sustained recovery trend.

5) The ±800 kV ultra-high voltage project from Qingyang, Longdong to Dongping, Taian, Shandong, Shanxi section started construction, with a total length of more than 320 kilometers.

7) The State Flood Control Headquarters launched a level II emergency response for flood control in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Henan, and Shanxi. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs deployed work to defend against Typhoon "Khanun," the sixth typhoon this year.

8) [Military] "Selected Important Documents on the Military Work of the Communist Party of China" was published and issued. The 43rd Chinese naval escort fleet made a technical stopover in Cape Town, South Africa.

The army adheres to the "one school, one plan" approach to accelerate the transformation and upgrading of college construction. Our peacekeeping medical team in South Sudan completed a comprehensive exercise in treating a large number of casualties.

9) [Hong Kong and Macao] Two major achievements of Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee's visit to three ASEAN countries: First, it boosted Hong Kong's accession to the RCEP; second, it consolidated the basic foundation of trade with ASEAN. Chengdu Universiade: Huang Xinyan, an athlete from Macao, China, won the gold medal in women's Nanquan with a score of 9.643.

Macao athlete Wang Yongxin won the silver medal in women's swordsmanship.

10) [Taiwan] The cross-strait youth "Creating the Future" science popularization summer camp opened in Fuzhou. Chengdu Universiade: Sun Jiahong, an athlete from Chinese Taipei, won the gold medal in men's Taijiquan, with the music for the competition being "I Love You, China".

According to Taiwan's defense department, since 9 am on July 30, a total of 11 PLA aircraft (including 6 that crossed the so-called "median line") and 5 warships have continued to operate around the Taiwan Strait.

International

1) Xi Jinping's special representative, Vice Premier He Lifeng, visited Pakistan from July 30 to August 1 to attend the 10th anniversary celebration of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. He Lifeng and French Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire co-chaired the ninth China-France High-Level Economic and Financial Dialogue, which was held both online and offline, achieving 22 cooperation results with 57 items.

2) Multiple countries announced a suspension of rice exports, and global rice prices hovered near an 11-year high.

3) US Secretary of Defense visits Australia to strengthen military alliance, US helps Australia produce missile systems within two years. The Queens Farm Museum in New York held the traditional Indigenous "Powwow" event, sharing Indigenous culture with local residents.

Two small planes collided in mid-air in Wisconsin, USA, resulting in two deaths and two injuries. The "Bonnie Fire" in Southern California is spreading rapidly. A small plane crashed in the mountains of Alberta, Canada, killing six people.

4) Russian President Putin: Does not want direct conflict with NATO, but is ready to respond at any time. Western "vacuum cleaner" sweeping? Putin points to the reason for rising food prices. Russia held a 2023 Navy Day military parade, with Putin and political leaders from several African countries arriving at the scene for inspection. Medvedev warned: If Russia loses territory, it will have to use nuclear weapons. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said that a Ukrainian drone attacked Moscow in the early morning of July 30, damaging two office buildings and injuring one person. The Mari El Republic of Russia suffered a severe storm that has resulted in 7 deaths. A 46,000-year-old organism sleeping in the Siberian permafrost was revived by scientists, netizens: Too scary.

6) The African Union Peace and Security Council issued a communiqué on July 29, demanding that Niger's military personnel unconditionally return to barracks and restore constitutional government within 15 days.

7) Saudi Foreign Minister urges warring parties in Sudan to find a political solution to the current situation.

8) Japanese and South Korean civil organizations held a symposium: To stop the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water, if nuclear-contaminated water is a good thing, it should be used as swimming pool water, or as drinking water for people, or agricultural water, why must it be discharged into the sea? Affected by the discharge of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water, the passenger flow of seaside bathing beaches on the east coast of South Korea has decreased by nearly 40%.

9) Typhoon "Doksuri" has killed 16 people in the Philippines and affected more than 1.02 million people. An explosion at a fireworks warehouse in southern Thailand has killed 11 people.

Finance and Securities

1) In the first half of 2023, the operating income of large-scale cultural and related industries nationwide increased by 7.3%.

2) The CSRC publicly solicited opinions, proposing to adjust and improve the market maker qualification access conditions according to the characteristics of the Beijing Stock Exchange.

3) The Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development stated that the real estate market regulation released a major signal: vigorously supporting and better meeting the housing needs of residents for both rigid and improved housing.

4) Huawei mobile phones returned to the top five in the market, with shipments increasing by 76.2% year-on-year, and market share reaching 13%.

Culture, Education, Sports and Entertainment

1) Chengdu Universiade Update: The Chinese delegation is currently ranked first in both the gold medal and overall medal tallies. Men's 50m rifle three positions team final: China wins gold.

Men's 25m rapid fire pistol team: China wins gold. China wins gold in rhythmic gymnastics group all-around. China wins gold in the Universiade men's compound archery team event. China wins the women's recurve archery team championship. Chinese athlete Jin Zhedian wins gold in men's Wushu daoshu.

2) Tickets for 5 events and over 20,000 tickets for the Chengdu Universiade will go on sale at 8 pm on July 30. The Hangzhou Asian Games' overall schedule version 2.2 has been released, with 31 gold medals to be awarded on the first day of competition. This means that the first gold medal of the Asian Games will be awarded in nine major events.

3) Swimming World Championships: Two golds, one silver, and one bronze. Zhang Yufei enjoys her Fukuoka trip. China League: Liaoning Shenyang City wins against Guangzhou team at home.

4) The Snooker European Masters qualifying rounds have concluded, with 9 Chinese players, including Xiao Guodong, advancing to the main draw.

5) The original musical "National Splendor" premiered in Dalian, Liaoning Province, based on the model of the times, Qu Jianwu. The movie "Feng Shen" has grossed over 1.1 billion yuan at the box office.

Life Services

1) Central Meteorological Observatory: It is expected that the duration and rainfall of this round of Beijing rainfall will exceed that of "7.21". Beijing issued a red alert for heavy rain: The whole city will experience torrential rain, citizens are advised not to go out unless necessary, and all scenic spots in the city are closed. Beijing Municipal Education Commission: Suspend summer care, sports training and other school entry activities. Beijing rainstorm direct hit: Some roads are flooded, and subway stations are reinforced with barriers. Flash floods occurred in one area of Fangshan District, Beijing, but no casualties or property losses were reported. Xiong'an has already exceeded 100 mm of rainfall in 6 hours!

2) The daily passenger flow at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport port has exceeded 10,000 for the first time. "Khanun" has been upgraded to a typhoon, and its expected impact on Shanghai will be more severe than "Du Su Rui". "Khanun" is heading straight for Zhejiang, with 10-meter high waves expected near the coast.

3) In order to encourage tourists to shop, a Jiuzhaigou tour guide threatened that "I can break the bus!" Aba Prefecture Culture and Tourism Bureau: An investigation into the tour guide and travel agency involved has been launched.

4) Several self-media posts claimed that Yunnan announced the closure of local tourism shopping malls, attracting attention. Official response: Please do not easily believe this.

5) Farming + research + leisure, Yantai, Shandong explores a new model of diversified development of ocean ranches.

A boy in Jilin fell into the Songhua River and was rescued by a kind-hearted citizen. His parents jumped into the water to rescue him, both drowning; the mother died and the father is missing. Four people in Liaoning went into the mountains to pick mushrooms and lost contact due to heavy rain. It has been confirmed that two people have died, and the other two are still missing.

6) At 6 pm on July 30, the Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a red alert for heavy rain and a yellow alert for severe convective weather. From 8 pm on July 30 to 8 pm on July 31, most of Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, and the central and northern parts of Shanxi will experience heavy to torrential rain. Among them, parts of northeastern Shanxi, central Hebei, and central and southern Beijing will experience torrential rain, and parts of the mountainous areas along the central Hebei and southwestern Beijing will experience extremely heavy rain; there will be scattered heavy rain or torrential rain in the south-central Inner Mongolia, northern Henan, northwestern and southern Shandong, southern coastal Guangxi, western Hainan Island, western Yunnan, southern Sichuan, and northeastern Xinjiang.

Health and Wellness

1) Lemons, grapefruits, and pomelos, etc., all contain a substance called "limonin", which gives them a slightly bitter taste. Many studies have found that limonin has various biological activities, such as anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and diuretic effects, and also has significant advantages in enhancing immunity and resistance.

2) Lettuce contains an aromatic hydrocarbon hydroxyester, which protects the liver and stomach; it also contains nicotinic acid, which can improve glucose metabolism; the potassium it contains helps promote urination, and is beneficial for hypertension and heart disease.