August 2, 2023, 3-minute news

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2023-08-02

1) Xi Jinping issued important instructions on flood prevention and disaster relief, demanding all-out efforts to rescue missing and trapped personnel, minimizing casualties, closely monitoring key flood prevention areas, implementing various flood prevention measures, and ensuring the safety of people's lives and property and social stability to the greatest extent possible.

2) The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management urgently allocated 110 million yuan to support flood prevention and disaster relief efforts in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Ministry of Water Resources: Ensure the absolute safety of key defense objects such as the Xiong'an New Area and Beijing Daxing Airport.

3) [Legal] Cyberspace Administration of China: Major websites and platforms have cleaned up more than 86,000 pieces of false and untrue information related to enterprises. Shanghai: Dong Yunhu, a ministerial-level official, was dismissed from his post as a National People's Congress representative and his representative status was terminated due to suspected serious disciplinary violations and illegal activities. Hu Xuyang, member of the Standing Committee of the Hengyang Municipal Committee of Hunan Province, Minister of Organization Department, and Minister of United Front Work Department, is under disciplinary review and supervisory investigation. Xiong Dewei, Secretary-General of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Organs, and Director of the General Office, is under review and investigation. Henan Audit Office: 41 banks illegally disposed of tens of billions of yuan in non-performing assets, and post-disaster reconstruction funds were embezzled.

4) The recent heavy rainfall in Beijing has resulted in 11 deaths, including 2 who died in the line of duty during rescue and disaster relief efforts; 14 missing persons have been confirmed safe. Eight districts in Beijing remain under a red flood warning, while four districts have been downgraded to a yellow warning. The rainstorm in Hebei has resulted in 9 deaths and 6 missing persons, affecting over 540,000 people. Hebei: The cumulative rainfall from this rain event exceeded that of the extreme rainstorms in 1996 and 2016.

5) The emergency response for flood control in the Haihe River Basin has been raised to the highest level, and five flood storage and detention areas have been activated to deal with basin-wide floods. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Emergency Management: Multi-channel mobilization of drainage and irrigation equipment to remove waterlogged fields.

6) The State Council's Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism issued a work plan for COVID-19 vaccination for key groups, prioritizing the vaccination of key groups with vaccines containing XBB variant antigens.

7) Relevant national departments have issued a notice to further promote the continuous increase in income of people who have escaped poverty. The fuel surcharge for air tickets has increased for the first time this year. From August 5th, the minimum will be 30 yuan for a single journey, and 60 yuan per passenger for routes over 800 kilometers.

8) [Military] The Central Military Commission issued "Opinions on comprehensively strengthening the Party's building in the military around the goal of achieving the centenary goal of the People's Liberation Army." With the approval of the Central Military Commission, the "Study Outline of Xi Jinping's Thought on Strengthening the Military (2023 Edition)" was issued to the entire army. The Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and three other departments jointly released the advanced deeds of the "Most Beautiful People Supporting the Military" in 2023. In order to better protect the legitimate rights and interests of retired military personnel, the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Veterans Affairs jointly released typical cases of collaborative judicial assistance. 58 "soldiers" have rejoined the ranks, increasing the number of participants in the Nanchang Uprising to 1178.

9) [Hong Kong and Macau] Nearly 4.33 million people have registered as voters in Hong Kong. The number of inbound and outbound travelers in Hong Kong in July exceeded 20 million. The Macao Garrison of the People's Liberation Army held a reception to celebrate the 96th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. The total value of Macao's foreign trade in goods in the first half of the year reached 78.03 billion Macanese patacas.

10) [Taiwan] Tan Kefei, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, responded to reporters' questions about the US military aid to Taiwan: It seriously threatens peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and we firmly oppose it and have lodged a strong protest with the US side. Exclusive footage! The Shandong aircraft carrier crossing the Taiwan Strait is publicly shown for the first time: Four J-15 fighters took off with ammunition.

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