September 4, 2023 (Monday) Three-Minute News Breakfast

A Domestic

1) 78 years ago, we won! A symposium commemorating the 78th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War was held in Beijing on September 3, attended by Li Shulei, Minister of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee.

2) State Councilor Chen Yiqin, during an inspection tour in Zhejiang, stressed the need to meet higher standards and requirements in the preparations for the Asian Games and Asian Para Games, ensuring a spectacular event.

3) [Rule of Law] Chen Wenqing, Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, presided over a meeting in Beijing to specifically study the issue of strict law enforcement, emphasizing the need for comprehensive promotion of strict law enforcement, ensuring that laws are enforced, enforcement is strict, and violations are investigated. The third promotion meeting of the national summer security crackdown and rectification campaign was held, making every effort to achieve success in the "summer campaign". Heilongjiang Province launched a public investigation into environmental violations by three companies.

4) The Eleventh National Congress of Returned Overseas Chinese and Their Relatives concluded, with Wan Lijun elected as the chairman of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, and Cai Qi attending the congress.

5) The world's first 16-megawatt offshore wind turbine of the Three Gorges Corporation set a new record for single-unit daily power generation, generating 384,100 kilowatt-hours in a single day.

7) "Haikui" is expected to make a second landfall on the coast of Fujian and Guangdong on September 5. The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters issued a warning to Fujian, Guangdong, and Zhejiang provinces, urging them to prepare for Typhoon "Haikui" and take preventive measures against continuous heavy rainfall.

8) [Military] The Chinese Navy's hospital ship "Peace Ark" made a return visit to East Timor.

9) [Hong Kong and Macau] Hong Kong held a ceremony to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.

The Jinjiang Institute of Technological Innovation of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University was inaugurated, marking a key step in scientific and technological cooperation and talent cultivation between the university and the local area. As Typhoon "Sula" moves away, flights at Hong Kong International Airport are gradually resuming.

10) [Taiwan] Taiwan image exhibition at the 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services: Sharing the future of the nation.

During the 2023 "Taiwanese Businesspeople and Youth Visit Shanxi" series of activities, more than 100 Taiwanese businesspeople visited northern Shanxi: the grasslands, ancient temples, and grottoes, as if stepping into the pages of a textbook. The center of Typhoon "Haikui" made landfall in Taitung, Taiwan.

B International

1) The 21st Washington Chinese Culture Festival was held near Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., with Ambassador Xie Feng delivering a speech. The Chinese ambassador to the US called for closer cultural ties between China and the US.

2) Bangladesh's first elevated expressway, primarily constructed by Chinese companies, has opened to traffic.

4) The Russian "Boomerang" interplanetary probe is scheduled to launch after 2030 to collect soil samples from Phobos. Medvedev: 280,000 Russians have signed up for military service this year. A "white-hot" situation has emerged on the front lines of the Russo-Ukrainian war: Russian forces are rapidly reinforcing and deploying a new "fire sea" tactic. A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force confirmed that the US Department of Defense is procuring advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles to support Ukraine. Hungarian Prime Minister's Office Minister: To resolve the current crisis, the West cannot allow Ukraine to join NATO.

5) Outrage over the inability to display exhibition panels on the Unit 731 bacterial warfare at the Iida City Peace Memorial Hall in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, calls on the Japanese government to face history.

6) North Korea conducted a simulated tactical nuclear attack drill, aiming to warn against the recent joint military drills by the US and South Korea involving a large number of fighter jets.

7) South Korea's opposition party and more than 90 civic groups held another rally demanding Japan halt the release of nuclear-contaminated water. Recently, due to sluggish sales and rising water temperatures, a large number of groupers have died at many aquaculture farms in South Korea, causing widespread concern.

200,000 South Korean teachers protested in Seoul, wearing black and holding signs, demanding their rights.

8) The Nigerian president announced a global recall of ambassadors. Foreign media: Four people were killed in an attack on a convoy carrying gold in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including two Chinese citizens.

9) Clashes between Eritrean refugees and police occurred in Tel Aviv, Israel, injuring about 160 people, 15 seriously. Two people died and over 418,000 were affected by the "double typhoons" in the Philippines.

C Finance and Securities

1) The China Securities Regulatory Commission and exchanges strengthen the supervision of programmatic trading, with quantitative giants "grouping" to speak out: it may affect the extremely high turnover rate or large-scale quantitative products, but the impact on the practical operation of the company's existing strategies is limited.

2) Heads of local governments and securities and financial regulatory authorities released important signals on activating the capital market, opening up the financial industry, and green finance at the 2023 China International Financial Annual Forum on September 3.

3) The 2023 China Industrial Transfer and Development Matching Event (Yunnan) opened in Kunming, with contracts signed totaling 396.6 billion yuan.

4) The first weekend after the implementation of the "recognizing the house, not recognizing the loan" policy: some real estate projects achieved sales exceeding 100 million yuan within 24 hours.

5) The Huawei Mate 60 Pro triggered a buying frenzy, with queues reappearing at offline stores in Shenzhen.

D Culture, Education, and Sports

1) The 2023 Beijing Culture Forum will be held in Beijing from September 14 to 15. The 2023 National Art Troupes Performance and Broadcasting Season will be held from September to November.

2) The 22nd "Chinese Bridge" World Chinese Proficiency Competition for College Students concluded in Nanning, Guangxi, with Yi Fan Li from Serbia winning the world championship.

4) "Post-00s actress" Jiang Yiyi was publicly reported for tax evasion by netizens, and the Jinhua Municipal Taxation Bureau confirmed that she has paid 2.3879 million yuan in arrears.

5) The "Taihang Mountain" special postage stamps were first issued, and Hebei's Baishi Mountain and Zhangshiyan were included in the "national business card"

Peizhai Village "Reader" Training: The First Day of School, "What Exactly is Our Motherland?"

6) The 2023 International Gaqiao Extreme Sports Invitational (Balinghe Bridge Station) kicks off, and the competition will last until September 7.

E Life Services

1) The Beijing Municipal Government's international portal website WeChat official account "BeijingService" goes online.

2) Shanghai promotes "industrial building upwards," with the Zhangjiang Innovative Pharmaceutical Base starting construction on a project worth over 10 billion yuan, adding 618,000 square meters of standard factory buildings. Rumors spread online about Hangzhou's elevated roads prohibiting Tesla vehicles? Official response: Temporary control, not targeting any specific brand.

3) Guangzhou No. 12 People's Hospital adds a nuclear and radiation health clinic, including radiation-related specialty testing items. Typhoon "Saola" made landfall twice in Guangdong, affecting approximately 573 hectares of farmland. Five months after the implementation of Hainan's offshore duty-free new regulations, "immediate purchase and immediate collection" shopping exceeded 1.4 billion yuan.

4) 78th Anniversary of the Victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan: Nanjing sounds the horn of victory, solidifying historical memory.

5) A large number of asthma and rhinitis patients line up for treatment in Hohhot. The local health commission responds: High pollen concentration after rain triggers "thunderstorm asthma."

6) Chengdu Life Mystery Museum, Sichuan: A man breaks a swordfish specimen, resulting in tens of thousands of yuan in repair costs. The perpetrator has been found, and both parties have reached a settlement. Chongqing police report on the "death of a mother and her two children at home": Suicide by burning charcoal due to depression, Mei Mouqin left a suicide note at the scene. A Wuhan citizen died two days after taking traditional Chinese medicine; the relevant TCM clinic: is cooperating with the investigation.

7) Officially obtaining "household registration booklets"! Natural resource rights confirmation is completed for the Gansu section of the Giant Panda National Park, marking the first registration.

8) "Haikui" will approach the coastal areas of Fujian and Guangdong, with heavy rainfall expected in Fujian, Taiwan, and other areas. From 8 pm on September 3rd to 8 pm on September 4th, there will be moderate to heavy rain in eastern Fujian, eastern Zhejiang, Taiwan Island, central and southern Jiangsu, central and southern Guangxi, western Heilongjiang, southeastern Inner Mongolia, and western Xinjiang. Among these areas, parts of southeastern Fujian, eastern and southern Taiwan Island will experience heavy rain or torrential rain, with extremely heavy rain in some areas of eastern Taiwan Island.