September 6, 2023 (Wednesday) Three-Minute News Breakfast

A Domestic

1) Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the Tenth Meeting of Ministers of Justice of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states. On the afternoon of September 5, Xi Jinping met with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

3) [Rule of Law] Chen Jiadong, former director of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Xiamen City, Fujian Province, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the first instance. Shang Liguang, deputy secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the CPC, is under investigation. Xiong Guobin, chairman of Sichuan Road and Bridge Construction Group Co., Ltd., is under investigation. Gu Yangli, deputy director of the Xicheng District Culture and Tourism Bureau of Beijing, is under investigation. Public security organs successfully cracked down on 11 fraud dens in northern Myanmar, arresting 269 people.

4) The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management urgently allocated 200 million yuan in central natural disaster relief funds.

5) China's service import and export scale has been the world's second largest for nine consecutive years. Two departments: strive for an average annual growth rate of around 5% for the added value of the computer, communication and other electronic equipment manufacturing industry from 2023 to 2024.

6) The National Financial Regulatory Administration: orderly carry out the pilot program for individual tax deferred pension insurance and link it with personal pension. National Healthcare Security Administration: clarify the scope of medical consumables included in medical insurance payments.

7) Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, landed on the coast of Dongshan, Fujian Province around 5:20 am on September 5, with maximum winds of 8 near the center. Fujian, Guangdong and other places will continue to experience typhoon and rain for the next three days, with extreme rainfall in some areas.

8) [Military] Beihai Maritime Safety Administration issued a navigation warning. From 6 pm on September 5 to 8 pm on September 11, military training will be conducted in parts of Beibu Gulf waters, prohibiting ships from entering.

10) [Taiwan] Taiwan authorities are clamoring for "participation in the United Nations." The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Taiwan has no basis, reason or right to participate in the United Nations and other international organizations that only sovereign states can participate in. Typhoon Haikui has hit Taiwan twice, causing 116 injuries.

B International

1) Premier Li Qiang arrived in Jakarta to attend the series of East Asia Cooperation Leaders' Meetings and pay an official visit to Indonesia. The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs answered reporters' questions on the Foreign State Immunity Act: under strictly limited conditions, compulsory measures can be taken against the property of foreign state commercial activities. Japan submitted a written document to the WTO regarding China's suspension of imports of Japanese aquatic products. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China's relevant measures are completely justified, reasonable and necessary.

2) Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund: talks in China were "very productive".

3) Biden responds to questions about being too old to be president: age brings wisdom. In the early morning of September 4, a shooting incident occurred in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, resulting in 2 deaths and 3 injuries.

4) Putin sets conditions for resuming the Black Sea grain deal, Ukrainian Foreign Minister: typical blackmail. Russian presidential aide: Ukraine has not sent any negotiation signals. The Russian embassy warned citizens not to bring private cars with Russian license plates into Germany, lest they be confiscated.

5) The Supreme Court of Japan once again ruled in support of the Henoko base project, and Okinawa's desire to relocate the US military base was again rejected.

6) Thailand's new cabinet was sworn in, with Srettha Thavisin serving as Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. 61,000 lightning strikes hit an Indian state in two hours, killing 12 and injuring 14.

7) The leader of the coup in Gabon took office as the transitional leader. The Nigerien military government announced the reopening of airspace to commercial flights.

8) Birmingham, the second largest city in the UK, declared bankruptcy.

1) China's bulk commodity index in August was 102.7%, with strong supply and demand in the market.

2) China Securities Regulatory Commission: strengthen the supervision of new types of trading behaviors such as high-frequency trading. The Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Saudi Stock Exchange Group signed a memorandum of cooperation to explore cross-listing.

3) In August, the Three Gorges double-line five-level ship lock passed a total of 3737 ships, and the monthly freight volume exceeded 15 million tons for the first time.

4) Kweichow Moutai: "Maotai Latte" sales exceeded expectations, and it will become a permanent product in the future.

5) Rumor: "The US invited Ren Zhengfei to attend a meeting in the US"? Huawei denies the rumor.

6) Yesterday's closing price:

1) A forum on cultural heritage protection was held in Beijing, attended by Li Shulei, who delivered a speech. The International Forum on the Dissemination of Chinese Literature and the Sixth International Symposium on the Translation of Literature by Sinologists opened in Nanjing on September 5.

2) New regulations of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: prohibit academicians from publicly expressing academic opinions unrelated to their own professional fields; prohibit participation in various social events.

3) The Hangzhou Asian Games torch was officially delivered in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, and the torch relay will start in Hangzhou on September 8.

5) Shanghai Shenhua Football Club: Mao Jianqing made inappropriate remarks and was suspended.

E Life Services

1) The Beijing Ditan Book Fair makes a comeback, with more than 400,000 kinds of high-quality books on display and sale from September 8.

2) Shanghai Training Association: will not frequently promote children's courses through phone and WeChat without consent. Shanghai Disney officially announced: the "Zootopia" themed area will open at the end of the year, and the main street scene has been unveiled.

4) Zhengzhou fully implements an optimized birth policy: newborns can register their household registration, and families with three children receive a one-time subsidy of 15,000 yuan.

5) Inner Mongolia launches a comprehensive campaign to tackle ecological issues in the Yellow River "several-character bend" area. A 3.3-magnitude earthquake occurred in Fukang City, Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang at 00:00 on September 5th, with a focal depth of 24 kilometers.

6) Heavy rainfall is expected in Fujian, Guangdong, and Jiangxi, while a cold air mass will affect northern regions. From 8 PM on September 5th to 8 PM on September 6th, parts of southern Zhejiang, southern and eastern Jiangxi, Fujian, central and eastern Guangdong, southern Hunan, Hainan Island, and Taiwan Island will experience moderate to heavy rain.