September 8, 2023 (Friday) Three-Minute News Breakfast

A Domestic

1) On the morning of September 7, Xi Jinping visited and comforted the disaster-stricken people in Shangzhi City, Heilongjiang Province. Xi Jinping signed an order to issue the "Methods for the Implementation of the Population and Family Planning Law of the People's Republic of China" by the military.

2) On the morning of September 7, local time, Premier Li Qiang attended the 18th East Asia Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, and met with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during the meeting. Premier Li Qiang met with Australian Prime Minister Albanese during the East Asia Cooperation Leaders' series of meetings. Li Qiang inspected the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, a China-Indonesia cooperation project.

4) At 2:14 am on September 7, China successfully launched the Gaofen-33 03 satellite.

China's installed capacity of renewable energy has increased by about three times in 10 years, exceeding that of coal-fired power for the first time.

5) The 13th Chinese Arctic Scientific Expedition team arrived at the North Pole. The "Adora Magic City," the first domestically produced large cruise ship, has embarked on a new voyage for completion verification.

7) [Rule of Law] The procuratorial organs decided to arrest Long Xiaohua, former governor of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province; Li Ruqiu, former ministerial-level cadre of Dongguan City, Guangdong Province; and Wang Junshi, former vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Linyi Municipal People's Congress, Shandong Province, on suspicion of bribery. The first trial of Zhang Yongze, former vice chairman of the People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region, on charges of bribery, opened. Official report on the "teacher smashing student's skull" incident in Changsha, Hunan: The teacher involved has been suspended and is under investigation by the public security department. A criminal case occurred at Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology: A student killed one and injured two before jumping to his death.

8) [Military] The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the State Council, and the Central Military Commission awarded Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming, and Zhang Lu with the Astronaut Medal of Merit. The opening ceremony of the Sino-Singapore "Cooperation-2023" joint military exercise was held in Singapore on the afternoon of September 6.

The Chinese military has explored and formed a new training model for basic training in the new era. 14 types and 79 sets of equipment from the army participated in the Tianjin International Direct Expo.

9) [Hong Kong and Macao] Shenzhen has opened up non-residential commercial apartments and other properties to residents of Hong Kong and Macao. The third Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Customs Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Cooperation Meeting was held in Hong Kong.

10) [Taiwan] Taiwan think tank: Taiwan's business and service industries are recovering, but there are concerns that the "warm inside and cold outside" situation may not be sustainable.

B International

1) Vice Premier Liu Guozhong will lead a Chinese party and government delegation to attend the 75th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the DPRK and visit the DPRK starting September 8. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Premier Li Qiang had a brief conversation with Fumio Kishida in Jakarta at the latter's request; representatives from more than 90 countries have confirmed their participation in the third Belt and Road International Cooperation Summit Forum to be held in Beijing in October. The Office of the United States Trade Representative announced that it will continue to extend the tariff exemption period for some imported Chinese goods.

2) Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway! On September 7, the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway, jointly built by China and Indonesia, opened, reducing travel time from 3.5 hours to 40 minutes.

4) US Vice President Harris said that if Biden is unable to govern due to health problems, she is ready to take over the presidency. US Secretary of State Blinken made a surprise train trip to Kyiv, announcing more than US$1 billion in new aid to Ukraine.

US lawmakers are calling for an end to all technology exports to Huawei.

5) Kremlin spokesman's response to "Blinken's surprise visit to Kyiv": It will not affect the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine.

6) Japan successfully launched the "SLIM" lunar probe, expected to land on the moon in 2024.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol changed his usual way of addressing the ASEAN+3 leaders' meeting to "Korea-Japan-China," which was ridiculed by South Korean citizens.

1) Ministry of Finance: Tax and fee preferential policies involving small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households will be uniformly extended to the end of 2027.

2) General Administration of Customs: In the first eight months, China's import and export of goods basically remained flat year-on-year. China's foreign exchange reserves at the end of August were US$316.01 billion, down 1.38% from July.

3) On September 7, the central bank conducted a reverse repurchase operation of 330 billion yuan with a term of 7 days, and the winning bid rate was 1.80%. The four major state-owned banks announced the details of reducing the interest rate on existing first-home loans.

4) As of the end of the second quarter, the total scale of asset management business exceeded 68 trillion yuan. The Beijing Stock Exchange: Preparing to build a credit bond market and studying the enrichment of the index system.

5) Seven provinces and cities in China have implemented carbon emission trading pilot programs, with a cumulative transaction volume of 15.263 billion yuan in the past decade. China Mobile responded to the "stop selling iPhones" rumor: It's fake news, and they will cooperate to sell the iPhone 15.

6) Many places are piloting a new social security system for food delivery riders: payment per order, with premiums borne by the platform.

7) Yesterday's closing prices:

D Culture, Education, Sports and Entertainment

1) The fourth semi-final of the national "Learning Thoughts, Praising Martyrs" competition for heroic martyrs' interpreters was held.

2) China Writers Association: The international vision of contemporary Chinese writers is becoming increasingly broader. Three unified textbooks for secondary vocational schools will be put into use in the autumn semester this year.

3) China has newly discovered "Fujian dragon" and "Zhenghe animal group", bird-like dinosaurs from about 150 million years ago.

4) Women's Volleyball Asian Championship: The Chinese team lost to the Thai team 2:3 and won the runner-up.

E Life Services

1) Beijing: Severely crack down on illegal subcontracting, transfer of contracts, illegal subletting, and affiliation in the construction market. Beijing police severely crack down on and rectify illegal and criminal activities related to tourism.

2) Shanghai introduces nine measures to further expand automobile renewal consumption. Zhejiang issues film consumption vouchers worth 25 million yuan.

3) Guangzhou's first metro loop line is fully excavated.

4) Chengdu is selected as one of the top ten cities for the high-quality development of China's new display industry. Chongqing's Autumn Fair, district governments launch housing purchase subsidy policies.

5) Shanxi Provincial Games for the Disabled opens, with more than 400 athletes showcasing their talents.

7) Heavy rainfall in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places, cold air affects northern regions. From 8 pm on September 7th to 8 pm on September 8th, parts of Ningxia, northern Shanxi, southwestern Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Taiwan Island will experience moderate to heavy rain, with parts of eastern Guangxi, central and southern coastal Guangdong experiencing heavy to torrential rain.