October 13, 2023, Three-Minute News Breakfast

1) Xi Jinping chaired a symposium to further promote high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, emphasizing further promoting high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt to better support and serve Chinese-style modernization. On October 11, Xi Jinping conducted field research in Jingdezhen and Shangrao, Jiangxi Province.

Xi Jinping and President Stevo Pendarovski of North Macedonia exchanged congratulatory messages on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and North Macedonia.

2) National Health Commission: China's birth population was 9.56 million last year, with second children accounting for 38.9%; the total number of health personnel nationwide in 2022 was 14.411 million, and personal health expenditure accounted for 27.0% of total health expenditure.

3) The renovation of urban villages in extra-large and super-large cities will be implemented in three categories, with 162 urban village renovation projects already included.

4) National Greening Committee: Collective forest rights system reform needs to undertake five major responsibilities.

5) Chinese scientists have built a deep pulse neural network learning framework.

7) [Rule of Law] Public security organs have issued warrants for two leaders of telecom fraud groups, with a reward of up to 500,000 yuan. The State Administration for Market Regulation and the Ministry of Public Security have launched a special campaign to rectify false certifications. The Supreme People's Procuratorate decided to arrest Li Xiaopeng, former chairman of China Everbright Group Co., Ltd. The first trial of Wang Minghui, former vice chairman of the Sichuan Provincial People's Congress Standing Committee, on charges of bribery and abuse of power, opened.

8) [Military] China-India Corps Commander-level talks: Resolve the remaining issues in the western section of the China-India border as soon as possible in a mutually acceptable manner. The spokesperson of the Eastern Theater Command commented on the US P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft's flight through the Taiwan Strait: monitoring and warning the US aircraft's flight, and handling it in accordance with the law and regulations. "PLA shot down US patrol aircraft"? Military media refutes rumors.

9) [Hong Kong and Macao] Wang Dongsheng, chairman of HSBC Holdings plc: Hong Kong's advantages remain, but it needs to continuously expand its attractiveness.

10) [Taiwan] Wang Huning, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended the opening ceremony of the 6th Taiwan Compatriots' Associations Forum.

1) The EU will investigate Chinese steel companies? Ministry of Commerce: The EU's actions disrupt the international trade order. Three Chinese citizens were unfortunately killed in the Palestine-Israel conflict. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Urge foreign parties to fully search and rescue missing personnel and take all effective measures to ensure the safety of Chinese personnel and institutions. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet with PBOC Governor Pan Gongsheng this week to seek to establish a healthy economic relationship with China. Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco: The consular affairs hall will resume operations to the public from October 12. The China-aided Laos Railway Vocational and Technical College project was officially handed over to the Lao side.

2) UN Secretary-General Guterres calls for rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip. Twelve UN employees were killed in Israel's air strikes on Gaza.

3) Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu vows to eliminate all Hamas members, Biden warns: You have to play by the rules. White House: A second US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will arrive in the Middle East; aid to Ukraine is not endless. US intelligence says Hamas' military actions surprised Iranian leaders. House Republicans nominate Scalise as Speaker candidate. US September CPI rose 3.7% year-on-year, higher than expected, and core CPI fell for the sixth consecutive month. Gates announced a $30 million investment to support the construction of an AI platform in Africa. NASA: Evidence of carbon and water found in samples from asteroid Bennu.

4) Putin: It is unclear whether the Palestine-Israel situation can be calmed down in a short period of time, but we must strive for it. Russian Foreign Ministry: The US has strong intelligence gathering capabilities and could not have been unaware of Hamas' preparations to take action against Israel.

5) The French Parliament passed the "Green Industry Act" to accelerate reindustrialization and promote ecological transformation.

6) A malfunction in Japan's interbank settlement system affected more than 5 million transactions. Japanese scholars disclosed Japanese historical materials showing that the invading Japanese army used poison gas warfare in battles such as Taierzhuang.

8) First phone call! Iranian President and Saudi Crown Prince discuss the Palestine-Israel conflict.

9) A train derailment in Bihar, India, killed four and injured many.

1) Ministry of Commerce: Studying the feasibility of further canceling or relaxing foreign investment equity restrictions. Nine departments jointly issued the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting High-Quality Development of the Automotive Aftermarket".

2) The State Post Bureau conducted centralized administrative guidance on five companies including ZTO and YTO Express to regulate the express delivery market order.

3) CSRC: Support high-level technological self-reliance and self-strengthening.

4) PetroChina live broadcast claims 1 liter of gasoline equals 800 ml? Pure rumor. Lei Jun was banned from Xiaomi community? Response: Accidentally killed when cleaning up historical violations, has been restored.

1) Hangzhou enters the Asian Para Games cycle, and the transition work begins. The Asian Para Games torch was collected in Guangzhou, the host city of the first Asian Para Games, on October 12.

3) 220 million-year-old shark fossils discovered on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Rare bird species Hainan spotted owl found in Guangxi.

4) Katalin Karikó, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Many high-quality papers come from China. USTC plans to cancel six undergraduate majors including English. School: Disciplinary optimization and setting are needed.

5) Renowned director Guo Baochang passed away. He directed the classic Chinese drama "The Big House."

1) Beijing issues a management method for industrial heritage. Beijing Health Commission: Video surveillance in childcare institutions should cover all activity areas.

2) Shanghai: Reform pilot projects significantly improve the popularization rate of traditional Chinese medicine applications. 4455 sets of affordable rental housing units are put on the market in Shanghai, supporting the "housing dream" for talents. Construction of the West Extension of Shanghai Metro Line 17 begins.

3) Guangdong: To build more than 100 exemplary nature reserves and nature parks by 2035. Guangzhou police debunk rumors of a terrorist attack on the subway; police are tracking down the rumor-monger.

4) An explosion at a railway tunnel under construction in Guizhou resulted in 5 deaths and 1 injury. Wuhan University responds to the "sexual harassment of a student in the library": A working group has been established to investigate.

5) Gansu encourages the free opening of school sports venues to the public. The 9th international route this year, Chongqing to Paris, will resume in November.

6) Rain and snow weather in western regions; cold air will affect northern regions. From 8 PM on October 12 to 8 PM on October 13, light to moderate snow or rain and snow is expected in parts of western Xinjiang mountainous areas, southern and eastern Tibet, and northern Sichuan-Tibet Plateau, with heavy snow in some parts of eastern Tibet.