Three-minute news breakfast on Tuesday, October 17, 2023

1) Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the Third Belt and Road International Cooperation Summit Forum and deliver a keynote speech. Premier Li Qiang held talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

2) The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the "Regulations on Cadre Education and Training." The State Council issued the "Opinions on Promoting High-Quality Development in Inner Mongolia and Striving to Write a New Chapter of Chinese-Style Modernization." On October 16, the first briefing session of the Third Belt and Road International Cooperation Summit Forum News Center was held at the Beijing National Convention Center.

4) Ministry of Civil Affairs: By the end of 2022, there were 280 million people aged 60 and above in China, accounting for 19.8% of the total population, including 209.78 million people aged 65 and above, accounting for 14.9% of the total population.

5) Total social electricity consumption in September increased by 9.9% year-on-year.

6) The first development well operation of the "Deep Sea No. 1" Phase II project was successfully completed, with production capacity far exceeding design expectations.

The Bozi-Dabei gas field in Xinjiang has an annual natural gas processing capacity exceeding 10 billion cubic meters. Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in Zhejiang Province exceeded 1 billion tons in throughput in the first three quarters.

7) [Rule of Law] The Supreme People's Court released typical cases of personality rights protection involving private enterprises and private entrepreneurs. Liu Liange, former chairman of Bank of China, was arrested on suspicion of bribery and illegal loan issuance. Cao Zhengmin, former deputy director of the Gansu Provincial Sports Bureau, was prosecuted for suspected bribery. Public security organs achieved a breakthrough in combating cross-border telecom network fraud crimes from northern Myanmar, with 2,349 telecom network fraud suspects handed over to China at once.

8) [Military] The Philippine military called on China to stop "unsafe actions" in the South China Sea. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Chinese warships patrolling near Zhongye Island are reasonable and legitimate.

9) [Hong Kong and Macao] Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee met with the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea. Macao Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng will lead a delegation to Beijing to attend the Third Belt and Road International Cooperation Summit Forum.

10) [Taiwan] Ma Ying-jeou appeared to campaign for Hou Youyi, the Kuomintang's candidate for the Taiwan leadership election, criticizing Tsai Ing-wen's "two-state theory" for making the Taiwan Strait situation precarious.

1) Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Zhao Leji met with Chilean President Gabriel Boric. Vice President Han Zheng met with former British Labour Party leader and former Prime Minister Tony Blair. Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met with a high-level delegation from Turkmenistan. On the morning of October 16, before the opening of the Third Belt and Road International Cooperation Summit Forum, Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov at Diaoyutai.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: It is suggested that Chinese citizens in Israel return home as soon as possible. China provided emergency humanitarian assistance to Palestine. The China-Laos and China-Vietnam railway international cold chain freight trains made their first dual-direction run.

2) The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has caused more than 4,200 deaths. The UN Secretary-General issued a humanitarian appeal. Refugee agencies said that more than one million people have fled their homes in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army bombed several targets in Lebanon, and rockets landed at the headquarters of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon.

3) Biden said in an interview that "Hamas must be completely destroyed" and warned Israel not to reoccupy Gaza. Biden said the US can support Israel and Ukraine simultaneously. Foreign media: US and Israeli officials are discussing the possibility of Biden visiting Israel. Blinken: Does not support driving Palestinians "out of Gaza." An American man stabbed a 6-year-old Palestinian boy to death and was charged with a hate crime, which Biden condemned.

4) Russian media: Russia has decided to impose restrictions on imports of fish and other aquatic products from Japan starting October 16.

5) Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu met with US Secretary of State Blinken, and the US aircraft carrier USS Ford arrived in Israel.

Israel denies that "ceasefire allows aid to enter Gaza".

6) After meeting with Blinken, Palestinian President Abbas condemned Hamas on October 15, but Palestinian media quickly deleted the statement. Abbas urged a halt to Israeli military operations. Palestinian ambassador to Egypt: Israel is waging a genocidal war.

7) Egyptian President Sisi met with US Secretary of State Blinken: Israel's actions have exceeded the right of self-defense. US media reported that Blinken was obstructed in Egypt and Saudi Arabia: The Saudi crown prince made him wait for several hours before meeting.

8) Two officials from northern Myanmar were dismissed by the Central Committee of the Wa State United Party after being wanted by China for alleged telecom fraud.

9) A knife attack at a school in France triggered a bomb alert, leading to the evacuation of the entire school. The Chinese Embassy in France reminded Chinese citizens in France to strengthen safety precautions.

1) The central bank injected a net 605 billion yuan into the market, and the medium-term lending facility (MLF) achieved an over-subscription renewal.

2) China Automobile Dealers Association: It is estimated that 1/3 of the world's automobiles will be made in China in 2-3 years.

3) Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Chengdu and showed photos of Anshun Bridge taken with an iPhone.

1) The opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Para Games Village was held, and the torch relay will start on October 19.

2) Song Kai, director of the Liaoning Provincial Sports Bureau, was elected as the new chairman of the Chinese Football Association. Women's football player Wang Shuang and former men's football captain Zheng Zhi were elected as members of the Football Association Executive Committee. The national football team lost 1-2 to Uzbekistan in a friendly match and will face Thailand and South Korea in the World Cup qualifiers in November.

3) The Sports Bureau intervened to investigate the incident where a marathon runner was blocked during the sprint. Chinese runner Yin Shun-jin said that the event organizer has apologized.

6) The 2023 Dunhuang International Fashion Week opened, cleverly using mural elements to showcase "modern costumes".

1) The first Malian Dao Tea Culture Street Neighborly Festival was held in Xicheng District, Beijing.

2) Shanghai launched the 2023 World Food Day and National Food Safety Publicity Week activities. Shanghai released an action plan for the frontier track of biomedicine, involving gene therapy, medical robots, etc.

3) Guangzhou Metro responds to passengers needing to remove makeup before entering the station: to avoid Halloween horror makeup affecting others. A 2.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in Yangjiang, Guangdong Province; no casualties or property damage have been reported.

4) The provincial capital cities in Northeast China collectively saw temperatures drop below 0 degrees Celsius, the first time since the beginning of autumn. Affected by strong winds, passenger and vehicle ferries in the Qiongzhou Strait suspended operations from 6 PM on October 16th, and are expected to resume on the 18th.

5) Shaanxi Provincial Finance increases support for rural small-scale schools. Laojun Mountain in Henan: The online rumors about free admission are untrue.

6) Chongzhou police in Sichuan Province reported on the "girl bitten by a dog" incident: Tang Mou suffered a right kidney contusion and a fractured right rib. She has undergone debridement surgery, her vital signs are stable, and the police are fully investigating.

7) There will be stronger rainfall in southern South China, and a stronger cold air mass will affect the central and eastern regions. From 8 PM on October 16th to 8 PM on the 17th, light to moderate snow or rain and snow is expected in parts of western mountainous areas of southern Xinjiang, northern and eastern Tibet, and central Qinghai.