November 2, 2023 (Thursday) Three-Minute News Breakfast

1) Premier Li Qiang presided over the fourth special study session of the State Council, emphasizing the need to accelerate the establishment of a legal system, management system, and policy system for intellectual property rights.

2) National Disease Control Bureau: Establish grassroots infectious disease emergency teams in all cities and counties nationwide. China has established a traditional Chinese medicine service system covering provinces, cities, counties, and townships.

3) China successfully launched the Tianhui-5 satellite, which will be used for geographic information mapping and other tasks.

5) The National Development and Reform Commission has deployed three measures to promote the development and growth of the private economy.

6) On November 1, the China (Xinjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone was officially unveiled. The five northwestern provinces (regions) have unified their tax administrative penalty discretionary standards.

7) [Rule of Law] Strict crackdown on "micro-corruption," Liaoning has centrally handled 22,764 letters and visits in the past two years. The procuratorial organs have legally filed a public prosecution against He Zehua, former vice-director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, on suspicion of bribery and bribery by using influence.

8) [Military] Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Zhang Youxia met with Surinamese Minister of Defense Matula. On November 1, three Japanese ships and several patrol boats illegally entered China's Diaoyu Island territorial waters, and Chinese coast guard ships took necessary control measures in accordance with the law.

9) [Hong Kong and Macau] Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee: The governance of the Special Administrative Region must expel anti-China and disruptive elements. Due to Chief Executive Lee's schedule, Financial Secretary Paul Chan will attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in San Francisco from November 15 to 17 on his behalf. Macau announced its first plan for moderately diversified economic development.

10) [Taiwan] Relevant parties on both sides of the Taiwan Strait have actively communicated on deepening cross-strait agricultural and fishery cooperation and the import of Taiwanese agricultural and fishery products into the mainland.

1) Vice President Han Zheng met with former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien in Beijing. Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina. Foreign Ministry spokesperson: China welcomes Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz's visit to China and attendance at the CIIE. The White House stated that the Chinese and US presidents will meet in San Francisco in November, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that both China and the US have agreed to work together towards achieving a summit meeting in San Francisco. North Korea closed 12 overseas embassies and consulates, including its consulate general in Hong Kong, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded: China respects North Korea's decision. The Bank of Nova Scotia successfully issued RMB 1 billion panda bonds with a coupon rate of 3.2%, returning to the China interbank bond market after seven years.

2) UN Secretary-General António Guterres: Shocked by the escalation of the situation in Gaza, calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. China calls on the international community to support multilateral refugee relief agencies. Lebanon filed a complaint with the United Nations against Israel for using white phosphorus bombs. FIFA: Saudi Arabia is the sole bidder for the 2034 World Cup.

3) Trump sues Michigan Secretary of State again over "potential ban from running for president." The "Highland Fire" in Southern California is spreading rapidly, forcing thousands to evacuate.

The world's second pig heart transplant patient died six weeks later, shorter than the first.

4) The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has resulted in 10,035 deaths, with Israeli forces engaging in combat deep within the Gaza Strip. Israel plans to relocate all Gazans to the Sinai Peninsula? The Prime Minister's office responded: It's just a "conceptual document that has not been discussed." The Israeli army bombed the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip again, killing 14 people. The Houthi armed forces in Yemen formally declared war on Israel. Palestinian children appealed to Putin for help: "Please stop this brutal ethnic war." Foreign media: The first batch of foreign passport holders left Gaza via the Rafah crossing, the first time since the conflict.

6) Russian media: Zelensky rejected the request of the Ukrainian army commander to withdraw troops.

7) Japanese media: The Japanese government plans to provide equipment to the Philippines for the first time under a new foreign military aid mechanism.

8) 18-year-old Spanish princess becomes heir to the throne.

1) Central Bank: At the end of the third quarter, the balance of real estate loans was 53.19 trillion yuan, and the downward trend of growth rate has stabilized.

2) National Financial Regulatory Administration: The leverage ratio of commercial banks shall not be less than 4%. State Administration of Foreign Exchange: Attract more foreign financial institutions and long-term capital to develop their businesses in China.

3) China Securities Regulatory Commission: In the future, we will vigorously promote investment-side reforms to attract long-term funds into the market.

4) The 2023 third-quarter report of A-share listed companies has been released. 4248 listed companies achieved profitability, and 2663 listed companies saw a year-on-year increase in their net profit attributable to the parent company.

5) Kweichow Moutai: The ex-factory price of Feitian has increased by about 20% on average. XPeng Motors said it delivered 20,002 vehicles in October. The world's first nuclear energy power bank, named "Linglong No. 1," is on the market.

1) Opening up a new direction for the exploration of aging mechanisms, Chinese scientists have discovered a new cell subtype in the spinal cord of primates.

2) OpenAI's chief scientist: ChatGPT may already have consciousness.

3) From November 1st to March 15th, 2024, the Potala Palace will be free to visit.

4) Rumors that Peking University's "Wei Shen" (Wei Dongyi), an assistant professor, was fired? The school responded: He is still employed.

5) Shui Qingxia was elected the AFC's 2022 Best Women's Football Coach.

1) Beijing's fog and haze will continue in November, with a large temperature difference between day and night. Please pay attention to adding or removing clothing as needed. Beijing's first batch of 'Jing C' license plates for commercial vehicles have been put into use. Beijing court: severely crack down on illegal acts of taking flights while circumventing restrictions on consumption orders.

2) The administrative division code 133100 of Xiong'an New Area in Hebei Province is officially used for household registration management. Tianjin opens 800 kilometers of intelligent connected vehicle test roads.

3) A suspected rocket booster debris fell in a township in Shanxi. Local authorities: The masses have been evacuated in advance, and there are no casualties.

Shanxi Province is building "homes for retired servicemen", establishing more than 20,000 service centers (stations) for retired servicemen.

4) Qingdao Beer urination incident report: The person involved was detained. A girl in Chengdu was bitten by a fierce dog, but her right kidney has been saved, and her recovery is good. 95-after Mr. Wu from Shenyang, Liaoning Province, was suddenly laid off by his original company, and after 17 months, he received 169,000 yuan in compensation through labor arbitration.

5) A 23-year-old female teacher, Ms. Lü, from Jianxing Road Primary School in Zhengzhou's Guancheng District, committed suicide after leaving a suicide note, causing public concern. The school and relevant departments are negotiating with the deceased's family to handle the matter. Huaiyang District Agriculture and Rural Bureau in Henan Province issued a report on the online rumors of the "grabbing traditional Chinese medicine incident": nearby villagers mistakenly believed that the atractylodes harvest was complete.

6) There is still fog and haze weather in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, and cold air will affect most of northern China. From 8 pm on November 1st to 8 pm on November 2nd, light to moderate snow or sleet is expected in parts of northern Xinjiang, the Kunlun Mountains, eastern Inner Mongolia, northern Heilongjiang, northern and eastern Tibet, and western Qinghai. Heavy to severe snow is expected in parts of northern Xinjiang, northeastern Inner Mongolia, and northwestern Heilongjiang.