Friday, November 10, 2023, Three-Minute News Breakfast

1) Xi Jinping sent congratulatory messages to Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and Cambodian People's Party President Hun Sen on the 70th anniversary of the independence of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The remains of Zhou Tienong, chairman of the 11th Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, were cremated in Beijing on November 9th. Xi Jinping and others went to Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery to bid farewell.

2) The State Council Information Office will release a white paper titled "The Practice and Historic Achievements of the Party's Strategy for Governing Tibet in the New Era".

3) National Bureau of Statistics: In October, the national consumer price index (CPI) fell 0.2% year-on-year and 0.1% month-on-month; the industrial producer price index (PPI) fell 2.6% year-on-year and remained flat month-on-month.

4) The 20th China International Agricultural Products Fair attracted more than 30,000 purchasers.

5) "Qifan No. 19," the country's largest offshore cable construction vessel, was launched on November 9th, effectively enhancing the capacity for laying cables in deep waters.

Chinese scientists have achieved device-independent quantum random number beacon-based zero-knowledge proof. The China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) spoke out on the Zhongshan Second Hospital incident: A thorough investigation into laboratory safety is urgent.

6) Railway and other departments actively served the "Double 11" e-commerce shopping festival. China Southern Airlines: All tickets sold during the system anomaly on the evening of November 8th are valid.

7) [Rule of Law] Since 2022, a total of 42,000 illegal or improper administrative acts have been corrected nationwide through administrative reconsideration. Ministry of Public Security: Crimes of manufacturing and selling fake seals and certificates show new characteristics such as networked sales channels. Tian Huiyu, former president of China Merchants Bank, pleaded guilty and repented in court at the first trial for illegally accepting more than 210 million yuan in bribes.

8) [Military] On November 9th, the Chinese Coast Guard ship 1301 fleet patrolled the Diaoyu Islands territorial waters. Taiwan media closely followed: After completing a 12-day long voyage at sea, the Shandong aircraft carrier fleet entered the Taiwan Strait on the evening of November 8th for the first time without returning to Hainan. The Chinese and US militaries held a video conference on the search for remains of missing US military personnel and prisoners of war.

9) [Hong Kong and Macau] Hong Kong, China officially became an observer of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH).

10) [Taiwan] Taiwan Affairs Office: The 2023 Cross-Strait Entrepreneurs Summit will be held in Nanjing from November 14th to 15th.

1) On November 8th, Putin met with Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, who was visiting Moscow. That morning, Russian Defense Minister Shoigu held a welcoming ceremony for Zhang Youxia and held formal talks. A new round of Sino-US economic and trade dialogue has begun. The Sino-US climate change talks in California achieved positive results. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reminded Chinese citizens not to travel to northern Myanmar for the time being. The giant pandas "Mei Xiang," "Tian Tian," and "Xiao Qi Ji" left for China on November 8th.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Welcomes the return of Mei Xiang's family. A Chinese company-built project, the largest floating photovoltaic project in Southeast Asia, has been connected to the grid in Indonesia.

2) The Security Council held an emergency meeting on the Ukraine issue, and China called on all parties to avoid escalating tensions. The G7 foreign ministers' statement made extensive mention of the Palestinian-Israeli situation, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it did not mention a ceasefire. The World Meteorological Organization predicts that the current El Niño will last until April 2024.

3) A vehicle suspected of smuggling immigrants crashed in Texas, USA, resulting in 8 deaths.

4) Russia has expressed its willingness to engage in dialogue with the United States on strategic stability issues, but not in a way that one side lectures the other.

5) The Israeli army has advanced into the center of Gaza City, destroying 130 tunnels, claiming that Hamas has lost control of northern Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister: Israel will not cease fire until the detainees are released. Israel again expressed dissatisfaction to UN Secretary-General Guterres, calling the number of Palestinian civilian deaths "unbelievable".

6) Zelensky said when talking about the geopolitical crisis that he hoped "to let dogs manage the world," and "sometimes I really don't understand humans." A British MP choked up when mentioning the plight of children in Gaza, calling on Britain to "increase efforts to end the bloodshed".

7) Picasso's masterpiece "Woman with a Watch" sold for $139 million.

9) Somalia is experiencing its worst floods in decades, killing 29 people, and the government has declared a state of emergency. A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Maluku Province, Indonesia on the evening of the 8th, but there have been no reports of casualties or property damage.

1) Ministry of Commerce: We are working with relevant departments to accelerate the formulation and release of national and pilot free trade zone versions of the negative list for cross-border service trade, leading the country to continuously expand opening up.

2) The Electronic Information Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will hold a symposium with photovoltaic manufacturing enterprises to guide the reasonable layout of photovoltaic industry capacity. Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: We must adhere to the principle of moderate pre-emption and comprehensively plan the construction of 5G, gigabit optical networks, and data centers.

3) State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council: In the three years of state-owned enterprise reform, central and private enterprises have cooperated for more than 900 billion yuan.

4) Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges: The new refinancing regulations are clear, strict, and set five red lines.

5) Huawei's first sedan under the Huawei Smart Selection model, the Zhijie S7, was officially released. Huawei and Egypt signed three agreements focusing on energy industry talent cultivation and digital transformation. Nvidia and Intel both plan to launch improved versions of AI chips for the Chinese market.

1) China will accelerate the establishment of rules for the protection of data intellectual property rights.

2) The Chinese animated film "Our Winter Olympics" was screened at the 2023 Milan International Sports Film and Television Festival and was warmly received by the local audience; a "Double Olympic City" themed exhibition was held in the festival's main screening hall.

1) Communication services damaged by disasters in Beijing have been restored to pre-disaster levels.

2) Shanghai CPPCC member: Some areas are vacant after relocation; temporary commercial streets could be established.

3) Guangzhou plans to raise public housing rent from ¥15.5 to ¥17.5 per square meter. Guangzhou launches a special campaign to crack down on illegal activities such as overcharging and refusal of service by taxis at Baiyun Airport.

4) The husband and wife shareholders of the collapsed gymnasium project in Jiamusi were once government officials, allegedly earning over 200 million yuan in three years? Official: Under investigation.

5) A white rat head was allegedly found in the food at a primary school canteen in Hunan: The school claims it was a rabbit head; the education bureau is verifying.

6) Strong winds and temperature drops are expected in central and eastern China, with more rainy weather in southern China. From 8 PM on November 9th to 8 PM on November 10th, light to moderate snow or sleet is expected in parts of western Xinjiang, northern and eastern Tibet, southwestern Qinghai, northeastern Inner Mongolia, central and northern Heilongjiang, and central and northern Shanxi, with heavy snow or blizzard in some mountainous areas of western Xinjiang.