November 21, 2023 (Tuesday) Three-Minute News Breakfast

1) On November 20, Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin respectively sent congratulatory messages to the 10th meeting of the dialogue mechanism between the ruling parties of China and Russia. On the afternoon of November 20, Xi Jinping held a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron.

2) Li Qiang presided over a meeting of the Central Financial Committee, studying and implementing the important speech delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the Central Financial Work Conference, and deliberating on a plan for the division of key tasks related to promoting high-quality development of finance.

3) The 2023 China 5G+ Industrial Internet Conference opened in Wuhan. Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, while attending the opening ceremony, emphasized: Accelerating the development of 5G+ industrial internet to better help promote new industrialization.

4) State Post Bureau: From January to October, China's postal industry's mail delivery volume reached a cumulative total of 129.72 billion pieces. Civil Aviation Administration: October civil aviation passengers increased by 252% year-on-year; the BeiDou system will be available for global civil aviation in the future.

5) National Energy Administration: By the end of October, the country's cumulative installed power generation capacity increased by 12.6% year-on-year. Ministry of Natural Resources: In the first three quarters, the total value of marine production reached 7.2 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.8% year-on-year.

6) The Huangzangsi Water Conservancy Hub Project, the first water conservancy hub on China's second largest inland river, the Heihe River, began impounding water.

The first successful pipeline explosion test using hydrogen-mixed natural gas has been completed, accelerating China's hydrogen energy industry layout.

7) [Rule of Law] The Supreme People’s Procuratorate has launched a supervised investigation into the Yongju Coal Mine fire accident in Shanxi. Bai Huabing, former director of Xiamen Customs, is under investigation. Zhao Zhiyong, former staff member of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government Office in Beijing, is under investigation, nine years after being demoted from provincial standing committee member and secretary-general to staff member.

8) [Military] Australia hyped up the encounter between Chinese and Australian warships in the East China Sea. The Ministry of National Defense responded: Australia's remarks are completely inconsistent with the facts. China firmly opposes this and has lodged a strong protest.

9) [Hong Kong and Macao] A delegation of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government officials for national affairs training and inspection set off for Beijing and Nanjing. The Shanghai Yangpu Hailian Association Hong Kong Salon was established, adding a new platform for Shanghai-Hong Kong exchange and cooperation.

10) [Taiwan] The 14th Cross-Strait Tao Culture Forum opened. "Adding sole to sole!" Taiwan media: Lai Ching-te officially announced that Hsiao Mei-qin will be his running mate.

1) Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with a joint delegation of foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries in Beijing.

Vice President Han Zheng met with a joint delegation of foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries. The Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation visited China from November 21 to 23. China and Saudi Arabia signed a bilateral currency swap agreement. Railway officials from many ASEAN countries received training in Kunming, Yunnan, strengthening international railway cooperation. Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said that China agreed to hold expert-level talks on the ban on Japanese seafood products. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: China's opposition to Japan's discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from Fukushima is consistent and clear.

2) UN Secretary-General Guterres: Deeply shocked by the attack on two UNRWA schools in the Gaza Strip.

3) US Secretary of Defense Austin visits Kyiv at a sensitive time.

Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter passed away at the age of 96. The US military successfully test-fired a new PrSM precision strike missile. Musk called on OpenAI to disclose the reasons for firing founder Sam Altman: "Given the immense potential risks of AI, the public should be informed why the board felt they had to make such a drastic decision." Microsoft CEO said he would hire Altman. "Make Argentina Great Again!" Trump congratulated the "Argentine Trump" on winning the Argentine presidential election.

4) The conflict has resulted in more than 14,400 deaths on both the Palestinian and Israeli sides. The Israeli military confirmed that the conflict resulted in the deaths of 387 soldiers. The Israeli army said it launched a "major attack" in the West Bank, and the Palestinian president called on the United States to prevent the escalation of the humanitarian disaster. Macron spoke with Palestinian and Israeli leaders, condemning the violence against Palestinian civilians. Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei: Israel has "failed". Houthi armed forces in Yemen said they intercepted an "Israeli vessel" in the Red Sea.

5) Japan's third batch of nuclear wastewater discharge is completed, with more than 23,000 tons flowing into the Pacific Ocean. A 5.8-magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Aomori Prefecture, Japan, injuring two people. The impact on nuclear power plants is still being confirmed. During Kishida Fumio's parliamentary debate, five senior Liberal Democratic Party officials were exposed to sleeping together, criticized for "taking money without working".

180 people have been attacked by bears in Japan within 7 months, causing bear spray to sell out.

6) Spain erupted in its largest protest, with about 170,000 people gathering in the capital Madrid to oppose the Spanish Prime Minister's pardon of Catalan separatists in exchange for the current government's governance. The "Argentine Trump," Javier Milei, won the election, once vowing to "kick politicians' butts".

Napoleon's iconic bicorne hat, worn during his rule of the French Empire in the 19th century, sold for €1.9 million (approximately RMB 14.92 million).

1) On November 20, the new Loan Prime Rate (LPR) was released. China's 1-year and 5-year-plus LPRs remained unchanged, with the 1-year LPR remaining at 3.45%.

2) The 25th China Hi-Tech Fair concluded in Shenzhen, with a total of 37.279 billion yuan in negotiated transactions.

3) Wan Shi Wang Lian obtained a license, further opening up the bank card clearing market.

4) Rumors spread online that Alibaba will lay off 25,000 employees. Alibaba responded: It's false, and the police have been notified.

1) Over 200,000 years ago! The earliest Paleolithic site in the Chengdu Plain was discovered in Meishan, Sichuan.

3) Yu Lei is expected to be the director of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala again, and scripts for language-based programs have already been commissioned.

4) The emblem and slogan for the 2024 Thomas & Uber Cup in Chengdu were released: "Feather World, Shine Together in Chengdu".

5) The Chinese Football Association: Shui Qingxia stepped down as head coach of the Chinese women's national football team, and Wang Jun will serve as the interim head coach.

6) The Chinese team won 3 more gold medals at the World Wushu Championships. The Beijing stop of the Speed Skating World Cup concluded, with the Chinese team winning a total of 6 medals: 2 silver and 4 bronze.

1) In the spring of 2024, the pilot program for school buses in Beijing will expand to 8 districts. A new tertiary hospital will be added to Xiong'an: The Xiong'an branch of Peking University People's Hospital has started construction, with a planned capacity of 1000 beds.

3) Guangdong's total import and export value of processing trade in the first 10 months reached 1.6 trillion yuan. 573,100 pairs! Guangdong Province had the highest number of marriages in 2022, followed by Henan Province.

4) Pingtan, Fujian enters a new era of cruise tourism, building a cruise departure port for Taiwan. Two places in Fujian: Those stranded in northern Myanmar should report immediately.

5) Shandong implements a tiered cultivation action for advanced manufacturing clusters. Henan Unicom was exposed for forcing users to change optical modems, cutting off the network and suspending accounts. Zhoukou Unicom responded: We will resolutely uphold the legitimate rights and interests of customers and employees.

6) The Bai Guoshu No. 1 tunnel, the longest tunnel on the Wuyi section of the Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu High-Speed Railway, was successfully completed. The Lixiang section of the Dian-Zang Railway is about to open—Shangri-La will soon have a train.

7) A fire broke out in a flat house in Heilongjiang, resulting in 7 deaths. Using 100,000 cubic meters of stored ice! Harbin Ice and Snow World strives to open ahead of schedule.