November 22, 2023 (Wednesday) Three-Minute News Breakfast

1) On the evening of November 21, Xi Jinping attended the BRICS Leaders' Special Video Summit on the Palestinian-Israeli issue in Beijing.

2) The third round of central ecological and environmental protection inspections has been launched, strictly prohibiting "one-size-fits-all" and "indiscriminate accountability" approaches.

3) The National Development and Reform Commission and three other departments have issued an action plan to enhance public service capabilities in major grain-producing counties.

4) The Ministry of Emergency Management revised and issued the "Guidelines for the Investigation and Governance of Safety Risks in Chemical Parks".

5) The National Healthcare Security Administration exposed 26 dishonest pharmaceutical companies, with 3 cases deemed "particularly serious".

6) Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development: The list of extra-large and super-large cities has been updated, with Wuhan, Dongguan, and Hangzhou becoming extra-large cities, and Hefei and Suzhou becoming super-large cities.

7) [Rule of Law] Ministry of Public Security: Myanmar has transferred a total of 31,000 suspects of telecom network fraud to China. The Supreme People's Court released five guiding cases on the Yangtze River protection. The Supreme People's Procuratorate decided to arrest Li Zaiyong, former vice chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Zhang Jinghua, former deputy secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee, was sentenced to 14 years in the first instance. The first-instance verdict in the Yunnan elephant performance public interest litigation case was announced: rejecting the plaintiff's request to "stop elephant performances" and other claims.

8) [Military] At noon on November 21, a Chinese Air Force Y-20 aircraft took off to transport the tenth batch of remains of Chinese People's Volunteers martyrs from Korea back to China.

10) [Taiwan] The results of the 15th Cross-Strait TV Host New Star Competition were announced. National People's Congress deputies from Taiwan went to Fujian for inspection: offering suggestions and advice for Fujian's high-quality construction of a demonstration zone for cross-strait integration and development. It is reported that TSMC is considering building a third factory in Japan, which will produce 3-nanometer chips.

1) Premier Li Qiang will attend the G20 Leaders' Video Summit on November 22. On November 21, the first flight operated by a domestic airline after this round of increased China-US flights took off. Will Argentina stop cooperating with China? The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded: There is a misunderstanding from the outside world. China and Belarus signed their first co-produced film, tentatively titled "Forever and Always".

2) WHO: Shocked by another attack on a hospital in Gaza and Indonesia; Gaza may experience a large-scale epidemic, and the demand for childbirth will exacerbate the crisis. The 2023 World Radiocommunication Conference opened in Dubai. The European Commission decided to extend its national subsidy policy to cope with high energy prices.

3) The schedule for the 2024 US presidential election debates has been announced, to be held in mid-September 2024. Foreign media: The United States condemned the Houthi armed forces for seizing ships in the Red Sea, demanding the "immediate release" of the ships and crew. A US Navy plane crashed into a bay in Hawaii.

5) Zelensky discussed the situation in Ukraine and military aid with US Secretary of Defense Austin. Mexican central police clashed with armed personnel on November 20, local time, resulting in multiple deaths. A newly operational nuclear power unit in Finland shut down due to a malfunction.

6) North Korea notified Japan of its plan to launch a satellite within 10 days, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that it will cooperate with the US and South Korea and strongly urges North Korea not to launch. South Korea's kimchi exports in the first 10 months of 2023 reached US$130 million.

7) Revenue from ticket sales for the Qatar Asian Cup will be donated to Palestine.

8) A stampede occurred in the capital of the Republic of the Congo, resulting in at least 37 deaths.

1) National Development and Reform Commission: From 24:00 on November 21, domestic gasoline and diesel prices will be reduced by 340 yuan and 330 yuan per ton respectively, and filling a tank of gas will save 13.5 yuan.

2) The State Development Bank has issued more than 100 billion yuan in special loans for energy supply security this year. The amount of cross-border receipts and payments in RMB in the first nine months increased by more than 20%, and its share in global trade finance in September rose to second place.

3) Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Explore the construction of pilot zones for the integrated application of "5G+ Industrial Internet".

4) Shanghai Stock Exchange and Dubai Financial Market signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation. Guangdong: Support Guangzhou and Shenzhen data exchanges to establish national-level data exchanges. Dalian Commodity Exchange will implement trading limits on six futures varieties.

5) Kweichow Moutai plans to implement a special dividend to return to shareholders exceeding 240 billion yuan. From 20% to 48%! McDonald's globally increased its stake in McDonald's China.

1) The award ceremony for the China Journalism Award and the Changjiang Taofen Award was held in Beijing, and Cai Qi, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, met with the award-winning representatives.

2) The Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and 13 other departments: Strengthen scientific and technological innovation in cultural relics and vigorously develop special equipment for cultural relics.

3) 31.541 billion! The national performance box office revenue in the first three quarters of this year has increased significantly.

4) The Shenzhen Academy of Medical Sciences, which has been under construction for one year, was officially established, with Yan Ning as its founding director.

5) The 16th World Wushu Championships concluded in Texas, USA, with the Chinese team winning 15 gold medals and ranking first in the medal count.

1) Beijing's key public places AED electronic map was released, realizing the interconnection between the AED electronic map and the 120 dispatch command system.

2) A fire accident occurred at a textile company in Huishan District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province on the evening of November 20, resulting in 7 deaths. Peng Qinglin, the food delivery rider who jumped into the Qiantang River to save people from the bridge, was awarded first-class merit by the Zhejiang Provincial Government.

3) The 2023 Guangzhou Marathon will have 30,000 participants. The mascot is a sheep wearing a sporty outfit primarily in "kapok red," appearing energetic and cute.

5) A middle school in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, charged each student 200 yuan due to financial difficulties? The Education Bureau responded: It is under investigation.

6) Heilongjiang Province issued 50 measures to promote the high-quality development of the tourism industry. Liu Xia, the "reindeer mother" of China's last reindeer tribe, passed away.