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Three-minute news breakfast on Thursday, January 18, 2024

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2024-01-18

Three-minute news breakfast on Thursday, January 18, 2024

1) Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Félix Tshisekedi on his re-election as President of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

2) China's GDP exceeded 126 trillion yuan in 2023, with a year-on-year growth of 5.2%. The national population decreased by 2.08 million in 2023, with 9.02 million births, a decrease of 540,000 compared to the previous year, and a natural population growth rate of -1.48‰.

3) At 10:27 pm on January 17, the Long March 7 Y8 carrier rocket, carrying the Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft, was launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in China. Subsequently, the spacecraft and rocket separated and entered the predetermined orbit, and the launch was a complete success.

4) The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and four other departments: Launch pilot projects for the "vehicle-road-cloud integration" application of intelligent connected vehicles.

5) China's first major water conservancy project this year—the comprehensive governance project of the Yangtze River Tongling section—has started construction.

6) Domestic oil prices were slightly lowered from 24:00 on January 17, saving 2 yuan per full tank of gas.

7) [Rule of Law] Ministry of Public Security: In 2023, more than 1,900 criminal organizations involved in black and evil crimes were cracked down, and 27,000 criminal suspects were arrested. The Supreme People's Procuratorate decided to arrest Jiang Jie, former vice chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region's CPPCC. Cao Ronggen, general manager of COFCO Group Dalian Wanda Commercial Holdings Group Co., Ltd., is under investigation.

8) [Military] The General Office of the Central Military Commission issued the "Measures for the Recruitment of Soldier Students by Military Academies". On the morning of January 17, local time, the Lao People's Army held a series of celebrations for its 75th anniversary, with China's Air Force "Red Eagle" aerobatic team making a final appearance.

9) [Hong Kong and Macau] "Super projects" become popular tourist destinations, and tours of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge remain popular.

10) [Taiwan] Taiwan Affairs Office: Fully support Fujian in exploring new mechanisms, paths, and models for deepening cross-strait integration and development. The Taiwan Affairs Office responded to Taiwan's Xia Danggui's Harbin dream: Xia Danggui and Xia Pineapple are all our own Chinese children. After Lai Ching-te's election, there were voices of "unification by force" online. The Taiwan Affairs Office responded: This reflects the concerns of various sectors on the island about the possibility of the DPP further intensifying tensions and instability in the Taiwan Strait.

1) On the morning of January 17, local time, Premier Li Qiang met with Irish President Higgins at the Presidential Palace in Dublin.

Li Qiang held talks with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar. On January 16, local time, Wang Yi left Tunisia and visited Togo at the invitation. The Chinese Consulate General in Munich once again reminded Chinese citizens in the consular district to be aware of extreme weather. To facilitate personnel exchanges between the two countries, China will grant Ireland unilateral visa-free treatment.

2) WHO: Global tobacco use continues to decline. The EU announced sanctions against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. When asked whether Ukraine could ultimately win, the NATO Secretary-General said: The situation is extremely difficult, the Russian army is advancing on multiple fronts, never underestimate Russia.

3) The US Senate rejected a resolution on Israeli human rights. The former governor of Arkansas withdrew from the presidential race. The recording of the emergency call before the US Secretary of Defense's secret hospitalization was exposed, and his assistant asked the ambulance to be "low-key". On January 16, local time, US officials said that the US had struck targets related to anti-ship ballistic missiles in areas controlled by the Houthi rebels in Yemen.

4) Putin held talks at the Kremlin with visiting North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui.

Putin: Russia is carrying out precise strikes on military facilities across Ukraine; if it weren't for some reckless people, the Russia-Ukraine conflict would have ended a year and a half ago.

5) Macron: France will not join the US-UK coalition air strikes against Houthi rebels to avoid escalation; the "biggest risk" facing Europe is the Ukraine crisis. Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau: If Trump is re-elected, it will be "a setback", and Canada's days will also be difficult. A New Zealand MP resigned in disgrace after being charged with multiple thefts.

6) The death toll from the Noto Peninsula earthquake in Japan has risen to 232. Japan revised its 2024 fiscal year budget due to the Noto Peninsula earthquake. Another accident at a Japanese airport! A Korean Boeing plane ran off the runway during landing. Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the South Korean Democratic Party, returned to his post 15 days after being attacked: He appeared with a smile, saying that the accident he experienced was insignificant.

7) Israeli forces attacked multiple residential buildings in Gaza City, killing at least 25 people. Houthi rebels in Yemen said they attacked a cargo ship with missiles.

8) The Turkish president said that the Turkish army killed 78 Kurdish militants in the Turkish-Syrian border region. Turkey detained 165 suspects linked to illegal activities of the Kurdistan Workers' Party.

9) The Pakistani Foreign Ministry announced the recall of its ambassador to Iran. A military helicopter crashed in Kyrgyzstan, killing one and injuring eight.

1) The added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 6.8% in December 2023; fixed asset investment nationwide increased by 3.0% in 2023.

2) The central bank and two other departments jointly issued a document to improve the convenience of cross-border tax payment.

3) On January 17, the three major A-share indexes fell collectively, with the Shanghai Composite Index down 2.09%, hitting a new low since June 2020; the Shenzhen Component Index fell 2.58%, hitting a new low since August 2019; and the ChiNext Index fell 3%, hitting a new low since December 2019.

4) Yesterday's closing prices:

Shanghai Composite Index 2833.62/-2.09%

Shenzhen Component Index 8759.76/-2.58%

ChiNext Index 1699.62/-3.00%

Hang Seng Index 15276.90/-3.71%

1) China has implemented unified regulations on the names of social organizations for the first time.

2) Northeast F4 jointly released "I'll Wait". Netizens: You're so stylish, leaving behind a bunch of provincial shout-outs.

3) The 2024 "Tour and Purchase Countryside" series of activities has officially started.

4) Renowned demographer Liang Jianzhang proposed providing monthly subsidies of 1000-6000 yuan to families with children, halving personal income tax and social security payments for families with two children, and exempting families with three children from personal income tax and social security payments.

5) Rare remains of a bridge from the Qin and Han dynasties were discovered at the Yingcheng Ruins in Hubei Province. The discovery of wooden bridges and large wooden culverts from the Qin and Han dynasties is a significant achievement.

6) Asia Cup qualification is in jeopardy! China drew 0-0 with Lebanon, with the opponent hitting the crossbar twice.

1) Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Type B influenza is the main prevalent strain in Beijing currently, and all community medical institutions are equipped with drugs to treat COVID-19 and influenza. Beijing has launched unmanned patrol vehicles on duty.

Tianjin Port opens its first direct "cherry express line" to South America.

2) Shanghai has built its first FA cable secondary ring network, with a power supply reliability of over 99.999% in the central urban area. Shanghai's foreign port automobile exports have exceeded one million vehicles again.

3) The number of enterprises with import and export performance has exceeded 130,000 for the first time, and Guangdong continues to rank first in foreign trade in 2023.

4) The public hopes to move into new homes for the Spring Festival, and various departments in Fujian are actively resolving issues related to the delivery of buildings. Xi'an has successfully been selected as one of the first batch of pilot cities for synergistic innovation in pollution reduction and carbon reduction nationwide.

5) A video of a "corpse dance" shot in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, has sparked controversy, and the head of the Wulingyuan tourism bureau denies involvement.

6) There will be rain and snow in the eastern part of Northwest China and areas south of the Huaihe River. A cold wave will affect most of eastern and central China. From 8 pm on January 17 to 8 pm on January 18, there will be light to moderate snow or sleet in parts of northern Xinjiang, eastern Qinghai, southern Gansu, Ningxia, southern Shaanxi, and eastern Tibet, with heavy snow in local areas along the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang and southeastern Tibet.

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