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Three-minute news briefing for April 2, 2024 (Tuesday)

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2024-04-02

Three-minute news briefing for April 2, 2024 (Tuesday)

1) On the afternoon of April 1, Xi Jinping held talks with Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Premier Li Qiang met with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the afternoon of April 1.

2) 9235 proposals from deputies to the Second Session of the 14th National People's Congress were uniformly assigned, and 20 key proposals were identified for priority handling.

3) The Ministry of Public Security highlighted five major risks to road traffic safety during the Qingming Festival. An estimated 1.78 million people are expected to enter and exit the country daily through national ports during the Qingming holiday.

4) The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area's economic aggregate exceeded 14 trillion yuan, marking a further increase in its comprehensive strength.

5) The first unit of the Maladang Hydropower Station, the highest-altitude and largest-capacity hydropower project under construction in the Yellow River Basin, was officially connected to the grid.

The Liujiagxia Hydropower Plant has accumulated more than 269.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity generation. The installed capacity of clean energy in the Xiong'an New Area has exceeded 150,000 kilowatts.

6) China entered the flood season on April 1. According to forecasts, China will experience both drought and flood in the 2024 flood season, with floods being more severe than droughts. The Ministry of Water Resources held a meeting to deploy work on flood and drought disaster prevention.

7) [Rule of Law] Chinese and Myanmar police conducted international law enforcement cooperation, and 352 Chinese suspects in telecom network fraud crimes were transferred to China. The Hunan Provincial People's Procuratorate decided to arrest Ju Xiaoyang, former chairman of the Shaoyang Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Zhang Yangping, former first-level inspector of the Chenzhou Municipal Committee of the CPC in Hunan Province, is under investigation for suspected serious disciplinary violations and illegal activities. Zhou Quanfu, former first-level inspector of the Guizhou Provincial Department of Justice, was sentenced to eleven years in prison for bribery. Chongqing police: A woman, after suddenly becoming manic and injuring her mother-in-law, threw her 3-year-old son from the 22nd floor, resulting in his death. She has been taken into police custody. The court determined that Zheng Shuang had no assets available for execution, having previously been forced to execute 90.5 million yuan. Lawyer: If she intentionally concealed or transferred assets, she could be sentenced to 3 years in prison.

8) [Military] A certain unit of the People's Liberation Army will conduct a joint live-fire military exercise on the Chinese side of the China-Myanmar border from 8:00 am on April 2 to 6:00 pm on April 3. Vehicles and personnel entering the area are requested to comply with traffic control. Zhang Youxia and He Weidong, vice chairmen of the Central Military Commission, and Yin Li, secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the CPC, participated in the capital's voluntary tree-planting activity.

9) [Hong Kong and Macao] The US State Department released a report on the "Hong Kong Policy Act." The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it confuses right and wrong and inverts black and white; if the US imposes visa restrictions on officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China will resolutely counter.

10) [Taiwan] Ma Ying-jeou led a group of Taiwanese youths to Guangdong for exchanges and visits on April 1. Song Tao, director of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, met with Ma Ying-jeou and his entourage in Shenzhen that evening. Taiwan's Tourism Bureau set a target of 12 million inbound tourists for 2024. The DPP authorities admitted that without mainland tourists, "the target cannot be achieved this year."

1) The remains of compatriots who died in the terrorist attack in Pakistan were returned to their homeland. A farewell ceremony was held locally on March 31. The Ministry of Commerce responded to the US revision of semiconductor export control measures: The US generalizes the concept of national security and arbitrarily modifies the rules. China firmly opposes this. Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, and East Timorese Foreign Minister Adaljiza Magno will visit China from April 2 to 5. San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced that she will visit China soon. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the visit. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs refuted the remarks of a Philippine official with "three violations": Immediately stop infringement and provocation and return to the right path.

2) 29-year-old giant panda "Shuangshuang," who lived in Japan, died of illness, equivalent to a nearly 100-year-old human. Her return to China was delayed several times due to heart disease.

3) The defense budget has soared to $895.2 billion. US think tank: By creating panic, the increasingly militarized foreign policy is only to maintain its global hegemony. A Johnson & Johnson heart pump has caused the death of 49 people. The US Food and Drug Administration issued a Class I recall alert.

4) A Russian reporter shared a video: Putin communicates with the widows of soldiers killed in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, taking notes in a notebook.

An explosion occurred at a cafe in Voronezh, Russia. There are no reports of casualties. A member of a terrorist organization was arrested in Rostov Oblast, Russia. The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement demanding that Ukraine arrest and extradite all those involved in terrorist attacks against Russia. The Ukrainian Security Service responded that these demands are "unworthy" and "shameless." A bus and train collision occurred in the Yaroslavl region of Russia, resulting in 8 deaths.

5) Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu responded to large-scale protests: This will paralyze Israel for at least 6 months. Netanyahu: No one can stop the Israeli army's attack on Gaza, not even the US. The Israeli army evacuated the Shifa Hospital in Gaza, where about 300 bodies were found in and around the hospital. Palestinian media: Israeli airstrikes on the Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza Strip killed at least 4 people and injured 16, including at least 5 journalists.

6) South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol apologized to the public: He failed to resolve the strike promptly, but increasing the number of medical students is imperative. Japan's Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced the opening of a return reception center, where refunds can be processed by phone or online. The problem of karoshi (death from overwork) is serious, and four industries in Japan are implementing overtime limits.

7) Turkey's largest opposition party won the mayoral elections in major cities.

8) On March 31, a Boeing 727 cargo plane crashed at Malakal Airport in Upper Nile State, South Sudan. There were 7 people on board, and 1 was injured.

1) The National Development and Reform Commission and two other departments: Organize the "Thousands of Towns and Villages Wind Power Action" to promote the construction of a new pattern for wind power development and utilization.

2) The 135th Canton Fair will be held in Guangzhou from April 15 to May 5. The number of overseas buyers attending is expected to see new growth.

3) From 24:00 on April 1, domestic gasoline and diesel prices will increase by 200 yuan and 190 yuan per ton respectively. Filling a tank of 92# gasoline will cost 8 yuan more.

4) The Sichuan Regulatory Bureau of the National Financial Regulatory Administration: Approved the bankruptcy of Sichuan Trust.

5) Seres: Seres' car sales in March increased by 579.15% year-on-year.

6) Yesterday's closing prices:

Shanghai Composite Index 3077.38/+1.19%

Shenzhen Component Index 9647.07/+2.62%

ChiNext 1872.12/+2.97%

Hang Seng Index 16541.42/+0.91%

1) Publication of "A Collection of Histories of the Congresses of the Communist Party of China (First Collection)".

2) Chinese scientists have developed a high-energy hydrogen hybrid power source to solve the endurance problem of industrial-grade UAVs.

3) Rangtang intangible cultural heritage exhibition at Beihai Park in Beijing.

4) Lin Maorong, a famous Peking Opera performer, passed away at the age of 82.

5) Xie Erhao wins the first China Go World Championship Invitational Tournament.

1) The number of public complaints handled by the Beijing 12345 hotline in 2023 decreased by more than 70% year-on-year. Beijing's market supervision department has achieved 100% online government services. An unmanned aerial vehicle demonstration zone is being built at the foot of the Great Wall in Beijing.

2) Shanghai carries out concentrated publicity and education on the Patriotism Education Law. The 2024 Shanghai Autism Awareness Week was launched in Minhang.

3) Nanchang was suddenly hit by severe convective weather, resulting in 4 deaths and multiple injuries. Three people were blown from a building by strong winds, and over 1600 trees were blown down overnight.

4) 47 industrialization projects in the fields of high-purity titanium, photovoltaics, lithium batteries and other materials and chemical industries have been signed and settled in Sichuan, with a total contract value of 110.5 billion yuan. Sichuan: Wild pandas were photographed "dating" in the Tangjiahe area of the Giant Panda National Park for two consecutive years.

5) New regulations on ship navigation management in Hainan Free Trade Port officially implemented.

6) Severe convection and heavy rainfall in Jiangsu, South China, etc., with heavy fog in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea. From 8 pm on April 1st to 8 pm on April 2nd, light snow or sleet is expected in parts of northeastern Inner Mongolia, the southern Xinjiang Basin, northern and eastern Tibet, most of Qinghai, southern Gansu, and northern Sichuan-Tibet Plateau, with moderate to heavy snow in parts of northeastern Qinghai.

1) Vegetables and fruits are important sources of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Insufficient intake increases the risk of cancer in the mouth, esophagus, stomach, colon, and lungs.

2) Excessive intake of high-sugar, high-salt, high-additive processed foods and refined grains (such as white rice and white bread) is associated with an increased risk of some cancers, such as stomach cancer, breast cancer, and liver cancer.

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