Three-minute news breakfast on Thursday, April 25, 2024

1) Xi Jinping emphasized during his inspection tour in Chongqing the need to further comprehensively deepen reform and opening up, and continuously write a new chapter of Chinese-style modernization in Chongqing. Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the first China-Latin America and Caribbean Countries Space Cooperation Forum.

2) The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters launched a national disaster relief emergency response. The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management urgently allocated 110 million yuan in central natural disaster relief funds to support Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Guangxi provinces (regions) in their flood prevention and disaster relief efforts. The Ministry of Water Resources: Effectively carry out flood and drought disaster prevention in the Yangtze River Basin and Taihu Lake Basin.

6) National Health Commission: In 2023, the national residents' health literacy level increased to 29.70%, an increase of 1.92 percentage points compared to 2022. The follow-up procurement after the expiration of the national organized insulin centralized procurement agreement opened for bidding in Shanghai on April 23, with more than 35,000 medical institutions nationwide participating, and the winning prices remained stable with a slight decrease.

7) [Rule of Law] In the first quarter, disciplinary inspection and supervision organs across the country punished 121,000 people, including 12 provincial and ministerial-level cadres. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission publicly reported eight typical cases of violations of regulations on banquets. The procuratorial organs legally filed a public prosecution against Dong Yunhu, former director of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee, on suspicion of bribery. Zhang Yulong, former secretary-general of the Qianxinan Prefecture Committee of Guizhou Province, was "double-opened". The first-instance trial of the case of Liu Liange, former chairman of Bank of China, opened, and he was accused of illegally soliciting and accepting more than 121 million yuan in property. A vicious gang in Inner Mongolia was sentenced in the first instance, and four defendants said they would not appeal. A stabbing incident occurred in Tiexi District, Shenyang City, and the criminal suspect has been arrested. The first-instance trial of the case in which an 8-year-old boy in Shandong was beaten to death by a martial arts coach opened, and the defendant pleaded guilty and repented in court.

8) [Military] A certain regiment of the 73rd Army Group Army's "Able to Attack and Defend Hero Company" guided officers and soldiers to inherit honors and strive to be role models. A certain detachment of the navy organized officers and soldiers to conduct all-subject assessments. From 6 PM on April 24 to 6 PM on April 27, military training will be conducted in some areas of the South China Sea, and entry is prohibited.

9) [Hong Kong and Macau] The Macao SAR government and the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Macao resolutely opposed the US's so-called "human rights report." The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions held an International Labor Day reception.

1) Zhao Leji delivered a video address at the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the Mexican Senate. On the afternoon of April 24, US Secretary of State Blinken arrived in Shanghai, starting his second visit to China during his tenure. The US side said that Blinken's visit to China will express concerns to China about "overcapacity." The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded: This is just an excuse for protectionism. Chilean President: The development of Chile-China relations will not be affected by any external pressure. The giant pandas "Jinxi" and "Zhuyu" will depart for Spain on April 29.

2) The EU launched a market access investigation into the procurement of medical devices from China. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: This damages the EU's image. The Ministry of Commerce answered questions about the EU's surprise inspection of Chinese companies' offices in Europe: Chinese industry is very shocked and strongly dissatisfied with this. Fu Cong, China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations: China firmly opposes the use of sexual violence as a means of war and terrorism, strongly condemns all sexual violence against women and girls, and calls on the international community to adopt a comprehensive approach to address it.

NASA announced the latest progress of the Mars simulation crew project: It has been more than 300 days, and the volunteers have completed tasks such as Mars walks, crop planting, and equipment maintenance. Pro-Palestinian demonstrations broke out at New York University: Police clashed with protesters, arresting more than 130 people. A plane crashed in Alaska, USA, and no survivors have been found yet. A rapper was shot and killed during a robbery in the US, and his friend Justin Bieber mourned sadly.

4) The detained Russian Deputy Minister of Defense was arrested on suspicion of bribery. Russian media said he pleaded not guilty to the bribery charges. A fire broke out after a fuel and energy facility in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, was attacked by a Ukrainian drone, and Russian air defense forces launched a counterattack.

5) The Israeli army said it bombed about 40 targets in southern Lebanon. A Hamas spokesman said: 200 days of conflict in Gaza, Israel has "achieved nothing".

A delegation from the DPRK Ministry of External Economic Affairs visited Iran, and the news was "rarely" publicly reported.

1) The National Development and Reform Commission: The demand for special bonds projects in 2024 is approximately 5.9 trillion yuan.

2) “Air Express” selected for the first time! The Ministry of Transport releases a new batch of intelligent transportation pilot list, with Baidu and other companies participating.

3) On April 24, the RMB central parity rate against the US dollar was 7.1048, up 11 basis points.

4) Tencent releases a full-stack capability architecture for large automotive industry models. Equipped with Huawei's intelligent driving and cockpit technology! Lantu and Huawei officially announce cooperation on vehicle models.

1) The Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee: Studying and formulating "Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the High-Quality Development of the Copyright Industry".

2) Ministry of Education: Activities unrelated to education and teaching that arbitrarily enter campuses will be subject to concentrated rectification.

In 2023, the number of digital reading users in China reached 570 million. The "Joint Service Body for Barrier-Free Reading Copyright for Visually Impaired Groups" was established.

5) The Chinese Chess Association released the "Self-Media Behavior Code of Conduct for Chess Professionals". The exposure of fabricated surgical video time has attracted attention, and Gao Junyu, the "point-reading machine girl," has had all her online accounts banned.

6) CBA Playoffs: Zhejiang Guangsha defeated Guangdong 109:102 in a comeback victory, Zhao Yanhao became the "surprise soldier".

2) Shanghai's first 24-hour park library, "Peace Academy," opens.

5) On the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, a "Strong Marine Country" themed cultural corridor debuted in Xi'an Metro.

6) Heavy rainfall and strong convection in eastern Guangxi, central and eastern Guangdong, and other areas. From 8 pm on April 24 to 8 pm on April 25, moderate to heavy rain is expected in parts of central and eastern Guizhou, southern Hunan, southern Jiangxi, southern Fujian, northern and eastern Guangxi, and central and eastern Guangdong. Heavy to torrential rain is expected in parts of northeastern Guangxi, northwestern and central-southern Guangdong, with locally extremely heavy rain.