Three-minute news briefing for Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Release time:
2024-05-28

1) A meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held on May 27 to review "Several Policy Measures to Promote the Accelerated Rise of the Central Region in the New Era" and "Provisions on Accountability for Preventing and Resolving Financial Risks (Trial Implementation)". Xi Jinping presided over the meeting.
2) Large-scale mechanized wheat harvesting for the "three summers" (summer harvest, summer planting, and summer management) has been fully launched nationwide. The State Council appointed Hua Chunying as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, making her the third female vice foreign minister of China.
3) The central ecological and environmental protection inspection has exposed a batch of water environment problems, including the direct discharge of sewage into rivers and lakes and the falsification of rectification efforts. Ministry of Water Resources: Many areas are facing heavy rainfall, and some small and medium-sized rivers in the rainstorm areas may exceed warning levels. The Ministry of Water Resources held a meeting to deploy work to prevent and respond to heavy rainfall in Southwest, Jiangnan, and South China.
4) Ministry of Public Security: Nationwide implementation of "cross-province handling" for the first-time application of resident identity cards has been achieved, and the special campaign to combat and govern domineering behavior has achieved significant results. Since 2019, 50 million agricultural transfer population have moved to cities and towns in China.
5) National Health Commission: Focus on punishing the use of business operations to "rely on medicine for food", accepting kickbacks from suppliers, etc.
6) The Shenzhou-18 crew will conduct their first extravehicular activity in the near future. China's independently developed 175,000 cubic meter LNG carrier was launched in Dalian.

7) [Rule of Law] In April, 9,755 cases of violations of the spirit of the eight central regulations were investigated and dealt with nationwide. Ministry of Public Security: No violent terrorist incidents have occurred in China for more than seven consecutive years; 1.945 million cases of telecom network fraud crimes have been solved in the past five years; more than 5,200 evil organizations have been cracked down; and the four major criminal groups in Kokang, northern Myanmar, have been destroyed. Su Jinsen, procurator-general of Jining Municipal People's Procuratorate in Shandong Province, is under investigation. Wang Huanxiang, former consultant of the Gansu Provincial People's Government, is under investigation.
8) [Military] Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu will attend the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue and visit Singapore from May 29 to June 3 at the invitation. The Central Propaganda Department awarded the title of "Yang Gensi Company" and "Role Model of the Times" to a certain synthetic brigade of the army.
9) [Hong Kong and Macao] The Hong Kong Literary Museum held its opening ceremony at 7 Ma Tau Wai Street, Wan Chai on May 27. John Lee Ka-chiu delivered a speech, hoping that the Hong Kong Literary Museum can play a good bridging role.
10) [Taiwan] Ministry of Foreign Affairs: No one should ever imagine that they can cross the line on the Taiwan issue without paying a price. The WHA has rejected proposals involving Taiwan for eight consecutive years. The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a statement on the rejection of proposals involving Taiwan at the 77th World Health Assembly. William Lai said that Taiwanese artists should be understood for saying "we are Chinese"; the executive director of the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation said: Both sides are Chinese, so why should they be forgiven?

1) On the morning of May 27, local time, Premier Li Qiang attended the 9th China-Japan-South Korea Leaders' Meeting in Seoul with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and delivered a speech. Li Qiang put forward five suggestions on deepening China-Japan-South Korea cooperation, respecting each other's core interests and major concerns, and fully activating the existing cooperation.

The heads of state of Bahrain, Egypt, Tunisia, and the UAE will visit China from May 28 to June 1. Pakistan announced the results of the investigation into the terrorist attack against Chinese personnel, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: We support Pakistan in apprehending all the culprits. Pakistan's counter-terrorism department: 11 suspects in the Dasu terrorist attack that killed 5 Chinese workers have been arrested. The 18 Chinese citizens stranded in New Caledonia have been safely evacuated, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its gratitude to the relevant countries for their assistance.
2) G7 finance ministers said that China's use of "non-market policies and measures" harms G7 interests. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs refuted this, saying that the discriminatory practices adopted by a few Western countries against specific countries and enterprises are the real non-market behavior. Zelensky called on the leaders of China and the United States to participate in the Ukraine issue summit next month. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded: China is willing to continue to communicate with the international community on promoting a political solution to the Ukrainian crisis. The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court responded to the controversy over the arrest warrant for the Israeli Prime Minister: No one has the right to commit war crimes. The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy urged Israel: The orders of the International Court are binding.
3) Trump: I would quickly end the conflict in Ukraine and prevent Biden from moving towards "World War III". Severe storms hit the central United States, raising the death toll to 15.
4) Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council: If a nuclear confrontation occurs, Poland will definitely get a share of the radioactive ash.
5) Macron visited Berlin, Germany, warning that "Europe may perish" unless it achieves strategic autonomy. A stabbing incident occurred at a metro station in Lyon, eastern France, injuring at least three people. The French ambassador to Sri Lanka died at his residence, and the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its condolences.
6) Israel bombed a refugee camp in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, killing at least 40 people and injuring many others. The Israeli army said it killed two senior Hamas commanders. In the past 24 hours, the Israeli army has bombed more than 10 shelters in the Gaza Strip, killing about 200 people. Israeli media: A rare exchange of fire occurred between the Israeli army and Egyptian soldiers at the Rafah crossing, killing one Egyptian soldier. Israeli citizens took to the streets again demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Netanyahu.

7) Iran announced the launch of the presidential election process. Iran publicly released footage and details of the crash of the plane carrying General Soleimani for the first time: The weather was good, and there were no violations.

Gitanas Nausėda won the Lithuanian presidential election. Clashes between armed groups in southwestern Colombia killed at least 10 people.
8) A traffic accident in southern Turkey killed 10 people and injured 39 others. A long-distance bus collided with a train in Peru, killing 4 and injuring 40. A landslide in Papua New Guinea buried more than 2,000 people.

1) In April, the profits of large-scale industrial enterprises nationwide turned from decline to growth, turning from a year-on-year decrease of 3.5% in March to a growth of 4%, with the growth rate rising by 7.5 percentage points.
2) On May 27, the central bank conducted a 2 billion yuan 7-day reverse repurchase operation.
3) The third phase of the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund was established with a registered capital of 344 billion yuan, jointly held by 19 shareholders including the Ministry of Finance.
4) JD.com Group once again significantly increased salaries for procurement and sales, increasing from 16 salaries to 20 salaries.
5) Ingredients expired over 40 days, fruits spoiled before being thrown away? Momo Yogurt issued an apology: the involved franchise store will immediately close and be permanently terminated.
6) Yesterday's closing prices:
Shanghai Composite Index 3124.04/+1.14%
Shenzhen Component Index 9507.75/+0.88%
ChiNext 1830.96/+0.68%
Hang Seng Index 18827.35/+1.17%

1) The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences released 22 major achievements in "research and interpretation of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation".
2) The Ministry of Education deployed large-scale campus recruitment activities across the country.
3) By 2025, the examination cycle for invention patents in China will be reduced to 15 months.
4) The "Chinese Bridge" Chinese competition held regional finals in multiple countries.
5) Douyin Safety Center released an announcement: Performing content must be clearly marked; otherwise, the account will be permanently banned.

1) Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau solicits clues on security issues related to rental housing. The "King of Watermelon" was born at Daxing Watermelon Festival, weighing 177.9 jin (approximately 177.9 catties).

2) Shanghai's new real estate policy: 20% down payment for first-home buyers, lifting the restriction on single non-local residents purchasing second-hand houses within the inner ring. A bus in Shanghai collided with a car blocking the road. Police report: The incident stemmed from an argument caused by the car making a U-turn, obstructing traffic. The bus driver has been taken into police custody.
3) Recently, Ms. Ge from Jinan, Shandong Province, publicly reported that "former deputy captain of the traffic police, Liu, engaged in rape, adultery, and bribery". The local disciplinary inspection department responded: Ms. Ge's report has been received and is being investigated by the traffic police detachment. Official response to "Xiaogan, Hubei urban management officer in plain clothes kicking a vegetable vendor": The incident occurred in April, and the enforcement officer has been dismissed.
4) In 2023, Sichuan's economic aggregate exceeded 6 trillion yuan, with a growth of 6%.
5) Around 1:40 pm on May 27, a residential building collapsed in Datong Town, suburban Tongling City, Anhui Province, leaving 5 people missing. Local residents: A family of three relatives are missing, and the building is an old residential building. At 11:07 am on May 27, a 5.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in Muli County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with a focal depth of 8 kilometers.
6) There will be heavy rainfall in southern China and eastern Southwest China. From 8 pm on May 27 to 8 pm on May 28, parts of eastern Zhejiang, central and southern Guangdong, western and southern Guangxi, northeastern Hainan Island, eastern and northwestern Yunnan, southwestern Guizhou, western Sichuan Basin, southeastern Tibet, and western Taiwan Island will experience heavy to torrential rain.


1) In the hot and humid summer, it's suitable to eat some vinegar. The main component of vinegar is acetic acid, which can stimulate appetite. Adding some vinegar when mixing cold dishes can not only increase appetite and inhibit bacteria but also protect vitamins from being destroyed and promote the absorption of calcium and iron ions.
2) In daily diet, you can eat more foods that invigorate Qi and strengthen the spleen, such as millet, yam, sweet potato, white kidney bean, and mushroom, and try to avoid cold drinks. Mung bean soup is a traditional summer drink that can clear heat and detoxify.
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