Three-minute news breakfast on Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Release time:
2024-06-04

1) Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter on the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, emphasizing the need to leverage the role of national strategic scientific and technological forces to make new and greater contributions to achieving high-level technological self-reliance and self-improvement, and building a strong country in science and technology.
2) On June 3, the Chang'e 6 lunar probe released an update: 'I'm digging soil on the moon.' Netizens exclaimed: 'This is the first time I've seen an IP's update from the moon!'

3) The central government has established a subsidy fund for the 'Three North' project.
4) China has made a major breakthrough in the breeding of salt-alkali-tolerant, cold-resistant, and drought-resistant rapeseed.
5) The Central Meteorological Observatory issued an upgraded yellow alert for heavy rain, with heavy to torrential rain expected in parts of Guangxi, Guangdong, and other regions. Guangxi has experienced flooding exceeding warning levels, and the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has sent a working group to Guangxi to assist and guide flood control work. The National Climate Center: This spring's average national temperature was the highest on record.
6) Construction of Asia's largest aircraft hangar has begun in Shanghai, capable of accommodating nine wide-body aircraft for maintenance simultaneously.

7) [Rule of Law] A national police conference was held to deploy a special operation to crack down on and rectify illegal and criminal activities such as 'money-changing gangs'. The Ministry of Public Security announced 10 typical cases of 'racing and street-roaming'. State security organs have uncovered another major espionage case involving the UK's MI6 attempting to subvert Wang Moumou and Zhou Mou, a couple working for a central state organ. The Supreme People's Procuratorate has decided to arrest Yang Kenin, former vice chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Wang Bo, former vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional People's Congress, is under investigation. The first-instance verdict in the bribery case of Fu Zhongwei, former director of the Standing Committee of the Shenyang Municipal People's Congress in Liaoning Province, was announced: sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Wang Weixiu, former vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Harbin Municipal People's Congress in Heilongjiang Province, has been expelled from the Party for serious disciplinary violations and law-breaking. Zhan Xiliang, former secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Shandong Provincial Rural Credit Union, is under investigation.
8) [Military] The Chinese Navy's 83rd fleet has successfully completed its visit to East Timor and is returning home, continuing to organize trainees for practical training during the return voyage.
Fangchenggang Maritime Safety Administration issued a navigation warning: from 6:00 on June 5 to 18:00 on June 7, live-fire exercises will be conducted in parts of the Beibu Gulf waters, and entry is prohibited.

9) [Hong Kong and Macau] Hong Kong's economy grew by 2.7% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, marking five consecutive quarters of positive growth, and the positive momentum is expected to continue.
10) [Taiwan] A landslide occurred in a park in Keelung, Taiwan, damaging several cars. All trapped people have been rescued.

1) Han Zheng met with Zhao Xicheng, chairman of the US Fu Mao Group, in Beijing on June 3. The US State Department announced new visa restrictions on Chinese officials. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: This is blatant interference in China's internal affairs, and China firmly opposes it! A Dutch frigate transited the Taiwan Strait. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: We oppose using the name of freedom of navigation to harm China's sovereignty and security. The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs answered reporters' questions on Philippine President Marcos' speech on the South China Sea issue at the Shangri-La Dialogue: Ignoring history and facts, promoting its erroneous position on the sea, and distorting and exaggerating the maritime situation. Ukraine claims that Russia is equipped with Chinese weapons. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China does not provide weapons to warring parties, and normal trade between China and Russia is open and aboveboard. The Peruvian Congress passed a resolution to establish a 'Peru-China Friendship Day'. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The two countries are sincere and trustworthy good friends. The mayor of Daegu, South Korea, proposed to the Chinese ambassador to South Korea: hoping that China will donate a pair of pandas.
2) Social media is abuzz! A 'NATO drone' attacked Russian territory for the first time—a Portuguese 'Tecnofor AR3' drone was recently used by Ukrainian forces to attack an important radar station in Russia. Eight major oil-producing countries announced an extension of voluntary production cuts, totaling 3.85 million barrels per day. World Meteorological Organization: La Niña may occur again in 2024, a climate phenomenon in which sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific fall significantly.
3) The White House said that 'Biden does not want to be responsible for triggering World War III,' and netizens quipped: 'It means he wants to find someone else to be responsible.' A US first: Biden's son faces three charges, and the possibility of a pardon has been ruled out. On June 1, local time, former US President Donald Trump announced that he had joined TikTok, and as of now, his number of followers has exceeded 3 million. Trump: If I really have to go to jail, I'm willing to accept it, but I haven't done anything wrong, and those who convicted me are bad people. Trump said that if elected president, he would declassify the '9/11' incident. The US military completed a large-scale joint exercise in Africa. Musk: Will spend at least $9 billion to buy 300,000 Nvidia AI chips. University of Chicago professor Mearsheimer: Without Russia's participation, a Ukrainian peace summit is laughable.
4) Zelensky said at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore that Ukraine recognizes Palestine as a state. Chechen special forces have been deployed to the Kharkiv direction.
5) Israeli airstrikes on multiple locations in the Gaza Strip killed at least 26 people. Syrian military: Israeli airstrikes on Aleppo, Syria, resulted in multiple deaths.
6) 61-year-old Claudia Sheinbaum won the Mexican presidential election, becoming Mexico's first female president.

Businesswoman Katrin Jakobsdottir defeated former prime ministers and other competitors to win the election, becoming Iceland's second female president. Egyptian Prime Minister Madbouly submitted the cabinet's resignation to President Sisi.
7) A pump malfunction caused 50 million liters of wastewater to flow into the Seine River in France: brown liquid gushed out, and toilet paper floated. Two planes collided at a Portuguese air show, resulting in one death and one injury. Moroccan police seized more than 4 tons of cannabis products in Casablanca.
8) North Korea will suspend the dumping of garbage into South Korea: a total of 15 tons of waste paper and waste, a countermeasure to South Korea's actions. South Korea said that it will suspend the effectiveness of the 'Military Field Implementation Agreement of the Panmunjom Declaration' until trust between the two Koreas is restored. Two Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A fighter jets made emergency landings, with no casualties. A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Noto Peninsula, Japan, at 6:31 am local time on June 3, with the strongest tremors felt in Wajima and Suzu cities.
9) Maldives decides to ban Israeli citizens from entering the country. Even mosquitoes have disappeared! India is experiencing extreme heat with temperatures nearing 50 degrees Celsius, resulting in 211 deaths. Extreme heat and power shortages have led Indians of all ages to bathe in the Ganges River to cool down.

10) The results of the South African general election have been announced, with the ruling African National Congress coming in first.

1) The Ministry of Finance has allocated 6.44 billion yuan in subsidies for the 2024 vehicle trade-in program.
2) China's Logistics Industry Prosperity Index remained in the expansion range in May, with a significant increase in the consumption sector.
3) The central bank will issue a set of National Treasure (Enlightenment Foundation) gold and silver commemorative coins on June 8.
4) During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the total number of idle mobile phones in China will reach 6 billion, and the potential value of second-hand mobile phones will exceed 600 billion yuan.
5) The 13th China Central Investment and Trade Expo in Changsha, Hunan, released its latest results: the total investment of signed projects exceeded 2500 billion yuan.
6) Yesterday's closing prices:
Shanghai Composite Index: 3078.49/-0.27%
Shenzhen Component Index: 9370.50/+0.07%
ChiNext Index: 1819.46/+0.79%
Hang Seng Index: 18403.04/+1.79%

1) Nearly 30 concerts have been postponed or canceled nationwide in 2024, due to factors including poor box office performance and force majeure.
2) The 10th Spring Sprout Action drama performance opened at the Beijing Zhongshan Park Music Hall, with 22 wonderful plays for children.
3) Academician Zhang Miman, a female scientist, cut a 3cm fish bone into more than 500 slices, overturning the dual-origin hypothesis of tetrapods.

4) Recently, Li Ronghao's persistence in singing "No Regrets" in the heavy rain at a concert in Fuzhou has attracted attention. Netizens: We've showered together.
5) The Olympic roster for the Chinese fencing team's foil event has been basically determined. WTT Chongqing Championship Women's Singles Final: Sun Yingsha defeated Wang Manyu to win the championship.

1) The "Beijing Regulations on Foreign Investment" will come into effect on July 1, 2024.
2) The 20th Shanghai Suzhou River City Dragon Boat Invitational was held. Two tourists from Taizhou, Zhejiang, were swept away while crossing a stream, and multiple departments are making every effort to search and rescue them.
3) Hunan has entered the main flood season. With numerous rivers and reservoirs within its borders, the flood prevention situation will become more complex, and the pressure to fight floods will increase in June.
4) A trapped person was found during the rescue operation of the Shandong Huafeng Coal Mine accident, with no vital signs. Wuhan police officer Qiu Jianjun died heroically after a life-or-death struggle with a knife-wielding criminal, his police uniform soaked in blood, fearing he might injure the suspect's mother, he did not fire his weapon.
5) There is still heavy rain in Guangxi, Guangdong and other places. From 8 pm on June 3 to 8 pm on June 4, parts of the Hetao area of Inner Mongolia, northern Ningxia, northwestern Hebei, eastern Heilongjiang, southeastern Tibet, eastern Yunnan, southern Hunan, southern Jiangxi, most of Guangxi, and most of Guangdong will experience moderate to heavy rain.


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