Three-minute news breakfast on Wednesday, July 17, 2024

1) Three departments, including the Office of the National Committee for Disaster Reduction, urgently allocated 10,000 pieces of central disaster relief materials to support Henan and Shandong in ensuring the basic living needs of affected people.

National Energy Administration's important deployment: Organize the selection of some counties and townships to carry out pilot projects for the construction and application of charging infrastructure.

4) Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: The three major indicators of China's shipbuilding industry have grown simultaneously in the first half of the year.

5) New high! In the first half of the year, railways completed fixed asset investment of 337.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.6%.

6) The G8388/9/8 Yangtze River Delta super "loop line" train has been operating for a full month, with a cumulative passenger volume of approximately 110,000 and an average occupancy rate of nearly 90%.

7) [Rule of Law] Li Dong, former deputy general manager of the National Energy Investment Group Co., Ltd., was sentenced to life imprisonment for accepting bribes of more than 108 million yuan.

8) [Military] On July 14, the 46th Chinese naval escort fleet, Jiaozuo and Honghu ships, left the port of Casablanca, Morocco after a five-day replenishment and rest. The Moroccan navy bid farewell to the Chinese navy in Chinese. Qiongnan Maritime Safety Administration issued a navigation warning: From 12:00 on July 16 to 11:00 on July 17, military training will be conducted in some areas of the South China Sea, and entry is prohibited. China refutes rumors of building a military base in Tajikistan: There is no basis, and it is not on the negotiation agenda.

9) [Hong Kong and Macau] Hong Kong Tourism Board: The number of visitors to Hong Kong in the first six months of 2024 increased by more than 60%. Hong Kong provides subsidies to encourage re-employment of middle-aged and elderly people. 霍啟剛, vice president of the Hong Kong, China Olympic Committee: I didn't expect to have to bring my own air conditioner to the Paris Olympics, winning and enjoying the process are equally important. The case of damaging Wong Ka Kui's tombstone was sentenced on July 16, with the two defendants being sent to a rehabilitation center and a labor camp respectively. More than 16 million tourists entered Macau in the first half of 2024, with a daily average of nearly 92,000, up 43.6% year-on-year.

10) [Taiwan] Taiwan's pro-unification figures: Only when cross-strait relations are good can Taiwan be good. Ma Ying-jeou celebrated his 74th birthday, and Kuomintang legislator Luo Zhiqiang presented him with a wheel cake to celebrate.

1) China voted in favor of the UN Security Council resolution on Haiti. Haiti has not yet established diplomatic relations with China. What are China's considerations for voting in favor this time? Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian: As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China, together with the international community, handles the Haiti issue with a responsible and constructive attitude. Trump's vice presidential nominee Vance called "China the biggest threat to the United States." The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded: We have always opposed the use of China in the US election. China has requested the establishment of an expert panel in the WTO dispute case against the US Inflation Reduction Act. Chinese Embassy in Mongolia: Chinese citizens cannot drive vehicles with Chinese license plates to travel to Mongolia. China Post opened an international cargo route from Yiwu, Zhejiang to Manila, operated by Boeing B737-800F aircraft.

3) On July 15, the US Republican Party officially nominated Trump as its presidential candidate and officially approved James David Vance as the Republican vice presidential candidate. Earlier that day, Trump announced that Vance, a senator from Ohio, would be his running mate in the 2024 presidential election.