Three-minute news breakfast on Friday, February 21, 2025

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2025-02-21

Three-minute news breakfast on Friday, February 21, 2025

1) Ministry of Commerce: The US's imposition of additional tariffs seriously violates WTO rules; foreign-invested enterprises in China contribute nearly 7% of employment and one-seventh of tax revenue, and are an important part of the domestic cycle. Trump said he looks forward to a visit from Chinese leaders to the US, and is talking to China about the TikTok issue. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded: We hope the US side will earnestly implement the important consensus reached in the phone call between the two heads of state and move towards each other. Trump said the possibility of reaching a trade agreement with China is very high. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: There are no winners in trade wars and tariff wars. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Chinese experts have again gone to Japan to collect samples of nuclear-contaminated water, and Chinese institutions are analyzing samples of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water. China: We have never participated in the management and operation of the Panama Canal and never interfered in Canal affairs.

2) A Chinese representative called for avoiding actions that could exacerbate tensions in the Democratic Republic of Congo. China was elected as a council member of the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) with a high number of votes. EU official: The EU will respond "immediately and resolutely" to the US raising tariffs. British media: Europe plans to form a 30,000-strong Ukrainian "protection" army. Egyptian and Spanish leaders oppose the US plan to "empty" Gaza. Poliovirus has been detected in the Gaza Strip, and the WHO will resume vaccination.

3) Trump said he would impose tariffs of around 25% on lumber and forestry products. The Trump administration ordered a five-year reduction in the defense budget. US Government Accountability Office personnel have moved into the Pentagon. Trump called Zelensky a dictator and a comedian, saying Zelensky manipulated the Biden administration. US Vice President Pence warned Zelensky: Don't say "bad things" about Trump. The Federal Reserve warned that Trump's tariff policies could push up US inflation. Early on February 19, local time, two small planes collided at an airport in Arizona, killing two people.

Apple discontinued the iPhone 14/14 Plus and iPhone SE, completely abandoning the Home button for the first time.

4) Putin said he is very willing to meet with Trump, but preparations must be made before the meeting. Speaking of a meeting with Trump, Putin: Just drinking tea is not enough, and I don't have a close relationship with him. Russian Foreign Minister: The process of normalizing US-Russia relations has begun. The Russian army said it had recovered more than 800 square kilometers of land in Kursk Oblast. Zelensky: The US gave Ukraine $100 billion, and asked for $500 billion back.

5) Colombian deportees recount inhumane treatment in the US.

6) A South Korean court launched trial proceedings against President Yoon Suk-yeol on charges of inciting internal strife, and Yoon Suk-yeol appeared in court. On the afternoon of February 20, local time, the South Korean and US air forces held joint air exercises.

7) On the evening of February 18, local time, a vehicle was stopped by armed men in southwestern Pakistan, and seven passengers were killed. A knife attack at a shopping mall in the Czech Republic killed two people.

8) Egypt discovered the tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II, dating back about 3500 years.

1) State Administration for Market Regulation: To take optimizing the business environment as the top priority.

2) Central Bank: Further smoothing the three financing channels of stocks, bonds, and loans, making good use of stock repurchase, increase in loans, and maintaining the stable operation of the capital market. The second-quarter Loan Prime Rate (LPR) for 2025 was released, with no adjustments to the one-year and five-year-plus LPR.

3) Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: In 2024, the actual use of foreign capital in manufacturing exceeded 220 billion yuan.

4) On February 20, the price of gold jewelry approached 900 yuan per gram, an increase of more than 90 yuan since the beginning of the year.

5) A historic moment for the takeout industry! Ele.me, Meituan, and JD.com collectively pay social security for riders. JD.com takeout has been launched in 39 cities nationwide, and nearly 200,000 catering businesses have applied to join.

6) Huawei's Yu Chengdong: The Zunji S800 will be the first to be equipped with three independent intelligent technologies, including the Tuling Longxing platform.

7) Yesterday's closing prices:

Shanghai Composite Index 3350.78/-0.02%

Shenzhen Component Index 10794.55/+0.20%

ChiNext 2225.58/-0.06%

Hang Seng Index 22576.98/-1.60%

1) The Ministry of Education and seven other departments issued the "Management Measures for Part-time Teachers in Ordinary Undergraduate Universities," encouraging universities to hire industry experts and others as part-time teachers. In 2025, eight provinces will usher in the new college entrance examination, no longer dividing subjects into liberal arts and sciences, and officially implementing the "3+1+2" model. Experts: The number of applicants nationwide is expected to continue to rise.

2) The National Student Financial Aid Management Center issued the first warning of 2025: Beware of "student loan repayment" scams.

3) Chinese scientists have made new breakthroughs in the field of "continuous variable" integrated photonic quantum chips. China's southern breeding has cultivated a batch of new wheat lines.

4) The largest Majiayao culture settlement site has been discovered in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, which may be the prototype of a Chinese rectangular "city".

5) The grass seeds that went to the moon with the Chang'e 6 probe will be unsealed and trial-planted in Xinjiang in early March 2025.

6) The Chinese men's basketball team beat Japan 100-58 by 42 points, advancing to the Asian Cup finals ahead of schedule.

7) New progress on the donation of 622 photos by a young Frenchman: The photos have been received by the Shanghai Songhu Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall, and experts will conduct appraisal.

1) 25 human resources and social security service items in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region have achieved "one-card" application. The total number of parks in Beijing has reached 1100, and 200 hectares of new park green space will be added in 2025.

2) Guangzhou Development Zone: The seed direct investment and angel direct investment of state-owned capital mother funds are allowed to have a maximum loss of 100% for a single project. The mayor of Guangzhou responded to the "electric chicken" chaos: We will increase the intensity of supervision and law enforcement to ensure that electric bicycles have roads to travel on, places to park, and places to charge.

3) The boy who went missing for eight days in Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province, suffered an unfortunate accident, and the police ruled out homicide.

4) Two major trillion-yuan industrial clusters in Fujian have launched cross-field cooperation.

5) On February 20, Xi'an Xianyang International Airport T5 terminal officially opened.

6) Eastern Southwest China to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River will experience mostly cloudy and rainy weather, while the eastern part of the northwestern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and other areas will see rain and snow. From 8 PM on February 20th to 8 PM on February 21st, light snow or sleet is expected in parts of central Inner Mongolia, the western mountainous areas of southern Xinjiang, northern and central-eastern Tibet, southern Qinghai, southern Gansu, southern Ningxia, eastern Shaanxi, southern and western North China, southeastern Heilongjiang, western Huanghuai, and northern Shandong Peninsula. Moderate snowfall is expected in parts of southeastern Tibet, with local heavy snowfall in parts of southern Tibet.

1) Fast food is convenient and readily available, but it poses many health risks. A new study published in Clinical Nutrition, the official journal of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, found that frequent consumption of fast food accelerates the aging process.

2) Supplementing vitamin B1 helps prevent fatigue. Foods rich in vitamin B1 include legumes, whole grains, and nuts, followed by animal organs (liver, kidney, heart), lean pork, and eggs.

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