On the morning of July 8, President Xi Jinping met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Xi Jinping noted that two months ago, he paid a successful state visit to Hungary, during which the two countries announced the elevation of China-Hungary relations to an All-Weather Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for the New Era. This bestowed new historical significance on the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries this year and injected strong impetus into the high-level development of China-Hungary relations. Next week, the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will be held in Beijing, and China will further comprehensively deepen reform, promote high-quality development, and high-level opening up. This will provide new opportunities and inject new momentum into China-Hungary cooperation. Both sides should maintain high-level exchanges, deepen political mutual trust, strengthen strategic communication and coordination, continue to firmly support each other, enhance practical cooperation in various fields, jointly build the "Belt and Road" with high quality, and continuously enrich the connotations of the China-Hungary All-Weather Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for the New Era to better benefit the people. Xi Jinping congratulated Hungary on assuming the rotating presidency of the European Union. Xi Jinping emphasized that there are no geopolitical conflicts or fundamental interest conflicts between China and Europe. China-Europe relations are of strategic significance and global influence and should maintain stable and healthy development to jointly address global challenges. Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the EU. Both sides should adhere to the correct positioning of partners and the mainstream tone of cooperation, continue to promote two-way opening up, strengthen international coordination, and contribute to promoting world peace, stability, development, and prosperity. It is hoped that Hungary, as the rotating president of the EU, will play an active role in promoting the healthy and stable development of China-EU relations and achieving positive interactions. Orbán stated that two months ago, President Xi Jinping paid a historic and successful visit to Hungary. Over the past two months, both sides have earnestly implemented the important outcomes of the visit, and their friendship and mutual trust have become even stronger, laying a solid foundation for the future development of Hungary-China relations. Facing the current turbulent international situation, China not only loves peace but also put forward a series of constructive and important initiatives, proving with its practical actions that China is an important stabilizing force in promoting world peace. Hungary highly appreciates and values China's role and influence and is willing to strengthen strategic communication and coordination with China. Hungary advocates for strengthening cooperation with China, opposes forming "small circles" and bloc confrontation, and is willing to take the opportunity of its rotating presidency of the EU to actively promote the healthy development of EU-China relations. The two sides focused on an in-depth exchange of views on the Ukraine crisis. Orbán briefed Xi on his recent visits to Ukraine and Russia. Xi Jinping commended Orbán's efforts to promote a political settlement of the Ukraine crisis and elaborated on China's relevant views and positions. Xi Jinping emphasized that an early ceasefire and cessation of hostilities, and seeking a political solution, are in the interests of all parties. The current priority is to adhere to the "three principles" of preventing the spillover of the battlefield, preventing the escalation of the conflict, and preventing all parties from fanning the flames, and to de-escalate the situation as soon as possible. The international community should create conditions and provide assistance for the resumption of direct dialogue and negotiations between the two sides. Only when all major powers play a positive rather than negative role can there be an early prospect of a ceasefire in this conflict. China has always actively promoted peace talks in its own way and encouraged and supported all efforts conducive to the peaceful resolution of the crisis. China and Hungary share common fundamental positions and efforts. China is willing to continue to maintain communication with Hungary and relevant parties. Wang Yi attended the meeting.
On July 8, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the Green Development Forum of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Countries. Xi Jinping pointed out that protecting the ecological environment and promoting green development are a consensus among SCO countries. In recent years, China has adhered to the philosophy that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, unswervingly followed a civilized development path of productive development, prosperous lives, and a sound ecology, and has achieved tremendous and remarkable achievements in building a beautiful China. China hopes to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in green development with all parties through this forum, assist the sustainable economic and social development of various countries, and promote the harmonious coexistence of humanity and nature. Xi Jinping emphasized that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a model of a new type of international relations and regional cooperation. Recently, China assumed the rotating presidency of the SCO. China is willing to work with all parties to promote the "Shanghai Spirit," strengthen unity and cooperation, advance green development, write a new chapter of common development, and jointly build a closer SCO community with a shared future. The Green Development Forum of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Countries opened on the same day in Qingdao, Shandong Province, with the theme of "Working Together for Green Development, Promoting Harmonious Coexistence Between Humanity and Nature." It was jointly organized by the SCO Committee on Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Shandong Provincial People's Government, and the SCO Secretariat.
Our station today (July 8) broadcast CCTV Quick Review "Jointly Building a Closer Community with a Shared Future for Shanghai Cooperation Organization Countries."
On July 8, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to David Tiva Kapu on his assumption of office as Governor-General of Solomon Islands. Xi Jinping noted that this year marks the 5th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Solomon Islands. Over the past five years, political mutual trust between the two countries has continuously deepened, practical cooperation has yielded fruitful results, and the two sides have firmly supported each other on issues concerning their respective core interests and major concerns, bringing benefits to the peoples of both countries. I highly value the development of China-Solomon Islands relations and am willing to work with Your Excellency Governor-General to continuously elevate the China-Solomon Islands All-Weather Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for the New Era to new levels, better benefiting the peoples of both countries.
At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau will pay a state visit to China from July 9 to 13.
The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will be held in Beijing from July 15 to 18, focusing on further comprehensively deepening reforms and advancing Chinese modernization. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has pushed reform and opening up in the new era to a new realm from a new historical starting point, injecting inexhaustible动力 into comprehensively building a modern socialist country and comprehensively advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Today (July 8), "Xinwen Lianbo" launched a series of reports titled "New Ideas Guiding Reform and Opening Up in the New Era," showcasing new explorations, new measures, and new achievements in comprehensively deepening reform and opening up by various regions and departments under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. First, let's look at "Comprehensively Deepening Reform to Write a New Chapter of High-Quality Development for the Chinese Economy." Today's China, with its economic aggregate continuously crossing important thresholds and exceeding 126 trillion yuan, has taken its economic strength to a new level. Quality is changing. In the past decade, China has supported an average annual economic growth of 6.1% with an average annual energy consumption growth of 3.3%, accelerating green and low-carbon transformation. In 2023, the contribution rate of consumption to economic growth increased by 27.1 percentage points compared to 2012, and the economic structure continued to optimize. Efficiency is changing. Equipment manufacturing contributes nearly half to industry, and the comprehensive mechanization rate of agriculture increased from 57% in 2012 to 73%. In the past decade, China's total labor productivity has roughly doubled. Momentum is changing. The digital core industry accounts for about 10% of GDP, and the proportion of "three new" economies represented by new industries, new forms of business, and new business models has steadily increased. China has entered the ranks of innovative countries. The Chinese economy is firmly on a path of higher quality, greater efficiency, and more sustainable development. Looking back to 2012, after decades of rapid growth, deep-seated structural contradictions accumulated in the Chinese economy gradually emerged, and the problems of unbalanced and insufficient development became increasingly prominent. Looking globally, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial revolution is in full swing, and trade protectionism and "anti-globalization" are surging. Facing profound changes unseen in a century, General Secretary Xi Jinping, with keen strategic insight and a broad global vision, deeply grasped the new historical position of China's development and made the significant judgment that economic development has entered a new normal. New development and new reforms require new ideas to guide them. General Secretary Xi Jinping creatively put forward the new development philosophy of innovation, coordination, green, openness, and sharing, initiating a profound transformation concerning the overall development of China. Based on a comprehensive analysis of the phased characteristics of the domestic economy, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that supply-side structural reform focuses on liberating and developing social productive forces, promoting structural adjustment through reform methods. Facing the accelerating evolution of changes unseen in a century, General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward new ideas to guide development according to the new situation, proposing to accelerate the construction of a new development paradigm with domestic circulation as the mainstay and domestic and international circulations reinforcing each other, clarifying the path choice for China's economic modernization and firmly grasping the initiative in development. To stimulate the driving force and vitality of high-quality development through comprehensive deepening of reforms, General Secretary Xi Jinping personally promoted and deployed new reform measures during numerous inspections and investigations. In Shanghai, he pointed out the need to deeply advance reforms in important areas and key links, strengthen system integration, and amplify the comprehensive effects of reforms. In Shanxi, he emphasized the need to persistently tackle tough problems in key reform areas such as state-owned enterprises and state-owned assets, persevere for a long time, and find a new path for transformational development as soon as possible. During inspections and investigations in Sichuan, Heilongjiang, Zhejiang, Guangxi, and other places, he proposed accelerating the formation of new quality productive forces and further emphasized the need to deepen reforms in economic and scientific and technological systems, focusing on removing obstacles and bottlenecks that restrict the development of new quality productive forces. The decision of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Party, centering on making the market play a decisive role in resource allocation, deepened reforms in the economic system, adhered to and improved the basic economic system, and accelerated the improvement of the modern market system, macro-control system, and open economic system, outlining the basic framework for deepening economic system reforms. It improved the basic market economic systems such as property rights protection, market access, fair competition, and social credit; broke down institutional obstacles hindering the free flow of factors, for the first time included data in production factors, and promoted market-oriented reforms of factors such such as land, labor, capital, technology, and data, accelerating the formation of a unified national market; accelerated the establishment of a modern fiscal and tax system, steadily deepened financial system reforms, continuously improved the scientific and technological innovation system and mechanisms, and steadily promoted institutional opening up, accelerating the establishment of a higher-level open economic new system. Reforms of the economic system are continuously advancing in depth. Over the past decade, a series of unprecedented and comprehensive economic system reform measures have taken root, the basic socialist economic system with Chinese characteristics has become more mature and formalized, and the Chinese economy has achieved new historic achievements. Significant achievements have been made in building a high-standard market system. Deepening reforms of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises, the functional positioning, layout direction, and adjustment mechanisms of the state-owned economy have become clearer; the private economy has developed and grown, and the business environment has continuously optimized. As of the end of 2023, there were over 53 million registered private enterprises, an increase of 3.9 times compared to 2012. The market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized level of the business environment has significantly improved. The macroeconomic governance system has been continuously improved. Over the past decade, China has fully leveraged the strategic guiding role of national development planning, strengthened the coordination of fiscal, monetary, and other policies, further enhanced the foresight, targeting, and effectiveness of macro-control, and effectively improved economic governance capabilities. The economic structure has continued to optimize, and new development drivers are thriving. The quality and efficiency of the supply system have continuously improved, and the Chinese economy has leaped from a low-level balance of supply and demand to a high-level balance of supply and demand. Vigorously developing the real economy, the construction of a modern industrial system has accelerated, moving towards the mid-to-high end. Over the past decade, the proportion of high-tech manufacturing added value in industry increased from 9.4% to 15.7%, and the proportion of service industry added value in GDP exceeded 50%, achieving economic growth driven jointly by industry and services instead of mainly by industry. The new economic development momentum index has maintained an annual growth rate of over 25% since 2014. The Chinese economy has achieved effective quality improvement and reasonable quantity growth. Deepening reforms continues without stopping, and opening up expands without pausing. The blueprint for advancing Chinese modernization through high-quality development has been drawn. Guided by Xi Jinping's economic thought, adhering to the reform direction of a socialist market economy, and driven by comprehensive deepening of economic system reforms, the "China ship" is steadily moving forward despite wind and rain, sailing towards a brighter future.
The consultative symposium on unimpeded domestic circulation was held in Beijing on July 8 to discuss the results of key inspection and research conducted by relevant central committees of democratic parties. Wang Huning, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, attended and spoke. He stated that building a new development paradigm is a strategic decision made by the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, based on achieving the second centenary goal and coordinating development and security. It is a strategic measure to implement the new development philosophy and promote high-quality development. It is necessary to deeply study and understand General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions and the decisions and deployments of the 20th CPC National Congress, profoundly grasp the important significance and practical requirements of unimpeded domestic circulation, and enhance the relevance and effectiveness of proposals and suggestions. Wang Huning stated that unimpeded domestic circulation is a strategic choice to improve China's economic development level and shape China's new advantages in international economic cooperation and competition. It is necessary to continue to deepen research around unimpeded domestic circulation and form high-quality research results. It is necessary to leverage the advantages of China's new type of party system to broadly gather consensus and strength for further comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernization. Zheng Jianbang, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang; Ding Zhongli, Chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League; Jiang Zuojun, Chairman of the Central Committee of the China Zhi Gong Party; Wu Weihua, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Jiusan Society; and Su Hui, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League, introduced their research findings at the symposium and put forward pragmatic and pertinent policy suggestions on building an efficient and smooth modern circulation system, improving the modern business and trade circulation system, unblocking bottlenecks in building a unified national market, unblocking bottlenecks in innovation-driven development, and optimizing regional economic layout to create new growth poles. Shi Taifeng presided over the meeting. Responsible comrades from the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Commerce, and the State Administration for Market Regulation conducted consultations and exchanges with non-Party personages.
Today (July 8), sealing operations continued to intensify at the breach in the frontline dike of the Tuanzhou Embankment along Dongting Lake in Huarong County, Yueyang City, Hunan Province. Since yesterday, some areas in Henan, Shandong, Sichuan, and other places have experienced torrential or heavy rains, and relevant localities have actively responded and are making every effort to carry out rescue and disaster relief. Today, at the breach sealing site of the Dongting Lake frontline dike, the transportation and supply of emergency materials such as block stones and steel cages were strengthened. Trucks, barges, and other transportation vehicles carried sealing materials and continuously dumped them into the breach 24 hours a day to further accelerate the sealing progress. The Changjiang Water Resources Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources dispatched the Three Gorges Reservoir and other basin control reservoirs to continue impounding floodwaters, accelerating the rate of water recession in the middle and lower reaches of the main stream and Dongting Lake. The Office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, in conjunction with the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, again urgently allocated central emergency rescue and disaster relief materials, including anti-piping wells,圍井圍板 (围井围板 - fence boards for well enclosures), woven bags, and geotextiles, to support emergency rescue operations. The National Development and Reform Commission allocated 200 million yuan in central budget investment to primarily support emergency restoration after the disaster in affected areas such as the Tuanzhou Embankment along Dongting Lake in Huarong County, Yueyang City, Hunan Province. From yesterday afternoon to today, some areas in western and central-northern Henan experienced heavy to torrential rainfall, with Zhengzhou, Sanmenxia, Kaifeng, and other places experiencing exceptionally heavy rain. Zhengzhou's municipal, traffic police, and sanitation departments dispatched flood control personnel to pump out accumulated water and regulate traffic. Southern Shandong has experienced heavy rainfall since yesterday, with localized areas receiving exceptionally heavy rain. Sishui County in Jining received 249.7 millimeters of rainfall in 24 hours, and the Sihe River dam was damaged by the heavy rainfall, with parts of its bank slope collapsing. Rescue personnel were urgently dispatched to carry out emergency repair work. As of now, approximately 2,400 people have been evacuated from the area. In Langzhong City, Sichuan Province, torrential rain caused several national roads, provincial roads, and rural roads to be submerged, and some sections experienced fallen trees. Staff members were promptly dispatched to clear potential hazards and conduct comprehensive inspections of drainage systems and flood control facilities.
Heilongjiang Province continues to promote the transformation of cadre capabilities and work styles, invigorating their spirit of dedication and entrepreneurship. Taking the development of distinctive cultural tourism as a breakthrough, it is driving the province's high-quality development and sustainable revitalization. These days, Harbin's summer tourism is experiencing a boom. On Central Street, tourists from all over the country stroll around, enjoying the summer charm. At the Ice and Snow World, the indoor ice and snow hall welcomed over 3,000 visitors on its first day of operation to see ice sculptures. On the Songhua River, the newly launched immersive performance is almost fully booked for every show. This performance is continuously updated, with new content primarily based on tourist demands. By prioritizing tourists, Heilongjiang's distinctive cultural tourism industry is accelerating its expansion from the "one place, one season" of Harbin's ice and snow season to "all-area, all-season" tourism. Addressing issues related to cadre capabilities and work styles, such as a lack of professionalism and a "good enough" approach to work, Heilongjiang has, in recent years, focused on strengthening capability and work style development. It emphasizes selecting and assigning cadres based on their practical achievements and performance, vigorously promoting the principle of being able to be promoted or demoted. This "change" in capabilities and work styles promotes daring to act and excelling, accelerating the practical transformation of "ice and snow" into "gold and silver mountains," serving as an important standard for testing and tempering the capabilities and work styles of cadres across the province. To improve satisfaction rates, the province has implemented a "no overnight" policy for handling public complaints, compiling a list of items and advancing them through special teams. The transformation of cadre capabilities and work styles has also made more and more enterprises optimistic about the business environment here. This enterprise from the Greater Bay Area, under the guidance of multiple departments, successfully applied for the license to produce and retail merchandise for the 9th Asian Winter Games and is currently selecting a location for a new store. The change in capabilities and work styles has boosted the drive for entrepreneurship. As an important measure for comprehensive and all-round revitalization, Heilongjiang is now fully committed to building itself into a significant national commodity grain production base, a heavy equipment manufacturing base, an important energy and raw material base, a northern ecological security barrier, and a new high ground for opening up to the North, creating a new situation for high-quality development.
China's Futures Market Operated Steadily in First Half of Year Data from the China Futures Association shows that from January to June 2024, the cumulative transaction volume of China's futures market reached 281.51 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.40%. Trading in sectors such as new energy was active, and the futures market fully played its role in serving the real economy. National Motor Vehicle Ownership Reached 440 Million in First Half of 2024 According to statistics from the Ministry of Public Security, as of the end of June 2024, the number of motor vehicles nationwide reached 440 million, and the number of motor vehicle drivers reached 532 million. In the first half of this year, 4.397 million new energy vehicles were registered, a year-on-year increase of 39.41%, setting a new historical high. Airbus China Delivers 700th A320 Family Aircraft Today (July 8), the 700th A320 family aircraft assembled at the Airbus Tianjin A320 Family Final Assembly Line Asia was successfully delivered. This aircraft was received and will be operated by Chengdu Airlines and is configured with 180 economy class seats. "Focus Interview" Series "Great Historical Transformation" Premieres Tonight CCTV's "Focus Interview" program will launch a ten-episode series titled "Great Historical Transformation" starting today (July 8), which will review reform measures in key areas since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, focus on the "report card" of comprehensive deepening reforms, and showcase the new situation of reform and opening up. The first episode, "Innovation Leads to New Breakthroughs," will be broadcast tonight.
The Israeli military stated on July 7 that it had killed several Palestinian militants and destroyed militant infrastructure and mortar launching positions in the Shujaiya neighborhood of Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip. The Israeli military also issued an announcement on the same day, urging residents in several blocks in the central part of Gaza City to evacuate to the coastal area west of Gaza City. Several Palestinian armed groups stated on July 7 that they had attacked Israeli tanks, armored personnel carriers, and other targets in Gaza City, Rafah, and other locations. Clashes Continue Near Lebanon-Israel Border Clashes continued along the Lebanon-Israel border. According to Lebanese media reports on July 7, the Israeli military launched multiple rounds of attacks on several towns on the Lebanese side, triggering forest fires. Hezbollah militants in Lebanon stated on the same day that they launched drone attacks on a surveillance center in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. The Israeli military stated on July 7 that the Israeli side of the Lebanon-Israel border was subjected to multiple rounds of missile and rocket attacks from the Lebanese side, causing multiple injuries. The Israeli military then launched strikes on Hezbollah military buildings and infrastructure.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on July 7 that Russian forces used "Iskander-M" ballistic missiles to destroy two Ukrainian "Patriot" air defense missile launch systems and a radar station. Russia also stated that its forces attacked Ukrainian ammunition depots and other targets, and intercepted several Ukrainian aerial bombs and rockets. The Ukrainian side stated that Russia used missiles today (July 8) to attack several Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv and Dnipro. According to Russia's TASS news agency, Russia used missiles today to strike a warehouse at a military factory in Kyiv.
French Left Alliance Wins Most Seats in Parliamentary Elections French media reported today (July 8) that according to data released by the French Ministry of Interior, in the second round of the National Assembly elections, the left-wing alliance "New Popular Front" won 182 seats, leading in votes but not securing a majority among all 577 seats in the National Assembly. The ruling alliance "Ensemble" and the far-right National Rally ranked second and third respectively. In the European Parliament elections held in early June this year, the French ruling party's vote share was far lower than that of the far-right party, and President Macron immediately announced the dissolution of the National Assembly and early parliamentary elections. Study Shows June Was Hottest June on Record According to the latest report released by the EU's climate monitoring agency, the global average surface temperature in June this year was 16.66 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest June on record. In addition, the global average monthly temperature has set a new record for the same period for 13 consecutive months.
The vast land of Guangxi is full of vitality; on the shores of Beibu Gulf, there is a surge of enthusiasm. In the new era and on the new journey, Guangxi is striving to write a new chapter of Chinese modernization. Today (July 8)'s "Comprehensively Deepening Reform: Thousands of Aspects of Chinese Modernization" will take us into Guangxi.
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