Communique of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (Adopted at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on July 18, 2024) The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held in Beijing from July 15 to 18, 2024. The session was attended by 199 members of the Central Committee and 165 alternate members of the Central Committee. Members of the Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and leading comrades from relevant departments attended the session as observers. Some grassroots comrades and experts among the delegates to the 20th National Congress of the CPC also attended the session as observers. The plenum was presided over by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee, delivered an important speech. The plenum heard and discussed the work report delivered by Xi Jinping on behalf of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, and deliberated and adopted the "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Further Comprehensively Deepening Reform and Advancing Chinese Modernization." Xi Jinping explained the "Decision (Draft for Discussion)" to the plenum. The plenum fully affirmed the work of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee since the Second Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee. It unanimously agreed that, facing a severe and complex international environment and arduous and heavy domestic tasks of reform, development, and stability, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee has earnestly implemented the spirit of the 20th National Congress and the First and Second Plenary Sessions of the 20th Central Committee, fully, accurately, and comprehensively implemented the new development philosophy, adhered to the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, coordinated the overall layout of the "Five-in-One" and the strategic layout of the "Four Comprehensives," coordinated the domestic and international overall situations, coordinated development and security, focused on promoting high-quality development, further promoted and planned comprehensive deepening of reform, solidly advanced the construction of socialist democracy and the rule of law, continuously strengthened publicity and ideological and cultural work, effectively ensured people's livelihoods and ecological environmental protection, resolutely maintained national security and social stability, vigorously promoted national defense and army building, continued to advance work related to Hong Kong and Macao and Taiwan, deeply promoted major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, and consistently advanced full and strict governance over the Party, achieving an economic rebound and making solid strides in building a modern socialist country in all respects. The plenum highly praised the successful practices and great achievements of comprehensively deepening reform since the new era, and studied the issue of further comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernization, believing that the current and coming period is a critical period for comprehensively promoting the building of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization. Chinese modernization has been continuously advanced through reform and opening up, and will certainly open up broad prospects through reform and opening up. Facing complex and ever-changing international and domestic situations, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, and new expectations from the people, it is imperative to consciously place reform in a more prominent position and further comprehensively deepen reform by focusing closely on advancing Chinese modernization. The plenum emphasized that to further comprehensively deepen reform, we must adhere to Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the Important Thought of Three Represents, and the Scientific Outlook on Development, fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's series of new ideas, new viewpoints, and new conclusions on comprehensively deepening reform, fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the new development philosophy, adhere to the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, adhere to emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts, keeping pace with the times, and being pragmatic, further emancipate and develop social productive forces, stimulate and enhance social vitality, coordinate the domestic and international overall situations, coordinate the overall layout of the "Five-in-One," coordinate the strategic layout of the "Four Comprehensives," take economic system reform as the traction, take promoting social fairness and justice and improving people's well-being as the starting point and ultimate goal, pay greater attention to systematic integration, focus more on key priorities, and emphasize the practical effectiveness of reform, so as to better adapt production relations to productive forces, the superstructure to the economic base, and national governance to social development, providing powerful impetus and institutional guarantees for Chinese modernization. The plenum pointed out that the overall goal of further comprehensively deepening reform is to continue to improve and develop the socialist system with Chinese characteristics and modernize the national governance system and governance capabilities. By 2035, a high-level socialist market economic system will be fully established, the socialist system with Chinese characteristics will be more refined, the modernization of national governance system and governance capabilities will be basically realized, and socialist modernization will be basically achieved, laying a solid foundation for fully building a modern socialist strong country by the middle of this century. We must focus on building a high-level socialist market economic system, on developing whole-process people's democracy, on building a strong socialist culture, on improving people's living standards, on building a beautiful China, on building a higher level of peaceful China, and on improving the Party's leadership and long-term governance capabilities, to continue pushing reform forward. By the 80th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 2029, the reform tasks set forth in this decision will be completed. The plenum emphasized that further comprehensively deepening reform must summarize and apply the valuable experience of reform and opening up, especially the comprehensive deepening of reform in the new era, and implement principles such as upholding the Party's overall leadership, adhering to a people-centered approach, upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground, focusing on institutional development, comprehensively advancing law-based governance, and upholding a systemic approach. The plenum made systematic arrangements for further comprehensively deepening reform, emphasizing building a high-level socialist market economic system, improving mechanisms for promoting high-quality economic development, building mechanisms supporting comprehensive innovation, improving the macroeconomic governance system, improving mechanisms for integrated urban-rural development, improving mechanisms for high-level opening up, improving the institutional system of whole-process people's democracy, improving the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, deepening reforms of cultural systems and mechanisms, improving institutional systems for ensuring and improving people's livelihoods, deepening reforms of the ecological civilization system, modernizing the national security system and capabilities, continuously deepening reforms of national defense and the armed forces, and improving the Party's leadership over further comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernization. The plenum proposed that a high-level socialist market economic system is an important guarantee for Chinese modernization. We must better leverage the role of market mechanisms, create a fairer and more dynamic market environment, achieve optimal efficiency and maximum benefits in resource allocation, ensuring both vitality and effective regulation, better maintain market order, compensate for market failures, smooth the national economic circulation, and stimulate the endogenous driving force and innovative vitality of the whole society. We must unswervingly consolidate and develop the public sector of the economy, and unswervingly encourage, support, and guide the development of the non-public sector of the economy, ensuring that all types of ownership economies have equal access to factors of production, fair participation in market competition, and equal legal protection in accordance with the law, and promoting the complementary advantages and common development of all types of ownership economies. We must build a unified national market and improve the basic institutions of the market economy. The plenum proposed that high-quality development is the primary task of comprehensively building a modern socialist country. We must guide reform with the new development philosophy, based on the new development stage, deepen supply-side structural reform, improve incentive and constraint mechanisms for promoting high-quality development, and shape new growth drivers and advantages. We must improve institutional mechanisms for developing new quality productive forces adapted to local conditions, improve systems for promoting the deep integration of the real economy and the digital economy, improve institutional mechanisms for developing the service industry, improve institutional mechanisms for building modern infrastructure, and improve systems for enhancing the resilience and security of industrial and supply chains. The plenum proposed that education, science and technology, and talent are fundamental and strategic supports for Chinese modernization. We must deeply implement the strategy of invigorating China through science and education, the strategy of strengthening the country through talent, and the innovation-driven development strategy, coordinate and promote the integrated reform of education, science and technology, and talent systems and mechanisms, improve the new nationwide system, and enhance the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system. We must deepen comprehensive reform of education, deepen reform of the science and technology system, and deepen reform of the talent development system and mechanisms. The plenum proposed that scientific macroeconomic regulation and effective government governance are inherent requirements for leveraging the advantages of the socialist market economic system. We must improve the macroeconomic regulation system, coordinate and advance reforms in key areas such as finance and taxation, and enhance the consistency of macroeconomic policy orientations. We must improve the national strategic planning system and policy coordination mechanisms, deepen fiscal and tax system reform, deepen financial system reform, and improve mechanisms for implementing regional coordinated development strategies. The plenum proposed that integrated urban-rural development is an inevitable requirement of Chinese modernization. We must coordinate new industrialization, new urbanization, and comprehensive rural revitalization, comprehensively improve the integrated level of urban-rural planning, construction, and governance, promote the equal exchange and two-way flow of urban-rural factors, narrow urban-rural differences, and promote common prosperity and development in urban and rural areas. We must improve institutional mechanisms for promoting new urbanization, consolidate and improve the basic rural operating system, improve strong agriculture, benefiting farmers, and enriching farmers support systems, and deepen land system reform. The plenum proposed that openness is a distinct characteristic of Chinese modernization. We must adhere to the basic national policy of opening up, insist on promoting reform through opening up, rely on the advantages of China's super-large market, enhance opening-up capabilities in expanding international cooperation, and build a new system of a higher-level open economy. We must steadily expand institutional opening up, deepen foreign trade system reform, deepen foreign investment and outbound investment management system reform, optimize the regional opening-up layout, and improve mechanisms for promoting high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. The plenum proposed that developing whole-process people's democracy is an essential requirement of Chinese modernization. We must unswervingly follow the political development path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, adhere to and improve our fundamental political system, basic political system, and important political system, enrich democratic forms at all levels, and concretely and realistically embody the people's status as masters of the country in all aspects of national political and social life. We must strengthen institutional development for the people to be masters of the country, improve the consultative democracy mechanism, improve the grassroots democracy system, and improve the overall united front work格局. The plenum proposed that the rule of law is an important guarantee for Chinese modernization. We must fully implement the Constitution, uphold the authority of the Constitution, coordinate and promote reforms in all aspects of legislation, law enforcement, justice, and law-abiding, improve the guarantee mechanism of equality before the law for everyone, promote the spirit of socialist rule of law, safeguard social fairness and justice, and comprehensively promote the rule of law in all aspects of national work. We must deepen reforms in the legislative field, deeply promote law-based administration, improve fair law enforcement and judicial systems and mechanisms, improve mechanisms for promoting the building of a law-based society, and strengthen foreign-related rule of law construction. The plenum proposed that Chinese modernization is modernization that coordinates material and spiritual civilization. We must enhance cultural confidence, develop advanced socialist culture, promote revolutionary culture, inherit excellent traditional Chinese culture, accelerate adaptation to the new situation of rapid development of information technology, cultivate a large team of outstanding cultural talents, and stimulate the cultural innovation and creativity of the entire nation. We must improve the responsibility system for ideological work, optimize cultural service and cultural product supply mechanisms, improve the comprehensive network governance system, and build a more effective international communication system. The plenum proposed that guaranteeing and improving people's livelihoods in development is a major task of Chinese modernization. We must adhere to doing our best within our capacity, improve the basic public service system, strengthen inclusive, basic, and bottom-line livelihood construction, solve the most concerned, most direct, and most realistic interests of the people, and continuously meet the people's yearning for a better life. We must improve the income distribution system, improve employment-first policies, improve the social security system, deepen medical and health system reform, and improve the population development support and service system. The plenum proposed that Chinese modernization is modernization where humanity and nature coexist in harmony. We must improve the ecological civilization system, coordinate and promote carbon reduction, pollution reduction, greening, and growth, actively respond to climate change, and accelerate the improvement of institutional mechanisms for implementing the concept that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets. We must improve the basic ecological civilization system, improve the ecological environment governance system, and improve green and low-carbon development mechanisms. The plenum proposed that national security is an important foundation for the steady and long-term progress of Chinese modernization. We must fully implement the holistic view of national security, improve the system and mechanisms for safeguarding national security, achieve a virtuous interaction between high-quality development and high-level security, and effectively ensure the long-term stability of the country. We must improve the national security system, improve public security governance mechanisms, improve the social governance system, and improve foreign-related national security mechanisms. The plenum proposed that the modernization of national defense and the armed forces is an important component of Chinese modernization. We must adhere to the Party's absolute leadership over the people's armed forces, deeply implement the strategy of strengthening the military through reform, and provide strong guarantees for achieving the centennial goal of army building as scheduled and basically realizing the modernization of national defense and the armed forces. We must improve the leadership and management system and mechanisms of the people's armed forces, deepen the reform of the joint operations system, and deepen cross-military and local reforms. The plenum emphasized that the Party's leadership is the fundamental guarantee for further comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernization. We must deeply understand the decisive significance of "two establishments," strengthen "four consciousnesses," firm up "four confidences," and achieve "two safeguards," maintain a high degree of consciousness in leading social revolution with the Party's self-revolution, insist on governing the Party with the spirit of reform and strict standards, improve the institutional and normative system of the Party's self-revolution, and continuously promote the Party's self-purification, self-improvement, self-innovation, and self-advancement, ensuring that the Party always remains the strong leadership core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. We must adhere to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee over further comprehensively deepening reform, deepen reforms of the Party building system, deeply promote the construction of Party conduct and a clean government and the fight against corruption, and implement reforms with a nail-hitting spirit. The plenum emphasized that Chinese modernization is modernization that follows the path of peaceful development. We must firmly pursue an independent foreign policy of peace, promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, practice the common values of humanity, implement the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative, advocate an equal and orderly multipolar world and inclusive economic globalization, deepen reforms of foreign affairs mechanisms, participate in and lead the reform and construction of the global governance system, and firmly safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests. The plenum pointed out that studying and implementing the spirit of the plenum is a major political task for the entire Party and the whole country at present and in the coming period. We must thoroughly study and grasp the spirit of the plenum, deeply understand and grasp the theme, major principles, major measures, and fundamental guarantees of further comprehensively deepening reform. The entire Party must work together to implement the "Decision," transforming the strategic deployment of further comprehensively deepening reform into a powerful force for advancing Chinese modernization. The plenum analyzed the current situation and tasks, emphasizing the unwavering realization of annual economic and social development goals. We must implement macroeconomic policies in accordance with the Party Central Committee's decisions and arrangements on economic work, actively expand domestic demand, develop new quality productive forces according to local conditions, accelerate the cultivation of new drivers for foreign trade, solidly promote green and low-carbon development, effectively ensure and improve people's livelihoods, and consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation. We must summarize and evaluate the implementation of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and effectively plan for the "15th Five-Year Plan." The plenum pointed out that we must coordinate development and security, implement various measures to prevent and resolve risks in key areas such as real estate, local government debt, and small and medium-sized financial institutions, strictly implement safety production responsibilities, improve monitoring and control measures for natural disasters, especially floods, weave a dense social security risk prevention and control network, and effectively maintain social stability. We must strengthen public opinion guidance and effectively prevent and resolve ideological risks. We must effectively respond to external risks and challenges, lead global governance, and proactively shape a favorable external environment. The plenum emphasized that in conjunction with studying, publicizing, and implementing the spirit of the plenum, we must strengthen the Party's innovative theoretical armament, and improve the Marxist level and modernization capabilities of the entire Party. We must improve the system of full and strict governance over the Party, effectively improve work style, overcome the stubborn problems of formalism and bureaucracy, continuously reduce burdens on grassroots units, deeply promote the construction of Party conduct and a clean government and the fight against corruption, and solidly carry out inspection work. We must consolidate and expand the achievements of thematic education, deepen Party discipline education, maintain the Party's unity and cohesion, and continuously enhance the Party's creativity, cohesion, and fighting capacity. In accordance with the Party Constitution, the plenum decided to elevate Ding Xiangqun, Yu Lijun, and Yu Jihong from alternate members of the Central Committee to members of the Central Committee. The plenum decided to accept Comrade Qin Gang's resignation and remove him from his position as a member of the Central Committee. The plenum deliberated and adopted the review report of the Central Military Commission of the CPC on the serious violations of discipline and law by Li Shangfu, Li Yuchao, and Sun Jinming, confirming the disciplinary action of expelling Li Shangfu, Li Yuchao, and Sun Jinming from the Party previously made by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee. The plenum called on the entire Party, the entire army, and the people of all ethnic groups across the country to rally more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, hold high the banner of reform and opening up, unite their hearts and minds, strive forward with determination, and work hard to fully build a modern socialist strong country, achieve the second centennial goal, and comprehensively advance the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese modernization!
The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party deeply analyzed the new situations and problems facing the advancement of Chinese modernization, and scientifically planned the overall deployment for further comprehensively deepening reform around the advancement of Chinese modernization. Participating comrades stated that the plenum demonstrates the firm determination and strong mission of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core to carry reform through to the end, and is a reaffirmation of what banner to hold and what path to take in the new era and on the new journey. They emphasized the need to deeply study and grasp the spirit of the plenum, unite hearts and minds, strive forward with determination, and continuously open up broad prospects for Chinese modernization through further comprehensively deepening reform. The plenum highly praised the successful practices and great achievements of comprehensively deepening reform since the new era. Faced with a severe and complex international environment and arduous and heavy domestic tasks of reform, development, and stability, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core united and led the entire Party, the entire army, and the people of all ethnic groups across the country, realizing a transformation of reform from local exploration, breakthrough, to systematic integration and comprehensive deepening, with historic changes, systemic reshaping, and overall reconstruction in many fields. The plenum believes that the current and coming period is a critical period for comprehensively promoting the building of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization, and it is imperative to consciously place reform in a more prominent position and further comprehensively deepen reform by focusing closely on advancing Chinese modernization. Upholding the Party's overall leadership, adhering to a people-centered approach, upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground, focusing on institutional development, comprehensively advancing law-based governance, and upholding a systemic approach, the plenum emphasized the major principles that must be implemented in further comprehensively deepening reform. Participating comrades stated that they should summarize and apply the valuable experience of reform and opening up, especially the comprehensive deepening of reform in the new era, and closely follow the overall goal of further comprehensively deepening reform, continuing to improve and develop the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and modernize the national governance system and governance capabilities. Under the guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping, the ship of China's reform will surely continue to break through waves and sail forward grandly. The plenum targeted the goal of basically achieving socialist modernization by 2035, making major reform arrangements for the next five years in areas such as economy, politics, culture, society, ecological civilization, national security, and national defense and the armed forces. Participating comrades stated that they should deeply study and grasp the spirit of the plenum, implement reforms pragmatically and with courage, and evaluate reforms based on actual achievements and the satisfaction of the people, striving to open up a new situation in the building of Chinese modernization. Reform and opening up is an ongoing process, not a completed one. Participating comrades unanimously agreed that the plenum is a general mobilization and deployment for promoting comprehensive deepening of reform into greater breadth and depth on the new starting point of the new era and new journey, and will surely provide powerful impetus and institutional guarantees for Chinese modernization. On a new starting point, the entire Party, the entire army, and the people of all ethnic groups across the country should rally more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, hold high the banner of reform and opening up, and work hard to fully build a modern socialist strong country, achieve the second centennial goal, and comprehensively advance the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese modernization.
Tomorrow (July 19), People's Daily will publish an editorial titled "Providing Strong Driving Force and Institutional Guarantees for Chinese Modernization."
In the first half of this year, China's consumer market continued to expand, with upgrades in commodity consumption and continuous expansion of new types of consumption. Consumption continued to play a fundamental role in driving economic growth. In the first half, total retail sales of consumer goods reached 23,596.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.7%. The "trade-in" initiative for consumer goods, leveraging both online and offline channels, boosted large-ticket consumption such as green smart home appliances and new energy vehicles; upgraded goods showed strong growth, with retail sales of sports and entertainment products and communication equipment both achieving double-digit growth; food combined with featured landmarks, "Guochao" culture (China chic), and green ingredients led to a 7.9% increase in national catering revenue in the first half. Consumption scenarios continued to innovate, with a clear trend of integration in offline consumption. Commercial districts like Shanghai Yuyuan launched summer consumption special events, linking commerce, tourism, culture, sports, and exhibitions, attracting a continuous stream of Chinese and foreign tourists. Chongqing's Shibati old alley transformed into a new consumption space where people can not only enjoy hotpot and Chinese tea but also experience intangible cultural heritage skills and fashion design in an immersive way. Demand for cultural, tourism, sports, and health consumption was strong, expanding new spaces for service consumption. In the first half, service retail sales increased by 7.5% year-on-year, with transportation services and travel consulting and rental services growing rapidly. New forms of consumption in smaller cities became new growth points. In the first half of this year, final consumption expenditure contributed 60.5% to economic growth, driving GDP growth by 3.0 percentage points, continuing to play a leading role in driving economic growth and providing effective support for the virtuous cycle of the national economy.
Today (July 18), the overall rainfall in this round has weakened, and various regions are seizing the opportunity to accelerate disaster relief efforts. Today, rainfall in Shaanxi has decreased, but due to continuous precipitation in recent days, the Wei River has formed its first flood of the year. Currently, the focus of emergency response along the river has shifted from personnel evacuation to river dredging and other work. Due to flash floods, the river channels in Baoji are severely silted, with sludge up to 40 centimeters deep in some urban areas. Local authorities are deploying large machinery for dredging. In Hanzhong, multiple national and provincial roads have collapsed due to backflow of floodwaters, and efforts are currently underway to reopen them. Today, rainfall in Henan has weakened, and various regions are seizing the opportunity to drain water and restore damaged facilities. The National Commission for Disaster Reduction and Relief has activated a national Level IV emergency response for disaster relief in Shaanxi and Henan, dispatching working groups to the disaster areas to guide and assist local authorities in ensuring the basic living needs of affected people and other relief efforts. The water level of the Three Gorges Reservoir is significantly high. Today, the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources is accelerating reservoir emptying to lower the water level as soon as possible. During the emptying period, water levels in some sections below the Three Gorges Reservoir, such as from Jianli to Hankou, will rise again. Relevant localities must do a good job in patrol and defense work to ensure flood control safety. The Central Meteorological Observatory forecasts that tomorrow, rainfall will intensify from the Sichuan Basin to the area between the Yellow River and Huai River. In particular, Henan, Shandong, Anhui, and Jiangsu will experience heavy accumulated rainfall, and vigilance is still needed against mountain floods, mudslides, landslides, and other disasters.
China Releases First "Progress Report on the Implementation of the Global Security Initiative" Today (July 18), China released its first "Progress Report on the Implementation of the Global Security Initiative," comprehensively and systematically summarizing relevant achievements. In the more than two years since its proposal, the Global Security Initiative has received support and appreciation from over 100 countries and international and regional organizations. The initiative and its core concepts have been incorporated into more than 90 bilateral and multilateral documents on China's exchanges and cooperation with other countries and international organizations. Tax Incentives for Digital and Intelligent Upgrades of Special Equipment The Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration recently (July 17) announced that from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2027, enterprises' investments in digital and intelligent upgrades of special equipment for energy and water conservation, environmental protection, and work safety will be eligible for a deduction from their current year's corporate income tax. Any unused deductions can be carried forward for up to five years. Over 400 Million Yuan in Cultural Tourism Subsidies Issued Nationwide for Summer Consumption The main event of the national summer cultural and tourism consumption season was held yesterday (July 17) in Ordos, Inner Mongolia. Thirty-one provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) simultaneously launched a series of cultural and tourism consumption promotion activities, distributing over 400 million yuan in cultural tourism consumption subsidies to meet the summer cultural and tourism consumption needs of the public. Pudong New Area's Import and Export Value Exceeds 7 Trillion Yuan in Three Years of Leading Area Construction According to Shanghai Customs, in the three years since the establishment of the Socialist Modernization Leading Area, Shanghai Pudong New Area has achieved a cumulative foreign trade import and export value of 7.62 trillion yuan. High-tech products accounted for over 30% of imports and exports, and exports of high-end manufacturing products such as ships maintained rapid growth. Domestically Developed Large Amphibious Aircraft AG600 Completes High Temperature and High Humidity Tests Reporters learned from Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) that the domestically developed large amphibious aircraft AG600 recently completed high temperature and high humidity flight tests in Nanchang, Jiangxi, verifying the aircraft's system functions and performance under harsh high temperature and high humidity conditions. Rizhao-Lankao High-Speed Railway Opens for Operation Reporters learned from China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. that the Rizhao-Lankao High-Speed Railway fully opened for operation today (July 18). The Rizhao-Lankao High-Speed Railway is a regional connecting line of China's "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" high-speed railway network, with a total length of 472 kilometers and a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour. The fastest journey from Rizhao West to Lankao South Station is 2 hours and 26 minutes. The Third Boao Forum for Asia Global Health Forum Closes The three-day Third Boao Forum for Asia Global Health Forum closed in Beijing today (July 18). During the forum, representatives from over 40 countries and regions exchanged experiences on topics such as public health system construction, AI empowerment of grand health, and rare disease prevention and control, promoting resource sharing and global cooperation.
The first day of the World Trade Organization's Ninth Trade Policy Review of China was held in Geneva on July 17. The Chinese representative stated that China adheres to the path of Chinese modernization and promotes high-quality development. Since the October 2021 review, China has actively practiced true multilateralism, bringing more opportunities to the world with its super-large market. The Chinese side emphasized that China is firmly deepening high-level opening-up, further reducing import tariffs, improving trade facilitation, continuing to expand opening-up in the service sector, and easing foreign investment market access; China continues to promote deep-level reforms, fostering innovative, green, digital, and inclusive development. China is fully and deeply involved in WTO reform negotiations, promoting the WTO to better respond to global challenges. WTO member representatives at the meeting highly praised China's positive contributions to promoting global economic growth and maintaining the multilateral trading system, and appreciated China's policy measures to deepen domestic reforms and further expand opening-up.
The Israeli Defense Forces stated on July 17 that the Israeli military carried out airstrikes on several Palestinian armed group targets in the Gaza Strip and destroyed a tunnel in Rafah. Palestinian armed groups claimed to have attacked Israeli tanks and personnel with rockets and other weapons in Gaza City, Rafah, and other areas. The Gaza Health Ministry stated on July 17 that at least 81 Palestinians were killed in Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said on the same day that at least eight schools in the Gaza Strip had been attacked by the Israeli military in the past 10 days. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on July 17 that the number of Lebanese civilians killed in recent Israeli attacks has been rising, and if Israel continues to attack Lebanese civilians, the armed group will expand the scope of its attacks on Israeli settlements. On the same day, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated that the Israeli military might immediately launch a ground offensive against Hezbollah, but if Hezbollah was willing to accept Israeli conditions, Israel could also consider not resorting to military means.
Russia and Ukraine Exchange Detained Personnel On July 17, both Russia and Ukraine confirmed that 95 detained personnel from each side were released on that day. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on July 17 that Russian forces repelled Ukrainian attacks in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, destroying Ukrainian "Hammer" guided bombs and other equipment. The Ukrainian side stated that multiple battles occurred with Russian forces in the Toretsk and Pokrovsk directions, among others. US Media: California Wildfire Burn Area Exceeds Same Period Last Year According to US media reports today (July 18), wildfires in the eastern mountains of San Diego, California, are uncontrolled. According to data from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, more than 3,900 wildfires have been reported in California this year, with a burned area exceeding 960 square kilometers, far exceeding the same period last year. Multiple European Countries Experience High Temperatures Recently, multiple European countries have experienced high temperatures. In Greece, the Acropolis in Athens was temporarily closed on July 17 due due to high temperatures, and the highest temperature in Athens today (July 18) is expected to reach 43℃. Wildfires have frequently occurred in some parts of southern Italy, with 12 cities under high temperature warnings. Spain issued high temperature warnings for 15 provinces on July 17, with some southern regions expected to reach maximum temperatures of 43-44℃.
Today's China has bluer skies, greener lands, and clearer waters. People immerse themselves in lucid waters and lush mountains, enjoying the beauty of nature. At the end of the program, let's continue to appreciate the beauty of China together.
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