This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it is a crucial year for achieving the goals and tasks of the 14th Five-Year Plan. Since the beginning of this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping, centering on the core task of "comprehensively building a strong socialist modernized country, achieving the second centenary goal, and comprehensively advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese modernization," has planned and deployed from a strategic and overall perspective, making a series of major decisions and arrangements, leading the continuous achievement of new successes in the cause of the Party and the country. CCTV's "Xinwen Lianbo" will launch a series of reports starting today (August 2) titled "Striving to Write a New Chapter of Chinese Modernization – A Record of General Secretary Xi Jinping's Governance Since the Beginning of This Year." Today's broadcast is "Opening Up Broad Prospects for Chinese Modernization by Further Comprehensively Deepening Reform." On April 30 this year, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee decided to convene the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee in Beijing in July this year, focusing on further comprehensively deepening reform and promoting Chinese modernization. As soon as the news was released, it attracted great attention at home and abroad. Since the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, General Secretary Xi Jinping has personally planned, deployed, and promoted comprehensive deepening of reform, leading the entire Party, army, and people of all ethnic groups to open up new horizons for the development of the cause with unprecedented intensity, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered an irreversible historical process. From "comprehensively deepening reform" to "further comprehensively deepening reform," there is a clear timeline behind these major decisions. After the conclusion of the 20th CPC National Congress, the General Secretary has been thinking about the issue of further comprehensively deepening reform. Last November, the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee successively held meetings and made a far-reaching major decision – the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee would focus on further comprehensively deepening reform and promoting Chinese modernization and make a decision. General Secretary Xi Jinping personally served as the head of the document drafting group, overseeing the entire planning, organizing research, meticulously guiding, and setting the direction. Since the beginning of this year, in various inspection tours and important meetings, General Secretary Xi Jinping has profoundly elaborated on major issues such as the great significance, guiding principles, goals and tasks, major measures, and scientific path of further comprehensively deepening reform and promoting Chinese modernization. In-depth research and extensive solicitation of opinions from all sectors are consistent practices and fine traditions of our Party in making major decisions and formulating important documents. On May 20 this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a symposium for non-CPC personages in Zhongnanhai to hear opinions and suggestions from the central committees of various democratic parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and representatives of non-affiliated personages on the draft decision of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. Three days later, when inspecting Shandong, General Secretary Xi Jinping specifically presided over a symposium for enterprises and experts, focusing on reform and seeking advice widely. The General Secretary emphasized at the meeting that further comprehensive deepening of reform must closely follow the theme of promoting Chinese modernization, highlight the priorities of reform, grasp the value orientation, pay attention to methods, and add impetus to the completion of the central task and the achievement of strategic goals. During the drafting process of the plenary session's document, the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held 3 meetings and the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held 2 meetings for deliberation and revision. A reform plan filled with people's expectations and gathering the wisdom of the entire Party gradually matured. On the morning of July 15, the highly anticipated Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee commenced in Beijing. The "Decision of the CPC Central Committee on Further Comprehensively Deepening Reform and Promoting Chinese Modernization" was submitted to the plenary session for deliberation. General Secretary Xi Jinping explained the "Decision (Draft for Discussion)" to the plenary session, clarifying a series of major theoretical and practical issues such as why reform is needed, where it is heading, and how to implement it. Why does further comprehensive deepening of reform closely align its theme with Chinese modernization? The General Secretary gave a clear answer in his explanation: "Planning and deploying reforms around the Party's central task is a successful experience of the Party's leadership in reform and opening up." The 20th CPC National Congress clearly defined the central task of comprehensively advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese modernization. To turn the blueprint of Chinese modernization into reality, the fundamental lies in further comprehensively deepening reform. Over four days, General Secretary Xi Jinping attended two plenary meetings and participated in group discussions, listening to the opinions and suggestions of the comrades present. On the afternoon of the 18th, under the chairmanship of General Secretary Xi Jinping, the plenary session deliberated and adopted the "Decision of the CPC Central Committee on Further Comprehensively Deepening Reform and Promoting Chinese Modernization" by a show of hands. This programmatic document anchors the goal of basically achieving socialist modernization by 2035, and focuses on deploying major reform measures for the next five years. It is a general mobilization and deployment for promoting comprehensive deepening of reform to greater breadth and depth on the new journey in the new era, and also sends a strong signal to both domestic and international communities that China will unswervingly hold high the banner of reform and opening up. Standing at a new historical starting point, the plenary session's "Decision" clarified the guiding ideology and overall goal of further comprehensively deepening reform, and put forward "seven focuses," including focusing on building a high-level socialist market economic system, focusing on developing whole-process people's democracy, focusing on building a strong socialist culture, focusing on improving people's living standards, focusing on building a beautiful China, focusing on building a higher level of peaceful China, and focusing on improving the Party's leadership and long-term governance capabilities, which generally encompass the strategic priorities for promoting Chinese modernization. The plenary session's "Decision" proposed that further comprehensive deepening of reform must adhere to the "six upholding" principles, including upholding the overall leadership of the Party, upholding a people-centered approach, upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground, upholding institutional building as the main line, upholding comprehensive law-based governance, and upholding a systematic approach. This is a scientific summary of the valuable experience of reform and opening up, especially comprehensive deepening of reform in the new era. The entire plenary session's "Decision" also emphasizes the requirement of openness. Openness is a distinctive symbol of Chinese modernization. Reform and opening up are closely linked and mutually reinforcing. The last article of the plenary session's "Decision" particularly emphasizes "grasping reform implementation with a 'nail-biting' spirit." General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in his important speech at the plenary session, "Thoroughly studying and implementing the spirit of the plenary session is a major political task for the entire Party and the whole country at present and for some time to come," and "the entire Party must work together to ensure the implementation of the 'Decision' and transform the strategic deployment of further comprehensive deepening of reform into a powerful force for advancing Chinese modernization." With majestic strokes and riding the wind and waves, we set sail again. The entire Party, army, and people of all ethnic groups must unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, comprehensively implement the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, and continuously transform the "freehand brushwork" of the "Decision" into "meticulous brushwork" and a "construction blueprint." Further comprehensive deepening of reform will surely proceed steadily and rapidly, and Chinese modernization will surely march forward with great strides!
In recent days, cadres and staff of centrally administered enterprises, centrally administered financial enterprises, and centrally administered universities have earnestly studied and implemented the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. They stated that they would unify their thoughts and actions with the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, boost their morale for pioneering work, strive to be active implementers of reform, and work hard to write a new chapter of reform and opening up in the new era. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee closely followed Chinese modernization in planning and deploying a new round of reform tasks, proposing to coordinate and promote the integrated reform of the education, science, and technology talent system and mechanism, and enhance the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system. Cadres and staff of centrally administered universities generally stated that this is of strategic significance for building a comprehensive innovation support system and promoting high-quality development. The plenary session proposed to deepen financial system reform and increase quality financial services for major strategies, key areas, and weak links. Cadres and staff of centrally administered financial enterprises stated that they would resolutely unify their thoughts and actions with the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments, focus on serving Chinese modernization, and continuously improve their financial service capabilities and levels. The plenary session made systematic deployments for further comprehensively deepening reform, emphasizing the construction of a high-level socialist market economic system and improving the institutional mechanisms for promoting high-quality economic development. Cadres and staff of centrally administered enterprises generally stated that in the next step, they would comprehensively advance reforms in all fields and aspects, pay more attention to systematic integration, highlight key points, and focus on the practical results of reform.
Members of the Central Publicity Group for studying and implementing the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee recently gave lectures in Shaanxi, Guizhou, Shandong, and other places, and went deep into grassroots units to interact with cadres and the public. Han Wenxiu, a member of the Central Publicity Group, Executive Deputy Director of the Office of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission, and Director of the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group, recently delivered a report in Xi'an. In his report, Han Wenxiu profoundly expounded on the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee from aspects such as deeply understanding high-quality development and new productive forces. Han Wenxiu also visited enterprise production lines to interact with everyone and extensively publicize the spirit of the plenary session. Qu Qingshan, a member of the Central Publicity Group and President of the Central Party History and Literature Research Institute, recently delivered a report in Guiyang. The report expounded on the importance and inevitability of further comprehensively deepening reform from multiple perspectives, focusing on institutional building and development concepts, and emphasized the need to go all out to implement major reform and innovation measures. Qu Qingshan also visited communities to publicize the spirit of the plenary session and interact with cadres and the public. Sun Jinlong, a member of the Central Publicity Group and Party Secretary of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, recently delivered a report in Jinan. Sun Jinlong used examples and data to profoundly clarify the inherent unified relationship between further comprehensive deepening reform and promoting Chinese modernization, and focused on interpreting major reform and innovation measures from aspects such as building a high-level socialist market economic system and deepening the reform of the ecological civilization system. Sun Jinlong also visited manufacturing enterprises to conduct in-depth exchanges with everyone on issues such as green and low-carbon development.
From last night (August 1) until now, Beijing time, the Chinese Sports Delegation has won another 1 gold medal and 4 bronze medals at the Paris Olympics, and has advanced to the finals in several events. This afternoon, Beijing time, the Chinese duo Wang Zongyuan and Long Daoyi continued the excellent performance of the Chinese diving team in the men's synchronized 3m springboard, successfully winning the championship. This is the 12th gold medal for the Chinese Sports Delegation at these Olympic Games. In the shooting women's 50m rifle 3 positions final, Chinese athlete Zhang Qiongyue won a bronze medal. In the swimming arena, Zhang Yufei won a bronze medal in the women's 200m butterfly, and the Chinese team won a bronze medal in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay. In addition, Chinese athlete Ma Zhenzhao won a bronze medal in the judo women's -78kg category, securing the first medal for the Chinese judo team at these Olympic Games. In the tennis women's singles semifinals, Zheng Qinwen defeated world number one Swiatek 2-0 to enter the women's singles final; the mixed doubles pair Zhang Zhizhen and Wang Xinyu successfully advanced to the mixed doubles final. Both events set the best historical results for Chinese tennis at the Olympics, and they will challenge for the championship tomorrow, Beijing time. In the badminton arena, the Chinese mixed doubles and men's doubles teams both entered the finals; in the women's doubles, the Chinese pairs Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan and Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning met in the final, securing both the gold and silver medals in this event in advance. In the table tennis arena, Chinese player Chen Meng defeated South Korean player Shin Yu-bin 4-0 to successfully advance to the women's singles final; in the men's singles, Fan Zhendong turned the tide after falling behind, defeating Japanese player Tomokazu Harimoto 4-3 to enter the semifinals, and then he defeated French player Lebrun in the semifinals to successfully advance to the men's singles final. The Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the host France for two consecutive wins, advancing to the quarterfinals early.
The State Council Information Office held a series of press conferences on promoting high-quality development on July 30. A relevant official from the General Administration of Customs introduced that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's foreign trade has achieved leapfrog growth. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's foreign trade has grown by nearly 1.6 trillion yuan annually, which is equivalent to the annual total import and export volume of a medium-sized country. In 2023, the total import and export value of foreign trade was 41.76 trillion yuan, an increase of 17 trillion yuan compared to 2012. China's total trade in goods has ranked first globally for seven consecutive years and has become the main trading partner of more than 150 countries and regions, with the number of foreign trade enterprises nearly doubling compared to 2012. In 2023, exports of high-tech, high-value-added, and green products such as automobiles, integrated circuits, and lithium batteries increased by 7.3 times, 1.8 times, and 15.2 times respectively compared to 2012. In the first half of this year, China's foreign trade exceeded 21 trillion yuan for the first time, reaching a new high. These data objectively reflect that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's foreign trade has achieved larger scale, optimized structure, and stronger vitality. A relevant official from the General Administration of Customs introduced that the development of China's customs事业 is rooted in openness and benefits from reform, especially since the integration of customs and inspection and quarantine functions in 2018, it has become the only customs agency in the world that integrates customs and inspection functions, and its overall business volume ranks first among customs worldwide.
The reporter learned from the Ministry of Transport that in the first half of the year, China completed a commercial freight volume of 26.99 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.1%. The cargo throughput of national ports reached 8.56 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.6%. Broken down by structure, domestic trade throughput increased by 2.7% year-on-year, and foreign trade throughput increased by 8.8% year-on-year. Container throughput reached 160 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 8.5%. In terms of personnel flow, the national cross-regional personnel flow in the first half of the year was 32.41 billion person-times, a year-on-year increase of 7.4%. In terms of fixed asset investment in transportation, the fixed asset investment in transportation reached 1.7 trillion yuan in the first half of the year. Among them, highway and waterway investments completed 1.2 trillion yuan and 102.5 billion yuan respectively.
In the first half of the year, the added value of electronic information manufacturing above designated size increased by 13.3%. The reporter learned from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology that in the first half of the year, China's electronic information manufacturing production grew rapidly, with the added value of electronic information manufacturing above designated size increasing by 13.3% year-on-year. Among the main products, mobile phone output was 752 million units, a year-on-year increase of 9.7%. The electronic information manufacturing industry above designated size achieved operating revenue of 7.37 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8%. This year, the number of standard containers transported by the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor rail-sea intermodal trains exceeded 500,000 TEUs. As of August 2, the number of standard containers transported by the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor rail-sea intermodal trains this year exceeded 500,000 TEUs, reaching a historical high for the same period. Since the beginning of this year, five new scheduled train lines have been added to the New Corridor, and generators, motorcycle parts, and other goods from Southwest China are selling well at home and abroad through these trains. The 14th National Fitness Week for Persons with Disabilities kicked off today (August 2). The 14th National Fitness Week for Persons with Disabilities was launched in Xingyi, Guizhou, with the theme of "Enjoying Sports, Vibrant Life, Helping the Paralympics." Various regions will carry out promotional activities for rehabilitation and fitness sports projects for persons with disabilities, such as healthy running, badminton, and lawn bowls, to encourage more persons with disabilities to go out and participate in physical exercise. "High-End Dialogue" tonight features an exclusive interview with Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta. Tonight (August 2), CCTV News Channel's "High-End Dialogue" program will broadcast an exclusive interview with Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta. Horta stated that Timor-Leste 100% supports all initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping and the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind, and he believes that China's poverty alleviation achievements are admirable. The program will also be simultaneously available on new media platforms such as CCTV News, Yangshipin, and CCTV.com.
The memorial and funeral service for Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), who was assassinated in Iran, was held today (August 2) in Doha. According to Iranian media reports on August 1, Iranian Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri sent letters to the UN Secretary-General, the President of the UN Security Council, and the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on July 31, urging the international community to condemn Israel's assassination, considering it a blatant violation of international law and the UN Charter, an infringement of Iran's sovereignty and national security, and a serious threat to regional and international peace and security. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated on August 1 that Iran has a responsibility to respond at an appropriate time and place, and Israel will pay the price. Yemen's Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi stated on August 1 that Israel's assassination was a blatant violation of all norms, and the Houthis would respond militarily. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah stated on August 1 that Israel's assassinations of senior Hezbollah military commander Shukur and Hamas leader Haniyeh had "crossed red lines," and Hezbollah forces would retaliate against Israel. Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire. Lebanese media reported on August 1 that Hezbollah forces fired dozens of rockets at military bases and Jewish settlements in northern Israel. The Israeli military stated that it had struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon on the same day. The Israeli National Security Council warned on August 1 that Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah might target Israeli or Jewish institutions abroad. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on the same day that Israel was prepared for any scenario. Several airlines announce suspension of flights to and from Tel Aviv, Israel. Swiss International Air Lines, Lufthansa, and several other airlines announced on August 1 that they would suspend flights to and from Tel Aviv, Israel. The day before, two US airlines had already suspended flights to Tel Aviv.
Multilateral prisoner exchange involving the US and Russia takes place in Turkey. The Turkish Presidency's Press Office announced on August 1 that seven countries, including the United States, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway, Russia, and Belarus, exchanged detained personnel in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, on the same day. The announcement stated that the exchange involved 26 individuals, with 10 transferred to Russia, 13 to Germany, and 3 to the United States. US July Manufacturing PMI lower than expected. The latest report released by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) on August 1 showed that the US Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for July 2024 was 46.8, a decrease from 48.5 in the previous month, far below market expectations. This was due to factors such as high interest rates affecting demand for goods and a contraction in new orders. This marks the fourth consecutive month of decline for the data.
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