Xi Jinping's Governance Chronicle Since the Start of the Year: Carrying the Party's Great Self-Revolution Through
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that the Party's leadership is the fundamental guarantee for comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernization. Since the beginning of this year, with the clarity and resolve to address the unique challenges of a large party, General Secretary Xi has led the entire Party in upholding the spirit of thorough self-revolution, continuously strengthening and deepening the fight against corruption, and guiding the Party in robustly carrying out Party discipline education, thereby providing a strong political guarantee for comprehensively deepening reform and advancing the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation. The series of reports, "Striving to Write a New Chapter of Chinese Modernization - A Chronicle of General Secretary Xi Jinping's Governance Since the Beginning of This Year," today (August 7) broadcast "Carrying the Party's Great Self-Revolution Through to the End." In January this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping, at the third plenary session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, profoundly expounded on the important thought of the Party's self-revolution, systematically answering major questions such as why our Party needs self-revolution, why it can achieve self-revolution, and how to advance self-revolution, clearly putting forward the practical requirements of "nine 'yi's" (nine principles). This follows the "thirteen persistences" concentratedly summarizing General Secretary Xi Jinping's important thought on Party building at last year's National Organizational Work Conference, further enriching and developing Marxist Party building theory for the new era. Among the "thirteen persistences," "adhering to and strengthening the Party's overall leadership" ranks first. Among the practical requirements of the "nine 'yi's," "taking adherence to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee as the fundamental guarantee" ranks first. Since the beginning of this year, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has consistently considered upholding the Party's leadership within the strategic overall context of advancing Chinese modernization, ensuring that the Party plays its core leadership role in coordinating all aspects. Practice has fully proven that "Two Establishments" (establishing Comrade Xi Jinping's core position in the Party Central Committee and in the Party as a whole, and establishing the guiding role of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era) are the greatest certainty, confidence, and guarantee for the Party and the people in responding to all uncertainties. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that to successfully carry out the great social revolution of upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, our Party must bravely carry out self-revolution and build the Party into an even stronger and more powerful force. In January this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized at the third plenary session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection the need to deeply advance the Party's self-revolution and resolutely win the tough and protracted battle against corruption, making strategic deployments for continuously strengthening and deepening the fight against corruption. On July 25, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission reported on the supervision, inspection, and investigation work of discipline inspection and supervision organs nationwide in the first half of this year. The report showed that in the first half of this year, discipline inspection and supervision organs nationwide initiated 405,000 cases and disciplined 332,000 people. Among them, 41 provincial and ministerial-level officials were put on file for investigation, and 25 provincial and ministerial-level officials were disciplined. A series of data demonstrates our Party's unwavering attitude and firm determination to continuously advance the building of Party conduct and integrity and the fight against corruption. On the eve of this year's "July 1" (Party's birthday), the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held its 15th collective study session on improving the system of comprehensive strict governance over the Party. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized when presiding over the study that it is necessary to implement the overall requirements for Party building in the new era and further improve a comprehensive strict governance system that is complete in elements, fully functional, scientifically standardized, and efficiently operated. In July this year, the Decision of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China specifically dedicated a section to deploying institutional reform for Party leadership and Party building, not only taking the upholding and strengthening of Party leadership as the political guidance and guarantee for further comprehensive deepening of reform, but also continuously advancing the new great project of Party building in the new era. The Decision of the Plenary Session deployed a series of major reform measures, fully demonstrating the steadfastness and clarity in consistently promoting comprehensive strict governance over the Party. Since the beginning of this year, upholding the Party's leadership and doing a good job in Party building has involved scientific theory, reform deployments, and concrete actions. At the third plenary session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection held in January this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping made important deployments: taking the study and implementation of the newly revised Regulations on Disciplinary Action of the Communist Party of China as an opportunity to carry out a concentrated disciplinary education across the entire Party. As a key task of Party building this year, Party discipline education was robustly carried out across the entire Party from April to July. General Secretary Xi Jinping attached great importance to it and provided guidance throughout the process. In April, during an inspection in Chongqing, the General Secretary emphasized, "Robustly carry out Party discipline education, guiding Party members and cadres to truly transform disciplinary rules into political consciousness, ideological consciousness, and action consciousness." In May, in Shandong, the General Secretary pointed out, "It is necessary to strengthen warning education, focusing on learning from cases and explaining discipline through cases, so that awe and adherence to rules truly become daily consciousness." In June, in Qinghai, the General Secretary demanded, "It is necessary to truly grasp and learn, and see it through from beginning to end, promoting compliance, observance, and enforcement of discipline through studying, knowing, and understanding discipline." In Ningxia, the General Secretary proposed, "It is necessary to adhere to the simultaneous management of Party spirit, Party conduct, and Party discipline." The General Secretary's clear requirements provided fundamental guidance for the entire Party to carry out Party discipline education, leading it to continuously deepen and solidify. Comprehensive strict governance over the Party is an ongoing process, and the Party's self-revolution is an ongoing process. By taking General Secretary Xi Jinping's important thought on Party building and his important thought on the Party's self-revolution as fundamental guidance, deeply understanding the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," and continuously advancing the Party's self-purification, self-improvement, self-renewal, and self-advancement, we will certainly be able to write a more brilliant chapter on the new journey of advancing Chinese modernization.
Xi Jinping's Important Instructions on Strengthening Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection, Inheritance, and Utilization Elicit Warm Responses
General Secretary Xi Jinping recently issued important instructions on strengthening the protection, inheritance, and utilization of cultural and natural heritage, which has drawn warm responses from all sectors of society. Everyone expressed that they will deeply study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions, and use practical actions to protect the cultural treasures and natural gems of the Chinese nation, allowing cultural and natural heritage to glow with new vitality and shine with new brilliance in the new era. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to protect the cultural treasures and natural gems of the Chinese nation, allowing cultural and natural heritage to glow with new vitality and shine with new brilliance in the new era. Cultural and natural heritage protection workers widely stated that the General Secretary's important instructions elucidated the significant meaning of protecting, inheriting, and utilizing world heritage well. To protect precious cultural and natural heritage, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that it is necessary to take this successful application for World Heritage status as an opportunity to further strengthen the holistic and systematic protection of cultural and natural heritage, and effectively improve heritage protection capabilities and standards. Everyone expressed that they will deeply practice Xi Jinping Thought on Culture and Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, and further protect and inherit cultural and natural heritage. Everyone stated that they will firmly bear in mind the General Secretary's important instructions, continuously strengthen the inheritance and utilization of cultural and natural heritage, so that it will glow with new vitality and shine with new brilliance in the new era, and better meet the people's needs for a better life. World cultural and natural heritage are important achievements of human civilization development and natural evolution, and also important carriers for promoting exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to strengthen international exchanges and cooperation in the field of cultural and natural heritage, and make new and greater contributions through practical actions to practice the Global Civilization Initiative and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
Studying and Implementing the Spirit of the 20th CPC Central Committee's Third Plenary Session: Central Lecture Group Delivers Speeches Across the Country
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3. Members of the Central Lecturing Group for the Study and Implementation of the Spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee delivered lectures in Sichuan and Zhejiang, and went deep into grassroots communities to interact and exchange with cadres and the public. Yin Hejun, a member of the Central Lecturing Group and Secretary of the Party Group and Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, recently delivered a lecture in Chengdu. Yin Hejun systematically interpreted the importance, necessity, major principles, key issues, and important reform measures to be grasped for further comprehensively deepening reform, focusing on the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the Plenum's "Decision." He also put forward five clear requirements for implementing the spirit of the Plenum. Yin Hejun also went to AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industrial (Group) Co., Ltd. and China National Nuclear Corporation Southwest Institute of Nuclear Physics to lecture on the spirit of the Plenum, interacting and exchanging with researchers, cadres, and the public. Jin Zhuanglong, a member of the Central Lecturing Group and Secretary of the Party Group and Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, delivered a lecture in Hangzhou. Jin Zhuanglong provided a systematic elaboration and profound explanation from various aspects, including deeply studying and understanding the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, comprehensively and accurately grasping the major measures for further comprehensively deepening reform proposed in the "Decision," and going all out to ensure the implementation of the Plenum's spirit. Jin Zhuanglong also visited the Smart e-Valley Exhibition Hall in Hangzhou High-tech Zone and Zhongce Rubber Group Co., Ltd., interacting and exchanging with everyone and extensively publicizing the spirit of the Plenum.
China's Goods Trade Imports and Exports Up 6.2% in First Seven Months of the Year
The General Administration of Customs announced today (August 7) that in the first seven months of this year, China's total imports and exports of goods increased by 6.2% year-on-year, maintaining a steady and positive trend in foreign trade. According to customs statistics, in the first seven months of this year, China's total imports and exports of goods amounted to 24.83 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.2%. Specifically, exports reached 14.26 trillion yuan, up 6.7%; imports reached 10.57 trillion yuan, up 5.4%. In July alone, imports and exports amounted to 3.68 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.5%. Among them, exports were 2.14 trillion yuan, up 6.5%; imports were 1.54 trillion yuan, up 6.6%. In terms of exports in the first seven months of this year, wind turbine generators, ships, and automobiles saw faster growth, increasing by 86.3%, 84.4%, and 20.7% respectively. In terms of imports, imports of metal ores increased by 6.2%, and imports of energy products increased by 5.4%.
33rd Summer Olympic Games: Chinese Sports Delegation Secures Another 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze
From last night (August 6) Beijing time until now, at the Paris Olympic Games, the Chinese sports delegation has won another gold medal, as well as three silver medals and two bronze medals. Last night Beijing time, the diving events at the Paris Olympics saw the competition for individual titles. In the women's 10m platform diving final, Chinese athletes Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi both demonstrated superb competitive levels. Notably, Quan Hongchan's first dive, a 107B, received a perfect score of 10 from all judges. Ultimately, Quan Hongchan successfully defended her title in the event with a total score of 425.60 points, while Chen Yuxi won the silver medal. In boxing, Yang Wenlu secured a silver medal in the women's 60kg final. In wrestling, the Chinese team claimed one silver and one bronze. Cao Liguo won the silver medal in the men's Greco-Roman wrestling 60kg category. Another Chinese athlete, Meng Lingzhe, won the bronze medal in the men's Greco-Roman wrestling 130kg category, setting a new Olympic best for the Chinese wrestling team in this heavyweight division. In the women's hammer throw final in athletics, Chinese athlete Zhao Jie won the bronze medal with a throw of 74.27 meters in her second attempt. In artistic swimming, the team free routine competition was held, with the Chinese team ranking first with 398.8917 points. After the first two events, the Chinese team's total score led the United States by 69.4200 points. This afternoon Beijing time, the table tennis men's team competition continued, with the Chinese men's team defeating their opponents and successfully advancing to the semifinals. In the men's 3m springboard diving event, Chinese athletes Wang Zongyuan and Xie Siyi successfully qualified for the final.
Boosting Trade-Ins for Consumer Goods to Unleash Huge Domestic Demand Potential
Since the beginning of this year, policies for trade-in of consumer goods have been continuously expanded and strengthened, consistently unleashing the huge potential of the domestic market. Recently, the state has coordinated and allocated 150 billion yuan from ultra-long-term special government bonds to vigorously support the trade-in of consumer goods, extending the scope from the original home appliances and automobiles to local renovations such as old housing renovations, kitchen and bathroom upgrades, and age-friendly home modifications. The scope of subsidies is wider, and the intensity has significantly increased. Actively responding to the latest measures, some e-commerce platforms have extended trade-in activities offline, increasing home appliance subsidies to a maximum discount of 20%. In Chengdu, some home improvement and appliance companies have jointly launched whole-house trade-in activities, offering one-stop design, renovation, trade-in, and recycling services, providing consumers with stacked discounts throughout the process. Shanghai is carrying out age-friendly renovation projects in 6,000 households, with each household receiving a maximum subsidy of 3,000 yuan. Recently, Grandpa Liu, over 90 years old, and Grandma Dong had their bathroom renovated to be age-friendly, which included anti-slip treatment for the floor and the addition of anti-slip facilities and handrails. The latest data shows that the effects of the consumer goods trade-in policy are gradually emerging. In the first half of the year, the recycling volume of scrapped automobiles increased by 27.6% year-on-year, and trade-ins of refrigerators, washing machines, mobile phones, and televisions on major platforms increased by 82.1%, 70.4%, 63.9%, and 54.3% respectively. As the strengthened consumer goods trade-in policy is implemented and takes effect, it will unleash more potential in the domestic market.
Domestic News Briefs
China's Foreign Exchange Reserves Reached $3,256.4 Billion in July. The latest data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange shows that in July, China's foreign exchange reserves reached $3,256.4 billion, an increase of $34.0 billion from the end of June, up 1.06%. The scale remains stable and has risen steadily. The continued recovery and improvement of China's economy are conducive to maintaining the basic stability of foreign exchange reserves. Ministry of Finance Allocates Multiple Disaster Relief Funds. On August 6, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management again pre-allocated 465 million yuan in central natural disaster relief funds to support flood and geological disaster emergency rescue and relief efforts in seven provinces: Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Hunan, Chongqing, Sichuan, and Shaanxi. Simultaneously, the Ministry of Finance, in conjunction with the Ministry of Water Resources, allocated 649 million yuan in central financial water conservancy disaster relief funds to support 14 provinces, including Anhui, Fujian, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Guangxi, and Gansu, in their work related to typhoon and flood prevention and relief. China's E-commerce Logistics Index Remains High in July. The China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing announced today (August 7) that China's e-commerce logistics index for July was 114.1 points, remaining at a high level above 114 points for two consecutive months, indicating a steady growth trend in the e-commerce logistics market. Among the main sub-indices, the total business volume index was 130.2 points, maintaining a year-on-year growth of around 30%. Regionally, the total business volume index in the central region exceeded the national average. China Sets New Record for Onshore Ultra-deep Well Drilling Speed. Today (August 7), China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) completed the drilling of a 7,341-meter ultra-deep well in the Taklamakan Desert. During the operation, the fastest single-day drilling depth reached 2,006 meters, setting a new daily footage record for onshore ultra-deep wells in China and marking a new breakthrough in China's ultra-deep well drilling acceleration technology.
Israeli Jets Cause Sonic Booms Over Beirut; Hezbollah Vows Strong Response
Israeli warplanes flew at supersonic speeds at low altitudes over Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on August 6 and 7, breaking the sound barrier multiple times and causing sonic booms. Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in a speech on August 6 that Hezbollah would respond forcefully and effectively to Israel over the assassination of the group's senior military commander, Shukour. He also said that Israel might have used warplanes breaking the sound barrier during his speech to intimidate those attending the event, and that they would take corresponding retaliatory measures. Iran Says Israel is the Real Cause of Regional Instability. According to Iranian media reports, Iran's acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri spoke by phone with his Egyptian and Austrian counterparts on August 6 to discuss the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. Bagheri stated that Israel is the real cause of instability in the region, and Iran would take decisive retaliatory measures against it. Iranian media also reported that Bagheri would attend a special meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, today (August 7). Yemen's Houthi Group Announces "Important Plan" to Strike Israel. A spokesman for Yemen's Houthi group said on August 5 that the group was developing an "important plan" to strike Israel but declined to disclose specific details. Hamas Announces Sinwar as New Hamas Political Bureau Leader. On August 6, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) issued a statement saying that Yahya Sinwar had replaced Haniyeh as the new head of Hamas's political bureau. Sinwar, 61, is a key founder of Hamas's security apparatus and has been Hamas's leader in the Gaza Strip since 2017. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met with fighter pilots at an air base in central Israel on August 6. The Israeli military said in a statement that Gallant asked the pilots to be prepared for possible operations in various battlefields.
International News Briefs
Russian Warship Visits Venezuelan Port. According to Russian media reports on August 6, the Smolny training ship of the Russian Baltic Fleet docked at La Guaira port in northern Venezuela on August 6 after completing its mission in the Atlantic Ocean. During their stay in Venezuela, Russian naval personnel will carry out a series of exchange activities. This marks the second visit by a Russian warship to Venezuela, following the visit of a squadron from the Russian Northern Fleet in early July this year. Protests and Conflicts Continue, UK PM Calls Situation Difficult. On August 6, protests and conflicts over the government's immigration policy continued in various parts of the UK. According to British media reports, police sources said that about 30 rallies would be held across the UK on August 7, which could further worsen the chaotic situation. In Liverpool, British police issued a 48-hour dispersal order for specific areas. UK Prime Minister Starmer held another emergency meeting on August 6. He said that the current situation, with multiple parts of the UK simultaneously in chaos, is difficult. Police have arrested more than 400 people. Japanese Data Shows Largest Forex Intervention in April. Information released by Japan's Ministry of Finance on August 7 showed that the foreign exchange intervention carried out on April 29 this year involved 5,918.5 billion yen, the largest single-day amount in history. On April 29 this year, the Japanese yen-to-dollar exchange rate briefly fell below 160 yen to 1 US dollar in the Asian foreign exchange market, but later that evening, a large amount of dollar selling and yen buying occurred in the market, and the yen exchange rate quickly recovered to around 155 yen to 1 US dollar. Market analysis subsequently suggested that the Bank of Japan had conducted an unprecedented market intervention. NASA Says Dragon Crew Launch Delayed. NASA announced on August 6 that it would postpone the Crew Dragon manned launch mission, originally scheduled for August 18, by more than a month to allow more time to resolve issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. The Starliner spacecraft was originally scheduled to undock from the International Space Station and return to Earth with two American astronauts on June 14, but due to thruster malfunctions and other problems, the spacecraft's return has been repeatedly delayed and is still unscheduled. According to US media reports, the Starliner's delayed return has cost Boeing $125 million.
Twenty-Four Solar Terms: Start of Autumn
Today (August 7) marks the arrival of Lidong, the 13th of the 24 solar terms. At the end of the program, let's immerse ourselves in nature and feel the vibrant fullness of life. After the rain, the sky clears, and a single leaf tells of autumn's arrival. A small falling leaf allows us to glimpse the changing of seasons. Although the heat lingers, a hint of coolness already hangs in the morning dew and hides in the evening breeze. The signs of autumn approaching are like a dress rehearsal before autumn officially takes the stage. Lidong is also a busy farming season. Soybeans are podding, cotton is forming bolls, mid-season rice is flowering and bearing fruit, and corn is tasseling and silking. There is a time for plowing, and a harvest is approaching.