Xi Jinping's Inspection Tour in Gansu, Shaanxi's Baoji Spurs Enthusiastic Response, Pledging New Chapter in Chinese Modernization
General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speeches during his recent inspections in Gansu and Baoji, Shaanxi, have inspired cadres and the public to unite and move forward with determination. Cadres and the public stated that they would follow the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implement the decisions and plans of the Party Central Committee on the Western Development Strategy and the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, deepen reform, and bravely innovate to compose a new chapter of Chinese modernization. Tianshui, Gansu, is the birthplace of Fuxi culture. General Secretary Xi Jinping visited the Fuxi Temple, a national key cultural heritage site, where he pointed out that this precious cultural heritage should be well protected and passed on, so that the wisdom and creativity of ancestors can forever inspire future generations and continuously enhance national pride and self-confidence. The Maijishan Grottoes are world-renowned for their exquisite clay sculptures. General Secretary Xi Jinping carefully inspected the 1,600-year-old caves, sculptures, and murals along the plank road. He expressed his hope that cultural relic workers would carry forward the "Mogao Spirit" and make greater contributions to inheriting and innovating excellent traditional Chinese culture and enhancing the influence of Chinese culture. The Yintao Water Diversion Project covers 14 counties in 5 cities in central Gansu. During this inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping listened to a report on the Yintao Water Diversion Project in conjunction with display boards, vividly recalling his visit to the construction site in early 2013 to inspect and guide the resolution of construction difficulties. When he learned that nearly 6 million people would no longer have to drink bitter and brackish water, General Secretary Xi Jinping was very pleased. He requested strengthened maintenance and management to allow this project to play a greater role in the production and daily lives of the people along the route. Currently, local agricultural irrigation配套 projects are under construction and are expected to be completed in 2026. The Nanshan Huaniu Apple Base in Maiji District has a current apple planting area of 150,000 mu, and now, it is a scene of bountiful harvest. General Secretary Xi Jinping walked into the orchard and cordially communicated with everyone. He wished the villagers' lives would be as prosperous as red apples. The Zaolin West Community in Anning District, Lanzhou, has over 11,500 residents, with the "elderly and young" population accounting for more than one-third. General Secretary Xi Jinping walked into the community Party-masses service center and meticulously inquired about the role of the community Party organization, the optimization of convenient and beneficial services for the people, and the implementation of burden reduction for grassroots levels. At the home of retired Party member Li Zongbiao, General Secretary Xi Jinping sat around and chatted with the family. He stated that people's livelihood is paramount and essential, and all localities and relevant departments have made great efforts in elderly care, medical care, and community services, and they should continue to do so and do it better and better. In the community square, General Secretary Xi Jinping told everyone that China is about to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Now, the entire Party and the people of the whole country are striving to advance Chinese modernization. "We must be more united, work harder, and everyone should work together to create new and greater glories." He extended Mid-Autumn Festival greetings in advance: "I hope you all have a safe, healthy, and happy life here." Lanzhou is the only provincial capital city through which the Yellow River flows. General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the Lanzhou Zhongshan Bridge section of the Yellow River and listened to a briefing on the ecological protection of the Yellow River. He urged everyone to participate and fulfill their responsibilities to protect the Yellow River together, so that the Mother River can forever benefit future generations. To accelerate the construction of a happy and beautiful new Gansu, cadres and the public stated that they would thoroughly implement the decisions and plans of the Party Central Committee on the Western Development Strategy and the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, work diligently and forge ahead with determination, and continuously create a new situation of enriching the people and revitalizing Gansu. On the way to Gansu, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Baoji, Shaanxi, and toured the Baoji Bronze Ware Museum. He pointed out that the protection, research, and promotion of bronze cultural relics should be strengthened to better inspire the entire society, especially young people, to love the great motherland and Chinese civilization.
Symposium Held in Beijing on Studying, Implementing Xi Jinping's Important Thought on Upholding and Improving the People's Congress System; Zhao Leji Attends and Speaks
A symposium on studying and implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping's important thought on upholding and improving the system of people's congresses was held in Beijing on the 14th. Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. He emphasized that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the conference celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the National People's Congress has enriched and developed General Secretary Xi Jinping's important thought on upholding and improving the system of people's congresses, providing scientific guidance and principles for fully leveraging the role of the fundamental political system of the state, upholding and developing whole-process people's democracy, and advancing the modernization of the national governance system and governance capabilities in the new era and on the new journey. It is necessary to deeply study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech, uphold, improve, and effectively operate the system of people's congresses, strive to create a new situation for the work of people's congresses, and make new contributions to comprehensively building a modern socialist country. Zhao Leji pointed out that it is necessary to deeply understand the historical inevitability and significant political advantages of implementing the system of people's congresses, deeply understand the major principles of upholding, improving, and effectively operating the system of people's congresses, adhere to the organic unity of Party leadership, the people as masters of the country, and law-based governance, profoundly grasp the decisive significance of the "Two Establishes," and enhance the "Four Consciousnesses," strengthen the "Four Confidences," and achieve the "Two Maintains." Zhao Leji pointed out that it is necessary to profoundly understand the mission and tasks of people's congresses in comprehensively promoting Chinese modernization, give full play to the leading role of people's congresses in legislative work, and the important role of supervision by people's congresses in the Party and state supervision system, and steadily promote the high-quality development of people's congress work. It is necessary to profoundly understand the functional role of people's congresses in developing whole-process people's democracy, ensuring the people's rights to know, participate, express, and supervise are implemented in all aspects and the entire process of people's congress work. It is necessary to profoundly understand the goals and requirements for strengthening the self-improvement of people's congresses and their standing committees, and firmly grasp the correct political direction of people's congress work. Li Hongzhong presided over the symposium.
People's Daily Commentator Article: Profoundly Grasping the Distinct Political Advantages of the People's Congress System – On Studying and Implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping's Important Speech at the Conference Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the National People's Congress
Today (September 15), the People's Daily published a commentator's article titled "Profoundly Grasping the Significant Political Advantages of the People's Congress System - On Studying and Implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping's Important Speech at the Conference Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the National People's Congress."
"Republic Medal" Recipient Wang Yongzhi: The Nation's Needs Are Our Ideals
Wang Yongzhi, recipient of the "Medal of the Republic" and the first chief designer of China's Manned Space Program, once said that he had accomplished three gratifying things in his life: developing missiles, sending satellites into space, and sending Chinese people into space and establishing the Chinese space station. In June this year, this 92-year-old man who wrote legends left us forever, while his beloved cause still shines brightly in the vast firmament. Born in 1932, Wang Yongzhi came from a poor peasant family in Changtu, Liaoning. In 1952, he was admitted to Tsinghua University's Aeronautics Department to study aircraft design. During his study in Moscow, due to national needs, he changed his major to rocket and missile design. In 1961, Wang Yongzhi returned to China and devoted himself to the research and development of missiles and rockets, a career he pursued for 30 years. In 1992, China's Manned Space Program was approved, and Wang Yongzhi was appointed chief designer. At that time, when China planned to send spacecraft into space, foreign manned spaceflight had already been underway for 40 years. To catch up, Wang Yongzhi directly aimed for the world's top spacecraft at the time. "If you're going to do something, do it well," that was Wang Yongzhi's motto. Over the next 11 years, Wang Yongzhi led his team in concerted efforts and focused research. On October 15, 2003, Chinese people's footsteps entered space for the first time. Since Shenzhou-5, China has successfully launched 13 manned spacecraft, and 22 astronauts, totaling 35 person-times, have visited the vast universe. Wang Yongzhi's "three-step" plan for China's manned space program, which he participated in designing, has also been fully completed. These are Wang Yongzhi's scientific research notes accumulated over six decades. On these yellowed notebooks, world-renowned achievements such as China's proud Dongfeng series missiles, Long March series rockets, and Chinese people entering space were born. From dreaming blueprints to realizing dreams through hard work, Wang Yongzhi always regarded the needs of the country as his goal.
[Striving for a Strong Nation, Marching Towards a New Journey - Touring Old Revolutionary Base Areas] Promoting Jinggangshan Spirit, Advancing Comprehensive Rural Revitalization
Jinggangshan in Jiangxi, the cradle of the Chinese revolution, was the first in the country to be lifted out of poverty in 2017, experiencing a historic transformation in its overall appearance. Embarking on a new journey of development, the people in the old revolutionary base area are leveraging their unique resources, inheriting and promoting the timeless Jinggangshan Spirit, and striving to take the lead in accelerating the high-quality development of old revolutionary base areas, promoting comprehensive rural revitalization. This autumn, Shenshan Village is picturesque and bustling with tourists. Located deep in the mountainous area, it was once one of the most remote poverty-stricken villages in Jinggangshan City. Today, by developing rural tourism and characteristic planting industries, villagers' incomes have significantly increased. Jinggangshan is located in the middle section of the Luoxiao Mountains, bordering Hunan and Jiangxi provinces. It once suffered from inconvenient transportation and weak industrial foundations. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, central and local governments have increased support for old revolutionary base areas, with a series of targeted policies and measures such as village-stationed assistance, industrial poverty alleviation, and relocation of impoverished households. In 2017, Jinggangshan was the first in the country to be lifted out of poverty. To promote effective衔接 between consolidating poverty alleviation achievements and rural revitalization, Jinggangshan has, in recent years, vigorously developed all-for-one tourism by relying on its rich red resources, focusing on building 29 "red famous villages" and 13 red themed routes, continuously guiding the public to integrate into the tourism industrial chain. The tourism industry drives employment for a quarter of the city's population. At the same time, the local government has also adapted to local conditions, focusing on developing industries such as bamboo and fruit planting and processing bases, and has set up e-commerce live streaming rooms to promote "Jinggangshan Good Products" specialty agricultural products nationwide, with the comprehensive output value of industries linking and benefiting farmers exceeding 1 billion yuan. In 2023, the per capita disposable income of rural residents in Jinggangshan was 17,500 yuan.
Various Regions Hold Rich and Colorful Activities to Welcome Mid-Autumn Festival
During the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, joy and peace filled the land, with various regions holding rich and colorful activities for people to experience traditional culture and enjoy a happy life. As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, people are experiencing folk customs and making mooncakes, creating a strong festive atmosphere. In Taiyuan, Shanxi, inheritors of intangible cultural heritage beat Waifeng drums, conveying the joy of the festival; at the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River in Shaanxi, tourists ate mooncakes and watched the powerful Shanbei drum dance performance, jointly enjoying the beautiful Mid-Autumn holiday; at the Harbin Confucius Temple in Heilongjiang and Ciqikou Ancient Town in Chongqing, people guessed lantern riddles, played Touhu, and made mooncakes together, experiencing traditional culture. Colorful activities welcomed the Mid-Autumn Festival. At Yufeng Park in Liuzhou, Guangxi, mountain song enthusiasts from Guangxi, Guizhou, and other places, dressed in festive costumes, sang and danced, interacting joyfully with tourists; in Shenzhou, Hebei, children drew blessings for the Mid-Autumn Festival on a hundred-meter scroll; in Nanhe, Xinjin, Chengdu, people paddled and rode the waves, working together to celebrate the Mid-Autumn holiday in a unique way; in Taijiang, Guizhou, the 2024 "Village BA" competition kicked off, igniting the enthusiasm of the audience for sports. The holiday nights were also particularly exciting. On the old street of Chang'an Town, Haining, Zhejiang, a 4-meter-high jade rabbit moon lantern and surrounding colored lanterns complemented each other, attracting many citizens and tourists to take photos; in Changzhou, Jiangsu, people enjoyed singing and dancing performances and made friends through poetry; in Lijiayuan Village, Xihu, Nanchang, Jiangxi, people jointly experienced the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival custom of burning pagodas, celebrating the harvest and family reunion; in Xiuning County, Huangshan, Anhui, the intangible cultural heritage "Charcoal Flower Dance" lit up the night sky, giving tourists a feast for the eyes; in Jilin City, Jilin Province, people watched opera performances with the moonlit river scenery, full of enthusiasm; at the Beijing Garden Expo Park, the "Jingcai Lantern Festival" covering an area of over 630 mu and featuring more than 100,000 special lanterns made its debut. The lantern festival integrated Zigong lantern art and Beijing flavors, with nine major themed exhibition areas such as "Festival Song" and "Splendid Rivers and Mountains" being resplendent and attracting a large crowd of visitors. As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, many places in Hong Kong held splendid lantern exhibitions, and citizens enjoyed lanterns and bought mooncakes with their relatives and friends, with a festive and harmonious atmosphere everywhere. The Macao International Fireworks Display Contest opened on the 14th, with dazzling fireworks blooming in the night sky, attracting many citizens and tourists to watch and celebrate the festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival in the barracks had a unique flavor, with officers and soldiers celebrating the colorful Mid-Autumn Festival in various forms, such as making special mooncakes and holding cultural activities. In the Karakoram Plateau, a certain unit of the Xinjiang Military Region held a poetry competition, and border guards stationed at an altitude of 5,000 meters also sent holiday greetings to the motherland and the people in their unique military way.
Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday Sees Increase in Passenger Flow on First Day
Today (September 15) is the first day of the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. The Ministry of Transport estimates that the total cross-regional passenger flow will be approximately 220 million person-times, an increase of 14% compared to the previous day. Among them, highway passenger flow is about 200 million person-times, mainly for short and medium-distance self-driving trips. As of 2 PM today, Typhoon "Bebinca" has fully affected the coast of Zhejiang. The local maritime department has activated a Level I emergency response, and all coastal passenger routes in Zhejiang have been suspended. In terms of civil aviation, major airlines have suspended some flights, with an estimated 1.89 million passengers transported today. National railways are experiencing a peak in holiday passenger flow today, with an estimated 16.8 million passengers and 896 additional passenger trains. Some passenger trains on lines such as Hangshen, Hangyong, Hukun, and Hefu High-Speed Rail, which pass through the coastal areas of Fujian and the Yangtze River Delta, will be temporarily suspended today and tomorrow. The railway department reminds passengers who have purchased one-way and connecting tickets before the train suspension information is released that they can apply for a full refund.
[Promoting High-Quality Development Series Themed Press Conference] Strengthening Drug and Medical Device Regulation to Ensure Medication Safety
The State Council Information Office held a series of press conferences on "Promoting High-Quality Development" on the 13th, introducing new achievements in high-quality development in the field of drug regulation. In recent years, China has continuously deepened reforms in the field of drug regulation to ensure the safety of public medication and promote the high-quality development of the pharmaceutical industry. Focusing on "preventing risks, investigating cases, and improving capabilities," a comprehensive bottom line for drug safety has been established. In the first eight months of this year, a total of 20,696 batches of national drug samples were inspected, with a qualification rate of 99.43%, maintaining overall stability in drug safety. China has deepened the reform of the review and approval system, accelerating the market launch of innovative drugs and medical devices. From January to August this year, the National Medical Products Administration approved 31 innovative drugs and 46 innovative medical devices, representing increases of 19.23% and 12.16% respectively compared to the same period last year. The global market's recognition of China's innovative drugs is continuously increasing, with high-end medical devices such as surgical robots and artificial hearts being launched successively, and some products are in a leading position internationally.
Hainan's Post-Disaster Reconstruction Progresses Orderly and Effectively
Hainan's post-disaster reconstruction work is progressing in an orderly and forceful manner. Thanks to the arduous and unremitting efforts of grassroots Party members and cadres, community residents and villagers, volunteers, the People's Liberation Army and armed police forces, and supporting forces from other provinces, 12 cities and counties in Hainan Province have fully resumed normal production and living order. The main urban areas and key towns in severely affected cities and counties such as Haikou have basically restored power supply, urban cleaning in Haikou is accelerating, and key industrial parks and projects have resumed work and production. Haikou Meilan International Airport, which was once suspended due to Typhoon "Ma-on," has fully resumed flight operations and entered a normalized operating state, striving to ensure that the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day travels of passengers are not affected. Wenchang, as the most severely affected city and county, has restored power supply to its main urban area and is concentrating efforts on restoring power to towns and villages.
Domestic News Briefs
2024 National Science Popularization Day Launched The 2024 National Science Popularization Day kicked off today (September 15) with the theme of "Improving the Scientific Literacy of the Entire Nation and Working Together to Build a Strong Science and Technology Nation." At the main event, the China Science and Technology Museum showcased models such as a low-speed wind tunnel and an outdoor self-reconfiguring snail robot, attracting widespread public attention. According to statistics, during the 2024 National Science Popularization Day, a total of 180,000 science popularization activities in various forms will be held nationwide, including "Thousands of Museum Exhibitions Exploring the Future," "Tens of Thousands of Reports on Frontiers," and "Millions of IPs Creating Science Popularization," building a high-quality science popularization platform for the public. First Yangtze River Culture and Art Season Opens Yesterday (September 14), the first Yangtze River Culture and Art Season opened in Wuhan, Hubei, with the theme of "Continuing the Yangtze River Cultural Veins and Creating a Chapter of the Times Together." The Art Season, in conjunction with 13 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) in the Yangtze River Basin, will hold film weeks, reading weeks, intangible cultural heritage exhibitions, and other activities to jointly promote Yangtze River culture and empower the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. The Art Season will last until November 4. During this period, themed cultural benefit activities will also be carried out simultaneously, allowing the public to share the fine works of Yangtze River culture in the new era. China's Urban Public Transport Serves Approximately 200 Million People Daily According to the Ministry of Transport, as of now, there are 683,000 urban public buses and trolleybuses nationwide, and 54 cities have opened and operated urban rail transit, with an average daily passenger volume of urban public transport of approximately 200 million person-times. Applications for Automobile Scrappage and Renewal Subsidies Exceed 1 Million As of 0:00 on September 14, the automobile trade-in information platform has accumulated over 1.5 million registered users and received over 1 million applications for automobile scrappage and renewal subsidies, according to the Ministry of Commerce. Automobile trade-in is progressing steadily and orderly, achieving positive results and effectiveness. "Letters in the Clouds: My Story with China" Holds Germany Special Event On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, China Media Group's "Letters in the Clouds: My Story with China" series of overseas special events launched, with the first event, the Germany special, held in Berlin on September 14, local time. Since the global solicitation activity for "Letters in the Clouds" was launched in March this year, it has collected over 1,600 stories of China-foreign affection from friends in more than 60 countries. The event will also be held in the United States, Russia, Australia, Saudi Arabia, and other countries in the near future. Second China Beijing Jinhai Lake Sailing Race Kicks Off The second China Beijing Jinhai Lake Sailing Race kicked off today (September 15). The two-day event will see nearly 200 athletes from countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada compete for championships in three categories: adult, youth, and others. In addition, a variety of supporting activities will also allow everyone to enjoy the natural beauty and leisurely atmosphere of Jinhai Lake while enjoying the competition.
"China Film Week" and Other Events Held in Australia
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Australia "Chinese Film Week" was held recently in Canberra, Australia's capital. This film week will be screened in seven Australian cities. In addition, from the 12th to the 13th, the "Lan's Pact: Dialogue on Civilization" Global Dialogue Tour and the China-Australia Youth Mutual Learning Dialogue were held in Sydney.
Israeli Military Operations Continue in Gaza Strip, Southern Israel Hit by Rocket Attacks
According to data released by the Palestinian Gaza Strip Health Ministry on the 14th, Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip resulted in 64 deaths and 155 injuries in the past 48 hours. On the same day, the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon was attacked by two rockets from Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, causing no casualties. The Israeli military subsequently demanded that Palestinians in parts of Beit Lahia evacuate. Israeli Military Says It Airstrikes Eastern Lebanon; Hezbollah Claims Strikes on Israeli Targets The Israel Defense Forces stated on the 14th that the Israeli military launched airstrikes on Hezbollah's weapon depots in eastern Lebanon that day. Lebanese Hezbollah said that it launched more than a dozen strikes against Israeli targets on the 14th, and fired dozens of rockets at an Israeli base today (September 15). Israeli Military Says Central Israel Attacked by Yemen Houthi Missile Today The Israel Defense Forces said today that Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a surface-to-surface missile toward central Israel early this morning. Israeli rescue agencies said 9 people were injured while seeking shelter. Houthi rebels said today that their members attacked the Israeli heartland with new missiles today.
Russia Claims Strikes on Ukrainian Special Forces Drone Bases; Ukraine Claims Disruption of Russian Offensive Plans
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on the 14th that Russian forces have gained control of another settlement in the Donetsk region. The Russian army continued to strike Ukrainian personnel and equipment in various locations and destroyed the drone base of Ukrainian special operations forces. Russian air defense forces shot down three US-made ATACMS missiles and 53 drones. In the border area of Russia's Kursk region, Russian forces dispatched Su-34 fighter jets to strike Ukrainian targets. The Ukrainian side stated that the front-line situation remains complex and tense, with the border area of Sumy Oblast, adjacent to Russia's Kursk region, continuously subjected to Russian shelling. The Ukrainian army is still resisting the Russian army's advance into the depths and disrupting the Russian army's offensive plans. Russia and Ukraine Exchange Detained Personnel Russia and Ukraine exchanged a batch of detained personnel on the 14th, with each side handing over 103 people to the other. NATO Official Says Allowing Ukraine to Use Long-Range Weapons Against Russian Targets Is Reasonable; Russia Says It Will Respond If Restrictions Are Lifted Rob Bauer, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, stated on the 14th that from a military perspective, allowing Ukraine to use Western long-range weapons to strike Russian territory is reasonable, but arms-supplying countries have the right to set restrictions on Ukraine's use of relevant weapons. According to German media reports, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reiterated on the 14th that Germany will not provide "Taurus" cruise missiles to Ukraine. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated on the 14th that if the West lifts restrictions on Ukraine's use of long-range weapons, Russia will respond.
[Beautiful China - Bountiful Harvests]
It is a golden autumn season, with beautiful harvest scenes. At the end of the program, let's appreciate the autumn scroll of golden rice and fragrant fruits across the divine land.