General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that to advance Chinese modernization, science and technology must lead the way, and scientific and technological innovation is the only path. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed building a system and mechanism to support comprehensive innovation and deeply implementing the strategies of invigorating the country through science and education, strengthening the country through human resources, and innovation-driven development. Aiming to build a strong science and technology nation by 2035, China is further deepening reforms in the science and technology system and enhancing the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system, so that scientific and technological modernization can support and lead the vigorous advance of Chinese modernization. In the golden autumn, the vast fields of Beidahuang are brimming with a harvest scene, and scientific researchers are measuring the results of black soil conservation in the Sanjiang Plain. Three years of intensive research by 28 scientific research institutions, along with a series of biotechnologies and intelligent equipment, have increased black soil grain production by over 20%, and the achievements of the science and technology campaign have effectively supported major goals such as a new round of 100 billion jin grain capacity increase. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping as its core, has deeply implemented the innovation-driven development strategy, adhered to the path of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics, made scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement a strategic support for national development, and promoted the modernization of the national science and technology governance system and governance capacity. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China further proposed to deepen reforms in the science and technology system, optimize the organizational mechanism for major scientific and technological innovation, comprehensively strengthen breakthroughs in key core technologies, and promote the systematic, institutionalized, and collaborative development of scientific and technological innovation forces, resource allocation, and talent teams. This will enhance the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system. The key to innovation lies in talent. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed to coordinate the integrated reform of the education, science and technology, and talent systems and mechanisms, and promote a virtuous cycle among science and technology, education, and talent. China has successively introduced various policies to accelerate the development of national strategic talent forces and support young scientific and technological talents to "take the lead" and "play a major role" in major national scientific and technological tasks. The National Natural Science Foundation has steadily increased its funding for young scientific and technological talents, maintaining the proportion of funded projects at over 45%. Focusing on goals, the construction of strategic scientific and technological forces is being strengthened. Currently, the Ministry of Science and Technology is accelerating the reorganization of national key laboratories and further optimizing the positioning and layout of national research institutions, high-level research universities, and leading technology enterprises. Focusing on goals, breakthroughs in core technologies are being accelerated. Adhering to the "four orientations," China continues to innovate the organization and management methods of major scientific and technological projects. Recently, many regions have successively released industrial guidance policies, focusing on the development of system and mechanisms for key industrial chains such as integrated circuits, industrial mother machines, medical equipment, and advanced materials, promoting full-chain technological breakthroughs and application of results. Not long ago, Chinese scientists released the world's first carbon nanotube tensor processor chip. This new technology can reduce the power consumption of integrated circuits to one-third of current silicon-based chips. To enhance the systematic capability of scientific and technological breakthroughs, the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission is actively planning to establish national innovation platforms for project development, build a full-chain support mechanism for industrial incubation, and help China achieve a "curve overtaking" in chip technology. Focusing on goals, reforms to the mechanism for transforming scientific and technological achievements are continuously deepened, and the construction of a national technology transfer system is strengthened. Shanghai has just issued a three-year action plan for the transfer and transformation of scientific and technological achievements, aiming to achieve a total technology contract turnover of over 800 billion yuan by 2027. Shenzhen has further organized and implemented the granting of ownership or long-term usage rights of job-related scientific and technological achievements to researchers, forming a complete set of regulations. Recently, Professor Li Heyan's team at Shenzhen Technology University completed the registration of two technology companies based on their multiple scientific research achievements and will cooperate in depth with large automobile companies in the field of automatic parking. Innovative China is full of vitality. Adhering to Chinese characteristics and discerning global features, China is accelerating its pace, inspiring innovation vitality through deepened reforms, promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, effectively transforming institutional advantages into scientific and technological competitive advantages, and providing strategic support for Chinese modernization.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council recently issued the "Opinions on Deepening the Reform of Building the Industrial Worker Force" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"). The "Opinions" emphasize adherence to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, comprehensively implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second and Third Plenary Sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee, deeply implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on the working class and trade union work, upholding and strengthening the Party's overall leadership, adhering to the fundamental policy of wholeheartedly relying on the working class, profoundly understanding the decisive significance of "two establishments," strengthening "four consciousnesses," firming "four self-confidences," achieving "two safeguards," adhering to systemic thinking, problem orientation, and upholding fundamental principles while breaking new ground, deepening the reform of building the industrial worker force, and uniting and guiding industrial workers to play a main force role in the construction of Chinese modernization. The main goals proposed by the "Opinions" are that through deepening the reform of building the industrial worker force, ideological and political guidance will be more solid, industrial workers' conviction to follow the Party will be firmer, their passion and motivation for work and entrepreneurship will be higher, their status as masters will be more prominent, and their sense of accomplishment, gain, and happiness will be further enhanced; the social atmosphere of valuing labor, skills, and great creation will be stronger; the comprehensive quality of industrial workers will be significantly improved, and a continuous stream of master craftsmen and highly skilled talents will emerge, and the队伍 of knowledge-based, skilled, and innovative industrial workers will continuously grow. By 2035, the goal is to cultivate about 2,000 master craftsmen, about 10,000 provincial-level craftsmen, and about 50,000 city-level craftsmen, leading the construction of a first-class industrial technical worker force by cultivating more master craftsmen and craftsmen at all levels, providing strong talent guarantee and skill support for comprehensively advancing the construction of a strong nation and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization. The "Opinions" deploy in eight aspects. First, strengthen ideological and political guidance to unite and guide industrial workers to unswervingly follow the Party. Second, develop whole-process people's democracy to guarantee the master status of industrial workers. Third, adapt to the needs of new industrialization development and improve the industrial worker skill formation system. Fourth, improve the professional development system and promote the growth and talent development of industrial workers. Fifth, protect labor and economic rights and interests and enhance industrial workers' sense of accomplishment, gain, and happiness. Sixth, build platforms for making achievements and give play to the main force role of industrial workers. Seventh, expand the industrial worker force and continuously consolidate the class and mass basis for the Party's long-term governance. Eighth, strengthen organizational leadership and jointly promote the reform of building the industrial worker force.
" 3. At the invitation of the Indonesian government, Han Zheng, Special Representative of President Xi Jinping and Vice President of China, attended the inauguration ceremony of Indonesia's new president in Jakarta on October 20. He also visited Indonesia from October 19 to 21, meeting separately with new President Prabowo, then-President Joko Widodo, and new Vice President Gibran. During his meeting with Prabowo, Han Zheng first conveyed President Xi Jinping's warm congratulations and best wishes to President Prabowo. Han Zheng stated that President Prabowo's immediate visit to China after his election demonstrated his deep friendship with China and his high regard for developing China-Indonesia relations. President Xi Jinping and President Prabowo held a meeting and reached important consensuses on further consolidating and deepening cooperation between the two countries. President Prabowo elaborated on a series of important proposals in his inaugural address, such as food self-sufficiency and poverty reduction, which highly align with President Xi Jinping's people-centered development philosophy. China will support President Prabowo and the new Indonesian government in their smooth administration and is willing to work with Indonesia, following the strategic guidance of the heads of state, to build a high level of strategic mutual trust, deepen all-round mutually beneficial cooperation, carry out closer international coordination, promote the continuous progress of the China-Indonesia community with a shared future, and contribute to maintaining regional peace and stability and promoting world development and prosperity. Prabowo asked Han Zheng to convey his sincere gratitude and cordial greetings to President Xi Jinping and warmly welcomed Vice President Han Zheng to Indonesia as President Xi Jinping's special representative to attend his inauguration ceremony. Prabowo stated that China is an influential major country and a strong partner for Indonesia. The new Indonesian government attaches great importance to developing relations with China and will continue President Joko Widodo's friendly policy towards China to promote greater development in bilateral relations. During his meeting with Joko Widodo, Han Zheng conveyed President Xi Jinping's cordial greetings and best wishes to President Joko Widodo. Han Zheng stated that the past decade has been a decade of high-level development in China-Indonesia relations. President Xi Jinping and President Joko Widodo jointly guided the continuous upgrading of China-Indonesia relations, entering a new era of building a community with a shared future. China is willing to work with Indonesia to carry forward the excellent tradition of friendly cooperation between the two countries and continue to write new chapters of solidarity, coordination, and win-win cooperation. Joko Widodo asked Han Zheng to convey his sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping and thanked President Xi Jinping for their recent phone call, stating that cooperation between Indonesia and China has been fruitful in recent years, and the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway has become a symbol of friendship between the two countries. He believed that under the leadership of the new Indonesian government, bilateral relations will continue to reach new heights. During his meeting with Gibran, Han Zheng congratulated him on his election and new role, stating that China is willing to align development strategies with Indonesia's new government's administrative priorities, continuously deepen practical cooperation in various fields, and better achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. Gibran stated that he is willing to work with China to implement the important consensuses of the two heads of state and jointly promote deeper and more practical bilateral cooperation.
" 4. Since the beginning of this year, China's foreign trade has grown in both volume and quality, demonstrating strong resilience. The latest data from the WTO shows that in the first half of the year, China's share of the international export market was 14.3%, an increase of 0.4 percentage points year-on-year, maintaining steady progress in its international market share, and China continues to hold its position as the largest goods trading nation. In the first three quarters, China's trade with over 160 countries and regions achieved growth. Exports to traditional markets such as Europe, America, and Japan increased by 4.2%, while exports to emerging markets like ASEAN and Latin America increased by 12.3% and 13.7% respectively, steadily advancing market diversification. In Yantian Port, Shenzhen, 16 new shipping routes were added in the first nine months of this year alone. More and more companies are "connecting" to foreign markets through cross-border e-commerce. In the first three quarters, China's cross-border e-commerce exports reached 1.48 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.2%, with a clear trend towards intelligent, green, and branded products. Currently, companies in 165 national cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones have registered over 30,000 brands overseas, and approximately 16,000 cross-border e-commerce companies within these pilot zones have been recognized as high-tech enterprises. At a cleaning robot company, reporters saw that robots equipped with AI human eye technology can identify different types of waste such as pet hair and dust. Innovation has made "Made in China" more widely popular. In the first three quarters, China's exports of mechanical and electrical products increased by 8%, accounting for 59.3% of total exports. Among them, exports of high-end equipment increased by 43.4%, and exports of high-tech, high-value-added products such as integrated circuits, ships, and general machinery achieved double-digit growth, continuously optimizing the foreign trade structure.
" 5. Since the beginning of this year, the rapid development of industries such as electronic information manufacturing, internet services, and software services has continuously expanded the scale of China's digital economy and accelerated the process of industrial digitalization. Relying on digital twin technology, in this factory in Hunan, everything from a 72-meter boom to a 2-millimeter screw is automatically assembled by robots, increasing the production capacity of pump trucks by 123%. Currently, China has over 14,000 "5G+industrial internet" projects, forming 20 typical scenarios across 10 major industries. The industrial internet has achieved full coverage of major industrial categories, and the installed capacity of industrial robots accounts for over 50% of the world's total. While the industrial digitalization process continues to accelerate, the scale of digital industrialization is also continuously expanding. Data shows that in the first three quarters of this year, the sales revenue of China's core digital economy industries increased by 7.7% year-on-year. Next, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will promote large-scale industrial enterprises and specialized, refined, unique, and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises to take the lead in completing digital transformation, striving to build around 200 high-standard digital parks by 2027.
" 6. Tibet continues to forge a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, taking the improvement of people's livelihoods and the凝聚 (cohesion) of hearts as its starting and ending points. Cadres and people of all ethnic groups work together to write a new chapter of high-quality development on the plateau. Lhasa's Barkhor Street in Tibet has over 100 residential courtyards, where residents from more than 20 ethnic groups live. Here, various convenient and beneficial projects such as medical services and cultural activities are readily available. The local area also integrates education on ethnic unity and progress into daily teaching, allowing children to feel the warmth of the multi-ethnic family. To build a social pattern of cohabitation, co-learning, co-construction, co-sharing, co-work, and co-enjoyment, Tibet also regularly carries out exchange activities such as "model area creation entering villages (communities)," "our festivals," and "joint creation and co-building." Currently, the number of national and autonomous region-level model communities for ethnic unity and progress in Tibet has reached 66. At the same time, Tibet also fully leverages the advantages of pairing assistance to promote the deepening of feelings and the凝聚 (cohesion) of strength among people of all ethnic groups through mutual learning and mutual reference. Since the central government implemented the "group-based" pairing assistance decision for medical and educational talents in Tibet, 17 pairing assistance provinces and cities have cumulatively dispatched over 2,100 educational talents to assist 21 primary and secondary schools in Tibet; nearly 2,000 medical experts have been cumulatively selected to support hospitals at all levels in Tibet. Currently, 7 prefectures (cities) in Tibet have successfully created national model prefectures (cities) for ethnic unity and progress. In 2023, Tibet invested 14.74 billion yuan in "major livelihood projects," comprehensively increasing the subsidy standards for 13 livelihood subsidies, and fully implementing all 38 livelihood priorities.
" 7. A cold front is affecting many parts of northern China. Starting from last night (October 20), Mohe, Heilongjiang, experienced heavy snowfall, reaching blizzard levels by noon today. Highway management and sanitation departments immediately deployed snow removal machinery to clear the roads. Jiuquan, Zhangye, Jinchang, and other areas in the Hexi Corridor of Gansu also encountered rain and snow, leading to temporary traffic controls on some expressways. Relevant departments organized large-scale machinery for de-icing and snow removal operations. In Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, the rain and snow were accompanied by strong winds of 5-6 grades, and some roads were icy. To ensure safety, some passenger bus services were suspended. The Shaanxi Provincial Meteorological Observatory issued a frost blue warning today, and areas like Yulin began heating supply ahead of schedule. The Central Meteorological Observatory predicts that tomorrow and the day after, some parts of the northeast will experience moderate to heavy rain, with rain turning to snow in eastern Jilin and eastern Heilongjiang, and local blizzards. People are advised to pay attention to traffic safety when going out and be wary of the impact on agricultural facilities.
" 8. The third round of the third batch of central ecological and environmental protection inspections have all achieved on-site inspections. Reporters learned from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment that as of yesterday afternoon (October 20), all eight central ecological and environmental protection inspection teams in the third round of the third batch have achieved on-site inspections. The inspection period is one month. During the inspection period, each inspection team has set up dedicated hotline numbers and postal mailboxes to receive letters, calls, and public complaints regarding ecological and environmental protection from the inspected entities. The hotline reception hours are from 8:00 to 20:00 daily. Over 14,000 China-Europe freight train trips from January to September. Reporters learned from China State Railway Group that from January to September this year, China-Europe freight trains cumulatively operated 14,689 trips, sending 1.571 million TEUs of goods, representing year-on-year increases of 13% and 11% respectively. Since the beginning of this year, the monthly number of China-Europe freight train trips has exceeded 1,600 for seven consecutive months. Currently, China-Europe freight trains have reached 226 cities in 25 European countries. Loan Prime Rate reduced by 0.25 percentage points. The latest data released by the People's Bank of China today (October 21) shows that the one-year and over-five-year Loan Prime Rates are 3.1% and 3.6% respectively, both down 0.25 percentage points from before. This is the third reduction in the Loan Prime Rate this year, which will help reduce financing costs and further enhance the growth momentum of consumption and investment. 410,000 various types of elderly care institutions and facilities nationwide. Reporters learned from the Ministry of Civil Affairs today (October 21) that as of June this year, there are 410,000 various types of elderly care institutions and facilities nationwide, of which 369,000 are community elderly care institutions and facilities, an increase of 1 times and 1.2 times respectively compared to 2019. The central government continues to support centralized care for economically disadvantaged elderly people with disabilities, and currently has supported 15,000 completely disabled elderly people from low-income families to reside in elderly care institutions. National cumulative installed power generation capacity increased by 14.1% year-on-year by the end of September. The National Energy Administration today (October 21) released data showing that as of the end of September, the national cumulative installed power generation capacity was approximately 3.16 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 14.1%. Among them, solar power generation installed capacity was approximately 770 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 48.3%; wind power installed capacity was approximately 480 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 19.8%. China's green transformation of energy and electricity continues to deepen. Weifang-Yantai High-Speed Railway opens for operation today. The Weifang-Yantai High-Speed Railway opened for operation today (October 21). The Weiyin High-Speed Railway is an important part of the coastal corridor of the national "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed railway network, with a total length of 237 kilometers, 9 stations, and a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour. After its opening, Laizhou City and Zhaoyuan City will be connected to the national high-speed railway network, further promoting interconnectivity within the Shandong Peninsula urban cluster. Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has cleared over 12.7 million vehicle trips. This year marks the 6th anniversary of the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. According to statistics from Gongbei Customs, since the opening of the bridge in October 2018, customs has cumulatively cleared over 12.7 million inbound and outbound vehicle trips. Currently, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge port's daily average inbound and outbound vehicle traffic is approximately 16,200 trips, with a maximum single-day traffic exceeding 22,800 trips. The 30th China Yiwu International Commodities Fair opens. The 30th China Yiwu International Commodities Fair opened today (October 21). This Yiwu Fair focuses on the theme of "Cultivating New Drivers for Foreign Trade and Shaping New Advantages in Opening Up." During the exhibition, activities such as global new product launches, international small commodity creative design competitions, and procurement trade negotiation meetings will be held to promote the trade and circulation of daily consumer goods. Over 130,000 overseas buyers attend the first phase of the 136th Canton Fair offline. The first phase of the 136th Canton Fair was successfully held from October 15 to 19, with over 130,000 overseas buyers from 211 countries and regions attending offline, an increase of 4.6% from the previous session. Among them, buyers from "Belt and Road" countries exceeded 90,000, an increase of 6.8%. The second phase of the 136th Canton Fair, themed "Quality Home Furnishings," will open on October 23. 2024 FINA Swimming World Cup Shanghai concludes with China winning 6 golds. The 2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup Shanghai concluded yesterday (October 20). The Chinese team "led" the medal table with a total of 6 gold, 11 silver, and 7 bronze medals. Among them, Tang Qianting won the women's 50m breaststroke with a time of 28.76 seconds, breaking her own short course Asian record. Tang Muhang, Gao Weizhong, and Kong Yaqi swept the top three in the women's 800m freestyle. 2024 Youth Film Week (Zhejiang) opens in Hangzhou. The opening ceremony of the 2024 Youth Film Week (Zhejiang) was held yesterday (October 20) in Hangzhou. This film week revolves around four major sections: opening unit, screening unit, venture capital unit, and theme activities, launching more than 20 series of exciting events to help young filmmakers jointly envision the future through film.
" 9. The 16th BRICS Leaders' Summit is about to be held in Kazan, Russia. This is the first leaders' summit since the historic expansion of BRICS, drawing significant international attention. International figures stated that President Xi Jinping's attendance at this summit will promote the steady and long-term development of "Greater BRICS cooperation," inject new impetus into the common development and solidarity of the "Global South," and contribute Chinese wisdom to world peace and development. Kazan, the ancient city of a thousand years in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, is ready for the first in-person leaders' summit since the historic expansion of BRICS. International figures expressed anticipation for President Xi Jinping's important proposals during the 16th BRICS Leaders' Summit, believing that BRICS, as a positive, stable, and benevolent force, will surely flourish and inject more positive energy into world peace and development.
" 10. The Israeli military stated today (October 21) that last night (October 20), Israeli forces carried out airstrikes on dozens of branches of a financial institution in Beirut, Lebanon, and other locations. The Israeli military claimed the institution was linked to Hezbollah's weapon procurement activities. The Israeli military also launched ground operations and airstrikes in southern Lebanon, destroying several military facilities of Hezbollah. Hezbollah stated that on October 20, it launched a large number of rockets at Israeli military bases and personnel in northern Israel and shot down an Israeli drone. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) issued a statement on October 20, stating that the Israeli military deliberately and forcibly dismantled a UNIFIL camp's watchtower and camp fence on the southern Lebanese border that day. Israel has not yet responded to this. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues; Israeli military claims a senior officer was killed by an explosion. The conflict in the Gaza Strip continues. The Israeli military stated on October 20 that it conducted operations in various parts of the Gaza Strip, killing dozens of Palestinian militants and confiscating a large number of weapons. The Israeli military also confirmed that Colonel Daksa, commander of its 401st Armored Brigade, was killed by an explosion while on a mission in northern Gaza. The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), stated on October 20 that they destroyed an Israeli tank with high explosives in Jabalia, causing casualties among Israeli soldiers. According to Israeli media reports on October 20, a "THAAD" anti-missile system provided by the United States has now been deployed in Israel. Iran has previously stated that the U.S. providing "THAAD" to Israel puts the safety of U.S. forces at risk.
" 11. According to a vote by the Eighth Session of the Fifteenth National Assembly of Vietnam today (October 21), Le Truong Son, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Standing Secretary of the Central Secretariat, was elected as the new President of Vietnam.
" 12. COP16 Opens in Colombia. The 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity opened in Cali, Colombia, on October 20. The conference will focus on discussions regarding biodiversity conservation and the sustainable use of natural resources. UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated on the same day that participating countries at this conference will present clear action plans consistent with the "Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework" and strengthen related monitoring mechanisms. New Mexico, US, hit by floods, two dead. According to US media reports today (October 21), heavy rainfall caused floods in Roswell, a city in southeastern New Mexico, from the night of October 19 to October 20, resulting in two deaths. The severe weather also damaged numerous homes and commercial facilities in the area, leaving hundreds of residents stranded at one point. On October 20, roads leading to the Roswell area were closed, and some flights were canceled.
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