On October 28, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting to deliberate the "Comprehensive Report on the Third Round of Inspection of the 20th CPC Central Committee." Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting. The meeting pointed out that under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, inspection work has adhered to focusing on the central task and serving the overall situation, highlighting problem orientation, implementing a strict tone, innovating organizational methods, deepening coordination between upper and lower levels, and continuously demonstrating its sharp sword effect. From the inspection results, it can be seen that Party building in central and state organs and financial institutions under central management has been strengthened, and new achievements have been made in various tasks, but some problems still exist. It is necessary to seriously and earnestly grasp the rectification of inspections, strengthen the political responsibility of "key officials" and members of leading bodies, strengthen the overall organization and daily supervision of inspection rectification, combine inspection rectification with deepening reforms, with comprehensively strict Party governance, and with the construction of leading bodies and cadre teams, integrating it into daily work and functional responsibilities, and promoting high-quality development through effective rectification. The meeting emphasized that Party committees (leading Party groups) at all levels must continuously raise their political standing, strengthen their political responsibility in performing their duties, dare to act and be good at it, overcome difficulties, and actively share the Party's concerns and fulfill their responsibilities for the country. It is necessary to conscientiously implement the deployments of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and implement reform tasks with a "nail-biting" spirit. It is necessary to enhance awareness of potential dangers, coordinate development and security, strive to prevent and resolve risks in key areas, and firmly hold the bottom line of security. It is necessary to strengthen the construction of leading bodies, strictly implement democratic centralism, promote the flexible movement of leading cadres, and continuously enhance cohesion and combat effectiveness. It is necessary to have a clear understanding of the anti-corruption situation, thoroughly advance comprehensive and strict Party governance, carry the anti-corruption struggle to the end with a thorough self-revolutionary spirit, adhere to integrated advancement of not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, and not wanting to be corrupt, deepen both symptomatic and fundamental treatment, maintain a high-pressure stance against corruption, continuously improve power allocation and operational restraint mechanisms, strive to eliminate the soil and conditions for corruption, and promote the normalization and long-term effectiveness of preventing and addressing corruption. The meeting also discussed other matters.
On the afternoon of October 28, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held its 17th group study session on building a strong socialist culture. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, emphasized while presiding over the study that it is necessary to anchor the strategic goal of building a strong socialist culture by 2035, adhere to Marxism as the fundamental guiding ideology, be rooted in the profound Chinese civilization, adapt to the trend of information technology development, and continuously develop a new era socialist culture with Chinese characteristics that possesses strong ideological leadership, spiritual cohesion, value appeal, and international influence, continuously enhance the spiritual strength of the people, and solidify the cultural foundation for building a strong nation and realizing national rejuvenation. Comrade Wang Bo, Vice President and Professor of Peking University, gave a lecture on this issue and offered suggestions for work. Members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee carefully listened to the lecture and held discussions. After listening to the lecture and discussions, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech. He pointed out that since the 18th CPC National Congress, we have consistently placed cultural development in a prominent position in national governance, made a series of major deployments, formed the socialist culture thought with Chinese characteristics for the new era, and promoted historical achievements in cultural development through rectifying fundamental issues and upholding fundamental principles while breaking new ground, taking solid steps towards building a strong socialist culture. Xi Jinping emphasized the unwavering commitment to the path of socialist cultural development with Chinese characteristics. We must uphold the Party's leadership, enhance our cultural governance capabilities under informationalized conditions, and strengthen the Party's governance foundation and mass base in terms of ideology, spirit, and culture. We must adhere to the fundamental system of Marxism's guiding position in the ideological sphere, fully implement the socialist culture thought with Chinese characteristics for the new era, and develop a national, scientific, and popular socialist culture that is oriented towards modernization, the world, and the future. We must adhere to socialist core values as guidance, continuously build the Chinese spirit, Chinese values, and Chinese strength, and develop and strengthen mainstream values, mainstream public opinion, and mainstream culture. Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to vigorously stimulate the cultural innovation and creativity of the entire nation. We must adhere to a people-centered creative orientation, prioritize social benefits, and unify social benefits with economic benefits, making the stimulation of innovation and creativity the central link in deepening cultural system and mechanism reforms, and accelerating the improvement of cultural management systems and production and operation mechanisms. Focusing on improving cultural originality, we must improve the service, guidance, and organizational mechanisms for literary and artistic creation and production, nurture and produce a batch of popular classics of the era, and build new pinnacles of Chinese culture. We must actively create a good cultural ecology, fully promote academic democracy and artistic democracy, support writers, artists, and experts and scholars to take root in life and devote themselves to creation, and promote the continuous outburst of cultural innovation and creativity. We must explore effective mechanisms for the integration of culture and technology, achieve digital empowerment and informatization transformation of cultural development, and transform cultural resource advantages into cultural development advantages. Xi Jinping emphasized that cultural development must always focus on people and ultimately benefit people. We must focus on meeting the diverse, multi-level, and multi-faceted spiritual and cultural needs of the people, improve the supply capacity of cultural services and cultural products, and enhance the people's sense of cultural gain and happiness. We must pay attention to the role of culture in nurturing the mind and cultivating sentiments, and foster an uplifting and enterprising spirit throughout the nation. We must respect the laws of talent growth, improve talent selection, cultivation, use, and incentive mechanisms that conform to the characteristics of the cultural field, create a good policy environment for identifying, valuing, and cherishing talent, and build a large, well-structured, and innovative high-level cultural talent team. Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to continue the Chinese cultural lineage through creative transformation and innovative development. We must uphold the cultural subjectivity of the Chinese nation, and protect, promote, and develop the treasures of Chinese civilization that have endured vicissitudes. We must deeply excavate and elaborate on the spiritual connotations of excellent traditional Chinese culture, activate the excellent elements in traditional Chinese culture with Marxism and endow them with new connotations of the times, and develop a new era socialist culture with Chinese characteristics. We must uphold the reverence for history and love for culture, adhere to the principles of protection first, rational utilization, and minimal intervention, and promote systematic protection and unified supervision of cultural heritage. We must improve the cultural heritage protection and inheritance system and mechanisms, and accelerate the improvement of the legal and regulatory system. Xi Jinping emphasized that it is necessary to continuously enhance national cultural soft power and the influence of Chinese culture. We must promote the restructuring of the international communication landscape, innovate online external propaganda, and build a multi-channel, three-dimensional external communication pattern. We must more actively publicize China's proposals, disseminate Chinese culture, and showcase China's image. We must extensively carry out various forms of international cultural exchanges and cooperation. We must more actively and proactively learn from all excellent human civilization achievements, and create a batch of cultural achievements that integrate ancient and modern, and connect China and the world. Xi Jinping finally emphasized that building a strong socialist culture is a common task for the entire Party and society. We must strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee over publicity, ideological, and cultural work, and improve the leadership and management system and mechanisms for cultural development. Party committees and governments at all levels must earnestly strengthen organizational leadership, do a good job in cadre allocation, talent cultivation, resource investment, etc., mobilize the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of all parties, and gather strong synergy for building a strong socialist culture.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to scientifically plan and build a new energy system, promoting multi-energy complementarity among water, wind, solar, hydrogen, and natural gas. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee made systematic deployments for the development of a new energy system. Currently, China is continuously introducing important reform measures, the supply capacity of new energy is continuously increasing, the utilization level is continuously improving, and the pace of building a new energy system continues to accelerate. Across China, a number of major clean energy projects are being vigorously advanced. Along the southeastern coast, a 2 million-kilowatt tidal flat photovoltaic demonstration project is under intensive construction. In the Taklimakan Desert, the Ruoqiang 1 million-kilowatt concentrated solar power and photovoltaic integrated project is being pushed forward with full force. As of the end of September, China's total installed capacity of wind power and photovoltaic power reached 1.25 billion kilowatts. At the 2020 Climate Ambition Summit, President Xi Jinping announced that by 2030, China's total installed capacity of wind power and solar power generation would reach over 1.2 billion kilowatts. This goal has now been achieved six years ahead of schedule. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, while advancing Chinese modernization and conforming to the global trend of low-carbon energy transition, General Secretary Xi Jinping, with an eye on the future, creatively proposed a new energy security strategy and personally guided and promoted the energy revolution. He has visited key energy regions such as Heilongjiang, Sichuan, and Inner Mongolia multiple times for research and inspection, went into energy enterprises, deep into factories and laboratories, and repeatedly emphasized the need to accelerate the planning and construction of a new energy system, promote the integration of source, grid, load, and storage, accelerate the development of clean energy such as wind power, solar power, and nuclear power, and achieve multi-energy complementarity and deep integration of traditional energy and new energy. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee proposed to accelerate the planning and construction of a new energy system, improve new energy consumption and regulation policies and measures, and made new deployments for the construction of a new energy system. This year, multiple reform measures have been accelerated, including the promulgation of the "Opinions on Accelerating the Comprehensive Green Transformation of Economic and Social Development," which clarifies the path for vigorously developing clean energy, and the implementation of the "Thousands of Villages and Towns Wind and Photovoltaic Construction Action Plan," expanding new development spaces. The inter-provincial spot electricity market has transitioned from trial operation to formal operation, better promoting the consumption of new energy. Building a new energy system requires efforts to improve clean energy supply capacity. Currently, China is accelerating the construction of clean energy bases such as wind and solar power in the northwest, hydropower in the southwest, offshore wind power, and coastal nuclear power. Xinjiang has introduced 16 reform measures, decentralizing the approval authority for wind and solar power projects from the autonomous region to cities and prefectures, while simplifying approval procedures. Building a new energy system requires ensuring that new energy can be transmitted and utilized effectively. This year, China has started construction on multiple ultra-high voltage projects and accelerated the upgrading and transformation of distribution networks. By the end of 2025, distribution networks will have the capacity to connect approximately 500 million kilowatts of distributed new energy. To address the instability of wind and solar power generation, China is accelerating energy storage construction. The central enterprise new energy storage innovation consortium, established in August, is tackling 57 key tasks. In Guangdong, a newly developed new energy panoramic forecasting system has been put into use, which uses intelligent algorithms to precisely dispatch new energy and thermal power generation based on changes in wind and light. Today, China has established an energy supply system with comprehensive development of clean energy and traditional energy, and the world's largest clean electricity supply system. On the new journey, accelerating the construction of a new energy system will provide safe and reliable energy保障 for Chinese modernization and make a greater contribution to building a clean and beautiful world.
Currently, the national autumn harvest is nearing its end, and grain storage and procurement in major producing areas are proceeding in an orderly manner. At present, the autumn harvest in Northeast China's major grain producing areas is nearing its end. Over 90% of rice in Jilin has been harvested. In Shuangliao, the orderly mechanical rice transplanter technology, coupled with good field management, has led to a 13% increase in yield this year. Inner Mongolia has harvested over 100 million mu of autumn grain. In the rice planting base in the Yellow River irrigated area, by introducing high-yield and high-quality varieties and promoting dry seed direct seeding and other seedling cultivation technologies, the average rice yield per mu is expected to reach 550 kilograms. In Liaoning, approximately 1.93 million mu of soybeans are in the final sprint of harvesting. The local area continues to promote soybean and corn rotation, expanding soybean planting area by nearly 100,000 mu. In Jiangsu, an important rice producing area, the provincial autumn grain harvest this year reached 18.94 million mu, with over 40% completed. In Dantu District, Zhenjiang, advanced film mulching technology is used to achieve green, high-yield, and efficient rice planting. Sichuan is vigorously promoting the planting of ratoon rice, with an area of 5.74 million mu this year, and is currently experiencing a second season harvest, entering the final stage of harvesting. At the same time, autumn grain storage and procurement are also intensifying. By expanding storage capacity and utilizing technological storage, smooth grain sales for farmers are ensured. Hebei Province has prepared an empty storage capacity of 14 billion jin. In Wuyi County, Hengshui, various grain depots and purchasing agencies promptly release purchasing policies, network distribution, and market prices online, making it convenient for farmers to know information and understand the process at any time. Heilongjiang, a major grain producing province, has harvested over 230 million mu of crops. During this grain procurement period, Heilongjiang has prepared a storage capacity of 174.7 billion jin. A grain purchasing enterprise in Shuangyashan has also for the first time applied an intelligent purchasing system, which has greatly improved the efficiency of grain purchasing.
Today (October 28), the Shenzhou-19 manned spacecraft launch mission conducted an all-system rehearsal. Currently, all systems for the launch mission have completed relevant functional checks and are prepared for launch. At 8:30 AM, under the unified command of the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center, the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Xi'an Satellite Control Center, and various tracking and control stations jointly debugged and controlled, fully simulating various technical states and work processes during launch preparation, launch, and flight. This rehearsal is the last full-element rehearsal before the Shenzhou-19 launch, and the spacecraft-rocket stack has entered the pre-launch state. The meteorological system continues to monitor weather changes at the launch window, increasing the frequency of meteorological consultations and conducting specialized technical research on meteorological factors that may affect the launch. Currently, the facilities and equipment in the launch area are in good condition, and subsequent work will proceed with rocket propellant loading and launch as scheduled. This afternoon, the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center completed the final space station phasing adjustment before launch, preparing for the rendezvous and docking of the Shenzhou-19 spacecraft with the space station.
Since the beginning of this year, China's investment has maintained a trend of scale expansion and structural optimization, with investment vitality continuously stimulated, effectively boosting high-quality economic development. In terms of total investment, in September, the growth rates of infrastructure investment, manufacturing investment, and private investment all rebounded compared to the previous month, and the scale of national fixed asset investment continued to expand. In terms of structure, investment in key industries grew rapidly. In the first three quarters, manufacturing investment increased by 9.2% year-on-year, 5.8 percentage points higher than the overall investment. Manufacturing technological transformation investment increased by 9.5%, and industrial transformation and upgrading continued to advance. As support for scientific and technological innovation continues to increase, high-tech industry investment has maintained double-digit growth for seven consecutive months, with rapid growth in fields such as aerospace, electronics, and communications, continuously cultivating and strengthening new drivers and new advantages. Behind the increase in investment quantity and quality, the effects of various existing and new policies are gradually emerging. Large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods have been further promoted. In the first three quarters, investment in equipment and tools purchases increased by 16.4% year-on-year, contributing 61.6% to the total investment growth. The "ballast" role of major project investment has become prominent. In the first three quarters, investment in projects with a total planned investment of 100 million yuan or more increased by 7.1% year-on-year, driving a 3.9 percentage point increase in total investment, and the driving and amplifying effect of government investment has been effectively played.
The reporter learned from the Ministry of Commerce that since the beginning of this year, the construction of a modern commercial circulation system has accelerated, and the development of China's wholesale and retail industries has generally been positive. From January to September, the added value of the wholesale and retail industries was 9.4 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.4%. The wholesale and retail markets operated smoothly, and most business formats maintained growth. In the first nine months, the transaction volume of key commodity wholesale markets monitored by the Ministry of Commerce increased by 6.8% year-on-year, with significant year-on-year growth in the transaction volume of capital goods and industrial consumer goods markets. Among retail enterprises above a designated size, the retail sales of convenience stores, specialty stores, and supermarkets all maintained a growth trend. At the same time, urban and rural market vitality was strong, and customer traffic and consumption steadily increased. The customer traffic in 50 pedestrian streets and commercial districts nationwide monitored by the Ministry of Commerce increased by 14.5% year-on-year. In the first nine months, online retail sales of agricultural products increased by 18.3% year-on-year.
The State Council Information Office held a press conference today (October 28), where a relevant official from the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) announced that the Second China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) will be held in Beijing from November 26 to November 30. The second CISCE, with the theme of "Connecting the World, Creating the Future," focuses on promoting international cooperation in industrial and supply chains. Building upon the clean energy chain, smart vehicle chain, digital technology chain, healthy living chain, green agriculture chain, and supply chain services exhibition areas of the first expo, a new advanced manufacturing chain exhibition area has been added. The exhibition area has increased from 100,000 square meters in the first expo to 120,000 square meters. It is expected that guests from political, business, and academic circles from over 100 countries and regions and more than 10 international organizations will participate. Over 600 Chinese and foreign enterprises will exhibit, an increase of approximately 20% compared to the first expo. As the world's first national-level exhibition with the theme of supply chains, CISCE will promote the衔接 of upstream and downstream, the integration of large, medium, and small enterprises, the coordination of industry, academia, research, and application, and the interaction between Chinese and foreign enterprises, helping enterprises from various countries better integrate into the global industrial and supply chains.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has decided: Comrade Wang Hao is appointed Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, and Comrade Yi Lianhong no longer serves as Secretary, Standing Committee Member, or Member of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee.
Central SOE Rural Industry Investment Fund Signs 1.76 Billion Yuan The reporter learned from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council that the Central SOE Rural Industry Investment Fund has launched 9 projects in areas designated for central SOE assistance, with a total signed amount reaching 1.76 billion yuan, involving over 10 industries such as agricultural planting, agricultural product processing, and rural e-commerce, covering 14 counties in 9 provinces and regions including Xinjiang, Gansu, and Jiangxi. 2024 Chengdu Horticultural Expo Concludes Today The 2024 Chengdu World Horticultural Exposition concluded today (October 28). The expo lasted 186 days, featuring 113 international and domestic exhibition gardens and showcasing over 2,700 plant species. Chengdu Garden, Nanjing Garden, and Japan's Kofu Garden won the International Association of Horticultural Producers Grand Prize. People's Bank of China Launches Outright Reverse Repurchase Operations The People's Bank of China announced that starting today (October 28), it will launch outright reverse repurchase operations, with underlying assets including treasury bonds, local government bonds, financial bonds, and corporate credit bonds. This will further enrich channels for basic money supply and help maintain reasonable and ample liquidity in the banking system. National Medical Products Administration Initiates Pilot Program for Segmented Production of Biologics The National Medical Products Administration announced today the initiation of a pilot program for segmented production of biologics, focusing on certain innovative, clinically urgent, and highly valuable biologics, mainly involving bulk drug substance and finished drug product. This initiative is expected to enhance the supply capacity of clinically urgent biologics and better meet the public's medication needs. Third National Ecological Environment Monitoring Skills Competition Held The Third National Ecological Environment Monitoring Professional Technical Personnel Skills Competition was held today (October 28) in Nantong. This year's event placed greater emphasis on the application of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, satellite remote sensing, and drones, covering elements such as surface water, ambient air, waste gas, and soil, showcasing new achievements in the digital and intelligent transformation of ecological environment monitoring. Nanning-Pingxiang High-Speed Railway Chongzuo-Pingxiang Section Enters Full Track Laying Phase Today (October 28), the Chongzuo-Pingxiang section of the Nanning-Pingxiang High-Speed Railway in Guangxi began full track laying. The Chongping section has a total length of 81.52 kilometers and a design speed of 250 kilometers per hour. The Nanning-Pingxiang High-Speed Railway is planned to be fully completed and opened to traffic next year, at which time the train travel time from Nanning to Pingxiang will be reduced from the current more than 4 hours to just over 1 hour. "Tammy" Continues to Affect Hainan with Heavy Rainfall Today and Tomorrow The impact of "Tammy," which has weakened to a tropical depression, continues. Sanya, Hainan, experienced heavy rainfall, with severe waterlogging in some road sections. All primary and secondary schools and kindergartens in Sanya suspended classes starting noon today (October 28). Local authorities have mobilized various forces to fully carry out drainage and emergency response. The Central Meteorological Administration predicts that most parts of Hainan will continue to experience heavy rain or torrential rain tonight and tomorrow, reminding the public to take precautions in advance.
Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health announced on October 27 that Israeli airstrikes in three southern Lebanese districts resulted in at least 21 deaths. The Israeli army stated that its operations on October 25 and 26 in southern Lebanon killed two Hezbollah commanders in the Bint Jbeil area. Hezbollah announced that it continued to launch rocket attacks on Israeli northern settlements today (October 28). Lebanon's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on October 27, stating that Lebanon has filed a complaint with the UN Security Council regarding Israel's continuous attacks on Lebanese territory between October 15 and 24, demanding the Security Council condemn Israel's aggression against Lebanese territory and violation of sovereignty, and reaffirming that Israel should abide by Resolution 1701. Israel Claims All Objectives Achieved in Iran Attack, Iran Says Israel Exaggerated Effectiveness of Aggression Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on October 27 that the Israeli army's actions against Iran on October 26 achieved all objectives, severely striking Iran's air defense capabilities and missile production capacity. Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei stated on October 27 that Israel exaggerated the effectiveness of its aggression against Iran, but it was also wrong to downplay what Israel did. He also stated that Israel does not understand the strength and determination of the Iranian people. Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani stated that Iran received information about a possible attack the night before the attack and took necessary measures. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi proposed on October 27 a two-day temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for the exchange of Palestinian and Israeli detainees. Neither Israel nor Hamas has responded to this. On the same day, Gaza ceasefire negotiations resumed in Qatar, with Israel holding talks with relevant mediators, while Hamas did not send representatives.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced today (October 28) that Russian forces intercepted multiple drones in Bryansk and Belgorod regions. The Russian Ministry of Defense also stated that it struck Ukrainian targets in various locations, including US-made armored personnel carriers, howitzers, and ammunition depots. The Ukrainian side claimed today that Ukrainian forces continued to repel Russian attacks in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove directions. The Sumy Regional Military Administration of Ukraine stated that Russian forces used attack drones to strike energy facilities in the region early this morning. Russia has not yet responded to this.
The results of Japan's 50th House of Representatives election were announced today (October 28). The ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito secured 215 seats, failing to reach half of the total 465 seats. The LDP won 191 seats, a decrease of 56 from before the election, losing its advantage of securing a standalone majority in all House of Representatives elections since 2012. Komeito not only lost 8 seats, but its new party leader, Keiichi Ishii, also lost his seat. Among the opposition parties, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) significantly increased its seats from 98 to 148, becoming the second-largest party. Japanese Prime Minister and LDP President Shigeru Ishiba stated today that he believes the LDP's defeat was mainly due to the political slush fund scandal. He said that the LDP seeks to communicate with other opposition parties, but is not currently considering forming a coalition government with parties other than Komeito. The CDPJ stated that it will actively seek cooperation with other opposition parties and will call for votes in support of its party leader, Yoshihiko Noda, in the prime ministerial designation election. According to Japanese media citing sources, the Ishiba government plans to convene an extraordinary Diet session on November 11 to hold the prime ministerial designation election.
China Submits New Biodiversity Plan to UN General Assembly The 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity is currently being held in Cali, Colombia. The Chinese representative stated that China has submitted its "China Biodiversity Conservation Strategy and Action Plan" to the conference, outlining China's biodiversity conservation goals for 2030 and 2035. So far, 35 countries have provided relevant strategies and action plans to the conference. "Tammy" Causes 116 Deaths in the Philippines According to the Philippine National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, as of this morning (October 28), Tropical Storm "Tammy" has caused 116 deaths in the Philippines, with 39 others missing, and affected over 6.71 million people. "Tammy" has triggered heavy rainfall, floods, and landslides in many parts of the Philippines in recent days, severely damaging agriculture and infrastructure in the affected areas.
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