While listening to the work report of the Jilin Provincial Party Committee and Government, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that Jilin should fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the new development philosophy, actively serve and integrate into the new development paradigm, further deepen reform and opening up in all respects, seize opportunities, forge ahead, be courageous in innovation, work hard, and demonstrate greater achievements in building Chinese modernization. Cadres and the public expressed that they would take General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech as their fundamental guide, meticulously implement the various arrangements of the Party Central Committee, and create a new situation of high-quality development with a proactive and energetic attitude. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that high-quality development cannot be achieved without innovation-driven and industrial support. It is essential to safeguard the foundation of the real economy, coordinate and promote the transformation of traditional industries, the expansion of advantageous industries, and the cultivation of new productive forces, and build a modern industrial system that reflects Jilin's characteristics. In Changchun New Area, relying on the industrial advantages of equipment manufacturing, pharmaceutical health, and optoelectronic information, a batch of major scientific and technological achievements are accelerating their implementation and transformation. This year, Changchun New Area established a special working group for school-local cooperation to leverage the innovation resources of universities and research institutes, injecting new momentum into industrial chain development. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to coordinate ecological environmental protection and green and low-carbon development, and utilize characteristic resources such as ice and snow, natural scenery, and ethnic customs to develop the tourism industry. Jilin is rich in ice and snow resources. This snow season, various regions have innovated ice and snow cultural and tourism consumption scenarios, held nearly 200 special ice and snow events, and organized over 300 mass sports activities. Jilin is a large agricultural province and a major grain producer. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that Jilin should focus on developing modern agriculture, coordinating the development of technology-driven agriculture, green agriculture, quality-focused agriculture, and brand agriculture. Currently, new vitality is brewing across the vast black land. In Lishu County, agricultural technicians are busy conducting soil testing to provide technical support for black land protection and cultivation. Jilin is a multi-ethnic region. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out the need to vigorously promote the building of a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, facilitate exchanges, interactions, and integration among all ethnic groups, and strive to create a new situation of ethnic unity and progress. In Danying Community, Yanji City, residents are rehearsing songs and dances in preparation for a Lantern Festival performance. Ethnic minorities account for 62% of Danying Community's population, and activities such as Neighbor's Day and concerts are frequently held, bringing people of all ethnic groups together in harmony and joy. Further comprehensive deepening of reform and opening up is crucial for the complete revitalization of Northeast China. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to focus on resolving deep-seated contradictions and breaking down institutional and mechanism barriers. At the beginning of the new spring, from deepening the reform of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises to expanding high-level opening up, various departments are taking on their responsibilities, working diligently, and continuously creating a new situation for high-quality development.
In accordance with General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and Premier Li Qiang's requirements, Liu Guozhong, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, rushed to the site of the landslide disaster in Yibin City, Sichuan Province, on the night of the 8th to guide search and rescue and emergency response efforts. Upon arrival, Liu Guozhong went directly to the emergency response site in Jinping Village, Mu'ai Town, Junlian County, to inspect the disaster situation and understand the progress of rescue and subsequent arrangements. He then visited the temporary resettlement site, on behalf of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, to visit and comfort the affected people and check on their evacuation, living arrangements, and other conditions. In the early morning of the 9th, Liu Guozhong presided over a meeting to convey and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and Premier Li Qiang's requirements, and to study and deploy the next steps for rescue and relief work. He emphasized that General Secretary Xi Jinping is deeply concerned about the affected people and immediately made important instructions upon learning of the disaster, deploying efforts for all-out search and rescue of missing persons, proper handling of aftermath work, prevention of secondary disasters, and strengthening hidden danger investigations. Premier Li Qiang also made arrangements for rescue and response efforts. Sichuan Province and relevant parties must refine work measures item by item and resolutely implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and Premier Li Qiang's requirements. Liu Guozhong pointed out that it is essential to adhere to the principle of people first and life first, and go all out to search and rescue missing persons. It is crucial to conduct scientific rescue to ensure rescue safety. Accurate verification of missing persons must be carried out to ensure no household or individual is missed. Thorough investigation of potential geological hazards in the surrounding areas is needed, and threatened residents should be evacuated quickly and completely. Efforts should be made to carefully and empathetically comfort the families of the deceased and missing, ensure the basic living needs and medical services of evacuated people, and carry out detailed aftermath work. All localities must strengthen the investigation and rectification of various disaster and accident hazards to resolutely prevent major and severe disasters and accidents. In the morning of the 9th, Liu Guozhong visited the injured people at Junlian County People's Hospital. He emphasized the need to coordinate high-quality medical resources, implement "one person, one policy," meticulously treat the injured, and minimize casualties.
Search and rescue efforts are intensifying following the landslide in Junlian County, Yibin City, Sichuan Province. As of 11:00 AM today (February 9th), it has been preliminarily determined that 10 residential houses and 1 production building were buried, resulting in 1 death, 28 missing, and 2 injured. Search and rescue operations are still ongoing today. The continued landslide, falling rocks, and rainy weather at the scene are affecting rescue efforts. Currently, local authorities are going all out to search for missing persons, having organized 949 rescue personnel from emergency response, armed police, militia, fire, public security, transportation, medical, communication, and power sectors, dispatched over 200 units of rescue equipment such as excavators and fire trucks, and set up multiple 360-degree slope radars. Search and investigation are being conducted in 10 grids, and a total of 95 households with 360 people have been evacuated and resettled. On February 8th, the National Development and Reform Commission urgently allocated 50 million yuan from the central budget to support the emergency restoration of infrastructure and public service facilities in the disaster-stricken area. The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management urgently pre-allocated 30 million yuan in central natural disaster relief funds to support Sichuan in organizing rescue and relief efforts.
As spring begins, various regions are prioritizing practical work, seizing opportunities, and striving for new achievements in high-quality development. Developing the low-altitude economy: Soon after the Spring Festival, Hunan launched a new drone express delivery route. This year, Hunan will continue to support the development of the low-altitude economy to empower future industrial development, implement 20 key reform initiatives in its free trade zone to serve high-quality development, build 15 major institutional opening-up application scenarios and platforms, and cultivate 50 leading brand enterprises integrating domestic and foreign trade. Strengthening scientific and technological innovation: Currently, digital transformation projects in enterprises and workshops across Ningxia are operating at full speed. This year, Ningxia will deeply implement "four major upgrade projects" for industrial chains, industrial bases, industrial parks, and industrial clusters, striving to reach 800 national high-tech enterprises. Guangxi is accelerating industrial project construction, aiming to add over 100 major industrial projects throughout the year and implement 1,000 "thousand enterprise technological transformation" projects, pushing the total industrial investment in the region to exceed 360 billion yuan by 2025. Accelerating major project construction: In Qinghai, the Sichuan-Qinghai Railway is being expedited. In the new year, Qinghai will closely adhere to the "Strong Transportation Nation Strategy" goal, complete over 15 billion yuan in fixed asset investment for transportation, and promote Qinghai's better integration into the national landscape through the construction of major transportation corridors. Shanxi has launched a year of major project construction, with various large-scale projects commencing sequentially. This year, Shanxi Province plans to complete over 860 billion yuan in fixed asset investment, an increase of over 6% year-on-year, with manufacturing investment growing by 8%. Currently, it is a critical period for early spring management of winter wheat. Henan's 85 million mu of winter wheat generally shows good growth and suitable soil moisture, which is conducive to the transition from the overwintering period to the greening period. This year, Henan will continue to implement the grain production capacity improvement project, deeply advance the large-scale single-yield improvement action for major grain and oil crops, build 15 million mu of high-yield demonstration zones for wheat and 20 million mu for corn, and build and upgrade 5 million mu of high-standard farmland. The province will also accelerate the construction of regional agricultural comprehensive service centers to enhance agricultural disaster prevention, reduction, and relief capabilities.
Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics today (February 9th) shows that in January this year, the National Consumer Price Index (CPI) year-on-year increase expanded from 0.1% last month to 0.5%, and month-on-month, it shifted from flat last month to an increase of 0.7%. Core CPI, excluding food and energy prices, rebounded for the fourth consecutive month. A significant increase in travel and entertainment consumption demand during the Spring Festival holiday led to the expansion of the national consumer price increase. Airfare, tourism, and movie and performance ticket prices increased month-on-month, driving service prices up by 0.9% month-on-month, an increase of 0.8 percentage points from the previous month. Among food prices, the combined effects of the Spring Festival and falling temperatures led to month-on-month increases in fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, and aquatic product prices. In January, affected by factors such as the Spring Festival holiday, industrial production was in its off-season, and the National Producer Price Index (PPI) for manufactured goods decreased by 2.3% year-on-year.
According to relevant statistics, during this year's Spring Festival travel rush, the average daily traffic of new energy vehicles on national expressways increased by 60% compared to the same period last year. With more and more cars, is charging convenient enough? During the Spring Festival, reporters conducted a survey along major expressways. Among the northbound and southbound traffic, Hunan's Changsha West Service Area received particular attention, as multiple roads to Chongqing, Sichuan, and Hubei converge here. At the service area, reporters encountered many car owners replenishing their vehicles' "energy." In the past two years during the Spring Festival travel rush, this area was once a hot topic due to long queues for charging, but this year, new energy vehicles with green license plates are coming and going, very busy, yet the waiting time at charging piles is not long. To cope with the peak passenger flow during the Spring Festival travel rush, the service area installed a batch of new super charging piles in advance this year, which can basically achieve an increase of one kilometer in range per second of charging, shortening the time to travel 200 kilometers from at least half an hour of charging to 3 minutes. For some models not equipped with supercharging technology, charging robots and emergency charging vehicles, these mobile "charging piles," have found their use. The introduction of new equipment provides more convenient services for new energy vehicle owners. Behind this, there is also a powerful intelligent operation and maintenance network supporting it. At the Hunan Energy Big Data Center, dozens of kilometers away from Changsha West Service Area, real-time monitoring of 8,594 charging stations from over 1,000 operators is conducted. To cope with this year's "big test" of the Spring Festival travel rush, they introduced a "smart brain" for the first time. The newly launched "Cloud Eye" system and artificial intelligence analysis technology allow on-duty personnel to remotely understand the real-time status of charging piles and predict congested sites in advance. Following the clues provided by big data, reporters arrived at the Chenzhou Ouyanghai service station, which was just expanded this year. Here, we saw a battery swap station that can complete a battery swap in 3 minutes, and the number of charging guns has also been expanded from 4 to 20. Data from the National Energy Administration shows that currently, a total of 35,000 charging piles have been built in national expressway service areas, with a coverage rate of 98%. In 2024, the increase in charging infrastructure reached 4.222 million units, with an average of about 11,500 charging facilities completed and put into operation every day.
This year marks the tenth anniversary of China's initiative to build itself into a辐射中心 (radiation center) for South and Southeast Asia. Over the past decade, the construction of the radiation center has yielded fruitful results, continuously expanding its foreign trade "circle of friends" and injecting strong impetus into regional economic coordinated development. Recently, a batch of over 200 tons of fruit entered Yunnan via the Mohan Port from Laos. This brings the import and export cargo volume of the China-Laos Railway to over 11.5 million tons. As an international artery connecting South and Southeast Asia, the China-Laos Railway transportation network currently covers 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities in China, and 19 countries and regions including Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and Singapore, with over 3,000 types of goods. Currently, Yunnan's domestic and international aviation network has reached 186 navigable points, basically achieving comprehensive coverage of capitals and key tourist cities in South and Southeast Asian countries. According to statistics from Kunming Customs, Yunnan's import and export volume with South and Southeast Asian countries increased from 89.79 billion yuan in 2015 to 114.62 billion yuan in 2024, an increase of 27.7%. The trade volume has remained above 100 billion yuan for seven consecutive years, demonstrating significant achievements in Yunnan's construction as a radiation center for South and Southeast Asia.
Today (February 9th), Yiwu International Trade City, the world's largest small commodity distribution center, officially opened for business, with approximately 75,000 merchants welcoming customers. The launch of a batch of new products and technologies attracted the attention of domestic and international buyers. On the first day of opening, Yiwu International Trade City received 235,000 visitors, a year-on-year increase of 3.07%.
In today's (February 9th) "Spring Festival Grassroots Tour," we follow our China Central Television reporter into Tianjin Port, which is "racing against time" to start the new year. When the reporter arrived at Tianjin Port, the largest comprehensive port in northern China, hundreds of new cars were being loaded onto a ship at the Global Ro-Ro Terminal, ready to depart for the Persian Gulf. This operating route from Tianjin Port to the Middle East was opened for the first time after this year's Spring Festival. Jin Hao, the dispatch director, constantly monitored the loading progress. Shortly after the ship docked, the meteorological department issued a yellow warning for strong winds at sea, with gusts expected to reach level 10 that night. If the ship couldn't leave the port before the winds rose and shipping was suspended, this sea transport could be delayed for several days. To this end, the port activated an emergency plan for severe weather, and Jin Hao promptly adjusted manpower and accelerated operations. Racing against time and speeding up operations, the freighter finally departed Tianjin Port before the port was closed due to the wind. By then, the wind at the port was getting stronger, and the temperature had dropped to minus 10 degrees Celsius. Back in his car, Jin Hao finally let out a sigh of relief. Although it was stressful, he felt a great sense of accomplishment. He said that thanks to the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Tianjin Port has seen a simultaneous increase in the number of routes and export volume, reaching over 500 ports in more than 180 countries and regions worldwide. Back at the dispatch center, Jin Hao began to busy himself with the next ship about to enter the port. And how to solve the bottlenecks affecting operations and make sea logistics even faster? A few kilometers away at Tianjin Port's smart terminal, Feng Miao's team is also busy with scientific research to improve operational efficiency, and the software optimization of the smart terminal is also "racing against time." Aiming for a "0.2-second" breakthrough, Feng Miao and his colleagues quickly solved this problem by improving algorithms and optimizing operational procedures. Feng Miao said that in the process of building this "smart zero-carbon" terminal, more than a dozen efficiency-affecting problems have been successfully optimized. Racing against time, improving quality and efficiency. With the policy support for strengthening weak links in national comprehensive freight hubs, Tianjin Port also established a big data management center this year and released a "zero-carbon port area" construction plan, which will introduce a batch of new digital equipment, further enhancing the port's intelligence and green level.
During the new Year of the Snake, cultural and museum venues across the country focused on excellent traditional Chinese culture, launching special themed exhibitions and a series of cultural activities, attracting over 72 million visitors to museums to enjoy a feast of history and culture. During the Spring Festival holiday in the Year of the Snake, major national museums generally reached their maximum visitor capacity, with important cultural relics on display and multi-format cultural and museum activities running non-stop, indicating a sustained "museum craze." The Liaoning Provincial Museum received 116,400 visitors during the Spring Festival, an increase of 19.33% compared to the same period last year. A particularly featured exhibit was an 8,000-year-old tubular pottery jar with a snake and toad pattern, which is currently the earliest known snake pattern in China. The Chinese Archaeology Museum launched an exhibition on scientific archaeology and heritage protection achievements, primarily featuring pottery and jade, showcasing over a hundred important cultural relics including Majiayao culture painted pottery and Hongshan culture pottery human figures. The National Museum of China launched the "Four Seas, One Hall, Spring New Year Culture Exhibition," featuring national treasures like the Fu Hao Owl Zun and cultural relics closely related to the Spring Festival, presenting the spring's harmony with people and the grand aspirations for the new year. The cultural relic exhibitions were splendid, and cultural and museum activities showcased the enduring charm of excellent traditional Chinese culture in lively forms. The Henan Museum used ancient instruments, including bone flutes and chime bells, restored from cultural relics, to play ancient music, and the new audiovisual shows were always fully seated. This Spring Festival, museums nationwide also launched various cultural benefit measures. Museums in Jiangsu and Zhejiang extended their opening hours, while museums in Heilongjiang and Xinjiang increased the number of guided tours. According to preliminary statistics from the National Cultural Heritage Administration, during the 2025 Spring Festival, from the first to the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, national museums received 72.6487 million visitors; the average daily number of visitors exceeded 10 million, an increase of 12.84% compared to last year.
The 9th Harbin Asian Winter Games entered its second competition day after the opening, with a total of 13 gold medals awarded. The Chinese team performed exceptionally well, securing 7 gold medals in a single day. In the Freestyle Skiing Women's Aerials event, the Chinese team claimed both gold and silver medals. In the Freestyle Skiing Men's Aerials event, the Chinese team swept the top four places. In the Cross-Country Skiing Women's 5km (Freestyle), Ski Mountaineering Men's Sprint, and Women's Sprint events, Chinese athletes also claimed the top four places. In ice sports, all Short Track Speed Skating competitions concluded today (February 9th), with the Chinese team winning the gold medal in the Short Track Speed Skating Women's 3000m Relay. In the Speed Skating Men's 5000m event, the Chinese team swept the gold, silver, and bronze medals.
China will ensure the supply and stable prices of spring farming fertilizers from production, sales, and storage aspects. Reporters learned from the National Development and Reform Commission that to ensure sufficient supply of fertilizers during spring farming, China will implement the minimum production plans for key fertilizer production enterprises, while strengthening transportation coordination and production-sales alignment, accelerating the distribution of fertilizers to grassroots levels, and severely cracking down on price violations, making every effort to ensure the supply and stable prices of fertilizers. The 2025 National "Four Seasons Village Gala" Spring Main Event Held in Quanzhou. The 2025 National "Four Seasons Village Gala" Spring Main Event was held in Quanzhou, Fujian on February 8th. The event gathered local characteristic programs self-created and performed by villagers, and outstanding public works emerging from the Fujian Public Stage. Overseas Chinese hometown flavor food exhibitions, intangible cultural heritage markets, and other activities were held concurrently. A new cold front is approaching, bringing rain, snow, and temperature drops to many areas again. The Central Meteorological Observatory predicts that as the impact of the cold wave ends, temperatures in most parts of the country will rise on the 9th and 10th. Starting from the 11th, a new round of cold air will arrive, bringing a 4 to 6 degrees Celsius temperature drop to central and eastern regions, accompanied by winds of 4 to 6 degrees, and rain and snow in parts of Northeast, North China, and the south.
According to Israeli media reports on the 8th, the Israeli government has demanded that Hamas leaders and all individuals associated with the organization leave the Gaza Strip. If Hamas refuses to relinquish control of the Gaza Strip, the Israeli government will consider resuming military operations or extending the first phase of the ceasefire without reaching a long-term agreement with Hamas. The same day, Israeli media reported that an Israeli working-level delegation was sent to Doha, Qatar, to discuss the "technical details" of the Gaza Strip ceasefire agreement, but negotiations on the second phase of the agreement would not begin for now. Nayim, a member of Hamas's political bureau, accused Israel on the same day of delaying and violating the ceasefire agreement during the first phase, risking its collapse. Nayim stated that Hamas does not wish to return to war, but if Israel continues to violate the agreement, Hamas will take countermeasures. On the 8th, both Palestinian and Israeli sides released their fifth batch of detainees. The Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, released 3 Israeli detainees. Israel released 183 Palestinians. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu recently stated that a Palestinian state could be established within Saudi territory. On the 8th, Palestine, Egypt, and the UAE strongly condemned his remarks as violating Palestinian and Saudi sovereignty and international law. Saudi Arabia stated on the 9th that it firmly opposes Netanyahu's remarks about relocating Palestinians. The Saudi Foreign Ministry issued a statement today (February 9th) saying it firmly opposes Netanyahu's remarks that Palestinians should be resettled in other countries. The statement said that the Palestinian people have the right to their own land and cannot be expelled by the cruel Israeli occupiers.
Lebanese New Prime Minister Emphasizes Restoring National Stability. Lebanese President Aoun signed a decree on the 8th, accepting the resignation of the caretaker government led by Mikati and formally appointing Salam as Prime Minister to form a new government. Salam stated in his speech on the same day that the core tasks of the new Lebanese government are to promote reforms, restore national stability, and rebuild domestic and international trust. A 7.6-magnitude earthquake occurred off the northern coast of Honduras. At 5:23 PM local time on the 8th, which was 7:23 AM Beijing time today (February 9th), a 7.6-magnitude earthquake occurred off the northern coast of Honduras, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. Honduras's disaster monitoring department stated that the epicenter of the earthquake was near the Cayman Islands north of the country, and no casualties or property damage have been reported so far. After the earthquake, Caribbean coastal countries and regions, including Cuba and Puerto Rico, briefly issued tsunami warnings. Snowfall in many parts of Japan exceeds average levels for previous years. According to Japanese media reports, heavy snowfall continues today (February 9th) in many parts of Japan due to the strong cold air, with snow depths exceeding average levels for previous years in many areas. As of this morning, snow depths in some parts of Aomori Prefecture exceeded 3.8 meters. Affected by the snowfall, train lines such as the Yamagata Shinkansen and Akita Shinkansen experienced delays and partial suspensions today. The previous day, All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines canceled over 40 flights each.
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