Chairman Xi Jinping of the Central Military Commission recently signed an order to release the newly revised "Regulations on Internal Affairs of the Chinese People's Liberation Army," "Regulations on Discipline of the Chinese People's Liberation Army," and "Regulations on Formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army" (collectively referred to as the Common Regulations), which will come into effect on April 1, 2025. The newly revised Common Regulations, guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implement Xi Jinping's thinking on strengthening the military, and deeply implement the military strategic guidelines for the new era. They aim to achieve the Party's goal of strengthening the military in the new era, comprehensively build the people's army into a world-class military, focus on combat readiness, respond to troops' concerns, and innovate and improve various systems for military internal affairs, discipline maintenance, and formation life. They are the basic regulations for the regularization of the military in the new era and the code of conduct to be observed by all military personnel. The newly revised "Regulations on Internal Affairs of the Chinese People's Liberation Army" has 13 chapters and 311 articles, mainly improving basic norms such as military oath, military duties, internal and external relations, military appearance and discipline, and etiquette; optimizing daily systems such as duty, internal arrangements, leave application and cancellation, and staying in barracks; and enriching measures and methods for routine combat readiness, military training management, intelligent electronic equipment use and management, and management of overseas mission troops (detachments). The newly revised "Regulations on Discipline of the Chinese People's Liberation Army" has 8 chapters and 193 articles, mainly distinguishing between wartime, peacetime, and major non-war military operations, improving the military's merit and honor commendation system; optimizing military disciplinary actions, enriching and detailing conditions for punishment, standardizing specific circumstances for fault tolerance and exemption, and procedures for reporting accusations and appeals. The newly revised "Regulations on Formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army" has 8 chapters and 100 articles, mainly adding basic norms such as new weapon handling and bugler calls; enriching the implementation norms for land parades, sea and dock parades, and air parades; and enriching and expanding types of ceremonies. The newly revised Common Regulations adhere to making winning battles the greatest responsibility, establishing the fundamental direction of preparing for and fighting wars; insist on implementing the rule of law throughout the entire process and all fields of military construction, promoting the establishment of a more regular order for combat readiness, training, work, and life; and combine strict management with care, continuing the glorious traditions and fine style of the people's army, respecting the principal position of officers and soldiers, and stimulating the inherent motivation for training and combat readiness. The release and implementation of the newly revised Common Regulations will undoubtedly further enhance the military's rule of law and are of great significance for comprehensively forging a strong force that obeys the Party, fights and wins battles, and maintains strict discipline and good conduct on the path of strengthening the military in the new era, striving to promote the high-quality development of our military, and achieving the centenary goal of military building as scheduled.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that rural revitalization in the new era must focus on developing specialty agricultural products and rural tourism, promoting the integrated development of agriculture, culture, and tourism based on local conditions, which has provided strong support for poverty alleviation. Currently, various regions are leveraging their unique resources to further innovate tourism models, upgrade products, and optimize services, injecting new vitality into comprehensive rural revitalization. These days, Dawancun Village in Huashi Township, Jinzhai County, Anhui Province, is bustling with activity as people are busy upgrading and renovating the village's tourism facilities. Jinzhai County, an old revolutionary base area located in the hinterland of the Dabie Mountains, was among the first batch of national key poverty-stricken counties. In 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Dawancun Village in Huashi Township, Jinzhai County, chatting with local cadres and villagers about poverty alleviation and calculating detailed accounts. The General Secretary pointed out the need to adhere to targeted poverty alleviation, earnestly implement every project and measure, and fully carry out poverty alleviation work. Bearing the General Secretary's instructions in mind, for more than eight years, Dawancun Village has focused on developing the tea industry and tourism, forging a path of integrated agricultural, cultural, and tourism development. In 2018, Dawancun Village achieved complete poverty eradication. Last year, Dawancun Village received over 700,000 tourists, with tourism revenue exceeding 90 million yuan. This winter, Ma'anshan Village in Henan Street,喀喇沁旗 (Kalaqin Banner), Inner Mongolia, is particularly lively. Leveraging the booming ice and snow economy, the village has opened an ice and snow park for the first time and organized a forest lantern festival. Ma'anshan Village was once a national-level poverty-stricken village. Since the fight against poverty, the village has adhered to ecological development, developing industries such as特色 (specialty) agriculture and rural tourism, and achieved complete poverty eradication by the end of 2017. In 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited the village to learn about the development of poverty alleviation industries, encouraging everyone to adhere to local conditions and village-specific policies, planting what is suitable, raising what is suitable, and afforesting what is suitable, to ensure that industrial development promotes farmers' income growth. With the help of the local government, Ma'anshan Village's infrastructure, such as transportation and public services, has continuously improved. Over the years, the village has formed a "four-season tour" model: appreciating flowers in spring, touring forests in summer, viewing red leaves in autumn, and enjoying ice in winter. It has also developed differentiated farmstays and homestays. Rural tourism has also driven the continuous increase in sales of agricultural and sideline products such as mountain grapes and matsutake mushrooms. In 2024, the per capita income of Ma'anshan Village reached 18,300 yuan, more than five times that of 10 years ago. Currently, villagers in Yingshang Village, Enshi, Hubei are leveling land and building lawns, taking advantage of the off-season for tourism to upgrade the village's appearance. Yingshang Village is located deep in the Wuling Mountains, with high mountains and long, inconvenient roads, but its rarely visited nature has preserved its original ecological tourism resources. After the battle against poverty began, the local area, relying on the development of the Enshi Grand Canyon scenic area, vigorously developed planting and tourism services through "tourism + poverty alleviation." Developing a scenic area revitalizes a local economy. In recent years, including Yingshang Village, the six villages (and neighborhood committees) under the administration of the Enshi Grand Canyon Scenic Area have relied on tourism resources, successively developing 28 agricultural operating entities and modern sightseeing agriculture such as tea, grapes, and golden pears. During the just-concluded Spring Festival holiday, the Enshi Grand Canyon scenic area received nearly 35,000 tourists, with a total tourism income of nearly 8 million yuan.
Premier Li Qiang of the State Council presided over an executive meeting of the State Council on February 21, discussing work related to service trade and service consumption, reviewing and approving the "Action Plan for Improving the Recycling and Utilization System of New Energy Vehicle Power Batteries," and hearing a report on the work of State Council departments in handling proposals from National People's Congress deputies and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee members in 2024. The meeting pointed out that developing service trade and service consumption is an important lever for stabilizing foreign trade and expanding domestic demand. Efforts should be made to innovate and upgrade service trade, fully implement the negative list for cross-border service trade, proactively align with high-standard international economic and trade rules, and study and introduce a batch of new opening-up measures in fields such as telecommunications, education, culture, healthcare, and finance. Actively promote service exports and enhance the international market development and internationalized service capabilities of Chinese service enterprises. Build a number of comprehensive reform and opening-up platforms for service trade, and expand bilateral, multilateral, and regional cooperation in service trade and digital trade. High-quality development of service consumption should be promoted, and a "quality improvement and public benefit action" for service consumption should be implemented, supporting innovation in service consumption scenarios, integration of business forms, and industrial clusters, and improving standards in areas such as culture and tourism, catering and accommodation, elderly care and childcare, and digital consumption. Through "opening up to the outside" and "opening up internally," comprehensively utilizing fiscal, tax, and financial policies, and fully leveraging market forces, further increase the supply of high-quality services to better meet the diverse service consumption needs of the public. The meeting pointed out that China's new energy vehicle power batteries have now entered a phase of large-scale retirement, making it particularly important to comprehensively improve the capacity and level of power battery recycling and utilization. Whole-chain management should be strengthened, focusing on removing bottlenecks and obstacles, to build a standardized, safe, and efficient recycling and utilization system. Digital technology should be used to strengthen full-lifecycle flow monitoring of power batteries, achieving full traceability from production to sales, dismantling, and utilization. Legal means should be used to standardize recycling and utilization, formulating and improving relevant administrative regulations, and strengthening supervision and management. The formulation and revision of relevant standards for green design of power batteries and carbon footprint accounting of products should be accelerated, with standards leading and driving recycling and utilization. The meeting pointed out that handling proposals from NPC deputies and CPPCC members well is an inherent requirement for the government to consciously accept supervision and perform its duties according to law, and it is also an important manifestation of deeply practicing whole-process people's democracy. All proposals handled by State Council departments last year were completed on time, promoting the resolution of a number of key and difficult issues related to reform and development and the vital interests of the people. High-quality handling of this year's proposals should continue, communication with deputies and committee members should be strengthened, and efforts should be made to address common issues and work in the same direction, further solving difficulties and building consensus, and contributing to high-quality development through high-quality proposal handling. The meeting also discussed other matters.
The 28th Bi-Weekly Consultation Symposium of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) was held in Beijing on the 21st. Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, presided over the meeting. He stated that since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has attached great importance to intellectual property protection, deeply promoted the building of an intellectual property powerful nation, strengthened legal safeguards for intellectual property, improved the intellectual property management system, intensified full-chain protection of intellectual property law enforcement and justice, and actively participated in global intellectual property governance, achieving historic accomplishments in China's intellectual property protection work. The CPPCC should thoroughly study and understand General Secretary Xi Jinping's important discourses on strengthening intellectual property protection and the important decisions and deployments of the CPC Central Committee, enhancing the pertinence and effectiveness of their duties and suggestions. Wang Huning stated that to comprehensively build a modern socialist country, intellectual property protection must be better promoted. CPPCC members should focus on strategic and forward-looking issues of intellectual property protection, as well as key and difficult issues in law enforcement and judicial work, conduct in-depth investigations and research, and actively consult and deliberate. They should offer practical suggestions and advice on reform tasks such as establishing an efficient comprehensive intellectual property management system, strengthening intellectual property law enforcement and judicial protection, and building a system and mechanism that supports comprehensive innovation, so as to help ensure the implementation of the reform deployments of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. Some CPPCC National Committee members and experts spoke. They believed that it is necessary to further improve the rule of law level of intellectual property protection work, continuously improve the legal system, management system, and policy mechanisms, strengthen the coordination between intellectual property law enforcement and justice, and enhance full-chain intellectual property protection. They emphasized the importance of intellectual property's role as an engine for innovative development, promoting scientific and technological innovation, stimulating market vitality, and facilitating international cooperation through intellectual property law enforcement and judicial protection. Responsible comrades from the Supreme People's Court, the Ministry of Justice, and the National Intellectual Property Administration introduced relevant situations and exchanged views with CPPCC members.
Wang Runmei is a municipal worker in Taiyuan, Shanxi, mainly responsible for the maintenance and guarantee of road drainage. How to create a more livable living space for citizens and enhance their happiness at their doorstep has been her long-term focus. Today (February 21st), in the "Stories of Deputies and Members Performing Their Duties," we get to know this National People's Congress deputy. Nan Neihuan Street No. 2 Community in Taiyuan is an old residential area. When the reporter met Wang Runmei, she was with her colleagues conducting routine cleaning and maintenance of the community's drainage pipes. The renovation Wang Runmei referred to is the municipal road rain and sewage diversion renovation that Taiyuan City is currently accelerating. At the 2024 National Two Sessions, Wang Runmei's proposal on promoting source transformation of rain and sewage diversion received a reply from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. Last July, Shanxi Province issued a related special action plan for the renovation, planning to complete the governance and renovation work by the end of 2026, systematically solving various problems affecting the effectiveness of rain and sewage diversion from source to end. Currently, the relevant renovation of Nan Neihuan Street No. 2 Community in Taiyuan has been included in the plan and is striving for completion by the end of March this year. Wang Runmei said that at this year's National Two Sessions, she will put forward suggestions based on her research on issues such as the low level of intelligence of some mechanical equipment in the municipal system and the need for renewal, to promote the faster application of more new technologies in the front line, and further improve and maintain municipal facilities and enhance the urban environment.
The reporter learned from the National Energy Administration that this year, China will increase efforts to support capable private enterprises in undertaking major national technological breakthroughs in the nuclear power field, support private enterprises in participating in the construction of the nuclear power industry chain and supply chain, and continue to promote private enterprises to invest in nuclear power projects as shareholders. At the same time, it will continue to support private enterprises in participating in oil and gas exploration and development, power facility construction, and other projects in various forms, and promote private enterprises to invest in and build new technologies, new formats, and new models such as new energy storage and smart microgrids. The People's Bank of China stated that China will implement a moderately loose monetary policy to support scientific and technological innovation and promote consumption; make good use of stock repurchase and increase holdings re-loans to maintain stable operation of the capital market; implement the 25 measures for financial support for the private economy; and further unblock the three financing channels of the stock market, bond market, and credit, increase the input of various financial resources, and provide strong financial support for the healthy development of the private economy.
On the morning of the 20th local time, a solemn flag-raising ceremony was held at the Great Wall Station to celebrate its 40th anniversary. As China's first scientific research station established in Antarctica, the Great Wall Station has accumulated a large number of scientific research achievements since its completion in 1985. In polar microbial research, it has for the first time revealed the unique structure and function of marine microbial communities in the Arctic and Antarctic. In biodiversity conservation, the historical migration process of penguin breeding grounds has been revealed through the reconstruction of penguin paleoecology. The Great Wall Station has also gradually established a long-term observation system covering atmospheric, soil, water, animal and plant, and spatial geography fields. Currently, the 41st Antarctic expedition team is further conducting relevant research at the Great Wall Station. From the Antarctic coast to the inland, China has formed an Antarctic expedition pattern of "five stations, two ships, and one base." The Great Wall Station, Zhongshan Station, Qinling Station, and other research stations have not only become important bases for China's Antarctic scientific research but also important platforms for international cooperation and exchanges among various countries.
The CR450 EMU, the world's fastest high-speed train, has completed its prototype design and successfully rolled off the production line. Currently, the research and development team is conducting a series of scientific tests and performance verifications to create conditions for the EMU's early commercial operation. At the National Railway Test Center, engineers are performing weighing tests on the CR450 EMU prototype. The CR450 EMU can operate at a speed of 400 kilometers per hour, but to reduce impact on the tracks, the train must be at least 10% lighter when running on existing lines. The CR450 EMU, a key project of the national "14th Five-Year Plan" scientific and technological innovation engineering, represents another technological breakthrough building on the CR400 EMU currently in operation. The R&D team conducted hundreds of extreme condition simulation tests for the permanent magnet traction motor, which is being applied to EMUs for the first time. To reduce air resistance during high-speed operation, researchers overcame challenges such as resonance and heat dissipation, and for the first time, completely enclosed the entire bogie area under the train. Currently, the CR450 EMU prototype's traction, braking, noise, and other specialized test teams have completed static and low-speed dynamic debugging tests, and will proceed with step-by-step speed-up dynamic operation tests. In 2025, China Railway will utilize new lines such as the Wuhan-Yichang section of the Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu High-Speed Railway for joint commissioning and debugging to accelerate the completion of type tests for the CR450 EMU, and conduct multi-speed level, multi-scenario scientific research tests and operational assessments.
This winter season, Heilongjiang has adapted to local conditions, deeply explored ice and snow resources, innovated consumption scenarios, and promoted the high-quality development of the ice and snow economy. Entering the 26th Harbin Ice and Snow World, a 1-million-square-meter ice and snow theme park comes into view. As of 10:00 PM on February 20th, the 26th Harbin Ice and Snow World had been operating for 61 days, with a total of 3.31 million visitors. Among them, on February 1st (the fourth day of the Lunar New Year), the single-day number of visitors exceeded 100,000, breaking multiple historical records. In terms of visitor distribution, out-of-province tourists accounted for nearly 87%, with tourists from provinces such as Guangdong and Jiangsu ranking among the top. As a major ice and snow province, Heilongjiang fully leverages its rich and unique ice and snow cultural and tourism resources to accelerate the building of an international ice and snow tourism resort and an ice and snow economic hub.
In January, National Actual Utilization of Foreign Capital Increased by 27.5% Month-on-Month. The Ministry of Commerce released data showing that in January this year, the national actual utilization of foreign capital amounted to 97.59 billion yuan, a month-on-month increase of 27.5%. Among them, the actual utilization of foreign capital in high-tech manufacturing was 12.24 billion yuan, accounting for 12.5% of the national total, an increase of 0.8 percentage points compared to the full year of 2024. The actual utilization of foreign capital in pharmaceutical manufacturing and technology achievement transformation services increased by 68.4% and 23.9% respectively. Investment from countries such as the UK, Netherlands, South Korea, and Japan in China saw a significant year-on-year increase. In 2024, 58,000 Old Urban Communities Nationwide Started Renovation. The reporter learned from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development today (February 21st) that in 2024, 58,000 old urban communities nationwide started renovation, exceeding the annual target of 54,000. By region, 11 areas including Beijing, Guangdong, and Jiangsu exceeded their targets. In January, Several Airlines Saw Significant Year-on-Year Growth in Passenger Capacity. Recently, Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, and several other airlines released their January performance data. Driven by factors such as the Spring Festival peak season, demand for visiting relatives, returning home, and tourism increased significantly, leading to substantial year-on-year growth in passenger capacity input and passenger turnover for several airlines in January. Shanghai Releases 21 Policy Measures to Reduce Burden on Enterprises. Today (February 21st), Shanghai released 21 policy measures to reduce the burden on enterprises, covering five aspects including reducing tax and fee costs, labor costs, and energy costs. These primarily include continuing to implement VAT retention refunds and additional VAT deductions for advanced manufacturing enterprises, effectively responding to enterprise demands and boosting business confidence. From March 1st, Hong Kong and Macao Bank Mainland Branches Can Offer Bank Card Services. The reporter learned from the National Financial Regulatory Administration that starting from March 1st, Hong Kong and Macao bank mainland branches will be allowed to offer foreign currency bank card services, and they will be allowed to offer RMB bank card services to customers other than Chinese citizens. At the same time, it is clarified that Hong Kong and Macao bank mainland branches offering debit card services will be subject to a reporting system, while offering credit card services will be subject to an approval system. Cross-Strait Standard Common Service Platform Completes Collection of Over 290,000 Standard Information. The State Administration for Market Regulation announced today (February 21st) that the first Cross-Strait Standard Common Service Platform built by Fujian has collected over 290,000 pieces of standard information in one year of operation. It can currently query over 5,000 comparative results of cross-strait terminology in areas such as elderly care services and construction engineering with a single click, providing standard inquiry services for cross-strait industry, academia, research institutions, and enterprises. In 2024, China's Import and Export to Central and Eastern European Countries Exceeded One Trillion Yuan for the First Time. According to customs statistics, in 2024, China's import and export to Central and Eastern European countries exceeded one trillion yuan for the first time, reaching 1.01 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.5%. China-Central and Eastern European countries economic and trade cooperation continues to reach new heights. Spring Livestock Transhumance Gradually Begins in Xinjiang. These days, the spring livestock transhumance in Xinjiang is gradually beginning from north to south. 3.965 million head of livestock in the Ili River Valley are the first to start transhumance, moving from winter pastures to spring pastures or settled areas. Various parts of Xinjiang have set up transhumance service stations and fodder supply points along the way to ensure safe and smooth transhumance. "High-End Interview" to Air Exclusive Interview with IOC President Bach Tonight. Tonight (February 21st), CCTV News Channel's "High-End Interview" will air an exclusive interview with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach. Bach stated that China has made enormous contributions to the development of the Olympic movement, and cooperation with China has greatly benefited the International Olympic Committee. The program will also be simultaneously available on new media platforms such as CCTV News, Yangshipin, and CCTV.com.
The G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on the 20th. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa stated at the meeting that addressing the many challenges facing the world today requires inclusive responses, and South Africa will make "unity, equality, and sustainability" the theme of its G20 presidency agenda. The Chinese side stated that the current international situation is marked by turmoil and intertwined changes, with frequent regional conflicts and instability, and a growing global security deficit. It is necessary for the G20 to revisit the consensus of the Rio de Janeiro Summit and jointly act as guardians of world peace, creators of universal security, and defenders of multilateralism, working together to build a safer world.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on the 20th that the Russian Armed Forces launched a concentrated strike on Ukrainian military-industrial complex energy facilities using land-based, air-based, and sea-based high-precision long-range weapons and attack drones. Russian forces also struck Ukrainian military airport infrastructure, ammunition depots, and rocket artillery weapon warehouses. Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko said on the 20th that Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukrainian gas infrastructure, damaging energy production facilities. The Ukrainian military stated that Kharkiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv regions were shelled by Russian forces, and Ukrainian forces repelled multiple Russian offensives.
Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on the 20th that the proposal by European countries to send so-called post-war peacekeeping forces to Ukraine means that NATO member states' troops might be stationed in Ukraine, which concerns Russia's security. Russia considers this proposal unacceptable. A spokesperson for the European Commission said on the 20th that Ukraine's security is the EU's security, and the Ukrainian issue cannot be resolved without the participation of Ukraine and the EU. Ukrainian President Says Willing to Sign Agreement with US on Investment and Security; US Urges Zelenskyy to Sign Ukrainian Mineral Resources Agreement. On the 20th, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during a meeting with visiting US special envoy Kurt Volker, stated that Ukraine is willing to sign a "strong, truly mutually beneficial" agreement with the US on investment and security. Ukraine has put forward methods to achieve bilateral cooperation. On the same day, US Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said that Zelenskyy had promised to sign a $500 billion agreement to provide Ukrainian mineral resources to the United States during the Munich Security Conference, but he failed to fulfill his promise. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the 20th urged Ukraine to sign the relevant agreement.
Mexican President Warns US Against Using Anti-Drug Efforts for Aggression. Regarding the US State Department's decision announced on the 20th to designate the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel and others as "terrorist organizations," Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded on the same day, stating that the US decision was unilateral and did not consult with Mexico. She emphasized that Mexico does not accept the US using this to dictate terms, interfere in its internal affairs, or implement aggression. Israel Says It Will Intensify Operations in West Bank. The Israeli Prime Minister's Office said in the early hours of the 21st that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, citing a bus explosion in central Israel on the evening of the 20th, ordered the military to launch intensive operations in the Palestinian West Bank. On the evening of the 20th, three empty buses exploded in a suburb of Tel Aviv, causing no casualties. No organization has yet claimed responsibility. Peru Declares Emergency in Multiple Regions Due to Flooding. Due to continuous heavy rainfall in recent days, several rivers in Peru have overflowed, and many areas have experienced floods, landslides, and other disasters. 157 districts, including the capital Lima, entered a 60-day state of emergency on the 20th. The severe weather has damaged many homes, submerged crops, and closed multiple roads. US Passenger Plane Returns Due to Abnormal Door Noise. According to Japanese media reports on the 20th, a US airline Boeing passenger plane flying from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Los Angeles, USA, experienced an abnormal noise from a cabin door during the flight. The plane entered an emergency state and returned, making an emergency landing at Haneda Airport. The report stated that there were 198 passengers and crew members on board, and no one was injured.
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