Since the opening of this year's National Two Sessions, General Secretary Xi Jinping has visited three delegations, discussing state affairs with deputies and members. The series of important speeches delivered by the General Secretary, which were far-sighted and rich in content, charted the course for national development and laid out plans for the people's well-being. Deputies and members stated that the General Secretary's important speeches injected strong ideological impetus into comprehensively building a modern socialist country, and that they must seize the moment with a sense of urgency and mission, work hard, and forge ahead to make greater contributions to comprehensively advancing the building of a strong nation and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization. In March, Beijing's spring breeze was warm, and the plants were thriving. General Secretary Xi Jinping came among the deputies and members attending the National Two Sessions, engaging in cordial exchanges with them. His earnest instructions were like timely rain, conveying firm confidence in national development and gathering mighty strength for the entire nation to unite and forge ahead. During this year's National Two Sessions, General Secretary Xi Jinping "visited delegations" three times in three days. When deliberating with the Jiangsu delegation, the General Secretary emphasized that scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation are the fundamental paths to developing new quality productive forces, and demanded that major economic provinces take the lead in promoting the integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation. When visiting members of the China Democratic League, the China Association for Promoting Democracy, and the education sector, the General Secretary pointed out that it is necessary to deeply understand the demands of Chinese modernization for education, science and technology, and talent, and strengthen the supporting role of education for science and technology and talent. In the delegation of the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force, the General Secretary emphasized the need to seize the opportunity of the vigorous development of new quality productive forces in China, innovate modes of combat capability construction and application, improve mechanisms for agile response and rapid transformation of advanced technologies, and accelerate the development of new quality combat capabilities. The journey of thousands of miles is propelled by a strong wind, and the heavy responsibility is set to be carried out again. 2025 is the concluding year of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the planning year for the "15th Five-Year Plan." Deputies and members stated that, standing at a new historical starting point, they must unite more closely around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, strengthen confidence, forge ahead bravely, and strive to write a new chapter of Chinese modernization with practical actions and a sense of responsibility.
The Third Plenary Meeting of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) was held at the Great Hall of the People on the morning of March 9. Wang Huning, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, attended the meeting. Fourteen CPPCC members delivered speeches. Li Shulei, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, Wang Xiaohong, State Councilor and Minister of Public Security, and leading comrades from relevant departments of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council were invited to attend the meeting and listen to the speeches. Shi Taifeng, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, and Vice Chairpersons of the CPPCC National Committee Hu Chunhua, Shen Yueyue, Wang Yong, Zhou Qiang, Edmund Ho Hau Wah, Leung Chun-ying, Bater, Shao Hong, Gao Yunlong, Chen Wu, Mu Hong, Xian Hui, Wang Dongfeng, Jiang Xinzhi, Jiang Zuojun, He Baoxiang, Wang Guangqian, Qin Boyong, Zhu Yongxin, and Yang Zhen attended the meeting. The meeting was presided over by Su Hui, Vice Chairperson of the CPPCC National Committee. Member Ge Huijun stated in her speech that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the conference celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference pointed the way forward and provided fundamental guidance for the development of the CPPCC cause. CPPCC members should continuously strengthen their capacity for performing duties and broadly gather mighty forces to jointly achieve great undertakings and create brilliance. Member Cheng Hong, on behalf of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League, suggested in her speech that efforts should be made to deeply advance law-based administration, optimize the business environment, ensure fair competition among various market entities, treat all types of ownership enterprises equally in supporting their development and growth, and promote the complementary advantages and common development of various forms of ownership economies. Member Tu Haiming stated in his speech that Hong Kong's gratifying changes in recent years are evident to all, and facts have repeatedly proven that the motherland will always be Hong Kong's strong backing. Standing at a new starting point and fulfilling new missions, it is necessary to deepen education on the practice of "One Country, Two Systems," build consensus, gather synergy, and work together to ensure the steady and long-term practice of "One Country, Two Systems." Member Chen Jun, on behalf of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League Central Committee, stated in her speech that the profound Chinese culture is the common root and soul of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. She suggested actively building a solid and broad platform for cross-Strait cultural exchanges and cooperation, allowing compatriots on both sides of the Strait to deeply perceive the natural kinship of cross-Strait history, culture, and blood ties, and to gather a powerful synergy to promote national reunification. Member Liu Yahong stated in his speech that President Xi Jinping's visit to Macao in December last year profoundly expounded on the significant institutional advantages and strong vitality of "One Country, Two Systems," providing us with new coordinates for our endeavors. In the new era, Macao must clarify its development positioning, promote appropriate economic diversification, and optimize its governance system to create new achievements in Macao's distinctive practice of "One Country, Two Systems." Member Nie Xin, on behalf of the Non-Party Personages Sector, suggested in her speech making full use of classic case materials to tell good stories of the rule of law, draw on the rich legal thought and profound political wisdom contained in excellent traditional Chinese legal culture, and promote the creative transformation and innovative development of excellent traditional Chinese legal culture. Member Sun Yeli stated in his speech that cultural products and literary and artistic works should explain principles in a simple and profound way to promote the in-depth understanding of the Party's innovative theories; they should uphold the cultural subjectivity of the Chinese nation, give full play to the subtle and pervasive role of culture, and fully leverage the unique role of culture in assisting international exchanges and cooperation by conducting rich and diverse cultural exchanges at all levels and in all directions. Member Zhang Guanghan stated in his speech that cultural heritage is an irreplaceable and non-renewable valuable resource. It is necessary to accelerate the construction of a large-scale cultural heritage protection pattern, improve laws and regulations, innovate regulatory means, enhance public awareness, and involve the whole society in jointly participating in, supporting, and promoting the systematic protection and unified supervision of cultural heritage. Member Du Zhanyuan stated in his speech that it is necessary to widely promote Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to the international community, tell good stories of China's reform and development in the new era, and form a cultural influence commensurate with China's comprehensive national strength and international status. Member Zhang Kun, on behalf of the Communist Youth League and the All-China Youth Federation, stated in his speech that youth bear the historical responsibility of inheriting and developing excellent traditional Chinese culture and promoting the rejuvenation of Chinese civilization. It is necessary to strengthen the supply of ideological and cultural products close to the characteristics of young people, better meet their spiritual and cultural needs, and vigorously cultivate young talents in cultural research, creation, and communication. Member Sun Wei stated in his speech that it is necessary to adhere to the simultaneous approach of pollution prevention and ecological protection, the two-way efforts of effective government and efficient market, and the interpenetration of addressing both symptoms and root causes, strengthen ecological environmental protection in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and support high-quality development with high-quality ecological environment. Member Ouyang Zehua, on behalf of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang Central Committee, stated in his speech that to promote the energy consumption revolution and enhance the driving force for green transformation and development, it is necessary to accelerate the innovation and promotion of smart energy technologies, improve energy utilization efficiency, promote energy saving and carbon reduction in key areas, enhance the vibrancy of green energy consumption, and make green consumption a new lifestyle. Member Zhao Yingmin stated in his speech that to deepen the reform of the ecological civilization system and improve the ecological environment governance system, it is necessary to align with the goals and requirements of building a beautiful China, strive to fill policy gaps, accelerate the补 of institutional shortcomings, and coordinate the promotion of carbon reduction, pollution reduction, greening, and growth, providing strong impetus and institutional guarantees for comprehensively advancing the construction of a beautiful China. Member Piao Shilong stated in his speech that it is necessary to strengthen basic research and applied basic research, cultivate top innovative talents needed for the development of green and low-carbon industries, improve the policy support system for the development of green and low-carbon industries, accelerate the construction of a national carbon market, and effectively serve the autonomous emission reduction of the whole society and the realization of the value of ecological products.
The Eleventh Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was held in Beijing on the afternoon of March 9. Wang Huning, 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. The meeting heard reports on the deliberation and amendment of relevant draft documents, and deliberated and adopted the Resolution of the Third Session of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC on the Work Report of the Standing Committee (draft), the Resolution of the Third Session of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC on the Report on Proposal Work since the Second Session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee (draft), the Report of the Proposal Committee of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC on the Examination of Proposals at the Third Session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee (draft), and the Political Resolution of the Third Session of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC (draft). It was decided to submit the above reports and resolutions (drafts) to the closing meeting of the Third Session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee for deliberation. Prior to the meeting, Wang Huning presided over the 33rd Chairman's Meeting of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC, listening to a comprehensive report on the situation of the Third Session of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC and deliberating relevant draft documents to be submitted to the Eleventh Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th CPPCC National Committee for deliberation.
In recent days, deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) participating in the Third Session have conscientiously performed their duties in accordance with the various agendas of the conference. They have spoken freely and expressed their opinions on topics such as developing new quality productive forces and ensuring and improving people's livelihoods, gathering synergy to promote high-quality development. Peng Qinghua, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, stated during the deliberation of the Sichuan delegation that he fully agrees with the government work report. In 2024, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core took overall charge of the two major issues (the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the unprecedented changes in the world), leading the Party and the country to achieve new major accomplishments in various undertakings. We must more deeply understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments" and more consciously achieve the "Two Safeguards" from the CPC Central Committee's excellent leadership, judgment, decision-making, and action at critical moments and important junctures. Zhang Qingwei, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, stated during the deliberation of the Hunan delegation that he fully agrees with the government work report. It is necessary to firmly uphold the "Two Establishments" and resolutely achieve the "Two Safeguards," thoroughly implement the decisions and deployments made by the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, based on their own responsibilities, take the lead in practical work, solidly promote high-quality development, continuously enhance China's economic strength, scientific and technological strength, and comprehensive national strength, and strive to achieve the economic and social development goals and tasks for this year. Losang Jamcan, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, stated during the deliberation of the Tibet delegation that he fully agrees with the government work report. As a border ethnic region, Tibet must comprehensively implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on Tibet work and the Party's strategy for governing Tibet in the new era, adhere to the general requirements of "three endowments and one benefit," and take the forging of a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation and the promotion of the building of a Chinese nation community as the main line, continuously promoting long-term peace and stability and high-quality development in Tibet. Shakeer Zakir, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, stated during the deliberation of the Xinjiang delegation that he fully agrees with the government work report. Over the past year, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has united and led the entire Party and people of all ethnic groups, taking new solid steps in advancing Chinese modernization. It is necessary to firmly uphold the "Two Establishments" and resolutely achieve the "Two Safeguards," effectively implement the decisions and deployments of the CPC Central Committee and the goals and tasks set in the government work report, and write a new chapter of building a strong nation and national rejuvenation on the new journey. Wu Zhenglong, State Councilor and Secretary-General of the State Council, stated during the deliberation of the Heilongjiang delegation that the government work report is cohesive, inspiring, and practical, and he fully agrees with it. Practice has proven that General Secretary Xi Jinping's leadership and the centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee are the fundamental guarantees for achieving all victories. It is necessary to deeply understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," resolutely achieve the "Two Safeguards," strengthen confidence, work hard, and strive to achieve the annual economic and social development goals and tasks. Shen Yiqin, State Councilor, stated during the deliberation of the Guangdong delegation that looking back at the work of the past year, General Secretary Xi Jinping's leadership is the fundamental guarantee for doing all work well and is the decisive factor for the Chinese vessel to brave the wind and waves and sail steadily. It is necessary to more deeply understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments" and more firmly and consciously achieve the "Two Safeguards." To implement the government work report, it is necessary to vigorously stabilize employment, promote consumption, and ensure basic living standards, enhancing the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security. Zhang Jun, President of the Supreme People's Court, stated during the deliberation of the Henan delegation that in the past year, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, people of all ethnic groups have strived hard, and Chinese modernization has taken new solid steps. He fully agrees with the government work report and the work report of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. People's courts will deeply practice Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, adhere to strict and impartial justice, earnestly resolve disputes, faithfully perform their duties, and provide strong judicial services for high-quality development. Ying Yong, Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, stated during the deliberation of the Anhui delegation that he fully agrees with the government work report and the work report of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. The achievements made in various undertakings of the Party and the state in the past year have once again fully demonstrated the decisive significance and role of the "Two Establishments" and "Two Safeguards." Procuratorial organs will continue to advance the procuratorial practice of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, serve the overall situation, administer justice for the people, and take responsibility for the rule of law, providing high-quality judicial services for high-quality development. In deliberating and discussing the work report of the Supreme People's Court and the work report of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, deputies stated that the two reports recorded the legal footprints of the past year and responded to key and difficult issues of the rule of law, making fairness and justice more tangible.
In recent days, members participating in the Third Session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) have held discussions focusing on the government work report and hot issues of concern to their groups. Qin Boyong, Vice Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, stated during the group discussion of agricultural sector members that under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, new solid steps have been taken in Chinese modernization. We must focus on "the nation's most important affairs," conduct in-depth investigations and research, and engage in thorough consultations and deliberations to pool wisdom and strength for advancing Chinese modernization. Zhu Yongxin, Vice Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, stated during the group discussion of China Association for Promoting Democracy members that the work report of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee comprehensively and realistically summarized last year's work, and the tasks for this year are scientifically pragmatic and concrete, which will surely gather hearts, build consensus, pool wisdom, and consolidate strength for advancing Chinese modernization. Yang Zhen, Vice Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, stated during the group discussion of specially invited personages that it is necessary to firmly uphold the "Two Establishments" and resolutely achieve the "Two Safeguards," actively leverage the talent and intellectual advantages of CPPCC members, focus on "the nation's most important affairs," care about "the people's concerns," strive to perform duties, and contribute to Chinese modernization. Members participating in the Third Session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee stated during their group discussions that they must closely follow the strategic deployments of the Party and the state and actively offer advice and suggestions for successfully achieving the goals and tasks of the "14th Five-Year Plan."
The closing meeting of the Third Session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will be held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing at 9:00 AM on March 10. Wang Huning, Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, will deliver a speech. At that time, China Central Television's General Channel, News Channel, Chinese International Channel, China Global Television Network's foreign language channels, and 4K Ultra HD Channel, as well as China National Radio's Voice of China, Voice of the Greater Bay Area, and China Radio International's Global Information Radio, will broadcast live. Key central new media platforms such as CCTV News, Yangshipin, and CCTV.com will simultaneously rebroadcast.
The Third Session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) held a press conference today (March 9), where relevant officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and the National Health Commission answered questions from Chinese and foreign journalists. Lu Zhiyuan, Minister of Civil Affairs, introduced that this year, the ministry will orderly advance the development of civil affairs and livelihood security from a basic and bottom-line nature to a more inclusive one. The beneficiaries will shift from specific groups to more groups in need of assistance, and the focus will shift from mainly material support to a combination of material assistance, social services, and spiritual care. Employment is the biggest livelihood issue. Wang Xiaoping, Minister of Human Resources and Social Security, stated that based on the situation in the first two months, enterprises resumed work and production at an accelerated pace after the Spring Festival, migrant workers started working earlier and flowed in an orderly manner, and the job market had a good start. This year, the ministry will improve employment-first policies, increase the overall support of various funds and resources, and make every effort to stabilize the total employment, expand employment growth, and improve the quality of employment. When answering questions about urban renewal, Ni Hong, Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, shared a set of data: since 2019, nearly 280,000 old urban residential communities across the country have been renovated, benefiting 120 million residents, adding nearly 80,000 elderly care and childcare facilities, and creating over 40,000 "pocket parks." This year, efforts will be made to implement a batch of renovation projects that benefit livelihoods, promote development, and prevent risks. Lei Haichao, Director of the National Health Commission, introduced that China has over 600,000 medical and health institutions in townships, communities, and villages, and over 5 million medical personnel work at the grassroots level, significantly improving the capacity and level of grassroots medical and health services. At the press conference, relevant officials also answered questions from reporters on issues such as elderly care and vocational skills training.
On March 9, reporters learned from the Secretariat of the Third Session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) that as of 12:00 on March 8, the Secretariat had received a total of 269 motions. Among them, 26 were submitted by delegations, and 243 were jointly submitted by 30 or more deputies. The vast majority of these motions were legislative bills. In addition, the Secretariat of the conference has received more than 8,000 suggestions from deputies.
During this year's National Two Sessions, the General Office of the State Council and relevant departments of the State Council continued to send staff to observe the Two Sessions, building a bridge for the government to listen to public opinions and gather wisdom by comprehensively recording, summarizing, transferring, and efficiently responding to the opinions and suggestions of deputies and members. This helps to promptly transform the valuable insights of deputies and members into practical and effective measures for improving government work and better promoting high-quality development. During the Two Sessions, the General Office of the State Council and relevant departments such as the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance deployed skilled personnel to observe meetings at various NPC delegations and CPPCC sectors. This year's Two Sessions, the General Office of the State Council continued to improve its working mechanism, further strengthening personnel allocation and optimizing work processes. It adopted methods such as organizing opinions and suggestions by delegation, distributing them to departments, and implementing "double" checks for initial and final review, striving to make the sorting of opinions and suggestions more comprehensive, the transfer more accurate, and the response more timely. Relevant departments of the State Council responded promptly to the concerns of deputies and members through various means, including in-person meetings, video calls, and setting up 24-hour hotlines.
At this year's National Two Sessions, deputies from the grassroots have conscientiously fulfilled their duties. They brought opinions and suggestions, based on their work realities and in-depth research focusing on people's livelihoods, to the conference. Abdumemit Obl: Providing villagers with attentive medical services. Abdumemit Obl is the Party branch secretary of Buguqi Village in Moyu County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang. His village has over 1,600 residents. In recent years, medical conditions in the village have significantly improved, with the establishment of a health clinic equipped with village doctors and hundreds of common medicines. Before this year's National Two Sessions, Abdumemit Obl visited several township health centers and village clinics in the surrounding areas, listening to the expectations and needs of villagers and village doctors. How to further improve the village-level medical services and allow villagers to enjoy more attentive medical care at their doorstep has been his continuous focus. Upon arriving in Beijing, Abdumemit Obl sought opinions from various deputies to prepare for supplementing and improving his proposal on strengthening the rural medical and health workforce. Yang Yongxiu: Enhancing the skills of frontline workers to contribute to the dream of a strong automobile nation. Yang Yongxiu, an industrial worker from the grassroots frontline, brought with him the new energy vehicle parts recently manufactured by him and his team to Beijing this time. He plans to use them as an example during the conference to elaborate on his proposal for strengthening vocational skills training for talents. After graduating from a vocational college, Yang Yongxiu personally experienced the transformation of the automotive industry from traditional fuel vehicles to new energy vehicles, sensing the urgency of improving the vocational skills of frontline technical workers. Over the past year, in fulfilling his duties, Yang Yongxiu visited dozens of enterprises, entered workshops, universities, and vocational colleges. He suggested enhancing the skill quality of operators to better serve new quality productive forces.
Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics today (March 9) shows that in February, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined due to factors such as the staggered timing of the Spring Festival. Excluding the impact of the staggered Spring Festival, the CPI rose by 0.1% year-on-year. In February, the Producer Price Index (PPI) for industrial producers nationwide decreased by 2.2% year-on-year, with the decline narrowing by 0.1 percentage points, continuing to narrow for four consecutive months. As the effects of macroeconomic policies gradually become apparent, production and demand have increased in some industries, such as consumer goods manufacturing and new energy. Prices in the manufacturing of cultural, educational, sports, and entertainment goods rose by 1.1% month-on-month, and prices in non-ferrous metal mining and beneficiation rose by 1.8% month-on-month, contributing to the narrowing of the PPI decline.
China moderately relaxes policies on M&A loans for technology companies in 18 cities. To address financing difficulties and pain points for technology companies, the National Administration of Financial Regulation recently piloted a policy to moderately relax M&A loan policies for technology companies in 18 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou. For "controlling-type" mergers and acquisitions, the loan-to-transaction ratio has been relaxed from "not higher than 60%" to "not higher than 80%," and the loan term has been extended to generally no more than ten years. Eligible large commercial banks, joint-stock banks, and city commercial banks can participate in the pilot program. National railway fixed asset investment reached 68.54 billion yuan in the first two months. According to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway), national railway fixed asset investment completed 68.54 billion yuan in the first two months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%. A number of key projects planned for the "14th Five-Year Plan," such as the Shanghai-Nanjing-Hefei High-speed Railway, Xi'an-Yan'an High-speed Railway, and Huangtong-Baise Railway, have made positive progress. "Masters' Biographies: Poets of the Tang Dynasty" concludes tonight. The large-scale cultural seasonal program "Masters' Biographies: Poets of the Tang Dynasty" launched by China Media Group will conclude tonight (March 9). This episode will feature Li Shangyin, an outstanding poet of the Tang Dynasty, witnessing the birth of eternal masterpieces such as "Jinshe" (Brocade Zither). The program will be broadcast tonight on CCTV-1.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on March 8 that Russian forces struck multiple energy facilities that supported Ukrainian military airfields and military-industrial enterprises. The Russian army also took control of three settlements in Russia's Kursk region. Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Directorate stated on March 8 that early that morning, the Ukrainian side used drones to attack an oil refinery in Russia's Leningrad region, and at least one oil storage tank was damaged in the attack. EU officials call for increased military support for Ukraine; Hungarian Prime Minister says relevant EU decisions will lead to economic collapse in Europe. NATO Secretary General Rutte stated on March 8 that strengthening European defense budgets and increasing military equipment production are necessary conditions for ensuring European security. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Borrell stated on the same day that the EU must increase military support for Ukraine. Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán stated that EU decisions such as funding the Ukrainian army and accelerating Ukraine's accession to the EU would lead to Europe's economic collapse.
United Nations urges Syrian conflict parties to cease hostilities. Abdoulaye Bathily, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, and Imran Riza, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, issued a joint statement on March 8, urging all parties to the conflict in Syria to immediately cease hostilities in the western coastal and central regions of Syria. Since March 6, conflicts have erupted in Latakia province, Tartus province, and other areas of Syria between armed forces loyal to the Syrian transitional government and those loyal to the former regime. The Syrian transitional government has not released specific casualty figures. According to some reports, the conflict has caused over 1,000 deaths, including civilians. German parties reach preliminary agreement on forming coalition government. German Union Party Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz held preliminary talks with Social Democratic Party leader Lars Klingbeil on March 8 regarding forming a coalition government. A joint document released by the two parties showed that they reached agreement on issues such as the economy and illegal immigration, announcing a preliminary decision to form a coalition government. In the German federal parliamentary election held on February 23, the Union Party won, and the Social Democratic Party ranked third in votes. If the Union Party and the Social Democratic Party form a governing coalition, their seats in the Federal Parliament will exceed half. New York State enters state of emergency due to multiple wildfires. Multiple wildfires occurred in the Long Island region of New York State on March 8. According to US media reports, the wildfires spread rapidly with the help of wind, leading to the evacuation of personnel from a local airport, the closure of some sections of highways, the burning down of some buildings, and injuries to firefighters while extinguishing the fires. The New York State government has declared a state of emergency in the state.
Spring is bright and beautiful, with flowers in full bloom. Across our motherland, the scenery is picturesque. At the end of the program, let's walk into China in spring together.
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