On the morning of March 28, President Xi Jinping met with representatives from international business circles at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi Jinping extended a welcome to the representatives and expressed appreciation for their long-term commitment to cooperation with China. Xi Jinping emphasized that over more than 70 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and particularly over more than 40 years of reform and opening up, China has created "two miracles" of rapid economic development and long-term social stability. This has been achieved through the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China and the united efforts of the Chinese people, as well as the support and assistance from the international community, including contributions from foreign-invested enterprises in China. Reform and opening up has enabled China to rapidly enter the world market and catch up with the times by actively utilizing foreign capital. Foreign-invested enterprises coming to China have driven China's economic growth and employment, promoted China's technological and management progress, and boosted China's reform and opening up. Practice has proven that foreign-invested enterprises are important participants in Chinese modernization, in China's reform and opening up and innovation, and in China's connection with the world and integration into economic globalization. In this process, foreign-invested enterprises have generally received substantial returns, their businesses have continued to grow and expand, achieving mutual benefit and win-win results, and they have also forged deep friendships with the Chinese people. Xi Jinping pointed out that for many years, China has been a major contributor and stable anchor for world economic growth, and is comprehensively advancing Chinese modernization. Opening up to the outside world is China's basic state policy, and China is promoting high-level opening up, steadily expanding institutional opening up in terms of rules, regulations, management, and standards. The door of opening up will only open wider, and the policy of utilizing foreign capital has not changed and will not change. China is the world's second-largest consumer market, with the largest middle-income group globally, containing huge investment and consumption potential. China is committed to high-quality development, with accelerated green, digital, and intelligent transformation, and strong industrial supporting capabilities, making it the best application scenario for a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation. China has formed a relatively sound legal and policy system and working system for utilizing foreign capital, promoting trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, and actively creating a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized. China has long maintained political stability and social tranquility, and is one of the safest countries in the world. These indicate that China has a large stage for its undertakings, broad market prospects, stable policy expectations, and good security situation, making it a fertile ground for foreign-invested enterprises to invest and thrive. China has been, is, and will inevitably be an ideal, safe, and promising investment destination for foreign businesses. Walking with China is walking with opportunities, believing in China is believing in tomorrow, and investing in China is investing in the future. Xi Jinping emphasized that the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has already formulated a roadmap and timetable for deepening the reform of foreign investment and outward investment management systems. China will further expand opening up, with a focus on lowering market access thresholds; guarantee foreign-invested enterprises in China equal national treatment and safeguard fair market competition; strengthen communication and exchanges with foreign businesses, provide as much convenience as possible for their trade and investment in China, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign-invested enterprises in accordance with the law. At the same time, China will unswervingly follow the path of peaceful development and strive to create a favorable external environment for the development of foreign-invested enterprises. Xi Jinping pointed out that multilateralism is the inevitable choice to address the difficulties and challenges facing the world, and economic globalization is an irresistible historical trend. China adheres to true multilateralism, promotes inclusive economic globalization, actively participates in global economic governance, and is committed to building an open world economy. Foreign-invested enterprises, especially multinational corporations, play an important role and bear important responsibilities in maintaining the world economic order. We should jointly safeguard the multilateral trading system, jointly maintain the stability of global industrial and supply chains, and jointly maintain an open and cooperative international environment, promoting economic globalization to develop in the right direction. More than 40 global chairmen, CEOs of foreign-invested enterprises, and representatives of business associations attended the meeting. Raj Subramaniam, President and CEO of FedEx Express, Ola Källenius, Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Paul Hudson, CEO of Sanofi, Noel Quinn, Group Chief Executive of HSBC Holdings plc, Toshiaki Higashihara, Executive Chairman and CEO of Hitachi, Ltd., Kwak Noh-jung, CEO of SK Hynix, and Amin H. Nasser, President and CEO of Saudi Aramco, spoke successively. They expressed admiration for China's stable economic growth achieved through comprehensive deepening of reform and high-level opening up under the leadership of President Xi Jinping. From "Made in China" to "new quality productive forces," China is empowering industrial transformation and upgrading with scientific and technological innovation, and will achieve higher quality and more sustainable development, with bright prospects for the Chinese economy. Amid rising protectionism, China continues to expand opening up, injecting stability into the global economy and becoming an oasis of certainty and a hotbed for investment and business. China's development is the core driving force of the world economy, and China's vast opportunities and growth space are exciting. They highly appreciated the Chinese government's efforts to create a fair and favorable business environment for foreign-invested enterprises, and expressed their firm commitment to expanding investment and cooperation in China, deeply cultivating the Chinese market, actively participating in the process of Chinese modernization, building bridges for exchanges and cooperation between China and other countries, supporting global market openness, maintaining international free trade, and contributing to world economic development. Cai Qi, Wang Yi, He Lifeng, and others attended the meeting.
Our station today (March 28) broadcast CCTV Quick Commentary "Walking with China is Walking with Opportunities."
On the morning of March 28, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Younus, Chief Advisor to the Interim Government of Bangladesh, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi Jinping pointed out that friendly exchanges between the people of China and Bangladesh have a long history, with the ancient Silk Road closely linking the two countries. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, both sides have always supported each other, treated each other as equals, and achieved win-win cooperation. China's good-neighborly and friendly policy towards Bangladesh maintains a high degree of stability and continuity, steadfastly pursuing a good-neighborly and friendly policy towards all Bangladeshi people, and insisting on being trusted good neighbors, good friends, and good partners with Bangladesh. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Bangladesh and the China-Bangladesh Year of People-to-People Exchanges. China is willing to work with Bangladesh to push China-Bangladesh cooperation to new heights and better benefit the people of both countries. Xi Jinping emphasized that China and Bangladesh should continue to deepen political mutual trust and firmly support each other on issues concerning their respective core interests and major concerns. China supports Bangladesh in safeguarding national sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, and in exploring a development path that suits its national conditions. China will further comprehensively deepen reform and expand high-level opening up, which will bring new opportunities for the development of all countries in the world, including Bangladesh. China is willing to advance high-quality Belt and Road cooperation with Bangladesh, explore cooperation in digital economy, green economy, marine economy, infrastructure construction, water conservancy, and other fields, enhance cultural and people-to-people exchanges, and promote mutual understanding and affinity between the peoples. China advocates an equal and orderly multipolar world and inclusive economic globalization, and is willing to strengthen multilateral coordination and cooperation with Bangladesh, promote unity and self-reliance among countries of the Global South, and build a community with a shared future for mankind. Younus stated that Bangladesh-China friendship is profound, characterized by constant mutual understanding, mutual respect, and mutual trust, and China is a reliable partner and friend of Bangladesh. Bangladesh firmly supports the one-China principle and opposes "Taiwan independence." Bangladesh is willing to take the opportunity of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with China this year to jointly promote greater development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. The two countries should deepen Belt and Road cooperation, and Bangladesh welcomes more Chinese enterprises to invest in Bangladesh to promote Bangladesh's economic transformation. Bangladesh highly appreciates the major initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping, such as the three global initiatives, and is willing to coordinate closely with China to jointly seize opportunities, address challenges, and maintain world peace, stability, development, and prosperity. Wang Yi attended the meeting.
Premier Li Qiang of the State Council presided over an executive meeting of the State Council on March 28, where he heard a report on promoting the construction of comprehensive pilot zones for cross-border e-commerce, made arrangements to accelerate the clearing of enterprise arrears, studied measures to promote the high-quality development of agricultural machinery and equipment, and deliberated and approved the "Several Opinions on Optimizing the Layout of Port Openings." The meeting pointed out that cross-border e-commerce is developing rapidly, has great potential, and plays a strong driving role, and has become an important force in China's foreign trade development. It is necessary to do a good job in the new round of expanding comprehensive pilot zones for cross-border e-commerce to further broaden their coverage. It is necessary to promote the upgrading of comprehensive pilot zones for cross-border e-commerce, advance regulatory innovations in customs clearance, taxation, foreign exchange, data flow, and other areas, make good use of relevant stable foreign trade support policies, and help enterprises expand markets, build brands, and achieve better development. The meeting deliberated and approved the "Action Plan to Accelerate the Clearing of Enterprise Arrears." The meeting emphasized that it is necessary to further strengthen efforts, consolidate responsibilities, improve mechanisms, refine relevant laws and regulations, strengthen source governance and discredit punishment on the basis of previous work, ensure tangible results in clearing arrears, and resolutely curb new arrears. The meeting pointed out that agricultural machinery and equipment are an important support for ensuring national food security and building a strong agricultural country. It is necessary to adhere to agricultural demand, focus on key areas, and take comprehensive measures from breaking through basic technologies, improving the innovation system, cultivating high-quality enterprises, and building industrial clusters, to accelerate the development of landmark products and the tackling of key core technologies. It is necessary to make full use of policies and measures such as agricultural machinery purchase and application subsidies and large-scale equipment upgrades, strengthen pilot verification and mature application, and promote the market popularization of advanced and applicable agricultural machinery and equipment. It is necessary to give full play to the guiding role of standards, do a good job in appraisal, testing, and certification, strengthen quality supervision and management, and promote the accelerated upgrading of agricultural machinery and equipment products. The meeting pointed out that optimizing the layout of port openings is an important measure to promote high-quality development and high-level opening up. It is necessary to build coastal, border, air, and inland river ports with clear positioning and complementary functions, accelerate the construction of key hubs and regional node ports, promote the expansion and upgrading of border ports, expand the functions of specialized ports, promote the construction of intensive and intelligent ports, further enhance port customs clearance convenience, and comprehensively enhance the economic, social, and security benefits of ports, so that ports can play a greater role in domestic and international dual circulation. The meeting also discussed other matters.
The fifth plenary session of the 20th Beijing Municipal Planning and Construction Committee was held in Beijing on March 28. Cai Qi, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Committee, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. The meeting pointed out that under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, Beijing Municipality and its member units have worked together, and the capital planning implementation mechanism has been continuously improved, promoting new progress and achievements in capital planning and construction. This year is the concluding year of the "14th Five-Year Plan," and the five-year evaluations of Beijing's master urban plan, core area control plan, and sub-center control plan will soon be carried out. The committee must thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on capital planning and construction, always stand from the overall work of the Party and the state, firmly grasp the strategic positioning of the capital city, pay more attention to serving the overall situation, seeking progress while maintaining stability, upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground, and coordinating all aspects, and promote capital planning and construction with a strong sense of mission and responsibility. The meeting emphasized the need to further enhance central government functions, optimize spatial layout, traffic organization, environmental quality, and urban facilities, and serve and guarantee major events. Strengthen comprehensive protection capabilities, promote resilient city construction, and improve the emergency management system. Deeply promote the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, firmly and orderly relieve non-capital functions, strengthen co-construction and sharing of public services, and create a commuter circle around Beijing. The meeting required strengthening the synergy between central, military, and local authorities to ensure the implementation and effectiveness of various tasks. Beijing Municipality should continue to implement the "four services" to create good working conditions for central units. It is necessary to improve the cooperation mechanisms between central and local authorities, and between military and local authorities, and to do a good job in coordinated urban governance. The Office of the Beijing Municipal Planning and Construction Committee should strengthen overall planning and follow-up supervision, improve the urban physical examination and evaluation system and working mechanism to ensure that one blueprint is implemented to the end. The meeting deliberated and approved documents such as the "2024 Work Summary and 2025 Work Priorities of the Beijing Municipal Planning and Construction Committee." Yin Li, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Committee, presided over the meeting. Vice Directors and members of the Committee attended the meeting.
Ding Xuexiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, met separately with Younus, Chief Advisor to the Interim Government of Bangladesh, and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, who were in Hainan Boao to attend the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2025, on March 27. During the meeting with Younus, Ding Xuexiang stated that China and Bangladesh are good neighbors, good friends, and good partners. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Bangladesh. China is willing to work with Bangladesh to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, enhance political mutual trust, strengthen pragmatic cooperation, and deepen cultural and people-to-people exchanges, so as to push the China-Bangladesh comprehensive strategic partnership for deeper and more solid development. Younus stated that Bangladesh-China friendship has a long history and is always characterized by mutual respect and mutual trust. Bangladesh firmly adheres to the one-China principle and is willing to take the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations as an opportunity to continuously consolidate bilateral relations and deepen cooperation in various fields under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. During the meeting with Overchuk, Ding Xuexiang stated that since the beginning of this year, President Xi Jinping and President Putin have communicated twice, charting the course for the development of China-Russia relations. The two sides should follow the strategic guidance of head-of-state diplomacy, continuously deepen strategic coordination and pragmatic cooperation, and provide strong certainty for world peace and stability. Overchuk stated that Russia is willing to jointly implement the important consensus of the two heads of state and push the Russia-China comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination in the new era to a new level.
Ding Xuexiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, met collectively with council members and institutional council enterprise representatives of the Boao Forum for Asia on March 27 in Boao, Hainan, and held discussions with Chinese and foreign entrepreneurs. During the meeting with forum council members and institutional council enterprise representatives, Ding Xuexiang stated that the world is undergoing accelerating changes unseen in a century, with prominent issues such as growth deceleration, imbalanced development, and disordered governance. At such a moment, revisiting the important significance of President Xi Jinping's concept of a community with a shared future for mankind becomes even more prominent. We should work together to uphold true multilateralism, promote inclusive economic globalization, strengthen cooperation in scientific and technological innovation, jointly address global challenges, and achieve sustainable development. The Chinese government will, as always, support the development of the Boao Forum for Asia, and hopes that the forum will continuously expand its global influence and inject more positive energy into the peace, stability, and prosperity and development of the region and the world. Ban Ki-moon, Chairman of the Forum, and other attending representatives highly praised President Xi Jinping's concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, and expressed their willingness to make greater contributions to promoting the development of Asia and the world. During the discussion with Chinese and foreign entrepreneurs, Ding Xuexiang stated that the supporting conditions and fundamental trend of China's long-term economic improvement have not changed, and the prospects for high-quality development are broad. Investing in China is investing in the future. China will continue to optimize the business environment and sincerely welcome enterprises from all countries to invest and develop in China, growing stronger by sharing China's opportunities. The entrepreneurs stated that they are firmly optimistic about China's development prospects and are willing to continue to deeply cultivate the Chinese market and achieve better development together.
On March 28, Vice President Han Zheng met with Younus, Chief Advisor to the Interim Government of Bangladesh, in Beijing. Han Zheng stated that China and Bangladesh are good neighbors, good friends, and good partners. Over the past 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the two countries have always respected, understood, and supported each other. President Xi Jinping just held a fruitful meeting with you, charting a new blueprint for the development of China-Bangladesh relations. China and Bangladesh share similar development philosophies, aligned development strategies, and broad common interests. China is willing to work with Bangladesh to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, deepen political mutual trust, strengthen pragmatic cooperation in various fields, promote the sustained and in-depth development of China-Bangladesh relations, and better benefit the people of both countries. Younus stated that Bangladesh is at a new historical starting point and looks forward to continued strong support and assistance from China. Bangladesh is willing to take the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations as an opportunity to work with China to further deepen and solidify cooperation in various fields and elevate bilateral relations to a higher level.
As a major province for the private economy, Fujian is fully promoting the strategy of building a strong private economy in the new era. How will it support and guide the private economy to create new advantages and foster new drivers in the next step? Today (March 28), "Promoting High-Quality Development of the Private Economy - Authoritative Interview" aired the exclusive interview of our station's reporter with Zhou Zuyi, Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee. Zhou Zuyi stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the symposium on private enterprises provided important guidance for Fujian to promote the development and growth of the private economy. This year, Fujian will provide better policy support and development environment for private enterprises. Promote the quality improvement, efficiency enhancement, and transformation and upgrading of the private economy. This year, Fujian will deeply implement the "quantity increase and quality improvement" action for high-tech enterprises, pushing the number of national high-tech enterprises in the province to exceed 15,000. It will build pilot platforms in fields such as intelligent equipment, new materials, textiles and footwear, and implement more than 1,500 provincial key technological transformation projects. To build a new type of亲-qing and 清-qing relationship between government and business, Fujian will also deeply implement the "four levels of grassroots" system, carry forward excellent work styles such as "immediate action and solid work," improve the system of leading cadres linking with private enterprises, and guide Party members and cadres to enhance their service awareness and adhere to the bottom line of discipline and law.
The latest data from the China National Light Industry Council shows that in the first two months of this year, the added value of light industry enterprises above designated size increased by 7.2% year-on-year, achieving operating revenue of 3.4 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.4%. Among the 90 major light industrial products统计 by the National Bureau of Statistics, 48 products saw increased output. Among them, 11 products, including electric bicycles, washing machines, and refrigerators, maintained double-digit growth. With a series of policies to expand domestic demand and promote consumption taking effect, in the first two months, retail sales of 11 categories of light industrial goods exceeded 1.4 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.1%. Among them, retail sales of home appliances and audio-visual equipment increased by 10.9%, especially smart home appliances, which saw faster sales growth, indicating a clear trend of consumption upgrading.
The State Council Information Office held a press conference in Lhasa, Tibet, today (March 28) to release the white paper "Development and Progress of Human Rights in Tibet in the New Era." Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the white paper comprehensively implements the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speeches at the sixth and seventh central Tibet work symposiums and during his inspection tour in Tibet. It primarily introduces the development and progress achieved in Tibet in the new era in areas such as whole-process people's democracy, economic and social rights protection, cultural rights protection, freedom of religious belief, environmental rights protection, equal protection for specific groups' rights, and human rights protection through rule of law. Through detailed data and objective facts, the white paper fully presents the tremendous development and all-round progress made in human rights in Tibet since its peaceful liberation, especially in the new era. The white paper points out that practice has fully proved that only by upholding the leadership of the Communist Party of China, adhering to the principal position of the people, proceeding from Tibet's actual conditions, upholding the rights to subsistence and development as primary basic human rights, upholding safety to protect human rights, adhering to protecting human rights in accordance with the law, and comprehensively and deeply implementing the Party's strategy for governing Tibet in the new era, can Tibet's human rights cause achieve higher quality development and write a new chapter in human rights protection on the snowy plateau.
The Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2025 Concludes with Fruitful Results The Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2025 concluded today (March 28). During the annual conference, approximately 2,000 Chinese and foreign guests held in-depth discussions and analyses on major challenges and urgent issues currently facing Asia and the world, actively seeking solutions. Broad consensus was reached and fruitful results were achieved in five areas: strengthening regional cooperation, promoting regional economic integration, and seeking mutual benefit and win-win outcomes. Breakthrough in China's Controllable Nuclear Fusion Scientific Facility Reporters learned today (March 28) from China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) that the ion and electron temperatures of China's controllable nuclear fusion scientific facility, "China Tokamak No. 3" (HL-3), have both exceeded 100 million degrees Celsius for the first time. This marks an important step for China's controllable nuclear fusion towards engineering applications. 2025 China Science Fiction Convention Opens Today The 2025 China Science Fiction Convention opened today (March 28) in Beijing. More than 30 professional forums, competitions, and public activities will be held during the convention. The "2025 China Science Fiction Industry Report" was released at the opening ceremony, showing that China's science fiction industry generated a total revenue of 108.96 billion yuan in 2024, exceeding 100 billion yuan for two consecutive years. Cold Wave Moves South, Rainfall and Temperature Drop in Southern China The Central Meteorological Observatory forecasts that with the southward movement of the cold wave, temperatures in southern China will drop sharply today (March 28) and tomorrow. Jiangnan, South China, and other regions will experience temperature drops of 8-12 degrees Celsius, with local drops exceeding 14 degrees Celsius, and some areas will have light to moderate rain. This round of cold wave weather is expected to last until March 30. "High-End Interview" to Broadcast Exclusive Interview with Fijian Speaker Jiko Luveni Tonight Tonight (March 28), CCTV News Channel's "High-End Interview" will broadcast an exclusive interview with Jiko Luveni, Speaker of the Parliament of Fiji. Luveni stated that China's experience in poverty alleviation and relocation is worth learning from, and China's whole-process people's democracy is impressive. The program will also be simultaneously available on new media platforms such as CCTV News, CCTV Video, and CCTV.com.
According to news released by Myanmar government agencies, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred in central Myanmar at noon today (March 28), with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. The disaster area has entered a state of emergency. Soon after the earthquake, a magnitude 6.4 aftershock occurred in the same region. The epicenter of the earthquake was close to Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city. Some buildings in Mandalay collapsed or tilted, causing casualties and trapping residents. Some roads from Mandalay to Yangon were damaged and broken. Buildings were also damaged in Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar. Thailand and Laos experienced strong tremors. Affected by this earthquake, significant tremors were felt in Ruili City, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, as well as in Pu'er, Lincang, Baoshan, and other areas.
According to Yemeni media reports, from late night on the 27th to early morning on the 28th local time, U.S. forces launched dozens of airstrikes on Sana'a, Amran Province, Sa'dah Province, Hodeidah Province, and other areas in Yemen. The airstrikes on Sana'a resulted in 7 civilian injuries. A spokesperson for Yemen's Houthi rebels said on the 27th that their forces attacked the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and other warships in the Red Sea, as well as Israel's Ben Gurion Airport and an Israeli military target. The Israeli military stated it intercepted two missiles launched from Yemen.
Russia Claims Ukraine Continues to Attack Russian Energy Facilities; Ukraine Denies The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on March 27 that over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces continued to attack several Russian energy infrastructure facilities. Russian forces continued to engage Ukrainian forces in Kursk and other areas in Russia. According to Russian media reports on March 27, Russian forces have taken control of the Sudzha border checkpoint in Kursk, and the operation to fully retake Kursk Oblast is nearing completion. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on March 27 denied attacking Russian energy facilities. Ukraine also stated that Russian forces attacked various locations in Ukraine with one Iskander-M ballistic missile and 86 drones. Media Reports US Suspends Payments to WTO Reuters reported on March 27, citing multiple sources, that the United States has suspended its payments to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The report stated that as of the end of December 2024, the US owed the WTO $25.7 million. The US government has not yet responded to this. Report Claims Significant Increase in EU Imports of Russian Gas in 2024 A report released by a British energy think tank on March 27 showed that EU imports of natural gas from Russia increased by 18% year-on-year in 2024. This increase was driven by increased imports from Italy, the Czech Republic, and France. The report also pointed out that uncertainty regarding natural gas sources outside of Russia is increasing, including the impact of US political and economic instability on the reliability of US natural gas imports.
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