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A year ago,
Have you ever wondered what 2023 will be like?
Imagination at the beginning of the year,
Now there are answers that vary from person to person.
On the last day of 2023,
We'll sort it out as usual and help you remember.
After reminiscing,
Say goodbye to the world of 2023,
Let's move forward.
Here we go:
January
Ushering in "letting go"
Create the second highest "Spring Festival stall" box office in Chinese film history
The memory of 2023 begins with the relaxation of epidemic control. On January 7, the Comprehensive Group of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council issued the "Novel Coronavirus Infection Prevention and Control Plan (10th Edition)". Since January 8, the mainland has officially implemented "Category B and B Management" for new coronavirus infection.
From the liberalization to today, it has actually been less than a year.
Passengers queue up at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to board for departure on January 8, 2023. Since then, China has officially implemented "Category B and B Control" for new coronavirus infection. Source: Visual China
After the release, it is the "year". The Chinese who can watch movies in a down-to-earth manner have created the second highest "Spring Festival stall" box office in Chinese film history, and in the report card of 6.758 billion yuan, "Man Jianghong" and "The Wandering Earth 2" occupy more than 2/3. The two films "competed for the first", and even caused a "quarrel" among Weibo netizens.
On January 29, 2023, a movie poster for the Spring Festival was displayed in a cinema in Shanghai. Source: Visual China
On January 14, "Hurricane" premiered, and "Gao Qiqiang" became popular. This year, many people have seen Zhang Songwen's inspirational story in short videos countless times. This year, another "character" that aroused the empathy of so many people was called Dong Yuhui.
Stills of "Gao Qiqiang" in "Hurricane".
February
"Stray balloons" make the United States "break the defense"
F-22 sortie "balloon"
"The Wandering Earth 2" has not yet been released in the United States, and China's "stray balloon" first "shocked" Washington. Many Chinese do not understand that the United States, known as the "world's first power", has such fragile nerves. Shooting down a "stray" civilian balloon requires F-22 fighters to launch missiles, and the cost-effective account does not know how the Americans calculate.
On February 3, 2023 local time, the U.S. State Department announced that Secretary of State Antony Blinken would postpone his visit to China, and the so-called reason was the "balloon incident". Source: CCTV news report with pictures
Because of the "balloon", Chinese officials did not announce Blinken's visit to China, and the US Secretary of State himself said that "he will not come first". A few months later, the Pentagon admitted that it did not gather intelligence when the downed "Chinese balloon" flew over the United States.
It's funny.
March
The Great Saudi-Iranian Rapprochement
China's Diplomacy Shows Its Might
In March, China's diplomacy suddenly took action! Senior Saudi and Iranian officials shook hands in front of Wang Yi, and the "Middle East feud," which was once considered unsolvable, began to open the button of reconciliation in Beijing.
The world was shocked!
On March 10, 2023, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the closing ceremony of the Saudi Arabia-Iran dialogue in Beijing. Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
Another memorable face in March belongs to Zhou Shouzi.
In the face of the arrogant "interrogation" of the "congressmen" in the US Congress, the TikTok CEO who went to the meeting alone not only let the world see a "rich and handsome" face, but also made people remember the reasonable, powerful calmness of a Chinese company in the face of brutal suppression and domineering torture.
On March 23, 2023 local time, in Washington, D.C., USA, TikTok CEO Zhou Shouzi attended a hearing of the Energy and Commerce Committee of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress. Source: Visual China
Throughout 2023, the United States has suppressed China in the high-tech field from beginning to end, and the restrictions on China on high-end chips have intensified. However, there is a growing voice in the international media, which may be an obstacle that China cannot avoid in the high-tech field, but it is more likely to be the beginning of the Chinese breaking through the restrictions and "far ahead".
April
Macron came to China as a guest
Europe is not willing to be a "minion" of the United States anymore?
On the afternoon of April 7, in the Baiyun Hall of Songyuan, Guangzhou, French President Emmanuel Macron, who was visiting China, heard the "Mountains and Flowing Water" played by the thousand-year-old guqin. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who traveled to China with him, did not receive the same treatment and was noticed by many.
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou on April 7, 2023. Source: Visual China
On the plane leaving China, Macron told the media that "Europe should not be a servant of the United States". He is promoting Europe's strategic autonomy and making "Western unity and isolation of China" self-defeating.
Also in April, across the Pacific, Trump went down in the history books of the United States of America as "the first former president in history to be criminally indicted." After Biden officially announced his re-election bid on April 25, American voters found that in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, they may still choose these two "brothers".
On April 4, 2023 local time, in the Manhattan courthouse in New York, former President Donald Trump and his legal team sat at the defense table. Trump went on trial for allegedly falsifying business records in a hush money investigation, becoming the first former president in U.S. history to be charged with a criminal offense. Source: Visual China
May
"Historic First Flight"
"He will finally get rain when he sleeps on the dragon, and now he will release cranes and soar to the sky."
On May 28, COMAC issued a document on its official WeChat, congratulating China Eastern Airlines on the successful commercial operation of the world's first C919 passenger aircraft. At 10:32 a.m. on the same day, China Eastern Airlines used C919 passenger aircraft to carry out flight MU9191 from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport, opening the first commercial passenger flight of the domestic large aircraft C919. The Western media excitedly hyped up the "C919 to break the monopoly", claiming that this means that China's domestically produced large aircraft "will directly participate in the competition with Boeing and Airbus".
On May 28, 2023, Shanghai, the first commercial passenger flight of the domestic large aircraft C919 was held. Source: Visual China
June
"Wagner Mutiny"
The whole world is watching
On June 24, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, which lasted for nearly a year and a half, suddenly broke its silence! Putin's chef Prigozhin was believed to have directed the "armed rebellion" of the private military group Wagner. On the night of the incident, many Chinese may have fallen asleep with concern about the "mutiny" and "witnessed" the situation subside the next morning.
On June 24, 2023 local time, members of the Wagner Group prepared to leave the headquarters of the Southern Military District and return to their base in Rostov-on-Don. Source: Visual China
The sudden plot ignited the hype enthusiasm of the Western media. Almost two months later, Prigozhin died in a plane crash, and the story came to an abrupt end. All kinds of controversies and speculations have entered history together.
On June 24, 2023 local time, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, looked out of a military vehicle as he was leaving the headquarters of the Southern Military District. Source: Visual China
On June 15, at the Beijing Gongti, Messi on the pitch felt the enthusiasm of a young Chinese fan. The way he jumped off the stands and hugged his idol has become the deepest memory of many people for Chinese football in 2023.
June 15, 2023, Beijing, 2023 Football Friendly, Argentina 2-0 Australia. Fans rushed into the stadium to hug Messi. Source: Visual China
July
"Biden's Cabinet
I can almost get to Beijing for a meeting."
Blinken, who "postponed his visit to China", only postponed it for a few months, and still "arrived in Beijing" on June 18.
This is just the beginning.
From July 6 to 9, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited China. Yellen is also joined by US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and US Secretary of Commerce Raimondo. "The Biden cabinet can almost come to Beijing for a meeting," and the high-level US government visited China in July and August, making the outside world feel that the tension between China and the United States is changing. Yellen ate at a Yunnan restaurant, and the Huawei Mate 60 Pro was unveiled during Raimondo's visit to China, and these off-the-court "scenes" were more "eye-catching" than the meeting between Chinese and American officials.
On September 3, 2023, Shanghai, the Huawei Mate 60 Pro was sold in full on all channels, and consumers lined up to experience the new device at the scene. Source: Visual China
雷蒙多访华图片,左下方印着"华为Mate 60 Pro"。 图源：玉渊谭天
At this time, people did not expect that Sino-US relations in 2023 would reach a climax in San Francisco a few months later.
August
Japan insisted on starting the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water into the sea
Nail to the pillar of shame of history
On August 24, the Japanese government launched the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from Fukushima into the sea despite strong opposition from Japan and abroad, causing strong concern in China. The General Administration of Customs of China issued an announcement on the same day announcing that it will completely suspend the import of aquatic products originating in Japan from August 24, 2023 (inclusive).
Witnessing China's ban, some people in Japan were so anxious that the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson's attitude was extremely firm: The Japanese government ignored the strong doubts and opposition of the international community and unilaterally forcibly started the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear accident into the sea.
As a result of this incident, Japan's image in Chinese society has declined even further.
On August 24, 2023 local time, Fukushima, Japan, the nuclear-contaminated water of Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was discharged into the ocean. Source: Visual China
The day before Japan started the sea discharge, India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar probe successfully landed on the surface of the moon, and the whole country of India hailed as "a historic step in lunar exploration." Chinese's memory of India in 2023, as well as "changing the country's name". Although it is unclear whether the "new name" is called Bharat or Bharata, Modi looks like he wants to "get serious".
ACCORDING TO THE HINDUSTAN TIMES, MODI DELIVERED A SPEECH AT THE G20 SUMMIT ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2023, WITH THE SIGN ON THE TABLE IN FRONT OF HIM READING "BHARAT" (TRANSLATED AS "BHARAT" OR "BHARAT").
September
Hangzhou witnesses the "Asian Games Appointment"
In the golden autumn season, on the bank of the Qiantang River, the lights are bright and colorful. On the evening of September 23, the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games was held in Hangzhou. This is the third time in 33 years that China has hosted the Asian Games. In the past ten days, more than 10,000 athletes from 45 countries and regions in Asia have pursued their dreams. In the end, the Chinese sports delegation won 201 gold medals and 383 medals, achieving the best results in the history of the Asian Games and topping the gold medal list of the Asian Games for the 11th consecutive time.
On September 23, 2023, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, the opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games was held. The overall theme of this opening ceremony is "Tiao Kia Minor". Source: Visual China
Behind the gold medal, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to the Philippines twice in more than 30 days, which still made Chinese fans feel heartache. At the post-game press conference, Yao Ming said that the Chinese men's basketball team is experiencing the pain of derailment from the world, "I know everyone calls me 226." Yao Ming is still the humorous Yao Ming, but the Chinese men's basketball team is no longer the hegemon that dominates Asia.
On October 6, 2023, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, the Chinese men's basketball team won bronze at the Asian Games, and Yao Ming attended the post-game press conference. Source: Visual China
October
Palestine and Israel are back in smoke
The world saw the cruelty of war
Chinese the first day of work after the National Day holiday, a big event happened in the Middle East!
On October 7, local time, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) fired thousands of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel, and armed men broke through the Gaza wall, taking Israel by surprise in the "Al-Aqsa flood" operation, so that the Middle East military power suddenly suffered more than 1,000 people killed and more than 200 people taken hostage.
On October 8, 2023 local time, Israel's "Iron Dome" defense missile system launched missiles in an attempt to intercept rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. Source: Visual China
The revenge came as scheduled, and the severity of the tragedy was shocking to the whole world. The indiscriminate bombing of schools, hospitals and even churches in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli army, and the intransigence of the Israeli representative towards the United Nations, have made even the United States feel moral pressure. The Council has met many times, but the ceasefire in Gaza remains elusive.
On October 11, 2023 local time, a Palestinian child injured in an Israeli attack was treated at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The New York Post report is illustrated
When is the time for retribution? No one knows the answer.
Also in October, the 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation was successfully held in Beijing from October 17 to 18. Representatives from 151 countries and 41 international organizations came to China to participate in the summit forum. The opening of the Great Hall of the People and the entry of Putin, Jokowi, Tokayev and other dignitaries with Chinese leaders is not only an important moment for China's home diplomacy in 2023, but also a demonstration of the unprecedented unity of the "Global South".
On October 18, 2023, Beijing, the opening ceremony of the 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. Leaders from many countries attended. Source: Visual China
Outside the Great Hall of the People, Russian journalist Zarubin was impressed by the camera: "You may have never seen so many leaders in their cars, and this is the delegation attending the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation." ”
Zarubin expressed his admiration for the grand gathering of heads of state and government and representatives of international organizations in Beijing to participate in the forum. Source: CCTV news report with pictures
November
The world is paying attention to the San Francisco meeting between the heads of state of China and the United States
It is impossible for anyone who cares about international relations not to pay attention to the Sino-US summit in San Francisco in November.
At Philori Manor, Biden stood outside the building waiting for President Xi's car to arrive. At a time when China-US relations are showing a momentum of stopping decline and stabilizing, the importance of the diplomacy between the two heads of state is self-evident. According to Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the meeting lasted for four hours, during which the two heads of state further discussed the correct way for China and the United States to get along, further clarified the responsibilities of China and the United States as major countries, formed the future-oriented "San Francisco Vision", and pointed out the direction and blueprint for the healthy, stable and sustainable development of China-US relations.
On the morning of November 15, 2023 local time, the China-US summit was held in San Francisco, USA. President Xi's motorcade arrived at the Filori Manor at the meeting site, and President Biden greeted him at the drop-off point. Source: Screenshot of CCTV news report video
The media of many countries have noted that the interaction between the two heads of state is particularly cordial. On China's Weibo, "Biden pointed to the red flag car and said beautiful" was on the hot search. Remembering moments also include Biden showing a photo taken by President Xi in San Francisco 38 years ago and asking, "Do you know this young man?"
At noon local time on November 15, 2023, at the Philori Estate outside San Francisco, President Xi Jinping ended his meeting with US President Biden and attended a banquet held by President Biden. This is a photo of Biden showing on his phone a 1985 visit to San Francisco by Xi Jinping when he was party secretary of Zhengding County. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xueren
December
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Jishi Mountain in Gansu Province
At 23:59 on December 18, a sudden 6.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province, and the disaster affected Gansu and Qinghai provinces. As of 8 a.m. on the 22nd, the earthquake had killed 117 people and injured 781 people in Gansu, and as of 1:16 a.m. on December 31, the earthquake had killed 34 people and injured 198 people in Haidong City, Qinghai.
On the evening of December 19, 2023, a reporter from the Global Times took a photo at the resettlement site for the affected people in Dahejia Town, Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province.
The memory of the disaster this year, as well as the floods at the end of July and the beginning of August. The sudden and extremely heavy rainfall in Beijing caused flash floods and collapses in mountainous areas such as Fangshan and Mentougou, and floods also occurred in Zhuozhou in Hebei, Wuchang in Harbin, and Shulan in Jilin.
Deng Lei, a cadre of the "two committees" of Danli Village, Miaofengshan Town, Mentougou District, drove a forklift to transfer the masses. Source: Xinhuanet, courtesy of the interviewee
The loss of compatriots is sad.
The reappearance of "support from all sides" is a sense of security for the Chinese to help each other.
Hui-En 2023,
The ups and downs of the great era are full of the joys and sorrows of ordinary people.
In less than 24 hours,
The curtain of 2024 is about to begin,
We pick up the pen,
Start creating!
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Author: Global Network/Winter Melon Man, Zhang Xiaoya