◇ Sealing surface
Defrauded customers of 87 million yuan in deposits! Qu Jianling was put on trial
On January 31, the Intermediate People's Court of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, held a first-instance trial of the corruption case of Qu Jianling, a "red notice person." The procuratorate alleged that from March to September 1995, Qu Jianling took advantage of her position as an accountant at the Shuijungang Office under the jurisdiction of the Guangzhou Huangpu Branch of the Bank of China to defraud customers of 11 units of deposits totaling RMB 87 million by forging bank fixed deposit certificates, altering bank receipts, and forging bank seals. In November 1995, Qu Jianling absconded abroad after the incident. On October 29, 2022, Qu Jianling was repatriated to China by Vietnam. Qu Jianling pleaded guilty and repented in court. The verdict in this case will be announced at a later date. (China News Network)
◇ News
1. Announcement of consumer complaint hotspots in 2023: In 2023, the National Consumer Association will accept a total of 1328496 consumer complaints, a year-on-year increase of 15.33%, resolve 1127440 cases, and have a complaint resolution rate of 84.87%, recovering 1.37 billion yuan of economic losses for consumers. In terms of specific commodity complaints, the top five complaints are: food, clothing, communication products, automobiles and parts, and cosmetics. Among the specific service complaints, the top five complaints are: business Internet services, catering services, training services, accommodation services, and beauty salons. (China News Network)
2. Glory: The Navy has been promoted and awarded titles on the Shandong ship: military ranks, carrying missions and responsibilities, and promotions, condensing sweat and glory. Recently, the Shandong ship held a promotion (award) ceremony for military ranks. The officers and men who have been promoted to the rank of officers and non-commissioned officers from all specialties and positions in various positions, including commanders who study and plan for war, and technical experts who have taken root in their own posts. Military families were also invited to the scene to witness the glorious moment together! (People's Daily Online)
3. During the Spring Festival, some trains departing from Xiamen added "walking baby cabins": On January 29, on the G1654 high-speed train from Xiamen to Shanghai, a group of young passengers played interesting games under the leadership of the attendants, and the whole carriage was immersed in the laughter of children. Part of the No. 9 dining car of this high-speed rail train was temporarily transformed into a "walking baby cabin". Young travellers can participate in fun games, borrow children's toys or read storybooks accompanied by their parents. It is reported that during the Spring Festival this year, some 16-car "long marshalling" high-speed rail trains from Xiamen to Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing and other directions opened a "walking baby cabin" for families with babies. (Xinhua News Agency)
◇ Hot spots
1. China-US Anti-Drug Cooperation Working Group Officially Launched: Wang Xiaohong, State Councilor and Director of the National Narcotics Control Commission, met with a U.S. anti-narcotics joint delegation led by Dascal, deputy assistant to the President and deputy assistant to the White House for homeland security, in Beijing on January 30, announcing the official launch of the China-US anti-drug cooperation working group. The two sides agreed to implement the San Francisco Vision and pragmatically carry out anti-narcotics and law enforcement security cooperation. (Xinhua News Agency)
2. China Coast Guard Spokesperson Makes Remarks on the Philippines' Illegal Intrusion on Scarborough Shoal: Gan Yu, spokesperson of the China Coast Guard, said that on January 28, four Filipino personnel illegally intruded on China's Scarborough Shoal reef, and the China Coast Guard warned them to leave in accordance with the law, and the on-site handling was professional and standardized. China has indisputable sovereignty over Scarborough Shoal and its adjacent waters, and has always resolutely countered the Philippines' infringements. The China Coast Guard will, as always, defend and enforce its rights in waters under China's jurisdiction, and firmly safeguard national sovereignty and maritime rights and interests. (China Coast Guard website)
3. Hong Kong police launched "Champion" operation to crack down on illegal workers: According to Hong Kong media reports on January 31, Hong Kong police launched an operation codenamed "Champion" on January 30 to crack down on illegal immigrants and illegal workers. Police raided various locations in Kowloon East and arrested a total of 20 persons, aged between 20 and 65, on suspicion of "employing illegal workers", "taking employment without authorisation for employment in Hong Kong" and "overstaying". At present, the police are detaining all those arrested for investigation, and some of the arrested people will then be handed over to the relevant departments for follow-up. (Huanqiu.com)
4. The Spring Festival is approaching, and these social security card scams should be vigilant: The Spring Festival is approaching, and the fraud tricks of fraudsters are constantly being renovated, and various new "traps" are emerging in an endless stream. We must be vigilant against these social security card scams: providing personal information if the social security card is problematic, or impersonating the official website of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security to induce you to click on fraudulent links. If you fill in your name, ID number, bank card number and other information according to the prompts on the fraudulent website page, it may lead to the theft of your social security card. (Justice.com)
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5. Farewell to Cheng Fubao, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre: According to the Memorial Hall of the Nanjing Massacre Victims of the Japanese Invasion of China, Cheng Fubao, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, died in the early morning of January 30 at the age of 91. In 1937, when Nanjing fell, Cheng Fubao's father fled the city with his family and was killed by the Japanese army, leaving orphans and widows to survive. So far, there are only 37 living survivors of the Nanjing Massacre. (People's Daily)
6. The border police took their 6-year-old son to paint the boundary monument red: Recently, Yao Dongsheng, a police officer from the Hulunbuir Muwei Border Police Station in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, took his 6-year-old son to the No. 110 boundary monument to paint the boundary monument red. It is reported that the police station is located at the northern foot of the Daxing'an Mountains in the northeastern border of the motherland, where the average temperature is about minus 40 degrees Celsius every winter. Netizen: Give up your small family for everyone, pay tribute to the border police! (China Network)
7. Don't hesitate! The people's auxiliary police caught the 90-year-old man who fell from the building with his bare hands: Recently, a 90-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease in Chuzhou, Anhui Province, sat by the window on the third floor and was in danger of falling down at any time. When the police arrived at the scene to prepare for rescue, the old man suddenly fell, and the policeman Li Lei and the auxiliary police officer Chen Hongshuo didn't have time to think, so they immediately stepped forward and opened their arms to pick it up with their bare hands, using their bodies to slow down the impact of the old man's fall. In the end, the old man was not in danger of life, and Li Lei and Chen Hongshuo suffered multiple soft tissue contusions on their bodies. (People's Daily Online)
8. Wang Minghui sentenced to 16 years in prison in the first instance: On January 31, the Intermediate People's Court of Foshan City, Guangdong Province, publicly announced the first-instance verdict of Wang Minghui, former deputy secretary and deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Sichuan Provincial People's Congress, for accepting bribes and abusing power. After trial, the court found that from 1998 to 2021, the defendant Wang Minghui took advantage of his position to provide assistance to relevant units and individuals, and illegally accepted property totaling more than 52.13 million yuan. The court held that Wang Minghui's conduct constituted the crime of accepting bribes and abusing power, and sentenced Wang Minghui to 13 years imprisonment and a fine of 5 million yuan for the crime of accepting bribes, and sentenced him to six years' imprisonment for the crime of abusing his power, and decided to enforce the sentence of 16 years imprisonment and a fine of 5 million yuan. (Rule of Law Daily)
9. How many human bones were dug up at the construction site? The latest response of the police: Recently, a news that "several human bones were dug up during the construction of a market in Qianwei, Leshan, Sichuan" spread on the Internet, causing concern. On January 31, the reporter learned from the local police that on the afternoon of January 29, several suspected human bones that could be identified by the naked eye were dug up from the ground during the construction of the Skynet project at the site of the incident. According to the surrounding residents, the site of the incident was a mass grave decades ago, and after the building was built, no construction was started. The police said that the exhumed human bones have been sent to the relevant departments for identification and are awaiting the results of professional identification. (Chongqing Morning Post)
10. It was reported on the Internet that a deputy director and a female teacher died of poisoning in the car, and the local response: Recently, it was revealed on the Internet that a deputy director and a female teacher in a county in Jiangsu died of poisoning in the car, which attracted attention. On January 31, the reporter confirmed from local official channels that 10 days before the incident, both of them had died, and after the incident, the local police and discipline inspection departments intervened in the investigation, and initially understood that the two died of carbon monoxide poisoning in the car. Regarding the online rumor that the two had an improper relationship between men and women, because the two have died, there is no evidence to confirm the investigation. According to official sources, the local government may carry out safety warning education activities in response to this incident. (The Paper)
11. The woman fabricated that she was subjected to domestic violence for eyeballs: Recently, the Wenshan Internet Police in Yunnan Province received a report from netizens that some netizens posted a fake video of domestic violence on the short video platform. The Wenshan police summoned the person who posted the video to the public security organ for investigation in accordance with the law. Upon inquiry, the woman Li fabricated a copy for the sake of eyeballs, fabricated pictures of herself falling and being injured as domestic violence, and posted it on the online platform. After the police popularized the law, Li deeply realized his wrong behavior, and in order to eliminate the impact, he took the initiative to release a clarification video, saying that he would not publish false remarks and spread false information on the Internet in the future, and warned the people around him to take warning. (Wuhan Morning News)
12. Man sentenced to 10 months in prison for sabotaging military marriage: China Court Network recently announced a case. In March 2022, Ma met his former colleague Yuan, and the two met for dinner together and had a relationship after drinking. That night, Yuan told Ma that he had married a soldier two years ago, but Ma didn't take it to heart, and met Yuan many times after that, and called each other boyfriend and girlfriend, and the two openly lived together in Ma's house, and then Yuan filed for divorce from her husband Li. Li, who was serving in the army, was suspicious of this, and called the police after calling the community monitoring to find the hidden situation. Afterwards, Ma was arrested and truthfully confessed the facts of his crime of sabotaging the military marriage. After hearing the case in accordance with the law, the Dunhua Municipal Court of Jilin Province sentenced Ma to 10 months in prison. (Headliners)
◇ Information
1. The Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate issued the "Supplementary Provisions on the Enforcement of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China on the Determination of Crimes (8)": In accordance with the Criminal Law Amendment (12), the "crime of discounting shares at a low price and selling state-owned assets for personal gain" was adjusted to "the crime of discounting shares at a low price and selling company or enterprise assets for favoritism and malpractice", and the provisions came into force on March 1. (Procuratorate Daily)
2. Cyberspace Administration of China: 10,646 websites interviewed by cyberspace departments in 2023 In 2023, the national cyberspace system continued to promote online law enforcement supervision and inspection, investigated and dealt with all kinds of online violations of laws and regulations, interviewed a total of 10,646 websites throughout the year, ordered 453 websites to suspend functions or updates, removed 259 mobile applications, shut down 119 mini programs, and worked with the telecommunications authorities to cancel the license or filing of illegal websites. 14,624 illegal websites were closed, and relevant website platforms were urged to close 127878 accounts that violated laws and regulations in accordance with laws and agreements. (Rule of Law)
3. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other six departments are to deploy and strengthen one-stop mediation of labor disputes in new forms of employment: It is clarified that departments such as human resources and social security in areas where the platform economy is active and there are many labor disputes in new forms of employment shall strengthen cooperation, and increase joint mediation functions in the mediation center of the labor and personnel dispute arbitration court or in relevant mediation organizations according to actual conditions, and a one-stop mediation center may be established if conditions permit. (CNR)
4. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other seven departments issued the "Implementation Opinions on Promoting the Innovation and Development of Future Industries": It is proposed that by 2025, the mainland's future industrial technology innovation, industrial cultivation, and safety governance will develop in an all-round way, and some fields will reach the international advanced level, and the industrial scale will be steadily improved. We will build a number of future industry incubators and pilot areas, break through 100 cutting-edge key core technologies, form 100 landmark products, and initially form a future industrial development model in line with the actual situation of the mainland. (China Economic Net)
5. The Civil Aviation Administration of China issued the "Notice on Strengthening the Management of Civil Aviation Prices during the Spring Festival Travel Period in 2024": all transport airlines should implement the requirements for clear price marking, and publish the tariff level and applicable conditions in a timely, accurate and comprehensive manner. They must not collude with each other to manipulate market prices; they must not fabricate or disseminate information on price increases, raise prices, or push prices to rise excessively; and they must not dump at prices lower than cost. (Huanqiu.com)
◇ Extraterritorial
1. International Organization for Migration: Nearly 100 migrants have disappeared or died in the Mediterranean in 2024 According to the official website of the United Nations Office at Geneva, the International Organization for Migration pointed out that 2023 is the year with the highest number of deaths among migrants at sea in Europe since 2016. Since the beginning of 2024, nearly 100 migrants have died or gone missing in the central and eastern Mediterranean, more than double the number in the same period in 2023. To this end, the Director-General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Amy, will attend an Italian-African conference in Rome, Italy, to discuss solutions aimed at protecting migrants. (China News Network)
2. Another F-16 fighter jet of the US military stationed in South Korea crashed into the sea: On January 31, local time, according to US military sources, an F-16 fighter jet belonging to the US military in South Korea crashed into the sea near Gunsanji Island in North Jeolla Province, South Korea, that morning. Fortunately, the fighter pilot escaped and was rescued before the plane crashed into the sea. It is reported that in May 2023, an F-16 fighter jet of the US military stationed in South Korea crashed into farmland near Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, and caused a fire. (The Paper)
3. Explosion: A power plant in Japan exploded: On the afternoon of January 31, local time, an explosion occurred at a thermal power station in Wufeng Town, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is not yet clear what caused the accident and whether there were casualties, and the fire department is investigating the details. It is unclear whether the accident has had an impact on the power supply in the vicinity. It is understood that the thermal power plant covers an area of about 630,000 square meters, with a single output of 1.07 million kilowatts, which is the highest in Japan. (Guangming.com)
◇ Pick up
Recently, Peng Wenbing, a police officer from the Public Transportation Safety and Security Branch of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, was patrolling the last train of Sihuidong Metro Station when he found a little girl wandering alone at the exit of the station at a loss. After inquiry, it was learned that Xiaomeng, who was only 8 years old, secretly ran out because of a conflict with her father, and the police escorted her home after patient persuasion. On the way, Xiaomeng's various little "clever ghost" questions amused the police. Detailed poke↓↓ (China Police Online)
Source: China Popular Law