High-level dynamics
Xi Jinping: In the 8th issue of Qiushi magazine published on the 16th, he published an important article "Strengthening the Protection and Inheritance of Cultural Heritage and Promoting the Excellent Traditional Chinese Culture". The article stresses that it is necessary to strengthen cultural exchanges with all parts of the world, jointly promote the prosperity and development of culture, the protection of cultural heritage, exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, practice the Global Civilization Initiative, and inject profound and lasting cultural strength into the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. (Xinhua News Agency)
Political and legal news
1. Zhang Jun: On the 15th, at the Supreme People's Court's 2024 first quarter judicial trial data analysis and judgment meeting, it was emphasized that the case handling and management should be integrated and done well. Data consultation is not just about adding pressure or burden, but about making trial management more scientific and effective through data consultation, and promoting the continuous improvement of one's own judicial capacity and the quality and efficiency of case handling. (SPC website)
2. Ying Yong: On the 15th, the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the All-China Women's Federation jointly organized the 44th Procuratorial Open Day with the theme of "The Rule of Law Protects Half the Sky and Joins Hands to Make Contributions to a New Era", stressing that protecting the legitimate rights and interests of women is a systematic project and a long-term task, which requires the procuratorial organs and the Women's Federation to work with all parties to share the mission, work in the same direction, work together, and make comprehensive efforts, and draw "concentric circles" together. (Supreme People's Procuratorate website)
3. Chen Yixin: In the 8th issue of Qiushi magazine in 2024, a signed article "Comprehensively Implementing the Overall National Security Concept" was published, which comprehensively comprehended the ideological connotation of the overall national security concept, deeply understood the practical power of the overall national security concept, accurately grasped the major requirements of the overall national security concept, thoroughly implemented the main tasks of the overall national security concept, and strengthened the important guarantees for the implementation of the overall national security concept. (WeChat public account of the Ministry of State Security)
Hard news
1. The Supreme People's Court: On the 15th, the Supreme People's Court issued the "Opinions on Carrying out the Work of "Caring for Minors" in Divorce Cases Involving Minor Children. It is clear that it is necessary to prevent the occurrence of situations in which the lawful rights and interests of minors are ignored or even infringed upon to the greatest extent possible and the physical and mental health of minors is harmed, and all negative factors that cause juveniles to break the law and commit crimes should be eliminated before they occur. (SPC website)
2. The Supreme People's Procuratorate, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, and the All-China Women's Federation: On the 15th, they jointly released 12 typical cases of protecting the rights and interests of women and children, including Zhou's forced indecency case, which fully reflects the effectiveness of the procuratorate, women's federation, and trade union organizations in protecting the rights and interests of women and children, and also provides model guidance and reference for the handling of similar cases and the resolution of problems. (Supreme People's Procuratorate website)
3. Ministry of Public Security: On the 15th, it announced 8 typical cases of crimes against ecological security, including the case of illegal occupation of agricultural land by a greening company and a construction engineering company in Pingyao, Shanxi. Public security organs across the country continue to carry out a series of special operations such as "Kunlun" and "Spring Breeze" to maintain a hard-hitting and deterrent posture against illegal fishing, illegal mining, environmental pollution and other criminal activities, effectively safeguard national ecological security, and serve to ensure high-quality development. (Ministry of Public Security headline number)
4. Ministry of State Security: This spring, the state security organs carried out centralized commendations and awards for individuals who have contributed to safeguarding national security in 2023-2024, and a total of 86 personnel were awarded. Among them, 15 people received major contribution awards and 71 people received important contribution awards. This is the sixth consecutive year that the event has been held by the national security organs. (WeChat public account of the Ministry of State Security)
5. The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development: A few days ago, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the "Notice on Carrying out the Three-year Action to Tackle the Root Cause of Safety Production in Housing Municipal Engineering", proposing to focus on six aspects, including the pre-prevention mechanism for construction safety, the digital supervision system for construction safety, the effective linkage mechanism for market on-site supervision, the ability of safety production supervision and law enforcement, the intrinsic safety level of enterprises, and the construction of safety production culture, to promote the safety production level of housing municipal projects to a new level and resolutely curb the occurrence of major accidents. (Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development website)
6. People's Bank of China: The revised and issued "Regulations for Handling Credit Investigation Complaints" will be officially implemented on the 15th. When institutions and individuals believe that their legitimate rights and interests in credit reporting have been infringed, they may file a complaint with the local branch of the People's Bank of China, and complaints that meet the acceptance conditions must be accepted. At the same time, the identity verification and handling process of the complainant have been simplified, reducing the cost of complaints. (CCTV News)
7. China Successfully Launched the Four-Dimensional Gaojing-3 01 Satellite On the 15th, the mainland successfully launched the four-dimensional Gaojing-3-01 satellite using the Long March-2D carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The satellite mainly provides commercial remote sensing data services for emerging markets such as digital agriculture, urban information modeling, and real-world 3D, as well as traditional fields such as land surveying and mapping, disaster prevention and mitigation, and maritime monitoring. (CCTV News)
Hot news
1. Xiao Xing was prosecuted The case of Xiao Xing, former member of the Party Committee and deputy general manager of China Taiping Insurance Group Co., Ltd., who was suspected of accepting bribes, was investigated by the State Supervision Commission, and designated by the Supreme People's Procuratorate to be reviewed and prosecuted by the People's Procuratorate of Xinxiang City, Henan Province. Recently, the Xinxiang Municipal People's Procuratorate has filed a public prosecution with the Xinxiang Intermediate People's Court. (Supreme People's Procuratorate)
2. Instigating fans to rush the card concert, two scalpers were arrested A few days ago, the singer Deng Ziqi concert was held in Changsha, Hunan, and there were scalpers on the scene who instigated fans to rush the card. After police investigation, "scalpers" Wu Mouming and Li Mouhao had previously hoarded a batch of tickets snapped up using other people's identity information. Knowing that the real-name system was implemented at the concert, fans were deceived into holding "tickets purchased with non-personal identity information" to enter the venue, and the hoarded tickets were sold at a higher price, and he also said that "if he could not enter, he would punch the card". At present, Wu Mouming was sentenced to 7 days of detention, and Li Mouhao was sentenced to 5 days of detention, and the case is being further handled. (Changsha Police)
3. 20 motorcyclists supported the wildfires in Yunnan for 3 consecutive days Recently, a wildfire broke out in Kunming, Yunnan, and 20 off-road motorcyclists supported the wildfire rescue for 3 consecutive days. "Motorcycles are more mobile, and everyone is familiar with the terrain and wants to do their part. "Thank them for their hard work! (Elephant News)
4. Sanxingdui excavated rumors of "flying saucer" bronze Recently, online pictures show that there are flying saucer-type bronze artifacts at the Sanxingdui archaeological excavation site in Sichuan, which has attracted attention. After verification, the image is an AI-generated network diagram and should not be taken seriously. (China Internet Joint Rumor Refutation Platform, Sichuan Internet Joint Rumor Refutation Platform, Cover News)
5. Scholz: The German market welcomes Chinese cars German Chancellor Scholz said on the 15th that the German market welcomes Chinese cars. Scholz stressed that the European market must compete openly and fairly with Chinese automobiles. (CCTV News)
Embarrassing news
1. The woman drank and drove live broadcast, and netizens collectively reported A few days ago, a woman in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province drank and drove live, and many netizens decisively reported it, and the traffic police quickly investigated and dealt with it. At the disposal scene, the woman asked curiously: "How did you find me?" Traffic police: "It's all up to enthusiastic netizens!" (@星视频)
2. The suspect was arrested after provoking the police by phone Recently, when the Chongqing police were handling a case, they notified the suspect Li by phone to accept the investigation. "Come and arrest me!" "You can't catch me in your life!" Li provoked the police on the phone, his attitude was very arrogant, and he refused to get the case. Soon, the police arrested Li. When asked how he felt, Li said he was "very guilty." At present, Li has been detained for 12 days in accordance with the law and fined 500 yuan. (@平安南岸)
Warm news
1. The traffic police at an altitude of 5,130 meters above sea level fought all night to help the stranded people Recently, on the Dongda Mountain at an altitude of 5,130 meters above sea level in Mangkang, Tibet, a large number of vehicles and personnel were stranded due to heavy snow. The weather is bitterly cold and the wind is raging, and Karma's face has been chapped and swollen for many days, and it has been hard work! (@人民网)
2. Recently, Teacher Wang, a high school teacher in Liaoyuan, Jilin Province, learned that former students returned to the school to teach, and came to audit. Teacher Wang said that this student is from the class of 2015, and he saw her teaching state naturally and neatly written outside the window, which was very much in line with his expectations. (Xinhua Daily Telegraph)
3. The little pig was "rampant", and the police borrowed a battery car from the masses to arrest them A few days ago, the Chongming police in Shanghai received a report that a "wild boar" appeared next to the vegetable field and hoped to help arrest it. When the police arrived at the scene, they found that it was a small black-haired pig who was "rampant". Due to the fast running speed of the piglet, the police borrowed a battery car from a passing aunt, and worked together with the masses to "chase and intercept", and finally caught the piglet. (The Paper)
International News
1. Chinese citizens injured in the Sydney shopping mall attack are not in danger of life On the 15th, the Chinese Consulate General in Sydney said that it has contacted the families of the two Chinese citizens killed and injured in the Sydney shopping mall attack. On the same day, the Consulate General accompanied the family of the deceased to deal with the aftermath and went to the hospital to visit the injured. It is reported that the injured have been treated in a timely manner and are not in danger of life. (CCTV News)
2. Lee Hsien Loong will step down as Prime Minister of Singapore next month The Prime Minister's Office of Singapore issued a document on the 15th saying that Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will officially step down as prime minister on May 15 and hand over the baton to Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong. The new prime minister will be sworn in at the presidential palace at 8 p.m. on May 15. (Chinanews.com)
Source: An Jian, head of the Central Political and Legal Commission