High-level dynamics
Xi Jinping: At the inaugural meeting of the Information Support Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army on the 19th, the military flag was awarded to the Information Support Force and a speech was given. He pointed out that the readjustment and establishment of the information support force is a major policy decision made by the party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission in the light of the overall situation of strengthening the military cause, and is a strategic measure to build a new type of structural layout of the services and arms and to improve the system of modern military forces with Chinese characteristics, and is of great and far-reaching significance for speeding up the modernization of national defense and the armed forces and effectively fulfilling the missions and tasks of the people's army in the new era. (Xinhua News Agency)
Political and legal news
1. Chen Wenqing: He will attend the 12th International Conference of High Representatives for Security Affairs in Russia from April 20 to 28 upon invitation. (Xinhua News Agency)
2. Chen Wenqing: When meeting with Comrade Bao Weizhong's relatives and members of the report group on the 19th, he stressed that the political and legal organs and all political and legal cadres and policemen across the country should learn and inherit Bao Weizhong's political character of loyalty to the party and firm beliefs, the selfless feelings of practicing the purpose and serving the people wholeheartedly, the fighting spirit of impartial justice and hard work, and the noble sentiments of being strict with oneself and being honest and honest, and form a strong atmosphere of advocating models, learning from models, and striving to be models on the political and legal front. (Xinhua News Agency)
3. Zhang Jun: During a meeting with Singapore's Attorney General Huang Lusheng on the 19th, he said that the development of bilateral relations is inseparable from the guarantee of the rule of law, and that Chinese courts are willing to work with Singapore's judicial organs to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, deepen judicial exchanges and cooperation, and make new contributions to the peaceful and friendly development of the two countries. (SPC website)
Hard news
1. The Legislative Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress: In response to the problem of campus bullying on the 19th, it said that if student bullying constitutes serious bad behavior, violation of public security administration or criminal behavior, the relevant departments shall deal with it in accordance with the law, including sending the bully to a specialized school for special education, making public security administrative punishments or pursuing criminal responsibility. (People's Daily)
2. Ministry of National Defense: On the 19th, the Chinese People's Liberation Army has generally formed a new-type structural layout of the army, navy, air force, rocket force and other services under the leadership and command of the Central Military Commission, as well as the military space force, cyberspace force, information support force, joint logistics support force and other arms. (Ministry of Defense website)
3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: In response to "the United States vetoes Palestine's application for accession to the United Nations" on the 19th, it said that the will of the Palestinian people should be fully respected, return to the right track of the "two-state solution", and establish an independent Palestinian state as soon as possible. Only in this way can the peaceful coexistence of Palestine and Israel, the harmonious coexistence of the Arab and Jewish peoples and the lasting peace in the Middle East be achieved. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs website)
4. Ministry of Education: On the 19th, the pilot work of basic discipline education and teaching reform was deployed, focusing on the construction of the four cores of first-class "courses, teaching materials, teacher teams and practical projects" in higher education, so as to lay a solid foundation for the cultivation of top-notch innovative talents. At present, the pilot has been fully launched in nine basic disciplines, including computer, mathematics and physics. (CCTV News)
5. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs: According to the introduction on the 19th, since the beginning of this year, the mainland's agricultural and rural economy has maintained a good momentum of development. The per capita disposable income of rural residents reached 6,596 yuan, 2.4 percentage points higher than the growth rate of urban residents' income. (CCTV News)
6. Ministry of Commerce: On the 19th, the investigating authorities finally determined that there was dumping of imported polycarbonate originating in Taiwan, and the mainland polycarbonate industry was substantially injured, and there was a causal relationship between dumping and substantial injury. Since the 20th of this month, anti-dumping duties have been imposed on imported polycarbonate originating in Taiwan. (Ministry of Commerce website)
7. General Administration of Customs: On the 19th, more than 2,300 people from 24 customs directly under Huangpu, Wuhan and Shantou were dispatched to simultaneously carry out the first round of centralized network collection operations to combat smuggling in the construction of service guarantee pilot free trade zones. A total of 86 criminal gangs were smashed and 215 criminal suspects were arrested. At the same time, other crimes related to smuggling will be severely cracked down at the same time. (CCTV News)
Hot news
1. The First Trial of Li Dong's Bribery Case On the 19th, the Jiangxi Yichun Intermediate People's Court openly tried the bribery case of Li Dong, former deputy general manager of the State Energy Investment Group Co., Ltd., in the first instance. The prosecutor accused him of accepting bribes of more than 108 million yuan, and Li Dong pleaded guilty and repented in court. At the end of the trial, the court announced an adjournment and announced the verdict at a later date. (CCTV News Client)
2. The Beijing Half Marathon Organizing Committee announced the results On the 19th, the results of the investigation were released for the recently held "2024 Beijing International Long-distance Running Festival - Beijing Half Marathon Men's Group Competition": cancel the results of He Jie, Willy, De Jenne, Robert and other 4 people, withdraw the trophies, medals and bonuses, and report to the Chinese Athletics Association for the record. (@中国新闻网)
3. On the 19th, the Xuchang Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision reported: After the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision found the online video "The staff of the Commission for Discipline Inspection were investigated for drunk driving", they immediately conducted an investigation and verification. After investigation, Zhang Mouya, a staff member of the Municipal Party Committee's inspection team, drank alcohol in violation of regulations, interceded for drunk driver Li Moumou, interfered with the normal law enforcement activities of the traffic police, and seriously violated work discipline. After research, it was decided that Zhang Mouya would be placed on party probation for one year, dismissed from government affairs, and transferred from the inspection agency. (Xuchang Daily)
4. A pair of giant pandas may arrive in the United States in 2025 On the 19th, the China Wildlife Conservation Association and the San Francisco Zoo signed the "Letter of Intent for International Conservation Cooperation on Giant Pandas" in Beijing. The two sides agreed to maintain close communication, support each other, actively make preliminary preparations in accordance with the requirements and technical standards for international conservation cooperation on giant pandas, and promote the formal signing of the cooperation agreement as soon as possible, so as to ensure that a pair of giant pandas will arrive in San Francisco by 2025. (China Wildlife Conservation Association WeChat public account)
5. The South Korean government reached a compromise on the doctors' strike On the 19th local time, the South Korean government made the first concession to the striking doctors to end the two-month-long strike triggered by the proposal to expand the number of medical schools by 2,000 per year from 2025. This week, the presidents of six South Korean national universities suggested reducing enrollment increases by up to 50 percent and allowing universities to set their own admissions quotas as a potential way to end the strike. South Korean Prime Minister Han Deok-so said on the 19th that the South Korean government "accepted the proposal of the president of the national university" and allowed the 32 universities to independently adjust the scale of enrollment within 50%-100% of the original new quota. (@环球网)
Warm news
1. The van spontaneously combusted the kindergarten teacher towed away the car next to him with his bare hands Recently, in a small area of Wenshan, Yunnan, a van spontaneously combusted. When the teachers of the kindergarten next to the community saw it, they rushed to extinguish the fire with fire extinguishers. More than 20 teachers were divided into three groups, one group used fire extinguishers to extinguish the fire, one group moved the surrounding vehicles away, and some teachers used loudspeakers to remind nearby residents not to go out for the time being. Soon, the open fire was extinguished. The teachers did not leave the scene until firefighters arrived. Kudos to the teachers!(@央视新闻)
2. The police car was posted and the police laughed On the 16th, the police officer of the Muhu Border Police Station of the Kezhou Border Management Detachment in Xinjiang Diriaar Amat carried out the work of visiting the house, and when he was about to drive back, he found that the car was "sticked", and he smiled after reading the content. It turned out that on the 15th, when Dirial and his colleagues were patrolling, they found a little boy walking alone in the wind and snow, and for safety reasons, they sent the child home in time. Such a two-way run, warm!(@新疆平安网)
3. In the face of the storm, they protected the national flag for the first time Recently, in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, the storm raided Menglong Town, and the tent at the Manguang duty point of the Menglong Border Police Station was about to be blown down. (@中国警方在线)
International News
1. A man entered the Iranian consulate in Paris with explosives According to French media reports, a man entered the Iranian consulate in Paris with explosives on the 19th, and the police have blocked the area around the consulate. (Xinhua News Agency)
2. Japan launched the fifth round of nuclear contaminated water discharge into the sea On the 19th, Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company launched the fifth round of nuclear contaminated water discharge from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which is expected to last until May 7, with a total discharge of about 7,800 tons. (@CCTV International News)
Source: An Jian, Chairman of the Central Political and Legal Committee