High-level dynamics
Xi Jinping: On the afternoon of the 23rd, he presided over a symposium on promoting the development of the western region in the new era in Chongqing and delivered an important speech. He stressed: The western region plays an important role in the overall situation of reform, development, and stability in the country. It is necessary to consistently grasp the implementation of the policies and measures of the CPC Central Committee to promote the large-scale development of the western region, further form a new pattern of large-scale protection, large-scale opening-up and high-quality development, enhance the overall strength and sustainable development capacity of the region, and strive to write a new chapter in the large-scale development of the western region in the Chinese-style modernization. (Xinhua News Agency)
Hard news
1. The Cyberspace Administration of China: Recently, the special action of "Clear and Clear, Rectifying the Bottomless Gambling Traffic of Self-Media" was launched, focusing on rectifying problems such as self-directed and self-staged fraud, unscrupulous means to stir up social hot spots, setting up topics with partial generalizations, creating characters in violation of public order and good customs, and indiscriminately distributing "new yellow news". (Cyberspace Administration of China website)
2. The Supreme People's Procuratorate: On the 23rd, the Supreme People's Procuratorate released a typical case of procuratorial public interest litigation to help noise pollution prevention and control. In 2023, procuratorial organs at all levels handled more than 940 public interest lawsuits on noise pollution issues in the fields of industry, construction, transportation, and social life. (Supreme People's Procuratorate website)
3. Ministry of Public Security: In the past 10 years, the "Fox Hunt Operation" has arrested more than 9,000 fugitive economic crime suspects from more than 120 countries and regions, and recovered nearly 49 billion yuan in losses. (Ministry of Public Security website)
4. Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security: From January to March 2024, 3.03 million new jobs were created in urban areas across the country, and the surveyed urban unemployment rate was 5.2% in March. (CCTV News)
5. Ministry of Culture and Tourism: The 2024 National Cultural and Tourism Consumption Promotion Activity will be launched on the 23rd, which is divided into the National "May Day" Cultural and Tourism Consumption Week, Summer Cultural and Tourism Consumption Season, National Day Cultural and Tourism Consumption Month, Spring Festival Cultural and Tourism Consumption Month, and Special Consumption Promotion Activities. (Xinhua News Agency)
6. State Food and Drug Administration: On the 20th, it announced 5 typical cases of illegal drug online sales, including the case of illegal sales of prescription drugs by merchants settled in Jingdong Mall, the case of illegal sales of prescription drugs by merchants settled in Hungrybai.com, and the case of sales of toxic drugs for medical use by merchants settled in the "Materia Medicashop Online Chinese Medicine Store Website". (State Food and Drug Administration website)
7. Chinese Embassy in the UK: The spokesperson said that the so-called "Chinese espionage" claim by the UK is completely groundless, and urged the UK to stop its anti-China political manipulation and stop this self-directed political farce. (CCTV News)
Hot news
1. 250 cross-border naked chat extortion suspects handed over to the mainland China's public security organs and the Lao police have continued to carry out international police law enforcement cooperation, and recently successfully smashed three criminal dens located in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in Laos, and arrested 250 Chinese criminal suspects. At present, the relevant personnel and items involved in the case have been successfully handed over to us through the Xishuangbanna border port in Yunnan. (@中国警方在线)
2. The emergency management bureau of Foshan City, Guangdong Province reported on the evening of April 22 that on the evening of April 22, a sea ship touched the anti-collision pier of the Jiujiang Bridge on G240 National Highway and sank unsuccessfully in the waters of Dangan Zhouwei, with a total of 11 crew members on board, of which 7 were rescued and 4 people were missing and were searched and rescued. The cause of the accident is under further investigation. (CCTV News Client)
3. The man pretended to be a national security police officer and was sentenced to 10 and a half years "When he went out, his identity was given by himself", driven by such thoughts, Chen fraudulently used the identity of the national security police to defraud nearly 20 victims of more than 310 yuan. In January 2023, after being reported by the masses, he was arrested for impersonating Chen. After trial by the people's court, Chen was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison and fined 200,000 yuan for committing the crimes of fraud and swindling. (WeChat public account of the Ministry of State Security)
4. The official refutes rumors that the salary is 9,000 to recruit archivists Recently, some self-media recruited archival management staff with high salaries in the name of "Beifang Town Unit". In this regard, Beifang Town, Huairou District, Beijing issued a statement: The Beifang Town Government recruits supernumerary staff, and all of them issue recruitment announcements through the Beijing Human Resources Network. Members of the public are advised to take precautions and be vigilant against being deceived. If any damage has been caused, please report the case to the public security organ in time. (@新京报)
5. Xingyang, Henan Province reported that the boy died after being dragged on a horse The Propaganda Department of the Xingyang Municipal Party Committee of Henan Province reported on the 22nd: Recently, it was reported on the Internet that a boy in Taohuayu, Xingyang City, was dragged and injured while riding a horse. After verification, on the afternoon of April 21, 2024, a boy was riding a horse in Bawangcheng Village, Guangwu Town, Xingyang City, when he accidentally fell off his horse and was dragged away, and was sent to the hospital for rescue and died. At present, the owner of the horse involved in the incident, Fan Moumou, has been taken criminal compulsory measures by the public security organs in accordance with the law. (Released by Xingyang)
Embarrassing news
The man was investigated for drunk driving for the first time and excitedly rolled the feet of the traffic police Recently, Kunming, Yunnan. A man encountered a traffic police investigation for drunk driving on the road, and was too excited to accidentally roll into the traffic policeman's foot. The man said: "I was a little excited to be investigated by the traffic police for the first time, so I accidentally pressed the foot of the traffic police, I am very sorry for this traffic police@都市时报!"
Warm news
1. The eldest brother of the migrant worker grabbed the hook and descended from the sky to save the boy Recently, a fire broke out in a community in Langzhong, Sichuan, and a boy was trapped on the 5th floor. At the critical moment, the crane driver Jiang Shiqiang controlled the crane and worked together with Zhang Shangyi, a passing worker, to save people. Zhang Shangyi stood on the hook without protection, moved to the window, and used a hammer to break the protective fence and successfully rescued the child. Praise and tribute to "Crane Man", thank you for standing up!(@央视新闻)
3, the girl is afraid that the blood stains will stain the police car, and the police responded warmly: Don't be afraid, we will carry you in Recently, Nanjing, Jiangsu. A girl was accidentally scratched, her body was bleeding and she couldn't move. Seeing this, the police immediately picked him up in the police car. The girl was worried that the blood stained the police car, and kept repeating that she was dirty between whimpering. While comforting the girl, the police rushed to the hospital. At present, the girl has returned home from treatment. (@荔枝新闻)
International News
1. Nearly 300 bodies found in a hospital area in Gaza On the 22nd, Palestinian media reported that search and rescue personnel found the remains of 283 victims in the temporary cemetery of Nasser Hospital in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian Civil Defence said some of the dead were killed during the Israeli army's siege of Nasser's hospital, and some were "tortured" before they died. (CCTV News)
2. Russia said it had thwarted a terrorist attack plan On April 23, local time, the Russian Federal Security Service announced that it had thwarted a terrorist attack planned by supporters of Ukrainian nationalism in the city of Bryansk, arrested a man, and found explosives on his body. (CCTV News)
Source: An Jian, head of the Central Political and Legal Commission