Cover News
The launch was successful! The "post-80s" crew set off! According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, at 20:59 Beijing time on the 25th, the Long March-2F Yao-18 carrier rocket carrying the Shenzhou-18 manned spacecraft was ignited and launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, and about 10 minutes later, the Shenzhou-18 manned spacecraft successfully separated from the rocket and entered the predetermined orbit. At present, the astronaut crew is in good condition, and the launch has been a complete success. According to previous reports, the astronaut crew is composed of three astronauts, Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu, with Ye Guangfu as the commander, and all three of them are "post-80s". Before the expedition, the 18th crew sang "Singing the Motherland" together in the car. (Xinhua News Agency)
Political and legal news
Ying Yong: On the 25th, the Supreme People's Procuratorate held a (expanded) study seminar on the newly revised "Regulations on Disciplinary Actions of the Communist Party of China". Ying Yong stressed that it is necessary to accurately grasp the spiritual essence and requirements of the "Regulations", consciously use party rules and party discipline to correct thoughts and actions, promote the study and education of party discipline in procuratorial organs, and promote the implementation of party discipline requirements in procuratorial work. (Supreme People's Procuratorate website)
Hard news
1. Supreme People's Procuratorate: According to the Supreme People's Procuratorate on the 25th, in 2023, the number of copyright infringement crimes and trade secret infringement crimes will increase by 1.4 times and 96.6% year-on-year respectively, which is significantly higher than the overall intellectual property infringement crimes. (CCTV News)
2. Ministry of National Defense: In response to "Japan's official announcement to join the 'Aukus' alliance" on the 25th, China expressed serious concern about this. In disregard of the general concerns of regional countries and the international community, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia have continuously released signals of expansion, which has seriously affected peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, and many countries in the region are deeply worried about this. (Ministry of Defense website)
3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on the 25th that the conflict in Gaza, which has lasted for more than 200 days, has so far killed more than 30,000 Palestinians and killed more than 110,000 civilians. This scourge to the Palestinian people should be brought to an early end so that human civilization will no longer be humiliated. (People's Daily client)
4. Chinese Embassy in the UK: On the 24th local time, it strongly condemned "the British Prime Minister's listing of China as an authoritarian country", and advised British politicians to restrain their belligerent remarks, stop making groundless accusations against China, stop creating bloc confrontation, pay more attention to the domestic economy and people's livelihood, and truly do something for world peace and justice. (Chinese Embassy in the UK)
5. Ministry of Finance: On the 25th, together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued 1.416 billion yuan of disaster prevention and relief funds for agricultural production from the central government to support 30 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) such as Heilongjiang and Henan and Beidahuang Agricultural Reclamation Group to carry out the prevention and control of wheat, rice, corn diseases and pests, as well as locusts and red fire ants in agricultural areas, so as to provide support for the bumper grain yield throughout the year. (Xinhua News Agency)
6. Ministry of Commerce: On the 25th, it said that recently, some Western countries have frequently accused China of overcapacity, and this hype is unreasonable, and China firmly opposes it. For new energy, from a global perspective, it is not overcapacity, but a shortage of capacity. Relevant countries and regions should not hold high the banner of green development while wielding the stick of protectionism. This is a classic paradox and double standard. (CCTV)
Hot news
1. The First Trial of Cui Maohu's Bribery Case Opens On the 25th, the Shenyang Intermediate People's Court openly tried the case of Cui Maohu, former vice minister of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee and former director of the State Administration for Religious Affairs, for accepting bribes. The prosecution accused him of illegally accepting 10.43 million yuan in property. Cui Maohu pleaded guilty and repented in court. (Xinhua News Agency)
2. Internet celebrities were detained for 15 days for "drinking urine" in public Yuan Mou, a self-media blogger in Zhaotong, Yunnan, pretended to be urine in the hospital for a urine test in order to quickly increase his fans, and drank it in front of the doctor, which seriously affected the medical treatment process in the hospital that day. He claimed that "as long as you dare to praise, you dare to do anything", after verification, his account still has a large number of vulgar spoof videos such as "wearing a bikini to go shopping on the steep street", "going to the pigsty to sleep with a pig", "buying wreaths and sending girls". In the end, Yuan was administratively detained for 15 days on suspicion of picking quarrels and provoking trouble, and the relevant account was banned. (@央视新闻)
3. Hainan reported that 3 children were locked in their homes On the evening of the 24th, the joint investigation team of Chengmai County, Hainan issued a briefing: It is understood that the child's father is serving a prison sentence, and the mother Lin Moumou is working locally. In the next step, the relevant departments will solve the problems of schooling, custody and nearby employment of the three children raised by Lin Moumou, so as to facilitate Lin Moumou to take care of the children. The county women's federation conducted psychological counseling and strengthened visits to Lin Moumou to ensure that his problem of taking care of the child was properly resolved. (Chengmai News)
4. More than 80 million pirated copies (sets) were seized, such as hot and hot (set) On the 24th, in February this year, the public security organs of Zhejiang, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces cracked a series of pirated Spring Festival cinema movie cases, successfully destroyed a number of theater piracy and online sales of pirated movie criminal chains, arrested 26 criminal suspects, and seized more than 80 pirated film and television works (sets) such as "Hot and Hot", "Flying Life 2", "Bear Infested: Reversing Time and Space", "Article 20" and other film and television works. (Ministry of Public Security website)
5. Large whale carcass floating off the coast of Japan According to Japanese media reports on the 25th, fishermen in Tottori Prefecture, Japan, found a large whale carcass with a length of about 10 to 15 meters. Tottori Prefecture authorities determined that the whale was a Sai whale or Bryde's whale, but it is concluded that it has been dead for a long time, and the surface of the carcass has begun to decompose and change color, and the local government is discussing how to deal with it. (China News Network)
Embarrassing news
1. "Comrade policeman! There is a thief hanging on the anti-theft window of my house!" Recently, in Changzhou, Jiangsu, a thief tried to burglary, but was stuck on the anti-theft window and couldn't move until the owner came home and called the police. When the police arrived, they found that it was a familiar face that had just been arrested the year before. Facing the police, the thief said, "Please get me a stool." In the end, with the help of firefighters, the thief successfully escaped from the anti-theft net, was successfully brought back to the police station, and fell into the legal net. (@平安常州)
Warm news
1. The post-95 traffic police were called police uncle by an 86-year-old grandmother Recently, in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, an 86-year-old grandmother couldn't find her way home and asked the patrol traffic police for help. When she asked for help, her grandmother opened her mouth and shouted "Uncle Police". When traffic police officer Zhang Huangtao heard this, he hurriedly stopped to inquire about the situation, and took his grandmother on a motorcycle and sent her home. Netizen: No matter how old you are, you can always trust him! (@央视新闻)
2. On the 23rd, an old man in the Shanghai subway had a cake next to him, and a bouquet of red roses was placed at his feet, and the card in the roses read "Happy Golden Wedding". Netizen: No matter what age you are, remember to maintain a sense of ritual~ (@人民视频)
International News
1. Biden signed a bill to aid Ukraine According to Reuters, on the 24th local time, Biden signed a bill of more than $60 billion in aid to Ukraine and $26 billion in aid to Israel. Biden said he had approved an initial supply of $1 billion to Ukraine, which will begin shipping within hours. (China News Network)
2. Japan's IHI plant was inspected for tampering with fuel consumption data On the 25th, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism inspected the Niigata internal combustion engine plant in Niigata Prefecture and the Ota plant in Gunma Prefecture. IHI admitted on the 24th that its subsidiary had tampered with the fuel consumption data of more than 4,000 engines for ships and land equipment, including the Japan Coast Guard and the Hokkaido Passenger Railway. (CCTV News)
Source: An Jian, head of the Central Political and Legal Commission