Wednesday, May 1, the twenty-third day of the third lunar month
High-level dynamics
1. The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting and decided to convene the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping presided over the meeting The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting on April 30 and decided to convene the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in Beijing in July this year. The meeting analyzed and studied the current economic situation and economic work, and reviewed the "Opinions on Several Policies and Measures on Continuously and Deeply Promoting the Integrated and High-quality Development of the Yangtze River Delta". Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting. (Xinhua News Agency)
2. Xi Jinping: On the occasion of the "May Day" International Labor Day, on behalf of the CPC Central Committee, I would like to extend holiday congratulations and sincere condolences to the working people across the country. He stressed that party committees and governments at all levels should show concern for and cherish the broad masses of laborers, earnestly realize, safeguard, and develop the legitimate rights and interests of laborers, and encourage the broad masses of laborers to realize their dreams through hard work, honest work, and creative work. (Xinhua News Agency)
Political and legal news
1. Zhang Jun: On April 30, he attended and spoke at a video conference on criminal trial work organized by the Supreme People's Court. Combined with the problems found in the investigation and research and the situation reported by various localities, the meeting focused on improving the quality and efficiency of trials and the quality of the team, promoting the high-quality development of criminal trial work, and clarified the eight aspects that need to be focused on to do a good job in the current criminal trial work. (SPC website)
2. Chen Yixin: Recently, at the study meeting of the theoretical center group and the 25th "National Security Lecture Hall in the New Era" held by the Party Committee of the Ministry of State Security, it was put forward that the national security organs should study and implement the newly revised "Regulations on Disciplinary Actions of the Communist Party of China" and carry out the study and education of party discipline in a solid manner. (WeChat public account of the Ministry of State Security)
3. He Rong: On April 30, he presided over an enlarged meeting of the Party Group of the Ministry of Justice. The comrades attending the meeting unanimously expressed their resolute support for the Party Central Committee's disciplinary review and supervision investigation of Liu Zhiqiang's suspected serious violations of discipline and law. (Ministry of Justice website)
Hard news
1. The Supreme People's Court and the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee: The Supreme People's Court and the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee jointly issued the Notice on the Establishment of a "General to General" Online Litigation and Mediation Docking Mechanism for Copyright Disputes, which clarifies that the Supreme People's Court relies on the mediation platform of the people's courts and the Copyright Administration of the Central Propaganda Department to guide copyright management departments at all levels, relevant industry organizations, mediation institutions and mediators to gradually smooth the online and offline mediation and litigation docking channels through the settlement of institutions and personnel, and provide parties with full-process online dispute resolution services such as appointed and entrusted mediation, audio and video mediation, etc. (SPC website)
2. The Supreme People's Procuratorate: On the eve of May Day, the Supreme People's Procuratorate released a number of typical cases of procuratorial organs protecting the legitimate rights and interests of workers in accordance with the law, including punishing malicious wage arrears in accordance with the law, supporting the prosecution of laborers in difficulty in accordance with the law, and carrying out procuratorial public interest litigation. (Supreme People's Procuratorate website)
3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 30, at the invitation of the Chinese side, representatives of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) came to Beijing for consultations and in-depth and candid dialogue on promoting intra-Palestinian reconciliation. The two sides fully expressed their political will to achieve reconciliation through dialogue and consultation, discussed and made positive progress on many specific issues, and agreed to continue the process of dialogue and strive to achieve Palestinian unity and reunification at an early date. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs website)
4. Ministry of Public Security: Since July 2023, the civil aviation public security organs have organized and carried out special actions to rectify "machine troubles" in accordance with the law and maintain aviation safety and order, cracking down on and dealing with a total of 669 "machine trouble" incidents, taking criminal coercive measures against 6 people, and detaining 311 people. The proportion of disruptors per million passengers decreased by 13.2% compared with before the special operation. (Ministry of Public Security website)
5. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the China Meteorological Administration: On April 30, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a reminder that during the "May Day" holiday, most of the meteorological conditions in the north are generally suitable for travel, with strong precipitation in Jiangnan, South China, and Southwest China, and strong convective weather occurring, which has a greater impact on outdoor tourism activities. (China Meteorological Administration website)
6. State Post Bureau: As of April 29, the mainland's express delivery business volume has reached 50 billion pieces this year, 32 days earlier than in 2023, further highlighting the surging vitality and strong momentum of the express delivery industry, reflecting that the mainland's economy is continuing to recover growth and rebound. (State Post Bureau website)
7. China Coast Guard: On April 30, the China Coast Guard drove away 4410 coast guard ships and 3004 official ships that the Philippines had invaded the waters adjacent to Scarborough Shoal. (China Coast Guard WeChat public account)
Hot news
1. The return capsule of the Shenzhou-17 manned spacecraft successfully landed On April 30, the return capsule of the Shenzhou-17 manned spacecraft successfully landed at the Dongfeng landing site. (CCTV News)
On 30 April, the Intermediate People's Court of Heze City, Shandong Province, openly pronounced a verdict in the first instance of the bribery case of Zhang Xiaopei, former member of the leading party group and vice chairman of the Jilin Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and sentenced the defendant Zhang Xiaopei to nine years in prison and a fine of 3 million yuan for the crime of accepting bribes. (Supreme Law WeChat public account)
3. China Southern Airlines purchases 100 C919 aircraft On April 30, China Southern Airlines announced that it had signed the "C919 Aircraft Sales Agreement" with COMAC on April 29 to purchase 100 C919 aircraft. (CCTV News, Chinanews.com)
4. More than 35,000 pieces of illegal content related to the sports fan circle were cleaned up Recently, in accordance with relevant regulations, the Weibo station party cleaned up more than 35,000 pieces of illegal content related to the sports fan circle, and banned more than 5,000 accounts such as @小天线yo and other accounts that tore each other apart and abused each other and irrationally responded to according to the degree of violation, and banned more than 2,000 accounts that brushed up on the volume control comments in the media comment area, called for reports and published attacks and rumors. (@微博管理员, Chinanews.com)
5. 20,000 Ming Dynasty city bricks were demolished from a wall in Nanjing A few days ago, when the wall of an abandoned factory was demolished in Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, a large number of city wall bricks in Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty were cleaned up, and there were about 20,000 pieces according to preliminary statistics, which was the largest number found in recent years. According to the Nanjing City Wall Protection and Management Center, these city bricks have been transported to the city brick warehouse for unified storage after recycling, and will be used for the repair and protection of the Nanjing City Wall. (Nanjing Daily, Nanjing City Wall Protection and Management Center, The Paper)
Embarrassing news
1. A man rode 500 kilometers from Zhanjiang to Guangzhou after stealing a car Recently, a man rode 500 kilometers all the way after stealing a car, and fled from Zhanjiang, Guangdong to Guangzhou after 3 days and 2 nights. After investigation, the police successfully arrested the man and recovered the stolen bicycle on the spot. At present, the man has been detained in accordance with the law, and the case is under further investigation. (Guangzhou Daily)
2. The man was investigated for drunk driving and said that "donations should be treated leniently" Recently, the Xinyu police in Jiangxi Province found that the driver Xu was suspected of drunk driving when they carried out a night investigation operation. In order to evade punishment, Xu quibbled and said: "I have been donating! For people like us, we must be lenient!" When verifying the information, the traffic police found that Xu had been punished for drunk driving last year, but he had not learned a lesson. At present, the case is being further handled. (@星视频)
Warm news
1. The auxiliary police warmed their hearts and offered help after hearing the workers' chats Recently, several workers in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province went to the light rail station to rest and cool off after finishing their outdoor high-temperature work. Subsequently, Zhang Yan returned to the police office and took out the summer relief items and gave them to the workers. (Yiwu Police Force)
2. The 10-year-old boy recognized the injured egret at a glance and rushed to the police station Recently, 10-year-old Xiao Chen and his sister in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, accompanied by their parents, went straight to the police station. It turned out that Xiao Chen found an injured egret on the way home, and after discussing it with his sister, he unanimously decided to send it to the police station. After identification, it is indeed a national second-class protected animal egret, due to physical exhaustion temporarily unable to fly, after treatment and observation, it was quickly released back to nature. (@星视频)
International News
1. Four law enforcement officers were killed in a shooting in North Carolina A shooting incident occurred in North Carolina on April 29, killing four law enforcement officers and injuring four others. Several bailiffs were reportedly shot while trying to arrest a felony suspect at a home, and then called for local police support, resulting in multiple shots. (CCTV News)
2. Germany's largest national security case begins trial Nine defendants were tried at the Stuttgart District High Court in Germany on April 29. It is reported that all of them were once attached to the "military branch" of the far-right organization "Citizens of the Reich". Prosecutors at the German Federal Public Prosecutor's Office said they had prepared an armed coup d'état and were therefore charged with membership in a terrorist organization and treason. (Reference message)
3. Japan's Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Company's problematic health products have caused 266 hospitalizations According to the news released by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on April 30, according to the report of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Company, as of April 29, the number of hospitalizations related to taking the company's health care products containing red yeast rice raw materials has increased to 266. (CCTV News)
Source: An Jian, head of the Central Political and Legal Commission