High-level dynamics
At the invitation of Xi Jinping, Russian President will pay a state visit to China Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay his first state visit to China from May 16 to 17 after starting his new term. During the visit, President Xi Jinping and President Putin will exchange views on bilateral relations, cooperation in various fields, and international and regional issues of common concern in the context of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia. (Xinhua News Agency)
Political and legal news
1. A symposium to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the promulgation of the National Compensation Law was held on the 14th Xiao Jie, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Zhang Jun, president of the Supreme People's Court, and Ying Yong, procurator general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, attended the symposium. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the power supervision function of the state compensation system has continued to play a role, and the prevention and reduction of state compensation cases from the source has achieved remarkable results, and the State Compensation Law has played an important role in fully implementing the constitutional principle of respecting and protecting human rights, and helping to build a country under the rule of law, a government under the rule of law, and a society under the rule of law. (SPC website)
2. Zhang Jun: On the 14th, he met with Mohamed Kazwa, Chairman of the Jordanian Judicial Council, and Youssef Ziabate, Attorney General of Jordan. Zhang Jun said that the Chinese courts are willing to work with the Jordanian judiciary to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and the outcomes of the first China-Arab States Summit, promote the pragmatic and in-depth development of judicial exchanges and cooperation between the two countries, and provide strong judicial services and guarantees for high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. (SPC website)
3. Ying Yong: On the 13th, he met with Mohamed Kazwa, Chairman of the Jordanian Judicial Council, and Youssef Ziabate, Attorney General of Jordan. Ying Yong said that the Chinese procuratorate is willing to work with the judicial organs, including the Jordanian procuratorate, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, to tap the potential of cooperation, broaden the scope of cooperation, and jointly provide high-quality judicial guarantees for high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. (Supreme People's Procuratorate website)
Hard news
1. The Office of the Central Committee and the Office of the State Council: Recently issued the "Opinions on Strengthening the Construction of the Coordination and Supervision System of Administrative Law Enforcement", the opinions are clear, and the judicial administrative department, as the government administrative law enforcement supervision agency, undertakes the specific affairs of administrative law enforcement supervision on behalf of the government at the same level. (Chinese government website)
2. The Supreme People's Procuratorate: Recently issued the "Opinions on the Supervision of Administrative Violations by the People's Procuratorates in the Performance of Administrative Litigation Supervision Duties", guiding procuratorial organs at all levels to carry out supervision of administrative violations, persisting in active exploration, steady progress, standardization and order, and striving to do solid work, solid steps, and solid results. (Supreme People's Procuratorate website)
3. Ministry of Commerce: On the 14th, the spokesperson said on the results of the four-year review of the US side imposing additional Section 301 tariffs on China that the US side raised the 301 tariffs in violation of President Biden's commitment to "not seek to suppress and contain China's development" and "not seek to decouple and break the chain with China", nor is it in line with the spirit of the consensus reached by the two heads of state, which will seriously affect the atmosphere of bilateral cooperation. The US should immediately correct its wrong approach and lift the additional tariffs imposed on China. (CCTV News)
4. Ministry of Education: Recently, a notice was issued, requiring the standardization and rectification of three problems, such as the failure of the safety bottom line, the disorder of daily management, and the anomie of teachers' ethics and style, and strictly prohibiting the occurrence of student bullying behaviors such as bullying the few, bullying the weak, and bullying the small with the big on campus. (Ministry of Education website)
5. The Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Ministry of Emergency Management: Recently, they have jointly deployed and carried out the action of tackling the root cause of road transport safety production, requiring strengthening supervision and inspection, strictly pursuing accountability and effectiveness, and effectively promoting the implementation of various tasks and measures of the root cause of the action, resolutely curbing major accidents, and effectively reducing the occurrence of larger and general accidents. (Ministry of Transport website)
6. Chinese Embassy in the US: Regarding China's crackdown on smuggling, the spokesperson said that China's law enforcement agencies are cooperating with relevant countries to jointly crack down on cross-border smuggling activities, repatriate smugglers, and jointly maintain the order of international people-to-people exchanges. China firmly opposes US public opinion and politicians playing on the issue to smear and shift blame for China's attacks. (Website of the Chinese Embassy in the United States)
Hot news
1. Elementary school teacher was executed for raping and molesting an underage girl With the approval of the Supreme People's Court, on the 14th, the Hainan Provincial No. 1 Intermediate People's Court executed Luo Chongchuang in accordance with legal procedures. It was found that Luo Chongchuang used his identity and convenience as a primary school teacher to rape 4 underage girls many times and molested 25 underage girls for a long time and repeatedly by means of deception and other means between 2019 and 2021. (Hainan No. 1 Intermediate People's Court website)
2. The husband and wife refused to be interviewed and were broken up by the host "Yin and Yang" Recently, a couple in Qingdao went to a shopping mall and met a reporter for an interview, and after refusing, they were verbally attacked by the host and were told to break up by "Yin and Yang". On the 14th, a column group of Qingdao TV Station issued a statement saying that the host concerned by netizens had inappropriate remarks during the interview, and after verification, the person concerned was indeed an employee of the column, and it was decided to stop the employee's work from now on and order him to cooperate with the investigation. (@中国新闻网)
3. The new crown variant KP.2 is spreading in many countries Since May, a new crown variant named KP.2 has been spreading in many countries, and in early May this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) listed the KP.2 subvariant as a variant under surveillance. The National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention said on the 14th that the proportion of KP.2 in the local sequence reported by the mainland every week is between 0.05% ~ 0.30%, which is at an extremely low level, and the possibility of triggering a new peak of infection is low. (@健康时报)
4. The latest study: Beethoven's lead poisoning before his death A new study by researchers from Harvard Medical School in the United States shows that Beethoven's hair has high levels of lead, indicating that the composer had lead poisoning during his lifetime. This may be the reason why he suffered from deafness and other ailments throughout his life. The researchers found that Beethoven's blood lead concentration before his death was estimated to be between 69 and 71 micrograms per deciliter. (Xinhua News Agency)
5. Strong winds in Mumbai, India, knocked down billboards, killing many people On the afternoon of May 13, local time, Mumbai, India, was suddenly hit by strong convective weather. A billboard about 30 meters high in downtown Mumbai was blown down by high winds, trapping vehicles and people on the ground. As of the 14th, 14 people have died and 60 have been injured. (@央视新闻)
Embarrassing news
Recently, a man and others under the guise of worshipping the Buddha and praying for blessings, took advantage of the unpreparedness of the monks in the temple to sneak into the Buddha hall where the believers stored the Buddha statues, and stole a piece of "Fu Lu Shou" jade jade carving weighing about 80 kilograms. According to the clues, the police arrested the suspect Zhang and seized the stolen jade from his home. After being arrested, Zhang argued that he originally went to the temple to worship the Buddha, but because of his "bond" with the Buddha statue, he took it away and was not a theft. Soon, another suspect who absconded was also arrested. (@澎湃新闻)
Warm news
1. The Alzheimer's old man is a barista In a corner of a nursing home in Chengdu, Sichuan, a "can't forget" café was opened. Most of the baristas here are cognitively impaired grandparents, and every time they make coffee, the social worker has to teach them from scratch, but the grandparents are very happy. The person in charge of the nursing home said that it would definitely be a loss for coffee in this way, but the happiness of the elderly is also a kind of income. "They can live with dignity and quality, and they can find a sense of value here." (@中国之声)
2. A group of strangers working together to save people are too enthusiastic Recently, in Sanya, Hainan, an electric car driver was crushed due to a traffic accident. A group of people reached out to lift the car. Among the rescue team, there are traffic police, students, and takeaway brothers...... Many people didn't even have time to take off their helmets and hurried to join the rescue team. (@央视新闻)
International News
1. Israeli Army Says Exchanges of Fire with Palestinian Armed Forces in Many Places in the Gaza Strip The Israel Defense Forces said on the 13th that Israeli ground forces exchanged fire with Palestinian armed groups in the eastern part of the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. A U.S. government official said Israel had amassed enough forces around Rafah to launch a full-scale assault on Rafah in the coming days. (CCTV News)
2. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong submits his resignation Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong handed over his resignation and that of the entire government to President Shanthharman on the 13th. Tharman accepted the resignation, which will take effect on the 15th. In addition, Prime Minister-designate Lawrence Wong has accepted the president's invitation to form a government and will be sworn in on the 15th. According to the new cabinet, Lawrence Wong will remain in charge of the finance ministry after taking over as prime minister. (CCTV News)
Source: An Jian, head of the Central Political and Legal Commission