Thursday, January 11 is the first day of the lunar month
China will not back down! From January 8 to 9, the 17th Sino-US Defense Department Working Meeting was held in Washington, D.C., and was co-chaired by leaders of the Office of International Military Cooperation of the Central Military Commission and the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense of the United States.
The Chinese side expressed its willingness to develop healthy and stable military-to-military relations with the United States on the basis of equality and respect, and to jointly implement the important consensus reached at the San Francisco summit between the two heads of state. The US side should face up to China's concerns and do more things that are conducive to the development of military relations between the two countries.
The Chinese side stressed that it will never compromise or make concessions on the Taiwan issue, and demands that the US side abide by the one-China principle, earnestly implement the relevant commitments, stop arming Taiwan, and oppose Taiwan's "independence." China urges the US to reduce its military deployments and provocative actions in the South China Sea, and to stop providing support for the infringement and provocation of certain countries. The US should fully understand the root causes of maritime and air security issues, strictly restrain frontline troops, and stop hyping up. The Chinese side also clarified its solemn position and major concerns on issues concerning China's core interests and international hotspot issues.
Domestic.
January 10 is the fourth Chinese People's Police Day. Over the past few days, various localities have held various activities to publicize anti-fraud knowledge and display police equipment on the spot through a variety of scientific and technological means, so as to enhance the interaction between the police and the people.
According to the National Health Insurance Administration, a new batch of state-organized centralized procurement of drug consumables will be carried out this year, and the total number of national and provincial centralized procurement drugs will reach at least 500.
The Ministry of Education issued a notice to add 5 new medical talent training guiding majors to serve the development of the health industry.
According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, in 2023, the people affected by the disaster will spend 6100 million yuan.
According to the latest release of the State Food and Material Reserves Administration, in 2023, China will purchase more than 800 billion catties of grain throughout the year.
Tickets for the first day of the 2024 Spring Festival (January 26) will go on sale on January 12.
According to the China National Space Administration on the 10th, the Chang'e-6 probe arrived at the launch site and is scheduled to be launched in the first half of the year.
The national standard for motor vehicle fuel dispensers will be officially implemented on June 1, 2024.
In 2023, China's railway passenger and freight transportation will continue to grow, both hitting record highs.
On 9 January, the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR**) launched the "Commercials and Societies" service platform to provide enterprises and associations with electronic public services for their establishment, operation and development.
Beijing's passenger car quota was announced on the 10th this year, with 20,000 ordinary quotas and 80,000 new energy quotas.
On January 10, 250 domestic railway cars were shipped from Tianjin Port to Africa.
On January 10, Shanxi opened the first EMU train from Luliang to Beijing in the old revolutionary base area.
International.
Encountering technical challenges, NASA once again postponed its manned mission to the moon on the 9th local time.
On the 10th local time, South Korea** said that the suspect attacked Lee Jae-myung in order to prevent him from becoming **, and no mastermind behind the scenes was found.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, the largest opposition party in South Korea, was discharged from the hospital on the 10th, and he said when he was discharged from the hospital that he hoped the attack would become a catalyst for ending South Korea's "hate politics".
According to the "Jerusalem Post", on the 8th local time, the Israeli health minister said that 13,000 Israelis have been injured since the outbreak of this round of conflict.
According to data released by the United Nations on the 9th, a new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict has led to the displacement of 85% of Gaza's population, and the medical system in the Gaza Strip is collapsing.
On January 9, local time, Peruvian Prime Minister Otarola declared a state of emergency on the country's northern border with Ecuador.
At 10:20 local time on the 10th, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy rain warning to the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture, reminding local people to pay attention to preventing disasters such as mudslides.
On the 10th local time, Japan's Tohoku Electric Power Company announced that the restart time of Unit 2 of Japan's Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant was postponed again.
Looking at China from overseas.
US press: Chinese aircraft that can replace Boeing are starting to become tempting. For more than a decade, China's state-owned aircraft manufacturer has been working on the development of commercial jets. Recently, the American giant Boeing screwed up on its own, with the emergency hatch of a 737 MAX aircraft operated by Alaska Airlines falling off. This (accident) made Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China an option worth exploring. COMAC of China has secured more than 1,000 orders, mainly from local Chinese customers. Dave Calhoun, CEO of Boeing, said: "This is a complex, long-cycle business, and lasting change takes time. "In fact, change is happening quietly and probably sooner than the Western giants expected.