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On June 13th, the relevant business leaders of the China Electric Power Enterprise Federation were interviewed by China Energy Media and responded to the hot issues of peak summer this year one by one. Zhongneng Media: In the summer of 2022, due to multiple factors such as sustained high temperatures and dry water from major rivers, some hydropower provinces experienced power shortages. Will this situation reappear this year? Wang Yixuan, Director of the Statistics and Data Center of China Electric Power Union: Hydropower is an important component of China's power supply, and the uncertainty of precipitation has a significant impact on hydropower output. In the summer of 2022, the power supply and demand situation in Sichuan, Chongqing and other places was tense, mainly due to the continued rare high temperature weather combined with severe water shortage. Since the beginning of this year, the hydropower output has not been effectively improved. Due to the continuous lack of precipitation since the second half of 2022, major river basins and reservoirs were affected earlier this year

Cao Jixue, an insider of the disciplinary inspection and supervision team in Xining, Qinghai, who was reported to have been investigated in May this year, has recently been released. On June 19th, the website of the Qinghai Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision reported, citing information from the Xining Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, that after investigation, Cao Jixue violated integrity discipline and invested in individual economic activities for profit; Violating national laws and regulations, taking advantage of one's position, illegally withholding funds for personal expenses, suspected of corruption. The notice pointed out that as a disciplinary inspection and supervision cadre, Cao Jixue lost his ideals and beliefs, abandoned his original mission, had a weak sense of discipline and law, violated discipline, knew the law, violated the Party's integrity discipline, constituted a violation of his duties, and was suspected of corruption and crime. Moreover, after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, he did not restrain himself or stop, and his nature was serious, with a bad impact. He should be dealt with seriously. According to the Regulations of the CPC on Disciplinary Actions

In response to foreign media reports that AstraZeneca has formulated a plan to split its Chinese business and plan to go public separately in Hong Kong, Wang Lei, AstraZeneca's Global Executive Vice President, International Business and China President, responded to First Financial News on June 19 by saying, "Rumors!" The Financial Times reported on June 18, citing three insiders, that AstraZeneca began discussing the idea of splitting its Chinese business with investment banks a few months ago, but emphasized that "the split may not happen in the end.". AstraZeneca is the largest listed company in the UK with a market value of 183 billion pounds. China is the second largest market for AstraZeneca globally, and AstraZeneca is also the largest overseas pharmaceutical company in China, generating approximately $1.6 billion in revenue in the first quarter of this year. Currently, AstraZeneca supplies approximately

Parking for payment, ordering meals, shopping... Nowadays, scanning code to pay instead of manual service has become a common practice, but this "convenient and fast" consumption method, which should have "improved efficiency", has troubled many consumers due to the fact that some places set up payment by paying attention to official account, forced to authorize personal information, daily frequent push advertising and other situations. After scanning the code, consumers will often be harassed by a large number of irrelevant information such as advertisements and coupons sent by the official account, and may also face the risk of personal information disclosure and falling into consumption traps in the process of applying for various permissions. Article 26 of the Consumer Rights and Interests Protection Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates: "Business operators shall not exclude or restrict consumer rights, reduce or exempt them through standard terms, notices, declarations, store notices, etc."

According to a comprehensive report on the website of Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao on June 19, former US Attorney General William Barr publicly criticized former President Trump, saying that Trump was accused of being "self-inflicted" for the confidential document case ". He also relentlessly attacked Trump for his personality flaws, but he also said he did not approve of sending a former U.S. president to prison. Barr served twice as U.S. Attorney General, serving as Attorney General in the Bush Sr. administration from 1991 to 1993, as Attorney General in the Trump administration on February 14, 2019, and stepping down on December 23, 2020. Trump is facing 37 federal criminal charges over the classified documents case, becoming the first former US president to face federal criminal charges. He is accused of illegally bringing a large number of classified documents back to Sea Lake, Florida, after he left office in January 2021.

Some places pour cement at the roots of ancient trees under the pretext of beauty, while others carry out large-scale construction around ancient trees under the pretext of protection... Recently, the reporter from Half Moon Talk visited many places and found that due to improper maintenance, the growth environment of some ancient and famous trees has deteriorated, and some even died. A semi monthly discussion on construction under the pretext of "protection" revealed that some villages do not fully consider the protection needs of ancient and famous trees when constructing cement roads and squares. They build brick walls around ancient trees, harden them extensively, and the deterioration of soil quality endangers their growth. Shu Changjiang, Deputy Director of the Forestry Bureau of Poyang County, Jiangxi Province, told a half month reporter that since March last year, the Poyang County Prosecutor's Office and Forestry Bureau have found that some townships and villages have poured cement into the surrounding areas of ancient trees during the construction of beautiful rural areas. A 1300 tree in a central county

According to the Daily Telegraph website on June 17th, the UK Ministry of Defense stated that Russia is using attack helicopters equipped with long-range missiles to gain the upper hand in the critical southern front of Ukraine's counterattack. According to reports, the UK Ministry of Defense stated in an intelligence update that since Kiev launched its offensive earlier this month, Moscow has dispatched more than 20 helicopters to Berjansk Airport. Berjansk Airport is located about 100 kilometers behind the front line. The UK Ministry of Defense said, "In this tug of war between air combat and countermeasures, Russia is likely to have temporarily gained an advantage in southern Ukraine, especially through attack helicopters equipped with long-range missiles to the ground." The report stated that earlier this week, the UK Ministry of Defense stated that the Russian Air Force has been "unusually active in southern Ukraine recently."

According to Reuters, a public opinion poll released by Japan's Daily News on the 18th showed that the support rate of the cabinet led by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida dropped by 12 percentage points to 33%, far below the peak during the G7 Leaders Summit held in Hiroshima. The survey results show that after the scandal involving the eldest son of Kishida and a series of technical issues with the national identity card system, the lack of support for the Kishida cabinet has increased from 46% in the last survey at the end of May to 58%. According to reports, Shotaro Kishida, the eldest son of the Prime Minister, took a group photo with about 10 relatives and others on the steps of the red carpeted mansion in December last year. This was the location where the new cabinet was photographed during the restructuring of the Japanese cabinet in August last year. In addition, the media also revealed photos of relatives of Shotaro Kishida posing behind the Prime Minister's podium

The Chinese Embassy in India has issued a safety reminder that there have been multiple disasters, accidents, violent conflicts, and casualties in India recently. The Chinese Embassy in India reminds compatriots in India to further enhance their awareness of security precautions, take good safety precautions, stay away from construction areas, and avoid safety accidents; Do not go to unstable areas to avoid personal injury; Pay attention to travel safety and try to choose a mode of transportation with a higher safety factor to avoid traffic accidents; Take measures to prevent heatstroke and cool down. If you need assistance with obtaining insurance, please contact the nearest Chinese embassy or consulate in India in a timely manner. The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, and the Chinese Embassy in India wishes all compatriots in India a happy holiday and a happy family! Chinese Embassy in India June 19, 2023 Emergency hotline in India: 102, Fire alarm: 101, Bandit alarm: 100; Ministry of Foreign Affairs Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency

"Grandpa, we often come to take our planes and return to Shandong together." Recently, 88 year old Taiwanese veteran Gao Binghan finished his 5-day journey of searching for roots and worshipping ancestors and took a Shandong Airlines flight from Heze to Xiamen. All crew members paid tribute to him ↓↓↓ This month, Taiwanese veteran Gao Binghan from Heze, Shandong, returned to Heze with the ashes of his fellow villagers. As he watched the construction of his hometown getting better and better, he couldn't help but sigh: "As a wanderer, my waist has risen." During his stay in Heze, Gao Binghan said, "Heze has raised me for 13 years, Taiwan has raised me for 75 years, Heze has raised me, and Taiwan has raised me for 75 years. He also wrote on site," One family on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. "Before leaving, Gao Binghan expressed a strong sense of national identity with every stroke. He said that sending the ashes of Taiwanese veterans home this time may be his last time, but in order to prevent Taiwanese veterans from leaving

Starting from today, the Chinese yuan can directly buy Hong Kong stocks. On June 19th, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange officially launched the "HKD RMB dual counter model". For listed companies, this will allow them to have two trading desks, Hong Kong dollars and Chinese yuan, and a stock can be priced in either Hong Kong dollars or Chinese yuan for trading and settlement in both currencies. For qualified investors, trading the stock can be done in either Hong Kong dollars or Chinese yuan. However, the dual counter model for Hong Kong stocks is being phased in, with the initial focus mainly on Hong Kong or overseas investors. At present, mainland investors are unable to immediately participate in the dual counter model through the Hong Kong Stock Connect. It is reported that the dual counter model under the Hong Kong Stock Connect trading will be implemented in the next stage, but the specific implementation time still needs to be further arranged. Last month, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange announced the launch of the "Hong Kong Dollar"-

On June 19, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office, met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken of the United States in Beijing. Wang Yi said that Mr. Secretary of State's trip to Beijing coincides with a critical juncture in China US relations, requiring a choice between dialogue, confrontation, cooperation, or conflict. History must always move forward, and the relationship between China and the United States must ultimately move forward. There is no way out to reverse history, and it is even more unacceptable to start over from the end. We must adopt a responsible attitude towards the people, history, and the world, reverse the spiral decline of China US relations, promote a return to a healthy and stable track, and jointly find the correct way for China US to coexist in the new era. Wang Yi emphasized that the root cause of the low point in China US relations is that the US holds a wrong understanding of China, leading to incorrect policies towards China. China US relations have gone through ups and downs, and it is necessary for the US to deeply reflect and work with China

This fully sends a strong signal that the central government is increasing its efforts to rectify formalism. As the saying goes, "a thousand lines at the top, a needle at the grassroots level." The grassroots level is the "last mile" of implementing the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, the terminal and peripheral of promoting reform and development, and also the most contradictory problems and work pressure

On June 18th, a netizen posted a video reflecting that tourists were carving characters and praying for blessings on the rock wall of the Hongyun Jinding in the Fanjing Mountain Scenic Area of Tongren, Guizhou. On June 19th, staff at Fanjing Mountain Scenic Area told Beijing Youth Daily that Fanjing Mountain is a national 5A level scenic spot and also a world heritage site. Inscription on the rock walls is not allowed. The scenic area has reported the incident, and the public security and cultural relics protection departments have intervened in the investigation. The scenic area is also searching for tourists involved through multiple channels. The person in charge of the Cultural Relics Protection Center of the Culture, Sports, Radio, Television, and Tourism Bureau of Jiangkou County, Tongren, stated that some of the rock walls in Hongyun Jinding belong to cultural relics protection units. They have now joined forces with the police to verify the situation on site and will handle it according to the location, length, and depth of the inscriptions. A video posted by netizens shows that on June 18th, a man was standing on a rock wall in the Fanjing Mountain Scenic Area

Today, the accountability situation for the sixth batch of transfer issues in the second round of central ecological and environmental protection supervision will be announced to the public. At this point, the second round of central ecological and environmental protection inspections has completed the accountability work for the transfer of issues and has been made public to the public. The last batch of accountability released today involves Hebei, Jiangsu, Inner Mongolia, Xizang, Xinjiang and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. Among them, there are prominent issues related to illegal mining in Xinglong County, Chengde, Hebei Province, and inadequate implementation of industrial restructuring in the steel industry in Handan; Jiangsu Province has not effectively promoted the cleaning and improvement of the Yangtze River shoreline in Zhenjiang, and the environmental problems in the Suqian section of the Grand Canal are prominent; The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has prominent illegal and irregular mining issues related to the Bayannur Urad Front Banner iron mine, as well as illegal water intake and use in the Qipanjing area of Ordos; The Xizang Autonomous Region involves Changdu

From the evening of June 18 to the morning of June 19, rainstorm and heavy rainstorm occurred in many places of Guiyang City, Guizhou Province. The precipitation in the main urban area was about 165.9 mm. The rainstorm triggered floods in many places of the city. Many roads and houses were flooded with water. Guiyang Fire Department rushed out to rescue 4 people and evacuate 31 trapped people. Guiyang was hit by heavy rainstorm, and urban waterlogging occurred in some urban areas. The picture is surging news. It was learned from Guiyang Fire Rescue Detachment that rainstorm to heavy rainstorm occurred in Yunyan District, Nanming District, Guanshanhu District, Baiyun District, Wudang District, Qingzhen City, Huaxi District and Kaiyang County from the evening of June 18 to 8:00 on June 19. According to the monitoring of the Meteorological Bureau, there are 28 stations of heavy rainstorm and 42 stations of rainstorm, with the maximum hourly rainfall intensity of 99.8 mm/h. The rainfall station of the flood control channel in the main urban area has a precipitation of 165.9 milliliters

Since June, personnel changes in listed banks have been quite intensive. According to incomplete analysis by China Securities Journal and CSI Taurus reporters, since June, Ping An Bank, Ruifeng Bank, Jiangyin Bank and others have issued announcements related to changes in chairman or president. With the change of the board of directors, Zhangjiagang Bank is also expected to welcome a new chairman. In addition, the appointment qualifications of Guo Hao, the new chairman of Zhongyuan Bank, have also been approved. Multiple banks have issued announcements related to the "change of leadership". Recently, there have been personnel changes in the chairman or president of both national and local small and medium-sized banks. The first official announcement was made by Ping An Bank. On June 8th, Ping An Bank held a board meeting and approved the appointment of Ji Guangheng as the President of Ping An Bank. At the same time, he was nominated as a candidate for Executive Director of Ping An Bank, and an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders will be held to review the appointment of Executive Director

CCTV News: Today, the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival has successfully concluded, and at the award ceremony on June 17th, major awards have also been assigned. In just ten days, Chinese and foreign filmmakers and masterpieces have gathered together on a broader international exchange and cooperation platform to participate in the Light and Shadow Festival. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Shanghai International Film Festival. For the past 30 years, the Shanghai International Film Festival has adhered to the positioning of "focusing on Asia, paying attention to Chinese language, and supporting newcomers". It has long focused on the growth and development of young filmmakers, explored long-term support mechanisms, and cultivated a large number of new forces for the Chinese film market. On June 17th, the award ceremony of the Shanghai International Film Festival was grandly held, and Chinese filmmakers gained a lot. Director Liu Jiayin of the film "Not Worth It" won the Best Director award, while actors Hu Ge and Da Peng won the Best Actor award

Hubei, the province with the longest coastline of the Yangtze River, is bringing more possibilities to the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt through breakthrough industrial development. The Outline of Hubei Province's Comprehensive Basin Governance and Coordinated Development Plan, released earlier this year, aims to cultivate the five advantageous industries in the province towards world-class industrial clusters; Another three-year action plan for the breakthrough development of the optoelectronic information industry in Hubei Province, also released at the beginning of the year, concretizes the development goals of the electronic information industry with optoelectronic information as its characteristic - by 2024, the industry aims to exceed one trillion yuan in scale, further consolidating and enhancing its unique leading position in the country. Hubei Governor Wang Zhonglin twice described Hubei's industrial development as "breakthrough" in this year's government work report - the past five years have been a "rebirth from the ashes, a brilliant transformation, and achievements in transformation and development."

As the Dragon Boat Festival is approaching in 2023, in order to further tighten discipline requirements and strengthen warning education, the Supervisory Commission of the Shanxi Provincial Commission for discipline Inspection has publicly exposed five typical spiritual problems that have recently been investigated and dealt with in violation of the eight regulations of the CPC Central Committee. The details are as follows: 1. Chen Pengfei, the former deputy mayor of Changzhi City, received gifts in violation of regulations, ate and drank in violation of regulations, and the expenses that should be paid by individuals in violation of regulations were paid by others. From 2013 to 2022, Chen Pengfei took advantage of the holidays and the marriage of his children to receive gifts from management and service objects totaling 570000 yuan, sea cucumbers, mobile phones, red wine and other gifts. He has accepted many banquets from private business owners, organized many meals and paid by private business owners. During this period, he went to and from high-grade hotels and internal canteens of private enterprises to eat high-grade dishes and drink high-grade drinks. Accept or arrange management and service objects many times

On June 19th, Cathay Pacific CEO Lin Shaobo issued a letter to employees, announcing an improvement plan for the "Carpet Gate" incident, which includes enhancing service culture training, expanding the scope of Mandarin services, and recruiting cabin attendants from mainland China. Specifically, starting from July, Cathay Pacific will add a customer-oriented service culture training to its cabin crew, with the aim of helping them gain a new understanding of how to provide consistent and thoughtful service to all customers, and consolidating a diverse and inclusive culture. It is reported that the newly added and ongoing service culture training will complement existing training such as onboarding, promotion, and launching new services, requiring the participation of all cabin crew members. Cathay Pacific will further extend the relevant training to other customer service teams. In response to expanding the scope of Mandarin services, Cathay Pacific Airways Administration

According to TASS on June 19th, Alexei Polisik, Director of the Second Department of the CIS State Affairs Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in an interview with TASS that Moscow has issued a warning to any attempt to destabilize the situation along the Dniester River, and provocation against the Russian military stationed there will be seen as an attack on Russia. "We warn against any attempt to destabilize the situation along the Dniester River. Russian military personnel, as part of the joint peacekeeping force and the Russian military special forces, have a legitimate presence in the region," Polishchyk emphasized. "Any action that threatens their safety will be considered an attack on the Russian Federation under international law." Polishchyk said that the Russian armed forces will respond to any provocation against Russian military personnel and will safeguard the Russian people, Russian civilians, and military personnel

On June 18th, the Huashang Daily mini program received complaints about the purchase and refund of tickets for Ren Xianqi's Xi'an concert, mainly related to the addition of "real name viewing" before the ticket rush. The news that idol Ren Xianqi, who has been in the industry for 33 years, is coming to Xi'an to hold a concert, has been circulating not only among local fans in Xi'an but also among fans in many neighboring provinces. Everyone is eagerly anticipating the first wave of ticket grabbing. Ms. Geng from Shanxi, who leaked information to the Huashang Daily mini program, claimed to be born in the 2000s and wanted to snatch tickets for the parents of the 70s who are all fans of Ren Xianqi. The official announcement of the first wave of ticket grabbing by Damai.com is on June 1st at 3pm. Because I don't remember my father's identity information, I

People's Party legislator Lai Hsiang ling questioned whether the whistleblowers had political motives.According to Taiwanese media reports, a woman claiming to be Lai Xiangling's former assistant, Qiu Chenyuan, posted a complaint that during her tenure at Lai Ban, a certain assistant A often had uncomfortable sexual intercourse. As the employer, Lai did not even stop her, which disappointed her. In 2020, at a certain event, when she was wearing a fitted skirt, Qiu Chenyuan looked at her and touched her hand on her thigh. Unlike the previous accused who quickly apologized or went into seclusion, Qiu Chenyuan immediately issued a statement in the early morning, stating that he did not know the woman who posted the article

On the morning of June 19th, the Party Group of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Limited held a meeting and announced the relevant decisions of the Central Organization Department: Comrade Wang Changqing will be appointed as the Deputy General Manager and Party Group Member of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Limited; Dismiss Comrade Wei Yiyin from his position as Deputy General Manager and Party Member of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Limited. The appointment and removal of relevant positions shall be handled in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. According to a search on the official website of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Limited, the news of the adjustment of the Vice General Manager of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Limited has been highlighted in red as a "headline" and placed in a prominent position on the website. Wang Changqing was appointed as the President and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Third Institute of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Limited in August 2020, until his new appointment. According to the official website, the Third Research Institute of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation was established in 1961

On the 19th, the Hubei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision reported 5 typical cases of corruption in the field of engineering construction. Qin Jun, former Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Hubei Provincial Department of Commerce, made illegal decisions to promote the construction of engineering projects. From 2015 to 2017, during his tenure as the Mayor of Xiangyang City, Qin Jun knowingly held multiple meetings to forcefully promote the construction of the Wolong Ancient Town project, despite clear objections from water conservancy and planning departments. The project was demolished due to illegal occupation of floodplain land, resulting in particularly significant losses to national interests. The Qin army also had other serious violations of discipline and law, such as being expelled from the party and public office, and being transferred to the procuratorial organs for legal review and prosecution for suspected criminal issues. Li Zhong, former member of the Party Group and Deputy Mayor of Wuhan Municipal Government, engaged in favoritism and fraud during the process of land collection, storage, and transfer: 20

According to the official website of the Hubei Provincial Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation, Huang Ying has been appointed as a member of the Party Committee of the Hubei Provincial Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation, as well as the Party Secretary and Director of the Wuhan Municipal Taxation Bureau. Huang Ying, female, Han nationality, was born in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province in August 1971. She joined the CPC in January 1993 and started working in July 1993. She has an on-the-job postgraduate degree and a master's degree. Formerly served as Deputy Director and Director of the Office of the Inspection Bureau of Zhuhai State Taxation Bureau, Chief of the Income Tax Management Department of Zhuhai State Taxation Bureau, Secretary and Director of the Party Group of Wanshan District State Taxation Bureau, Director of the Inspection Bureau of Zhuhai State Taxation Bureau, Member of the Party Group and Chief Economist of Zhuhai State Taxation Bureau, Deputy Director of the Personnel Department of Guangdong State Taxation Bureau, and Director of the Financial Management Department of Guangdong State Taxation Bureau. In May 2020, appointed as a member of the Party Committee and Discipline Inspection Officer of Xiamen Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation

According to the New York Post on June 18th, at Boston Logan International Airport, a United Airlines Boeing 737MAX aircraft collided with the tail end of a Delta Air Lines Airbus A321 on the apron, causing severe shaking between the two planes and scaring passengers. The collision between two passenger planes occurred around 7:20 pm local time on June 16th. At that time, this United Airlines plane was scheduled to fly from Boston to Newark, New Jersey. The report stated that the plane was taxiing on the apron, slowly approaching a Delta Air Lines aircraft waiting to take off, and then the left wing collided with the tail of Delta Air Lines. A video taken by passengers on a Delta flight showed that the plane shook violently for a few seconds, and someone shouted, "Oh my goodness!" Alex, a passenger on a Delta flight, recalled that he and the other passengers

From March 23 to April 23, 2022, the First Central Ecological Environment Protection Inspection Group conducted the second round of central ecological environment protection inspections in Hebei Province. On June 1, 2022, the inspection situation was reported to Hebei Province, and three cases of ecological and environmental damage liability were simultaneously transferred, requiring investigation and handling in accordance with regulations and laws. The Hebei Provincial Party Committee and Government attach great importance to the rectification of feedback issues from central ecological and environmental protection inspections, and always regard it as a practical test of faithfully defending the "two establishment" and resolutely achieving the "two maintenance". The main responsible comrades of the Provincial Party Committee and Government have held multiple meetings to study and formulate rectification plans, deploy and promote rectification work. Established the Hebei Provincial Central Committee with the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and the Governor as the dual team leaders

On June 17th, the website of Nikkei Asia magazine published an article titled "The Global South Tires of Western Disrespect", written by Dino Patti Jalal, former Indonesian Ambassador to the United States, and Michael Sherdrik, co-founder of the Global Citizenship Organization. The article excerpt is as follows: In the global South, certain views on the West are very common. For many people, these views represent the reality they see. They believe that the West tends to criticize others and always gossip about other countries. Although Westerners may consider public criticism to be a common diplomatic practice, in the eyes of many, it is a hypocritical justice and lacks true friendship. They believe that Western criticism is driven by radical media, political incitement, and vested interest groups, with the aim of pleasing domestic voters and advancing their political and economic agenda