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On August 8, Reference News reported that Türkiye's "Politics Today" website published an article entitled "China's Middle East Diplomacy: A Multipolar World Order is Forming?" on August 2. The author is Ozkyl Kojadar, assistant professor of international relations at Cyprus International University. The full text excerpt is as follows: China has always been reluctant to get involved in international crises and conflicts, especially outside its regional sphere of influence. However, as this rising power increasingly tries to become a global participant that can compete with the United States, the principles it once adhered to are now outdated. Conflict management and crisis diplomacy are now indispensable components of China's diplomatic involvement in Middle East affairs. China and its Middle Eastern partners are creating a strategic multipolar pattern that is more conducive to the current US led order for these countries

Watching pandas, enjoying Sichuan opera, eating hot pot and covered bowl tea, and experiencing intangible cultural heritage skills... Chengdu, outside of the Universiade, is equally exciting and diverse. In recent days, Chinese and foreign friends who have come to Chengdu have walked into various parts of the city, experienced the charm of Tianfu culture, felt the fusion of ancient and fashionable, and experienced the comfortable and leisurely life in Chengdu. Since entering the "Universiade era", Chengdu has not only arranged various competitions properly, but also presented the city's profound historical heritage, rich cultural charm, and hospitable Chengdu people to the world with a brand new urban appearance and highly creative cultural and tourism activities, fully arranging the schedules of guests. On July 26th, the cultural activities of the Chengdu Universiade Park kicked off at the Guixi Ecological Park. The event runs through the entire competition period, allowing citizens and tourists to experience it at their doorstep and in the park

Brazilian swimmer Fernanda was very excited when she heard volunteers communicate with her in Portuguese. "When I heard my mother tongue here, I felt at home. No matter what we need, volunteers will provide assistance, so they really love us volunteers," she said. During the Chengdu Universiade, about 20000 volunteers were busy in their respective positions, including general volunteers, as well as professional volunteers in language, competition, acting, etiquette, flag raising, and other fields, fully ensuring the orderly progress of the event. In addition, according to the international practice of large-scale events, in addition to volunteer services for the competition, the city side also provides volunteer services. 11000 city volunteers provide convenient services, city promotion, event promotion, language translation, and other volunteer services for citizens, tourists, and domestic and foreign guests.

International online news: This year marks the tenth anniversary of the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" initiative. In 2017, New Zealand signed the "the Belt and Road" cooperation agreement with China, becoming the first signatory among western developed countries, and the cooperation between China and New Zealand has reached a higher level. John Key served as the Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016. Before this visit to China, he had already experienced it ten times. In July of this year, he visited China again with many New Zealand companies such as Stonewood Yaoshi, and Hainan was an important itinerary for his visit. In his view, Hainan has made tremendous progress and he is confident in further developing trade with South Pacific countries. Summarizing the ten year history of the "the Belt and Road" initiative, he said: "This decade is an important milestone, which is consistent with New Zealand's commitment to China

The gymnastics venue of Dong'an Lake Sports Park is one of the "one venue" in the overall layout of Dong'an Lake Sports Park's "one venue, three pavilions". It is a super large Grade A sports hall with diverse and complete functions. During the Universiade, this venue hosted the gymnastics group stage and finals, producing a total of 14 gold medals. With the end of the gymnastics competition at the Universiade and the approaching end of the event period, this highly technological venue has temporarily returned to tranquility from hustle and bustle. How will this venue be utilized in the future? How can the "Universiade Heritage" better serve the people of Chengdu? Follow CCTV News and learn more together... Producer | Xi Luoxi Producer | Wen Lu Reporter | Mao Yue Yin Wen Yi Camera | Yang Decai Editing | Li Jie

Liu Yu, former member of the Party group and deputy mayor of Weifang City Government, was expelled from the Party and held public office due to serious violations of discipline and law. With the approval of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee, the Shandong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision conducted an investigation into the serious violations of discipline and law by Liu Yu, former member of the Party group and deputy mayor of Weifang City Government. After investigation, Liu Yu lost his ideals and beliefs, abandoned his original mission, did not believe in Marxism, believed in ghosts and gods, was enthusiastic about superstitious activities, became obsessed with officials, and had long-term interactions with "political fraudsters", attempting to make friends with "big leaders", "building antennas", and "taking shortcuts", causing a negative impact; Ignoring the spirit of the central eight point regulations and illegally accepting gifts and consumption cards; Violating organizational principles and seeking benefits for others in the selection and appointment of cadres; Violating integrity discipline by borrowing money from management service recipients; Violation of work discipline and incorrect performance of responsibilities during project construction; Lack of awareness of discipline and law, utilizing one's position

According to Iran's English language television on the 7th, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard warned that if the United States takes any dangerous actions in the Gulf region, Iran will respond equally. The day before, the United States stated that it had dispatched more than 3000 soldiers to the Red Sea in response to Iran's harassment and seizure of merchant ships. Iranian Revolutionary Guard spokesperson Sharif stated that Iran already possesses superior strength and capability to respond equally to any actions and wrongdoing by the United States in the region, including the seizure of American ships. Sharif stated that countries in the region have seen the weaknesses of the United States and Iran's strength, and recognize that regional security must be maintained by Gulf countries themselves. Before Sheriff's remarks, the US Navy Central Command announced on the 7th that it had deployed over 3000 troops to the Gulf region

Daquan Energy recently announced that its board of directors has received written resignation reports from director Zhang Longgen and director and general manager Zhou Qiangmin. Due to personal reasons, Zhang Longgen applied to resign from his position as a director and committee member of the company, while Zhou Qiangmin applied to resign from his position as a director and general manager of the company. After resigning, Zhang Longgen and Zhou Qiangmin will no longer hold any positions in the company. In addition, the company's board of directors has agreed to nominate Wang Xiyu and Sun Yicheng as candidates for the third term of the company's board of directors, and has agreed to appoint Wang Xiyu as the general manager of the company. The terms of office of Wang Xiyu and Sun Yicheng shall be from the date of approval by the shareholders' meeting until the expiration of the third term of the board of directors. This matter still needs to be submitted for review at the third extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the company in 2023. According to official website information, Daquan Energy was established in February 2011 by the United States

On August 8th, according to the official WeChat account of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, Anhui procuratorial organs lawfully prosecuted Jiang Shanshan for suspected bribery. According to the picture, Jiang Shanxin, the former vice chairman of the Mount Huangshan CPPCC in Anhui Province, was suspected of taking bribes a few days ago. The People's Procuratorate of Wuhu City, designated by the People's Procuratorate of Anhui Province, will file a public prosecution to the Wuhu Intermediate People's Court according to law. During the review and prosecution stage, the procuratorial organs informed the defendant Jiang Shanshan of his litigation rights in accordance with the law, interrogated the defendant in accordance with the law, and listened to the opinions of the defense counsel. The People's Procuratorate of Wuhu City has filed a lawsuit accusing the defendant Jiang Shanshan, as a state functionary, of using the convenience of his position to seek benefits for others, or using the convenience conditions formed by his position of power to seek improper benefits for others through the behavior of other state functionaries, and illegally accepting them

On August 8th, according to the official WeChat account of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Jilin procuratorial organs lawfully prosecuted Chen Feng for suspected bribery and illegal loan disbursement. It is reported that recently, Chen Feng, former member of the Party Committee and Vice President of Bank of China Heilongjiang Branch, was suspected of bribery and illegal loan issuance. The case has been designated by the Supreme People's Procuratorate for jurisdiction and has been prosecuted by the People's Procuratorate of Baishan City, Jilin Province to the Intermediate People's Court of Baishan City in accordance with the law. During the review and prosecution stage, the procuratorial organs informed the defendant Chen Feng of his litigation rights in accordance with the law, interrogated the defendant in accordance with the law, and listened to the opinions of the defense counsel. The People's Procuratorate of Baishan City has filed a lawsuit accusing Chen Feng of using his position as the Vice President and President of the Harbin Daowai Branch of Bank of China Heilongjiang Province, as well as a member of the Party Committee, Assistant to the President, and Vice President of Bank of China Heilongjiang Province Branch

According to NBC, on the 6th local time, the 2024 Republican presidential candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, stated that the US involvement in the Ukraine crisis may be related to corruption within the Biden family. According to reports, in his speech during the Iowa campaign, Ramaswamy stated, "The goal of the US armed forces is to advance American interests and protect our homeland, rather than getting involved in a crisis aimlessly, and the crisis may be to repay the Ukrainian energy company Brisma for a private bribe of $5 million to members of the US President Biden family." "Is there any corrupt behavior in the payment to Hunter Biden? Absolutely. Does this have anything to do with our attitude towards Ukraine? I think it directly affects the US position towards Ukraine," Ramaswamy said. Previously, on June 10th, the United States

According to a report by Kyodo News Agency on the 6th, currently, there are still 2850 highly radioactive sandbags stacked underground in two buildings of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. These sandbags were placed to adsorb radioactive substances from contaminated water during the 2011 nuclear accident. However, due to the aging of sandbags, recycling work has become very difficult. According to reports, on March 11, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in the northeastern waters of Japan, causing severe damage to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. At that time, the basement of the processing main building and high-temperature incinerator building on the south side of Unit 4 of the nuclear power plant was used to receive nuclear contaminated water from Units 1 to 3 due to core melting. To adsorb radioactive materials, staff placed a total of 2850 sandbags containing zeolite and activated carbon, weighing 41.5 tons, in these two locations. report

Today, Da S Studio announced through a lawyer's statement that they are suing Zhang Lan, Wang Xiaofei for defamation and insult. The statement stated that Zhang Lan and Wang Xiaofei have been continuously insulting and defaming Ms. Xu Xiyuan on online platforms since November 21, 2022. Xu Xiyuan has filed a lawsuit and the Beijing Internet Court has filed a case. Regarding the insults and defamation committed by other online users towards Ms. Xu Xiyuan, Xu Xiyuan has commissioned a lawyer to complete the evidence collection work and will take further legal measures based on the actual situation. At the end of the statement, Xu Xiyuan called on everyone to speak rationally and jointly create a good online environment. On November 16, 2010, Da S and Wang Xiaofei registered their marriage at the Civil Affairs Bureau of Chaoyang District, Beijing. On March 22, 2011, Da S and Wang Xiaofei held their wedding in Sanya, Hainan

At 6:44 am on August 8th, the command center of the Dehong Prefecture Fire Rescue Detachment in Yunnan Province received a report from the public that a landslide occurred at the foot of Songyuan Village, Mengmu Village, Songshuzhai Village Committee, Mangshi Town, causing three people to be trapped. After receiving the alarm, the command center of the Dehong State Fire Rescue Brigade immediately dispatched 5 vehicles and 24 people from the Airport Avenue Special Service Station to handle the situation. The full-time command center of the detachment quickly responded and dispatched 2 vehicles and 8 people to the scene to command the rescue. The relevant departments of the state and city quickly rushed to the scene for rescue. After full rescue efforts, at 8:46 am, a trapped person was successfully rescued with normal vital signs; At 9:30 and 10:28, firefighting and rescue personnel rescued the second and third trapped individuals respectively. After confirmation by on-site medical staff, there were no vital signs, and the related aftermath work is being carried out in an orderly manner.

Article | Sun Xiaohui and Su Peiyu pointed out in the Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Promoting the Development and Growth of Private Economy issued on July 19 that "private economy is a fresh force to promote Chinese path to modernization, an important foundation for high-quality development, and an important force to promote China to become a socialist modernization power in an all-round way and achieve the second century goal". On August 1st, the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments jointly issued a notice on implementing several recent measures to promote the development of the private economy, proposing 28 specific measures around five aspects: promoting fair access, strengthening factor support, strengthening legal protection, optimizing enterprise services, and creating a good atmosphere. As a supporting policy measure for the comprehensive implementation of the Opinions, the "28 Articles" further refine measures, clarify division of labor, and consolidate responsibilities, demonstrating the Party Central Committee's commitment to

The theme of "New Villages in a Great Country: Following the Footprints of General Secretary" is about national rejuvenation and rural revitalization.The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that "the most arduous and arduous task of building a socialist modernized country in all respects still lies in rural areas. We will prioritize the development of agriculture and rural areas, adhere to the integration of urban and rural development, and facilitate the flow of urban and rural factors. We will accelerate the construction of an agricultural power and solidly promote the revitalization of rural industries, talents, culture, ecology, and organizations." The People's Forum website has launched a series of reports on "New Villages in Great Countries: Following the Footprints of General Secretary", telling the story of the vast rural areas of China

How to treat the history of our country? How to treat our country's traditional culture? This is a problem that any country must solve well in the process of modernization. In the long historical process, the Chinese nation, with the determination and will to strive for self-improvement, has gone through a development process that is different from other civilizations in the world. From the horizontal and vertical Chinese characters, from the thoughts of Confucius, Mencius, and Laozi, and from the examples of the collection of classics and histories... we constantly understand that the Chinese nation is a nation with unique character, and Chinese civilization is a civilization with its own system. The unique cultural traditions, historical destiny, and basic national conditions determine that the Chinese nation must inevitably take a path that suits its own characteristics. In the arduous pursuit of modernization, our party adheres to the "two combinations" and leads the people to successfully walk out of the path of Chinese path to modernization

【 Reading Tip 】 The mobile app "Yubo" of the China Language and Writing Digital Museum has officially launched. Commentator: Recently, the mobile app "Yubo" of the China Language and Writing Digital Museum, created by the Ministry of Education and the National Language Commission, has been launched. This application is an adaptation and expansion based on the website of the Chinese Language and Writing Digital Museum. The style interface is consistent with the website, while the overall resources remain unchanged, achieving synchronization and frequency synchronization between the web and mobile ends. In terms of section setting, the application has 7 resource sections: Language and National Conditions, Development and Evolution, Classic Inheritance, Language Museum Bookstore, Language Intelligence, and Theme Exhibition. Among them, interactive and gamified projects such as "Amazing Oracle Bone Script" have been added, making it easy for users to learn language and cultural knowledge and experience the achievements of language intelligence in an interesting way. There are 56 ethnic groups in our country

In Dinggou Village, Gongyi, Henan Province, a traditional Chinese opera troupe is performing on stage, and the audience below is willing to watch even in the rain. What is performed on stage is not only a play, but also a love and inheritance of traditional culture, while what is performed off stage is also a love. In a heavy rain, the opera actors acted with a focused expression. Under the stage, villagers who came from afar braved the heavy rain, either wearing raincoats or holding umbrellas, eagerly watching the play. One is a traditional Chinese opera actor who has a love for their profession and respects the audience, truly practicing the persistence of "acting is greater than heaven"; One is an audience who loves acting like crazy. Two passions blend seamlessly on the cultural carrier of Chinese opera, allowing people to see that the root of Chinese opera lies in the audience, and the soul of Chinese opera lies in the love for the opera profession. The two-way pursuit of "two passions" is the inexhaustible driving force for the revival of Chinese opera. play

Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission held a press conference to introduce recent measures to promote the development of the private economy. The relevant leaders of the National Development and Reform Commission stated at the press conference that they will promptly launch the revision of the fifth version of the negative list of market access, continue to promote the reduction of list items, and create a more fair and healthy market environment for the growth and development of the private economy. Less than two weeks after the release of the Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Promoting the Development and Growth of the Private Economy, the National Development and Reform Commission, in conjunction with relevant departments, jointly issued the Notice on Implementing Several Recent Measures to Promote the Development of the Private Economy. As a supporting measure, the "Several Measures" start from the needs of the private economy, adhere to problem orientation, propose 28 specific measures, and focus on promoting the continuous elimination of market access barriers, comprehensive implementation of fair competition policies and systems, and legal protection of property rights of private enterprises

The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed scientific methods to continue promoting theoretical innovation, namely "we must adhere to the principle of putting the people first", "we must adhere to self-confidence and self-reliance", "we must adhere to the principle of upholding integrity and innovation", "we must adhere to problem orientation", "we must adhere to a systematic concept", and "we must always have a broad mind".

The Taitung County Government and Taitung University in Taiwan recently held a "Pineapple Shakyamuni Quality Certification Counseling Course", which was highly sought after by the industry and had a full attendance for the first time. Farmers have expressed that they will take good care of the quality of fruits and look forward to selling them to the mainland at good prices. "I really look forward to this day for a long time." In June this year, Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, announced that based on a comprehensive evaluation of relevant rectification measures, the General Administration of Customs has decided to resume the import of lychees from Taiwan starting from the 20th of that month. The lychees exported to mainland China must come from registered packaging factories and orchards. According to Taiwanese media reports, for this purpose, the Taitung County Government and Taitung University jointly organized five "Pineapple Shakyamuni Quality Certification Counseling Courses". The first session was held on August 2 at Taitung University, with a total of 110 trainees, all of whom were fully booked. The course will be completed by the end of August

On August 7th, Changsha, China News Agency reported that during this internship, I saw a lot of high-tech professional equipment, and everything I saw and learned made me sigh: the world is so big, as long as we step out of our comfort zone, we can gain anything we want to see and learn. On August 7th, Guo Yunzhen, a Taiwanese student who was awarded the title of "Excellent Intern", said about the internship gains, "If you have the opportunity, you must come to the mainland more often.". On that day, the closing ceremony of the "Love in Mango" internship and exchange activity for the 6th Taiwan University Journalism and Communication Students was held in Changsha. More than 50 students from more than 20 universities in Taiwan, mainly majoring in Journalism and Communication, completed their nearly one month internship and exchange at Hunan Broadcasting and Television Group. In July this year, more than 50 Taiwanese students entered new media operations, program directors, screenwriters and planners, and virtual production

We must bravely shoulder our mission, not be afraid of hardships, and work hard for a long time to create a new miracle in China's sand prevention and control in the new era. We must build a more solid green barrier of thousands of miles in the northern region of our motherland, and achieve greater success in building a beautiful China——

Suzhou, August 7th, China News Agency (CNA) - From Internship to Familiarity: Taiwanese college student Liu Yuxuan, who is still in summer vacation, got up early in bed in Suzhou, busy with work and seeking opportunities. After washing up, she took the subway and traveled through the entire ancient city of Suzhou to Suzhou Chengpin Bookstore. Cleaning the desktop, organizing stationery and books, guiding guests, accompanied by the fragrance of books, Liu Yugui began a new day of internship life. The 2023 Suzhou Internship and Employment Training Camp for Taiwanese College Students opened on July 20th in Suzhou. Over a month, more than ten Taiwanese youth were assigned to different internship positions, discovering Suzhou and understanding the mainland in their work. As a book loving girl, Liu Yuxuan enjoyed reading novels from mainland China when she was in Taiwan, and was very interested in the historical stories and cultural styles in the books. to this end

Q: According to reports, the European side will demand that China reduce its export restrictions to Europe at the September China Europe Economic and Trade High Level Dialogue. What is the evaluation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the highly unbalanced trade relations between China and Europe, with China having a huge trade surplus and China's market openness not commensurate with the EU's? Answer: China never deliberately pursues a trade surplus. The trade surplus between China and Europe is an objective result of the combined effects of industrial structure, industrial division of labor, trade methods, and external factors. For a long time, the vast majority of EU companies in China have benefited greatly from China Europe trade, which is also the fundamental reason for their business operations in China. In recent years, the EU has tightened its exports of high-tech products to China, which is a direct factor affecting the potential of EU exports to China and causing trade imbalances

According to a recent report by ABC, CEOs of some large technology companies in the United States saw a significant increase in their salaries last year. But at the same time, these companies have cut a large number of employees to save costs. Statistics show that since the beginning of 2022, approximately 389000 employees in the technology industry have been laid off. The huge difference in treatment between the two has attracted attention. After analyzing data released by iResearch in May and June, ABC found that Google's parent company, Alphabet CEO Pizza, could theoretically earn over $225 million in compensation in 2022, equivalent to approximately RMB 1.6 billion, an increase of 3474% from the previous year. In early 2023, Alphabet announced plans to lay off 10000 employees. Similarly, Microsoft also announced 10000 at the beginning of this year

According to the Hainan Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, recently, with the approval of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee, the Hainan Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision conducted a case review and investigation into Chen Jianchun, former Deputy Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Hainan Provincial Department of Land and Resources, for serious violations of discipline and law. After investigation, Chen Jianchun violated political discipline and rules, seeking political capital for himself; Ignoring the spirit of the central eight point regulations and integrity discipline, accepting gifts in violation of regulations, and accepting banquets that may affect the fair execution of official duties; Violating organizational discipline, failing to report personal matters in accordance with regulations, and illegally selecting and appointing cadres; Violation of life discipline, corruption, improper family conduct, and lack of discipline and discipline towards family members. Taking advantage of one's position to seek benefits for others in engineering project contracting, land transfer, etc., and illegally accepting huge amounts of property. Chen Jianchun lost his ideals and beliefs, abandoned his original aspiration and mission, and wanted to become both an official and wealthy,

Toshiba Corporation of Japan announced on the 7th that a consortium led by domestic funds "Japan Industry Partners" will officially launch a tender offer to acquire it today, with a total amount of approximately 2 trillion yen. The consortium that will launch an acquisition of Toshiba is composed of over 20 Japanese companies, with a purchase price of 4620 yen per share, slightly higher than Toshiba's closing price on the 7th. As of now, semiconductor manufacturer Rom has announced that it will invest 300 billion yen, and Eurex has announced that it will invest 200 billion yen. The tender offer will end on September 20th, and if the acquirer purchases more than two-thirds of Toshiba's shares, the acquisition will be successfully achieved. Toshiba plans to hold an extraordinary shareholder meeting in late November to discuss the tender offer. If the acquisition plan is approved at the meeting, Toshiba may delist within the year. In 2015, Dong

According to @ China.com, data shows that recently, the Jiashan County Municipal Supervision Bureau in Zhejiang Province received a recommendation letter from the People's Procuratorate of Jiashan County. After investigation by the procuratorate, it was found that shops such as "Buying Jiaxing" in Jiashan County sold food from Japanese nuclear radiation zones and demanded that they be investigated and dealt with. Subsequently, law enforcement officers conducted an inspection on the Sunshine West Road Branch of Zhejiang Goujiaxing New Retail Technology Co., Ltd., the subject of the incident. On site, they found 46 packages of Fujia grape flavored gummies, 21 packages of Fujia apple flavored gummies, 4 boxes of Fujia bread superhero chocolate, and 10 bottles of Suntory Peach Juice Beverage. The above-mentioned food sources include Fukushima Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, and Nagano Prefecture in Japan. According to Announcement No. 44 of 2011 of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China on Further Strengthening the Inspection and Quarantine Supervision of Imported Food and Agricultural Products from Japan