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According to US media reports such as the website of The Capitol Hill and The New York Post on the 20th, Josh, the grandson of former US President Jimmy Carter, revealed that her 98 year old grandfather and 96 year old grandmother Rosalind are in the "last chapter" of their lives. In February of this year, Carter decided to receive end-of-life care at home after a series of brief hospitalization treatments. In an article published in People magazine on the 19th, Josh stated that there has always been someone accompanying the Carter couple at home. "He is almost 99 years old, but he fully understands how much blessings he has received and feels love." Rosalind also understands that she has dementia. "To a large extent, she still knows who we are and can remember new things." Josh said that the entire Carter family is preparing for anything that may happen in the future. "It is obvious that they have entered the world."

On the morning of August 21, Premier Li Qiang met with the visiting delegation of the US China Trade Commission to China, led by Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Committee on US China Trade, Ge Shibai, at the Great Hall of the People. Li Qiang congratulates the US China Trade Commission on its 50th anniversary and appreciates its positive contributions to enhancing the level of economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, developing China US relations, and enhancing the well-being of the two peoples. He pointed out that as the largest developing and developed countries, China and the United States have much greater economic complementarity than competitiveness. The essence of China US economic relations is mutual benefit and win-win, with deep economic integration between the two countries. Maintaining good economic and trade cooperation and relations between the two countries is in line with the common interests of both sides. Currently, China US relations and economic and trade cooperation are facing some difficulties, which require both sides to show sincerity, move towards each other, and work together. China and the United States can fully develop together and work together to

On August 20th, Gao Zhidan, Director of the General Administration of Sport of China, visited the warm-up match of the National Men's Basketball Team and all team members. Gao Zhidan, Director and Party Secretary of the General Administration of Sport of China, and Li Yingchuan, Deputy Director and Party member, went to the Bao'an Sports Center in Shenzhen to watch the warm-up match between the National Men's Basketball Team and the Serbian Men's Basketball Team. Yao Ming, President of the Chinese Basketball Association and leader of the national men's basketball team, accompanied by Guo Zhenming, Secretary of the Joint Party Committee of the Chinese Basketball Association and Deputy Leader of the national men's basketball team at the basketball center. After the game, Gao Zhidan and his delegation visited all members of the national men's basketball team, extended warm greetings to the athletes and coaches on behalf of the General Administration, and put forward expectations and requirements for the team to participate in the FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup and strive for qualification for the Paris Olympics.

In order to alleviate severe air pollution, some civil servants in the Indonesian capital Jakarta have been ordered to work from home since August 21st to reduce pollutant emissions caused by traffic congestion. According to CNN on August 21st, starting from that day, more than half of Jakarta's civil servants will work from home. This policy is an emergency intervention implemented by the Indonesian government to alleviate severe air pollution in Jakarta. In recent weeks, the air quality in Jakarta has deteriorated to "dangerous" levels. Indonesian President Joko Widodo called on the government to intervene urgently. He chaired an emergency cabinet meeting on August 14th to discuss the worsening air pollution problem and called on workers in the capital to work from home to alleviate traffic congestion and reduce pollutant emissions. Therefore, the Jakarta Capital Territory represents the province

On August 17th, the report "Prevalence and Related Complications of Obesity in China: A Cross sectional Real World Study of 15.8 million Adults" was published in the academic journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, creating a digital version of the "China Obesity Map". According to the BMI classification criteria for overweight and obesity in China, 34.8% of the 15.8 million adult participants were overweight, and 14.1% were obese. According to the national report on overweight among 41.1% of men, overweight and obesity are more common among males than females. Overweight males account for 41.1%, females account for 27.7%, obese males account for 18.2%, and females account for 9.4%.

The Ministry of Emergency Management has released 6 typical cases of safety production reports, combined with the National Special Investigation and Rectification of Major Accident Hazards 2023 Action, to further promote safety production reporting work in various regions, encourage the public to participate in supervision, identify major accident hazards, and crack down on illegal safety production behaviors. Recently, the Emergency Management Department has selected and published 6 typical cases of safety production reports from the serious investigation and handling of reported cases in various regions. Case 1: Reporting a production and operation unit concealing a production safety accident. In May 2023, the Emergency Management Department of Henan Province received a call from the public reporting a collapse accident at a metal mining company in Miyang County, Zhumadian City, resulting in four deaths. According to relevant procedures, the Emergency Management Department of Henan Province and the People's Government of Zhumadian City immediately organized inspections. After investigation, on May 4, 2023, the underground mining company

Since 2022, global rice prices have continued to rise. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations recently released data showing that the global rice price index rose 2.8% month on month to 129.7 points in July, setting the highest level since September 2011. Who is the driving force behind the price increase of rice? The driving force behind the price increase is the Indian rice export ban. In July, global rice prices rose. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations believes that the main reason is the rice export ban announced by India in July, which, in addition to seasonal supply shortages and Asian procurement, further exerted upward pressure on prices. Due to extreme weather conditions such as high temperatures and heavy rainfall, India's rice production has been hit this year. To ensure domestic market supply, on July 20th, India announced a ban on the export of rice other than steamed rice and Indian fragrant rice. Printing

The railway operation mileage has reached 2500 kilometers, 110 "Bay Area Standards" have been developed, and more than 3100 Hong Kong and Macao residents have obtained mainland registration and practice qualifications. The cumulative number of Hong Kong and Macao residents participating in pension, unemployment, and work-related injury insurance in Guangdong has exceeded 300000, and the number of trillion yuan level industrial clusters has increased to 8... This set of data from the Guangdong Greater Bay Area Office shows the progress of Guangdong in promoting the construction of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. The reporter recently learned from Huangpu Customs that as the world's first cross-border sea air intermodal transportation project that directly connects to the airport, the Dongguan Hong Kong International Airport Center has been in operation for over a hundred days, with a cargo value of 113 million yuan, effectively promoting industrial complementarity and resource sharing between Guangdong and Hong Kong. In Dongguan, where advanced manufacturing is relatively developed, the import and export value of high-value electromechanical products is nearly 50%, but logistics highly relies on transit at Hong Kong International Airport. Huangpu Sea

Kenjie Bieke Shalet operates a Kazakh specialty store called "Qingquan Nongjia Le" in Akwutikele Village, Kuoke Agashi Township, Fuhai County, Xinjiang. He is enthusiastic and hospitable, and enjoys receiving tourists from all over the world with Kazakh songs, dances, and traditional cuisine. In addition to running a farmhouse, he also has a breeding farm and about 100 acres of arable land. Thanks to the application of production technologies such as shallow buried drip irrigation and full mechanization, he can easily balance the work of farmland and breeding farms while operating farmhouses. He said, "I was born and raised here, witnessing with my own eyes the increasingly beautiful village of Akwutikler. I am so happy in my heart." Producer: Jiang Lili Producer: Liu Muchen Director: Yuan Haozhi Planner: Gong Yuan Editing: Chen Jun Filming: Chen Xintao Chen Jun Li Nott Inviting Guests: Ken Jie

? Lecturer for this issue: Liu Shuijing from Wuhan University Summary: Culture is the soul of a country and a nation. In the thousands of years of history, the Chinese nation has created a vast, profound, and brilliant traditional Chinese culture with a strong cultural spirit, strong cultural ability, and positive cultural mentality. In today's era, culture is increasingly becoming an important source of national cohesion and creativity, and cultural soft power competition is becoming an important part of comprehensive strength competition between countries. To build a modern socialist country in an all-round way and promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in an all-round way, we must persevere in promoting cultural self-confidence and self-improvement, constantly deepen the cultural foundation for the great cause of national rejuvenation, continue to gather spiritual strength, guide and encourage millions of people to promote and expand Chinese path to modernization, and create a new form of human civilization.

The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly proposes to implement the employment priority strategy, strengthen the employment priority policy, improve the employment public service system, and strengthen the employment assistance for disadvantaged groups. Employment is the greatest livelihood. Recently, the platform enterprise symposium held in Beijing clarified that the platform economy "provides new channels for employment and entrepreneurship" and should "strive to expand new employment based on platforms". The platform economy has the potential to promote employment with strong resilience. As a new form of digital economy development, the platform economy's employment model includes various flexible forms of employment such as online platform gig, outsourcing, internal outsourcing, crowdsourcing, labor, part-time work, hourly work, contracting, and sharing. It not only provides a large number of job opportunities and increases labor income, but also injects new vitality into the economy, society, and business models. Compared with traditional employment forms, it has obvious advantages. platform

Looking at the centennial struggle history of the CPC, the fundamental way to promote the sinicization and modernization of Marxism is to adhere to the combination of the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality, and with China's excellent traditional culture, so as to realize the Party's theoretical innovation.Marxism

Fortaleza/Xiamen, August 20th (Xinhua) -- Fortaleza is an important seaport in northeastern Brazil, with a long coastline and abundant marine resources. It is a pearl located along the Atlantic coast. Xiamen, an important port city along the southeast coast of China, ranks 14th in the world in container throughput in 2022 and is currently being developed into an international characteristic maritime center city. On May 12th this year, Fortaleza signed a sister city agreement with Xiamen, officially establishing a sister city relationship. Both of these port cities have held BRICS leaders' meetings, and after establishing friendly city relations, these two "BRICS twin cities" that are born towards the sea are continuously strengthening cooperation, leveraging the extensive cooperation platforms provided by BRICS countries to achieve sustained common development and prosperity. This is taken on August 8th in Fortaleza, the capital of the state of Ceara in Brazil

The 15th BRICS Leaders Meeting will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from August 22nd to 24th. China Daily interviewed Brazilian international student Sang Weiwei, who is studying at the Yanjing School of Peking University. "The land area of the BRICS countries accounts for over 25% of the world's total territory, and their population accounts for over 40% of the world's total population. The influence of the BRICS countries on the international order is greater than ever before." Recently, South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Nalandi Pandor, stated that the leaders of 23 countries have officially expressed their willingness to join the BRICS countries. "This demonstrates the important role of the BRICS countries in the past few years, and also indicates that they are doing the right thing - building a more just and equitable world," said Sangweiwei. Talking about China and

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Johannesburg, August 20th (Xinhua) - The growth of fruit exports to China reflects a win-win cooperation between South and China. Interview with Paul Hardman, Chief Operating Officer of the South African Citrus Planting Association. Xinhua reporter Lu Chengcheng Xie Jiangnan. Paul Hardman, Chief Operating Officer of the South African Citrus Planting Association, recently stated in an interview with Xinhua that an increasing number of South African citrus fruits are being exported to China, enriching the choices of Chinese consumers, promoting the development of related industries in South Africa, and driving local employment. This is a manifestation of win-win economic and trade cooperation between South and China. This is a citrus farm captured on May 24, 2023 in the northwest province of South Africa. South Africa has been exporting citrus fruits, including lemons, to China since 2006. Hardman told reporters that at the end of August 2021, the General Administration of Customs of China adjusted the relevant import quarantine requirements,

The 15th meeting of BRICS leaders will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from August 22nd to 24th, Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 21st. The concept of BRICS was first proposed in 2001, and its English name BRIC consists of the first letters of the English names of Brazil, Russia, India, and China. In 2011, South Africa officially joined the BRICS countries, and the ongoing "BRICS Five" countries were officially formed, with the English name BRICS. Since the beginning of cooperation in 2006, the impact of BRICS cooperation has surpassed that of the five countries, becoming a constructive force in promoting world economic growth, improving global governance, and promoting democratization of international relations. The BRICS countries account for about 30% of the world's land area and over 40% of the world's total population, and have become a driving force for the world

On August 21, Busani Engkavini, Dean of the South African National School of Administration, wrote in China Daily that the BRICS countries are vigorously promoting the construction of a diverse world, which is a more multipolar, inclusive, just, and equitable world. Comic author: Ma Xuejing, China Daily. BRICS promotes the construction of a diverse world. The article points out that a diverse world embodies wisdom from various channels and civilizations, which helps to build a more humane community with a shared future for mankind. Such a world undoubtedly contrasts sharply with the "global north" that advocates and practices unilateralism. Under the combined influence of historical trends and geopolitical events, the BRICS countries have moved towards the center of the world stage, and other "global southern" countries have also taken similar paths. The statements and speeches of the leaders of the BRICS countries indicate that the organization does not oppose it

The 15th meeting of BRICS leaders is about to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, which will be the first face-to-face meeting of BRICS leaders in four years. The theme of this summit is "BRICS and Africa: Deepening Partnership, Promoting Mutual Growth, Achieving Sustainable Development, and Strengthening Inclusive Multilateralism.". African leaders have received invitations to attend the conference. Undoubtedly, this will be an unprecedented event in the history of the BRICS countries. It is noteworthy that the number of countries eagerly anticipating joining the BRICS continues to increase. South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Pandor recently stated at a press conference that the leaders of 23 countries have officially expressed their willingness to join the BRICS. As representatives of emerging markets and developing countries, the BRICS countries have become an important force that cannot be ignored on the international stage. Responsibility

Against the backdrop of the Ukrainian crisis and the US's efforts to isolate Russia and China, some Western media tirelessly poured cold water on the upcoming 15th BRICS summit in South Africa, exaggerating so-called internal conflicts within the BRICS countries. However, to his disappointment, the first face-to-face meeting of BRICS leaders after the COVID-19 epidemic will not only be held in Johannesburg from August 22 to 24 as scheduled, but also on a larger scale. More than 60 leaders from Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Caribbean, as well as about 20 heads of international organizations, including the United Nations and the African Union, were invited to attend the conference. This reflects the strategic autonomy of the BRICS countries, which is not influenced by the Western agenda, and the global unity of the South under the principles of the BRICS countries. For a long time, developed Western countries have ignored helping Africa under the influence of the United States

On August 21st, China Daily reported that over the weekend, there were more than ten gun violence incidents in Chicago, USA, with 16 teenagers shot and 3 teenagers killed. Gun related deaths among minors are almost ubiquitous in every corner of the United States, and the impact of gun violence on children and adolescents has reached a heinous level. A screenshot from NBC News reported that a new data analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the number of gun related deaths among children in the United States reached a heart wrenching peak in 2021, claiming 4752 young lives. Experts believe that this shocking data clearly indicates that the gun violence epidemic in the United States has seriously worsened. New York State North Coast - Long Island Jewish Medical System

China Daily, August 21 (Xinhua) - The Asia Times website in Hong Kong published an article on August 16, stating that the Anglo American alliance between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States is constantly controversial in Australia. It is reported that on September 15, 2021, Australia, the United States, and the United States announced the establishment of a new security partnership. Under the framework of the agreement, Australia plans to use American technology to build at least 8 nuclear submarines, with the first batch expected to enter service in 2036, and to equip its military with American cruise missiles. The Asian Times reported that several heavyweight figures in Australian politics, including former Prime Minister Paul Keating, former Foreign Minister Bob Carr, and former Environment Minister Peter Garrett, have mercilessly criticized and condemned the Anglo American alliance. The article argues that there is a general skepticism within the Australian Labour Party towards the Anglo American alliance, which has led to

As the 15th meeting of BRICS leaders is about to be held in South Africa, Perimoni, a researcher at the Schiller Institute in France and an international expert, told reporters at the headquarters that the BRICS cooperation mechanism has enormous development potential, which is why more and more countries are applying to join this multilateral development mechanism. Perremoni, an international expert at the Schiller Institute in France, said: I fully agree with the views of South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Pandor. She stated that the summit aims to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation between Africa and developing countries in a multipolar world, promote more inclusive global economic recovery and sustainable development. It is not a coincidence that many countries have applied to join the BRICS Cooperation Mechanism, and they share a common desire. The BRICS Cooperation Mechanism has enormous development potential. method

It has been 12 years since the Fukushima nuclear accident occurred. In recent years, the Japanese government has carried out decontamination of areas contaminated with radioactive materials and gradually lifted evacuation instructions, calling on people to return to their hometowns and live. However, investigations have shown that more than half of Fukushima residents who have left their hometowns for refuge due to nuclear pollution have decided not to return due to concerns about safety or inconvenience in life. The decontamination work on a large area of land near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has not been completed, and the Japanese government is still pushing for a plan to discharge contaminated water into the sea, making local people feel even more hopeless about revival. Shuangye Town, Fukushima Prefecture is less than ten kilometers away from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Shuangye Town, which was severely polluted during the nuclear accident, only allowed residents to live in August last year, making it the administrative district with the longest evacuation instructions for all residents after the nuclear accident. In order to expedite the recovery of Shuangye Town

They pointed out that the BRICS countries represent emerging forces and provide opportunities for global solidarity, cooperation, and mutual benefit; For the African continent, the BRICS cooperation mechanism not only benefits African countries in investment, development, and other aspects, but also helps to stimulate their own development potential.South Africa takes over as the rotating presidency of the BRICS and hosts the BRICS Summit. Not only are the BRICS countries, but also many countries from the African continent are gathered in South Africa

Recently, the website of Newsweek published an article by American woman Ruby Nicole Day titled "For us working class, the American Dream is dead.". Ruby Nicole Day, 41 years old, is a driver at DoorDash, a food delivery company. In her article, she stated that one of the strangest things for American working class is listening to politicians talk about the "American Dream," and everyone I know knows the truth: "The American Dream is dead," at least for us. Of course, everyone defines the "American Dream" in their own way. For some people, it could be a big house, a luxury car, a country club membership, and a wardrobe full of designer clothes. But what most of us want is much simpler. For me

The Japanese government's decision to forcefully promote the discharge of contaminated water from Fukushima nuclear power into the sea has sparked strong opposition and questioning from the international community, and criticism from various sectors in Japan has never stopped. Yoshitaka Uchiyama is a leader of a Japanese civil society organization. Since the 3.11 earthquake in Japan 12 years ago, he has been staying in Fukushima and engaged in volunteer activities to help rebuild the island. He stated in an interview with the CCTV reporter that the Japanese government's decision to discharge pollutants from the sea is unilateral and completely disregards public opinion. Japanese civil society leader Yoshitaka Uchiyama: The various decisions made by the government regarding nuclear accident handling have completely failed to involve the public, and the public has no understanding of the decision-making process and safety. This is a political judgment made by the government and TEPCO by setting aside the public, concealing the facts, and making political judgments. Yoshitaka Uchiyama believes that the Japanese government claims that the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea will not cause harm,

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Overseas Network, August 21 (Xinhua) - According to TASS on August 21, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov published an article in a South African magazine stating that the international community is tired of extortion and oppression from Western countries, and Russia and some other countries are continuously reducing their dependence on the US dollar and turning to domestic currency settlement. Lavrov quoted Mand's famous saying in the article, "It's foolish to turn off the fire as soon as water boils," criticizing Western society for using the US dollar as a tool to sanction other countries. He wrote that not only Russia, but many other countries are continuously reducing their dependence on the US dollar and shifting towards alternative payment systems and domestic currency settlements. Western countries are trying to reverse this trend to maintain their hegemony, but it will have completely opposite effects because the international community is tired of the extortion and oppression carried out by Western elites on other countries. Ralph

The Maui Island fire in Hawaii has been going on for more than ten days, and there are still about a thousand missing people. The local survivors felt helpless and disappointed. Currently, the officially announced number of fatalities remains at 114. But according to local residents, the number of fatalities caused by the fire is expected to further increase. The number of victims will continue to grow, and residents of La Haina on Maui Island, Hawaii, USA, such as Jo Sodi, are all from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. They are trying to find or count all the bodies of the victims on Maui Island. But I think the number of victims will increase, and I think there are still many missing persons. I have a relative who unfortunately did not survive the fire. They found the body, but it was not a body but ashes. Who is responsible for extinguishing fires without water? There is still no response regarding the water outage issue encountered during the fire, and local residents

From defensive weapons to offensive weapons, in the more than one year since the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the United States has provided more military equipment to Ukraine. This behavior has also been criticized by international figures as a continuation of the state of war. Initially, the United States only provided light equipment such as helmets and bulletproof vests, as well as small and light weapons such as pistols, rifles, and submachine guns; On defensive weapons, there are shoulder mounted air defense missiles including the Stinger, as well as individual anti tank missiles such as the Javelin. Like the Stinger anti-aircraft missile, it is mainly used to target helicopters and other targets with low flight altitude and slow flight speed. Amidst multiple rounds of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, the United States is gradually escalating its arms shipments to Ukraine, with an increase in heavy weapons. Including M113 armored personnel carrier, Mi-17 helicopter, M