【Current Affairs】
The General Office of the State Council issued the “Opinions on Combating Illegal Tobacco-related Activities across the Whole Chain”
The General Office of the State Council recently issued the “Opinions on Combating Illegal Tobacco-related Activities across the Whole Chain”, proposing a series of targeted policy measures to solve outstanding problems such as tobacco counterfeiting, sales, and smuggling, continue to purify the tobacco market environment, and effectively safeguard national interests and consumer rights. (Xinhua News Agency)Read the full text>>>
The Office of the State Council Work Safety Committee conducted production safety interviews with 21 municipal governments
Recently, the Office of the State Council Safety Committee has conducted inspections on Shijiazhuang, Chengde, and Qinhuangdao cities in Hebei Province, Datong City in Shanxi Province, Ulanqab City, Ordos City, and Alxa League in Inner Mongolia, Shenyang City, Anshan City, Liaoyang City, and Huludao City in Liaoning Province, where major accidents have occurred this year or three major accidents have occurred within 6 months. Interviews were conducted with 21 municipal (alliance) governments and relevant department heads from 12 provinces (autonomous regions) including Yingkou City, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province, Weifang City, Shandong Province, Xinxiang City and Zhoukou City, Henan Province, Huaihua City, Hunan Province, Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, and Qujing City, Yunnan Province. (WeChat official account of the Ministry of Emergency Management of the People’s Republic of China)Read the full text>>>
Ministry of National Defense Spokesperson Jiang Bin responded to reporters’ questions on the negative public opinion about China in the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict.
Jiang Bin, spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, said: China has long carried out defense cooperation, including military trade, with Cambodia and Thailand. It does not target any third party, is fully in line with international law and international practice, and has nothing to do with the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict. We hope that relevant parties will refrain from subjective speculation and malicious speculation. (Department of Defense)Read the full text>>>
Wang Yi spoke on the phone with the foreign ministers of Cambodia and Thailand respectively
On the 18th, Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, had phone calls with Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn and Thailand’s Foreign Minister Sihasak. Both Cambodia and Thailand informed Wang Yi of the latest developments in the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict and expressed their willingness to de-escalate and cease fire. (Xinhua News Agency)Read the full text>>>
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the US$11 billion arms sales to Taiwan: Using Taiwan to contain China will never succeed.
On December 18, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun hosted a regular press conference. A reporter asked: The United States announced the sale of military products worth approximately US$11 billion to Taiwan. What is the spokesperson’s response?
Guo Jiakun said that the “Taiwan independence” separatist forces on the island “seek independence with force” and “refuse reunification with force”, squandering the people’s hard-earned money to buy weapons, and turning Taiwan into a “powder keg”. This will not save “Taiwan independence” from its inevitable fate, and will only accelerate the Taiwan Strait into a war-torn situation. The United States’ “use of force to aid independence” will only cause trouble, and its “use of Taiwan to contain China” will never succeed. (CCTV News)Read the full text>>>
Qiji is galloping! 2026 Year of the Horse Spring Festival Gala mascot released
Four horses appeared together, galloping on a new journey! On December 18, China Central Radio and Television released the mascot image for its “2026 Spring Festival Gala”. The four horses, “Qiqi”, “Jiji”, “Chichi” and “Gangcheng”, are lively, cute and high-spirited, and are in line with the theme of the party “Qiji Galloping Unstoppable” and complement each other. The design of the mascot is inspired by the classic images of horses in different periods of China, and is “wearing” thousands of years of patterns such as flowing cloud patterns and mountain cloud patterns on the upper body. It is full of the endless historical beauty and the era of renewal, and is full of beautiful meanings of success and a bright future.
The three departments jointly deployed the prevention and response work for cold wave, strong wind and fog disasters this winter and next spring.
Recently, the Office of the National Disaster Prevention, Reduction and Relief Committee, the China Meteorological Administration, and the Ministry of Emergency Management jointly issued a notice requiring all efforts to prevent and respond to cold waves, strong winds, and heavy fog disasters this winter and next spring. (Beijing News)Read the full text>>>
【local】
Beijing builds a world-class consumer experience venue, with more than 5,000 first stores since 2019
On December 18, Beijing held a press conference to announce the phased results of the construction of an international consumption center city. Lu Huiling, deputy director of the Municipal Commerce Bureau, said that in the capital’s consumption landscape, commodity consumption continues to be renewed and upgraded. The city continues to unleash its economic potential and has attracted more than 5,000 first stores since 2019. (Beijing News)Read the full text>>>
Beijing will strengthen the control of immovable cultural relics and will not install guardrails unless necessary
Recently, the “Guidelines for the Management and Control of Immovable Cultural Relics Protection Areas in Beijing (Trial)” began to solicit public opinions. The guidelines clarify the principle of “protection first, inheritance first”, and also emphasize “subtraction first, no installation unless necessary” to prevent constructive damage and excessive commercialization of cultural relics. (Beijing News)Read the full text>>>
The middle section of Beijing Subway Line 17 is about to open, and the entire journey will only take 66 minutes after completion.
On December 18, passenger representatives visited Yonganli Station of Metro Line 17. Photo by Beijing News reporter Wang Guibin
On December 18, reporters learned from the Beijing-Hong Kong Metro Company that the middle section of Metro Line 17 is planned to be opened by the end of this year. By then, Line 17 will be fully connected. The line will adopt the “Big Station Express” mode and the full running time will only take 66 minutes. At the same time, Line 17 can be interchanged with 9 subway lines. (Beijing News)Read the full text>>>
【society】
A nurse in a Tianjin hospital was secretly photographed while changing her clothes? Hospital: A special investigation team has been established
On December 17, a blogger posted on a social platform that someone was suspected of installing a camera in the nurses’ dressing room of a hospital in Xiqing District, Tianjin, to secretly film nurses changing clothes. On December 18, staff at the hospital involved responded to reporters saying that the hospital had immediately set up a special investigation team to cooperate with the police in conducting candid photography investigations. (Beijing News)Read the full text>>>
Hefei Fitness and Bodybuilding Association issued an obituary: Bodybuilding champion Wang Kun died of sudden cardiac death
The Hefei Fitness and Bodybuilding Association issued an obituary on December 17, deeply mourning Comrade Wang Kun. (Hefei Fitness and Bodybuilding Association)Read the full text>>>
【Style】
2025 Lunar New Year movie box office exceeds 4 billion
According to online platform data, as of 22:45 on December 18, the total box office of movies in the 2025 Lunar New Year period (November 28 to December 31) exceeded 4 billion. (CCTV News)Read the full text>>>
The retirement ceremony of badminton players Chen Qingchen, Zheng Siwei, Huang Yaqiong and Liu Yuchen will be held in Hangzhou
In order to thank outstanding athletes for their contribution to China’s badminton industry, the Chinese Badminton Association has decided to hold a retirement ceremony for the national team athletes on the evening of December 21, after the game of the BWF World Tour Finals. At that time, Chen Qingchen, Zheng Siwei, Huang Yaqiong and Liu Yuchen will attend. (Official blog of the Chinese Badminton Team)Read the full text>>>
【internationality】
Some right-wing politicians posted ugly photos to maliciously vilify Asians, and the Prime Minister of Finland apologized
Finnish Prime Minister Orpo issued a statement on the 17th, apologizing for the recent offensive remarks made by individual members of Congress. The Finnish embassies in China, South Korea, and Japan released Orbo’s statement on their social media accounts in three languages. The statement did not identify the target of the apology. (Xinhua News Agency)Read the full text>>>
Japan’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs spreads rumors and “deletes his account and runs away”
Fumino Kunimitsu, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Data map
Japan’s Deputy Foreign Minister and Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives, Kunimitsu Fumino, has repeatedly spread false remarks against the opposition party recently. It was recently discovered that her personal social platform (CCTV News)Read the full text>>>
133 children in a kindergarten in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan accidentally ate plastic decorations
According to Japanese media reports on the 18th, an incident occurred in a kindergarten in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, where 133 children accidentally ingested plastic decorations. Currently, three children have developed abdominal pain. (Xinhua News Agency)Read the full text>>>
Editor Liu Zhe Jia Congcong
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