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  • MIL-OSI China: ‘Ne Zha 2’ to conclude China run with over 15B yuan box office

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    This photo taken on Feb. 13, 2025 shows a poster for the Chinese animated film “Ne Zha 2” at a cinema in Chaoyang District of Beijing, capital of China. [Photo/Xinhua]

    Animated blockbuster “Ne Zha 2” is set to conclude its theatrical run in the Chinese mainland by the end of Monday, having generated a total box office of 15.44 billion yuan (about 2.16 billion U.S. dollars) after smashing numerous records, according to ticketing platform Maoyan.

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  • MIL-OSI China: Iran calls on UN to recognize US, Israel as initiators of ‘aggressors’

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Sunday called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to recognize Israel and the United States as the initiators of the “aggression” against Iran.

    In a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UNSC President Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Araghchi urged the Council to fulfill its responsibility in maintaining international peace and security, according to the official IRNA news agency.

    He accused Israel of deliberately targeting residential buildings, civilians, and civilian infrastructure, describing the attacks as a “flagrant breach” of the UN Charter and a “blatant violation” of international law.

    Araghchi said Israel and the United States had also targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities — safeguarded by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) — in “grave violation of the UN Charter, the Non-Proliferation Treaty, as well as the IAEA’s instruments and resolutions.”

    The Iranian foreign minister emphasized that the UNSC should hold the “aggressors” accountable and act to prevent the recurrence of such “crimes.”

    On June 13, Israel launched major airstrikes on several areas in Iran, including nuclear and military sites, killing senior commanders, nuclear scientists, and numerous civilians. Iran responded with multiple waves of missile and drone attacks on Israel.

    On June 22, U.S. forces bombed three Iranian nuclear facilities. In retaliation, Iran struck the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.

    After 12 days of fighting, a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was reached on Tuesday.

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  • MIL-OSI China: Xizang’s live-streaming e-commerce retail sales surge

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Retail sales of live-streaming e-commerce in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region reached 4.27 billion yuan (about 596.49 million U.S. dollars) from January to May this year, according to local authorities.

    The retail sales increased 39.45 percent year on year, with a sales volume of nearly 16.81 million items, the regional commerce department announced last week.

    The number of people engaged in e-commerce in the region exceeded 70,000 by May this year, said Chen Jun, head of the department. “Live-streaming e-commerce in Xizang has helped distinctive plateau products reach domestic and global markets,” Chen added.

    The region is upgrading e-commerce logistics infrastructure, cultivating live-streaming talent, and supporting e-commerce firms in brand-building and standardization efforts, Chen added.

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  • MIL-OSI Submissions: Critical minerals don’t belong in landfills – microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste

    Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Terence Musho, Associate Professor of Engineering, West Virginia University

    Broken electronics still contain valuable critical minerals. Beeldbewerking/iStock/Getty Images Plus

    When the computer or phone you’re using right now blinks its last blink and you drop it off for recycling, do you know what happens?

    At the recycling center, powerful magnets will pull out steel. Spinning drums will toss aluminum into bins. Copper wires will get neatly bundled up for resale. But as the conveyor belt keeps rolling, tiny specks of valuable, lesser-known materials such as gallium, indium and tantalum will be left behind.

    Those tiny specks are critical materials. They’re essential for building new technology, and they’re in short supply in the U.S. They could be reused, but there’s a problem: Current recycling methods make recovering critical minerals from e-waste too costly or hazardous, so many recyclers simply skip them.

    Sadly, most of these hard-to-recycle materials end up buried in landfills or get mixed into products like cement. But it doesn’t have to be this way. New technology is starting to make a difference.

    A treasure trove of critical materials is often overlooked in e-waste, including gallium in LEDs, indium in LCDs, and tantalum in surface mount capacitors.
    Ansan Pokharel/West Virginia University, CC BY

    As demand for these critical materials keeps growing, discarded electronics can become valuable resources. My colleagues and I at West Virginia University are developing a new technology to change how we recycle. Instead of using toxic chemicals, our approach uses electricity, making it safer, cleaner and more affordable to recover critical materials from electronics.

    How much e-waste are we talking about?

    Americans generated about 2.7 million tons of electronic waste in 2018, according to the latest federal data. Including uncounted electronics, a survey by the United Nations suggests that the U.S. recycles only about 15% of its total e-waste.

    Even worse, nearly half the electronics that people in Northern America sent to recycling centers end up shipped overseas. They often land in scrapyards, where workers may use dangerous methods like burning or leaching using harsh chemicals to pull out valuable metals. These practices can harm both the environment and workers’ health. That’s why the Environmental Protection Agency restricts these methods in the U.S.

    The tiny specks matter

    Critical minerals are in most of the technology around you. Every phone screen has a super-thin layer of a material called indium tin oxide. LEDs glow because of a metal called gallium. Tantalum stores energy in tiny electronic parts called capacitors.

    All of these materials are flagged as “high risk” on the U.S. Department of Energy’s critical materials list. That means the U.S. relies heavily on these materials for important technologies, but their supply could be easily disrupted by conflicts, trade disputes or shortages.

    Right now, just a few countries, including China, control most of the mining, processing and recovery of these materials, making the U.S. vulnerable if those countries decide to limit exports or raise prices.

    These materials aren’t cheap, either. For example, the U.S. Geological Survey reports that gallium was priced between US$220 to $500 per kilogram in 2024. That’s 50 times more expensive than common metals like copper, at $9.48 per kilogram in 2024.

    Revolutionizing recycling with microwaves

    At West Virginia University’s Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, I and materials scientist Edward Sabolsky asked a simple question: Could we find a way to heat only specific parts of electronic waste to recover these valuable materials?

    If we could focus the heat on just the tiny specks of critical minerals, we might be able to recycle them easily and efficiently.

    The solution we found: microwaves.

    This equipment isn’t very different from the microwave ovens you use to heat food at home, just bigger and more powerful. The basic science is the same – electromagnetic waves cause electrons to oscillate, creating heat.

    In our approach, though, we’re not heating water molecules like you do when cooking. Instead, we heat carbon, the black residue that collects around a candle flame or car tailpipe. Carbon heats up much faster in a microwave than water does. But don’t try this at home; your kitchen microwave wasn’t designed for such high temperatures.

    West Virginia University researchers are using this experimental microwave reactor to recycle critical materials from end-of-life electronics.
    Ansan Pokharel/West Virginia University, CC BY

    In our recycling method, we first shred the electronic waste, mix it with materials called fluxes that trap impurities, and then heat the mixture with microwaves. The microwaves rapidly heat the carbon that comes from the plastics and adhesives in the e-waste. This causes the carbon to react with the tiny specks of critical materials. The result: a tiny piece of pure, sponge-like metal about the size of a grain of rice.

    This metal can then be easily separated from leftover waste using filters.

    So far, in our laboratory tests, we have successfully recovered about 80% of the gallium, indium and tantalum from e-waste, at purities between 95% and 97%. We have also demonstrated how it can be integrated with existing recycling processes.

    Why the Department of Defense is interested

    Our recycling technology got its start with help from a program funded by the Defense Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA.

    Many important technologies, from radar systems to nuclear reactors, depend on these special materials. While the Department of Defense uses less of them than the commercial market, they are a national security concern.

    We’re planning to launch larger pilot projects next to test the method on smartphone circuit boards, LED lighting parts and server cards from data centers. These tests will help us fine-tune the design for a bigger system that can recycle tons of e-waste per hour instead of just a few pounds. That could mean producing up to 50 pounds of these critical minerals per hour from every ton of e-waste processed.

    If the technology works as expected, we believe this approach could help meet the nation’s demand for critical materials.

    How to make e-waste recycling common

    One way e-waste recycling could become more common is if Congress held electronics companies responsible for recycling their products and recovering the critical materials inside. Closing loopholes that allow companies to ship e-waste overseas, instead of processing it safely in the U.S., could also help build a reserve of recovered critical minerals.

    But the biggest change may come from simple economics. Once technology becomes available to recover these tiny but valuable specks of critical materials quickly and affordably, the U.S. can transform domestic recycling and take a big step toward solving its shortage of critical materials.

    Terence Musho has received funding from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy.

    – ref. Critical minerals don’t belong in landfills – microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste – https://theconversation.com/critical-minerals-dont-belong-in-landfills-microwave-tech-offers-a-cleaner-way-to-reclaim-them-from-e-waste-254908

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  • MIL-OSI: Qifu Technology Announces Results of Annual General Meeting

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SHANGHAI, China, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Qifu Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: QFIN; HKEx: 3660) (“Qifu Technology” or the “Company”), a leading AI-empowered Credit-Tech platform in China, today announced that the following proposed resolutions submitted for shareholder approval have been duly adopted at its annual general meeting of shareholders held today:

    1. as a special resolution, THAT, the English name of the Company be changed from “Qifu Technology, Inc.” to “Qfin Holdings, Inc.”;
    2. as a special resolution, THAT, the Third Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company currently in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and by the substitution in their place of the Fourth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association in the form attached as Appendix I to the Notice of the Annual General Meeting;
    3. as an ordinary resolution, THAT, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP shall be re-appointed as the auditor of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company and to authorize the Board to fix their remuneration for the year ending December 31, 2025; and
    4. as an ordinary resolution, THAT, Mr. Xiangge Liu shall be re-elected as a director of the Company at the Annual General Meeting and retain office until his retirement pursuant to the Company’s memorandum and articles of association.

    About Qifu Technology

    Qifu Technology is a leading AI-empowered Credit-Tech platform in China. By leveraging its sophisticated machine learning models and data analytics capabilities, the Company provides a comprehensive suite of technology services to assist financial institutions and consumers and SMEs in the loan lifecycle, ranging from borrower acquisition, preliminary credit assessment, fund matching and post-facilitation services. The Company is dedicated to making credit services more accessible and personalized to consumers and SMEs through Credit-Tech services to financial institutions.

    For more information, please visit: https://ir.qifu.tech.

    Safe Harbor Statement

    Any forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar statements. Among other things, the business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as the Company’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Qifu Technology may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), in announcements made on the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including the Company’s business outlook, beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, which factors include but not limited to the following: the Company’s growth strategies, changes in laws, rules and regulatory environments, the recognition of the Company’s brand, market acceptance of the Company’s products and services, trends and developments in the credit-tech industry, governmental policies relating to the credit-tech industry, general economic conditions in China and around the globe, and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties is included in Qifu Technology’s filings with the SEC and announcements on the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and Qifu Technology does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

    For more information, please contact:

    Qifu Technology
    E-mail: ir@qfin.com

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  • MIL-OSI: Qifu Technology Announces Results of Annual General Meeting

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SHANGHAI, China, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Qifu Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: QFIN; HKEx: 3660) (“Qifu Technology” or the “Company”), a leading AI-empowered Credit-Tech platform in China, today announced that the following proposed resolutions submitted for shareholder approval have been duly adopted at its annual general meeting of shareholders held today:

    1. as a special resolution, THAT, the English name of the Company be changed from “Qifu Technology, Inc.” to “Qfin Holdings, Inc.”;
    2. as a special resolution, THAT, the Third Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company currently in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and by the substitution in their place of the Fourth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association in the form attached as Appendix I to the Notice of the Annual General Meeting;
    3. as an ordinary resolution, THAT, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP shall be re-appointed as the auditor of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company and to authorize the Board to fix their remuneration for the year ending December 31, 2025; and
    4. as an ordinary resolution, THAT, Mr. Xiangge Liu shall be re-elected as a director of the Company at the Annual General Meeting and retain office until his retirement pursuant to the Company’s memorandum and articles of association.

    About Qifu Technology

    Qifu Technology is a leading AI-empowered Credit-Tech platform in China. By leveraging its sophisticated machine learning models and data analytics capabilities, the Company provides a comprehensive suite of technology services to assist financial institutions and consumers and SMEs in the loan lifecycle, ranging from borrower acquisition, preliminary credit assessment, fund matching and post-facilitation services. The Company is dedicated to making credit services more accessible and personalized to consumers and SMEs through Credit-Tech services to financial institutions.

    For more information, please visit: https://ir.qifu.tech.

    Safe Harbor Statement

    Any forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar statements. Among other things, the business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as the Company’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Qifu Technology may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), in announcements made on the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including the Company’s business outlook, beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, which factors include but not limited to the following: the Company’s growth strategies, changes in laws, rules and regulatory environments, the recognition of the Company’s brand, market acceptance of the Company’s products and services, trends and developments in the credit-tech industry, governmental policies relating to the credit-tech industry, general economic conditions in China and around the globe, and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties is included in Qifu Technology’s filings with the SEC and announcements on the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and Qifu Technology does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

    For more information, please contact:

    Qifu Technology
    E-mail: ir@qfin.com

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Establishing a new model of integrity and green energy, “Green Energy Transparency, Integrity in Action” seminar series launches in Taichung.

    Source: Republic of China Taiwan

    To promote low-carbon industrial transformation and corporate integrity governance simultaneously, the Bureau of Industrial Parks (BIP) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has held four “Green Energy Transparency, Integrity in Action” seminars across the Taipei, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung-Pingtung branches. The first session was held on May 22 at the Taichung Branch, focusing on the challenges and opportunities of SMEs in energy transformation. The seminar was hosted by Ji Shih-Tsung, Director of the Taichung Branch, and gathered representatives from government, industry, and academia to explore how to implement transparency and integrity in the process of green energy development and work together to establish a corporate model that combines integrity and sustainability.
    In his opening remarks, Ji Shih-Tsung, director of the Taichung Branch, stated that promoting integrity and green energy development in tandem has been a key objective of the BIP. By integrating the forces of industry, government, and academia through the practical sharing platform, BIP could not only assist companies in strengthening their ESG concepts, but also guide the park towards a green development path with greater international competitiveness.
    The Bureau of Industrial Parks pointed out that enterprises in the parks are increasingly focused on carbon fees, green electricity procurement, and carbon neutrality models. In response to this trend, the seminar spotlighted how SMEs can effectively implement low-carbon transformation while ensuring transparency and integrity in corporate governance. Through diverse case studies and expert insights, the event offered participants actionable strategies for achieving sustainable development.
    The seminar invited many heavyweight speakers and benchmark companies in the green energy industry to participate in the event, including Transparency International Chinese Taipei (TICT), which has long been deeply involved in promoting corporate integrity, as well as Sunny Founder and TCC Green Energy Corporation, which have outstanding performance in the field of solar energy and renewable energy. These corporate representatives shared their achievements in green power trading, integrity governance, and corporate social responsibility practices, covering practical experience from development process transparency to supply chain ESG management. Through experience exchange, participants were able to gain a deeper understanding of how green power introduction and ethical management reinforce one another to create a win-win development model for businesses and society.
    The topics discussed at the seminar also align closely with Taiwan’s recent sustainable policies. As global supply chains impose stricter requirements on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) standards, companies are placing greater emphasis on the integrity and transparency of their suppliers when making decisions on green electricity procurement and energy usage. The ability of green energy companies to disclose openly sustainability data has now become a crucial factor in corporate partnerships and procurement strategies.
    In addition, TICT delivered an in-depth analysis of monitoring mechanisms in the green energy sector, helping attending companies better understand current regulations and potential risks while enhancing their institutional resilience. This cross-sector collaboration and knowledge sharing also contribute to the industry’s deeper grasp of sustainable governance practices.
    Looking ahead, the Bureau of Industrial Parks stated that BIP would continue to uphold principles of integrity and efficiency, actively building cross-disciplinary exchange platforms. By doing so, it seeks to support enterprises in parks in meeting the challenges of international sustainability and equip them for a stable and successful transition.

    Spokesman: Mr. Liu Chi-Chuan (Deputy Director General, BIP)
    Contact Number: 886-7-3613349, 0911363680
    Email: lcc12@bip.gov.tw

    Contact Person: Hsu, Chen-Hsiung (Government Ethics Office, BIP)
    Contact Number: 886-7-3611212 ext. 631
    Email: logan521018@bip.gov.tw

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: “China-Central Asia Spirit” to Open New Horizons for Regional Cooperation in Modernization – Expert

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) — The “China-Central Asia Spirit” not only reflects the consensus reached by China and Central Asian countries during long-term cooperation, but also demonstrates their firm determination to deepen cooperation for common development, said Sun Zhuangzhi, director of the Institute of Russia, East Europe and Central Asia at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).

    On May 17, the 2nd China-Central Asia Summit was held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, where the “China-Central Asia Spirit” was put forward, characterized by mutual respect, mutual trust, mutual benefit, mutual assistance and the promotion of joint modernization through high-quality development.

    Sun Zhuangzhi noted that since the establishment of diplomatic relations for more than 30 years, China and the Central Asian countries have always adhered to the principles of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit in various areas of cooperation. And the introduction of the “China-Central Asia Spirit” came at the most opportune moment. It not only summarizes the experience of developing relations between China and the countries of the region, but also sets guidelines for future cooperation.

    Sun Zhuangzhi stressed that advancing joint modernization through high-quality development is a key component of the “China-Central Asia Spirit” and the common goal of long-term cooperation between the two sides.

    “It sets a clear path for building a community of shared destiny for China and Central Asia, embodying genuine mutual benefit and common gain,” he said, adding that this is a path of sustainable development that is fundamentally different from the Western traditional model of modernization.

    According to him, China and the Central Asian states are currently experiencing a key period of development and revival. And the desire for national revival and modernization coincides between the parties.

    Sun Zhuangzhi also pointed out that against the backdrop of the acceleration of tectonic processes of global transformation unseen in a century, the advancement of the “China-Central Asia Spirit” has practical significance and is of contemporary value.

    He stressed that the “China-Central Asia Spirit”, which is a “stabilizer” and “compass” in the development of relations between the two sides, helps overcome external interference and uncertainties.

    “Especially in recent years, amid geopolitical turbulence, China and Central Asian countries need a unifying concept like the ‘China-Central Asia Spirit’ more than ever. It will open up new horizons for regional cooperation in modernization and bring greater stability and positive energy to the world,” the expert said.

    Deepening the China-Central Asia mechanism and putting forward the China-Central Asia Spirit will also give strong impetus to the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, Sun said.

    “They will stimulate deeper regional cooperation within the framework of this initiative and will bring great benefits for the development of both the region and other countries participating in the initiative,” he concluded. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Artificial Intelligence Is Changing China’s Education Landscape

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) — Imagine replacing the blackboard with a big screen and students tapping on learning tablets to answer questions instead of writing answers with pencils. Artificial intelligence (AI) is making this a reality, offering Chinese students new learning methods and narrowing the digital divide between urban and rural areas.

    At a middle school in Guiyang City, capital of Guizhou Province, southwest China, English teacher Zeng Xing discovered that AI had changed the game thanks to an intelligent classroom system developed by Chinese AI giant iFlytek.

    Zeng Xing assigns exercises to his students using the classroom learning tablets, and students can instantly submit their answers via their personal learning tablets. At the same time, each student’s detailed answers are displayed on the large screen at the front of the classroom.

    By analyzing the results using AI and big data, the system allows Zeng Xing to provide personalized instructions tailored to the specific needs of each student.

    “We can now quickly identify students’ weaknesses and tailor curriculum accordingly, which is much more effective than before,” she said.

    The intelligent classroom system also allows students to improve their speaking skills through personalized interactive dialogues based on a large database of English movies, news, and poetry. The AI can evaluate students’ pronunciation and provide feedback, helping them speak more accurately and confidently.

    “AI has created opportunities for basic education in remote areas like Guizhou,” said Huang Hui, principal of a middle school in Guizhou province, where difficult terrain and complicated transportation systems limit educational resources.

    AI-based tools play a very important role in bridging the educational gap between urban and rural areas by expanding learning resources and improving accessibility, Huang Hui added.

    In addition to enhancing classroom learning, AI also enriches students’ extracurricular activities.

    At Tsinghua University Elementary School, students are using AI to exercise during breaks. With a wave of their hand, they can activate intelligent exercise equipment to track the duration and frequency of their exercise.

    Beyond basic education, AI is also having a significant impact on higher education. As China’s DeepSeek AI assistant gains popularity, many colleges and universities have announced that they will integrate it into their backend systems.

    Colleges and universities, as innovation hubs and talent incubators, should actively introduce new technologies and take a leading role, said Wang Lei, a professor at Beijing Normal University’s School of Public Administration.

    “When conducting scientific research, tasks such as project design, massive data collection, and literature review are time-consuming,” says Qian Minghui, a researcher at Renmin University of China. “Using DeepSeek with a special document database can greatly improve efficiency. It acts as a research assistant and can even help conduct research and identify the right scientific and technical team.”

    The expected technological revolution will open up great opportunities for education, Chinese Education Minister Huai Jinpeng told Xinhua News Agency on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People’s Congress.

    He said that in 2025, China will release a white paper on AI education to help students improve their literacy and develop the skills needed in the digital age and artificial intelligence.

    Starting from the upcoming fall semester, Beijing’s primary and middle schools will offer students at least eight hours of AI training per school year to cultivate future-oriented and innovative talents.

    Despite the benefits of AI in transforming education, it also raises concerns about data security, privacy, and academic integrity.

    “It is imperative that we develop policies on the use of artificial intelligence, strengthen technology supervision and ethics training for teachers and students,” said Tan Liang, deputy director of the information center at the Beijing Academy of Educational Sciences. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Canada to scrap digital services tax to advance broader US trade talks

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    OTTAWA, June 29 (Xinhua) — Canada will scrap its digital services tax pending a mutually beneficial comprehensive trade deal with the United States, Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Sunday.

    Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump have agreed to resume talks with the goal of completing a deal by July 21, according to the Treasury Department.

    F-F. Champagne will soon introduce a bill to repeal the Digital Services Tax Act, the department said in a statement.

    M. Carney called the negotiations “difficult,” commenting on D. Trump’s statement about ending all trade negotiations with Canada and considering the possibility of introducing new tariffs.

    “We will continue to engage in these difficult negotiations in the best interests of Canadians,” Mr. Carney told local media.

    D. Trump said the United States is ending negotiations in response to Canada’s planned digital services tax on American tech companies.

    The American leader called the tax a “direct and blatant attack” on the United States.

    The tax, which was set to go into effect Monday, would have levied three percent of revenue from Canadian users on U.S. companies such as Amazon, Google and Meta. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Indonesia launches major electric vehicle battery project

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    JAKARTA, June 30 (Xinhua) — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a major electric vehicle battery manufacturing mega project in Karawang, West Java province.

    The project, with a total investment of US$6 billion, covers nickel mining and processing, battery material production, battery assembly and recycling.

    Indonesia is currently the world’s largest producer of nickel and has the largest proven reserves of the metal, which is a key component in electric vehicle batteries.

    The project is being implemented by state-owned mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam), state-owned investment holding company PT and Indonesia Battery Corporation (IBC) together with China’s Ningbo Contemporary Brunp Lygend Co., Ltd. (CBL).

    “This groundbreaking ceremony is a testament to the seriousness of our leaders’ commitment to working with our partners and friends in China. We can work together on a program that I think is a tremendous, remarkable breakthrough,” Prabowo Subianto said in his speech at the ceremony.

    Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said the project is expected to create 35,000 jobs and contribute up to $42 billion a year to Indonesia’s GDP.

    He also noted that the plant will be able to produce batteries for 300,000 cars, which will help reduce Indonesia’s fuel imports by about 300,000 kiloliters per year.

    Bahlil Lahadalia added that the project is in line with the president’s vision for a more equitable national development. Although the project will start in Java, about three-quarters of the total investment is planned for North Maluku province. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI China: Xi’s article on unity, hard work to be published

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, June 30 — An article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on unity and hard work will be published on Tuesday.

    The article by Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be published in this year’s 13th issue of the Qiushi Journal, a flagship magazine of the CPC Central Committee.

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  • MIL-OSI China: China expects to see 953M railway trips during summer travel rush

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    China is expected to see 953 million railway passenger trips during the upcoming summer travel rush, which will kick off on Tuesday, the country’s railway operator said on Monday.

    The figure is 5.8 percent higher than the number of railway passenger trips recorded in the summer travel rush in 2024, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.

    The summer travel rush is usually a busy season for the railway network as college students return home and families travel.

    This year’s summer travel rush will last for 62 days from July 1 to Aug. 31, and some 15.37 million passenger trips are expected to be made daily on average during the period, the railway operator said.

    To cater to the surge in demand, railway authorities will schedule additional train services, with the nationwide operating passenger trains topping 11,500 on daily average, according to the railway operator.

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  • MIL-OSI China: Firefighters shot dead while battling wildfire in US

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    At least two firefighters were shot and killed Sunday by unidentified suspects while responding to a wildfire near Coeur d’Alene in the U.S. state of Idaho, local officials said.

    Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris told a press briefing that both victims were fire personnel, saying the number of the injured remains unknown, and the firefighting operation is ongoing.

    The incident occurred at approximately 1:30 p.m. local time (2030 GMT) on Sunday after a brush fire broke out on Canfield Mountain. As firefighters arrived at the scene about 30 minutes later, they came under gunfire from unknown individuals hiding in the woods, according to law enforcement sources.

    The shooter or shooters are using “modern-day sporting rifles,” Norris said.

    The search for suspects is ongoing. According to Norris, the situation remains active and authorities are currently taking fire from multiple directions on the mountain.

    “We still have civilians who are coming off that mountain. We might have civilians that are stuck or in shock on that mountain, so this is a very, very fresh situation,” Norris said.

    Authorities have not confirmed the number of shooters. Norris noted that if they aren’t stopped soon, “this is likely to be a multiday operation.”

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  • MIL-OSI China: Trump’s tax and spending bill faces Democratic resistance, GOP divisions

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    A U.S. Senate debate has stretched into midnight Sunday over President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending package, as Republicans push to meet Trump’s self-imposed Fourth of July deadline.

    Dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” the legislation cleared a 51-49 procedural vote in the Senate late Saturday night, setting the stage for the debate. Even after clearing the initial hurdle, GOP leaders face an uphill battle with unified Democratic opposition and divisions within their own ranks.

    Key provisions of bill

    The Senate bill features approximately 4 trillion U.S. dollars in tax cuts, including the permanent extension of Trump’s 2017 tax rates, which are currently set to expire at year’s end if Congress fails to intervene, and the introduction of new cuts he promoted on the campaign trail, such as eliminating taxes on tips.

    The legislation also allocates 350 billion dollars for border and national security efforts, including money for deportations.

    To offset these tax breaks and new spending, the bill proposes sweeping cuts to Medicaid and food stamps by tightening eligibility standards and enforcing stricter work requirements. It also calls for the repeal of billions of dollars in green energy tax credits.

    Republicans struggle to secure votes

    With a 53-47 edge in the Senate, Republicans need nearly unanimous support from their ranks to pass the sprawling 940-page legislation.

    Two Republican senators, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Rand Paul of Kentucky, defected in the procedural vote on Saturday, despite GOP leaders and Vice President JD Vance making efforts to broker last-minute compromises.

    Tillis’s opposition, driven by concerns about Medicaid cuts harming his home state, led to intense pressure from Trump, who publicly threatened to campaign against him in the next primary.

    On Sunday, Tillis announced that he would not seek reelection. “In Washington over the last few years, it’s become increasingly evident that leaders who are willing to embrace bipartisanship, compromise, and demonstrate independent thinking are becoming an endangered species,” he said in a statement.

    Paul, for his part, criticized the bill’s provision to raise the national debt ceiling by an additional 5 trillion dollars.

    Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin reversed his initial opposition and voted in favor of the bill following private discussions.

    Several Republican senators who voted to advance the bill on Saturday said Sunday that they are still weighing how they will vote on final passage.

    Democrats mount united front

    Senate Democrats are employing every tool to slow the bill’s progress and expose its impacts. They forced a full 16-hour reading of the entire bill text, a symbolic move aimed at highlighting the legislation’s complexity and sweeping changes.

    After debate began Sunday afternoon, Democrats delivered impassioned speeches condemning the bill for disproportionately benefiting the wealthy while placing greater burdens on low-income Americans.

    Senators like Bernie Sanders and Gary Peters criticized the package for cutting health care and food assistance while preserving massive tax breaks for the wealthy.

    “Reckless and irresponsible,” said Peters, while Sanders described the bill as “a gift to the billionaire class.”

    According to a Congressional Budget Office analysis, 11.8 million more Americans would become uninsured by 2034, and the deficit would rise by up to 3.3 trillion dollars over a decade if the bill becomes law.

    Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that Republicans are about to pass “the single most expensive bill in U.S. history.”

    “Republicans are doing something the Senate has never, never done before, deploying fake math and accounting gimmicks to hide the true cost of the bill,” he said.

    Road ahead

    GOP leaders are determined to advance Trump’s signature agenda. “We’re going to pass the ‘Big, beautiful bill,’” said Senator Lindsey Graham, the Budget Committee chairman.

    But the bill’s complexity, internal party fractures and Democratic resistance make passage a daunting challenge.

    Following as many as 20 hours of debate, the Senate is expected to proceed to an amendment session ahead of a final vote.

    If the bill ultimately clears the Senate, it must return to the House for a final vote before heading to the White House. The House passed its version of the bill last month.

    Elon Musk, former head of the Department of Government Efficiency and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, reiterated his opposition to the bill on Saturday, writing on X that it would “destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country.”

    “It gives handouts to industries of the past while severely damaging industries of the future,” he added.

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  • Nirmala Sitharaman embarks on official visit to Spain, Portugal, and Brazil for high-level multilateral engagements

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman embarked on an official six-day visit to Spain, Portugal, and Brazil on Monday.

    Leading a delegation from the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Sitharaman is set to participate in a series of high-level multilateral and bilateral engagements during the visit, which runs from June 30 to July 5, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement.

    During her visit to Seville, Spain, the Finance Minister will represent India at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), organised by the United Nations. She is scheduled to deliver India’s national statement at the conference, reaffirming India’s commitment to sustainable development and inclusive growth.

    In addition, Sitharaman will deliver the keynote address at the International Business Forum Leadership Summit, themed “From FFD4 Outcome to Implementation: Unlocking the Potential of Private Capital for Sustainable Development.” Her engagements in Spain will also include bilateral meetings with senior ministers from Germany, Peru, and New Zealand, as well as discussions with the President of the European Investment Bank (EIB).

    Following her engagements in Spain, the Finance Minister will travel to Lisbon, Portugal, where she is expected to meet with her Portuguese counterpart for bilateral discussions. She will also engage with prominent investors and members of the Indian diaspora to deepen economic and cultural ties between India and Portugal.

    The final leg of her visit will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. There, Sitharaman will represent India at the 10th Annual Meeting of the New Development Bank (NDB), where she serves as India’s Governor. She will also attend the first BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting (FMCBG), reinforcing India’s active role in shaping the economic agenda of the BRICS bloc.

    As part of the NDB’s flagship event, the Finance Minister will speak at the Governors Seminar on “Building a Premier Multilateral Development Bank for the Global South,” highlighting India’s vision for inclusive financial institutions. She is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines with her counterparts from Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Russia, focusing on key areas of mutual economic interest and multilateral cooperation.

  • The Dalai Lama, a tireless advocate for Tibet and its people

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    The Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism, has often called himself a simple monk, but for more than 60 years armed with little more than charm and conviction, he has managed to keep the cause of his people in the international spotlight.

    Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, fled into exile in India in 1959 with thousands of other Tibetans after a failed uprising against Chinese rule. Since then, he has advocated for a non-violent “Middle Way” to seeking autonomy and religious freedom for Tibetan people, gaining the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts.

    He has met with scores of world leaders, while inspiring millions with his cheerful disposition and views on life such as “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”

    But his popularity irks China which views him as a dangerous separatist, with one former Communist Party boss describing him as “a jackal” and having “the heart of a beast”.

    The Dalai Lama turns 90 on Sunday, a particularly important birthday as he has flagged that he may say more about a potential successor around then. Tibetan tradition holds that the soul of a senior Buddhist monk is reincarnated in the body of a child upon his death.

    In a book, “Voices for the Voiceless”, published earlier this year, he said Tibetans worldwide want the institution of the Dalai Lama to continue after his death and specified that his successor would be born in the “free world”, which he described as outside China.

    The statements were his strongest yet about the likelihood of a successor. In previous years, he has also said that his successor might be a girl and it is possible that there might be no successor at all.

    He has, however, stated that any successor chosen by China, which has piled pressure on foreign governments to shun him, will not be respected.

    FLIGHT INTO EXILE

    The Dalai Lama was born Lhamo Dhondup in 1935 to a family of buckwheat and barley farmers in what is now the northwestern Chinese province of Qinghai. At the age of two, he was deemed by a search party to be the 14th reincarnation of Tibet’s spiritual and temporal leader after identifying several of his predecessor’s possessions.

    China took control of Tibet in 1950 in what it called “a peaceful liberation” and the teenage Dalai Lama assumed a political role shortly after, travelling to Beijing to meet Mao Zedong and other Chinese leaders. Nine years later, fears that the Dalai Lama could be kidnapped fuelled a major rebellion.

    The subsequent crackdown by the Chinese army forced him to escape disguised as a common soldier from the palace in Lhasa where his predecessors had held absolute power.

    The Dalai Lama fled to India, settling in Dharamshala, a Himalayan town where he lives in a compound next to a temple ringed by green hills and snow-capped mountains. There, he opened up his government-in-exile to ordinary Tibetans with an elected parliament.

    Disillusioned with how little he had gained from his efforts to engage with Beijing, he announced in 1988 that he had given up on seeking full independence from China, and instead would be seeking cultural and religious autonomy within China.

    In 2011, the Dalai Lama announced he would relinquish his political role, handing over those responsibilities to an elected leader for the Tibetan government-in-exile.

    But he remains active and these days, the Dalai Lama, clad in his customary maroon and saffron robes, continues to receive a constant stream of visitors.

    He has had a number of health problems, including knee surgery and walks with difficulty. Despite that, he expects to live for a long time yet.

    “According to my dream, I may live 110 years,” he told media in December.

    (Reuters)

  • The Dalai Lama, a tireless advocate for Tibet and its people

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    The Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism, has often called himself a simple monk, but for more than 60 years armed with little more than charm and conviction, he has managed to keep the cause of his people in the international spotlight.

    Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, fled into exile in India in 1959 with thousands of other Tibetans after a failed uprising against Chinese rule. Since then, he has advocated for a non-violent “Middle Way” to seeking autonomy and religious freedom for Tibetan people, gaining the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts.

    He has met with scores of world leaders, while inspiring millions with his cheerful disposition and views on life such as “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”

    But his popularity irks China which views him as a dangerous separatist, with one former Communist Party boss describing him as “a jackal” and having “the heart of a beast”.

    The Dalai Lama turns 90 on Sunday, a particularly important birthday as he has flagged that he may say more about a potential successor around then. Tibetan tradition holds that the soul of a senior Buddhist monk is reincarnated in the body of a child upon his death.

    In a book, “Voices for the Voiceless”, published earlier this year, he said Tibetans worldwide want the institution of the Dalai Lama to continue after his death and specified that his successor would be born in the “free world”, which he described as outside China.

    The statements were his strongest yet about the likelihood of a successor. In previous years, he has also said that his successor might be a girl and it is possible that there might be no successor at all.

    He has, however, stated that any successor chosen by China, which has piled pressure on foreign governments to shun him, will not be respected.

    FLIGHT INTO EXILE

    The Dalai Lama was born Lhamo Dhondup in 1935 to a family of buckwheat and barley farmers in what is now the northwestern Chinese province of Qinghai. At the age of two, he was deemed by a search party to be the 14th reincarnation of Tibet’s spiritual and temporal leader after identifying several of his predecessor’s possessions.

    China took control of Tibet in 1950 in what it called “a peaceful liberation” and the teenage Dalai Lama assumed a political role shortly after, travelling to Beijing to meet Mao Zedong and other Chinese leaders. Nine years later, fears that the Dalai Lama could be kidnapped fuelled a major rebellion.

    The subsequent crackdown by the Chinese army forced him to escape disguised as a common soldier from the palace in Lhasa where his predecessors had held absolute power.

    The Dalai Lama fled to India, settling in Dharamshala, a Himalayan town where he lives in a compound next to a temple ringed by green hills and snow-capped mountains. There, he opened up his government-in-exile to ordinary Tibetans with an elected parliament.

    Disillusioned with how little he had gained from his efforts to engage with Beijing, he announced in 1988 that he had given up on seeking full independence from China, and instead would be seeking cultural and religious autonomy within China.

    In 2011, the Dalai Lama announced he would relinquish his political role, handing over those responsibilities to an elected leader for the Tibetan government-in-exile.

    But he remains active and these days, the Dalai Lama, clad in his customary maroon and saffron robes, continues to receive a constant stream of visitors.

    He has had a number of health problems, including knee surgery and walks with difficulty. Despite that, he expects to live for a long time yet.

    “According to my dream, I may live 110 years,” he told media in December.

    (Reuters)

  • MIL-OSI Russia: CPC Membership Grows as Grassroots Strengthens

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) — The Communist Party of China (CPC) has seen its membership steadily grow, its structure continues to improve, and its primary-level party organizations are becoming stronger, according to a statistical report released Monday by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee to mark the 104th anniversary of the party’s founding.

    According to statistics, by the end of 2024, the CPC had 100 million 271 thousand members, which is 1 million 86 thousand more than in 2023.

    The number of primary-level party organizations increased by 74 thousand compared to the previous year to 5.25 million. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China-Russia Border Culture Season Launches in Tongjiang

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) — The 11th China-Russia Border Culture Season opened with a grand concert in the Chinese city of Tongjiang on Saturday, leading Chinese news platform chinanews.com reported.

    Tongjiang borders the Jewish Autonomous Region of Russia’s Far Eastern Federal District. This border city is home to the only border crossing in Heilongjiang Province (Northeastern China) that is connected to Russia by water, road, and rail transport.

    Speaking at the opening of the event, Zhang Dawei, head of the city party committee, noted that in recent years, Tongjiang has maintained close trade, economic and humanitarian contacts with various regions of the Russian Far East, having organized more than 600 exhibitions and concerts, sports competitions, and events in the field of experience exchange with them to date. He expressed hope that this border culture season will provide more opportunities for strengthening interregional cooperation between the two countries.

    The opening ceremony was also attended by the head of the Smidovichsky district of the Jewish Autonomous Region, Yevgeny Bashkirov, who called the current cultural season an important platform for increasing good neighborliness, mutual understanding, as well as trade, economic and humanitarian cooperation between the border regions of Russia and China.

    As it became known, the 11th China-Russia Border Culture Season with the leitmotif of “Open Tongjiang, International Tongjiang” will last until the end of August. It will include 24 major events, including a live gala concert “Tongjiang Evening”, a music and beer carnival, a friendly billiard tournament and a presentation of business partnership projects. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: SCO International Curling Tournament Starts in China

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) — The 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization International Curling Tournament kicked off Saturday in the Chinese border city of Yichun, Heilongjiang Province, a subsidiary area of the China-SCO Winter Sports Demonstration Zone.

    The 6-day competition involves 16 teams from China, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. The total number of participating athletes exceeds 100 people, according to data from the news platform chinanews.com.

    In particular, from the Chinese side, teams from the provinces of Qinghai, Sichuan, Shanxi and the city of Chongqing have been declared for the tournament, and the Russian side, in addition to the national teams – two women’s and one men’s, is also represented by a team from the Russian University of Sports, the Russian Curling Federation reports.

    The tournament is held by the Yichun Municipal People’s Government under the auspices and support of the Winter Sports Management Center of the State Administration of Physical Culture and Sports, the Heilongjiang Provincial Administration of Physical Culture and Sports and the China Curling Federation. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Firefighters shot dead while battling US wildfire

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    SAN FRANCISCO, June 29 (Xinhua) — At least two firefighters were shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Sunday while battling a wildfire near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, local authorities said.

    Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris said at a news briefing that both victims were firefighters, noting that the number of injuries was unknown and that firefighting efforts were ongoing.

    The incident occurred at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday local time after brush fires broke out on Mount Canfield. Firefighters arrived on the scene about 30 minutes later and were shot at by unknown assailants hiding in the woods, according to police.

    The shooter or shooters are using “modern sporting rifles,” Norris said. The search for suspects continues.

    “We still have civilians coming down the mountain. There may be civilians on the mountain who are trapped or in shock,” he said.

    Authorities have not confirmed the number of shooters. R. Norris noted that if they are not stopped soon, “this will be a multi-day operation.” –0–

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  • MIL-OSI China: Xi chairs CPC leadership meeting to review work regulations on decision-making, deliberation, coordination

    Source: China State Council Information Office

    Xi chairs CPC leadership meeting to review work regulations on decision-making, deliberation, coordination

    Xinhua | June 30, 2025

    The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Monday to review a set of regulations on the work of the Central Committee’s decision-making, deliberative and coordinating institutions.

    Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting. 

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  • MIL-OSI China: Announcement on Open Market Operations No.123 [2025]

    Source: Peoples Bank of China

    Announcement on Open Market Operations No.123 [2025]

    (Open Market Operations Office, June 30, 2025)

    The People’s Bank of China conducted reverse repo operations in the amount of RMB331.5 billion through quantity bidding at a fixed interest rate on June 30, 2025.

    Details of the Reverse Repo Operations

    Maturity

    Rate

    Bidding Volume

    Winning Bid Volume

    7 days

    1.40%

    RMB331.5 billion

    RMB331.5 billion

    Date of last update Nov. 29 2018

    2025年06月30日

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  • MIL-OSI China: Xi chairs CPC leadership meeting to review work regulations on decision-making, deliberation, coordination 2025-06-30 14:54:34 The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Monday to review a set of regulations on the work of the Central Committee’s decision-making, deliberative and coordinating institutions.

    Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense

      BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) — The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Monday to review a set of regulations on the work of the Central Committee’s decision-making, deliberative and coordinating institutions.

      Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting. 

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  • MIL-OSI China: CPC grows stronger as membership exceeds 100 mln

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, June 30 — The Communist Party of China (CPC) had more than 100.27 million members at the end of 2024, up by nearly 1.09 million from 2023, according to a report issued Monday ahead of the Party’s 104th founding anniversary.

    The membership of the CPC has steadily expanded, with its structure continuing to improve and primary-level Party organizations growing stronger, said the report released by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee.

    Moreover, the CPC had 5.25 million primary-level organizations at the end of 2024, an increase of 74,000 compared with the previous year.

    The CPC continues to exercise self-supervision and self-governance by upholding the spirit of reform and applying strict standards. It has focused on strengthening primary-level organizations, and nurturing a team of Party members who hold themselves to the highest standards, so as to provide an organizational guarantee for building China into a strong country and realizing national rejuvenation on all fronts by pursuing Chinese modernization.

    Data from the report showed that over 2.13 million people joined the CPC in 2024. Of these people, 52.6 percent were from the forefront of production and work, 54.4 percent held diplomas of junior college or above, and 83.7 percent of them aged 35 or below.

    Party membership continued to see positive changes in terms of its composition. The report revealed that about 57.79 million Party members, or 57.6 percent of the overall membership, held junior college degrees or above at the end of 2024, 1.4 percentage points higher than the level recorded at the end of the previous year.

    By the end of 2024, the CPC had nearly 31 million female members, accounting for 30.9 percent of its total membership, up 0.5 percentage points from the previous year. The proportion of members from ethnic minority groups remained at 7.7 percent.

    Workers and farmers accounted for about 33 percent of all CPC members.

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  • MIL-OSI China: Chinese company unveils smart laser weeding robot

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    This photo shows the Hg LaserWeeder, a 24/7 intelligent laser weeding robot at a product launch event in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, June 28, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

    A Chinese company has rolled out a 24/7 intelligent laser weeding robot, which it claims is potentially the country’s first of its kind.

    The robot, Hg LaserWeeder, was showcased on Saturday at an event hosted by Huagong Technology Industry Co., Ltd., one of its developers, in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province.

    Equipped with data models covering thousands of crop and weed varieties and an AI-powered vision system, the robot can dynamically adjust its laser intensity to eliminate weeds while sparing crops, said Xiong Bian, AI algorithm lead at the company’s research institute.

    “This robot is expected to replace chemical herbicides, known as the ‘number one soil killer,’” Xiong said.

    The technology, which maintains a weed removal rate of over 95 percent, aims to eliminate chemical herbicide residues that contaminate soil and water, reducing agricultural pollution at its source.

    A high-end version of the robot features up to 32 laser heads, enabling it to destroy as many as 320,000 weeds per hour, which is four to eight times more efficient than traditional methods that combine manual labor and herbicides, according to the company.

    The recognition and targeting process takes less than five milliseconds from image capture to weed elimination.

    Ma Xinqiang, chairman of Huagong Technology, said that building a new development paradigm and driving high-quality growth requires strengthening innovation more than ever before.

    Huagong, he added, will continue to increase investment in innovation, boost talent density, and expand its network of partners.

    The company said the weeding robot has completed algorithm validation trials in test fields in Yunnan and Heilongjiang provinces, and global pre-orders are now open.

    Mass production is targeted for 2026, it added.

    This photo shows the Hg LaserWeeder, a 24/7 intelligent laser weeding robot demonstrating weeding operation at a product launch event in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, June 28, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

    Visitors learn about the Hg LaserWeeder, a 24/7 intelligent laser weeding robot at a product launch event in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, June 28, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

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  • MIL-OSI China: Airbus eyes further growth with Chinese market

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Guests attending the delivery ceremony of the 700th A320 family aircraft assembled by Airbus Tianjin to Chengdu Airlines pose for a group photo in front of the A320neo aircraft in Tianjin, north China, July 8, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]

    Forty years after delivering its first aircraft to the Chinese mainland, Airbus is eyeing further growth in the biggest single-country market for its aircraft.

    Currently, about 2,200 Airbus planes are in service in China, accounting for more than 50 percent of China’s civil aviation market, compared with less than 10 percent in 1995, according to Airbus China.

    Despite decades of rapid development, China’s aviation industry is far from saturation and still has huge potential for growth, said George Xu, Airbus executive vice president and CEO of Airbus China. Airbus estimates that China will need approximately 9,000 new planes over the next 20 years.

    As an example of high-tech cooperation between China and Europe, the collaboration between Airbus and China encompasses research and development, manufacturing and final assembly, operational support, dismantling, and recycling after retirement.

    Since its launch in 2008, the Tianjin Airbus A320 Family Final Assembly Line (FAL) has produced about one-third of the more than 2,000 Airbus aircraft currently in service in China’s fleet, and has also delivered planes to customers in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The second A320 Family FAL in Tianjin is expected to be completed by the end of this year and start production early next year, which is expected to double its production capacity in China.

    Currently, approximately 200 suppliers in China support the production of Airbus’ commercial aircraft, with the total value of such industrial cooperation exceeding 1 billion U.S. dollars a year, according to Airbus China.

    As part of the celebrations marking 40 years of Airbus’ business in China, a refurbishment project for the first Airbus aircraft — an A310 — that was delivered to China in 1985 and retired in 2006, was jointly launched by Airbus, the China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation, and the Civil Aviation Museum in Beijing on June 25.

    Cooperation between Airbus and China is a win-win model, which not only has contributed to China’s aviation industry and the global aviation industry chain but also has significantly increased Airbus’ market share in China, while enhancing its competitiveness and industrial resilience, said Xu.

    “China’s suppliers, such as Aviation Industry Corporation of China and many private enterprises, have shown strong competitiveness. On the basis of competitiveness, we will deepen cooperation with various suppliers and cooperate with China’s supply chain to achieve a win-win situation,” said Xu. “I believe that China will play a very important role in helping to strengthen the global aviation supply chain in the future.”

    In the future, there is much potential to be tapped in terms of cooperation in decarbonization, digitalization and intelligence, said Xu, adding that China has many strengths in these areas.

    “Airbus is committed to being a trustworthy long-term partner of China’s civil aviation and contributing more to the high-quality development of China’s civil aviation,” Xu said. 

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  • MIL-OSI China: China conditionally resumes some aquatic imports from Japan

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    China will conditionally resume imports of certain aquatic products from Japan, excluding 10 prefectures, including Fukushima and Gunma, the General Administration of Customs issued an online notice on Sunday.

    The move follows long-term international monitoring and independent sampling by Chinese authorities regarding the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which found no abnormalities.

    The administration said that it also comes on the premise that the Japanese government has pledged to ensure the safety of aquatic products exported to China.

    Effective immediately, imports of aquatic products originating from Japan will be resumed, apart from products from the 10 designated prefectures such as Fukushima, Gunma, Tochigi and Ibaraki.

    Japanese businesses exporting aquatic products to China must comply with relevant Chinese regulations on the registration of overseas food producers, said the notice.

    The administration stated that such imports must be accompanied by an official health certificate issued by the Japanese authorities, a certificate confirming compliance with radioactive material testing requirements and a certificate of origin.

    If Japan fails to effectively fulfil its regulatory responsibilities, China will promptly adopt control measures to ensure the health and safety of its citizens, said the notice.

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: 5th anniversary of NSL heralded

    Source: Hong Kong Information Services

    Today marks the fifth anniversary of the promulgation and implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law (HKNSL).

     

    In a statement, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government said the HKNSL’s implementation over the past five years has shown the law to be a “guardian” in upholding the principle of “one country, two systems” and in safeguarding the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong.

     

    It added the HKNSL is an important and timely piece of legislation with profound historical significance.

     

    The statement stressed that the HKNSL has enabled Hong Kong to make a major transition from chaos to order and has laid a solid legal foundation for safeguarding national sovereignty, security, and development interests.

     

    National security, it said, forms the basis for a country’s existence and development; however, after reunification, Hong Kong had long been “undefended” with regard to national security, with anti-China elements and external forces continuously challenging the principle of “one country, two systems”, and even attempting to seize the power of governance.

     

    The Hong Kong SAR Government iterated that unprecedented crises were brought to Hong Kong by the “anti-national education” incident in 2012; the illegal “Occupy Central” movement in 2014; and the Mongkok riot in 2016; as well as the “black-clad violence” and Hong Kong’s version of a “colour revolution”, which lasted for more than 10 months from June 2019, severely damaging Hong Kong’s societal, economic and business environment and causing the public to live in fear.

     

    The central authorities acted decisively at a critical moment for Hong Kong, the statement added. The National People’s Congress (NPC) made a decision on May 28, 2020, on the basis of which the NPC Standing Committee enacted the HKNSL on June 30, 2020. The law was then listed under Annex III to the Basic Law for local promulgation and implementation in the Hong Kong SAR.

     

    The statement outlined that the HKNSL addressed shortcomings and plugged loopholes in the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for safeguarding national security in Hong Kong, playing the role of a stabilising force that immediately stopped violence and curbed disorder. It said the HKNSL’s implementation was a “watershed moment” in Hong Kong’s transition from chaos to order, as stability and safety in the city have been restored by the law.

     

    It added that thanks to the concerted efforts of the Hong Kong SAR Government, the Legislative Council and all sectors of the community, the Hong Kong SAR fulfilled its constitutional duty last year by completing the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law.

     

    The Hong Kong SAR Government emphasised that the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (SNSO), which took effect on March 23, 2024, improved the city’s legal system and enforcement mechanisms for safeguarding national security.

     

    It said the HKNSL and the SNSO are compatible and complementary, building a strong line of defence to safeguard national security in Hong Kong.

     

    The Hong Kong SAR Government emphasised Hong Kong’s laws safeguarding national security firmly adhere to the principle of the rule of law, while protecting rights and freedoms in accordance with the law.

     

    The business environment, it said, has continuously improved. Hong Kong is the world’s freest economy, ranks third among global financial centres, and recently returned to the global top three economies in the world in terms of competitiveness, demonstrating that it is advancing at full steam “from stability to prosperity”.

     

    The statement continued that Hong Kong’s laws safeguarding national security also protect human rights, with respect and protections for human rights being embodied both in the provisions of the HKNSL and the SNSO and in their implementation.

     

    Both HKNSL Article 4 and SNSO Section 2 stipulate that human rights shall be respected and protected and that the rights and freedoms enjoyed by Hong Kong residents under the Basic Law and the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights as applied to Hong Kong shall be protected in accordance with the law. These include the rights to freedom of speech, of the press, of publication, of association, of assembly, of procession and of demonstration.

     

    The Hong Kong SAR Government said that the laws’ various provisions are in line with international standards, striking a reasonable balance between safeguarding national security and protection of fundamental rights and freedoms.

     

    It added that the Hong Kong SAR has a solid, resilient foundation of rule of law that is well-recognised by the international community, and that the city’s law enforcement agencies take actions based on evidence and in accordance with the law.

     

    It also outlined that the Department of Justice, by virtue of Basic Law Article 63, controls criminal prosecutions, free from any interference, while independent prosecutorial decisions for each case are made in a rigorous and objective manner, based on evidence and applicable laws and in accordance with the Prosecution Code.

     

    Articles 2, 19 and 85 of the Basic Law specifically provide that the Hong Kong SAR enjoys independent judicial power, including that of final adjudication, and that the courts of the Hong Kong SAR shall exercise judicial power independently, free from any interference.

     

    The statement stressed that cases will never be handled any differently owing to the occupation, political stance or background of the persons involved.

     

    In addition, HKNSL Article 5 and SNSO Section 2 stipulate that the principles of the rule of law shall be adhered to in preventing, suppressing and imposing punishment for offences endangering national security. These include the principles of conviction and punishment only by the application of the law, the presumption of innocence, the prohibition of double jeopardy, the right of accused persons to defend themselves, and other rights in judicial proceedings that criminal suspects, defendants and other parties in judicial proceedings are entitled to under the law.

     

    The statement highlighted that governments have an inherent right to enact laws safeguarding national security, and that this is established international practice.

     

    It added that the HKNSL and the SNSO clearly define the elements of offences and related penalties, and precisely target an extremely small minority of people and organisations who commit acts that endanger national security, while protecting the lives and property of the general public. It stressed that law-abiding persons will not engage in acts that endanger national security and will not unwittingly violate the law, and therefore have no reason to be concerned.

     

    Since the promulgation and implementation of the HKNSL, the statement highlighted, stability has been quickly restored in society. With the SNSO in effect, it said, the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong SAR residents and of other persons in Hong Kong are even better protected, while the economy of Hong Kong is picking up.

     

    The Hong Kong SAR Government reiterated that safeguarding national security is an ongoing and endless commitment.

     

    Citing the “White Paper on China’s National Security in the New Era”, published by the central authorities on May 12, it said external forces have been meddling more and more in China’s affairs, and have attempted to blockade, suppress and contain China through so-called “Hong Kong issues”.

     

    As geopolitical risks continue to escalate, the Hong Kong SAR Government said it will strive steadfastly to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests, and to improve its legal system and enforcement mechanisms under the robust protection of the HKNSL and the SNSO, so as to address evolving national security risks and challenges more effectively.

     

    The Hong Kong SAR Government will also ramp up its efforts in publicity and education, so as to raise public awareness around safeguarding national security, thereby forming a societal shield to fend off external intervention. It said this will ensure high-quality development with high-level security, contributing to a new chapter in the practice of “one country, two systems”.

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