I. The Ministry of Commerce revealed at a press conference this afternoon that the economic and trade negotiations between China and the United States in Kuala Lumpur have achieved initial results, and the two sides have reached a number of consensuses on tariffs, agricultural product trade and other aspects. China stated that as long as we adhere to the principles of equality and mutual benefit, we can find solutions to problems and hope to work with the United States to promote the implementation of the agreement and stabilize bilateral economic and trade relations.
The Ministry of Commerce today released data saying that China's imported goods structure was more reasonable in the first three quarters of this year, and the source country was also more diverse. Among them, agricultural imports grew by 2.6%, mechanical and high-tech products also grew. China continued to implement zero tariff policies for many countries in Africa, since non-imports grew by 10.8%, and trade cooperation continued to warm up.
Third, the latest statistics of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology show that in the first three quarters of this year, China's electronic information manufacturing industry has been performing well, and the increase in value has increased by 10.9%.Smartphones, integrated circuits and other major products have increased steadily, industry revenue and profits have grown, showing strong development resilience and potential.
IV. The Ministry of Defense today responded to the Philippines 'recent provocative behavior in the South China Sea, emphasizing that China has indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea Zhudao Islands. The Philippines has frequently sent ships to illegally enter our waters and spread false information. China has taken professional rights protection measures in accordance with the law and called on the Philippines to return to the track of dialogue and consultation to jointly safeguard regional peace and stability.
v. Germany's Volkswagen Group released its financial report on October 30, showing that the company's net loss in the third quarter of this year reached 1.072 billion euros, the worst quarterly performance in recent years. Profits in the first three quarters fell sharply by 61.5% year-on-year. Affected by the weak global auto market and rising costs of electrification transformation, Volkswagen is facing severe operating challenges.
As of October 29, the US federal government has entered its 29th day of "stop-down", setting the longest-running record in recent years.Because of the Republican and Democratic disagreements over budget issues, the two sides accused each other, negotiations were stuck, and hundreds of thousands of federal employees were still unable to receive salaries.
VII. On October 30, at the World Taekwondo Championships held in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China's Zhang Chuling won the bronze medal in the women's 53kg category. This is the eighth bronze medal that the China team has won in this event and is still working hard to break through the gold medal.
The Central Meteorological Station issued a storm blue early warning on October 30th, and it is expected that from that evening to November 3rd, Tibet, the western Highlands and other places will appear large to heavy snow, local snow, new snow depth can reach 15 centimeters. at the same time, the southern region will also be affected by heavy precipitation, Hainan Island has heavy rain, the public needs to pay attention to prevention.
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