1, the government has made a "heavy punch" in regulating housing prices.
654381October 7th, the Notice of the General Office of the State Council on Promoting the Stable and Healthy Development of the Real Estate Market was issued, which regulated the real estate market in a multi-pronged manner and was called "1 1 Article"; 17 in April, the "Notice of the State Council on Resolutely Curbing the Excessive Rise of Housing Prices in Some Cities" was officially promulgated, which was called the "New China 10 Article" to resolutely curb unreasonable housing demand and increase the effective supply of housing; In September, many departments introduced measures respectively, and once again played the "combination boxing" of real estate regulation. The "heavy punch" of housing price regulation runs through the whole year, which has curbed the momentum of excessive housing price increase and effectively curbed speculative demand.
2. The mileage of high-speed rail in China ranks first in the world.
654381October 7, the Ministry of Railways announced for the first time that the total mileage of China's high-speed railway was the first in the world. Since the beginning of this year, the China high-speed railway has repeatedly set a new world record: the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway runs through the whole line and is the longest and highest-standard high-speed railway built in the world; The highest running speed of Harmony, a new generation of high-speed EMU made in China, is 486.5438+0 km, which has created the highest speed in the world railway operation test. China has become the country with the fastest development, the longest operating mileage, the highest operating speed per hour, the largest scale under construction and the most complete system technology in the world.
3. The election of deputies to the National People's Congress realizes "the same vote and the same power" in urban and rural areas.
On March 14, 2004, the Third Session of the Eleventh National People's Congress passed a decision on amending the electoral law. According to the revised electoral law, people's congresses are elected in urban and rural areas according to the same proportion of the population. This provision is vividly called "the same vote and the same right", which has aroused widespread concern at home and abroad. The proportion of the population represented by every NPC deputy in rural and urban areas of China changed from 8: 1 to 4: 1, and now it is 1: 1. "The same vote and the same power" is conducive to better ensuring the equal voting rights of urban and rural people, marking the historic progress of China's democratic political construction.
4. Shanghai World Expo was successfully held.
From May 1 day to1October 3 1 day, China 20 10 Shanghai World Expo was successfully held, which was praised as "a successful, wonderful and unforgettable world event". This is the first registered World Expo held in a developing country with the theme of "Better City, Better Life". During 184 days, 246 countries and international organizations participated in the exhibition, with 73.08 million visitors, making it the largest in the history of the World Expo.
5. Chang 'e II was successfully launched.
65438+1October 65438+1October 65438+1October 18: 59: 57, Chang' e II was launched in xichang satellite launch center, and successfully captured the image data of the moon, achieving timely launch, accurate orbit entry, direct transfer around the moon and successful orbit. This marks a key step in China's lunar exploration project and lays the foundation for the "soft landing" of the moon and further deep space exploration activities.
6. The Fifth Plenary Session of the 17th CPC Central Committee adopted the Twelfth Five-Year Plan.
10 from June 5438+05 to June 5438+08, the fifth plenary session of the 17th Central Committee of China Producers Party was held in Beijing. The plenary session deliberated and adopted the "Proposal of the Central Committee on Formulating the Twelfth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development". The proposal clearly puts forward the guiding ideology, basic requirements, objectives, main tasks and major measures of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan, depicts the grand blueprint for China's economic and social development in the third five years of the new century, and is a programmatic document to mobilize the whole party and people of all nationalities to build a well-off society in an all-round way and accelerate socialist modernization. The plenary session pointed out that the main goals of economic and social development in the next five years are: steady and rapid economic development, significant progress in the strategic adjustment of economic structure, rapid increase in the income of urban and rural residents, obvious strengthening of social construction, and deepening of reform and opening up, so that China has made substantial progress in transforming its economic development mode, significantly improved its comprehensive national strength, its international competitiveness and ability to resist risks, significantly improved its people's material and cultural life, and strengthened the foundation for building a well-off society in an all-round way.
7. The Sixth Population Census.
10: 00 on October 0 1 1, the sixth population census in China started, involving about1300 million people, and more than 6 million census workers participated. This is a major event in the economic and social fields in recent years and an important means to grasp the national conditions and national strength. For the first time, compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and foreigners in China were included in the census. 165438+1October 15, the census successfully completed the household registration work, and achieved significant stage results. It is estimated that by April of 20 1 1 year, the main data will be released in this census.
Tianhe-1 has the highest computing speed in the world.
165438+1October 17, the 36th list of the world's top 500 supercomputers was released. Two supercomputers rank among the top three in China for the first time. Among them, the "Tianhe No.1" supercomputer phase II system developed by National University of Defense Technology ranks first with the measured operation speed of 2,566 trillion times per second, becoming the fastest supercomputer in the world, achieving a historic breakthrough in the comprehensive technical level of China's self-developed supercomputers into the world's leading ranks, which is of great strategic significance for enhancing China's independent innovation level and international competitiveness.
9. "National 16" to stabilize prices and protect people's livelihood.
In the face of the rapid increase in the prices of daily necessities, mainly agricultural products, on June 5438+065438+ 10/9, 2009, the Notice of the State Council on Stabilizing the General Level of Consumer Prices to Ensure People's Basic Living was issued, requiring all localities and relevant departments to take 16 measures in time to further improve price regulation and supervision. This 16 measure includes reducing the circulation cost of agricultural and sideline products and issuing temporary price subsidies. With the implementation of this policy called "national 16" by the masses, the price of vegetables in various places has declined, and social sentiment has gradually stabilized.
10, China's grain output increased for seven consecutive years.
This year, the total grain output of China reached109.28 billion Jin, an increase of 2.9% over the previous year. This is the first time in half a century that China's grain output has increased for seven consecutive years, and has remained above 654.38+0 trillion Jin for four consecutive years. "Seven consecutive increases" have played a positive role in ensuring the stable and rapid operation of supply, prices, people's livelihood and the national economy, and laid the foundation for the smooth completion of the development goals of the Eleventh Five-Year Plan and the good start of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan.
20 10 top ten international news
1, Shanghai World Expo is splendid.
The Shanghai World Expo was successfully held from May 1 day to1October 3 1 day. This is the first comprehensive Expo held in China, which has set a number of Expo records: 246 countries and international organizations participated in the Expo, with more than 73.08 million visitors at home and abroad, and the highest daily passenger flow reached 6.5438+0.0328 million. With the theme of "Better City, Better Life", Shanghai World Expo will display the achievements of urban civilization, exchange urban development experience, spread advanced urban concepts and explore the interactive development between urban and rural areas. This is a "successful, wonderful and unforgettable" world-wide event, which not only spreads the concept of "understanding, communication, gathering and cooperation", but also is a magnificent exhibition of world civilization.
2. China-ASEAN Free Trade Area was launched.
There has been a breakthrough in regional cooperation in Asia. 65438+ 10/day, China-ASEAN Free Trade Area was officially launched. FTZ has a population of 65,438+900 million, a gross domestic product of 6 trillion US dollars and a total trade volume of 4.5 trillion US dollars. It is the largest FTZ composed entirely of developing countries. After the launch of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, 90% of the trade products between China and ASEAN can enjoy zero tariff treatment. China's average tariff to ASEAN dropped from 9.8% to 0. 1%, and the average tariff of ASEAN member countries to China also dropped from 12.8% to 0.6%. Since the launch of the Free Trade Area, the bilateral trade volume between China and ASEAN has increased significantly. From June to September, the bilateral trade volume increased by 43.7% year-on-year, and the annual trade volume is expected to exceed 300 billion US dollars.
3. Cheonan, shelling and waves.
The security situation on the Korean peninsula is tense. On March 26th, the South Korean warship Cheonan exploded and sank, killing 46 crew members. The South Korean side claimed that the ship was attacked by a North Korean torpedo, but the DPRK firmly denied it. Both sides come and go, and the situation on the peninsula suddenly heats up. 165438+1On October 23rd, North Korea and South Korea shelled each other near the disputed "northern boundary line" in the western waters of the peninsula. 1From the end of October to the beginning of February, South Korea and the United States held a large-scale joint military exercise in the western waters of South Korea (Yellow Sea). 12 16, the ROK announced that it would hold live-fire shooting training at sea in the waters of Yeonpyeong Island, and the DPRK immediately issued a counterattack warning. The highly sensitive and complex situation on the peninsula is in a critical state. Although the danger of further escalation has been avoided under the active mediation of China, Russia and other parties, the continuous tension on the peninsula has not only affected the security pattern in Northeast Asia and even the entire Asia-Pacific region, but also affected the changes in the world political pattern.
4. Progress has been made in the reform of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
The weight of developing countries has increased. Significant progress has been made in the reform of the voting rights of the World Bank and the share of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In April, the decision-making body of the World Bank voted to increase the voting rights of developing countries and countries in transition by 3. 13 percentage points as a whole, and increase their voting rights to 47. 19%. The representation of developing countries in these two international financial institutions has increased significantly. According to the share reform plan adopted by the IMF Executive Board on June 5438+065438+ 10, developed countries will transfer more than 6% of their shares to emerging market countries and developing countries, among which China's share will rise from 3.72% to 6.39%, ranking third after the United States and Japan. At the same time, European countries agreed to give two seats on the IMF Executive Board to developing countries. This is the most fundamental governance reform of the IMF with 187 members in the past 65 years, and it is also the largest share transfer scheme for emerging market countries and developing countries.
5. The European debt crisis is spreading.
The rescue plan has kept the euro stable. On April 27th, the international rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded Greece's credit rating again, and then the credit ratings of Portugal and Spain were successively downgraded. The European sovereign debt crisis, which first broke out in Greece at the end of 2009, is spreading. On May 2, the European Union launched a rescue mechanism for Greece, and the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) jointly provided Greece with1100 billion euros in aid. 10 in may, the eu decided to set up a rescue plan with the IMF totaling 750 billion euros to ensure the stability of the euro. 65438+ 10 In June, Ireland also applied for assistance. 165438+1On October 28th, the European Union approved a total of 85 billion euros in aid programs to love. In response to the debt crisis, many countries in the euro zone were forced to adopt fiscal austerity policies, which triggered strong public dissatisfaction and protests.
6. The World Cup in South Africa was successfully held.
It is of far-reaching significance for Africa to win respect. From June 1 1 day to July 1 1 day, the19th World Cup was held in South Africa, which has the reputation of "rainbow country". Spain won the championship for the first time and became the eighth champion team in the history of the World Cup. South Africa's beautiful environment, enthusiastic people and unique culture are integrated with the World Cup, which is deeply imprinted in the minds of global audiences. The first World Cup soccer tournament held on the African continent not only provided an unprecedented competitive feast for the whole world, but also opened a window for the world to re-recognize a peaceful, friendly and open Africa, and pushed Africa into Center Stage where the world cultures are integrated. The success and splendor of the World Cup in South Africa not only won international reputation for South Africa, but also won respect for Africa as a whole, and was regarded as a symbol of African rejuvenation. Former South African President nelson mandela believes that the World Cup in South Africa will surely become one of the "greatest" events in the history of the African continent.
7. Earthquakes, volcanoes and floods occur frequently.
The development of mankind has experienced great tests. 12 10/2, an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck the Caribbean island of Haiti, killing more than 200,000 people and leaving millions homeless. Port-au-Prince, the capital, was in ruins, and eight Chinese peacekeeping policemen died unfortunately. Nine months later, the cholera epidemic in Haiti spread widely after the earthquake. By February 22nd,120,000 people had been treated and more than 2,600 people had died. Since February, strong earthquakes and tsunamis have occurred in the waters near Chile and Indonesian mentawai islands. /kloc-in April, a volcano erupted near the Eyjafjallajokull ice sheet in Iceland, covering many European countries for several days, causing air traffic paralysis in Europe and economic losses exceeding 10 billion euros. In June+10, 5438, Mount Merapi in Indonesia erupted continuously, which directly affected the air traffic in the Asia-Pacific region. In summer, Pakistan suffered the worst rainstorm and flood in 8 1 year. More than 1/4 of the whole country became Shui Ze, and about 20 million people were affected. In winter, Europe and America suffered an unprecedented snowstorm, which greatly tested the local traffic and daily life.
8. Wikileaks even leaked secrets.
Information data security faces challenges. On April 5, Wikileaks released a video of American troops shooting at civilians in Baghdad, which caused an uproar. Subsequently, Wikileaks repeatedly exposed confidential documents against the United States: on July 25, more than 90 thousand secret documents related to the war in Afghanistan were made public; 10 year122 October, nearly 400,000 documents about the Iraq war were published; 165438+1October 28th, more than 250,000 confidential US diplomatic documents were exposed. The exposure of these documents has seriously dealt a blow to the diplomatic and military image of the United States. The U.S. government has constantly "put out the fire" and stepped up its efforts to block and suppress websites. Some commercial websites and companies have announced that they will stop their cooperation with Wikileaks. On February 7th, 65438, julian assange, the founder of this website, was arrested in London, England, and charged with sexual assault. 16, released on bail pending trial. Wikileaks insists on continuing its normal operation and transferring its data center to underground nuclear facilities in Sweden. Just one day before Assange was arrested, Wikileaks also published a list of official secrets of the United States, listing facilities around the world that may have a significant impact on US national security. Wikileaks supporters organized hackers to retaliate by attacking online payment websites and related government websites. The debate about Wikileaks is escalating.
9. Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico for 5 months.
The harm of ecological disaster is incalculable. On April 20th, BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling platform exploded in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, causing the worst oil spill in American history. 1 1 workers were killed in the explosion. BP has taken various measures to stop the oil leakage, but the effect has been unsatisfactory. Until September 19, the oil well was blocked, and about 4.9 million barrels of crude oil leaked into the sea, which seriously polluted the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and had a great impact on the ecosystem, fisheries and tourism of five coastal States, namely Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. BP spent nearly10 billion dollars to deal with the oil spill, and its reputation was seriously damaged. The incident directly led the US government to announce the suspension of new deep-sea oil exploration plans and focus on ensuring that the Gulf of Mexico and its coastal areas "fully recover from the disaster".
33 Chilean miners trapped in deep wells
69 days of successful rescue is a miracle. On August 5, a serious landslide occurred in the San Jose copper mine near the northern Chilean city of Kobiabo. Thirty-three miners were trapped underground for 700 meters, and were found after 17 days, and all were rescued after 69 days, setting a new record for the longest trapped time of 50 days in the history of mine disasters in the world. On the day of the mine disaster, Chile launched a big rescue for the trapped miners. After more than two months of careful planning and preparation, 33 miners successfully rose to the ground in the "Phoenix 2" rescue capsule on June 65438+1October 65438+March. Many countries lend a helping hand and participate in rescue operations, and rescue machinery and equipment made in China also play an active role. This last rescue, which lasted for nearly 23 hours, attracted worldwide attention and was called "the miracle in the history of world rescue".