China has expressed strong dissatisfaction and serious concern after the European Commission (EC) announced a fine of 550 million euros ($627 million) on AliExpress under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) on Monday, a spokesperson of China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Wednesday. A Chinese analyst said that the #EU’s# imposition of the “astronomical fine” on a Chinese company not only harms the legitimate rights and interests of the enterprise, but will also undermine consumer welfare, hinder free trade, and damage the ability of some European retailers and European products to export to #China#. “This is in fact a lose-lose situation that harms others without benefiting oneself,” he added.

China’s latest monitoring shows that a super #ElNino# that rivals 1997-98 record is in formation and requiring precautions against climate and maritime disasters, China Media Group’s reported on Sunday, citing the Ministry of Natural Resources. In 1998, abnormal rainfall and floods occurred in multiple river basins of China, including a severest one on the Yangtze River. More than 4,000 were killed and 200 million people were affected, per previous reports from Xinhua.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will confer the July 1 Medal, the Party's highest honor, on model CPC members at a gathering marking the Party's 105th founding anniversary on Wednesday, Xinhua reported. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will deliver an important speech at the event, which will begin at 10 a.m. at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Xinhua reported. The CPC was founded on July 1, 1921. At Wednesday's gathering, outstanding Party members, Party workers, and primary-level Party organizations from across the country will also be honored, according to Xinhua. The event will be broadcast live by China Media Group and It will also be relayed simultaneously on websites of leading media organizations, including and as well as on mobile apps run by People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency, and China Central Television: Xinhua

The 15th round of the second-phase negotiations on the China-ROK Free Trade Agreement was held in Beijing from June 22 to 26, CCTV News reported on Monday. The two sides held in-depth discussions on issues including cross-border trade in services and financial services, as well as negative-list market access, achieving positive progress. They agreed to conclude the second-phase negotiations at an early date, further raise the level of openness in the services and investment sectors, and deliver more tangible benefits to the businesses and people of both countries.

Three people who had been reported missing following the flash explosion at a residential building in Huludao city in Northeast China’s Liaoning Province, have all been found dead, the local firefighting and rescue authority said in a statement on Monday.

Senior Captain Zhai Shichen, spokesperson for the PLA Southern Theater Command (STC), stated that from Saturday to Sunday the PLA STC naval and air forces conducted a routine patrol in the South China Sea. In an attempt to stir up troubles in the South China Sea, the Philippines co-opted countries outside the region to organize so-called joint patrols, disrupting peace and stability in the region. Forces of the STC will resolutely safeguard China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, and firmly uphold regional peace and stability, according to a statement released by the PLA STC on Monday.

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Central China’s Hunan Province has introduced a new regulation on fireworks and firecracker production safety, requiring producers to set up internal reward systems for workers who report accident hazards, after a deadly explosion at a fireworks factory in Liuyang in May exposed safety risks in the sector.

China's listing of entities in accordance with the law targets only a small number of Japanese entities. The relevant measures apply solely to dual-use items and do not affect normal economic and trade exchanges between China and Japan. Law-abiding and trustworthy Japanese entities have no need to worry at all, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a press conference on Monday.

When asked when #China# and #Vanuatu# would sign an agreement, and whether China would agree to release the text for transparency purposes, Chinese FM spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that on the first question, China’s cooperation with Vanuatu is based on mutual respect, equal consultation, win-win results, openness and inclusiveness. Guided by Vanuatu’s own will and needs, China will keep expanding friendly exchanges and cooperation across all sectors to deliver benefits to both countries and their peoples. On the second question, China’s cooperation with Pacific island countries is open and aboveboard. “We never impose our will on others, nor do our cooperation efforts target any third party, and such cooperation is sincerely welcomed by people of the island nations. China has always handled issues concerning bilateral cooperation documents with island countries through friendly consultations,” Guo said.

China’s listing of entities in accordance with the law targets only a small number of Japanese entities. The relevant measures apply solely to dual-use items and do not affect normal economic and trade exchanges between China and Japan. Law-abiding and trustworthy Japanese entities have no need to worry at all, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a press conference on Monday.

China has repeatedly made its solemn position clear, and we wish to reiterate that China has an exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in the waters east of Taiwan Island. Relevant activities carried out by Chinese authorities in those waters are legitimate, lawful and beyond reproach, Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry, said at a regular press conference on Monday. The spokesperson's remarks were made in response to a media inquiry that a Japanese government spokesperson claimed that activities by the China Coast Guard (CCG) in Japan's exclusive economic zone south of Yonaguni Island, as well as China's sovereignty position over those waters, are unacceptable. Guo said that Japan and the Philippines bypassed China and unilaterally launched so-called maritime "delimitation talks," which seriously violate international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), as well as the basic norms governing international relations, and seriously infringe upon China's maritime rights and interests. China will never allow this.

#China# has always engaged in practical cooperation with #Pacific# island countries including #Vanuatu# across various sectors by adhering to the principles of mutual respect, equality, win-win results, openness and inclusiveness. China hopes that cooperation between relevant countries and Pacific island nations can truly contribute to the development and stability of the region. Such cooperation should not target any third party, nor should it be used to engage in geopolitical games, Chinese FM spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday. The remarks were made in response to Australia and Vanuatu signing an economic and security pact on Monday that prohibits the establishment of any foreign military bases on Vanuatu’s territory. Some Australian officials had previously voiced concerns, claiming that China is seeking to expand its security footprint in the region, including Vanuatu.

China launched a “heterogeneous computing ark,” a full-stack platform aiming to solve software ecosystem challenges for domestic #computing# power. Although China has made rapid progress in developing its own high-performance computing hardware, such as domestic #GPUs#, the supporting software ecosystem still lags. The platform addresses key pain points in China’s high-performance computing.

Meanwhile, Chinese enterprises operating in Venezuela and overseas Chinese communities have voluntarily contributed engineering equipment and medical supplies urgently needed for rescue operations, and have organized rescue teams to take part in search and rescue work. Guo said China stands ready to continue providing further assistance to Venezuela in line with the evolving disaster situation.

When asked about what assistance China has provided to Venezuela after the earthquake, where casualties continue to rise, Guo Jiakun, FM spokesperson said on Monday that Chinese side is closely following the disaster situation in Venezuela. The Chinese government has decided, in addition to previously provided cash assistance, to provide an additional 100 million yuan in emergency material aid to support earthquake relief and post-disaster reconstruction, which will be delivered to Venezuela as soon as possible. He added that China has also provided satellite imagery of the affected areas to support Venezuela’s disaster relief efforts.

Three people were missing and eight were injured after a residential building in Huludao city in Northeast China’s Liaoning Province was rocked by an explosion on Monday morning which was suspected to have been caused by a flash explosion triggered by a liquefied gas leak, the local firefighting and rescue authority said on Monday.

After a video went viral in which a Xiaomi-brand car is rejected from entering Guangzhou Huali College by the security, the institute issued a statement, denying claims that Xiaomi vehicles were barred from entering the campus, saying that its registration-based entry measures apply uniformly to all vehicles without any brand-specific restrictions.