Major news at home and abroad in July 2012:

On July 1, the celebration of the 15th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland and the inauguration ceremony of the fourth government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region were held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. . Leung Chun-ying was sworn in as the fourth Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

On July 2, the new version of the "Health Examination Requirements for Blood Donors" issued by the Ministry of Health and the National Standardization Management Committee will be implemented on July 1. The new regulations point out that the country advocates that the age of blood donation is 18 to 55 years old; if multiple blood donors who have had no reaction to blood donation in the past and meet the health examination requirements actively request to donate blood again, the age can be extended to 60 years old.

On July 6, the People's Bank of China decided to lower the benchmark interest rates for RMB deposits and loans of financial institutions starting from July 6, 2012. The one-year deposit benchmark interest rate of financial institutions was reduced by 0.25 percentage points, and the one-year loan benchmark interest rate was reduced by 0.31 percentage point; the benchmark interest rates of other deposits and loans and the interest rates of individual housing provident fund deposits and loans were adjusted accordingly.

On July 7, the National Science and Technology Innovation Conference was held in Beijing from July 6 to 7. The conference emphasized the need to vigorously implement the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education and the strategy of strengthening the country through talent.

On July 13, the 45th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting concluded in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The theme of this meeting is “One World, One Body, One World, One Destiny.” , because the Philippines deliberately used the South China Sea issue to stir up trouble, the meeting failed to issue a joint communique. This is the first time in the history of ASEAN since its establishment 45 years ago.

On July 15, the two-day 19th African Union (AU) Summit opened on July 15 at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. Issues such as responding to crises and conflicts in local areas such as northern Mali, eastern Congo and North and South Sudan, promoting intra-African trade, and electing the chairman of the African Union Commission have become the focus of this meeting.

On July 16, Samuel Locklear, commander of the US Pacific Command, visited the Philippines on July 16 and met with Aquino III. He reiterated that the United States will fulfill its commitment to the Philippines and help the Philippines establish minimum An effective defense system to help the Philippines modernize its army with backward equipment.

On July 17, the 32nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fourth Hainan Provincial People's Congress passed the "Decision of the Hainan Provincial People's Congress Standing Committee on the Establishment of the Preparatory Group for the Sansha City People's Congress". This marks the official start of the establishment of political power in Sansha City.

On July 18, according to the Korean Central News Agency, Kim Jong-un, the supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army, was awarded the title of marshal on the 17th.

On July 18, according to the Syrian News Agency, the Syrian National Security Headquarters in the capital Damascus was attacked by a suicide bombing that morning. Syrian Defense Minister Daoud Rajha was killed in an explosion.

In the early morning of July 20, a gunman wearing a gas mask opened fire on the audience watching the movie at the premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, Colorado, and A tear gas canister was thrown. The attack resulted in 12 deaths and 58 injuries. It was the deadliest peacetime shooting in U.S. history.

On July 21, Beijing was hit by a heavy rainstorm, which was the heaviest rainfall in 61 years and can be called the "strongest rainstorm". As of July 26, 77 people had been killed in the Beijing area.

On July 24, the historic Sansha City was officially unveiled on Yongxing Island in Xisha. From being "upgraded" from an office to a prefecture-level city, the establishment of Sansha City is expected to make up for many "shortcomings" in the administrative structure and jurisdiction of the South China Sea, resource development and protection, etc., and open a new chapter in the history of my country's rights protection and development in the South China Sea.

At 23:43 on July 25, my country successfully launched the "Tianlian-103" satellite using the "Long March 3C" carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, and the satellite successfully entered the predetermined orbit in space.

On July 27, the opening ceremony of the 30th Summer Olympics was held at the "London Bowl", the main stadium of London Olympic Park. About 10,500 athletes from 204 countries and regions will compete in 26 major events and 302 minor events in the London Olympics, and 4 athletes will compete as "independent participants".

At 8:20 on July 30, the Chinese aircraft carrier platform completed its ninth sea trial that lasted 25 days and returned to the dock of Dalian Shipbuilding New Plant. This was the longest sea trial in history.