Key takeaways on Sept. 14

✬ Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, met with Kazakh Defense Minister Ruslan Zhaksylykov and Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Van Giang respectively for the 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum.

✬ China has always opposed the UK's so-called "Six-monthly report on Hong Kong: January to June 2024" which makes irresponsible comments on Hong Kong affairs, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.

✬ The 11th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress approved a decision to raise the retirement age of male workers to 63, and females to 55 or 58, depending on their jobs or occupations.

✬ Fueled by a galloping services sector, digital technologies and industrial chain advantages, China's trade in services is set to become a key driver in supporting economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region and attracting foreign investment, said economists and business leaders on Friday during the ongoing 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing.

✬ The Global Security Initiative (GSI) that China proposed to pursue common peace was widely echoed and endorsed by strategists and scholars worldwide at the 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum.

✬ China's lawmakers adopted a decision to amend the Statistics Law in a bid to prevent data fraud more effectively.