Monday, August 1, 2022 – The fourth day of the seventh lunar month; Army Day

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1. Spokesperson for the Air Force: Multiple types of fighter jets flew around China’s sacred island; the new-generation aerial refueling tanker YU-20 has been put into service for training and combat preparedness in the new era. 2. The average sales volume of the top 100 real estate companies in the first 7 months dropped by 47.3% year-on-year; industry experts say that reducing inventory levels will once again become the main focus. 3. Qianshan City, Anhui: Farmers who leave their homesteads to buy houses in the city and settle there receive a one-time reward of 50,000 yuan. 4. Starting today, 21 high-risk areas in Shanghai will have their restrictions lifted, and nucleic acid testing for all residents will be conducted on a ‘2 tests in 3 days’ basis in some of these areas. 5. 13 new high-risk areas and 1 new medium-risk area have been identified in Heze, Shandong; all bus services at Heze Bus Terminal have been suspended. 6. Hebei: A temporary measure is in place for small, medium, and micro enterprises to defer payments of their share of employees’ medical insurance premiums; no late fees will be charged during this period. 7. Multiple restaurants in Anhui were fined 5,000 yuan for preparing cucumbers in this way; regulatory authorities state that a license for handling cold foods is required to produce and sell such dishes. 8. Chinese University Basketball League: Tsinghua University defeats Guangdong University of Technology to achieve a third consecutive championship. 9. Hongxing Erke announced a donation of 100 million yuan in cash and goods to the Fujian Province Disabled Persons’ Welfare Foundation to assist disabled individuals in need. 10. The world’s fourth AIDS patient cured through stem cell transplantation may have emerged; long-term remission has been achieved after more than 30 years of infection. 11. Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again and has returned to isolation. 12. The Office of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives released Pelosi’s itinerary for her Asian trip, without mentioning Taiwan. 13. Japanese media: A first-time exception! Japan will impose no ceiling on its defense spending in fiscal year 2023. 14. Due to its violation of the terms of the \"Ruble Settlement Order,\" Gazprom announced the suspension of natural gas supplies to Latvia. 15. The Russian Black Sea Fleet base was attacked by Ukrainian drones, and all celebrations for Navy Day have been canceled.