Briefing: Wednesday, September 21st, the 26th day of the eighth lunar month

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1. Wang Yi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister, met with former U.S. Secretary of State Kissinger and representatives of U.S. agencies. 2. **National Health Commission: The population of people aged 60 and above is set to exceed 400 million by around 2035. 3. Minmetals Rare Earths: Plans to change the company name to “China Rare Earth Group”. 4. Ministry of Emergency Management: Assigns special oversight to typical accidents that have occurred recently and enforces strict accountability. 5. Ministry of Education: Since the Party’s * era, over 80% of overseas students have returned to China after completing their studies. 6. The first domestically produced clonazepam tablets were approved for market, submitted for approval by Yichang Renfu Pharmaceutical. 7. Xiamen: Real-name registration is required for the purchase and sale of drones and other aerial vehicles, and flight operations must be approved and reported in advance. 8. Oil prices are likely to see their “seventh drop” this year: 95-octane gasoline may return to an price level of 8 yuan per liter. 9. Neijiang, Sichuan: Those who have not had their nucleic acid tests conducted as part of this outbreak must undergo 7 days of centralized isolation at their own expense. 10. The latest auction price for lithium concentrate by the Australian miner Pilbara (the world’s fourth-largest lithium miner) was $6,988 per ton, reaching a new high. 11. The number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest this year exceeds that of the entire previous year; environmental organizations: a tragedy as predicted. 12. Russian media: Kherson has decided to hold a referendum on joining Russia. 13. The United States expands its sanctions, and two Turkish banks suspend use of Russia’s Mir payment system.