Main content of the January 16th "Xinwen Lianbo" (News Broadcast)

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16/01/2026
Today's main content on "Xinwen Lianbo": 1. Xi Jinping meets with the Canadian Prime Minister; 2. Xi Jinping accepts the credentials of newly appointed foreign ambassadors to China; 3. The magazine "Seeking Truth" publishes an important article by General Secretary Xi Jinping titled "Speech at the Central Urban Work Conference"; 4. Li Qiang presides over the State Council executive meeting; 5. A conference on the special work mechanism to reduce burdens at the grassroots level for rectifying formalism at the central level is held in Beijing, attended and addressed by Cai Qi; 6. The crew of Shenzhou-20 returns to Earth from space and makes their official appearance; 7. China will complete the task of greening 127 million mu of national land by 2025; 8. China has made positive progress in improving the policy system to support childbirth; 9. Domestic news briefs: New regulations on the recycling and comprehensive utilization of waste batteries from new energy vehicles have been released; Regulations on the supervision and management of food safety responsibilities for live e-commerce operators have been published; The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has approved nearly $70 billion in financing over the past decade; China has launched a "dual-benefit" action for college graduates seeking jobs in another city; China is building a unified medical insurance comprehensive value evaluation system; China's FAST telescope reveals the origin of fast radio burst binary stars; Tonight's episode of "High-End Interviews" features an exclusive interview with the chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki; 10. The UN Security Council holds an emergency open meeting on the situation in Iran: The Iranian Foreign Minister writes to the UN Secretary-General condemning the US's provocative and threatening rhetoric; US media reports that President Trump has deferred making a decision regarding striking Iran; 11. Denmark says the US must respect Danish sovereignty: Several European governments announce sending military personnel to Greenland; Russia says it will respond to actions that disregard its interests in the Arctic region; 12. Protests and conflicts continue in Minnesota, with President Trump threatening to deploy troops to the state; 13. International news briefs: The acting president of Venezuela declares defending sovereignty as the country's top priority; Palestinian territory in Gaza reportedly hit by air strikes; Two major opposition parties in Japan form a new party called "Center for Reform Unity."