Xi urges all-out efforts to treat injured in car ramming case

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged all-out efforts to treat the people injured in a car ramming case on Monday in Zhuhai City in south China's Guangdong Province.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, emphasized that all efforts should be made to treat the injured and provide assistance to the families of the victims. He also demanded punishing the perpetrator in accordance with the law.

Up to now, the incident occurred Monday night outside a sports center in Zhuhai has led to the death of 35 people, with 43 severely injured.

Xi instructed the local government and relevant departments to learn a lesson from the case, strengthen the prevention and control of potential risks, and exert all efforts to safeguard people's safety and social stability.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang also issued instructions on treating the injured, managing the aftermath, conducting a prompt and thorough investigation and bringing the attacker to justice.

In accordance with Xi's instructions, a central government work group has been sent to Zhuhai to guide the handling of the situation.

The authorities of Guangdong Province and Zhuhai City are currently working on treating the injured and investigating the case.

Xi urges all-out efforts to treat injured in car ramming case

The total profits of light industrial enterprises above the designated size in China (firms with annual business revenue of at least 20 million yuan) exceeded one trillion yuan (about 138.67 billion U.S. dollars) in the January-September period, according to the China National Light Industry Council.

Driven by supportive policies aimed at boosting the consumption, such as consumer goods trade-in programs, China's light industrial economy has been operating smoothly. The domestic and foreign trade markets are expanding steadily, and investment is recovering rapidly.

In the first three quarters, the operating income of light industrial enterprises above the designated size reached 16.52 trillion yuan, with profits totaling 1.02 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.2 percent.

Among them, the output growth rates for household freezers, air conditioners and refrigerators stood at 14 percent, 8 percent, and 7.5 percent, respectively, and industries such as papermaking, batteries and furniture saw profits maintaining a double-digit growth.

The market size of light industry expanded steadily, with exports reaching 682.16 billion U.S. dollars, up 2.6 percent year on year.

Profits of China's light industrial enterprises above designated size exceeds one trl yuan in Jan-Sept