State Council General Office issues opinions: effectively mitigate the employment substitution impact of AI applications

Good morning! Shangguan News 'Morning Read' is here! Today is Saturday, October 24, 2026, the fifteenth day of the ninth lunar month. § Yesterday and This Morning Growth Accelerates | Invoice data released by the State Taxation Administration on the 23rd shows that in the third quarter of this year, industry, new growth driver sectors, interprovincial trade, and equipment investment improved further compared with the second quarter. In particular, sales revenue from manufacturing of AI-related integrated circuits and special equipment for semiconductor devices grew by 77.9% and 35.9% year on year in the third quarter, with growth rates 6.4 and 9.3 percentage points higher than in the second quarter, respectively. Mitigating Impact | The General Office of the State Council recently issued the Opinions on Adapting to the Development of Artificial Intelligence Technology to Help Build an Employment-Friendly Development Model. The opinions emphasize taking AI-enabled high-quality development as an opportunity, promoting high-quality full employment by adapting to technological development as the goal, and building an employment-friendly development model as the direction; actively enhancing the positive effects of AI in creating jobs, empowering traditional positions, improving employment quality, and stimulating entrepreneurial vitality; and effectively mitigating the job-substitution impact of AI applications. Trilateral Talks | Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov said on the 23rd that trilateral talks among Russia, the United States, and Ukraine are planned to be held in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, in early November. On the same day, Ukrainian President Zelensky said at an online meeting of the US think tank Hudson Institute that trilateral talks among Ukraine, the United States, and Russia are planned to be held in Abu Dhabi in the first half of November, with the specific dates depending on the Russian side, and that Ukraine looks forward to holding them as soon as possible. According to Ukraine's Interfax-Ukraine news agency, Zelensky said at the meeting: "We are ready to meet at any time, even tomorrow, but everything depends on the Russian side." 16 Dead | On the afternoon of the 23rd, the Information Office of the People's Government of Nagqu City, Tibet, held a press conference to brief on the situation related to the magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Baqing County. As of 15:00 on the 23rd, the earthquake had caused 16 deaths and 76 injuries, with 339 houses collapsed or damaged and 20 livestock sheds damaged. Data show that as of 9:00 on the 23rd, a total of 23 aftershocks of magnitude 3.0 or above had been recorded, with the largest aftershock at magnitude 4.3. Experts analyzing the situation believe that felt earthquakes may still occur in the original epicentral area and nearby areas in the coming days. 6G Commercialization | The National Informatization '15th Five-Year Plan' was recently issued, proposing that by 2030 China will make major progress in informatization, with its role in advancing Chinese modernization becoming more prominent. The leading advantages of information infrastructure will be consolidated and expanded, a three-dimensional network system spanning land, sea, air, and space will basically take shape, the new-generation communications network will be fully built, and commercialization of sixth-generation mobile communications (6G) will be launched in due course. Oil Price Hits New High | Affected by factors such as tensions in the Middle East and market concerns about disruptions to crude oil supply, international oil prices continued to rise in early trading on the 23rd. London Brent crude oil futures rose above $115 per barrel during trading, hitting a new high in five months. Inter-Korean Military Talks | Kim Hong-chol (phonetic), director of the Policy Office of South Korea's Ministry of National Defense, said in a statement on the 23rd that South Korea has formally proposed to North Korea holding inter-Korean military talks to consult on mutually confirming the exact location of the inter-Korean land military demarcation line, restoring military communication lines, and preventing accidental clashes in border areas. Responding to Protests | French Interior Minister Nunez told the media on the 23rd that the French government will deploy 70,000 police officers and gendarmes to respond to possible violence that may be triggered by large-scale protests expected to be held on the 24th.