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China's economic restructuring and upgrading loan interest rates have remained at a historically low level, the financial sector has continued to exert its efforts to support the real economy, and credit resources have more flowed to key areas and weak links of the national economy. At the end of November, medium and long-term loans for manufacturing industry, loans for "specialized and innovative" enterprises, and small and micro loans for general benefit increased by 12.8%, 13.2% and 14.3% respectively, which were higher than the growth rates of various loans in the same period. China's economic structure has been transformed and upgraded, and the credit structure has been continuously optimized. (CCTV News)The second vote of the National Assembly on the impeachment case of Xiyue is obviously shaken and split within the ruling party. At 4 pm local time on the 14th (3 pm Beijing time today), the plenary session of the National Assembly of South Korea will once again vote on the impeachment case of South Korean President Yin Xiyue. If the impeachment case is approved by at least two thirds, that is, at least 200 votes, Yin Xiyue will be suspended immediately and the impeachment case will be handed over to the Korean Constitutional Court for a final ruling. Since the opposition camp in South Korea, which supports the impeachment of Yin Xiyue, has a majority of 192 seats in the National Assembly, Yin Xiyue's impeachment case will be passed in the National Assembly of South Korea as long as 8 of the 108 ruling party members vote in favor. It is reported that the ruling party will hold another emergency meeting of members of parliament before voting this afternoon. According to the news coming out, the ruling party may revise its boycott position in the last voting and will not restrict members from entering the venue to vote. Some analysts even said that the number of members of the ruling party in favor of the impeachment case may far exceed eight. (CCTV News)At the end of November, China's broad money balance increased by 7.1% year-on-year, and the growth rate was basically stable. According to the data released by the People's Bank of China on the 13th, the growth rate of China's broad money (M2) was basically stable at the end of November, and the scale of social financing increased reasonably. In terms of money supply, at the end of November, the balance of broad money (M2) was 311.96 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.1%. Excluding the influence of the high base in 2023, the average growth rate of broad money (M2) was 8.6% at the end of November in 2023 and 2024. Maintain a reasonable and sufficient liquidity. In terms of financing scale, at the end of November, the stock of social financing scale was 405.6 trillion yuan, up 7.8% year-on-year, which basically matched the expected targets of economic and social growth and price level. Among them, the balance of RMB loans to the real economy was 251.69 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.4%; The balance of government bonds was 79.33 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.2%.

The second vote of the National Assembly on the impeachment case of Xiyue is obviously shaken and split within the ruling party. At 4 pm local time on the 14th (3 pm Beijing time today), the plenary session of the National Assembly of South Korea will once again vote on the impeachment case of South Korean President Yin Xiyue. If the impeachment case is approved by at least two thirds, that is, at least 200 votes, Yin Xiyue will be suspended immediately and the impeachment case will be handed over to the Korean Constitutional Court for a final ruling. Since the opposition camp in South Korea, which supports the impeachment of Yin Xiyue, has a majority of 192 seats in the National Assembly, Yin Xiyue's impeachment case will be passed in the National Assembly of South Korea as long as 8 of the 108 ruling party members vote in favor. It is reported that the ruling party will hold another emergency meeting of members of parliament before voting this afternoon. According to the news coming out, the ruling party may revise its boycott position in the last voting and will not restrict members from entering the venue to vote. Some analysts even said that the number of members of the ruling party in favor of the impeachment case may far exceed eight. (CCTV News)Yin Xiyue's impeachment case will be voted again today. Korean media analysis: As long as one more ruling party votes in favor, the motion can be passed. The South Korean National Assembly will hold a plenary meeting at 4 pm local time on the 14th to vote on the motion on impeaching President Yin Xiyue. Korean media analysis believes that according to the relevant procedures, the impeachment case needs at least eight ruling party members to "defect" in order to be passed in Congress. At present, seven people have publicly expressed their support, so as long as one more person votes in favor, the motion can be passed. At the same time, the commentary of "Korea Economy" believes that with the impeachment of Yin Xiyue, the concern about the long-term blank in the fields of administration, national defense and public security in South Korea is intensifying. Moreover, with the deepening of various investigations, the scope of the respondents involved may be further expanded. If the relevant impeachment and recall cases are passed, about one-third of the positions of State Councillors will be vacant. The article believes that it is not groundless to worry that this situation may eventually lead to anarchy. In addition, the US and Japanese media are also "worried" about their relations with South Korea. Washington post said that a month ago, Yin Xiyue was still trying to improve his golf skills, hoping to play golf with the incoming US President-elect Trump, which would make a good start for the relationship between the two sides. Now, he is fighting for his political life. (World Wide Web)Hong Kong stocks ushered in the "structural bull" and the future valuation center is expected to rise. Since late September, the policy combination boxing has exceeded expectations, and the Hang Seng Index has taken advantage of the trend. As of the close of December 13th, the Hang Seng Index has risen by 17.15% this year, which is the first time since 2020. In terms of sectors and individual stocks, it is one after another, constantly deducing "structural cattle". Wind's statistics show that since the beginning of this year, a total of 333 stocks have increased by more than 50%, of which 142 stocks have doubled, and Quanzhi International has increased by more than 10 times this year. Eight stocks including Boya Interactive, Wanshun Ruiqiang Group, Zheli Holdings, Honghao International Holdings and Shanghai Qingpu Fire Protection have also increased by more than 5 times. For the trend of Hong Kong stocks in 2025, Guotai Junan Hong Kong believes that the Federal Reserve will continue to cut interest rates in 2025, and the valuation center of Hong Kong stocks will continue to improve marginally. Looking ahead, Hong Kong stocks will remain volatile and investors need to pay attention to structural industry opportunities. In its view, the Hong Kong stock market is dominated by "N"-shaped upward volatility, and there are many flexible opportunities in the stage, but we should pay attention to actively looking for structural industry opportunities. (Securities Times)

National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC): More active and promising macro policies will be implemented next year. The reporter learned from the National Development and Reform Work Conference held by NDRC yesterday (13th) that in order to fully implement the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference, countercyclical adjustment of macro policies will be intensified next year, so as to solidly promote economic stability, structural improvement and development trend. The relevant person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission said that a more active and promising macro policy will be implemented next year to enhance the consistency of macro policy orientation. It will expand domestic demand in all directions. Accelerate the "two-fold" construction, expand effective investment, make good use of all kinds of construction funds such as central budget investment, ultra-long-term special national debt, and new local government special debt, promote the formation of more physical workload as soon as possible, and continue to promote the introduction of private capital into major projects. We will do a good job in the "two new" work, implement special actions to boost consumption, and promote consumption expansion, quality improvement and efficiency improvement. It will promote the further comprehensive deepening of the implementation of reform measures, organize the implementation of the "Guidelines for the Construction of a National Unified Big Market (Trial)", revise and introduce a new version of the negative list of market access, and deeply break down market access barriers. Promote the private economy promotion law as soon as possible. In addition, we will accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system and promote the upgrading of key industries. Vigorously support the high-quality development of manufacturing industry and comprehensively rectify the "involution" competition. (CCTV News)The giant pandas "Xingqiu" and "Yilan" set off for the Adelaide Zoo in Australia. According to china wildlife conservation association news, "Xingqiu" (male, born on September 29th, 2020) and "Yilan" (female, born on August 10th, 2021) set off for the Adelaide Zoo in Australia today (December 14th), continuing the 15-year panda protection cooperation relationship between the two sides for 10 years. China and Australia have arranged various preparations before transportation in an orderly manner, and made every effort to ensure the safe and smooth arrival of the two giant pandas at Adelaide Zoo. The Chinese side carried out quarantine and physical examination on the two giant pandas, and they were in good health. Experts were organized to go to Adelaide National Zoo for technical guidance, and food, water and medicines such as Wowotou, bamboo shoots and carrots were prepared to ensure the needs of giant pandas during the flight. China and Australia sent veterinarians and breeders to escort two giant pandas on the same plane. In order to welcome the arrival of giant pandas, Adelaide Zoo has made full preparations, the venue arrangement is brand-new, the edible bamboo has a long-term and stable guarantee, the feeding management team is experienced, and a complete feeding management system and technical specifications have been formulated.Hainan: Accelerate the implementation of the core policy of Hainan Free Trade Port. The (enlarged) meeting of the Standing Committee of Hainan Provincial Party Committee was held on the 13th, which conveyed the spirit of studying the Central Economic Work Conference and studied and deployed the implementation work in Hainan Province. The meeting stressed that the core policy of Hainan Free Trade Port should be accelerated, and the policy system of free trade port should be continuously optimized and upgraded, so that enterprises and ordinary people can get a real sense of gain. We should expand domestic demand in an all-round way, make full use of more active macro policies, fully implement the national package of incremental policies, do everything possible to boost consumption and improve investment efficiency, continuously expand effective demand, strengthen project planning, give full play to the role of ultra-long-term special national debt, and plan and build forward-looking investment projects in seed industry, deep sea, aerospace and other fields. It is necessary to cultivate and expand the modern industrial system, focus on "five strong plans", improve the system and mechanism for cultivating and developing new quality productivity, promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and build an important practice place for China's new quality productivity according to local conditions.