History assignments

1. Middle East: Palestine and Israel are still at war, and Israel has begun to encircle and suppress Hamas and carry out ruthless attacks. 2. The new US President Obama will take office on the 20th of this month. 3. The Russian natural gas war has affected many European countries. 4. China sends warships to escort merchant ships in Somali waters, including escorting merchant ships from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan to combat Somali pirates. 5. President Hu Jintao gave instructions to solve the problem of one-vote difficulties during the Spring Festival travel period. Sixth, the State Council held a meeting to study the world financial crisis and how to respond and take measures domestically.

Domestic events:

On January 11, 2009, the Ministry of Public Security announced that 110 would add SMS alarm services and use "12110" as the unified public welfare SMS alarm number for public security agencies across the country.

From January 12 to 14, 2009, the third plenary session of the 17th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection was held in Beijing. (See the "Current Affairs" column of this magazine for details)

On January 14, 2009, the State Council executive meeting reviewed and approved in principle the adjustment and revitalization plan for the automobile industry and the steel industry. From January 20 to December 31, 2009, a 5% reduced vehicle purchase tax will be levied on passenger cars with a displacement of 1.6 liters and below. From March 1 to December 31, 2009, the state allocated 5 billion yuan to provide a one-time financial subsidy to farmers who scrapped three-wheeled vehicles and low-speed trucks in exchange for light trucks and purchased minibuses with a displacement of less than 1.3 liters.

On January 14, 2009, the National Development and Reform Commission announced that starting from 0:00 on January 15, 2009, the prices of gasoline and diesel would be reduced by 140 yuan and 160 yuan per ton respectively.

Major foreign events:

On January 9, 2009, the ninth China-Japan strategic dialogue was held in Tokyo, Japan.

On January 12, 2009, Russia agreed to resume natural gas shipments to Europe the next day. Earlier this month, Russia and Ukraine had a dispute over natural gas prices and transit fees. On January 7, Russia cut off natural gas shipments to Europe via Ukraine, causing a "gas outage" crisis in some European countries. (Author:

On January 20, 2009, Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States.