韩国科技副总理兼科学技术信息通信部长官裴庆勋认为，中国或许将成为比美国更强大的人工智能（AI）竞争对手。
据韩联社报道，大韩商工会议所（大韩商会）星期四（12月18日）在首尔中区商会会馆举办一场座谈会，裴庆勋应邀出席并讲话。
谈及全球AI格局，裴庆勋指出，美国在AI方面投入巨大、成果显著，但中国同样不可小觑，甚至可能成为更强大的竞争对手。
他认为，韩国可以在美中之间找到自身定位，但仍有大量准备工作需要完成。为跻身全球第一、第二梯队，韩国需要进行更多投资，并做好战略思考。
约250名主要企业代表出席座谈会，包括三星电子社长朴承熙、大韩商会常务副会长朴一俊、SK副会长李亨熙等。
香港发生涉及庞大金额的抢劫案，两名货币兑换店职员星期四上午在街头被四名男子持刀抢劫。据报，被抢去约10亿日元（829万新元）现钞。
综合网媒“香港01”、《明报》、星岛头条网、文汇网等港媒报道，在星期四（12月18日）上午约9时，警方接获一名货币兑换店的职员报案，称与同事在上环新纪元广场对面，遭四名持刀男子抢劫，并称被抢去约10亿日元现钞；劫匪得手后登上一辆七人车逃走。
日元面额最大的钞票是1万日元，每张重约一克，10亿日元现钞的重量，相当于最少100公斤。
报道称，货币兑换店职员当时拖着四个行李箱，并分装着10亿日元现钞到附近银行，协助经营外贸生意的客户兑换成港元。
有关货币兑换店主要经营外贸生意，赚取日元并兑换成其他货币以赚取差价；生意已经营多年，过去没有遇过抢劫事件。
警员接报后到场调查，随后在上环港铁站出口外，拘捕一名拖着行李箱的中国大陆男子。据报道，他的行李箱装着大量日元。
ARNAUD FINISTRE/AFPA former anaesthetist has been jailed for life for intentionally poisoning 30 patients, including 12 who died.
A court in the city of Besançon in eastern France found Frédéric Péchier guilty of contaminating infusion bags with substances that caused cardiac arrest or hemorrhaging.
Péchier was first placed under investigation eight years ago, when he was suspected of poisoning patients at two clinics in Besançon between 2008 and 2017.
"You are Doctor Death, a poisoner, a murderer. You bring shame on all doctors," said prosecutors last week. "You have turned this clinic into a graveyard."
Péchier, who has always denied any wrongdoing, now has 10 days to lodge an appeal.
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2025年双城论坛将于12月28日在上海举行，台北市长蒋万安届时将率团出席。针对到时是否首次与大陆国台办主任宋涛会面，蒋万安回应时称，最后行程仍在确认中。
综合台湾《自由时报》和ETtoday新闻云报道，蒋万安星期四（12月18日）下午出席电竞嘉年华、被问及会否在双城论坛期间与大陆国台办主任宋涛会面时说，现在仍在做最后的行程确认，有相关的行程确认会再跟大家报告。
据新华社上周报道，经上海与台北两市商定，2025上海台北城市论坛将于12月28日在上海举行。
台媒较早前报道，台北市政府12月10日向台湾政府的大陆委员会申请，市长蒋万安将于12月27日、28日两天一夜赴上海出席双城交流。
台北副市长林奕华11月证实，今年的双城论坛将于12月下旬举行。
这次双城论坛主题订为“科技改变生活”，预计围绕“AI与城市发展”为论坛主轴，双方将进行主题演讲并签署合作备忘录。分论坛则针对科技医疗、轨道交通、健康乐龄三项议程，邀请两市产官学界代表共同参与讨论。
双城论坛自2010年开始由上海市与台北市轮流举办，是两市之间重要的机制化交流平台，有利于推动两岸关系和平发展。
中国11月的稀土产品出货量较10月增长13%，这显示在出口管制趋于宽松之下，用于电动汽车、武器和高科技制造业的关键矿物正逐步恢复流通。
彭博社根据官方海关数据计算，11月中国出口包括磁铁在内的稀土产品达6958吨，为有纪录以来第三高的月度水平。相关数据表明，自与美国达成为期一年的贸易休战协议后，中国已加大稀土产品的对外出货。
在美国总统特朗普和中国国家主席习近平达成协议之前，北京原本计划收紧今年4月首次推出的稀土出口管制措施，作为中美更广泛贸易争端的一部分。有关限制导致今年早些时候的稀土出口大幅下降。
在特朗普宣布中美关系缓和的框架，并于10月最终敲定后，稀土出口于7月出现反弹。8月出口量达到7336吨，创下单月纪录；而最新一个月的数据，已将今年至今的出口降幅收窄至仅2%。
中国商务部新闻发言人何亚东星期四（12月18日）在商务部例行新闻发布会上，针对稀土相关物项出口管制的最新进展进行回应。
何亚东说，对稀土相关物项实施出口管制以来，中国主管部门向中国出口商进行了政策宣介，随着相关出口和合规经验的积累，部分中国出口商已初步达到申请通用许可的基本要求。“据我所知，目前已收到并批准了部分中国出口商提交的通用许可申请。”
香港发布首份《中医药发展蓝图》涵盖五大领域，提出要强化中医药在基层医疗的角色、建设更全面中医人才培养体系、强化中药质量管理、促进跨界合作提升中医药文化自信和在全球推广香港中医药服务模式及国际合作等。
据香港政府公报，港府星期四（12月18日）公布香港首份《中医药发展蓝图》（简称《蓝图》），勾划香港中医药发展愿景——传承中医药智慧，背靠国家发展经验和资源，利用中医药让香港市民享有更优质及更全面的医疗服务以提升健康水平，同时建设香港成为中医及中药走向世界的桥头堡。
香港医务卫生局局长卢宠茂说：“《蓝图》的制订配合国家中医药整体发展方针，也充分考虑香港‘一国两制’及中医药制度优势，希望可推动香港更好地融入粤港澳大湾区中医药高地建设及国家中医药发展大局。”
他说：“港府将继续积极与业界携手推动中医药发展，有序落实《蓝图》的各项建议，为市民提供全面且优质的中医药服务，同时发挥香港背靠祖国、联通世界的独特优势，助力国家推动中医药走向世界。”
据介绍，《蓝图》涵盖中医服务、中医专业、中药发展、传承文化和走向世界五大领域，并提出优化卓越临床服务、建跨专业服务体系、引领中医专业发展、提升中药质量水平 、助建中药国际标准、驱动科研产业创新、弘扬中医中药文化和助力中医药“走出去”八个目标，以及提升中医药服务质素与临床效益、深度融入医疗系统与跨机构协作、赋能业界持续推动中医药专业发展、全面实施中成药生产质量管理规范、善用政府中药检测中心建立中药标准、推动中药创新开发与临床试验和打造国际中医药信息交流与创新合作枢纽等20个行动。
中国国务院安委会办公室约谈今年以来发生重大事故或六个月内发生三起较大事故的21个市级政府，要求各地区吸取事故教训，开展重大事故隐患排查治理，遏制重特大事故发生。
据中国应急管理部微信公众号星期四（12月18日）消息，国务院安委会办公室对12省（自治区）的21个市（盟）政府及其相关部门负责人进行了约谈，包括：河北省石家庄市、承德市、秦皇岛市，山西省大同市，内蒙古乌兰察布市、鄂尔多斯市、阿拉善盟，辽宁省沈阳市、鞍山市、辽阳市、葫芦岛市、营口市，浙江省宁波市，江西省抚州市，山东省潍坊市，河南省新乡市、周口市，湖南省怀化市，广东省清远市，四川省成都市，云南省曲靖市等。
中国应急管理部、公安部、民政部、住房城乡建设部、交通运输部、农业农村部、商务部、国家消防救援局、国家矿山安全监察局等有关部门参加约谈。
约谈指出，今年以来全国安全生产形势总体平稳，但有关地市安全生产形势严峻。各地区要深刻吸取事故教训，检视守牢安全红线底线，学好用好重大事故隐患判定标准，对表开展重大事故隐患排查治理，坚决遏制重特大事故发生。
约谈具体要求各地区抓实消防安全治理，突出人员密集场所、高层建筑、“三合一”场所等工作重点，强化消防监管执法；抓好交通运输、建筑施工、化工、矿山、旅游等重点行业领域安全生产工作，严防各类事故。
EPAThe family of the Bondi shooting's youngest victim Matilda urged the community to not let her death fuel anger, as they said a final goodbye to the 10-year-old on Thursday.
Matilda was among 15 people who were shot dead when two gunmen opened fire on an event marking the start of Hannukah at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday.
Speaking to the BBC at Matilda's funeral, her aunt Lina Chernykh said the Jewish community is right to want more action to stamp out antisemitism – she does too.
But she said Matilda was a joyous child who spread love everywhere she went, and urged the community to do the same in her honour.
"Take your anger and… just spread happiness and love and memory for my lovely niece," Ms Chernykh said.
"I hope maybe she's an angel now. Maybe she [will] send some good vibes to the world."
Jewish community leaders have in recent days suggested the tragedy was an inevitable result of Australia struggling to address rising antisemitism.
The attack on Sunday, which targeted the Jewish community at an event celebrating the first night of Hanukkah, was the country's deadliest incident since 1996, when a gunman killed 35 people during the Port Arthur massacre.
Ahead of Matilda's funeral on Thursday, Ms Chernykh said the family was devastated.
"I look at their faces [and] I don't know if they will be ever happy again," she said of Matilda's parents.
Matilda's younger sister, from whom she was "inseparable", is shattered and confused, she said.
"She doesn't have enough tears to cry."
At a flower memorial on Tuesday, Matilda's mother Valentyna told mourners that the family came to Australia from Ukraine more than a decade ago, thinking it would be a safe place for them.
"I couldn't imagine I'd lose my daughter here... It's just a nightmare," she said.
Ms Chernykh told the BBC she too has struggled to make sense of what is happening.
She was gardening at her home on the Gold Coast when Matilda's mother called on Sunday.
"Truly, I was thinking something happened to my father because he's 84 years old... and she says Matilda was shot," she recalled.
"How [could] someone in Australia understand, if someone tells you your kid was shot… I couldn't understand it. I was thinking I have bad reception. I asked a few times what I'm [hearing]."
Police have designated the attack a terrorist incident, with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying it appears to have been "motivated by Islamic State" group ideology.
Police allege that the two gunmen were a father and son. Sajid Akram, 50, was shot dead at the scene, while his son Naveed, 24, has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist act.
Australia on Thursday announced it would strengthen laws to crack down on hate - including by introducing powers to cancel or refuse visas on grounds of antisemitism.
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Third Ashes Test, Adelaide Oval (day two of five)
Australia 371: Carey 106, Khawaja 82; Archer 5-53
England 213-8: Stokes 45*, Brook 45; Cummins 3-54
England trail by 158 runs
England's Ashes hopes are vanishing after they were overwhelmed by Australia amid more Snicko controversy on the second day of the third Test.
In temperatures that touched 41 degrees at the Adelaide Oval, England crumbled to 213-8 in blameless batting conditions. They are 158 runs adrift of Australia.
This was not a collapse caused by Bazballing batting, rather a fold in the face of relentless Australia bowling.
Only Ollie Pope, whose Test career is now hanging by a thread, and Jamie Smith were dismissed playing attacking shots – and Smith was at the centre of the Snicko confusion.
A day after Australia's Alex Carey was reprieved by a Snicko error, Smith first survived then was given out on the evidence of the technology, with players on both sides apparently losing faith in the decision review system (DRS).
But the debate surrounding DRS cannot mask the truth that England have wilted in the Ashes cauldron and could lose this series in as few as 10 days of cricket.
After Australia pushed on to 371 all out – the outstanding Jofra Archer with 5-53 – England's reply was in tatters at 42-3 when the tourists lost three wickets for five runs in 15 balls.
Harry Brook reined in his attacking instincts with 45 from 63 balls, while captain Ben Stokes dug a trench with a painstaking 45 not out from 151 deliveries. He found some late support in a stand of 45 with Archer, who is 30 not out.
But England were powerless to withstand the Australian excellence. The returning Pat Cummins claimed 3-54, while Scott Boland and Nathan Lyon took two wickets apiece.
At some point over the weekend, Cummins looks likely to once again become an Ashes-winning captain and the bloodletting of this England regime will begin.
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A tale of two balls - Double Snicko controversy as Smith given out
At 2-0 down after two matches, this was the defining day for England. Though they began poorly, leaking 45 runs in 8.2 overs, Australia's total was far from insurmountable.
England had the opportunity to bat themselves back into the series. Instead, it was only Stokes' defiance that prevented them from bowling twice in the day.
While the Snicko controversy is unsatisfactory for a series of this magnitude, it pales in comparison to the substandard nature of England's performance.
Smith first survived when the technology adjudged a Cummins bouncer that ended at first slip came off his helmet, rather than his glove. An Australian voice on the field was heard to say "Snicko should be sacked".
In the next Cummins over, an aggrieved Smith was given caught behind attempting a wild pull shot. BBG Sports, the operators of Snicko, confirmed to the BBC it believed both decisions to be correct.
It matters little. Barring something extraordinary, Australia will bat England out of this match on their way to yet another Ashes series win in this country.
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Lyon bowls Duckett for 29 with 'beautiful' delivery
If this really is the end of the Bazball era as we know it, it is symbolic that captain Stokes was in the middle for so much of the day, watching his team crumble around him.
Perhaps the game was up even before Stokes arrived. If Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett were each undone by superb deliveries from Cummins and Lyon respectively, Pope's flick at Lyon was foolish and fatal.
Pope has not repaid the faith shown in him as England's number three. Without a score in the second innings, his place for the fourth Test in Melbourne will be in huge doubt.
Joe Root survived a catch falling short of wicketkeeper Carey before he edged long-term nemesis Cummins for 19, leaving Brook and Stokes to battle through the afternoon heat.
Bar a drive off Boland for six, Brook played sensibly until he edged Cameron Green's second ball. Stokes took a horrible blow to the head off Mitchell Starc, yet was not shaken from his watchful vigil.
Cramping after almost four hours at the crease, he at least had a willing ally in Archer – two of few England players coming through this series with their reputations intact.
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England suffer big blow as Cummins dismisses Root for 19
After suggestions Australia had a team past its best, or the results of the first two Tests were borne of England errors, this was confirmation the home side are simply far superior.
Despite the stifling heat, the Australia bowling was collectively brilliant, never giving England any respite. Whereas Archer often carried the visitors' attack single-handedly, Australia always had another bowler ready to examine English technique, defence and spirit.
Captain Cummins had not bowled a ball since July because of a back injury, yet was magnificent. He found movement to take the edges of Crawley and Root, then bounced out the discomforted Smith.
Lyon was overlooked for the second Test in Brisbane, but this ground is his home from home. The threat he carried exposed England's lack of a frontline spinner. Pope's gift was Lyon's 564th Test wicket, taking the off-spinner past Australian great Glenn McGrath to sixth on the all-time list.
Starc continued his outstanding series by making 54 with the bat and followed up by bowling with electric pace. An average of 90.7mph is the fastest day of his Ashes career.
Boland nagged away, having Will Jacks athletically caught by Carey, once again up to the stumps. Boland then found a gap in Brydon Carse's defence to hit the stumps. Even Green, the bit-part bowler, took the crucial wicket of Brook.
Getty ImagesParents should lead by example this Christmas and turn their phones off during family time, the children's commissioner for England has said.
Dame Rachel de Souza told the Press Association children were "crying out" for engagement with their relatives over the festive break, and urged them to have "phone-free time".
Nearly half of parents with children aged 18 or younger plan to allow phones at the Christmas dinner table this year, according to a recent survey.
"I can't tell you how many children tell me about sitting at dinner and the parents are on the phone," Dame Rachel said. "So this Christmas, let's turn them off."
Research by More in Common for Yondr found nearly four in 10 adults say smartphones have disrupted their Christmas in some way.
The children's commissioner said while she had been guilty of using her phone at meal times in the past, setting clear guidelines for everyone, not just children, was key.
"We have to lead as adults," Dame Rachel said. "We can't talk about banning for the kids if we're not doing it ourselves."
Her comments came as she launched a new guide offering tips for children's safety online and how to set boundaries for screen time.
Pete Etchells, psychology professor at Bath Spa University, told BBC News Christmas is a good time to lean into conversations with children about developing healthy relationships with tech.
"It's not about feeling guilty or ashamed of our tech use, but noticing it more," he said.
"And striking up conversations about what we're happy with, and what we would like to be doing differently."
The new guide by the commissioner, available online, has been released to support parents who "may feel overwhelmed" by "mixed messages" around online safety, and is informed by child focus groups.
In it, parents can find "practical tips" and "conversation starters" on how to talk around topics such as managing screen time, dealing with negative online experiences, and the use of artificial intelligence (AI).
Teenagers aged 13 to 18 told Dame Rachel they accepted bad things can happen online, feeling it was an inevitable part of the online world.
They also shared how they had been contacted by strangers, seen pornography, and were aware of intimate images of their peers being shared.
Dame Rachel said it was essential for parents to "talk early and talk often" with their children about their presence online.
Arabella Skinner from Health Professionals for Safer Screens told BBC News simple rules can make a difference.
She suggested creating a family plan around device use, or designing a box to store mobiles during meals.
"Children feel most secure and content when they have our full attention, eye contact, and presence," she said.
"It is so important that we, as adults, spend time with our children and not always looking at screens."
A report published by the regulator Ofcom earlier this month highlighted concerns children had over the negative impacts of endless screentime and "brain rot".
It found that children aged between eight and 14 are spending an average of nearly three hours online each day, and that up to a quarter of that time was between 2100 and 0500.
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11月的访日外国游客人数为约351万8000人，同比增长10.4%。截至11月的累计人数达到3906万5600人，已超过了2024年创下的年度历史最高纪录3687万0148人。与2024年11月相比，增加了30万人以上，刷新了11月单月人数的历史最高纪录。11月以来，中国政府曾呼吁避免前往日本旅行，但中国游客人数仍略高于去年同期，日本国家旅游局（JNTO）认为，这与11月航空座位数较去年同期增加有关。不过，与前一个月（10月）相比，减少了约15万人，中国游客访日增长率明显钝化。日本首相高市早苗在17日临时国会闭幕后的记者会见中表示：希望加大力度开展相关推广，让访日旅客的来源国多样化。
今年10月，中国人访日游客为71万5700人，同比增长22.8%，今年9月是77万5500人，同比增长18.9%，位居榜首；今年1～10月，中国访日游客累计达820万3100人，同比增长40.7%，居全球首位。日本观光厅1月15日公布了2024年外国人来日旅游调查结果，访日外国游客消费额达8.1万亿日元，创历史新高，成为日本第二大出口产业，其中中国人访日消费再拨头筹。
而11月仅56万2,600人，虽然同比增长3.0%，但和上两个月比呈大幅减少趋势，目前日本正在探讨在访日游客方面推广多方面客源，摆脱对中国游客过度依赖的倾向。11月，欧美、澳大利亚及中东地区为主的访日需求强劲，东亚方面的韩国、台湾，东南亚方面的马来西亚、印度尼西亚，以及欧美澳地区的美国、加拿大等市场的访日游客人数增加，成为11月整体增长的主要推动因素。在韩国、美国、台湾等19个市场，11月的访日人数均创下历史新高，美国累计访日人数首次突破300万人，继中国、韩国、台湾之后，成为第4个达到这一规模市场的国家。
中国当局对高市首相就“台湾有事”和“存立危机事态”所作的国会答辩反弹，并出台了包括呼吁自肃赴日旅行在内的对抗措施。中国政府于11月14日呼吁民众谨慎赴日，并于11月16日提出谨慎规划赴日留学安排。近日来以关西国际机场起降的航班为中心，减少航班的情况接连不断。截至11月27日早上，在12月原计划从中国飞往日本的5548个航班中，904个（占比16％）航班已决定取消。
日本首相高市早苗在临时国会闭幕后的记者会上，在回答有关中国的一系列措施对日本旅游业的影响等时表示：“将把包括这一系列措施带来的影响在内的情况纳入考虑，持续关注局势并作出适当应对。”此外，关于对国内旅游的影响，她强调说：“听说年底会有相当多的人进行国内旅行。日本人前往日本各地旅行很重要，同时也希望加大力度开展相关推广，让访日旅客的来源国多样化。”
日本防卫省拟在冲绳最东端岛屿部署移动雷达装置，中国外交部批评此举是“窥视邻居的勾当”，并质问日本是否在为自身扩军出海打掩护、找借口。
日本媒体报道，日本防卫省星期一（12月15日）签署土地租赁协议，拟在冲绳最东端岛屿部署移动雷达装置，相关部署拟于2026年启动，预计将有约30人驻守。
报道称，此举旨在针对经由冲绳本岛与宫古岛之间进入太平洋的中国航母与军机增强监视能力。
中国外交部发言人郭嘉昆星期四（18日）在例行记者会上回应时强调，在相关海空域，各国依据国际法享有航行和飞越自由。
郭嘉昆说，日本此前不断在邻近台湾的地方加强针对性军事部署，甚至宣称部署中程导弹，“此次又变本加厉，要部署雷达和部队，搞窥视邻居的勾当”，联系到日本首相高市早苗涉台系列错误和危险言行，人们必须要问“日方是否在制造事端，近身挑衅，为自身扩军出海，打掩护找借口，是否按照右翼势力的设计，重走军国主义的邪路、死路”。
中国工业和信息化部称，将进一步加强光伏行业产能调控，推动落后产能有序退出。
据新华社报道，2025光伏行业年度大会星期四（12月18日）召开，工业和信息化部电子信息司司长杨旭东发表讲话。
杨旭东说，明年，光伏行业治理进入攻坚期，要进一步加强产能调控，强化光伏制造项目管理，以市场化、法治化的手段推动落后产能有序退出，加快实现产能的动态平衡。
他说，工信部电子信息司将会同各有关部门重点做好多项工作，包括健全价格监测机制，重点关注价格异常企业，加强产品质量监督和抽查，对于存在质量不达标、功率虚标、侵犯知识产权等行为的企业，加强监测与跟踪处置。与此同时，强化创新驱动；进一步完善标准体系，加快发布光伏组件质量安全、多晶硅能耗限额等强制性国家标准的制修订和贯彻执行；敦促行业进一步加强自律；进一步推动深化国际合作等。
被中国官方视作拉动经济增长“新三样”之一的光伏行业，面临价格暴跌和巨额亏损困境。
2020年至2023年间，中国光伏企业急速扩张建设新工厂。建厂热潮导致价格下跌并引发残酷价格战，美国加征关税更是雪上加霜。去年以来，已有逾40家光伏企业退市、破产或被收购。
据路透社今年8月报道，隆基绿能、天合光能 、晶科能源 、晶澳太阳能和通威股份去年共裁员约8万7000人，平均裁员比率高达31%。
中共政治局委员、中国国务院副总理何立峰出席海南自由贸易港全岛封关启动活动时强调，海南要以全岛封关运作为契机，持续深化重点领域改革。
据新华社报道，何立峰星期四（12月18日）在海口举行的海南自由贸易港全岛封关启动活动。
何立峰指出，建设海南自由贸易港，是中共总书记习近平亲自谋划、亲自部署、亲自推动的改革开放重大举措，是中共中央着眼于国内国际两个大局、为推动中国特色社会主义创新发展作出的重大战略决策。
他说，在以习近平为核心的中共央坚强领导下，自由贸易港建设工作取得积极成效，全岛封关基础条件已经具备，海南自由贸易港全岛封关正式启动。
他强调，海南要以全岛封关运作为契机，持续深化重点领域改革，扎实推动高质量发展，不断完善风险防控体系，把海南自由贸易港打造成为引领中国新时代对外开放的重要门户。
何立峰还实地考察了海南自由贸易港货物通关、反走私联防联控、离岛免税政策实施情况。
封关是一个海关术语，即海南全岛成为一个“境内关外”区域，海南岛内可以享受零关税等优惠政策。
中国官方通讯社新华社称，封关不是封闭，而是进一步扩大开放。
《海南日报》引述海南省委深改办（自贸港工委办）副主任王奉利说，封关之后，免税的商品税目由1900种扩大到6600多种，零关税水平由之前的21%提高到74%，加工增值超过30%销往中国内地还免关税。
中国商务部星期四称，已批准部分稀土出口通用许可申请。
中国商务部新闻发言人何亚东星期四（12月18日）在商务部例行新闻发布会上，针对稀土相关物项出口管制的最新进展进行回应。
何亚东说，对稀土相关物项实施出口管制以来，中国主管部门向中国出口商进行了政策宣介，随着相关出口和合规经验的积累，部分中国出口商已初步达到申请通用许可的基本要求。“据我所知，目前已收到并批准了部分中国出口商提交的通用许可申请。”
在中美贸易战升温的背景下，中国今年4月起暂停多种稀土及稀土磁铁的出口，10月再度收紧管制，冲击全球汽车等行业制造商的核心供应链。
随着中美元首10月底会晤并就稀土达成初步协议，中国同意暂缓实施出口限制一年。路透社早前报道，中国已发放首批稀土出口通用许可证。
针对台湾官方称美国已启动对台新一轮军售案，中国大陆外交部回应时，批评美国以武助独，只会引火烧身。
大陆外交部发言人郭嘉昆星期四（12月18日）在例行记者会上应询时说，美国公然宣布巨额售台先进武器计划，严重违反一个中国原则和中美三个联合公报，严重损害中国主权安全和领土完整，严重破坏台海和平稳定，向“台独”分裂势力发出严重错误信号。北京对此坚决反对强烈谴责。
郭嘉昆指出，台湾境内“台独”分裂势力以武谋“独”，以武拒统，大肆挥霍老百姓血汗钱购买武器，不惜把台湾变成火药桶，挽救不了“台独”必然灭亡的命运，只会加速把台海推向兵凶战危的境地。
郭嘉昆强调，美国以武助“独”，只会引火烧身，以台制华绝对不会得逞。台湾问题是中国核心利益中的核心，是中美关系第一条不可逾越的红线。
台湾国防部星期四在官网发布新闻稿时说，美国政府于美东时间星期三（12月17日）下午5时30分，就台湾战术网络（TTN）暨部队觉知应用套件（TAK）、陆军AH-1W型直升机零附件、M109A7自走炮、海马士远程精准打击系统续购、拖式导弹续购、反装甲型无人机导弹系统、海军标枪反甲导弹续购、鱼叉导弹可修件检修等，总额111亿540万美元（144亿新元）对台军售八案，进行知会国会程序，可望于一个月后正式生效。
这是美国继11月之后，对台湾推进的第三次军售案。华盛顿11月13日批准向台湾出售价值3.3亿美元的战斗机及飞机零部件，是美国总统特朗普1月上任以来的首笔此类交易。
美国五角大楼11月17日宣布，已向台湾出售曾在乌克兰接受实战检验、价值近7亿美元的先进防空导弹系统（NASAMS）。
EPAThe family of the Bondi shooting's youngest victim Matilda urged the community to not let her death fuel anger, as they said a final goodbye to the 10-year-old on Thursday.
Matilda was among 15 people who were shot dead when two gunmen opened fire on an event marking the start of Hannukah at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday.
Speaking to the BBC at Matilda's funeral, her aunt Lina Chernykh said the Jewish community is right to want more action to stamp out antisemitism – she does too.
But she said Matilda was a joyous child who spread love everywhere she went, and urged the community to do the same in her honour.
"Take your anger and… just spread happiness and love and memory for my lovely niece," Ms Chernykh said.
"I hope maybe she's an angel now. Maybe she [will] send some good vibes to the world."
Jewish community leaders have in recent days suggested the tragedy was an inevitable result of Australia struggling to address rising antisemitism.
The attack on Sunday, which targeted the Jewish community at an event celebrating the first night of Hanukkah, was the country's deadliest incident since 1996, when a gunman killed 35 people during the Port Arthur massacre.
Ahead of Matilda's funeral on Thursday, Ms Chernykh said the family was devastated.
"I look at their faces [and] I don't know if they will be ever happy again," she said of Matilda's parents.
Matilda's younger sister, from whom she was "inseparable", is shattered and confused, she said.
"She doesn't have enough tears to cry."
At a flower memorial on Tuesday, Matilda's mother Valentyna told mourners that the family came to Australia from Ukraine more than a decade ago, thinking it would be a safe place for them.
"I couldn't imagine I'd lose my daughter here... It's just a nightmare," she said.
Ms Chernykh told the BBC she too has struggled to make sense of what is happening.
She was gardening at her home on the Gold Coast when Matilda's mother called on Sunday.
"Truly, I was thinking something happened to my father because he's 84 years old... and she says Matilda was shot," she recalled.
"How [could] someone in Australia understand, if someone tells you your kid was shot… I couldn't understand it. I was thinking I have bad reception. I asked a few times what I'm [hearing]."
Police have designated the attack a terrorist incident, with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying it appears to have been "motivated by Islamic State" group ideology.
Police allege that the two gunmen were a father and son. Sajid Akram, 50, was shot dead at the scene, while his son Naveed, 24, has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist act.
Australia on Thursday announced it would strengthen laws to crack down on hate - including by introducing powers to cancel or refuse visas on grounds of antisemitism.
香港首富李嘉诚旗下长和集团出售包括巴拿马运河港口在内的港口业务交易，因涉及中美角力及地缘政治问题而一再拖延，近日再传出，由于中远海控要求取得否决权，触发美国方面反对，令交易再陷僵局。评论认为，在中美利益冲突难以化解的情况下，交易触礁的机会极高，事件亦反映在地缘政治日益复杂的环境下，大规模的跨国丶跨财团收购将愈发难以再现。
长和集团早于3月初公布，正与美国贝莱德（BlackRock）为首的财团洽谈，出售除中国以外的港口业务，当中包括巴拿马运河港口在内的全球43个港口的业务，一旦交易成功，长和可套现约 190亿美元（约162亿欧元）。然而，这宗交易迅速演变成中美角力的焦点，陷入地缘政治风暴之中。
亲中媒体在交易曝光后，连日发表多篇文章抨击李嘉诚及长和集团，相关评论更获主管港澳事务的官方机构转发。其后，中国国家市场监督管理总局于4月以反垄断审查为由，调查长和在中国的业务，使交易无法在原定今年7月底的协商期限前完成。长和随后于8月公布，交易不会在2025年内完成，并传出中远海控将加入成为战略投资者的消息。
该宗交易陷入胶着状态数月后，近日再添变数。《华尔街日报》周二（16日）引述消息称，北京就交易提出新条件，不仅要求加入收购方的中远海控与其他参与收购的财团拥有「平起平坐」的地位，更要求中远海控必须在交易中取得控股权，即拥有一票否决权。若未能满足有关要求，中方将阻碍交易完成。外界相信，中方试图以否决权作为中美贸易谈判的筹码，但据悉，贝莱德为首的财团已拒绝中方提出的新要求。
报道亦引述白宫官员指，若中方能够控制巴拿马运河，将危及美国的国家及经济安全，暗示白宫不会接受相关安排，令交易谈判工作再度陷入僵局。涉事的长和集团及中远海控至今未就交易最新进展及相关报道作出回应，贝莱德等财团亦拒绝置评。
一直跟进交易进度的资深财经评论员颜宝刚表示，长和出售包括巴拿马港口在内的交易，因陷入中美利益冲突，本身完成难度已极高。交易消息公布至今已数月，完成日期一再推迟，目前难以找到解决困局的契机，也难以单纯等待至明年中美元首会面时才解决问题。他认为，随着中远海控提高「叫价」，相关不明朗因素将大幅提高交易触礁的风险。
他指出，李嘉诚及长和集团一向被视为国际资本市场中经验丰富的交易能手，但此次交易屡陷困局，正反映在当前地缘政治因素日益复杂的环境下，大规模收购因牵涉过多利益冲突，已愈来愈难以推进和实现。
颜宝刚补充，如果交易最终如外界判断般难以完成，无疑将成为李嘉诚及长和集团少有的失败个案。不过，他相信长和已淮备好「Plan B」。若出售港口业务的交易无法成事，集团仍可通过分拆旗下屈臣氏业务，分别在英国及香港上市套现，以释放企业价值，减轻港口交易触礁对整体集团的影响。
对于媒体报道的南京博物院馆藏的明代仇英《江南春》突然出现在拍卖市场一事，江苏文旅厅启动调查。
据《中国新闻周刊》报道，江苏省文化和旅游厅工作人员星期四（12月18日）称，已经关注到此事，已由江苏省文旅厅牵头成立工作专班联合调查处理。
江苏文旅厅工作人员称，“内部正在研究，会有正式对外的口径”，若存在相关违法违规行为，将根据调查结果依法依规处置，最终调查结果将及时对外公布。
据澎湃新闻此前报道，中国近现代收藏大家庞莱臣后人捐给南京博物院的一件明代仇英《江南春》图卷，突然出现在今年一场艺术拍卖预展中，估价达8800万元（人民币，约1614万新元），最终撤拍。庞莱臣后人将南京博物院告上法庭，质疑捐赠的名画为何会流向艺术拍卖市场。
对此，南京博物院星期三（12月17日）晚发布情况说明称，庞莱臣后人捐赠的137幅庞家收藏画作中，五幅画作上世纪60年代已被专家鉴定为伪作。上世纪90年代，南京博物院依照《博物馆藏品管理办法》对该五幅画作进行了处置。
南京博物院称，将积极配合该案件审理，深入核查五幅画作的去向，如果发现当年处置过程中存在违法违规行为，将配合有关部门依法依规严肃处理。同时，进一步加强对捐赠物品和馆藏文物的规范管理。关于拍卖市场出现的《江南春》图卷是否为受赠画作，尚待进一步查证。
对于南京博物院的回应，不少网民提出质疑，并表达对文物流失的担忧。
有网民质疑，如果拍卖的是受赠画作，既已鉴定为假，为何估价达到8800万？如果拍卖的不是受赠画作，那受赠画作又去了哪里？有网民认为，不排除博物馆故意将真作鉴定为伪作，再售卖牟利；还有网民认为，即使是伪作，也应当告知捐赠人，让其收回，而不是由馆方自行处理。
台湾海峡交流基金会董事长吴丰山，星期四在董监事会会议上宣布请辞让贤，将于本月底结束13个月任期。
吴丰山获得台湾民进党政府授权处理两岸事务谈判事务。他星期四（12月18日）下午在台海基会第12届董监事会第九次联席会议上致词时说，这将是他最后一次主持董监事联席会议。
吴丰山透露，台湾总统赖清德上星期五约见他咨询海基会人事意见，他当场表示愿意让贤，并说“我工作到12月31日下台一鞠躬”。
吴丰山说，他7月10日依据两岸在1993年制定的两岸联系与会谈制度协议，正式传讯中国大陆海峡两岸关系协会，表明他本人将于近期内率团前往东莞、昆山探访台商及台商子女学校，请海协会依上开协议办理后续。海协会迄今已读不回。
根据海基会纪录，自2016年迄今，海协会已读不回案件已累积超过一万件。
台湾海基会原董事长自郑文灿因涉贪被控去年7月初辞职后，7月中开始由副董事长许胜雄暂代。海基会去年10月18日正式宣布，资深媒体人、台湾前监察委员吴丰山经政府提名，预计在海基会11月4日召开董事会决议后接任董事长。
今年5月，吴丰山赴立法院进行业务报告时说，自2016年起，由于中国大陆认为台湾没有接受九二共识，因此片面中断对话，两岸对话至今仍未恢复。但他透露，两岸之间的传话管道畅通，交流事务从来没有中断。
吴丰山10月在海基会董监事会会议上说，海基会是台官方唯一授权的两岸对话平台，呼吁中国大陆海峡两岸关系协会依据1993年双方制定的两岸联系与会谈制度协议，重启与海基会对话机制。
中国大陆海协会会长张志军随后在一场活动结束后说，两岸“两会”（大陆海协会和台湾海基会）建立联系机制要回到“九二共识”的共同基础。
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