ATHLETE WHO DOMINATES 109 KG

　　Chinese record holder Yang Zhe lifted 200 kg in Snatch， resulting in new world and Asian records on the penultimate day featuring the 109 kg category for men at the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent， Uzbekistan， from April 17 to 25. This event is a Gold Level competition for the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo. Participating athletes are trying to gather valuable points to add to their final ranking for the games.
　　Yang， 30， born in Liaoning Province， was fourth in the 105 kg category at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. He upgraded the best Olympic result of fifth place obtained by Chinese athletes since the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. In 2017， Yang won the men’s 105 kg category at the 13th National Games.
　　This is the first time that the name of a Chinese men’s weightlifting athlete has appeared on the World Records list of the International Weightlifting Federation， for 109 kg， the second highest bodyweight category.

Video Copyright Protection

　　Economic Daily April 23
　　As of June 2020， the number of short video users surpassed 818 million， taking up 87 percent of all netizens， according to a report released at the Eighth China Internet Audio and Video Convention last year.
　　The increasingly booming market of short videos has sprouted the thorny issue of copyright protection.
　　On April 9， more than 70 Chinese film and television show makers plus associations called for short video platforms to immediately take down any of their content without explicit authorization， China Central Television （CCTV） reported.
　　Enticed by visual excerpts taken from films or TV shows， often without permission， hundreds of millions of Chinese Internet users have turned to short video platforms as a source of information.
　　The group， which includes video streaming platforms iQIYI and Tencent， published a list of demands calling on short video platforms to immediately purge any unauthorized content， according to CCTV.
　　Meanwhile， local governments should join forces to track and crack down on copyright infringement across platforms. In addition， public awareness of copyright protection can help curb cases of online infringement.

She Power

　　Lifeweek April 21

　　Recently， directed by female filmmaker Yin Ruoxin， Chinese hit drama Sister led the domestic box office for 10 consecutive days since its debut on April 2. 　　Previously， the Spring Festival blockbuster Hi， Mom saw Chinese film director Jia Ling overtake Patty Jenkins as the world’s highest-grossing female director of a single film.
　　The recent female directorial success represents the growth of the so-called “She Power” movement in a male-dominated film industry over the past decade.
　　The female perspective brought to the big screen by these directors has become a topic of public debate. As the first of its kind in China， Hear Her， an eight-episode monologue series about women， touches on some of the most common social issues， ranging from domestic violence to midlife crises and the objectification of females.
　　The blight of gender inequality， such as women being paid less than men for the same work， or having their voices ignored， still plagues society to this day. There is no doubt that women’s social status has improved， albeit gradually， but many still face barriers and unwanted challenges as a direct result of their gender in their daily lives.
　　Though women creating films is still not commonplace， the massive box office successes as of late have added to the value of female directors and topics.

Web Celeb Food

　　People’s Daily April 21
　　Affected by the “single-person meal” and“stay-at-home economy，” harnessed by live e-commerce broadcasts， online celebrity food endorsements have become popular. At the same time， many people have voiced their concerns about food safety in this area.
　　With the rapid advancement of the“Internet Plus，” emerging consumer demands and different forms of consumption patterns have surfaced， contributing to the rise of Internet celebrity food. Data show that in 2020， China’s live broadcast e-commerce market reached 961 billion yuan （$147.97 billion）.
　　On the other hand， without quality， the web celebrity food craze is an inevitably short-lived one. For companies， integrity- and quality-oriented management is mandatory.
　　From the perspective of potential market space， the online celebrity food niche still has many potential growth moments worth exploring.
　　To create a healthy and safe consumer environment， local governments should make greater efforts to optimize the regulatory framework， not only to strengthen food safety supervision， but also to innovate the methods of platform management.

FAMED DIRECTOR’S FIRST SPY FLICK

　　Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s first spy thriller Cliff Walkers debuted in China on April 30， joining a packed screening lineup during the five-day May Day holiday starting on May 1， usually a busy movie-going period. 　　The action flick is Zhang’s first time trying his hand at the spy genre， as the director broadens his project list away from the kungfu epics that have dominated his body of work in the past decade or so. His martial arts thriller Hero made international headlines in 2002.
　　Zhang， 71， born in Shaanxi Province， is one of the most critically acclaimed Chinese filmmakers. In 1987， Zhang directed his first film， Red Sorghum. The epic won a Golden Bear at the Berlin film festival.
　　Zhang also produced a series of intensely moving period dramas about the emotional inequalities suffered by women in Chinese history， including Ju Dou （1990）， Raise the Red Lantern （1992） and To Live （1994）.
　　“World public health has now moved to the forefront of the great challenges facing the human race， which include climate change， tackling inequalities and imbalances， and disarmament. In times of polarity， international cooperation is urgently needed.”
　　Xulio Rios， Director of the Observatory of Chinese Politics in Spain， with Xinhua News Agency on April 25
　　“The significance of the event is that a number of little steps are sometimes needed to make great conclusions.”
　　Henry Kissinger， former U.S. National Security Advisor and Secretary of State， in a video speech marking the 50th anniversary of Ping-Pong Diplomacy on April 24
　　“It makes Australia less attractive as a location for Chinese investment and that’s bad for jobs and the Australian economy.”
　　Daryl Guppy， a financial technical analyst， commenting on Australia’s move to overturn the Belt and Road MOU signed with China on the CGTN website on April 23
　　“Time is running out， and there is much hard work ahead， but this is no time to raise the white flag. The UN will keep flying our blue flag of solidarity and hope. This Earth Day and over the crucial months ahead， I urge all nations and all people to rise together to this moment.”
　　Antonio Guterres， UN Secretary General， in an article on April 22