Global military spending has maintained growth for the eighth consecutive year-the world security situation is even more severe.

  "No more wars! No more wars! No more wars! " A few days ago, thousands of anti-war activists in the United States held a rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, shouting in unison. Protesters demanded that the United States stop inciting the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, promote peace talks between the two sides, dissolve the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and cut US military spending. The picture shows a protester holding a slogan to attend a rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial.

  Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Jieshe

  Recently, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in Sweden released a statistical report on global military expenditure data in 2022. According to the report, in terms of actual purchasing power, global military spending maintained growth for the eighth consecutive year in 2022, an increase of 3.7% over 2021, and the total expenditure reached 2.24 trillion US dollars.

  "The continuous growth of global military expenditure in recent years shows that we live in an increasingly unsafe world." Tian Nan, a senior researcher at SIPRI, pointed out that in order to cope with the deteriorating security environment, many countries in the world are strengthening their military strength, and this situation is not expected to improve in a short time.

  Global military spending growth has entered an accelerated period.

  SIPRI report shows that in 2022, the actual US military expenditure reached 877 billion US dollars, accounting for 39% of the total global military expenditure. Europe’s military expenditure reached US$ 480 billion, up 13% year-on-year, which was the largest increase in the world, surpassing the level at the end of the Cold War in 1989 for the first time.

  In 2023, from America to Europe and Asia, many countries accelerated the growth of military expenditure. According to public data, in fiscal year 2023, the US defense budget reached US$ 857.9 billion, an increase of nearly 14% compared with US$ 753 billion in 2022. The British defense budget is 50 billion pounds, an increase of 17%; The French defense budget is $48.7 billion, an increase of 7.4% over 2022; Japan’s annual defense budget has increased to about 6.8 trillion yen, which is 1.26 times of the original budget in 2022; India’s defense budget has risen to 5.94 trillion rupees, 13% higher than the previous preliminary estimate & hellip; …

  With the global military spending increasing year after year, the military trade market has also warmed up. According to the "Top 100 Global Defense Companies in 2022" published by the US National Defense News Network, the ranking of world military enterprises in 2022 shows that the total defense income of the top 100 companies on the list is 595 billion US dollars, an increase of 44 billion US dollars over 2021, with an annual growth rate of nearly 8%. In terms of geographical distribution, a total of 46 companies in the United States were shortlisted in the list of the top 100 global military enterprises, and defense revenue accounted for 53% of the total list. Eight companies in the UK, five companies in France and three companies in Germany were shortlisted.

  The Associated Press reported that scranton Army Ammunition Factory, located in Pennsylvania, USA, is working overtime to produce 155mm caliber howitzers, and is also investing in new production lines. The Financial Times reported that US Deputy Secretary of the Army Gaby Camarri Lowe said in March this year that the Army is spending about 1.5 billion US dollars to increase ammunition production; By 2028, the production capacity of 155 mm artillery shells in the United States will increase from 14,000 rounds per month before the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict to more than 85,000 rounds per month. "Nihon Keizai Shimbun" reported that after the Cold War, Germany has been reducing the number of tanks, and now it has begun to increase production again.

  Zou Zhibo, deputy director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and director of the National Global Strategic Think Tank, told this reporter that the global military spending growth has entered an accelerated period, and more and more countries have participated in the wave of military purchases. With the support of sufficient military expenditure, countries with relatively backward military strength have greatly increased their demand for advanced weapons, while countries with strong military strength have increased their research and development of advanced weapons and equipment, and have continuously put advanced weapons into use and foreign trade.

  Insecurity is everywhere.

  "The global military spending has increased year after year, reflecting some new changes in the global security situation." Guo Xiaobing, director of the Arms Control Research Center of the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, pointed out in an interview with this reporter that the world is not peaceful: First, the trend of accelerated camp is more obvious. Stimulated by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, NATO regained its vitality and adopted a series of measures to rally. At the same time, the United States is also striving to transform the hub-and-spoke alliance system in the Indo-Pacific region into a network-based alliance system, trying to create "India is too small for NATO"; Second, the confrontational side in the relations between major powers is more obvious. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is essentially a confrontation and indirect confrontation between Russia and NATO system; Third, there has been a major shift in Japan’s defense policy. At the end of last year, three security policy documents, including the National Security Strategy, were launched, which greatly increased military spending and developed non-nuclear strategic offensive forces such as missiles. This means that Japan will essentially break through the principle of "defending exclusively" and may once again awaken the ghost of the source of the "Great East Asian War".

  In February this year, the Munich Security Report 2023, released before the 59th Munich Security Conference, emphasized that the world has entered a crucial decade of international order adjustment. According to the Munich Safety Index released at the same time, the world has entered a new stage where insecurity is everywhere.

  The United States still maintains the position of the first place in military expenditure with absolute advantage. Zou Zhibo pointed out that behind the scale of military expenditure and military strength is the support of national scientific and technological level and economic strength. The huge military expenditure of the United States shows that the United States still has great advantages in strength. At present, in order to maintain its global hegemony, although the economy is facing the risk of recession, the US military expenditure continues to set a new record. This also exposes the side of the United States that ignores the economy and people’s livelihood and is militaristic.

  "In 2022, Europe became the region with the largest increase in global military spending, mainly due to the overall escalation of the Ukrainian crisis." Zou Zhibo analyzed that "India, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Japan’s entry into the top 10 military expenditures is related to seeking the status of a big country and occupying a favorable strategic position in the new geographical pattern."

  "The growth of global military spending has entered an accelerated period, which is closely related to the new changes in the current international security situation." Zou Zhibo believes that, first, the country represented by the United States has entered a period of strategic adventure, and in order to maintain its hegemonic position, it will not hesitate to provoke confrontation among major powers; Second, the game between big countries is unprecedentedly fierce, and the contest between old and new forces is developing in the direction of competition and confrontation; Third, the fierce confrontation between big countries has seriously impacted the regional and even global security situation, and the insecurity of relevant countries and regions has risen sharply, making it an inevitable choice to strengthen arms construction.

  Complex, changeable and turbulent special period

  Zou Zhibo pointed out that global arms control and competition are two sides of the same body, which is the "pointer" to the state of world peace and security. When the world is in a relatively peaceful period, arms control has become the mainstream, which is the reason why international arms control has made rapid and significant progress after the end of the Cold War in the 1990s. In recent years, the international security situation has entered a downward state, global military spending has increased rapidly, and the arms race has intensified.

  "At present, global military spending has entered a period of acceleration, especially the sustained and rapid growth of military spending by big countries, which may lead to an arms race among big countries and even the risk of war among big countries. In addition, the increasing global military expenditure will inevitably further increase the burden on countries, making the weak recovery of the world economy ‘ Make matters worse ’ 。” Zou Zhibo said. On May 2, the International Monetary Fund issued a report saying that 2023 will be a challenging year for the global economy. Due to the tightening of monetary policy and the continued pressure on economic activities caused by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, global economic growth will slow down. The New York Times said that the Russian-Ukrainian military conflict is undermining the economic growth in Europe, sowing the seeds of anxiety, and putting European government resources under greater pressure than the United States and other countries and regions.

  "Global military spending has maintained growth for eight consecutive years and will continue to grow in the future. This reflects the grim situation that the global arms race is escalating, the strategic competition and confrontation of big countries continue to heat up, and the global security situation is more complicated and tense. " Zou Zhibo said: at present, the world is facing a great change that has never happened in a century, and the international security situation has entered a special period of complexity, changeability and turbulence.

  "In recent years, while resolutely defending its core interests, China has made extensive efforts to persuade peace and promote talks, put forward global security initiatives, promoted reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and worked hard to turn storms into gentle winds and drizzles, and turned division and confrontation into harmony and symbiosis, making its own unique contribution to safeguarding world peace and stability." Guo Xiaobing said.

  April 21st this year marks the first anniversary of the global security initiative put forward by the Supreme Leader. Wang Wenbin, spokesman of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that China is the initiator of the Global Security Initiative, and it is also the activist to implement this major initiative. China adheres to the common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security concept, and has carried out in-depth exchanges of security concepts and policies with all parties to promote the common security. China is willing to work with all parties to uphold the concept of security community, adhere to true multilateralism, work together to meet various traditional and non-traditional security challenges, and jointly promote the lofty cause of peaceful development of mankind.

"Professor online celebrity" Zheng Qiang solemnly declares!

On August 24th, Zheng Qiang, a professor at Zhejiang University and secretary of the Party Committee of Taiyuan University of Technology, issued a statement via "Professor Zheng Qiang" on WeChat WeChat official account: I have never advocated kicking English out of the college entrance examination.

Zheng Qiang. According to WeChat WeChat official account "Professor Zheng Qiang"

The statement is as follows:

Recently, new media platforms, including good-looking videos, watermelon videos, Bili Bili, Little Red Books, Tigers flew, Zhihu, Baijiahao, Netease News, Sina Weibo, Tik Tok, Aauto Quicker, Today Headline, WeChat platform (WeChat official account, video number), Tencent Video, Tencent Microvision, Youku Video, etc., copied, published and disseminated a large number of my speech videos and their fragments without my consent (mostly He also used titles and articles that seriously distorted the theme of my speech and took it out of context, and even published and disseminated malicious titles and contents like "Professor Zheng Qiang advocated kicking English out of the college entrance examination" and "Professor Zheng Qiang said: Professor XXX is not as good as me and can’t be on an equal footing with me at all" that I have never published on any occasion. What’s more, some authors of new media works add and distribute PPT; used in some of my video speeches without authorization; Some internet users have artificially used some of my educational views to criticize and attack famous universities in China in order to earn traffic and even provoke disputes and hostility. Here, I solemnly declare:

I have never advocated kicking English out of the college entrance examination, only think that non-English majors (candidates) should not spend too much time and energy on English learning; English is a tool of communication and cannot be used as the main criterion to measure the level of talents; However, the basic learning of foreign languages and the mastery of basic skills are necessary for modern intellectuals and skilled people. As science and engineering students and scholars, English reading and writing are more important than oral English.

I have never said that any scholars and professors are inferior to me. I only encouraged young students to learn "asymmetric comparison" and discover "asymmetric advantages" in my speeches, and analyzed myself with some famous professors and celebrities as an example, thinking that I have some advantages that can be compared with some famous scholars and celebrities. In fact, I always say "I have full respect for Professor XXX, and I can’t compare with him in all his 20 specialties" in the last sentence of any speech involving this content. It’s a pity that such an expression was deleted by Xiaobian by means of decapitation;

I have always been full of respect for the leading universities in China, and believe that in recent decades, these universities have made outstanding contributions to national construction and development, and it is the right choice for young students to yearn for these universities. The point I want to express is that it is fortunate to be admitted to a top university; If you fail in the exam (reading), you can become a success if you study hard in ordinary colleges and universities; Studying abroad is an inevitable way for China to go global, understand the world and build up self-confidence, and it is also an inevitable result of reform and opening up. Returning to China after studying is the best way to serve the country; If you stay abroad, you can be patriotic. To become teachers and scholars in high-level universities in the new era, it is beneficial to enrich life experience and improve academic level to study in first-class high-level universities abroad.

I am deeply indignant at the recent repeated illegal transcription, unauthorized copying of my speech video and its fragments, and even malicious fabrication and tampering on the online platform, and I have repeatedly complained to the new media platform involved, but I still can’t put an end to and stop the above illegal acts; I deeply regret that the new media platform involved cannot be effectively stopped according to law!
In order to prevent the public and relevant media from misunderstanding and set the record straight, I declare as follows:
1. As of the date of this statement, I am required not to record, record or disseminate any lectures (speeches) when invited. The related videos, audio and other contents in the new media platform are illegal sneak shots and pirated recordings against my will.
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Hereby declare!

Zhejiang University Taiyuan University of Technology

Professor Zheng Qiang

August 24, 2021

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Typhoon yellow warning: "Little Dog" is gradually approaching the eastern coast of Guangdong, and its intensity is maintained or slowly weakened.

  CCTV News:The Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a yellow typhoon warning at 10: 00 on October 6:

  The center of Typhoon KOINU, the 14th this year, is located at 8: 00 am today (6th) in the northeastern South China Sea, about 265km south-east of Shanwei City, Guangdong Province, which is 21.8 degrees north latitude and 117.7 degrees east longitude. The maximum wind force near the center is 13 (40m/s), the lowest pressure in the center is 960 hectopascals, and the radius of the seven-level wind circle is 200-300.

  It is estimated that "Little Dog" will move westward at a speed of 5-10 kilometers per hour, gradually approaching the eastern coast of Guangdong, and its intensity will be maintained or slowly weakened. On the 8 th, it will turn to the west-south direction in the offshore of eastern Guangdong, and its intensity will gradually weaken.

  Gale forecast:From 14: 00 on the 6th to 14: 00 on the 7th, there will be 6-8 winds with gusts of 9-10 in most parts of the East China Sea and the waters near Diaoyu Island, western bashi channel, Taiwan Province Strait, northeastern South China Sea, coastal areas of Zhejiang, Fujian, central and eastern Guangdong and western Taiwan Province Island. Among them, there will be 9-10 winds with gusts of 11-13 in parts of the Taiwan Province Strait and northeastern South China Sea, and the "Little Dog" center.

  Precipitation forecast:From 14: 00 on the 6th to 14: 00 on the 7th, there will be heavy rain or rainstorm (50-90 mm) in southeastern Fujian and northeastern Guangdong.

  Defense guide:

  1. The government and relevant departments shall, in accordance with their duties, do a good job in typhoon prevention and emergency rescue.

  2. Water operations and passing ships in relevant waters should return to Hong Kong to take shelter from the wind, strengthen port facilities, and prevent ships from anchoring, grounding and collision.

  3. Stop large-scale indoor and outdoor gatherings and dangerous outdoor operations such as high altitude.

  4. Reinforce or dismantle structures that are easy to be blown by the wind. Personnel should not go out at will. They should stay in windproof and safe places as far as possible, so as to ensure that the elderly and children stay in the safest place at home, and the dangerous people will be transferred in time. When the typhoon center passes by, the wind will decrease or stay still for a period of time. Remember that the strong wind will suddenly blow and you should continue to stay in a safe place to avoid the wind.

  5. Relevant areas should pay attention to prevent flash floods and geological disasters that may be caused by heavy precipitation.

What do you think of the changes in the real estate industry when two former 100 billion housing enterprises withdrew from the market?

  BEIJING, Beijing, August 10 (Zhongxin Finance reporter Zuo Yukun) In the recent real estate market, the delisting of several well-known housing companies in the past is embarrassing.

  On August 4th, ST Sunshine City announced that the company received the "Decision on the Termination of the Listing of Sunshine City Group Co., Ltd." issued by Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and the company was decided to terminate the listing; On August 3, ST Taihe announced that the company’s stock has been decided by Shenzhen Stock Exchange to terminate its listing and will be delisted on August 4, 2023.

  A-shares have been ups and downs for several years, and the journey of real estate giants who once dominated the country in the capital market has temporarily come to an end, but the road ahead is far from the end.

  Two Fujian-based housing enterprises were forced to withdraw from the market.

  "Taihe’s products have won high recognition from customers, but Taihe’s stock has not been recognized by the capital market." In May, Huang Qisen, chairman of Taihe Group, said this when he visited Xiamen Yard and Tingxi Yard in Xiamen.

  It is reported that from May 8, 2023 to June 2, 2023, the daily closing price of Taihe Group’s share price was lower than that of 1 yuan for 20 consecutive trading days, which touched the relevant provisions of the Stock Listing Rules (Revised in 2023) of Shenzhen Stock Exchange. According to the relevant regulations, the stock of Taihe Group was directly terminated from listing and did not enter the delisting period.

  In 2010, Taihe became the only listed real estate enterprise in China by "backdoor" Fujian Agriculture, Countryside and Farmers. From the region to the whole country, Taihe has many high-light moments with sales exceeding 100 billion. At the peak of 2018, Taihe’s share price once surpassed 21 yuan/share, but this year, the delisting price of 0.43 yuan/share has dropped by 98% compared with the historical high.

  2018年对于阳光城来说,同样也是值得纪念的一年。身为闽系房企曾经的“领头羊”,自2002年在深交所上市后,阳光城的销售额在2018年突破千亿并愈战愈勇,在2020年冲破2000亿元的门槛,先后布局全国逾100座城市,综合实力曾位列中国地产20强。

  但它也在今年转动了和泰禾相似的命运齿轮。阳光城集团股份有限公司股票在2023年5月15日至2023年6月9日期间,连续二十个交易日的每日收盘价均低于1元,被终止上市。

  阳光城创始人林腾蛟一向看重人才,将人力资源视为第一战略,更是舍得在人才上花钱。这也让阳光城一度以高薪酬著称,有报道称其曾以人均40万元的年薪居地产圈之最。

  在2021年公司出现流动性问题后,林腾蛟积极奔走自救,阳光城更是上至高管、下至一线员工全部降薪。但同舟共济并未能带领企业走出困境,退市锤音落下,阳光城的斜晖引来不少股民感慨“世界500强,恍如昨日”。

  "Defence War" under the Crisis

  In 2020, the introduction of the "three red lines" forced real estate to deleverage, completely rewritten the industry rules, officially declared the end of the industry’s mode of relying on high leverage, high debt and high turnover to achieve high growth, and also changed the fate of many blindly expanding housing enterprises.

  "At present, judging from the reasons for the delisting of real estate enterprises, most of them have negative net profit and revenue of less than 100 million yuan, and the closing price for 20 consecutive trading days is lower than the face value of the stock. In other words, most of the delisting of housing enterprises can be attributed to the continuous large losses caused by poor management. Therefore, many housing enterprises will face ‘ Unable to issue or issue a negative audit opinion ’ 。” Zhang Bo, dean of 58 Anjuke Research Institute, said.

  In the competition of the capital market, although the par value is lower than that of 1 yuan, it almost means that one foot has entered the rhythm of delisting, but there are still many people who are struggling to save themselves.

  For example, the share price of Jinke Co., Ltd. hit a record low of 0.77 yuan/share in May this year, and its face value is lower than that of 1 yuan, so the delisting situation is in jeopardy. It then used "delaying tactics" such as increasing its holdings, capital injection and acquisition plan to operate, and its share price was restored to above 1 yuan/share.

  At the same time, it has caught up with the timely introduction of various real estate adjustment policies, and Jinke Co., Ltd. "turned over" has become the rising leader of real estate stocks in the secondary market. At present, the share price has risen above 2 yuan/share, and the crisis of delisting at par value has basically been lifted.

  A number of Hong Kong-listed housing enterprises also ushered in a turning point. In the first half of the year, Kaisa Group, Jing Rui Holdings and Sunac China, listed real estate companies in Hong Kong stocks, successfully resumed trading. Although the stock price has not stabilized after the resumption of trading, the financing channels in the capital market are temporarily saved.

  However, there are only a few listed companies that can get rid of the crisis from the edge of delisting. According to the statistics of the Central Finger Research Institute, two housing enterprises have been delisted in the first half of the year, eight housing enterprises have been delisted, and many housing enterprises are facing the risk of delisting. In the second half of the year, there is a greater probability that listed housing enterprises will delist.

  How to treat the industry change

  Liu Shui, director of enterprise research at the China Central Finger Research Institute, believes that on the one hand, the delisting of stocks will reduce the valuation of the company’s value, damage the interests of shareholders, affect investors’ confidence, limit financing channels, damage the brand, affect project sales, and have an adverse impact on debt restructuring and risk clearing; On the other hand, the delisting of many real estate enterprises has a great impact on debt restructuring, building security and boosting industry confidence.

  But what needs to be clear is that delisting itself also belongs to the normal operation of the capital market. Bank of China Securities said that enterprises facing delisting risk are still individual phenomena, and the market value accounts for only 2% of the total market value of 115 real estate A-share companies, which has relatively limited impact on the sector and should be treated rationally. Strengthening the delisting system will help to ensure the reasonable supply of the stock market, enhance investors’ risk awareness and accelerate the clearing of the industry.

  The delisting mechanism is not cruel, but it is also one of the manifestations of the survival of the fittest in the competition for the real estate industry. Even if the resumption of trading is successful, the industry only regards it as the first step out of the risk, and returning the company to normal operation is the good medicine to restore investor confidence. Soochow securities Research Report pointed out that a new era of the industry has arrived, and all the housing enterprises that can pass through this round of industry contraction will usher in a new pattern of obviously optimized competitive environment.

  Since the end of 2022, bank credit support, bond financing assistance and equity financing of financial policies have been loosened, and high-quality housing enterprises have enjoyed more support. At the same time, the distance between high-quality housing enterprises and dangerous housing enterprises has further widened. "In the past two years, the pattern of the real estate industry has been changing constantly, and the differentiation between housing enterprises has become more and more obvious." Soochow securities said.

  According to the monitoring of the Central Finger Research Institute, under the period of deep market adjustment, the differentiation of different types of enterprises has intensified, the market share of central state-owned enterprises has increased compared with last year, and new power housing enterprises are also rising. One is diversified industrial enterprises focusing on developing existing real estate business, and the other is local small and medium-sized real estate enterprises, which focus on the market where the enterprises are located and cooperate with large housing enterprises to develop projects.

  The new pattern has begun, and where the new development model is, it still needs to be explored by all housing enterprises. (End)

With the rise of the national tide and open management, what new changes have been ushered in in the theme parks with old and new changes?

Affected by the global epidemic, local tours, including theme parks, and Zhou Bianyou have become the first choice for recent trips, and the tourism consumption market has gradually shown strong resilience, but the challenges of the industry in the future still exist. The latest data from AECOM shows that theme parks are replaced by old ones and the survival of the fittest. The latest data from AECOM shows that theme parks are replacing the old with the new, and the survival of the fittest is eliminated.The total number has been updated from 128 in 2018 to 156 at present..
The number of openings is the same as in previous years, and it is a new first-tier city.
In recent three years, 39 new theme parks are mainly concentrated in new first-tier cities, such as Nanjing and Zhengzhou. Although the sudden epidemic has temporarily slowed down the opening of new projects, the planning and construction of theme parks is a long-term plan. With the gradual recovery of the domestic tourism market, new projects that are "imminent" have been opened in the second half of the year, and the number of new projects opened is almost the same as in previous years.
Among the projects tracked by AECOM, about 20 theme parks have closed down one after another in the past three years, of which 70%-80% are parks with an initial investment of less than 1 billion and no obvious theme/equipment. Before the closure, the business situation was not good, and the number of tourists in most years was less than 1 million. These parks "suffering from internal worries" have insufficient ability to resist risks, and the outbreak in 2020 will accelerate their fall into the dilemma of bankruptcy, or announce the temporary closure to re-plan the development direction.
The rise of the national tide and the second interpretation of local culture into the mainstream
Pursuing stories is the standard of theme parks nowadays. Among them, history/culture is the most theme type of new projects, and local culture/historical stories and legends are selected for secondary interpretation. This has something to do with the improvement of Chinese cultural self-confidence, the rise of "national tide" and the needs of local governments in recent years. "Regional culture" is also one of the easiest choices for entertainment transformation and theme formation.
Domestic parks have recognized the potential advantages of IP in shaping themes, enhancing experiences and promoting secondary consumption. In the projects tracked by AECOM, nearly half of the existing parks have used IP to varying degrees: First, they have strong IP clusters, such as Disney and Universal Studios, which can support the development of large-scale theme parks and maximize the entertainment value of IP; The second is to cooperate with existing popular IP. Attract specific fans to visit by implanting the theme partition of the IP in the park, or using festival activities to cooperate with IP for a short time; The third is to create IP according to the characteristics of the project, and try to create online and offline derivatives to cultivate emotional connection with tourists.
However, there are also many cases in the market where IP is used but there is no "splash". Experts believe that the introduction of IP is not a "panacea" for theme parks once and for all, but it is necessary to clarify the purpose and expectation of introducing IP into parks, and then choose the right IP and use it scientifically and rationally in order to maximize the value of IP.
Open management is gradually emerging, and nearly 20% of theme parks enter the park free of charge.
In the past three years, because some previously closed theme parks tried to "open management", that is, free admission, individual payment for amusement projects or payment for theme areas, open management began to attract the attention of the industry, but this model has long been used in some parks with no obvious theme/equipment at home and abroad. Among the projects tracked by AECOM, there are currently about 30 theme parks in China, accounting for about 20% of the total.
The pass system and the split ticket system are meaningless advantages and disadvantages, but only two business models with different emphases, which have different requirements for the profitability of theme parks and bring completely different experiences to tourists. The split-ticket system has different considerations for the selection, maintenance and daily operation of facilities and equipment than the pass-ticket system park, so it is necessary to formulate appropriate strategies in advance and plan the investment budget more reasonably. At present, the theme parks with reasonable open management are mainly located in large-scale urban recreation complexes in new first-tier or second-tier cities, and the surrounding population is relatively dense. These projects often need large flow to feed back commercial or other projects. On the contrary, if there is no business or other formats around, or the location is not good, and stable passenger flow cannot be obtained, then "opening the door" may not be worth the loss.
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Yin Hong emphasized to give full play to the role of the Communist Youth League Women’s Federation as a bridge in the investigation and discussion of the Provincial Women’s Federation of the Communist

  This newspaper (all-media reporter Wei Xing) on November 28th, Yin Honglai, secretary of the provincial party committee, came to the provincial women’s federation for investigation and discussion. He stressed that it is necessary to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the important speech made by General Secretary of the Supreme Leader during his inspection of Jiangxi, focus on the objective requirements of "going ahead, being brave and striving for the first place, and doing good deeds", give full play to the role of the Communist Youth League and the Women’s Federation as a bridge, and concentrate on writing a Chinese-style modern Jiangxi chapter.

  Liang Gui, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, attended.

  In the provincial committee of the Communist Youth League, Yin Hong listened to the introduction, looked at the results, looked at the construction of the "Youth News" media platform and the "Children’s Heart Harbor" position, and learned about the reform of social organizations affiliated to the Communist Youth League and the effectiveness of the theme education for league members and youth. When she came to the Provincial Women’s Federation, Yin Hong inspected the construction of the "Sanxin" women’s home and the sunshine station for left-behind children in real time through the "Women’s Cloud" media center, and learned more about the care services and rights protection of women and children. Yin Hong emphasized that youth and women’s work has a strong political attribute, so it is necessary to strengthen ideological and political guidance, persistently use the supreme leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era to build a soul, always stand firm in political stance and firmly grasp the political direction, constantly improve the leading, organizing and serving power of the Communist Youth League and women’s federations, and effectively unite the broad masses of young people and women around the party in the broadest and closest way.

  After listening to the work report of the Communist Youth League Committee, Yin Hong pointed out that it is necessary to thoroughly implement the important thinking of the Supreme Leader General Secretary on youth work, carry out theme education in a down-to-earth manner, earnestly strengthen political education, theoretical study and practical activities, and strive to train socialist builders and successors. It is necessary to demonstrate the role of the Communist Youth League around the overall situation of the center, unite and lead the vast number of young people to stand on their posts, be brave in innovation and creation, actively participate in the fiery practice of modernization, and strive to be the vanguard and new force in various fields such as scientific and technological innovation, rural revitalization, and social services. It is necessary to carry forward fine traditions, adhere to "going online" and "sinking", strengthen communication and contact with young people, continuously improve service methods, do a good job in humanistic care and psychological counseling for young people, and strive to become the strongest bridge between the party and young people. It is necessary to deepen the reform of the League, continuously expand the coverage of the League, enhance the working ability of young people, and strive to promote the high-quality development of the Communist Youth League in the province in the new era.

  After listening to the work report of the Provincial Women’s Federation, Yin Hong pointed out that it is necessary to thoroughly implement the important exposition of the Supreme Leader General Secretary on the work of women, children and women’s federations, and solidly carry out a series of activities of "Women’s Heart to the Party, Striving for a New Journey". We should actively guide the majority of women to participate in modernization, play a role in industrial development, rural revitalization, social governance and other fields, and play a "half the sky" role for high-quality development. We should make greater efforts to deepen the construction of family education style, guide the majority of women to inherit family virtues, build a good family style, actively cultivate a new marriage and childbearing culture, and promote family harmony and social harmony. It is necessary to effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of women and children, care for and help women with difficulties such as low-income women, elderly women and disabled women, do a good job in services for left-behind children, and strive to make respect for women and care for children become a common practice in the whole society. It is necessary to deepen the organizational reform of the Women’s Federation, promote more resources and services to the grassroots level, and cover the "three new" fields, and be a trustworthy and reliable family of women.

  Yin Hong hopes that the new leading bodies of the Communist Youth League Provincial Committee and the Provincial Women’s Federation will strengthen their own construction in an all-round way, strengthen the party’s construction under the guidance of political construction, continue to deepen the comprehensive and strict management of the party, continuously enhance the overall quality and ability of the leading bodies, and effectively build the Communist Youth League and the Women’s Federation into stronger and more dynamic organizations. Party committees at all levels should strengthen the party’s leadership over youth and women’s work, actively provide support and create conditions for the Communist Youth League and women’s federations to carry out their work, and push the Communist Youth League and women’s undertakings to a new level.

"Ice-snow fever" ushered in a new climax. "Ice-snow economy" drove a new upsurge of cross-regional marketing.

CCTV News:A good winter brings a good summer. This winter, Harbin ushered in a new climax of the national "ice and snow fever" and made the ice and snow movement a "New Year custom". As the New Year approaches, people from all over the world will feel the happiness brought by sports together in the world of ice and snow.

Enrich people’s sports life, ice and snow events start in hot season.

On January 30th, the main event of "2024 National Fitness Happy New Year" initiated by the State Sports General Administration was held in Baishan, Jilin. The theme of this year’s event is "Sports Happy New Year and Healthy Welcome to the Spring Festival". The first China Jilin Songhua River Skating Marathon and other 20 ice and snow events and ice and snow experience activities also started simultaneously. On the vast ice track of Songhua River, more than 7,000 ice and snow sports fans released their youth and vitality in the cheers, and welcomed the Spring Festival in the Year of the Loong by sports.

Skiing and watching the game are not a mistake. Experience the ice and snow culture in the Winter Olympics venues.

In addition to going to the northeast to "tread the ice and chase the snow", Beijing’s Winter Olympics venues have also become a must-see for tourists visiting the north.

Here, visitors can not only experience the fun of skiing, but also watch the games and live with the athletes in the Olympic Village. The National Alpine Ski Center has also opened all competition venues for tourists to visit, and launched mass play projects such as Thunder snowmobiles.

Harbin’s "ice and snow economy" drives a new upsurge of cross-regional marketing

Since New Year’s Day, with the popularity of winter tourism in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, tourists from all over the country have poured in. This year, in addition to the local traditional ice and snow tourism projects, many foreign merchants also chose to promote their products with the help of this "tourism fever" Dongfeng, adding a different experience to Harbin’s winter tourism.

Recently, in Sophia Church Square, Harbin, an old-fashioned beverage company in Qingdao, Shandong Province took 100,000 bottles of free Coke products to promote special products through the popularity of Harbin.

The person in charge of the enterprise told the reporter that taking the products out of the province this time aims to drive the brand out of the circle with product innovation and realize the interaction between Qingdao and Harbin.

Jilin: Spring Festival ice and snow tourism market continues to be hot.

On January 30th, with the "2024 National Fitness Happy New Year" held in Baishan, Jilin Province, a series of ice and snow events and ice and snow experience activities also started simultaneously. Driven by the ice and snow movement, Jilin’s ice and snow travel attracts a large number of tourists.

On the morning of the 30th, five events, such as skating marathon and snow cycling marathon, were fired at the same time in baishan city. Thousands of ice and snow sports enthusiasts compete passionately, which not only shows the charm of ice and snow sports, but also vividly reflects the vitality of ice and snow tourism.

Driven by the continuous movement of ice and snow, Jilin’s ice and snow travel attracts a large number of tourists. At the end of 2023, the "New Year’s Orders" in Jilin ice and snow market continued to increase, and a large number of tourists booked entertainment and accommodation for the Spring Festival holiday more than one month in advance, which made major attractions and hotels overwhelmed. On the first day of the opening of Changchun Ice and Snow Xintiandi, which covers an area of 1.56 million square meters, the number of tourists exceeded 30,000; Changchun Zoo and Botanical Garden’s Journey to the West theme night tour is full; There are frequent rime landscapes along the Songhua River in Jilin City, and ice racing in dragon boat races attracts a large number of tourists. According to the statistics of Jilin Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, in 2023, Jilin Province received a total of 314 million domestic tourists and realized domestic tourism income of 527.7 billion yuan.

Taking stock of the peach scandal between teachers and students in colleges and universities, the tutor’s hidden marriage has a relationship with students

  From the perspective of accelerating the construction of China’s modern university system, it has become an urgent issue that cannot be avoided in the healthy development of China’s higher education to re-examine the ethical relationship between teachers and students.

  The roles between teachers and students in colleges and universities are not equal. Even if the relationship between teachers and students is pure, it will undermine fair competition, which is not in line with the principle of interest avoidance in the modern university system.

  It is also in line with the basic principles of professional ethics to prohibit the love between teachers and students. This means that if you choose a teacher as a profession, you should give up some aspects of freedom.

  Should other forms of relationships beyond teachers and students be allowed on campus?

  In 2010, the General Office of the State Council issued the Notice on Launching the Pilot Reform of the National Education System, which clarified the reform task of establishing a modern university system. The author finds that bringing the connotation and extension of modern university system into operation under the national conditions of China will inevitably face various obstacles and contradictions. Among them, the enrollment corruption, academic misconduct and the scandal between teachers and students are some realistic problems with great negative influence, and they are also urgent problems that must be solved in building a modern university system in China. For the latter, because it will involve sex, extramarital love and family conflicts, stimulating and challenging China’s traditional family ethics will often become the focus of public opinion and news media.

  Especially in recent years, some well-known universities in China have frequently exposed the scandals of teachers and students. For example, a male professor of a university in Xiamen was reported to have been photographed half naked by students, and Professor jane doe was reported to have seduced his doctoral students. An associate professor at a university in Beijing was reported for having sex with female students; Long-term sexual abuse of female students by the vice president of a university in Shanghai was reported … … Similar cases occur frequently, and the list is endless.

  The author sorts out some incidents in recent years and finds that the love between teachers and students is mostly due to conflicts such as interest disputes, emotional deception, family disputes, etc., and finally it is made public in the form of revelations, reports and sex scandals. One of the worst cases is that some teachers with corrupt moral character have sex with students through deception, hidden marriage, and even coercion and inducement, which has a very serious impact and consequences.

  This kind of phenomenon has a bad influence on the reputation of colleges and universities, which greatly worsens the public’s perception of college teachers. There are even various malicious banter words such as "calling animals" instead of "professors" in society. The "rat excrement" effect of sex scandals in colleges and universities makes university teachers, who were originally intellectuals and shouldered the heavy responsibility of educating and educating people for the country, lose their dignity and reputation.

  Therefore, from the perspective of accelerating the construction of China’s modern university system, it has become an urgent issue that cannot be avoided in the healthy development of higher education in China to re-examine the ethical relationship between teachers and students in universities, especially how to regulate and restrain the abnormal emotional and sexual relations between teachers and students on campus.

  Under the modern university system, should the university campus allow other forms of relationship between teachers and students beyond teachers and students?

  "Teachers and students can’t fall in love" is a well-known common sense in American universities.

  We might as well look at how foreign universities view and deal with this problem.

  Before the 1980s, there were no explicit provisions or restrictions on the emotional or other relationships between teachers and students in the teachers’ codes of American universities. However, in 1983, the dean of the School of Arts and Sciences of Harvard University publicly pointed out that the romantic relationship between teachers and students was wrong, which aroused a great discussion on this ethical relationship between teachers and students in the educational circles, feminist organizations and judicial circles in the United States. In 1984, Harvard University was the first to issue a ban on romantic relationships between professors (including their student assistants) and their direct students. In 1986, the University of Iowa also stipulated that professors were not allowed to have romantic relationships with students who were taking their own classes or guiding themselves. However, if students do not attend the professor’s class and are not the students instructed by the professor, this relationship can also be acquiesced.

  This management mode of Harvard and the University of Iowa became the main mode for American universities to standardize the management of similar ethical relations between teachers and students in the 1980s and 1990s. Until 2001, a teacher at William and Mary College in Virginia revealed her love story with a married student, which caused a great sensation in the United States. This incident forced nine universities in California to jointly revise the teachers’ code and introduce stricter regulations, prohibiting all teachers and students from having any other relationship beyond the teacher-student relationship. This is the first time in American universities that teachers and students who have no direct guidance relationship can’t fall in love. The ban points out that no matter whether teachers are married or unmarried, they are not allowed to have a relationship with students. If there is a love affair, one of the parties must choose to leave school voluntarily — — Teachers leave or students drop out of school.

  In practice, because teachers are on the power side, once this relationship between teachers and students is made public, schools often punish teachers instead of students. With few exceptions, any teacher who has this relationship will be fired or expelled once he is found out. At present, this code has been adopted by most American universities, especially famous private universities.

  After more than 30 years of constant debate and revision, it is now a common sense that "teachers and students can’t fall in love" in American colleges and universities.

  Japan is a relatively open country, but the requirements and supervision of university teachers are very strict. In Japan, the relationship between teachers and students is very sensitive. Once the abnormal relationship between teachers and students is found, the parties will face severe punishment, and students will not dare to sacrifice their reputation to have intimate relations with teachers. In 1993, Professor Kyono Chang of Kyoto University was forced to quit his teaching post because of the affair of sex, and went to Tofuku-ji Temple, the capital of Kyoto, to practice, and was soon expelled from the temple. In 1996, he had to leave Japan and was abandoned by Japanese society. In 1999, he died in another country, with a miserable end.

  In Britain, due to many sexual harassment incidents on campus, in 2007, many universities stipulated that teachers should report to the school if they fall in love with students, so as to prevent teachers from "favoritism" or sexually harassing students.

  In Germany, although there is no special law explicitly prohibiting the love between teachers and students in colleges and universities, the so-called love between teachers and students or similar relationship beyond teaching and learning will not only be condemned by morality, but also violate the professional standards of teachers. Especially in recent years, with the younger teachers in Germany and the increasingly precocious students, teacher-student love and other events that are not in proper relationship, the relevant German institutions have begun to appeal in the Federal Parliament to draft special laws as soon as possible to prohibit teachers from having love relationships and sexual behaviors with students.

  It can be seen that some countries, such as Japan and the United States, have strict control over teachers and students’ feelings beyond teachers and students or proper relationship.

  The "Red Seven Articles" in colleges and universities should explicitly prohibit any form of teacher-student love.

  The author believes that on the basis of learning from foreign experience, it is necessary to carefully examine and sort out the new ethical relationship between teachers and students in modern university campuses, make detailed definitions and norms, and introduce relevant measures and management methods.

  Traditionally speaking, China has been a country that respects teachers and values education since ancient times. It has the traditional thought of "learning to be a teacher and being a model", and even more, it has the ethical concept of "being a teacher for a day and being a father for life". It is these cultures that are deeply rooted in people’s hearts that make teachers a noble and sacred profession, and also have higher expectations and requirements for teachers’ ethics.

  In 2014, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader emphasized at the Teachers’ Day Symposium of Beijing Normal University: "A qualified teacher should first be morally qualified, and a good teacher should first be a model of teaching and standing by virtue. We must actively guide the majority of college teachers to be good teachers who are satisfied with the party and the people with ideals and beliefs, moral sentiments, solid knowledge and kindness. "

  In response to the call, the Ministry of Education immediately issued the "Opinions on Establishing and Perfecting the Long-term Mechanism of Teachers’ Morality Construction in Colleges and Universities", and drew out the "Red Seven Articles" of teachers’ morality prohibition behaviors that have warning and educational significance for college teachers. Article 7 clearly stipulates: "Sexual harassment of students or proper relationship with students, and other behaviors that violate the professional ethics of college teachers are strictly prohibited." The author believes that the "Red Seven Articles" is of milestone significance for standardizing the ethical relationship between teachers and students in colleges and universities under the modern university system and building teachers’ ethics in colleges and universities.

  The launch of the "Red Seven Articles" in colleges and universities is just the right time, especially the seventh article, which sets a circle and rules for establishing the normal ethical relationship between teachers and students in colleges and universities. Here, the author also wants to put forward specific suggestions on article 7 from the implementation level:

  On the one hand, it is necessary to explicitly prohibit any form of college teacher-student love.

  One view is that teachers and students in colleges and universities are adults, and there is no identity problem. It is normal for teachers and students to fall in love freely. China’s cultural tradition holds a favorable or tolerant attitude towards other forms of relations between teachers and students in colleges and universities that surpass teachers and students. Tracing back to the Republic of China, there are many literary stories in which teachers and students such as Lu Xun and Xu Guangping, Qu Qiubai and Yang Zhihua, Shen Congwen and Zhang Zhaohe fell in love and got married. In 2014, the media reported that a senior student of a university in Jilin successfully proposed marriage to a university teacher who had been in love for three years, and public opinion was full of support and praise.

  In fact, from the perspective of ethics, in addition to the traditional basic relationship between teachers and students, in the modern university system, emotional and even sexual relations between teachers and students have become more and more sensitive in the ethical relationship between teachers and students. Because it is difficult to define, standardize and deal with, it forms a vague area in people’s understanding and also causes great controversy.

  In my opinion, although college students are adults, their world outlook, outlook on life and values are still in a critical period of formation, and their minds are not fully mature, so the love between teachers and students is hardly pure love. What is important is that the roles between teachers and students in colleges and universities are not equal, and there are relationships in management, power and interests. Even if teachers and students are pure emotional relationships, this relationship will undermine fair competition and does not conform to the principle of interest avoidance in the modern university system.

  It is also in line with the basic principles of professional ethics to prohibit the love between teachers and students. Just like doctors and patients, lawyers and clients, priests and church members can’t fall in love or have sexual relations, the requirements of teacher-student relationship should also be in line with these occupations. This means that if you choose a teacher as a career, you should give up some aspects of freedom.

  On the other hand, strengthen the supervision and management of the ethical relationship between teachers and students in colleges and universities, and strengthen the accountability of those who touch the red line. According to the author’s observation, in recent years, the relevant units have been excessively lenient in dealing with the exposed peach affair and sex scandal. After the incident is exposed, the radish is often pulled out and the mud is brought up. With other lesions such as academic misconduct and misappropriation of funds, the units involved classify emotional and sexual relations as private morality and pay insufficient attention to them. Often, the board is held high and gently put down. In particular, some people involved in the case have certain academic attainments, titles and hats, and the units concerned even use the excuse of cherishing talents and rare talents to minimize major issues and avoid troubles. What’s more, some parties can continue to stay in the teaching staff by changing units, which is not affected at all.

  In addition, the relevant accountability means are not clear and specific enough. It can be seen from the handling results of several incidents exposed on the Internet that it is difficult to find relevant basis and clear explanation for the handling and punishment of teachers and students who are not proper relationship, and even the Red Seven Articles have not given specific disciplinary measures and measures; As a weak group, it is difficult for students to find effective complaint channels and departments after the incident, and their interests cannot be protected. In the end, they can only be exposed on the Internet, forming a whirlpool of public opinion. This also shows that the supervision responsibility of discipline supervision units in some units is not in place, and discipline is lost.

  China’s higher education is in the process of all-round modernization, and many universities are drafting university statutes to establish a modern university system. The author hereby appeals that we should start with standardizing and reconstructing the ethics of teachers and students in colleges and universities, seriously consider and sort out how to establish a healthy and good relationship between teachers and students under the modern university system, unify our thinking and understanding, and pay more attention to the frequent campus peach scandals in recent years, and increase the handling and punishment. By establishing rules and regulations, prevention comes first, and the campus atmosphere is further purified, creating a clean environment for the healthy growth of students and escorting the training of young talents.

  (The author is a professor at Beijing Institute of Technology)

Smooth "double circulation", Jiangsu "hot metal combined transport" enters the fast lane

Jiangsu Tongjiang reaches the sea and is endowed with unique water transport resources. The total length of railways built in the province has exceeded 4,500 kilometers, and the comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network has been improved day by day. Both railways and waterways have the characteristics of large capacity, low cost, green and low carbon. In recent years, focusing on building a transportation pattern of "iron is suitable for iron, water is suitable for water, and public is suitable for public", Jiangsu has continuously promoted the adjustment of transportation structure, developed multimodal transport, improved comprehensive transportation efficiency, and reduced social logistics costs. Hot metal combined transport is an important type of multimodal transport. According to the latest statistics, in 2023, the province’s waterway and railway freight volume totaled 1.26 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.5%. The container multimodal transport volume and inland container transport volume were 2.32 million and 1.455 million TEUs, up by 15.2% and 19.9% year-on-year. The volume of "iron-water combined transport" has been rising all the way.

Convenient and efficient, the railway reaches the port and is connected with a huge ship.

Recently, a sea-rail intermodal train loaded with photovoltaic modules blew its whistle from Yancheng North Railway Freight Yard, headed for Shanghai Port, and then transferred to Europe by sea.

"The’ Yancheng North-Shanghai Port’ sea-rail intermodal train runs regularly every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. When the goods exported by enterprises get on the train, it is equivalent to arriving at Shanghai Port, which is fast and efficient. This train can reduce the logistics cost of 1000 yuan for enterprises." Xi Peng, deputy general manager of Xinchang Company of Provincial Railway Group, said that in the freight volume of Yancheng North Freight Yard last year, the sea-rail combined transport volume accounted for more than 90% of the total shipments. Up to now, the company has opened more than 10 sea-rail combined transport lines, including Hai ‘an-Luchao Port, Yuanbei-Beilun Port and Wuxi West-Guangzhou International Port. A total of 51,775 vehicles, accounting for 1,400,143.2 tons, were delivered by sea-rail combined transport, with the number of vehicles delivered increasing by 78% and the tonnage increasing by 79% year-on-year. The opening of these classes has greatly boosted the local economic extroversion.

In 2023, Changzhou’s sea-rail combined transport operation was in good condition. In the first 10 months, 65,166 TEUs of heavy containers were delivered, a year-on-year increase of 33.7%, and the annual plan of 60,000 TEUs was completed ahead of schedule.

"In 2018 and 2019, Changzhou-Ningbo Port and Changzhou-Shanghai Port sea-rail intermodal trains were opened one after another. The sea-rail intermodal trains have developed from the initial one train per week to the current 17 trains per week, and the delivery volume has also increased from the original 12,000 TEUs per year to 77,000 TEUs in 2023, saving transportation costs for enterprises by over 100 million yuan." Shi Zelin, General Transportation Department of Changzhou Municipal Transportation Bureau, introduced that since 2020, the Changzhou-Shanghai Port sea-rail train has become the train line with the largest volume and the most stable operation among all the sea-rail trains in Shanghai Port, and was awarded the "Shanghai Port Sea-rail Intermodal Transport Demonstration Base" by Shanghai Port.

On January 12, Lianyungang Port Terminal. Looking around, the container yard is very spectacular. The railway leading to the port is connected with a huge ship, and the efficient hot metal combined transport system sends containers to their destinations between the sea and the sky.

"In 2023, Lianyungang completed a total of 854,012 TEUs of container hot metal combined transport, an increase of 8.1% year-on-year." Xu Yue, director of the container train in the container division of Lianyungang Port Holding Group, said that since last year, Lianyungang Port has accelerated its integration into the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, and provided competitive "one-price" products for the majority of enterprises in the central and western regions, gradually achieving the goal of combined transportation of hot metal and water.

"Relying on the seamless connection between the Yaohuamen Station of China Railway and Nanjing longtan port Railway, the company has launched three excellent multimodal transport lines, including Nanjing-Shanghai and Huainan-Nanjing, which have realized the fixed-point, fixed-line, fixed-train, timed, priced and scheduled operation of intermodal transport lines, ensured the stability and timeliness of logistics transport channels, and actively served key enterprises in Nanjing and surrounding areas, such as Nanjing LG, Chuzhou Jingke Photovoltaic and Longji Photovoltaic." Shi Qingsong, general manager of Nanjing Shenghai Multimodal Transport Co., Ltd., introduced that in 2023, Nanjing Port completed 156,800 TEUs of container multimodal transport, up 49.8% year-on-year, maintaining the number one inland port, and achieving remarkable results in reducing comprehensive logistics costs and carbon reduction targets of enterprises.

Nanjing Longtan port hot metal combined transport site. Photo by Zhang Yue

Rich in goods, think what the enterprise wants and what the enterprise wants.

In 2019, Changzhou established a professional sea-rail combined transport company, which was guided by the supply chain thinking, thought about what enterprises thought and what enterprises were anxious about, standardized various modes of transport and set reasonable transport prices.

"At the beginning of the operation of the sea-rail intermodal train, the supply of goods included diesel engines, syringes, cables, tractor accessories, intelligent sensing equipment, pharmaceutical products, traffic track accessories and other traditional advantageous industrial products in Changzhou." Shi Zelin said that in recent years, with the construction of Changzhou’s new energy capital, the transportation volume of products in the new energy industry has risen sharply, and the sea-rail combined transport has been continuously adjusted. In February 2023, the first sea-rail combined transport train for new energy vehicles was opened. Last year, more than 17,000 vehicles were sent, which became an important channel for the export of new energy vehicles in Changzhou.

Photovoltaic industry is another business card of Changzhou’s new energy industry. In the Science and Technology Warehouse of Trina Solar Changzhou Base, boxes of finished photovoltaic modules are waiting to be loaded and sent to all parts of the world. As the main chain enterprise of photovoltaic industry, Trina Solar’s sales area has expanded to more than 150 countries and regions around the world, and the shipment volume has increased by more than 10 times compared with 10 years ago. The stable delivery channel is the lifeline to ensure the development of enterprises.

"Highway transportation is basically about 300 kilometers. For transportation over 300 kilometers, we will use multimodal transportation, such as railway and waterway connection, which makes the transportation capacity more flexible and abundant, and the transportation cost is reduced by about 10%." Su Huizhong, head of Trina Solar’s global logistics, said that the sea-rail intermodal trains actively connect with photovoltaic enterprises and provide stable delivery channels for enterprises by expanding transportation capacity. At present, single photovoltaic products have exceeded 10% of the total transportation volume.

Yan Peng introduced that in order to better meet the strong transportation demand of photovoltaic enterprises, on the basis of the normal operation of photovoltaic trains such as Yancheng North-Karamay North and Yancheng North-Golmud, a number of photovoltaic trains such as Yangzhou North-Jinta, Yangzhou North-Jiuquan and Taizhou West-Baotou West were successively added. The company promoted the implementation of the "more active and closer" "sinking" service measures, sent employees to take root in the front line, helped the transportation of photovoltaic modules to continue to increase, and ensured the stable delivery of photovoltaic modules. Last year, the company sent a total of 12,837 vehicles and 367,938.68 tons of photoelectric plates, an increase of 11,994 vehicles and 344,369.98 tons respectively.

"The goods of Lianyungang Port’s hot metal combined transport mainly include Xuzhou construction machinery parts, tires, Henan pebbles, Hefei white goods, cassava starch in Southeast Asia, and tiles in South China." Xu Yue analyzed the rapid growth of freight volume since last year, saying that the first reason is to set up 11 overseas container office outlets and Henan marketing centers at important nodes such as Sulu, Henan, Anhui, etc., focusing on "connecting goods and transportation" and the hinterland market along the Longhai, and newly opening trains from Pangu Temple to Lianyungang, Hefei to Lianyungang and Lianyungang to Zhengzhou and Xinxiang westbound to help the goods in the central and western regions go to sea in an all-round way. The second is to pilot the business process of "multimodal transport+direct loading in Hong Kong" in Lianxu, and quickly realize the high-quality development of the train operation of Xulianhai railway combined transport. Third, actively integrate into the construction of "Lianhuaixu" combined hub, cooperate with Xuzhou dry port to operate the digital platform of multimodal transport, and jointly develop market supply.

Lianyungang port. Image source: vision china

"Thanks to the rapid development of export-oriented economy in Nanjing and its surrounding metropolitan areas, there is a strong demand for logistics products exported to Europe and the United States. With key enterprises such as LG Electric, Jingke Photovoltaic, Longji Photovoltaic and Jiangsu Sumeida as representatives, the main foreign trade export products include washing machines, refrigerators, solar module, monitors, auto parts, furniture and daily necessities, which provide excellent basic conditions for the operation of sea-rail trains along the Yangtze River." Shi Qingsong said that by continuously strengthening the efficient serial port and railway, the company provides "one-stop" service to foreign trade enterprises within the radiation range of Nanjing metropolitan area, and the supply of goods is still increasing.

Optimize the passage, break through the blocking point and build the hub adjustment structure

With the continuous construction and improvement of Jiangsu high-speed rail network, the freight capacity of trunk railways such as Beijing-Shanghai, Longhai, Xinchang and Ningwu has been effectively released, and more than 110 multimodal transport demonstration lines and 24 China-Europe train lines have been expanded, supporting the growth rate of railway freight volume.

Pei Jianping, deputy chief planner of Huashe Design Group, said that although railway freight has developed rapidly in recent years, the backbone role of railway freight in Jiangsu’s comprehensive transportation system has not been fully exerted, and the railway freight volume and turnover are only about 3%; The railway transportation of bulk materials such as mining construction, bulk groceries, oil, natural gas and products is also less than 6%. In short, Jiangsu’s freight structure still has a lot of room for optimization and adjustment, and the freight volume of railway and water transport needs to be further accelerated.

Nanjing longtan port Image Source: vision china

"Under the current background, around the deployment of the Implementation Plan for Promoting High-quality Development of Iron-water Intermodal Transport in Jiangsu Province (2023-2025), to further enhance the railway freight volume and promote the development of iron-water intermodal transport, it is necessary to speed up the improvement of the’ three vertical and three horizontal’ railway freight passages, especially the construction of railway passages behind the port." Pei Jianping believes that in view of the bottleneck problems such as saturated transportation capacity of railway freight corridors in our province, low standards of some lines, and insufficient cross-river freight capacity, we can speed up the improvement of the functions of coastal freight corridors by expanding the capacity of new lines and opening the freight functions of green salt and salt. Through the construction of high-speed railway along the river in the north and the expansion and transformation of Ningwu, the westward radiation capacity of the channel along the river will be accelerated. Relying on the capacity building of freight channels and inland terminals, we will focus on building hot metal combined transport channels along the new Eurasian continental bridge, along the river and along the coast.

At the same time, it is particularly critical to smooth the "last mile" of railway transportation. According to the survey, at present, the coverage rate of special railway lines in the whole province is insufficient and the utilization level is not high, which is about 55%. The railway entry rate of 20 key port areas along the Yangtze River and the coast is only 40%. "It is necessary to focus on resource-rich areas, major ports and logistics parks, speed up the construction of railway special branch lines, form a modern railway collection and distribution system with effective connection of trunk and branch lines and multimodal and efficient intermodal transport, and realize full coverage of railway special lines in key port areas along the Yangtze River." Yan Jianping said.

At present, there are eight special railway branches under construction in the province. According to the plan, the special railway line of Lianyungang Economic Development Zone Processing and Assembly Park, Binhai Port Railway Line and Canal Suqian Port Railway Line will be built this year.

Zhao Guobin, general manager of Nantong Yanglu Railway Company, said that Yanglu Railway is a key project for the construction of a new international first-class port in tongzhou bay, connecting four ports and connecting with Ningqi and Haiyang Railway. It is a special railway line integrating the combined transport of iron, sea and molten iron. Since the first bid section was officially put into operation last year, it has mainly transported coal for Zhongtian Iron and Steel, and now it has transported 37 trains, totaling 73,000 tons. The future prospect of Yanglu Railway can be expected.

"Synchronization should further improve the multimodal transport hub system and improve the service level of freight nodes." Pei Jianping said that while further improving the functions of existing multimodal transport freight hubs such as Nanjing longtan port, Suzhou International Railway Logistics Center and Lianyungang SCO International Logistics Park, it is necessary to accelerate the construction of a number of multimodal transport freight hubs such as Xuzhou land port Logistics Base, Lujiabang Freight Yard and Xinyi Public Railway Logistics Base. Make full use of Jiangsu’s "six vertical and six horizontal" high-speed rail network resources, study the layout of high-speed rail logistics nodes and air-rail intermodal hubs, and build an efficient and convenient high-speed rail logistics channel with internal communication and external communication. In addition, it is necessary to enrich the connotation of China-Europe trains and expand the radiation range of trains; We should actively innovate the freight mode and improve the efficiency of intermodal service.

Xi Peng said that the company is actively docking local logistics development planning, accelerating the expansion and transformation of key freight yards such as Taizhou West and Yancheng North, promoting the integrated development of modern railway parks, logistics parks and industrial parks, and comprehensively improving freight capacity and logistics service level. At present, relevant strategic cooperation framework agreements and project agent construction agreements have been signed with Yancheng City and Taizhou City to promote the implementation of the capacity expansion and reconstruction project of the railway freight yard in Yancheng North and Taizhou West Station, and jointly build a regional railway logistics park.

Xu Yue introduced that this year, it is planned to promote the inclusion of classes in Xuzhou and Zhengzhou, develop classes in important nodes such as Hefei, speed up the construction of empty container centers in Xuzhou and other regions, promote the pre-positioning of empty containers and the establishment of container return points by shipping companies, and carry out domestic trade business in combination with the "one-single system", and strive to complete 850,000 TEUs by sea-rail combined transport and 25,000 TEUs by water tank loading and unloading.

"Around the sea-rail combined transport, Changzhou will continue to exert its efforts on the development of" one single system "and" one box ",promote platform construction, break through information barriers, form a high-energy logistics hub network, and let resource elements gather in Changzhou on their own initiative. Accelerate the construction of the empty container circulation center to make the import and export logistics and transportation channels smoother. " Shi Zelin said.

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Pay attention to prevent Henan from issuing meteorological warning of geological disasters

  On August 31st, the Department of Natural Resources of Henan Province and the Meteorological Bureau of Henan Province jointly issued the meteorological warning of geological disasters in Henan Province: the areas that reached the red warning were Luoyang, the south of Sanmenxia, the southwest of Zhengzhou, Nanyang, Pingdingshan, the northwest of Xuchang, most of Ruzhou and the south of Gongyi, and the possibility of geological disasters in the above areas was very high.

  The areas that have reached the orange warning are Luoyang, northern Sanmenxia, northern and southern Zhengzhou and Jiyuan, western and northern Nanyang and Pingdingshan, northwestern Xuchang, and most of Gongyi, where geological disasters are likely to occur.

  The areas that have reached the yellow warning are most of Jiyuan, western Anyang, Hebi and Zhumadian, northern Jiaozuo and Xinxiang, southeastern Pingdingshan and Nanyang, where geological disasters are more likely to occur.

  Please take the following precautions in relevant cities:

  1. Pay close attention to the changes of rain and water conditions, carry out uninterrupted inspection and monitoring of hidden points of geological disasters within the early warning range, and send early warning information to villages, households and people in time;

  2. Evacuate the persons threatened by geological disasters in the red and orange warning areas;

  3. Strengthen the investigation and inspection of key parts such as slope-cutting building, traffic trunk lines, important pipeline tourist attractions, and the surrounding areas of schools. In case of emergency, take immediate measures such as closure and evacuation;

  4. In the early warning area, temporarily stop outdoor operations and activities;

  5. All localities and relevant units should strengthen emergency duty. Once geological disasters and dangerous situations are discovered, they should immediately start emergency response to geological disasters and do emergency rescue and dangerous situation disposal.

  (Headquarters reporter Tian Meng)