United Nations Climate Action Summit ③ Circular economy provides industrialization ideas for climate change.

The 2019 Climate Action Summit ended on 23rd, new york time, and the United Nations High-level Meeting Week began. At the summit, Wang Yi, Special Representative of the Supreme Leader, State Councilor and Foreign Minister, attended and delivered a speech. In his speech, Wang Yi emphasized the importance of multilateralism, and all parties should abide by the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities" to help developing countries enhance their ability to cope with climate change.

With regard to "common but differentiated responsibilities", China’s "Operation Sword at the Gate" which has attracted wide international attention in recent years is one of them. Since July 2017, the General Administration of Customs of China has imposed an entry ban on certain "foreign garbage", and the crackdown on foreign garbage smuggling has been greatly increased in the "Operation Sword at the Gate" announced in early 2018.

This move has attracted international attention, but it is also accompanied by some critical voices. Some developed countries said that this move would seriously interfere with the global supply chain of waste materials, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China said that it was an important measure taken by the China government to improve the quality of the ecological environment and ensure the national ecological security.

China, Indonesian, Philippine and other Southeast Asian countries were the main recipients of foreign garbage from developed countries in the past. Should China continue to import foreign garbage? Is the past global supply chain of waste materials reasonable?

Grayson Shor has a negative attitude towards the above two questions. Shor is a young scholar devoted to the study of circular economy. Since he entered the field of international development policy research, he has always paid attention to the problem of garbage disposal in this field. On September 24th, Shor accepted an interview with The Paper, and he was glad to see that the China government was determined to promote the implementation of this policy.

Circular economy: excluding waste and garbage from economic development

"Operation Sword is putting pressure on the municipal authorities in North America and Europe to invest and expand their domestic recycling industry to deal with the garbage generated in their own countries. Because China no longer handles a large amount of imported garbage, these countries have more incentive to build their own waste recycling and waste reduction systems. " Shor said.

Some garbage imported into China is not recyclable, and the imported recyclable garbage cannot be completely and reasonably treated because of its huge quantity, which also aggravates the environmental pollution in China to some extent. Before the "Operation Sword at the National Gate" was vigorously promoted, many western European countries relied too much on China in garbage recycling. They had the highest municipal recycling rate in the world, but there was no large-scale recycling industry in their own countries. Because compared with transporting recyclable waste to China, the cost-effectiveness of building recycling industry in China is not obvious.

A national policy similar to "Operation Sword at the Gate" is the premise of promoting the circular economy system. Garbage, a product that we participate in every day, is an important input point for the development of circular economy enterprises. With countries raising the import threshold of "foreign garbage", the trend of building local garbage recycling facilities in their own countries and large enterprises has also increased rapidly in recent years, which is also in line with the development principle of circular economy.

The concept of circular economy is consistent with the initiative of this climate action summit. The summit emphasized the importance of low-carbon development and sustainability, and proposed to use market means such as carbon trading to accelerate the transformation of the global economic model, and circular economy is one of the goals of the transformation. Circular economy advocates excluding waste and pollution from economic development, improving the sustainable utilization rate of goods and materials, and thus promoting the regeneration of ecosystems.

Shor mentioned in the interview the reason why he chose circular economy as his professional development field. First of all, the crisis of global environmental change has never been well "branding", and climate scientists have not effectively explained the impact of this crisis on human beings in the past with language obviously related to personal daily life. Secondly, there are many strong environmental protection initiatives, but there is no practical implementation policy to follow up the implementation of these policies. Finally, environmentalists often regard business and industry as enemies rather than potential partners, which is actually not desirable. He believes that circular economy has great potential to improve the above three deficiencies.

At present, many developing countries and developed countries are struggling with the rapidly evolving waste management crisis. A study by the World Bank last year showed that due to rapid urbanization, the earth’s waste will increase by 70% in the next 30 years, and the plastic and infrastructure industries have the highest waste output rate.

Plastic products include plastic packaging, auto parts and wearable goods. Although large-scale plastic production began in 1950s, by 2015, more than 50% of plastic products were produced in the past 13 years. Shor mentioned that at present, a large amount of plastic waste accumulated and difficult to recycle has caused pollution, which has reached a critical value in the global oceans and waterways, and Asia is the hardest hit by plastic waste marine pollution.

In the construction industry, Shor listed some data. 40% of the world’s garbage comes from the construction and demolition of buildings, and with the global infrastructure investment increasing from 2.7 trillion US dollars in 2019 to 3.2 trillion US dollars in 2029, it is estimated that by 2025, the total amount of garbage caused by the construction industry in the world will double.

"I don’t think I need to elaborate here on how the large amount of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels used to make plastics and building materials have led to climate change. In the product life cycle design of these industries, if the circular economy method is not adopted, a vicious circle of producing more polluting products will be formed. " Shor said. Only by focusing the solution of circular economy on these two industries, carbon emissions can be effectively reduced, which can not only achieve the sustainable development goals put forward by the United Nations, but also help to achieve the goals of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement.

In 2018, Dalian Customs seized 28 cases of smuggling imported solid waste, and verified more than 7,300 tons of foreign garbage involved, involving more than 100 million yuan. The picture shows some solid wastes seized by Dalian Customs. Vision china data map

Industrialization of waste treatment is the future development direction.

The concept of circular economy is not abstract, but it advocates the transformation of traditional business model. Shor, for example, take street lamps that can be seen everywhere. In the traditional business model, street lamps are purchased and installed by municipal managers. When street lamps are damaged, the managers allocate funds to buy and replace new street lamps. However, if the "purchase" in this process is replaced by "lease", it will become a benign link in the circular economy.

"These companies that produce light bulbs will be more motivated to make light bulbs that last longer and are more efficient, because they can get more income from the continuous rent. They may have spent a relatively short time designing light bulbs before, and the growth of company profits depends on users throwing away old products and buying new products. " Shor explained.

During his master’s degree, Shor participated in the work of the U.S. Intergovernmental Working Group on Marine Litter in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Over the past year or so, he visited Taiwan Province as a visiting scholar sponsored by the State Council, USA, provided circular economy consultation for American Institute in Taiwan, and cooperated with the offices of Asia Foundation in Myanmar and Thailand to help Myanmar develop an effective waste management system by using GIS.

Southeast Asia is the focus of Shor research, and it is also the hardest hit area of global marine pollution. Shor chose Taiwan Province as the activity center of his field work because he thought that Taiwan Province’s achievements in the industrialization of waste treatment could provide reference for Asia.

Shor said that the core of waste treatment industrialization in Taiwan Province lies in the "Extended Producer Responsibility". According to the law, companies that produce or import plastics in Taiwan Province must pay by unit, and this fee will go into the management fund of Taiwan Province Environmental Protection Department to help nearly 700 recycling companies in Taiwan Province collect garbage. The continuous and effective implementation of this strategy has collected a large number of open source data for waste treatment, and the income also covers 150% of the cost of recycling industry in Taiwan Province. Shor believes that most solutions to climate problems are developed and tested in western countries first, which may not be suitable for the situation in Asia. Comparatively speaking, the Taiwan Province model mentioned above may be more suitable for the industrial transformation of waste treatment in Asia.

Derived from the technology of Tsinghua Microalgae Laboratory, Dr. Tsinghua built a CDMO platform, specializing in replacing proteins.

With the increasing demand for food safety, health and sustainability, the main products of various businesses are "plant substitute protein" gradually entering people’s lives: KFC launched "planting golden chicken nuggets", launched "Future Meat Burger" in cooperation with Naixue Tea and Hi Tea on Monday, and Unilever and Burger King jointly launched "Zhenxiang Plant-based Royal Fort".
Nowadays, human beings are facing great practical challenges such as lack of healthy food, greenhouse effect, environmental pollution and energy crisis. Substitute protein is becoming the third choice besides vegetarian and animal meat.
And a microorganism called "microalgae" is becoming one of the effective ways to realize global sustainable development. Microalgae, as its name implies, are tiny algae invisible to the naked eye.
The application of microalgae is very extensive, especially the microalgae-based protein, which is a raw material of food, has a better taste and no allergens, and its essential amino acid content exceeds that of soybean protein and yeast protein.
Figure | Sinian algae fossils (left) and microalgae microscopic cells (right) (source: interviewee)
However, at present, the attention of microalgae industry is relatively low. From the scientific source, it is not as easy to harvest scientific research results as model microorganisms such as large intestine and yeast in the field of synthetic biology.
According to public information, there are more than 300,000 species of microalgae, of which 30,000 species are recorded, but only about 15 species of economic microalgae are currently used in the fields of food, health care products and medicine.
Xiao Yibo, Ph.D. in Biology in Tsinghua University and founder & CEO of Yuanyu Bio, believes that the overall research team in this field is not so "vast", but at the same time, there are no such noisy interference factors in this field, and the judgment of whether the scientific research is good or not will be more obvious. The biggest opportunity for commercialization may lie in the subversion of traditional agriculture.
"So,Microalgae can be one of the ways to realize modern agriculture, and the most reasonable and clearly foreseen opportunity for its final application may appear in the field of substitute proteins. "
Became attached to microalgae, assisted by advanced technology of two microalgae laboratories for nearly 30 years.
Compared with microorganisms, animals and higher plant cells, the molecular transformation technology of microalgae cells started late and developed the slowest. Moreover, the biomass of microalgae in autotrophic metabolism mode is extremely low, which limits the commercial application of microalgae.
The two microalgae laboratories from Tsinghua University can effectively solve the bottleneck problem of microalgae industry, and their contributions in the microalgae field have been recognized worldwide.
"These two microalgae laboratories are Pan Junmin Laboratory and Wu Qingyu Laboratory respectively. They have the most advanced microalgae synthetic biology technology and microalgae engineering scale production technology respectively, and they have been deeply cultivated in the microalgae field for nearly 30 years." Xiao Yibo told DeepTech.
Photo Microalgae Sampling (Source: Respondents)
Professor Pan Junmin is a permanent professor in Tsinghua University, distinguished professor, a Changjiang scholar in the Ministry of Education, a winner of the National Outstanding Youth Fund, and a member of the editorial board of several international journals (including the Nobel Prize winner Xie Keman); Professor Wu Qingyu is a permanent professor in Tsinghua University, the chief scientist of the 973 and 863 projects, the winner of the National Outstanding Youth Fund, the winner of the first national famous teacher award in colleges and universities, and the winner of the national "100 million talents project".
Both professors are authoritative experts in the field of microalgae, and their main research interests are the synthetic biology of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and the industrial production of Chlorella primitive.
The application of gene knockout and transformation technology in the field of microalgae is very immature, and Professor Pan Junmin’s research group is the first batch of laboratories that can be used as routine technology, which can be described as the "leader" in microalgae research.
Pan Junmin’s laboratory used Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to study the mechanism of flagella assembly and movement, published a series of high-level papers, accumulated very mature microalgae molecular technologies, and integrated these technologies into microalgae synthetic biology.
As early as 2006, Wu Qing Yu Laboratory published the world’s first research paper "biodiesel production from heterogeneous microalgal oil", which was cited for 941 times. One of the core problems in biodiesel production is to realize high-density fermentation of microalgae.
Professor Wu Qing Yu’s research group was the first group to realize the high-density culture of microalgae. They made the biomass of heterotrophic microalgae exceed 100g/L (most autotrophic microalgae biomass is less than 1g/L), and developed a series of facultative heterotrophic and heterotrophic processes, which realized the rapid accumulation of biomass and metabolites and the efficient fixation of CO.
Tu Wei Xiao Yibo (Source: Respondent)
He hit it off with microalgae and has been fighting for the cause of microalgae ever since. The reason for making such a choice is actually inseparable from Xiao Yibo’s family environment, his own preferences and academic experience.
Xiao Yibo was born in a worker’s family, and his mother occasionally took him to work. As a result, Xiao Yibo had more opportunities to come into contact with large-scale automated machinery and equipment since he was a child. Since then, the basic concept of industrial production has been planted in his heart like a seed.
Xiao Yibo, a undergraduate majoring in bioengineering at Northeast Agricultural University, was sent to Tsinghua University for a doctorate with excellent results. Out of strong interest in biological resources, he and Professor Wu Qingyu chose each other and became attached to microalgae from then on.
During his doctoral studies, whenever he encountered difficulties in molecular biology of microalgae, Xiao Yibo would often ask Professor Pan Junmin for advice. Professor Pan Junmin also liked to listen to his ideas about microalgae industry and discuss them together.
In Xiao Yibo’s view, scientific research has many dimensions: universities and research institutes, commercial companies, government departments and so on. In the industrialized business environment, it is more suitable for him to create new things and bring economic value by limiting his own ideas less and promoting the project faster.
Xiao Yibo said that compared with the biomedical industry, the microalgae circle is very small, which gives him a particularly strong sense of mission. "As a closed disciple of the mentor, I don’t have to inherit the research career of microalgae in colleges and universities, and I can also inherit the spirit of Tsinghua in the direction of industrialization and make it bigger and stronger."
Some members of Tu Yuan’s biological team (Source: Respondents)
At the end of 2020, after years of project attempts and work experience, Xiao Yibo’s idea of industrialization gradually matured.Xiao yiboCreate meta-breeding organismsHe took the baton from his mentor and shouldered the mission and responsibility of developing microalgae industry.
Professor Pan Junmin and Professor Wu Qing Yu, two authoritative experts, provided strong technical support for the development of metazoa. One was the chief scientist and the other was the chief consultant, which just corresponded to the upstream microalgae biotechnology and downstream large-scale production technology.
"I am honored to have in-depth cooperation with two professors and invite them to contribute their wisdom to microalgae industrialization and use advanced technology to open a new era of microalgae industry." Xiao Yibo said.
A new track for the global algae product market of 100 billion yuan has gradually taken shape.
With the continuous breakthrough of microalgae biotechnology, microalgae are entering human life step by step, and its more value is gradually highlighted.
In addition to microalgae protein, the content of monounsaturated fatty acid oleic acid in microalgae is higher than other vegetable oils, and the smoke point is higher, which is a high-quality edible oil source. There are other high-value products, such as astaxanthin, β-carotene, lutein, polysaccharide and so on.
In addition, microalgae is a sustainable biological resource for producing polyunsaturated fatty acids DHA and EPA, while DHA and EPA in deep-sea fish oil are obtained by ingesting microalgae, and the algae-derived DHA and EPA are more environmentally friendly and safer to eat.
Xiao Yibo told DeepTech,As a photosynthetic cell factory, microalgae have many natural product metabolic pathways or precursors of higher plants. By means of synthetic biology, it is expected that medicinal compounds such as paclitaxel, crocin and artemisinin can be synthesized, and high-efficiency and low-cost production can be realized.
He said that microalgae have also shown great potential in drug delivery, antimicrobial peptide expression, trauma dressing and other directions, and these innovative applications are also the focus of metazoa.
Photo: Microalgae Culture in Laboratory (Source: Respondents)
Although the prospect is broad, as far as the global microalgae market is concerned, the industrialization of microalgae is developing slowly, and the long-term pain point problem needs to be solved urgently. At the same time, there is a serious lack of high value-added deep-processed products and strong competitive independent brands in the market, so the microalgae industrialization market needs to be developed urgently.
On the other hand, the large-scale production mode of microalgae is backward and the production capacity is low. Most microalgae cultivation methods are still biased towards agricultural production, facing problems such as large area, lack of unified standards and rules, difficult quality assurance, and chaotic market order.
It is understood that there are more than 2,000 enterprises active in microalgae production or processing in the world, while there are less than 100 in China, with an annual output of only 12,000 tons.
Among them, 80% belong to spirulina, and most enterprises adopt open system or semi-closed system, which occupies a large area and cannot guarantee the quality, so it is difficult to realize large-scale industrial production.
(Source: Respondents)
Undoubtedly, powerful microalgae are closely linked with sustainable biological resources, great health, cleanliness, allergen-free, vegan diet, carbon neutrality, plant-based protein substitutes and many other fields, and will certainly attract capital accumulation in the future.
According to reports, in 2018, the global market value of algae products was 33.9 billion US dollars, and it is expected to reach 56.5 billion US dollars by 2027. A brand-new huge track is gradually taking shape.
Whoever enters this new track first will be more likely to get more say in the future market competition.
Create a microalgae CDMO platform, specializing in replacing proteins.
Due to the lack of capital to promote the microalgae market in China, the technology update of enterprises is slow, and the development of microalgae industry is deadlocked, so it is urgent for someone to "stand up" to break the situation.
In Xiao Yibo’s view, it is difficult to improve the quality of microalgae, the scale of production is difficult to expand, the cost cannot be reduced, and the iteration of technology update is slow. Therefore,He believes that "small workshop-style" microalgae enterprises will be difficult to survive in the future, and the platform integrating technology research and development and production technology will become the mainstream.
Therefore, after graduation, Xiao Yibo quickly exerted his own mobility, combined academic knowledge with real industry, and with the assistance of excellent team and advanced technology, he founded metazoa and built a platform for microalgae synthetic organism CDMO (contract development manufacturing organization).
"We have accumulated many years in Tsinghua, mastered many pilot-scale production processes of microalgae and their products, and have many reliable partners in equipment development and factory construction, and the commercial barriers of the CDMO platform are higher. And with the gradual opening of the application scenario, the explosive nature of the CDMO platform will be stronger. " Xiao Yibo said.
Technical discussion of Tu Yuan’s biological team (source: interviewee)
It is reported that,CDMO platform has two trump cards-microalgae biotechnology platform and modular flexible production platform.
The microalgae biotechnology platform focuses on the development of upstream biology, mainly focusing on the breeding of algae species, the transformation of synthetic biology, and the development of laboratory experiments. We also carry out research and development of some innovative products, such as microalgae animal vaccines and microalgae antimicrobial peptides.
Modular flexible production platform focuses on downstream production, for example, photosynthetic heterotrophic integrated reactor independently developed by meta-organisms.
This reactor can not only cultivate autotrophic microalgae, but also carry out heterotrophy or facultative heterotrophy to accelerate the accumulation of microalgae biomass. The advantages of the reactor are very obvious. Independent research and development not only has low cost, but also can be iterated quickly according to the demand.
According to reports, the products and services of Yuanyu Bio point to the direction of food, health care products and skin care products. Xiao Yibo said that their goal is to push microalgae from the production of pure wild algae strains to the rational design of synthetic biology, and at the same time, push the scale production of microalgae from agriculture to industrialization.
The whole process of microalgae culture is fully enclosed on the CDMO platform of metabiotics, and the whole production process is traced back to the source, so that the pollution probability is minimized and the product quality is greatly improved.
This high-standard production mode is expected to re-establish market order and further promote brand-new changes in the industry, so as to be in an advantageous position in future market competition.
Reporting/feedback

Online celebrity Bay exposed Joker Xue to help grandma. The money was given by Li Yutong.

Netizens turned over the incident of Joker Xue helping grandma.


1905 movie network news On September 19th, some netizens dug up Joker Xue’s help for the grandma who scavenged garbage in 2012, which caused a heated discussion among netizens. Many netizens who supported Joker Xue wrote: "Support Lao Xue, the best Joker Xue in the world", but some netizens thought that it was probably hype to bring up the past.

 

Joker Xue once helped the old scavengers.


In 2012, Joker Xue wrote in the Weibo: "I hope that people around her house can put waste products in her house. "Joker Xue to help the old man, he himself did not give an interview. But some media interviewed the old scavengers at that time. The old man said that Joker Xue called a taxi for her, helped her carry the waste into her home, and gave the old man a sum of money, saying that it was too hot these two months and she stayed at home for two months.


 Joker Xue gave the old scavengers money to rest for two months.


On the evening of September 19th, Li Yutong Friends Bay exposed the truth about Joker Xue’s help to grandma. She wrote on a social platform: "It’s true that Joker Xue helped grandma, but the money was given by Li Yutong." Not only that, she also said that Joker Xue also specially photographed the house number, and the interviewer went the next day.Li Yutong Haoyouwan BayQuestioning that some people on the Internet take Joker Xue for doing good deeds without leaving a name.


Online celebrity exposed the truth that Joker Xue helped grandma on a social platform.

 

After Li Yutong exposed Joker Xue’s cheating on money and feelings, many netizens also slandered Li Yutong. On this matter, Li Yutong sent a long article last night, saying: "All my words and deeds were my own will, not directed by any institution or background, and I didn’t buy any Weibo account or hire a water army." He also wrote, "If I don’t cancel or reappear after a week, I will take legal measures to sue those who slander me, attack me personally and impersonate myself or my friends.".

Online celebrity Li Yutong Weibo sent a long article.


Since Li Yutong exposed Joker Xue’s cheating on money and other things, the dispute between the two people has been hotly debated on the Internet. People who support Joker Xue say that online celebrity is trying to hype up. The netizen standing in Li Yutong said that Joker Xue had been "acting". Right and wrong, netizens have a steelyard in their hearts and can see a thing or two clearly.


What’s the origin of the black samurai who can surf in Japan?

(WeChat ID: yysaag)

Joking is not nonsense, adaptation is not random.

Japan’s warring States periodThe Black Ninja"Misuke", in the recent pop culture works have a high appearance rate.

On April 29th, Netflix cooperated with MAPPA, who had produced popular animation works such as The Wrath of Bahamut and The Battle of the Spell, and launched six original animation episodes featuring Misuke.Samurai Misuke.

Many domestic and foreign audiences were misled by the monotonous name of the work, thinking that Samurai Misuke was an animation explaining the history of the Japanese Warring States, but what they finally saw was a fantasy film that mixed elements such as mecha, psionics, yin and yang, and shouted "Lei Ju".

The rating of Samurai Misuke at home and abroad is not ideal.

As of the end of this article, the Douban score of Samurai Misuke is 5.5, and IMDb is only 6.3.

On the other hand, Glorious Tekumo is still making a mowing game.Warriors of the Warring States 5, is addicted to the old characters of the Warring States period, and introduces a few new characters.

In the official role trailer released on April 23, Misuke with dark skin officially appeared, which is a unique existence among more than 20 handsome men and beautiful women created by Guangrong Japanese painting style.

Glorious Tekumo seems to have a soft spot for Misuke’s story. The series Nobunaga’s Wild Hope, which restores the history of the Warring States in the form of games, has been helpful since the fifth book "The Legend of Overlord" released in 1992.

Misuke’s head in Nobunaga’s Wild Hope: The Legend of Overlord

In the 14th "Creation" "Power Enhanced Edition", Misuke joined the game as one of the special military commanders. His other attributes are not brilliant, but his initial force value is as high as 91, which is not the top, but it is also among the best.

Misuke’s vertical painting in Nobunobunaga’s Wild Hope: An Enhanced Edition of Creative Power

The action game next door is often compared with Hidetaka Miyazaki’s "Soul" series.Benevolence king, tells the story of a magical Warring States history in which monsters are rampant.

The protagonist in the first generation was william adams, the first Japanese white warrior (San Pu pressed the needle), so the appearance of the first black warrior could not be regarded as a breach of peace.

The official map of Misuke in King Benevolence

I have to say, when it comes to telling the story of Misuke,The Japanese are far more active than the Americans..

The first work related to Misuke was a cartoon created by Laiqi Liangfu.Black helpAlthough it was born in 1968, when the black civil rights movement was in full swing, Black Help is only a children’s book, so it doesn’t need to carry such a grand proposition of the times.

"The first black man to become a Japanese samurai"This title does sound like a lot.

But is his true resume worthy of being written by historians, and is it worth writing so many books for him?

You know, the historical materials that can prove the existence and preservation of this person are actually quite rare.

In 1627, the History of Japanese Churches, written by Franç ois Suliere, contained rare historical materials describing the early background of Misuke.

According to the book, Misuke was a slave brought from India (Tianzhu) by Italian Catholic missionary Alessandro Fanlinano.

Fan Linano is not a memorable name, but as a Jesuit inspector appointed by the Pope, he once visited Macao, China, and gave himself a Chinese name, Fan Lian, in order to carry out the missionary work smoothly.

As for Misuke’s life before meeting Fan Lian, there is really no record.

But since Misuke is black, his hometown is obviously not in India.

Some people say that Misuke came from a Portuguese colony in East Africa (now Mozambique), while others say that he was born in South Sudan or Ethiopia.

Some people think that Misuke was a slave bought by Van Lian from East Africa, while others say that he was abducted to India as a child soldier by Arab or Indian slavers, and was later selected as a servant by Van Lian.

In the Japanese Dahe drama "Kanbee, the Strategist"

Misuke points out the general location of his hometown on the globe.

In any case, Fan Lian left India in September 1577, when Misuke should go with him.

In September 1578, Fan Li ‘an arrived in Macau. In July 1579, Fan Li ‘an set off for Japan, and arrived in Kouzhijin Port of Kyushu Island, Japan on July 25, planning to inspect and guide the education in Japan.

In the 16th century, Japan was in the Warring States period when dozens of local lords, that is, Daming, led their respective armies to wage war.

The war has created excellent conditions for the spread of Catholicism, and the displaced people are eager for new beliefs. Based on practical considerations, they support the name of missionary, and hope to use the channels of missionaries to make profits from trade, or acquire a large number of firearms to arm the army.

A matchlock gun called "iron cannon" by the Japanese.

Due to its geographical superiority, Kyushu Island became the first place in Japan to contact Catholicism and western culture. With the support of several famous names, the missionary work in Kyushu Island has progressed relatively steadily.

Fan Lian stayed in Kyushu for two years, and Misuke, a colleague, probably learned Japanese during this time.

In 1581, Fan Lian went to Honshu Island to inspect, and the patron of Honshu Island parish was Nobunobu Oda, who had repeatedly repelled the resistance and was the most promising to unify Japan.

Out of courtesy, Fan Lian asked Nobuyuki Oda for permission to leave Japan, so he took a group to Kyoto where Nobuyuki was located.

According to The History of Japanese Churches, Fan Li ‘an and his party were surrounded by Kyoto people. What surprised them was not the missionaries, but the tall and burly black helpers.

Nonobunaga Oda had a staunch ally, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who later truly unified Japan, and a retainer named Matsuhei Jiazhong in Jiakang liked to keep a diary, which inadvertently left a lot of valuable historical materials.

On May 11, 1582 (April 19 of the old calendar), Matsuhei Jiazhong was lucky enough to meet Misuke and wrote down his height in his diary:"Six feet two inches long".

"Six feet two inches" is converted into today’s metric unit of about1.88 metersAmong a group of Japanese whose average size is less than 1.6 meters, Misuke must be very conspicuous, and the commotion caused also alarmed Nobunobu.

Before Meiji Restoration, the Japanese were very short.

On March 27, 1581 (February 23 of the old calendar), Misuke met nobunaga with Fan Li ‘an and his party.

Nobunaga’s home minister Ota Niuichi’s Nobunaga Gong Ji says:

"Black people have been sent from Chezhidan (Catholic) countries. They look about twenty-six, seven years old, black as an ox, strong and powerful, and can be used as one for ten."

Nobunaga saw Misuke and suspected that his skin color was painted with ink, so he ordered people to take off Misuke’s kimono and scrub his body with water, and no matter how he washed it, he believed that black skin was born.

Nobunobu, who has always been keen on new things in the West, was greatly satisfied with his curiosity and immediately decided to accept him, giving him a Japanese name called Misuke (やすけ, Yasuke, or possibly Misuke).

Then there was a big banquet for the guests, and after the banquet, Misuke was rewarded with a lot of money.

Misuke and Nobunobu in Kanbee, the Strategist

The appearance of Misuke in this play is basically in line with historical facts.

Fan Lian, who successfully completed the inspection mission and obtained Nobunaga’s permission, returned to Macao, while Misuke stayed with Nobunaga to work for him.

Knowing a part of foreign affairs, and knowing Japanese well, Nobunaga appreciated it very much, and gave it to Mitsuke Tatsu Yamashiro within two months.

At this time, Misuke became recorded in the history of letters.The first foreign warrior and the first black warrior.

Unfortunately, due to the lack of more details about Misuke’s official career, especially about the description of fief and salary, only Matsuhei Jiazhong’s diary mentioned the salary of Misuke’s letterhead, so it is impossible to judge Misuke’s social status at that time.

What can be confirmed is that in the spring of 1582, Oda won the battle of "Jiazhou Conquest" and wiped out the forces of another famous Takeda Shenglai in one fell swoop. On the day when Matsuhei Jiazhong saw and wrote down Misuke, Nobunaga’s army triumphed and was stationed in the territory of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

From this, it can be judged that Misuke has won Nobunobu’s full trust and is qualified to participate in such a large-scale battle as "Jiazhou Crusade".

Screen of Sumo Amusement Map by Unknown Author

The two sumo wrestlers in the middle may be Misuke and Nobunobu.

It’s a pity that Misuke’s samurai career didn’t last long.

On June 20th, 1582 (June 1st of the old calendar), Nobunaga, with only a hundred people around him, stayed in Honnoji Temple, Kyoto, and was seized by the retainer Akechi Mitsuhide.

In the afternoon, Akechi Mitsuhide led 13,000 people to Kyoto. In the early morning of the next day, 3,000 people of the wise army surrounded Honnoji Temple, which is famous in Japanese history."the change of benneng temple".

The historical research on "the change of Benneng Temple" has always been a muddled account.

Because Nobunaga and his party were near no one lives, and Akechi Mitsuhide was defeated and killed in less than half a month, his motives for rebellion were confusing, and countless details in the incident could not be verified.

The result is very clear:Oda was outnumbered, and Oda Nobunaga died.

According to historical data, Nobunaga, as a glorious warrior, committed suicide by cutting his belly. However, due to the fire in Honnoji Temple, Nobunaga’s body could not be found.

Honnoji Temple is just across the street from the church in Kyoto. Missionaries have the honor to witness some historical facts from the perspective of bystanders. According to the Japanese Annual Report of Jesuits, Nobu "returned to the dust without hair left".

Misuke lived with Nobunaga, but later escaped from Honnoji Temple. There are two stories about what happened.

The first view is that Misuke was ordered by Nobunaga to convey the news of the rebellion to his eldest son, Oda Nobutada.

The second view is that Misuke fought Nobuyasu at the last minute, Nobuyasu cut his belly, and ordered his subordinates to make mistakes (cut off his head to end the pain of those who cut his belly), and asked Misuke to break through with Tatsu Yamashiro and go to Oda Nobutada.

"Samurai Misuke" simply asked Misuke to help introduce the mistake.

Oda Nobutada lived in Miaojue Temple, 1.2 kilometers away from Honnoji Temple. After receiving the news of the wise rebellion, he fled to two imperial houses, led less than 2,000 people, and fought to the death against the wise army of about 10,000 people.

After more than two hours, Xinzhong’s army was defeated, and Xinzhong himself chose to cut his abdomen.

Or the Jesuit Japan Annual Report, which recorded the last battle of the black warrior:

"The slave who was given to Nobu by the inspector Fan Lian went to his son’s faithful mansion after Nobu’s death and fought for quite a long time.

The wise retainer approached Misuke and asked him to hand over Tatsu Yamashiro, which Misuke did. "

In the cartoon "Legend of the Warring States Ghost Tales", Mibang helped fight.

Akechi Mitsuhide ordered the beheading of all Nobunaga ministers, nobles and near heads, but he didn’t kill priests or help Miya, but sent him back to the church in Kyoto (Naman Temple).

When Misuke was sent to Akechi Mitsuhide, Akechi Mitsuhide said this: "A black slave is as ignorant as an animal, and he is not Japanese, so there is no need to kill him."

However, this kind of account does not seem to be in line with the fact that Misuka speaks Japanese and understands the international situation. It is hard to say that Akechi Mitsuhide really has racial discrimination, or just find an excuse not to kill foreigners.

"Benevolent King 2" Helps the change of Benneng Temple.

Although Misuke chose to surrender, he really didn’t have to put his life on the line for the foreigners’ civil war. Rather, we are lucky that we have not lost our arms and legs after being involved in the rebellion that has turbulent the whole of Japan.

However, after the "change of Benneng Temple", the records about Misuke disappeared completely.

Living in seclusion as an ownerless ronin? Continue to be a follower of missionaries?

Or are they slaves again and go back to India or Africa to work as coolies? These statements have no historical basis.

After more than 30 years, war-torn Japan still maintained a close contact with the West, and some blacks appeared on the battlefields in various parts of Japan, but there was no direct historical data to prove that any of these blacks were helpers.

"Black slaves lived in a foreign country and endured for three years to become decent warriors."Such a history may not even be written in the net.

On the contrary, people can’t help compiling some legends for his stories, which makes Misuke active in today’s popular culture.

However, a person’s fate certainly depends on personal struggle, but also on the process of history.

Due to the lack of records of achievements in Nobunaga’s 15 months, the best we can say is:

Misuke is a lucky man who was appreciated by enlightened local lords and promoted under the background of colonial times.

People always pay attention to history from the perspective of current life, and the story of Misuke can get the attention of modern people.It’s impossible not to say what we often say."Political correctness"be closely linked (to).

But the cause and effect and the primary and secondary relations should not be confused:

It is the background of "political correctness" that attracts the attention of Misuke’s story, rather than someone spreading Misuke’s story for "political correctness".

It doesn’t really matter what the protagonist’s surname is and who is what race.People always pay only for touching people and stories.

Author:Shine on the moon

The text was originally written in WeChat official account.

Game research society

(micro signal: yysaag)

Fan interaction

How to evaluate Samurai Misuke?

Please leave a message in the comments section at the end of the article.

Share your viewing experience with more fans.

Heavy! Here comes the "interest rate cut"

On August 15, the People’s Bank of China launched204 billion yuan reverse repurchase operation in the open marketand401 billion yuan medium-term loan facility (MLF) operation, in whichThe winning bid rate for reverse repurchase is 1.80%.The winning bid rate of MLF is 2.50%., down 10 basis points and 15 basis points respectively from July.

Wind data shows that the MLF maturity on the 15th was 400 billion yuan, which means that the MLF achieved a net investment of 1 billion yuan this month, which was the ninth consecutive month. At the same time, 6 billion yuan of reverse repurchase expired on that day, which means that the net amount of reverse repurchase reached 199 billion yuan.

People in the industry generally believe that due to the influence of the People’s Bank of China’s downward adjustment of policy interest rate, considering that LPR is composed of "MLF operating interest rate+plus points",LPR will go down with high probability this month..

Why "cut interest rates"?

From the price point of view, Dong Ximiao, the chief researcher of Zhaolian Finance, believes that in view of the monthly fluctuation of social financing and financial statistics in July, it is necessary and urgent to moderately reduce the interest rates of various policy instruments and guide LPR to continue to decline.

Wang Qing, chief macro analyst of Oriental Jincheng, pointed out that there are three main reasons for this interest rate cut:firstSince July, exports have continued to experience double-digit negative growth, and consumption and investment as a whole have continued to run weakly, so it is necessary to continue to strengthen the policy of steady growth.nextRecently, the price level is low, which provides a large space for monetary policy to increase counter-cyclical adjustment.finallyAt present, the Fed’s interest rate hike has come to an end, and the pressure of RMB depreciation has decreased in the second half of the year. At the same time, the toolbox of exchange rate stabilization policy is rich, and the People’s Bank of China will take timely measures when necessary. Therefore, the RMB exchange rate factor will not constrain domestic monetary policy in the second half of the year.

It is worth noting that the MLF interest rate, which is the medium-term policy interest rate, has been lowered by 15 percentage points, while the short-term policy interest rate, the 7-day reverse repo rate, has dropped by 10 percentage points.For asymmetric adjustment.

In this regard, Zhou Maohua, a macro researcher in the financial market department of China Everbright Bank, believes that MLF is the anchor of the medium-term financing cost of financial institutions and has a greater impact on the financing cost of the real economy, while the 7-day interest rate of reverse repurchase represents the short-term market financing cost. In this asymmetric interest rate cut, the MLF interest rate has been lowered even more.on the one handIt shows that the current policy focuses on guiding the downward financing cost of the real economy.on the one handIt helps to curb the idling arbitrage of funds in the money market.

Earlier, Zou Lan, director of the Monetary Policy Department of the People’s Bank of China, publicly stated that the People’s Bank of China would scientifically and reasonably grasp the interest rate level. According to the economic and financial situation and the needs of macro-control, counter-cyclical adjustment should be done in a timely and appropriate manner, and the balance between growth and risk, internal and external should be taken into account to prevent arbitrage and idling of funds, improve the efficiency of policy transmission and enhance the stability of bank operations.

In terms of quantity, Wen Bin, chief economist of China Minsheng Bank, pointed out that this month, the MLF increased slightly and the 7-day reverse repurchase increased significantly, which was mainly used to hedge the impact of the short-term tax period peak. However, because the overall funding continues to be loose, the interest rate of funds is lower than that of the policy interest rate center, the market leverage ratio is high, and the demand for MLF continuation by banks is reduced, so it is not necessary to continue MLF in a large amount.

What’s the impact?

From the perspective of stabilizing the real economy, Wen Bin pointed out that the current profitability of enterprises is declining, the turning point of medium and long-term loans of enterprises is approaching, the credit of residents is shrinking as a whole, and the pressure on government debt service is increasing. Reducing costs, expanding investment and promoting consumption are still important tasks. To this end, by cutting interest rates, interest rates in the money market and bond market, especially in the medium and long-term credit market, can be driven down, which will further contribute to the further decline of financing costs in the real economy.Create a good monetary and financial environment for the subsequent steady recovery of the domestic economy.

Industry analysts generally believe that after MLF’s winning bid rate is lowered,Subsequent LPR will also follow up and adjust.Among them, the downward adjustment of LPR over 5 years may be even greater.

Dong Ximiao said that after MLF’s bid-winning interest rate fell, banks continued to reduce deposit interest rates and reduce debt costs this year, and there was some room for banks to reduce their points. Therefore, LPR is more likely to fall this month.

Considering the current operating state of the property market, Wang Qing judged that it is more likely that the LPR will be lowered by a larger margin over five years in August. This will drive the interest rate of newly issued residential mortgages to decline rapidly, release a clearer signal of stabilizing the property market, and reverse market expectations.

It is worth noting that with the interest rate cut,The yield of major inter-bank interest rate bonds fell sharply after the opening on the 15th.Among them, the yield of 10-year treasury bonds even fell below the 2.6% mark, with a minimum of 2.554%, the lowest in recent years.

Wang Qing pointed out that according to the market-oriented adjustment mechanism of deposit interest rate, the deposit interest rate will be adjusted reasonably with reference to the bond market interest rate represented by the yield of 10-year treasury bonds and the loan market interest rate represented by the one-year LPR. This means that if the 1-year LPR is lowered in August and the yield of 10-year government bonds continues to decline,A new round of deposit interest rate reduction process may start.This will ease the downward pressure on the bank’s net interest margin.

Reporter Xu Yupeng

Editor Li Mengxi

Intern Li Haochen

Source: China Bank Insurance.

Reporting/feedback

What does "Banwei" mean? I know Suzhou Taihu Lake tastes the best!

Recently, "Banwei" has become a hot word on the Internet.

"Banwei" probably means loose clothes, tired eyes, gaunt face … These marks that appear on migrant workers come together and get an accurate name, "Banwei".

When a person is infected with "class smell", the possible symptoms include but are not limited to: sending work messages during holidays, crazy code words on high-speed trains, answering the phone calls of leaders on the road, and so on.

How to get rid of the class smell of annoying people

Please choose Suzhou ~

After all, there is heaven in the world.

There are Suzhou and Hangzhou!

At an altitude of 336 meters, the misty peak is the highest peak in Taihu Lake, and it is known as the "head of the 72 peaks in Taihu Lake". It is named "misty" because of the fog all the year round, and it is also a bit more martial arts because of Jin Yong’s "Eight Dragons".

The camphor tree at the entrance of Mingyuewan Ancient Village is over 1,200 years old. It is said that it was planted by Liu Changqing, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, when he visited friends in Mingyuewan.

Dongcun Ancient Village is located in the north of Xishan Island, and is now a famous historical and cultural village in China. Dongcun was built in the late Qin Dynasty and early Han Dynasty. It was named after Dongyuan Gong, one of the four famous merchants in Shangshan, who lived in seclusion here. It was called dongyuan village in ancient times, and it has a history of more than 2,000 years.

Zhili ancient village was formed in the late Southern Song Dynasty with a long history and maintained its original ecological style. There is a 300-year-old camphor tree at the entrance of the village, which is also called "three treasures in the plant" with the ancient bridge and ancient road.

Lake and coffee are a hidden place, facing Taihu Lake and sitting on the first-line lake view of Taihu Lake. The interior decoration is simple and atmospheric, with an outdoor pool, which is very suitable for punching in and taking pictures.

"One Foot Garden" Coffee Taihu No.1 Store is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and coffee and various western foods are provided in the store. Pushing open the door, green plants surround every corner, holding a cup of coffee and sitting quietly. Time seems to stand still here.

Remember to eat the special Subang cuisine of dongshan town Dongting Hotel. This is a landmark hotel bearing the memories of many old Dongshan people. The hotel has been inherited for generations and moved several times, and it has been over a hundred years.

Shrimp noodles in Xinzige noodle restaurant must be eaten, and the noodles are covered with a layer of hand-peeled shrimps. The price is only in 18 yuan. Shrimp is peeled and fried now, and the granules are full of Q bombs, which are very fresh.

Diaohualou Restaurant, the three fresh noodles of the old soup noodles in the store, also won the popularity and reputation award of "Soviet-style good noodles".

The soul and essence of the old noodle soup lies in the word "soup". The soup stock is made of big bones, whole chicken and eel bones after several hours of boiling, and the noodle soup is rich and mellow.

White jade square cake, while playing in Luxiang ancient village, you must try the white jade square cake in the village! This old hand-made white jade square cake shop is located under the Jieyuan brand in the ancient village and has been reported by CCTV and other media many times.

Slow life, go to "class taste", it’s absolutely wonderful ~

This graphic is integrated from: Wuzhong Taihu Wenlv, vision china, Suzhou Taihu Xishan Island, Xishan Island Happy Farm, Xiaohongshu, etc., and deleted!

Original title: What does "Banwei" mean? I know Suzhou Taihu Lake tastes the best! 》

Read the original text

[The world says] The US government is considering restarting the illegal immigration detention center for women and children. Media: Moral stains should never be repeated!

  China Daily Online, April 11th According to a recent report by Qatar Al Jazeera, "cages" and prison cells have been a feature of the American immigration system since the 19th century, which is a euphemism. This refers to the detention of the family. Now, it seems that the US government is considering restarting this practice which was stopped because of blatant violation of human rights. What will happen when the so-called "leader of the free world" abandons the principles of freedom and the sanctity of the family?

  Report screenshot

  During George W. Bush’s administration, women and children seeking asylum due to local hemispheric crisis were imprisoned for the first time in a former nursing home named Beukes in Pennsylvania. The detention center can accommodate 40 families.

  Therefore, the US Congress paid a private prison management company — — The American Correctional Company (now CoreCivic) transformed a medium-security state prison in Texas into a T Don Hutto for use by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This is a "baby prison" for holding refugee children. In August 2009, the facility was finally closed for these and other serious human rights violations.

  Since then, the American government has continued to imprison innocent people. After Hato, three profit-making "baby prisons" were established: Atici, New Mexico, Karnes and Dilley, Texas.

  In their reports in 2007 and 2014, the Women’s Refugee Commission and the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service exposed the shocking fact that the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau detained families: children were locked in their cells for 12 hours every day without books and toys; Threatened with isolation and solitary confinement for "misconduct"; With a head count every seven hours, refugees have only 20 minutes to eat those indigestible foods.

  In most prisons, everyone is forced to wear prison clothes, and even newborns are given jumpsuits. However, because the laundry facilities cannot meet the needs of women’s physiological period and children who have not received toilet training, the clothes worn by prisoners are dirty. Prisoners have been living under "toxic" pressure. They lose weight, lose hair, become listless, and their children’s abilities deteriorate … … Everyone suffers from imprisonment and verbal, physical and sometimes even sexual abuse.

  These detainees are prisoners of American correctional company CoreCivic and rival global private prison giant GEO Group — — Instead of being taken care of by child experts, caseworkers, educators and trauma caregivers, as envisaged in the Flores Settlement Agreement (FSA) between the US government and immigrant rights groups in 1997.

  American correctional company CoreCivic private prisons are located all over the United States.

  The Flores Reconciliation Agreement stipulates some minimum standards for the "safe and hygienic" treatment of minors in American immigration detention centers. The agreement stipulates that these facilities should be in an "insecure" family environment, and the detained teenagers should be released within 20 days and handed over to their parents, other relatives, approved guarantors or institutions approved to take care of children and teenagers.

  However, the Flores Reconciliation Agreement was initiated for unaccompanied children and did not stipulate how to deal with children who came with their parents. At that time, the American government did not provide sufficient resources for the humanitarian and due process aspects of the American immigration system. As a result, the detention time of children accompanying about 3,600 families has been prolonged.

  Now, the Biden administration intends to intensify this cruelty again. Recently, the Los Angeles Times apologized for its vicious propaganda of imprisoning 120,000 Japanese-American citizens during World War II. Nowadays, non-citizen asylum seekers may be driven to centralized detention centers. But the motivation remains the same: finding scapegoats, creating panic and dehumanizing.

  Sarah Towle, the author of the article and an international educator, pointed out that President Biden once said that he wanted to "save the soul of America". He cannot achieve his goal by imprisoning his family and family values again. Crimes against the most vulnerable groups of mankind should not be defended in order to win "moderate" votes in the 2024 general election. American historical crimes such as domestic detention have left indelible moral stains, and they should never be repeated!

Walk into BAIC Blue Valley Polar Fox Magna Factory, and explore the polar fox brand to enter the fast lane of The Secret Behind.

In the wave of vigorous development of the new energy automobile market, Extreme Fox Automobile, with its excellent quality and innovative technology,becomeOne in the industryRisingNova In July of this year, with the success of 8,017 vehicles, Extreme Fox Motor surged by 329% year-on-year, with obvious potential. The quantity of polar fox can not be separated from its strong manufacturing ability. On August 20th, the mainstream media walked into the Magna factory of Beiqi Blue Valley Polar Fox, visited the world’s top intelligent manufacturing base, and witnessed the high-quality birth process of Polar Fox automobile from raw materials to finished products. This paper will focus on the manufacturing process, technological innovation and quality assurance system of the polar fox Magna factory, and launch an extraordinary journey of quality witness.

Exquisite technology and strict quality control cast the quality of polar fox

BAIC Blue Valley Polar Fox Magna Factory, located in the scenic Zhenjiang, not only has a beautiful environment, but also has first-class manufacturing facilities and technical level. This factory is not only the crystallization of cooperation between BAIC New Energy and Magna, the world’s leading vehicle manufacturer, but also a shining business card for China’s new energy automobile manufacturing industry.

When you walk into the factory, the first thing you see is a highly automated production line. Stamping, car body, painting and final assembly are closely linked, and the automation rate is as high as 97%, which is in a leading position in the industry. Especially in the stamping workshop and car body workshop, by introducing advanced high-tech means such as laser on-line measurement technology, visual grasping system and visual gluing monitoring system, the real-time monitoring of process parameters, gluing quality and dimensional accuracy of white body is realized, and the high-precision production of each stamping part and car body is ensured.

In addition to high automation, the factory also incorporates digital technology to realize the whole process record of manufacturing process and parts information. From raw materials warehousing to finished products off-line, each link has detailed data records, ensuring the traceability of products. This digital management not only improves the production efficiency, but also provides a strong guarantee for quality control.

BAIC Blue Valley Polar Fox Magna Factory is equally commendable in manufacturing technology and quality control. The factory introduced Magna’s MAFACT manufacturing system, combined with its own advantages in technical resources, and committed to building an intelligent factory. This world-leading manufacturing system ensures the lean and efficient production process and provides a solid guarantee for the high-quality production of Extreme Fox.

In terms of manufacturing technology, the factory has a flexible production line of steel-aluminum hybrid body, which can flexibly produce all-steel body and steel-aluminum hybrid body to meet the production needs of different models. At the same time, the factory also adopted a series of advanced technical means such as new material connection technology and flexible production technology to ensure the strength and lightweight of the car body. The application of these technologies not only improves the competitiveness of products, but also brings users a safer and more comfortable driving experience.

In terms of quality control, the factory has set up an omni-directional and multi-level quality inspection network. From the source inspection of supplier management to the process inspection in the four workshops of stamping, welding, painting and general assembly, to the final inspection of the whole vehicle and the full sensory inspection from the consumer’s perspective, every link is strictly controlled. Combining 32 quality inspection procedures and 1,400 inspection items, the factory ensures that every polar fox car can meet the high quality requirements of Magna’s global unified standards.

Thanks to this exquisite technology and strict quality control system, Extreme Fox has won wide recognition in the market. In the recent ranking of automobile quality in China, many models of the Fox brand are among the best, showing their excellent quality strength. In particular, the polar fox koala and polar fox alpha series models have won the favor of consumers with their excellent performance and quality.

As a pioneer in China’s new energy automobile industry, Beiqi New Energy has mastered the core technology of Sandian and has the ability to develop a new platform. It is also the first new energy automobile enterprise to land in the A-share market. As the world’s leading vehicle manufacturer, Magna has produced more than 4 million vehicles for 29 different models such as Aston Martin, Mercedes-Benz G and Jaguar IPACE, and has comprehensive vehicle technical expertise and efficient process system. It is under the joint blessing of their exquisite technology and strict lean quality control that the products of polar fox brand are endowed with world-class quality.

Li Kun, Party Secretary and General Manager of BAIC Blue Valley Magna, said: "The concept of world-class manufacturing comes from Magna, which is the core value of our factory and our goal. I hope that through our efforts, we will become a global vehicle factory with world-class manufacturing capabilities and systems, and products that can be recognized and trusted by users. "

Technological innovation constantly provides strong support for the explosion of extremely fox brand.

Based on the unremitting pursuit of quality and the support of "world-class" manufacturing capacity, the brand of polar fox has not only been highly recognized by the industry, but also its products have begun to be favored by consumers.

Not long ago, in the "China Automobile Quality Ranking" officially announced by China Automobile Quality Network, the polar fox brand achieved excellent results. Among them, polar fox koala ranked first in new energy compact MPV, polar fox Alpha S ranked second in new energy medium-sized vehicles, polar fox Alpha T5 and Alpha T ranked second and fifth in new energy medium-sized SUVs.

The polar fox Alpha S5 listed this year is a concentrated expression of the high-end manufacturing strength of BAIC New Energy. It is not only equipped with high-end, novel technology, but also implements the concept of "top-of-the-line". Whether it is safe configuration, L2 driver assistance, intelligent and comfortable equipment, or even the 800V overcharge platform, it shows its leading position in the same class. In addition, Alfa S5 has also made great efforts in safety and health. By using environmental protection materials of 0 aldehyde and 0 benzene and combining with efficient air purification technology, it has created a harmless and pure interior environment, and its healthy cockpit design is unique in the current market.

At the same time, another hot-selling model, the Extreme Fox Alpha T5, has won recognition both inside and outside the industry because of its highly integrated and lightweight body structure and self-developed extreme front powertrain. The Extreme Fox Alpha T5 has a functional configuration far exceeding the price, with a fast charge of 800V, the longest battery life of the same class of 660km, 81% high-strength steel and aluminum alloy body, 0 formaldehyde and 0 benzene, intelligent cockpit, etc. With the all-round quality of "full eugenics", it brings users all-round high-quality experiences such as safety, health and intelligence. Excellent quality naturally brings excellent results. In June this year, Alfa T5 sold more than 3,700 vehicles, ranking first in brand sales, and it is a veritable "sales responsibility" of Extreme Fox.

Behind this, it is the reward of Blue Valley Magna’s unremitting pursuit of technological innovation. In terms of core technologies, BAIC New Energy insists on independent research and development, and constantly enhances the core competitiveness of vehicle architecture technology, electrification technology and intelligent technology. The high-end flagship platform of Polaris pure electricity independently developed by Blue Valley Magna has provided solid technical support for the polar fox series. In the field of battery safety, the original technologies of "submarine sealing" and "Xuanwu armor" are adopted by Polar Fox Automobile to ensure the safety of the battery in the whole field and all scenes. At the same time, the introduction of 800V overcharge technology makes the extremely fox model reach the industry leading level in charging efficiency and endurance performance.

In terms of intelligence, Extreme Fox has independently developed a new generation of BEEA3.0 cross-domain centralized electronic and electrical architecture and "Lingzhi OS" intelligent cockpit system, providing users with a more convenient and intelligent car experience. In the field of intelligent driving, Extreme Fox has cooperated deeply with Huawei, and launched models such as Enjoy the World S9 equipped with HUAWEI ADS 3.0 advanced intelligent driving system, which has realized all-weather and omni-directional environment-aware automatic driving function, bringing unprecedented driving pleasure and safety guarantee to users.

Now, BAIC Blue Valley Fox Magna Factory has mass-produced a number of models including Alfa S, Alfa T, Alfa S Advanced Edition, Alfa T5 and Alfa S5 with high quality, which has established the core brand value of safety, health and intelligence, and set a new benchmark for intelligent manufacturing in China and even the global new energy vehicle market.

Focus on high-quality development and Beiqi new energy continues to rise.

In the first half of 2024, in the face of fierce price war, BAIC New Energy chose volume value and spoke with quality, which not only steadily promoted the upgrading of marketing system and the deepening of technology and product research and development, but also achieved remarkable results in manufacturing efficiency, market expansion and service quality.

Nowadays, BAIC New Energy has built and formed a systematic full value chain system of research, production, sales and service. With technology research and innovation as the core competitiveness, Beiqi New Energy relies on the core technology of Sandian, intelligent network connection and automatic assisted driving technology, as well as complete charging and replacing service solutions to provide users with the ultimate driving experience of electrification, intelligence and personalization.

Entering the critical period of the second half of 2024, BAIC New Energy is taking unprecedented innovation and a series of in-depth cooperation as an opportunity to accelerate the layout of the future smart travel blueprint.

BAIC New Energy actively lays out the future market, and has started the development of 22 projects including Alfa T5 Shenxing Edition and Koala Five-seat Edition, as well as the pre-research of 8 projects. These research and development projects will inject continuous innovation momentum into the polar fox product line. In addition, in order to continuously improve users’ experience and satisfaction, in the first half of the year, the company carried out 11 OTA upgrades for all models on sale, which covered 92 new functions and optimizations, significantly improving vehicle performance and users’ driving experience.

In addition, Beiqi New Energy will quickly adjust the differentiated marketing strategy of cities in combination with the market situation, deeply analyze the characteristic culture and consumption habits of each city, implement precise marketing, and drive the sales of surrounding cities to increase with the sales breakthrough of core cities. In addition, the company will optimize the channel layout, increase the channel density, improve the city coverage, and use information tools to achieve refined management of the sales process, quickly respond to customer needs, and provide users with a more convenient and efficient service experience.

Facing the future, BAIC New Energy will continue to lead the industry transformation, and through continuous technological innovation, optimizing market strategy, strengthening service quality, and deepening strategic partnership, it will fully promote the new energy automobile industry to a new chapter of intelligence and high-end, bringing more exciting green travel choices to users around the world.

At the same time, BAIC Group will provide a solid backing for the rapid development of BAIC’s new energy through resources and technical support. BAIC announced that by 2030, R&D investment will exceed 100 billion yuan, focusing on new energy and intelligence, effectively supporting the long-term development of polar fox. With the injection of multiple resources, BAIC New Energy has stronger impetus in global layout, industry consolidation, and exploration of new business models.

Xinhua All-Media+All-Media, Protecting People’s Safety —— The representative of "the most beautiful emergency management worker" talks about responsibility and responsibility

  Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 16th Title: At first, my heart is like a rock, guarding people’s safety — — Representatives of "the most beautiful emergency management workers" talk about responsibility and responsibility

  Xinhua News Agency reporters Ruta and Wang Yuhao

  "Emergency managers regard guarding safety as a kind of consciousness. When society and the public are in danger, we are soldiers standing in the front row." When it comes to professional mission, Sun Baitao, a second-level researcher at the Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration, is firm and powerful.

  On August 16th, the State Council Press Office held a meeting for Chinese and foreign journalists, and invited the representatives of "the most beautiful emergency management workers" to meet and communicate with Chinese and foreign journalists. Xinhua News Agency reporter Jin Liangkuai photo

  On August 16th, at the meeting of Chinese and foreign journalists held by the State Council Office, Sun Botao and four other representatives of "the most beautiful emergency managers" talked about the responsibilities and responsibilities of emergency managers in the new era.

  As a structural expert, Sun Baitao went to earthquake sites at home and abroad dozens of times to guide rescuers to carry out rescue in collapsed buildings. On the road of earthquake prevention and disaster reduction, he has worked tirelessly for more than 30 years and presided over more than 20 scientific research projects such as national science and technology support plan projects and national key research and development plan projects.

  Nowadays, the simple desire to "make some contribution to the society with what he has learned" encourages Sun Baitao to stick to the front line of earthquake prevention and disaster reduction research. "I am proud that what I have paid is useful to the society." He said.

  At the meeting, Li Xiaozhong, the detachment leader of Kunming Branch of Yunnan Forest Fire Brigade, brought a cartoon to fight the mountain fire, which brought people’s thoughts back to the scene of forest fire fighting in Chongqing.

  In August last year, mountain fires occurred in many places in Chongqing. Li Xiaozhong and 300 fire fighters rushed to the rescue and went against the fire at night, and took the initiative to accept the Beibei fire with a wide area, great difficulty and high risk. At a critical juncture, they seized the fleeting fighter plane and successfully blocked the fire head about 2 kilometers by using the tactics of "attacking fire with fire".

  On the day of evacuation from Chongqing, the citizens lined the streets to bid farewell, including elderly people in wheelchairs, retired veterans who refused to let go of their military salute for a long time, and others holding the slogan "It is the glory of our life to fight side by side with you". "The people’s praise for us is our highest honor. It inspires us to continue to go forward bravely and repay the care and love of the party and the people with practical actions." Li Xiaozhong’s voice choked a little.

  A cartoon, witnessing the fearless retrogression; A logo carries heavy trust.

  As a member of the Chinese rescue team, Pan Zhaohu, the stationmaster of Gaomidian Station, the special detachment of Beijing Fire and Rescue Corps, showed you an oval logo with a white background and blue edges, and explained: "It represents the international city search and rescue consulting group. In the field of international rescue, wearing this logo is a manifestation of team ability. Many teams will find us through this logo to complete some difficult rescue tasks. "

  At the beginning of this year, Pan Zhaohu went to Turkey with the Chinese rescue team to carry out the earthquake rescue mission. They constantly received help from local people and foreign rescue teams, and carried out rescue operations 24 hours a day, rescuing six survivors in succession, demonstrating the professional level of Chinese rescue teams, which was highly praised by the local government and people and the international community.

  Pan Zhaohu said that he and his teammates will train harder in the future, improve their professional rescue skills, and strive to show the ability of the Chinese rescue team and China’s great power on the international stage.

  "The wind blows the stone away, the oxygen is not enough, and the cotton-padded jacket is worn all the year round" is a true portrayal of the natural environment in Amdo County, Naqu City, Xizang.

  In this place where the oxygen content is less than half of that in the plain area, Danba Qunpei, director of the Emergency Management Bureau of Amdo County, used his footsteps to measure 100,000 square kilometers of land under his jurisdiction, ranging from nature reserves to refueling stations and small shops in the village. He knew all about the hidden dangers in production safety.

  "Prevention and preparation are an important part of emergency management. Doing a good job can effectively reduce the probability of emergencies and reduce losses and impacts." At the meeting site, Danba Qunpei talked most about prevention and preparation. He said that he should insist on moving forward and leaning down, and create a good atmosphere of "everyone says safety in production and everyone does safety in production" on the plateau.

  When the alarm goes off, get dressed and get on the bus. Wang Qingyin, captain of Zhongyuan Oilfield Team and Puguang Team of National Emergency Rescue for Hazardous Chemicals, has been in a state of high combat readiness almost all the time.

  Once an accident of dangerous chemicals happens, it will be destructive. In Wang Qingyin’s view, danger is "danger". He led the team to catch early, catch small, catch early signs, carry out training for employees of production units, conduct preventive inspections, drills and drills, and completed 21,000 times of monitoring of hot work in oil fields, without reporting industrial fire accidents for 17 consecutive years.

  Wang Qingyin said that he will faithfully practice "loyalty to the party, strict discipline, going through fire and water, and serving the people wholeheartedly" with his comrades, and work hard to make new contributions to safeguarding national energy security and people’s lives.

Overseas online comment: Can Japan "dump" the nuclear waste water?

1.jpg

  Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant filled with nuclear waste water storage tanks. (Photo/Daily News)

  According to Asahi Shimbun, the Japanese government held a cabinet meeting on April 13th, and formally decided to discharge nuclear waste water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant which is harmful to the marine environment. Zhao Lijian, spokesman of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at the press conference on April 12 that "China should be responsible for the international public interest, which is also responsible for the interests of its own people." The Japanese government’s decision to discharge nuclear waste water into the ocean obviously lacks a highly responsible public spirit, which is not only detrimental to the marine ecological environment, but also threatens the common security and interests of neighboring countries and even the international community.

  The nuclear waste water that the Japanese government decided to discharge into the ocean this time originated from the Fukushima nuclear leak 10 years ago. On March 11th, 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in the northeastern waters of Japan, which triggered a tsunami, resulting in nuclear leakage at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, and core meltdowns occurred in three reactors. In order to cool the damaged core, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant had to inject a lot of seawater. These seawater and a large amount of groundwater and rainwater infiltrated into the reactor form nuclear wastewater, which is packed in special water storage tanks. According to "Tokyo News" reported on April 9, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant adds 140 tons of nuclear wastewater every day. At present, the total amount of nuclear wastewater exceeds 1.25 million tons and there are more than 1,000 water storage tanks. According to the Japanese side, by the autumn of 2022, the storage tank for storing nuclear wastewater will reach the upper limit, so the Japanese government is eager to deal with it.

  Obviously, the Japanese government has not really paid attention to the voice of opposition at home and abroad. In June 2016, an expert meeting organized by the Japanese government proposed five ways to treat nuclear wastewater, including dumping into the ocean and burying underground.It is not that there is no other way to treat it, but dumping it into the ocean is the lowest cost and the least time-consuming, so the Japanese government has been seeking to treat nuclear wastewater through this way, but up to now, the Japanese government has not won the support of public opinion at home and abroad.For example, a poll released by Asahi Shimbun on January 3 this year showed that 55% of the respondents "opposed" dumping nuclear wastewater into the ocean; Japan’s National Fisheries Organization and local people in Fukushima Prefecture have also held protests many times in the past few years, arguing that discharging nuclear wastewater into the sea will have a serious impact on agriculture, forestry and aquatic products around Fukushima. In addition, five United Nations human rights experts issued a joint statement on March 11th, warning that "discharging nuclear waste water into the sea will increase children’s health risks, which is equivalent to human rights violations." A spokesman for the South Korean Foreign Ministry said at a press conference on April 12 that Japan’s discharge of nuclear waste water into the sea "will have a direct or indirect impact on the Korean people and the surrounding environment". Greenpeace, an international organization that has long been committed to protecting the environment, has repeatedly urged the Japanese government to be cautious in dealing with nuclear wastewater. Obviously,The Japanese government’s official decision to discharge nuclear waste water into the sea today not only lacks a solid public opinion base at home, but also is widely criticized and questioned overseas, which is undoubtedly detrimental to others.

  It is true that the Japanese government has repeatedly stressed that the nuclear waste water discharged into the ocean is "treated" and "meets the corresponding standards", but the Japanese government obviously ignores that the impact of nuclear pollution is long-term and unknown.Japan, which often defines itself as "the only victim of nuclear weapons in the world", knows that the impact of nuclear pollution on human beings and the natural environment is long-lasting, especially many sequelae and side effects are difficult to completely eliminate even after more than ten years.The impact of nuclear wastewater on global fish migration, human health, offshore fishing and ecological security is unpredictable. For example, Minamata disease caused by industrial wastewater discharge pollution occurred in Japan in the 1950s. At that time, the Japanese thought that industrial sewage could be diluted by the ocean, but the result was that industrial sewage was not diluted by the ocean, but it also led to serious physical obstacles, mental disorders and even death of people near Minamata Bay in Kumamoto Prefecture. Today, the Japanese government promises that the nuclear waste water discharged into the ocean will "meet the standards", but who can guarantee that similar Minamata disease will not happen in the future? What’s more, the Minamata disease was only concentrated in some parts of Japan, and the nuclear waste water discharged into the ocean would spread to the whole Pacific Ocean and have a huge butterfly effect. It can be said that the Japanese government’s discharge of nuclear waste water into the sea is not a simple internal affair of Japan. After all, its impact has already crossed national boundaries and will "radiate" the public safety and interests of neighboring countries and even the international community. Obviously, the Japanese government needs to uphold a responsible attitude towards its own people, neighboring countries and the international community, and thoroughly evaluate the possible impact of discharging nuclear waste water, instead of making hasty decisions.

  Since joining the United Nations in 1956, Japan has been committed to building itself into a "responsible big country". Obviously, dumping domestic nuclear waste water into the Pacific Ocean is not only not the proper performance of a responsible country, but also will lower Japan’s credibility and image in the international community. On the issue of nuclear waste water treatment, Japan should not willfully "throw it all away", but should handle it carefully and properly to ensure the joint participation of all parties concerned to avoid further damage to the marine environment, food safety and human health. (Chen Yang)

  Copyright works of overseas networks may not be reproduced without authorization.