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Network transmission Chengdu downtown area is now driving to grab the baby. The local police urgently rumored.

Network transmission Chengdu downtown area is now driving to grab the baby. The local police urgently rumored.

  The police rumored that "Wuhou District Dahecang grabs children" circulated in the WeChat circle of friends.

Network transmission Chengdu downtown area is now driving to grab the baby. The local police urgently rumored.

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  Just after the rumor storm of "Chengdu Jinniu Wanda snatches children", half a month later, another rumor of "snatching children" caused waves among parents in Chengdu. At the beginning of July, a netizen described in a circle of friends that he was robbed of children by foreigners downstairs in Dahecang, West Third Ring Road, Chengdu.

  On July 8th, Wuhou Public Security Bureau released the investigation results through the official Weibo @ Pingan Wuhou. The information about robbing children on the Internet was not true. The employees of the guarantee company came to Rong to collect the mortgage car. In the process of fighting for the car keys, the owner and his wife shouted "robbing children".

  At present, the case is still under investigation.

  Rumors in friends circle:

  Foreigners drive the door to grab dolls.

  Mother fought back with an umbrella and shouted for help.

  Recently, a netizen told the story of "grabbing dolls" in a circle of friends.

  According to the netizen’s description, at about 4 pm on July 5, a mother took her child downstairs in Dahecang, a section of the West Third Ring Road in Chengdu. As soon as the car stopped, five big men were ready to forcibly open the door to grab the doll.

  According to the mother’s retelling, the child was sitting in the safety chair behind the driver’s seat. Because the left rear door was locked for a long time, the man was ready to pull the child from the window without opening the door. Fortunately, the lock of the safety chair was not easy to open. In an emergency, the mother got off the bus and hit back at the man with an umbrella and shouted for help, so the child was spared.

  The netizen said that after the incident, the mother immediately called the police. The police investigation found that the "gang" who robbed the doll drove a white deck Volkswagen car with a license plate from Jiangsu, and the car often stayed near Dahecang, but the police did not find the car.

  Finally, the netizen also reminded that it is best not to put the children alone in the back row when you go out. If there is really no way, you must lock the car door and close the window.

  Because the netizen’s description is very detailed, many parents believe it. As soon as the news spread to ten, it spread to hundreds. Within a few days, many parents had similar news.

  Police rumors:

  Guarantee company collects mortgage car.

  There was a dispute over the car keys.

  On July 8, Wuhou Public Security Bureau released the investigation results on this matter through the official Weibo after many days of investigation: Recently, information about foreign men robbing children near Dahecang, Wuhou District was circulated in individual local WeChat groups and WeChat friends circle in Chengdu, which was verified by Wuhou Branch of Chengdu Public Security Bureau. The incident was as follows: at about 3: 30 pm on July 5, 2016, Suzhou-born couple Sun Mou and Shen Mou drove a Su C Audi car to the front of Jincui Nanyuan Community in Wuhou District. His wife Shen Mou entered Dahecang to handle affairs, and Sun Mou and his children waited in the car. At this time, several strange men appeared, fighting for the car keys from Sun Mou. Sun Mou and Shen Mou, who came later, shouted that someone was robbing the children. Several men left after taking the car keys. There were no signs of fighting and no injuries at the scene.

  Wuhou Public Security said that after investigation by the police, the Audi car that Sun was driving at the time of the incident was involved in a loan dispute and had been seized. Several men were employees of a guarantee company in Jiangsu, driving a Su C license car to Rongrong to collect mortgage cars, and the information about robbing children online was not true.

  At present, the police have investigated the incident of foreign men fighting for keys in the street.

  Police analysis

  Grab the child in the middle of the "pain point"

  Easy to arouse people’s sympathy

  In the past two years, rumors about "robbing children" have spread from time to time in Chengdu and surrounding areas, which can trigger network fermentation every time.

  In this regard, the Chengdu police analyzed that there are two reasons: First, "I would rather believe in it, but I don’t believe it." Things that are related to the basic needs of human beings and threaten people’s basic safety often resonate the most, and such rumors are so hot that they hit the "pain point" — — People think that their environment is not safe; Second, the rumor of stealing children can arouse people’s sympathy and desire for protection. People are children, and the matter is human trafficking. "People’s kindness and sympathy are suddenly aroused." However, these news have proved to be rumors.

  The police reminded that similar incidents of robbing children often appeared on the Internet recently, and most of them were rumors. In order to avoid the panic of parents, the police promptly rumored.

  /Reminder/

  Rumors can be punished.

  Detention for more than 10 days

  The police reminded that according to the provisions of the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment, those who spread rumors, lied about dangerous situations, epidemic situations, police situations or deliberately disturbed public order by other means were detained for more than 5 days and less than 10 days, and may also be fined less than 500 yuan; If the circumstances are minor, they shall be detained for less than 5 days or fined for less than 500 yuan.

  For online rumors, if defamatory information is actually clicked, viewed more than 5,000 times, or forwarded more than 500 times, it will be punished by the Criminal Law for online defamation. Since 2015, the province’s public security network security department has investigated and dealt with 185 cases of online rumors, 307 people were educated and admonished, 40 people were administratively punished, and 6 people were criminally punished.

  The police reminded the public that if you find information about a case similar to an unofficial report on the Internet, don’t believe it, let alone forward or comment at will. You can call 110 first to verify it.

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  Pickpocketing near Jinniu Wanda

  Mother fabricated a rumor about "robbing children"

  On June 14th, Chen Mou, a citizen of Chengdu, said in a circle of friends that he met a gang that robbed children and bags near Jinniu Wanda. On June 22nd, jinniu district Hehuachi Police Station informed the public that Chen Mou had exaggerated and fabricated the facts after pickpocketing, and added subjective speculation, which was inconsistent with the objective facts. He was sent to punish him for "fabricating facts and disturbing social order". In view of his unlawful infringement at that time, he released information in a state of fear, and his subjective malignancy was relatively small, and he was fined 100 yuan for administrative punishment.

  Huaxi Dushi Bao reporter Li Tianyu intern Zhang Yanli

  (Huaxi Dushi Bao)

Ministry of Ecology and Environment: Ozone pollution in China is mainly mild pollution, which can be prevented and controlled.

  BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhuanet)-Liu Youbin, spokesman of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said on the 29th that since 2015, ozone monitoring has been carried out at 1,436 points in 337 cities across the country. The data shows that although ozone pollution in China has increased, it is mainly light pollution, and it is generally in a state of prevention and control.

  On the morning of the 29th, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment held a regular press conference, and Liu Youbin, spokesman of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, reported the recent progress of key work.

  Liu Youbin introduced that not long ago, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced the national air quality in September and January-September, and some areas experienced some fluctuations. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment organized experts to carefully analyze these situations for the following reasons:

  First of all, due to the higher temperature than normal, the national O3 concentration increased year-on-year, and the proportion of excellent days decreased year-on-year.. In September 2019, the national average temperature was 17.7 degrees, which was 1.1 degrees higher than normal. The average temperatures in Beijing, Tianjin, Jilin, Inner Mongolia, Hubei and other provinces and cities were the highest or second highest level in the same period since 1961. Under the influence of high temperature and strong light, the concentration of O3 increased obviously during the day, which led to a decrease in the proportion of excellent days.

  Preliminary analysis shows that in September 2019, the number of days in which the primary pollutant was O3(8 hours) in 337 cities at prefecture level and above accounted for more than 95% of the polluted days and about 40% of the 23 heavily polluted days, and the primary pollutant in other heavily polluted days was PM10, indicating that the average daily air quality in September was mainly affected by O3 concentration. The average O3 concentration in 337 cities at prefecture level and above was 157 μ g/m3, up by 23.6% year-on-year, and the proportion of excellent days decreased by 14.7 percentage points year-on-year.

  Tropospheric (near-surface) ozone is a typical secondary air pollutant, which is rarely emitted by human beings. The main source of ground ozone is the photochemical reaction of NOx and VOCs under the action of heat and sunlight. When the precursors of NOx and VOCs are high, ozone pollution is easy to occur in summer and autumn due to high temperature and strong solar radiation. China’s standard stipulates that the maximum daily average concentration of ozone for 8 hours is 160 μ g/m3, which is basically equivalent to that of developed countries. Since 2015, ozone monitoring has been carried out at 1436 locations in 337 cities across the country. The data show that although ozone pollution in China has increased, it is mainly mild pollution, and it is generally in a state of prevention and control.

  Secondly, less precipitation and unfavorable meteorological conditions lead to an increase in particulate matter concentration.In September 2019, the static stability index of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region increased by about 50% year-on-year, of which the static stability index of Beijing increased by about 40% year-on-year, and the atmospheric diffusion capacity decreased significantly. Especially in late September, 2019, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and surrounding areas experienced static, high humidity and inversion weather lasting for more than one week, which led to the continuous accumulation and transformation of pollutants.

  According to Liu Youbin, in view of the above situation, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment will promote the coordinated emission reduction of multi-pollutants with the coordinated control of PM2.5 and ozone, focusing on NOx and VOCs, and actively promote the optimization and adjustment of industry, energy, transportation and land use structure.

  Liu Youbin Qiu said that winter has come, the temperature has dropped, and the O3 pollution level has dropped. Especially after entering the heating season, the emission intensity of various pollutants will further increase and the meteorological conditions will deteriorate, and PM2.5 will become the primary pollutant that determines the ambient air quality. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment, together with relevant departments and localities, will take measures such as differentiated and graded management and control of key industries to actively deal with heavily polluted weather to offset the impact of increased heating emissions and unfavorable meteorological conditions.

Many Chinese herbal medicine distribution centers store poppy shells for underground trading, and most of them flow to snack markets.

  In the smoky restaurant box, Liangshan squinted and kept asking reporters about their identity information while smoking.

  After repeated tests, he determined that the reporter was not a "fishing" policeman, and signaled his men to hand over the poppy shell in the paper bag to the reporter for inspection. He is still not at ease, let the reporter put his mobile phone aside to prevent candid recording. After inspecting the goods, he immediately asked his men to take the poppy shell in their arms. "What is good to say is selling Chinese medicine, and what is not good to say is drug trafficking, which is more risky than selling guns." He spit out one mouthful smoke and said faintly.

  As a Chinese herbal medicine merchant with an entity company, Liangshan claims to have hundreds of kilograms of poppy shells in his hand, which will be supplied to vendors who make braised cooked food and a well-known catering brand every month.

The poppy shell of Liangshan (a pseudonym), a drug dealer.

  This is the corner of the "black market" of poppy shells in China.

  From the end of March to mid-May, 2021, The Paper went to many places to investigate and found that there were underground transactions of poppy shells in several major distribution centers of Chinese herbal medicines in China. Many Chinese herbal medicine merchants said that they had been supplying vendors or stores engaged in braised cooked food and breakfast for a long time at prices ranging from 500 to 700 yuan per catty.

  In addition, The Paper search found that some online sellers from Yunnan and Gansu directly set up QQ groups with the words "poppy, opium, rice husk" to find buyers, inspect goods and sell them. There are also sellers who specially prepare dry spices containing poppy powder to sell all kinds of "secret" barbecue materials, lobster materials, pot-stewed materials and mala Tang materials online.

  The market demand for poppy shells mainly stems from some catering businesses’ superstitious belief that adding poppy shells (powder and seeds) to food can "enhance taste and fragrance" and make diners addicted. However, some experts told The Paper that experiments show that the role of poppy shells is over-deified, and the rumored role of "enhancing fragrance and addiction" is actually not obvious. In addition, some studies have said that long-term use of soup containing poppy shell or its extract will cause chills, sweating, fatigue, sallow and emaciated, drowsiness and other symptoms, and cause people’s attention and memory function to decline. In severe cases, it may cause damage to the nervous system and digestive system, endocrine disorders, and even lead to respiratory arrest and death.

  "What is not pleasant to say is drug trafficking."

  The paper bag handed to the reporter by Liang Shanrang contained seven or eight white-brown poppy shells with good appearance, and the rustling of poppy seeds could be heard during shaking.

  "I haven’t shaved." "Scraping pulp" in Liangshan refers to cutting milk pulp to extract opium after poppy fruit is ripe. After cutting pulp, there will be dark knife marks on the surface of poppy fruit. He pointed to one of the poppy shells and showed it to the reporter. There was no cut on the surface of the poppy shell.

  Poppy is the main raw material for opium production, and its extract is also the source of many sedatives. Poppy shell (commonly known as big tobacco shell and rice shell) is the dried shell of poppy fruit, which is oval or bottle-shaped. Poppy shell contains alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, papaverine, etc. Although the content is smaller than that of opium, it will cause chronic toxic effects on human liver and heart if taken for a long time, and it is a drug controlled by the state. For a long time, the public security departments have severely cracked down on the illegal phenomena of smuggling, trafficking, transportation, manufacturing and illegal possession of poppy shells.

  Liangshan said that he still has 600 kilograms of stock in his hand, and the poppy shells in his hand are basically bought from the elderly who secretly grow poppies in the countryside, and he also interplanted with other Chinese herbal medicines in a small amount, which is definitely better than the smuggled goods from the "Golden Triangle North Myanmar" area. He is the only one in the local area who has goods with another medicine dealer.

  "Our jargon is called rice shell, not opium shell or poppy shell. You will know this as soon as you say it." At the inspection site, Liangshan explained that the anti-drug situation has been severe in recent years. In the past, there were two or three hundred yuan per catty of poppy shells on the market, but now it has risen to six or seven hundred yuan per catty, and it is constantly rising, which belongs to "valuable and no market".

  Liangshan said that almost all his customers are introduced by acquaintances, usually catering businesses, and most of them sell braised dishes. A business does not want much at one time, which is only two or three kilograms. "Yesterday (March 22), a customer came and took 20 pounds of goods."

  According to Liangshan, merchants will directly cook the soup with poppy shells, usually throwing them away after cooking twice, or grinding them into fine powder and mixing them with other seasonings in proportion to cook the soup. "Less useful and undetectable." Liangshan said that he would make ribs and stew at home and add poppy powder, or eat steamed bread dipped in poppy seeds.

  During the conversation, Liangshan repeatedly claimed that the Beijing branch of a well-known hot pot restaurant brand took at least 500 kilograms of poppy shells from him every month and then distributed them to stores. The reporter expressed doubts about this, and Liangshan only showed the reporter the buyer’s WeChat circle of friends, showing that the other party often posted dynamic news about the catering brand.

  Liangshan said that customers can’t deliver poppy shells separately after buying them, but also have to buy some spices such as octagonal cinnamon grass fruit, mix them and grind them into powder for delivery.

  In addition, Liangshan said that the address left by the customer does not need to be written in detail, and he will use the logistics without inspection. "The packaging is tattered and nobody cares. After the logistics arrives at the receiving place, it will call the recipient." Because it is easy to be out of stock, customers need to say in advance that they are ready.

  During the whole joint inspection process, Liangshan and his men were particularly vigilant and repeatedly told not to let their peers know that they were using this thing to prevent being "fired". If the business is known by a third person, there is no way to do it.

  "When we first met, I was afraid you were a COP." After the goods were inspected, Liangshan asked the reporter to open the WeChat chat page contacted with him, returned the 500 yuan sincerity payment paid in advance, and forged a chat record: "I have no goods here, sorry." Then let the reporter and him delete each other’s WeChat, saying that they would contact each other directly by phone in the future.

  "Just delete the WeChat record and you can adjust it." Liangshan said that because things are not formal, we must be cautious when contacting transactions. "To say that it is good to sell Chinese medicine, and to say that it is not good is drug trafficking, which is more risky than selling guns."

  Liangshan told reporters a virtual number starting with 171, showing the area as Fuzhou, Fujian, and a real number starting with 147, saying that you can dial the number of 147 for private contact, and contact with the virtual number when talking about goods. On wechat, you can’t mention "poppy" when you deliver the goods, just say, "boss, is there any more goods?"

  Because Liangshan claimed that a well-known catering brand got goods in bulk from it, considering the public food safety issues, the reporter immediately reported the information to the local police on the night of the unannounced visit.

  In the same city as Liangshan, a man surnamed Zhang named "Yaojutang Pharmaceutical" on WeChat told reporters that his poppy shells here only cost 300 yuan a catty. Unlike Liangshan’s goods, although they also contain seeds, they are all broken into pieces, which can be sent to logistics and customers can come and get them.

  "Delete the text sent by the above (WeChat) from your side, and just say (again) directly call it aniseed." The man surnamed Zhang said that he could have met for inspection or sent the poppy shell for inspection by taking pictures and videos, but now the police are strict and it is the first time to deal with it, so be careful.

  On the evening of March 26, the anti-drug police and reporters opened the samples sent by Zhang’s boss. The outer layer of the package is tightly wrapped in a green woven bag, and the inner layer is wrapped in a black plastic bag after the outer package is torn open, and a hole in the plastic bag is cut to expose the white-brown debris. After the police sent the substance for inspection, they found that the sample sent by the man surnamed Zhang was indeed a poppy shell.

A shopkeeper surnamed Zhang sent a parcel by courier, full of white-brown fragments. The police sent it for inspection and found that it was indeed a broken poppy shell.

  At present, the police have set up a task force to investigate the suspected illegal acts of Liangshan and the man surnamed Zhang.

  Poppy shell "black market": many drug dealers claim long-term supply.

  The poppy shell business of Liangshan and Zhang’s boss is only the corner of the domestic "black market" of poppy shells. According to the reporter’s investigation, this kind of business also exists in Chinese herbal medicine distribution centers such as anguo city, Hebei, Yuzhou, Henan and Zhangshu, Jiangxi.

  At 9 o’clock on the evening of March 24th, on the main road from Baoding City, Hebei Province to anguo city, the county-level city under its custody, Yang Qi, a Chinese medicine dealer, rolled up his sleeves and drove a red BMW car while telling reporters about the precautions for trading poppy shells.

  "Don’t say that you are from other places, and the local ones won’t sell you (poppy shells)." Yang Qi is not tall, born in 1998, and his face looks a little immature. Since October 2016, a company specializing in the wholesale business of Chinese herbal medicines has been registered. Yang Qi travels to and from the origin of various Chinese herbal medicines in China and sells them to pharmaceutical factories after purchasing them.

  He said that in the past few years, there were many phenomena of trading poppy shells in this area. Because of frequent contact, drug dealers selling poppy shells can eat out whether they have added poppy shells or not. "You can know by smelling or eating them." In recent years, the police have cracked down more and more severely, and everyone is sneaking around. Without acquaintances to lead the way, sellers will not admit that they have goods.

  After more than an hour, I arrived at a place called "Beigang Car Rental" in anguo city. Under the dim light of night, Elgin made a phone call and asked the other party to install two kinds of poppy shells with different specifications for inspection.

  Ten minutes later, a man came by car. In the car, the man took out two packages of poppy shells with different specifications. By the dim light in the car, the reporter saw that there were seven or eight complete poppy shells in two transparent plastic bags, and the one with good quality was bigger. Slightly shaking, two bags can hear the rustling of poppy seeds.

  Yang Qi said that the 30 kilograms of poppy shells he prepared for reporters were divided into two specifications. A kilogram with seeds of good quality is 1,700 yuan, and a kilogram without seeds or with fewer seeds is 1,550 yuan. "Once again, there are things mixed in it, so I don’t want to sell it." Yang Qi said that all the goods on hand were collected from other medicinal materials merchants by friends, and most of the goods came from Myanmar. "If the goods are used up, say three days in advance, 30 or 50 kilograms will do."

Yang Qi (not his real name), a medicine dealer in Anguo, Hebei Province, said that most of their poppy shells were smuggled in from Myanmar.

  Yang Qi said that what he wants here is basically a catering business, and the proportion added to the catering needs to be adjusted, as far as possible.

  In anguo city, Yang Qi is not the only seller of poppy shells. The reporter consulted a number of medicinal materials merchants in Anguo, and the other party said that they were "in stock".

  Li He, whose net name is "Qi ‘ao Traditional Chinese Medicine", claims that poppy shells can be crushed into powder, and the minimum 1000 yuan is one kilogram, which requires cash transactions. He said that although it is illegal to trade poppy shells, he can legally purchase them in the name of a medicinal material dealer, mainly because the buyer has to ensure that there is no problem.

  "They are all collected locally and can be seen in the store." Near the International Trade Center Square of Chinese Herbal Medicine in anguo city, the owner of "Guangtaihe Lengbei" medicine shop, after being introduced by Zhang Ying, a middleman, also told reporters that it was available.

A medicine dealer in anguo city took out half a bag of poppy shells.

  At 8 o’clock in the morning of March 25, after talking with reporters in the medicine shop, the boss saw that there was no one around, turned around and took out a snakeskin bag from the back of the shop, unsealed it, and revealed a poppy shell of half a bag. The reporter grabbed two or three in the bag and found that the surface of these poppy shells was smooth, and there were no shallow cuts after "cutting pulp". Some poppy shells were broken and leaked black seeds inside.

  After the reporter finished inspecting the goods, the boss immediately tied the mouth and took the snakeskin bag into the store. "How many goods do you want? Just communicate in advance." He said that the goods just shown to reporters are less than 30kg, which are all "new goods", that is, the goods received in the autumn of 2020, with 650 yuan per catty. After the cash transaction, he will help grind it into fine powder thicker than flour for reporters to take away, or send logistics, but logistics can only send three or five pounds at a time, which is too dangerous.

  Zhang Ying, the middleman, said that buying and selling poppy shells must be cautious, and they arrested several people here after the year. The people who pick up the goods here are basically owners of restaurants and hot pot restaurants, or owners who sell braised pork, braised vegetables and barbecues. When communicating with customers, they don’t ask more questions. They are very direct: "Do you have, transfer money and arrange goods?"

  It is more than 500 kilometers away from anguo city. In Yuzhou City, Henan Province, another distribution center of Chinese herbal medicines, there is also an underground trade in poppy shells.

  On the evening of March 21st, the boss surnamed Chen of "Yuzhou Xing Medicinal Materials Store" told the reporter that he could get the goods here. Every catty of 300 yuan was stolen by the villagers, and they bought it from the village. Because the reporter wants a lot at one time, he needs to find someone to collect the goods. The boss surnamed Chen said that most of his customers are from the catering industry. To be on the safe side, they need to be powdered when picking up the goods.

The owner of WeChat named "Yuzhou Yuzhou Xing Medicinal Materials Store" Chen said that he could get the goods from him, with 300 yuan per catty.

  He carefully changed a micro-signal to chat with reporters, saying that when picking up the goods, he needed to write "Gastrodia elata" on the goods, and he should also note "Gastrodia elata" when paying for the goods.

  On the morning of April 30th, at another Chinese herbal medicine distribution center — — In Zhangshu City, Jiangxi Province, Pi Jun, who runs "Zhangshu Wuxin Chinese Herbal Medicine Planting Co., Ltd.", also claimed that he had poppy shells, both with seeds and without seeds, with a kilogram of 800 yuan or so, mainly because some merchants who make braised pork and braised dishes, barbecue and mala Tang have been getting goods from him.

  Pi Jun was a little wary when he first contacted reporters, saying that he was worried about using poppy shells for drug trafficking, and he had to check the qualifications of restaurants before supplying them. "First of all, consider the risk, and you can’t earn much money." Pi Jun said that the investigation is very strict now, and it is not easy to get it. In the past, it was cheap to get it.

  Some sellers sell online, and others specialize in "secret" spices.

  If it is said that drug dealers are still very wary of secretly selling poppy shells offline, some online poppy shell sellers are even more courageous.

  The reporter searched with keywords such as "big tobacco shell, poppy shell, big tobacco fruit, rice shell" and found dozens of QQ groups, with members ranging from dozens to hundreds. The names of these groups not only contain keywords searched by reporters, but also contain words such as "spices and seasonings", suggesting that they can be added to catering. Other QQ groups directly use pictures of poppy fruit or poppy shell as group avatars.

The Paper reporter searched with keywords such as "big tobacco shell, poppy shell, big tobacco fruit, rice shell" and found dozens of QQ groups with members ranging from dozens to hundreds.

  "If you are in the snack business, if you are in the cooked food business, such as mala Tang and barbecue, if your business is not good, then you only need to join our seasoning to ensure that your business is booming." One of the QQ groups introduced this.

  The reporter consulted a number of group owners or administrators. On March 20th, a group of administrators named "Sister Xiang" told reporters that she came from mangshi, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, and the poppy shell in her hand came from Myanmar, and the amount of bulk cargo was about 360 yuan per catty, and 500 yuan was needed per catty. She showed the reporter a complete sample of poppy shell in a "flash photo" way and quickly withdrew the news. People who are called catering and wholesale Chinese herbal medicines all get goods from her. If they sincerely buy, they can tell the specific use method.

The sellers on QQ all showed photos of poppy shells in the form of "flash photos", and then quickly withdrew the news.

  On March 21st, another QQ group administrator also claimed that he had poppy shells from Myanmar, and 550 yuan had a kilo of postage. He also showed reporters a complete photo of the poppy shell in the form of "flashing photos", and then quickly withdrew the news, claiming that it could guide how to use it after purchase.

  Different from the first two sellers, another QQ group administrator named "Gentleman" said that she came from Dunhuang, Gansu Province, and her goods came from Xinjiang. She can directly mail the complete poppy shell or grind it into powder and then deliver it, and 550 yuan can deliver it by one catty. "Write down local products, or medicinal materials and dry goods." She said that in order to avoid inspection, it is necessary to write false shipping information on the package.

  After reporting to the public security organ, the reporter bought a catty of poppy shell samples from the three sellers. The logistics numbers provided by the three sellers show that they delivered goods from Kunming, Yunnan, Chengdu, Sichuan and Jiayuguan, Gansu by Best Express, Postal Service and Postal Service respectively. After the arrival of the goods, the police in the jurisdiction where the goods were received took the parcel back to the police station for further processing, and the reporter simultaneously fed back the suspected illegal clues to the police.

  On the afternoon of April 29th, the reporter added a QQ group administrator nicknamed "Spice Ingredients" on WeChat, and several short videos with ground spices were posted every day in his circle of friends. The article said that it was to help customers prepare secret fine spices, including lobster sauce, marinated sauce, cold noodles and cold fabrics, barbecue sauce, fried skewers, mutton soup, mala Tang sauce and so on. The seller nicknamed "Spice Ingredients" on WeChat publishes several short videos with ground spices every day in the circle of friends, and the text is called the secret fine spices that help customers prepare.

  The seller nicknamed "Spice Ingredients" on WeChat publishes several short videos with ground spices every day in the circle of friends, and the text is called the secret fine spices that help customers prepare.

  He sent a reporter an address that was shown as "Chaoyang Non-staple Food Trading Zone" on Xining Road, Liangxi District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, saying that he and his brother operated two dry spice shops here, which were specially equipped with "secret spices" for merchants. Poppy shells need to be ground into powder, and the ingredients such as star anise, fragrant leaves, fennel, cinnamon, codonopsis pilosula and tsaoko are ground into powder in proportion for delivery, and the price of other ingredients is calculated separately at poppy powder 280 yuan per catty. He showed reporters that in recent days, four merchants doing snacks such as cold salad asked them for screenshots of poppy powder’s WeChat chat, saying that about 40 pounds of poppy powder would be produced every month, and the customers were all from the Internet, and the number was not fixed. "Some of them didn’t come after using it once, saying it was too expensive, and they couldn’t see any effect."

  His brother Li told reporters that many merchants who make mala Tang, barbecue and braised food always take a few kilograms of goods, and generally they will mix them with other spices in proportion. If they want more, they can grind them into poppy powder, and the buyers will match them themselves. Instead of express delivery, they will deliver them in person. Some merchants sell mala Tang, and they are accompanied by materials for cooking mala Tang; Some merchants make braised food, and they match it with the ingredients of braised food. Most merchants use one or two kilograms a month. Now he dare not store too much goods, and there are only more than 20 kilograms of poppy shells left on hand, all of which are after "cutting pulp". Every time he wants goods, he must say one week in advance.

  On the morning of April 30, Li showed a video of grinding ingredients to reporters, saying that he was making secret grilled fish ingredients for a merchant in Guangzhou, with a total of 17 kilograms of ingredients, and the merchant gave poppy powder mixed with 3 kilograms. On the morning of April 30th, a QQ user named "Spice Ingredients" showed a video of ingredients grinding, which was called that a merchant in Guangzhou made secret grilled fish ingredients, with a total of 17 kg of ingredients, and the merchant asked poppy powder mixed with 3 kg.

  On the morning of April 30th, a QQ user named "Spice Ingredients" showed a video of ingredients grinding, which was called that a merchant in Guangzhou made secret grilled fish ingredients, with a total of 17 kg of ingredients, and the merchant asked poppy powder mixed with 3 kg.

  A QQ user nicknamed "There is nothing wrong with loving you" showed the reporter his poppy shell inventory, saying that many restaurants in China buy from him, and he has to ship hundreds of kilograms every month. "Make sure it’s easy to use and make your business hot." He recommended one of the buyers nicknamed "Jiahuang Potted Vegetable" on QQ to the reporter.

  "Jiahuang pot-stewed food" claims that she is the proprietress of a pot-stewed food restaurant in Hengyang, Hunan Province. Five years ago, she set up a stall with her family to sell pot-stewed food, and the competitive environment of eight deli shops in the same market made her business not smooth. Later, she found out that a deli was using a big cigarette case, so she contacted the supplier in many ways.

  The proprietress said that she changed three poppy shell suppliers in three years, and the third one was "there is nothing wrong with loving you" and took the goods for more than a year. At present, she runs three stalls of "Jiahuang Potted Vegetables", and buys about five kilograms of poppy shells at a time, about one kilogram of 600 yuan, which can last for three months.

  (Liangshan, Elgin, Pi Jun and Zhang Ying are pseudonyms in the text)

Li Keqiang walked 5 kilometers to the epicenter and accidentally slipped and washed his hands with muddy water.

  Li Keqiang walked 5 kilometers to the epicenter.

  On the morning of the 4th, Li Keqiang, on behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, and on behalf of the Supreme Leader General Secretary, flew to Ludian disaster area in Yunnan to inspect the disaster situation and direct the earthquake relief work on the spot. He stressed that it is necessary to take scientific and effective measures to step up rescue and strive to minimize disaster losses. Those who wear military uniforms and those who wear white coats go into the disaster area together.

  Air conference

  Tell the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to bring enough maritime satellites to the front

  As soon as he got on the plane, Li Keqiang held an emergency meeting to listen to the reports from the State Seismological Bureau, the Ministry of Transport, the Health and Family Planning Commission, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Land and Resources, the Ministry of Public Security and other departments, as well as the heads of the People’s Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force, to learn more about the disaster situation, casualties and rescue progress, and to deploy disaster relief work.

  Li Keqiang stressed that it is necessary to put saving people in the first place, seize the post-disaster gold rescue time, strive to enter the village within 48 hours, and seize everything possible to minimize casualties; It is necessary to give full play to the cooperative role of local cadres, the people’s police and the army, and never give up lightly until the last moment.

  Li Keqiang made seven arrangements after listening to reports from relevant parties:

  First, seize every favorable opportunity to save people; second, strictly guard against secondary disasters; third, strengthen rescue efforts; fourth, do a good job in resettling the victims; fifth, adhere to unified command, be scientific and orderly; sixth, make preparations for resuming production; and seventh, start to resume reconstruction.

  "Let the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology bring enough maritime satellite equipment and go to the front immediately." "Inform Yibin and prepare to receive the seriously wounded." Li Keqiang intervened from time to time when listening to the disaster report on the plane, and immediately made a decision on urgent matters, and one disaster relief decision was issued one after another. At the end of the meeting, he told everyone to make good use of the on-board telephone and pay close attention to contact with the ground.

  inspect the natural calamity

  Li Keqiang accidentally slipped and washed his hands with muddy water.

  At 11 o’clock yesterday morning, Li Keqiang and his party arrived at Zhaotong Airport, Yunnan Province, and then arrived at Longtoushan Town by bus. Seeing that the road into the epicenter was being rushed through, Li Keqiang immediately got off the bus, braved the high temperature, and walked more than 5 kilometers along a potholed path to Longquan Village, the most severely affected area in the epicenter, to inspect the disaster situation on the spot and direct the earthquake relief work.

  Due to the heavy rain, the path was slippery and muddy, and many places were also damaged. Li Keqiang waded into the village. On the way, he accidentally slipped and washed his hands with muddy water. After that, he still visited the village on foot for more than three hours.

  From time to time, he stopped to talk to the people affected by the roadside and asked if his family was injured and had a place to live. He said that you have suffered and suffered, and the party and the government will certainly help you solve your difficulties.

  While inspecting the rescue situation on the ruins, several soldiers carried the newly rescued wounded out. Li Keqiang gave way voluntarily and raised his arm to escort the team away. During the inspection, Li Keqiang met many teams to rescue the wounded, and he took the initiative to greet his entourage to make way to ensure the smooth progress of the rescue. He said to the officers and men who were nervously searching and rescue, I’m coming to visit you, but don’t stop what you are doing. Every minute is extremely precious now. I hope everyone will seize the golden rescue time and not give up any glimmer of hope. Li Keqiang said that to minimize the loss, saving one more life can make one more happy family, which is also a comfort to the society.

  It is said that the shortage of materials requires the organization of airdrops.

  Many houses that have not yet collapsed on the roadside have cracks. Li Keqiang told local cadres that aftershocks are still happening, so we should not just look at whether the house is in good condition, but go in and carefully check whether it is safe. We are stepping up the deployment of tents. We must search from house to house at night, and do everything possible to evacuate the people in the dangerous house, so as not to let a mass spend the night in the dangerous house and avoid new casualties.

  Some local cadres said that due to the interruption of roads, there is a shortage of food and relief materials. Li Keqiang immediately asked the relevant departments to organize air drops of food and epidemic prevention articles to ensure that people have food and clean water to drink.

  Temporary resettlement sites for the affected people have been set up in the open area of the river valley. Li Keqiang went into the tent and told everyone that if you stay green, you are not afraid of not burning wood. The party and the government will help everyone rebuild a stronger and better home.

  Li Keqiang came to the temporary medical point in the playground of the town middle school, asked about the supply of medicines, and told the medical staff to treat every wounded person carefully to minimize the mortality and disability rate. Seeing the shortage of disinfectant, Li Keqiang requested to dispatch epidemic prevention materials quickly, pay close attention to comprehensive prevention and control of the epidemic situation, and ensure that there was no major epidemic after the disaster.

  Tent meeting

  Suggest that the participants stand in silence for the victims.

  Yesterday afternoon, after seeing the disaster relief situation on the spot, Li Keqiang hosted a disaster relief meeting in the tent of the middle school playground in Longtoushan Town. Li Keqiang listened to a brief report and suggested that all the people at the scene stand up in silence for the compatriots killed in the earthquake.

  At the meeting, Li Keqiang praised the leaders of Ludian County three times for daring to speak out to him about the difficulties of water shortage, food shortage and tent shortage in disaster relief. Li Keqiang said, in the face of sudden disasters, who can be perfect? We are here to solve the problem, that is, to listen to the truth.

  Li Keqiang emphasized that the first is that rescue should be scientific, difficult things will become feasible, and never give up easily. As long as there is hope, we must do our best to rescue them; The second is to pay close attention to the treatment of the wounded, and coordinate medical experts from all over the country to minimize death and disability; The third is to ensure that the affected people have food and clean water to drink, and at the same time to curb the outbreak; The fourth is to pay close attention to resettling the masses and try to make all the masses have safe homes tonight; The fifth is to pay close attention to maintenance and repair to find all necessary life channels, including roads, electricity, water and communication, etc. The sixth is to prevent the occurrence of secondary geological disasters, distribute emergency food immediately, and organize the masses to help themselves in production. This newspaper comprehensively reported by Xinhua News Agency and CCTV.

(Source: Beijing Youth Daily)

Husband’s car hides a secret, and the wife detective’s quick manual allows you to catch one accurate one.

  Recently, a teenage netizen asked Xiao Yao for advice. Her husband drove out at night and said that he was getting together with friends. When he came home, he seemed very tired. He couldn’t help but wonder if he had done something sorry for himself. Experienced Xiao slanting, of course, should check it out for the sisters and send it to the car to search the treasure book.

  

  Hair on the seat

  If the husband has done something bad in the car, there will definitely be hair residue that should not appear, especially in the seat or in the gap of the headrest. If it is a sister with short hair, it must be very suspicious to find long hair in the car.

  Unusual hickey

  If the husband is too intimate with other women in the car, he will definitely find clues in the car, such as the girl’s favorite co-driver makeup mirror, and maybe he will find incredible surprises.

  The sound of the driving recorder

  Many suspicious wives want to put eavesdropping devices and other equipment in the car, but this thing is very risky. If it is found, it will definitely end in a quarrel. But how to know whether a girl has been in her husband’s car and what they have talked about, the driving recorder is definitely a trick. The driving recorder has a recording function, and the car starts to record when it is powered on. As long as you buy a large-capacity memory card, everything your husband said in the car recently can be recorded.

  IPhone frequented places

  I just mentioned recording voice, and I want to know where my husband has been? The location service of iPhone betrayed his location. Open the iPhone settings-click-privacy-location service-system service-frequent places, including all the places where my husband stayed. Combined with the sound of driving recorder, the crime scene can basically be restored.

  If you can’t find the problem in the first four Dafas, it proves that your husband is faithful to you, or he is an extremely cunning master, but even the master is exposed. According to the survey, most of the male friends who habitually cheat around have the habit of hiding condoms in the car. What strange places will they hide?

  Multimedia screen

  Hiding index: ★★★☆☆

  It is said that the more dangerous the place is, the safer it is. The center console seems to be a very conspicuous place, but often these places within the line of sight are more likely to be neglected. It is absolutely brilliant for a male car owner to hide his baby behind the screen. The key is convenient location, and bring it when you reach it.

  In the interlayer of skylight sunshade curtain

  Hiding index: ★★★★★☆.

  Compared with the rear of the display mentioned above, the skylight sunshade interlayer is safer, and the area that 99% car owners will not touch is basically very low, and the advantage of convenient location is taken into account. However, this position can be seen directly through the skylight glass, so female car owners must pay attention.

  Under the carpet

  Hiding index: ★★☆☆☆

  Under the carpet is also a very hidden position, but this position belongs to the footrest position, so it is easy to get dirty, and it will be opened and cleaned every time the car is washed, so the possibility of hiding in this position is relatively low, but it is necessary to pay attention to male car owners who don’t like car washing.

  Back of brake pedal

  Hiding index: ★★★★★★★

  The accelerator brake is used every time you drive. For most people, this place is not a container, so it is impossible to hide things subconsciously. But for automatic transmission models, the brake pedal is relatively large, so the position on the back is just enough to hide things. Suspicious wives may wish to check it.

  Central control T-zone decorative board

  Hiding index: ★★★★★☆.

  For finding the secret of the car, many wives will first check the glove box, but often there is no result. But if your husband likes to modify the central control, then the carbon fiber decorative board of the central control can be well checked.

  Well, this issue of wife detective is purely entertainment. Xiaoyan still hopes that lovers in the world can be happy forever, and also reminds male friends that they must not do anything that is sorry for their partners, otherwise Xiaoyan will often give advice to the sisters. Remember to look good!

This article was first published on WeChat WeChat official account: Know the car in 30 seconds. The content of the article belongs to the author’s personal opinion and does not represent Hexun.com’s position. Investors should operate accordingly, at their own risk.

(Editor: HN666)

How to influence the global creative network with national cultural language?

For centuries, the relationship between blacks inside and outside the African continent has been very complicated, and a history full of pain, slavery, separation and sometimes suspicion has closely linked them. However, this relationship is also developing in a positive direction. In 1964, Malcolm X visited Ghana and gave a speech at a university. At that time, he said, "I don’t feel like a tourist in Ghana or anywhere in Africa. It feels like home to me. It has been 400 years since I left this land, but this is not my intention or my wish. "

Nowadays, the connection between Africa’s growing young population and the black diaspora has become more direct. Driven by a lot of creative attempts and social media platforms such as TikTok, they inspired each other and their inspiration collided with each other. There are many such examples: Black Panther and other films have resonated, but artists such as KehindeWiley and Omar Victor Diop have created spectacular portraits of people, and Nigerian hilarious popular movies are popular in Europe and the Caribbean. There are also African pop songs by Kenyan band Sauti Sol and African beats by singers Tems, Burna Boy and Mr Eazi-in 2022 alone, African beat musicians played more than 13 billion times on Spotify.

The writer Nnedi Okorafor told us: "I will not distinguish the black diaspora from the black people on the African continent. What I am telling is the story of black people, the story of black people all over the world, and the story of this group of black people. Over the years, my personal definition of black expatriates living abroad is: every black person on earth. "

The mixed-race singer and model from Congo and China has 1.6 million fans on Weibo.

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In a country that pays attention to "integration into the collective", Zhong Feifei stands out. The singer and model said in her home in Shanghai: "The world often tells mixed-race people that our existence is’ 50-50 split’-we are incomplete, or incomplete enough. But I feel that I am 100% Congolese and 100% Chinese. As long as you handle your own identity, any hybrid can have great power. "

In recent decades, millions of China workers have moved to the African continent, and about 500,000 African immigrants live in China. Zhong Feifei is 28 years old, her mother is Chinese, and her late father is Congolese. As a new generation in this global economic trend, she spent her childhood in two different countries. After being born in Guangzhou, she spent the first few years in the Republic of Congo. Due to the civil war in Congo, when Zhong Feifei was 5 years old, her parents sent her to Shanghai and raised her by her "very traditional grandmother in China".

At the age of 14, Zhong Feifei left China to live with her mother in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. There, she fell in love with African beat musicians such as Burna Boy and Davido and the music of TPOK Jazz. In 2014, at the age of 18, she went to Boston University to study. After the outbreak of COVID-19, she returned to China, studied online and obtained a master’s degree in global security studies from Johns Hopkins University. At the same time, she participated in the popular reality show "Creation Camp 2020". Zhong Feifei didn’t make her debut as a group in the end, but as the first mixed-race black player, her appearance caused a storm on social media and gained the attention of 1.6 million users in Weibo.

Zhong Feifei said: "I used to want to work in a non-governmental organization, but now I think I can play a greater role in the field of pop culture as a representative of’ black Asian’, whether in China or elsewhere-even in Hollywood."

Nkuli Mlangeni-Berg, a South African textile designer

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Nine years ago, when Nkuli Mlangeni-Berg, a South African textile designer, went to South America to study fabrics, he found the imprint from the motherland. She met Mario Quispe, an indigenous craftsman in Lima, Peru. Quespe shared with her his Quechua subculture weaving technology: the geometric patterns woven by weft and warp on the hand loom are very similar to the colorful textiles that Ndebele people like to place at home, and M Langini-Berg is also the descendant of Ndebele people.

After Langini Berg returned to South Africa, he decided to continue their cross-cultural communication.

In search of handmade textiles, she trekked across southern Africa and finally came to a small town on the edge of the Karoo Desert in South Africa. There are a group of women in that small town who, like Quespee, still retain the technology handed down from their ancestors. Langini-Berg brought their works to The Nine Vites, a cooperative studio she founded in 2012, which mainly produces carpets, blankets, pillows, artworks and ceramics. Most of the design of the studio is hand-woven by Peruvian and South African craftsmen with Angora goat hair, alpaca hair and wool. One of their earliest works, Sankara Carpet, was selected as "the most beautiful thing" in South Africa by Design Indaba (a global event held in South Africa every year) in 2017.

Langini-Berg often travels to mansker Raal, where her great-grandmother used to be a traditional psychotherapist in the Ndebele community. Langini-Berg said, "Textiles play a very important role in every ceremony in our family. For example, you will get a blanket when you are born, a blanket when you reach a certain age or adulthood, and the coffin will be wrapped in a blanket after you die. "

Top: carpets made by the Ninevites.

Bottom: the Ninevites cooperative studio members take a group photo.

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Her design refers to the geometric patterns of Ndebele culture, the traditional beads and fabrics of Swati, and the innovation of her parents’ generation-they decorated their houses with homemade straw mats during apartheid in South Africa and cut their old clothes themselves. Tim Langini-Berg pointed out: "At home, design is to make full use of what you have."

Langini-Berg moved to Sweden in 2020, where she continued her textile research as a master student. She paid special attention to how the African-American art movement in the 20th century pursued its connection with Africa. She said: "I really want to know, apart from the common suffering, what binds us as a nation."

Langini-Berg is now highly sought after by the international market. Despite this, she still focuses on developing new cooperation with Africa. The Ninevites cooperated with Algerian artist Walid Bouchouchi to design two carpets for Swedish home improvement brand Svenskt Tenn. In addition, the pattern designed by Langini Berg has appeared on the cover of the novel Glory by Zimbabwean writer Nova Hollette bulawayo.

Looking back on her journey across the mainland and her creative practice, Ms. Langini-Berg said: "We need to heal ourselves. All the ideas and feelings we received when we grew up, as well as those things that we must identify with as black artists, are stained with strong colonial colors, and now we want to erase them."

The Senegalese photographer reshaped the world’s imagination of Africa through the lens.

??Cédrine Scheidig for The New York Times

Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop has a famous portrait selfie. In this photo, he is wearing a suit and a luxurious paisley bow tie, ready to blow a yellow plastic whistle. This well-designed photo can easily arouse people’s memories of Frederick Douglass.

Diop is good at depicting the pain and hope of black people all over the world. He integrated history and costume elements into his works, focusing on the important role of blacks and Africans in world history; Praise the lofty dignity of African immigrants and refugees; The history of black protests from Selma March to Soweto Uprising in South Africa is skillfully woven together. And explore the impact of climate change on Africa and the southern part of the world. Through bold images, Diop interweaves the past and the present, and explores how African life and overseas diaspora experience interact.

One of Diop’s series works "Project Diaspora" (above) imitates the portrait of Frederick Douglass (below). Douglas was an important abolitionist, activist, writer and speaker in the 19th century. He was a fugitive slave and the first African-American to be nominated as the vice president of the United States.

??Omar Victor Diop

Today, Diop lives and works in Dakar and Paris. He said: "Everything African-Americans do is still African, but they may not realize it themselves. I am very surprised and fascinated by this. Sometimes when you see an African-American on a reality TV show, it’s like seeing your sister or aunt-because their way of speaking is just like speaking Wolof in Dakar, only translated into English. "

Diop is keen on creating connections and building communities with his works, and is willing to bridge the experience generation gap between different generations of African-American groups through history. He believes: "There are many inspiring stories on the African continent, which can resonate strongly at home, and they can bring the same effect in other places. We must create more exchanges and interactions, and we don’t know each other well enough. "

Born in Dakar in 1980, Diop studied finance in Senegal and France, and worked in corporate communication departments in Dakar, Nairobi and Lagos for several years. He became a full-time artist more than ten years ago. He inherited the strong tradition of portrait photography in West African studios by artists such as Mama Casset (Senegal), Malick Sidibé (Mali) and Samuel Fosso (Nigeria), but he was not limited to this: whenever he started a project, Diop would read the relevant information of the subject crazily, talk to historians and even try to recreate the theme.

Diop hopes to show how the inspirational stories of black people in different centuries and continents are interrelated and influenced each other. He said: "The fashionable visual experience and symbolic language are my tools to sneak into the audience’s heart. Those eye-catching appearances can help me cover up the heaviness of the topic, and they are also a way for me to actively praise these memories."

Nidi Okolaf is good at finding creative inspiration from African heritage, history and mythology.

??Chanell Stone for The New York Times

In early 2023, Nnedi Okorafor signed a seven-figure contract for her latest novel The Africanfuturist, realizing a dream that had been brewing for 30 years. The book is scheduled to be published in 2025, which is the type of story that 49-year-old Okolaf has always wanted to try. She said that when she first started writing in the early 2000s, it was impossible to sell such stories. At that time, American publishers were at a loss about her stories, because many of them combined African folklore with science fiction, fantasy novels and magical realism. They repeatedly rejected Okolaf’s works on the grounds that they might confuse readers or fail to arouse understanding and resonance.

However, it turns out that as long as the right audience is found, Okolaf’s works will make people want to stop. Under her guidance, a new generation of African-American writers began to seek creative inspiration from their African heritage, history and mythology.

Okolaf, who lives in Phoenix, Arizona, has always regarded himself as a bridge between two cultures. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Nigerian parents. Her parents insisted, "We are Americans, but we will always be Nigerians, and we want to keep this bond forever."

Mami Wata is a good and evil African mythological figure, which means "water god" or "mother of water". The picture shows Mami Wata written by Senegalese artist Zoumana Sane.

Photo by ??Zoumana Sane/Don Cole

From the sci-fi fantasy novel Who Fears Death set in the end of Africa to Marvel Comics’s Panther trilogy, this fetter has always been the core of Kaulaf’s works. She has done extensive research for every book, and rooted her fantasy stories in traditional West African myths: for example, her "Akata" trilogy tells the story of a Nigerian-American albino girl with magical power, and the mermaid-like mythological characters Mami Wata, Oded, trickster Ekwensu and Nsibidi appear in the book.

As more and more publishers begin to accept the artistic and commercial value of African stories, this island, which once lost Okolaf and similar writers, has now become beautiful and lively. Okolav said: "Although my body has been separated from the African continent, I still have close ties with this land. This fetter may be unstable and difficult to grasp; And it is not so clear, but this roundabout and complicated emotion is very powerful. "

Eber’s twin sisters draw inspiration from multi-cultures.

??Ricardo Nagaoka for The New York Times

In Adama Ebo and Adamma Ebo and Adanne Ebo’s first feature film, they aimed at the black church-specifically, the southern black church. In the vibrant cultural and spiritual expression of the church, the twin sisters unexpectedly found that this has an amazing connection with their father’s native Nigeria.

Adama said in a recent interview: "People always say, write what you know." She is the writer and director of Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul, and her twin sister Adan is the producer of this film. Horn for Jesus, Save Your Soul, starring Sterling K. Brown K. Brown and Regina Hall. Brown plays the fallen priest of a super-large church in Atlanta, and Hull plays his pious and powerful wife. While making people laugh, this satirical mockumentary also conveys sympathy and reflection on the church community and the invisible female labor behind it.

Horn for Jesus, Save Your Soul is full of satire on the large church. Screenshot of the movie.

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Adama commented on Nigeria and the southern United States in this way: "There are many differences in culture between the two places, but there are also many similarities." "The church is one of them (similar culture)." She added. The Ebo sisters’ mother is American and their father is Nigerian. They grew up in Atlanta, so they were influenced by the black culture in the southern United States, and at the same time they carried the cultural background of Nigeria.

Adama and Adan fell in love with movies because of the classic animation Kiki’s Delivery Service and the film they called "the classic of African-American community". Like their mothers, they graduated from a black university with a long history in the southern United States. Although they have never been to Nigeria and can’t speak their father’s native language, Igbo, it is undeniable that they grew up in a family full of Nigerian culture. Adama said: "We grew up as African children, but in the eyes of our Nigerian compatriots, we are definitely not’ Africa’."

The Michelin chef always has French, West African and Japanese flavors on his menu.

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Mory Sacko’s Michelin-starred restaurant MoSuke is located in Paris. The menu includes steamed tea bowls, Attié ?ké poisson (a classic Ivorian fish dish with fermented cassava flour), plantain with foie gras (albufera) and caviar. Although the diners are located in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, they don’t know that the perfect balance of salt, acid, fat and distinctive African elements in the mouth will soon lead them to start a wonderful taste journey-this is the characteristic of this French chef Sacco who claims to be of Malian origin and deeply loves Japanese culture. He said: "When you taste all the dishes on the menu, it’s like completing a trip."

So-the reservation for ——MoSuke restaurant has been arranged for several months. In the first year of its opening in 2020, this restaurant won the first Michelin star of French cuisine in West Africa and Central Africa. In 2021, French President Emmanuel Macron invited Sacco to cook a banquet for African leaders, and his cooking shone brilliantly in the diplomatic field. Sacco is also a frequent visitor to French TV programs: he participated in the French version of "master chef" as a contestant and also appeared in "Cuisine Ouverte" as a host.

Pépé soup produced by Mori Sacco.

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Sacco, 32, grew up in the suburbs of Paris. He is the sixth child in his family and the first child born in France. But his snacks are still West African dishes from Mali, C? te d ‘Ivoire, Senegal, Guinea and Gabon. He said: "I was born and raised in France. I am a the French, but I also have my roots." In childhood, Sacco found another hobby of his own: Japanese comics. Soon, he discovered his favorite characters’ favorite foods, which were quite exotic to him as a teenager. Attracted by Japanese cooking techniques and traditional cooking norms, 14-year-old Sacco entered cooking school. The name of MoSuke restaurant combines Sacco’s name "Mory Mori" with the name "Yasuke Misuke", the only African-American warrior in Japanese history.

After working in major restaurants in Paris for ten years, Sacco began to think about how to present his identity with food. France has a long tradition of food, and he hopes to record the food in West Africa in the same way. He tried to recreate his mother’s Mali maafé stew, a beef dish simmered in peanut butter with peppers, tomatoes and other vegetables. Unexpectedly, it was not until he added an ingredient that obviously did not belong to Africa-miso, that this dish finally showed his own flavor. Sacco is reluctant to use the term "fusion". He said: "I tend to use more subtle expressions, such as’ communication and dialogue between different cultures’."

Loko hopes to convey through the exhibition that "creativity is not the privilege of the northern hemisphere."

??Ronan McKenzie for The New York Times

Venice is an ancient city with a classical temperament, but the Architecture Biennale in 2023 invited the audience to a "future lab". This is the first time that the Venice Architecture Biennale has focused on African and black expatriates in the past 40 years. The curator of this Biennale is Lesley Lokko, a Scottish architect, scholar and novelist of Ghanaian origin. She is also the first African-American curator of the Venice Architecture Biennale.

Rocco, 61, is the founder of African Futures Institute. African Futures Institute is an architectural institution integrating teaching, research and public activities in Accra, Ghana. Rocco has taught in South Africa, Britain and the United States, and is committed to promoting western institutions to think about African, racial and cultural identities and their relationship with physical space. Rocco said that the core topic around which she planned the Venice Biennale was: What does it mean to be a meaningful change agent in the 21st century?

Loko pointed out: "At present, the mainstream narrative often ignores the perspective from the southern part of the world and regards imagination and creativity as the privilege of the northern world. However, despite the enormous challenges brought by the natural environment, Africa is still a fertile ground full of creativity. This makes Africa an important fulcrum of our research, which helps us to further explore climate, social changes, new forms of governance and many other key issues that will dominate social development in the next century. "

In 2021, only one third of the exhibitors of Venice Architecture Biennale came from outside Europe and the United States. In 2023, from South Africa and Burkina Faso to Nigeria and Rwanda, more than half of the 89 exhibitors came from Africa or were black expatriates. Rocco said that many participants in the Venice Architecture Biennale have one thing in common, that is, they have the ability to "transform"-they can adapt to different cultures and backgrounds and extend the traditional definition of architecture.

She Loko will also "transform". Her childhood was spent in Dundee, Scotland, England and Accra, Ghana: "Scotland makes me tremble with cold, while Ghana is extremely hot." After becoming an architect, she finally had the opportunity to find her own position in the cross-cultural confusion of her childhood. Now, she regards her teaching work as a happy "comfort zone". Loko is full of expectations for the continuous progress in the field of architecture, and in the future, the change will no longer be limited to a binary opposition of the West or the North. She pointed out: "Now the world needs to realize that creativity driven by demand has immeasurable value."

Ruth E. Carter introduced African futurism into mainstream fashion.

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Ruth E. Ruth E. Carter said: "Fashion designers are storytellers first." Carter is 64 years old. The film Black Panther in 2018 made her the first black man to win the Oscar for Best Fashion Design. In March, 2023, she won the second Oscar again with Panther 2, becoming the first fashion designer to win both the original film and its sequel.

The Wa Kanda world in Black Panther is a fictional African kingdom that has never experienced colonization. Carter’s design draws lessons from indigenous cultures all over the African continent: before making, she collected various tribal cultural relics, including the masks of the Maridogon, the crowns of the Simba people in Namibia, the beadwork of the Masai people in Kenya and the necklaces worn by the Ndebele women in South Africa. Carter also drew inspiration from the ideas of contemporary African fashion designers such as Laduma Ngsocorro, founder of South African knitting brand MaXhosa Africa, and Ozwald Boateng, a Ghanaian-born British tailor. He also went to the African Punk Music Festival in Johannesburg to inspect street clothes and learn about the latest trends with his eyes.

Carter won the Oscar for Best Fashion Design with Black Panther (2018). Her inspiration sources include the artist Romare Bearden (middle picture), whose collage influenced her creation in Spike Lee’s films, and the African Punk Music Festival (lower picture), which contributed to her conception of "Panther" films.

Screenshot of the movie Black Panther

Carter said: "African aesthetics, whether now or in the past, has never been single." Constantly exploring has almost become a habit of this designer. There is no doubt that she shaped the expression of black historical and cultural stories on the big screen. Carter, who lives in Los Angeles, said: "Representing culture and representing yourself (voice) has never been a burden, but a pleasure; I will also feel the pressure, but this’ pressure to do this well’ is more like a sense of mission. "

Carter was raised by his mother alone in Massachusetts, the youngest of eight children. In 1986, she moved to Los Angeles, where she met the director Spike Lee. The first film she participated in was School Daze in 1988, which was one of the many films she collaborated with Spike Lee.

Top: Screenshot of the movie "Do the Right Thing" directed by Spike Lee.

Bottom: Romare Bearden’s 1980 work Morning of the Rooster is famous for his collage depicting city life and the American South.

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Even when it is not designed for African futurism, Carter always looks for inspiration from African and black diaspora. When designing clothing styles for time films, she will refer to The Image of the Black in Western Art; Many of her works with Spike Lee refer to the works of the artist Romare Bearden; The costume modeling of Mo’ Better Blues focuses on the personal styles of jazz musicians such as Dexter Gordon, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis.

Carter said: "It is very important for me to draw inspiration from real people or things. I dug up those tiny humanistic details and applied them to my role. " Carter’s designs not only aggregate the characteristics of black expatriates living abroad, but also promote the African futuristic style into the mainstream fashion world through the costume modeling in Black Panther and other films. Carter said: "We respect culture, and at the same time we are pushing it forward."

Nigerian musician Mr Eazi lets more people see Africa through music.

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"Where is home?" For Nigerian musician Mr Eazi, this is not a simple question. "On the plane." When he was interviewed by video in new york, he made a joke and then said with awe, "I think the place where my family is is home, so my home is sometimes in Accra, sometimes in London, Cotonou, Lagos and Dubai."

Mr Eazi, whose original name is Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade, is 32 years old and was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, but his life and career are closely related to the world outside his motherland. Mr Eazi entered the recording studio for the first time when he was in college, and his stage name "Mr Eazi" came from this. It is said that he would stop fighting in the recording studio: "Relax, don’t be nervous."

In 2016, he was invited by rapper Lauryn Hill to perform in Brooklyn. He also sang the soundtrack of The Lion King in 2019, and worked with Colombian singer J Balvin, Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, Jamaican musicians Popcaan, Nicki Minaj and Diplo. In the middle and late 2010s, Mr Eazi became popular with catchy African Afrobeats such as "Skin Tight" and "Legover".

Above: MV screenshot of Mr Eazi & Major Lazer-Legover (Remix)

Next: Mr Eazi commissioned the artist Sesse Elangwe to create the work "The Way I See It" for the single "Chop Time, No Friend".

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He called his early works "Banku", which is a type of music that combines Ghanaian upper-class music and Nigerian chords. His initial success was when Nigerian musicians such as WizKid entered the western audience’s field of vision, which was partly due to social media and the recommendation of international musicians and black expatriates. Lawrence Burney wrote an article for Vice in 2016: "Many of the hottest African beat musicians use cheerful sound rhythms, and Mr Eazi gives dance music a lyrical quality with his low humming."

The African community in Britain is crucial to the early success of Mr Eazi. Mr Eazi said: "After I left Ghana, the first place to accept my music was England." Young black students were the first audience attracted by his music. He said: "These students defined’ cool’ in their minds and embraced their African identity. This is the cornerstone of the development of African diaspora music. "

Written by Abdi Latif Dahir

Veronica Chambers/Elizabeth Paton

Desiree Ibekwe/Abdi Latif Dahir

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Editor: Yang Ruiting

Translation: Qian Gongyi @ Panda Translation Agency

Global chip event! Big changes are coming? It is said that Qualcomm intends to acquire Intel.

  Global chip event!

  According to the latest news, Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm, personally participated in the negotiation of acquiring Intel and studied various options for the transaction. A person familiar with the matter warned that the uncertainty of this acquisition transaction is so great that even if Intel is willing to accept it, such a large-scale transaction will almost certainly be subject to antitrust review.

  Analysts pointed out that if Qualcomm’s acquisition of Intel is finally successful, it will become one of the largest technology mergers and acquisitions in history, and Intel’s total market value is as high as 93.388 billion US dollars (about 660 billion yuan), which may lead to a major change in the competitive landscape of the global PC chip market.

  At present, Intel is standing at the crossroads of life and death. Due to the thunder of performance, Intel’s share price has fallen by 56% during the year. At the same time, Intel is actively planning a plan to "save itself", which includes layoffs, divesting its chip foundry department, splitting product design and manufacturing business, and reducing factory investment projects.

  Heavy chip

  According to the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, Qualcomm recently approached Intel about the acquisition. Stimulated by this news, Intel’s share price soared by over 9% in intraday trading on Friday, and Qualcomm’s share price plummeted by over 5%. At the close, Intel rose by 3.31% and Qualcomm fell by 2.87%.

  According to the latest news from Reuters, Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm, personally participated in the negotiations to acquire Intel and studied various options for the transaction. However, the negotiations between Qualcomm and Intel are still in the early stage, and Qualcomm has not yet made a formal offer for Intel.

  Representatives of Intel and Qualcomm declined to comment on the acquisition rumors.

  People familiar with the matter warned that the negotiations were held in recent days, and the uncertainty of this acquisition transaction is very large at present. Even if Intel is willing to accept it, such a large-scale transaction will almost certainly be subject to antitrust review. But the deal may also be seen as an opportunity to enhance the competitive advantage of the United States in the chip field. In order to conclude the transaction, Qualcomm may intend to sell Intel’s assets or part of its business to other buyers.

  Analysts pointed out that if Qualcomm’s acquisition of Intel is finally successful, it will become one of the biggest technology mergers and acquisitions in history. At present, Intel’s total market value is 93.388 billion US dollars (about 660 billion yuan), compared with Microsoft’s previous acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which cost about 69 billion US dollars.

  It should be pointed out that Qualcomm’s core business is mainly smart phone chips, which firmly controls the market share of high-end mobile phone chips. In the second quarter of 2024, Qualcomm’s chip shipments accounted for 31%, but in recent years, it has been attacking the PC market.

  Qualcomm recently announced that its Snapdragon X Plus 8-core processor adopts ARM architecture, saying that the processor is designed for PCs with a price as low as $700, and it has excellent performance in energy efficiency and battery life. Qualcomm has also established an exclusive partnership with Microsoft, and Copilot+ PC is equipped with Qualcomm X series chips.

  Analysts believe that the rise of Qualcomm may mark a major change in the market structure of PC chips, and innovation focusing on artificial intelligence PCs will be more competitive. If Qualcomm succeeds in acquiring Intel, it may lead to a major change in the competitive landscape of the global PC chip market.

  But at present, it is still very difficult for Qualcomm to acquire Intel. The two main difficulties are:

  First, it is difficult for Qualcomm’s book funds to acquire Intel for the time being. Qualcomm’s financial report shows that as of June 23, 2024, Qualcomm’s cash and cash equivalents were only US$ 7.77 billion and securities were US$ 5.26 billion. This means that Qualcomm’s short-term available self-owned funds totaled $13.03 billion. Analysts said that if the merger is opened, Qualcomm’s cash and securities are far from enough to acquire Intel, unless other ways such as equity swap and institutional borrowing are adopted.

  Second, the businesses of Qualcomm and Intel are spread all over the world’s major markets such as the United States, Europe and China. Once such a large-scale acquisition is started, it needs to be reviewed and approved by the anti-monopoly regulatory authorities of various countries. Anti-monopoly review often lasts for more than half a year, and mergers and acquisitions may fail if the regulatory authorities of any country or region veto it. In recent years, Broadcom’s offer to Qualcomm and NVIDIA’s offer to ARM were both cancelled under the pressure of national security and anti-monopoly.

  Guo Ming Tan, a well-known analyst at Tianfeng International, said that the acquisition of Intel will only help Qualcomm’s AI PC chip business. However, from Microsoft’s commitment to WoA (its latest Surface models all adopt Qualcomm processor /ARM architecture), it is only a matter of time before Qualcomm grows up in the PC market. This merger will exert great financial pressure on Qualcomm, and it will have an immediate negative impact on profitability. The net interest rate may drop from the current 20%+ to single digits or even lose money (wafer foundry business is the biggest burden). In addition, considering the anti-monopoly investigations in various countries, it is difficult to complete this merger in a short time. So, if this merger happens, it will be a disaster for Qualcomm.

  Intel’s moment of life and death

  On the other hand, Intel, which is deeply mired in the biggest crisis since its establishment, is standing at the crossroads of life and death.

  Intel used to be the world’s largest chip manufacturer, but its business situation has gone from bad to worse in recent years, and it showed an accelerated decline in 2024. In August this year, it released a financial report that disappointed the market, which was called "the worst earnings report ever" by analysts. This directly led to the biggest one-day decline in the company’s share price in more than 50 years. Up to now, the cumulative decline during the year has reached 56%.

  At the same time, Intel also announced that it will lay off about 15,000 people, accounting for more than 15% of the company’s total employees, and suspend dividends from the fourth quarter of this year, which is the first time since 1992.

  At present, Intel is actively planning a plan to "save itself", which includes splitting its product design and manufacturing business and cutting down factory investment projects. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are long-term partners of Intel, and they are providing them with all-round strategic advice, including potential mergers and acquisitions.

  Recently, Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel, outlined the planned cost-cutting measures in a memo to employees. These measures mainly include: Intel will suspend factory projects in Germany and Poland; Consider withdrawing its chip packaging and testing business in Malaysia; Streamline and simplify the x86 product portfolio; By the end of this year, two-thirds of the global offices will be reduced or withdrawn.

  Intel previously promised to spend $36 billion to build a chip factory in Germany, $4.6 billion to build a chip factory in Poland and $7 billion to build a factory in Malaysia.

  As a core component of Intel’s cost-cutting measures, Intel plans to split its chip foundry department into an independent subsidiary and add an operating board. Gelsinger said that after the business is independent, it can evaluate independent sources of funds and introduce external financing.

  According to the forecast data released by Intel, after the spin-off of wafer manufacturing business, the cost will be saved by $3 billion in 2023 and $8 billion to $10 billion in 2025.

  According to Gelsinger, this is the most important transformation of Intel in more than 40 years, and he hopes to use this opportunity to build a stronger Intel in the coming decades.

  Intel will release two products, Lunar Lake and Panther Lake, and the market is waiting to see if this will be Intel’s last chance.

Free evaluation screening!

Lung cancer is the most common cancer in China, with high morbidity and mortality, which seriously threatens the health of residents. Early screening is one of the most critical links to effectively reduce lung cancer mortality. Studies have shown that the 5-year survival rate of early lung cancer is over 90%, but most residents with lung cancer have not been tested for lung health, and they have reached the late stage when they were found, and missed the best treatment time.

Recently, the General Office of the People’s Government of Jiangxi Province issued the Special Action Plan for Cancer Prevention and Control in Jiangxi Province (2025-2027), which introduced ten specific measures, including lung cancer screening and early intervention for the target population aged 50-74 (that is, people born from January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1975) into the top ten key livelihood facts of Jiangxi Province in 2025.

1. Who can participate in the screening?

According to the Plan for Screening, Early Diagnosis and Early Treatment of Lung Cancer (2024 Edition) of the National Health and Wellness Commission, the participants of this project are: the permanent population aged 50-74 in Jizhou District (including the registered population and the non-registered population whose permanent population has exceeded 6 months), and none of the following:

1. Past history of lung cancer;

2. There are serious heart, brain and lung diseases or liver and kidney dysfunction and other diseases that affect life and health;

3. Have serious mental disorders;

4. Can’t tolerate possible radical lung surgery.

Second, the time range of this screening?

April 2025-end of October 2025, to provide the target population.Free questionnaire survey on lung health risk assessment; Provide for high-risk groups identified in risk assessmentA free chest low-dose spiral CT screening.

3. What are the specific procedures for participating in screening?

This project is divided into three steps: risk assessment, health screening and follow-up management. The target population can participate according to the project steps:

1.Risk assessment:Carry a valid personal identification., go to the risk assessment institutions (township hospitals, community health service centers) in their jurisdiction, and the staff will guide the evaluation of Jiangxi Province Lung Health Risk Assessment Questionnaire (in which the risk assessment questionnaire includes personal basic information, tobacco exposure history, drinking and eating, physical activity, past illness history and family history, etc.).

2. Health screening:Residents who are identified as high-risk groups by risk assessment.Personal valid identity documentandAppointment SMSGo to the first people’s hospital of Ji ‘an, the designated hospital for screening, and make a visit.be free of chargeLow-dose spiral CT screening of chest.

3. Follow-up management:Establish health records, follow up those with abnormal results of chest low-dose spiral CT screening, and carry out targeted health education and follow-up suggestions.

Fourth, does low-dose spiral CT have radiation?

Many residents are worried about the radiation damage of CT. The research shows that the radiation dose to human body is small (< 10 millisieverts), and the radiation dose of low-dose spiral CT is only 1/6 ~ 1/4 of that of conventional CT. There is no clear evidence that low-dose spiral CT will cause harm to human body.

5. What are the risk assessment institutions for lung cancer screening in Jizhou District?

Enhance "new vitality" online and return to "fireworks" offline —— Perspective of current consumer market

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 20th Title: Enhancing "New Vitality" Online and Returning to "Fireworks" Offline —— Perspective of Current Consumer Market

Xinhua News Agency reporters Kong Xiangxin, Yang Na and Ning Ji.

Introduce policies to promote consumption in many places to boost consumer confidence; Merchants distribute gift packages of coupons to drive consumption vitality … Near the middle of the year, with the effective prevention and control of epidemic situation, all parts of China continue to make efforts to promote consumption. What are the positive changes in consumer demand? How much is consumer confidence boosted? Reporters went deep into markets, platforms and enterprises to find answers.

Enhance consumption power: combining short-term and medium-term policies to boost consumer confidence

At the beginning of June, Ms. Zhang, a citizen of Beijing, bought a refrigerator in Suning Store using Beijing’s green energy-saving coupons, saving 400 yuan. Since April, Beijing has launched a policy to promote green and energy-saving consumption for consumers all over Beijing, involving more than 20 kinds of electrical appliances.

Cultural tourism "spree", consumer vouchers "family bucket", green energy-saving consumer vouchers, and new energy vehicles "trade-in" … Recently, various localities have issued consumer vouchers in innovative forms and introduced policies to promote consumption, covering a wide range of categories.

In accordance with the central government’s series of arrangements for promoting stable economic development, in response to the impact of uncertainties such as the epidemic situation, various localities and departments have successively introduced measures to promote consumption, further focused on stabilizing the basic consumption, implemented relief support measures for poor industries such as catering, retail, tourism, civil aviation, highway, waterway and railway transportation, and accelerated the organic integration of online and offline consumption.

The reporter found out that many regions are introducing their own policies to promote consumption. Shanghai made it clear that 40,000 new non-operating bus licenses were added during the year; From May to August in Shenzhen, consumers will be subsidized by 15% of the sales price for purchasing eligible household appliances, with a cumulative maximum of 2,000 yuan per person; Guangdong, Fujian, Shandong and other places rely on their own endowments to support special industries such as prefabricated vegetables; Sichuan, Hainan, Fujian and other major tourist provinces have taken measures such as subsidies, coupons and theme activities to stimulate consumption vitality …

"Consumer vouchers have a significant boost to our sales." Song Huasong, president of CP Lotus Hunan Region, said, "Since June, our online sales have increased by over 250% year-on-year. The combination of government, platform and the brand’s own subsidies has made the brand’s online orders and passenger flow to the store have increased significantly. "

The experts interviewed said that at present, all localities and departments have introduced a new round of policies and measures to promote consumption, which combines short-term and medium-term policies, including the use of consumer vouchers and tax reduction subsidies to promote consumption compensation, focusing on the poor industries and enterprises that have been hit hard by the epidemic, and also using medium-and long-term policy measures to tap the potential of urban and rural consumption.

Active online and offline: promoting consumption in the middle of the year.

At the beginning of June, Zhang Man, an employee of Xtep, a domestic sports brand, looked at the constantly beating figures in the background of the store and knew that the backlog of new products in Shanghai warehouse should be saved. Zhang Man, who is in charge of the flagship store of Pinduoduo Platform, said that the number of store orders has increased by about three times in recent months compared with April and May. With the further recovery of logistics, the current express delivery volume of Shanghai Warehouse has recovered to about 90% before this year’s epidemic.

"Recently, the global consumption of the platform, including beauty, home appliances, clothing, maternal and child, agricultural and sideline products, has ushered in a significant rebound." The relevant person in charge of Pinduoduo said that many brands have accelerated the layout of flagship stores and continued to deepen cooperation with platforms.

The reporter learned that since the beginning of this year, many e-commerce platforms have introduced support policies for some small and medium-sized enterprises that have experienced pressure such as slowing sales and rising costs due to factors such as the epidemic.

JD.COM, together with a number of banks, launched preferential activities in 23 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Dalian, and distributed relevant coupons in Beijing, Shenzhen, Chengdu and Changsha.

Just after 0: 00 on the 19th, major consumers showed the "transcripts" of the "618" promotion activities: the accumulated order amount in JD.COM exceeded 379.3 billion yuan, a record high; Xiaomi’s omni-channel cumulative payment amount exceeded 18.7 billion yuan; The total live broadcast of e-commerce in Tik Tok was 40.45 million hours, and the scene of Tik Tok Mall drove sales to increase by 514% year-on-year …

Online consumption continues to be active, and offline "fireworks" are also returning. With the epidemic situation in Shanghai, Beijing and other places gradually stable and controllable, offline market players are gradually recovering.

A BYD 4s shop in Yizhuang, Beijing, has welcomed many consumers who choose to book cars. Chloe Wang, a sales consultant, said: "Recently, Beijing has introduced policies such as trade-in, which has increased the sales of new energy vehicles to a certain extent."

At present, the phased halving of vehicle purchase tax implemented by the state and the coordinated efforts of local policies such as "trade-in" have gradually activated the domestic demand for car purchase. According to the latest data from China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, domestic automobile production and sales increased by 59.7% and 57.6% respectively in May.

Demand gradually improves: strengthen confidence and continuously release consumption potential.

According to the data of the National Bureau of Statistics, the total retail sales of consumer goods in May decreased by 6.7% year-on-year, which was 4.4 percentage points narrower than that of the previous month. With a series of policies to promote consumption taking effect, the domestic market demand is gradually improving.

According to industry analysis, this year’s epidemic fluctuation has put pressure on the supply chain. The superposition of many policies and mid-year promotion activities have increased the consumer demand of residents, reflecting that the foundation of China’s consumption recovery is still there, which has enhanced the confidence of all walks of life in promoting consumption recovery.

"As early as May, I put the things I wanted to buy in the shopping cart. After studying and comparing the prices, I felt that it was very cost-effective to buy during the promotion period, and several purchases were even’ very profitable’." Ms. Hu from Beijing said, "I am used to shopping online now. Although the epidemic has had a certain impact, the consumption needs are still there."

Xu Zhengzhong, deputy director of the Department of Economics of the National School of Administration, believes that under the background of shrinking demand and expected weakening, although the total retail sales of consumer goods in China has declined to a certain extent, the long-term fundamentals of China’s consumer market have not changed. Especially after the epidemic, there is a replenishment period, and the consumer demand suppressed by the interruption of supply chain in the past can be compensated and satisfied to some extent.

Industry analysts pointed out that boosting consumption should take multiple measures and continue to advance. On the one hand, it is necessary to implement a number of policies from the central government to the local government to stabilize growth and employment, and accurately design and implement consumption-related measures according to local conditions to ensure the effect of stimulating consumption. On the other hand, enterprises should further strengthen the research and development of goods and services to provide consumers with more high-quality goods and services. In addition, ensuring the smooth supply chain is the basis for promoting consumption, especially online consumption. It is suggested to further promote the intelligent upgrading of the supply chain of the whole industry.

Double 11 observed: "Quiet" double 11, waiting for an inflection point.

On November 11th, this shopping festival, which started one month in advance, finally ushered in a "positive day". From consumers to businesses, the word that reporters hear the most is: quiet. That’s true. In previous years, shortly after the bell rang at 0: 00 on November 11th, "good news" frequently came from major electric merchants. However, this year, most platforms have chosen not to announce the specific transaction amount of double 11, and a series of late battle reports only tacitly indicate that "sales are still growing"-today’s double 11 seems to have really reached an inflection point.

From "Choose One from Two" to "Lowest Price"

Every year in double 11, it is accompanied by smoke, and this year is no exception.

This year, Tmall declared that "the lowest price of the whole network" is the core goal; Xin Lijun, CEO of JD.COM Retail, said: "It’s really cheap, close your eyes and buy"; Pinduoduo said, "It’s really cheap every day". The smell of smoke is full.

"It is easy to form vicious competition between merchants. I sell 16 pieces and he sells 15 pieces. The platform will definitely give traffic to the low price, but the problem is that the product quality is not necessarily the same, and bad money drives out good money." Some merchants said. In addition, what merchants are most afraid of is the exclusive "floor price agreement".

The so-called "floor price agreement" refers to the merchants.Promise to provide the lowest price of the whole domestic network for a specific platform during a specific promotion period.More than one e-commerce practitioner said that the "floor price agreement" is widespread, and the liquidated damages start from one million yuan.

This scene is a bit familiar. In 2015, on the eve of double 11, JD.COM reported to the State Administration of Market Supervision that Ali disturbed the order of the e-commerce market, saying that Ali asked the merchants on the platform not to participate in the promotion activities in JD.COM at the same time during their stay in double 11 that year, and a series called "Choose One from Two" began.

In 2018, Pinduoduo was also involved in the "two-choice" dispute. Pinduoduo accused Tmall of "choosing between two options" for merchants, which led to many merchants being forced to withdraw from activities in Pinduoduo, take off their goods and close their flagship stores. Tmall said that the "alternative" did not exist, and Pinduoduo was "touching porcelain".

"The e-commerce platform’ two choices one’ actually has no choice." A person in charge of a children’s wear brand said, "If you don’t choose a certain platform, you will be restricted by this platform immediately. We are targeting at brands that specialize in stocking online. This kind of blow is really great. But the fact is that only one platform can’t provide enough traffic. Of course, multi-platform development is the best. "

The turning point appeared in 2021. In that year, the State Administration of Market Supervision said that Alibaba Group abused its dominant position in the market and imposed a penalty of 18.228 billion yuan on the online retail platform service market in China.

When businessmen thought of faithful wife, they never thought that "choose one from two" would become a "bottom price agreement". Amid the smoke, some merchants have figured out an account: the daily operating profit is not high, but double 11 needs to hire anchors, buy traffic, and the platform’s pit fees … It is tantamount to "losing money and earning money". As a result, more and more businesses choose to "lie flat", and double 11 has gradually become the competition of head enterprises, and small and medium-sized businesses are increasingly marginalized.

Consumer: There is no answer to the "lowest price"

For consumers, double 11 is not only a choice between two, three, or even "multiple choices", because the "lowest price" also has a premise.

If you want the lowest price, you need to pay a deposit first and then enjoy the discount. Red envelopes, shopping vouchers and full reduction thresholds must meet the standards; Even the same product of the same merchant at the same time has different coupons, or whether it is a platform member, such as JD.COM Plus or Tmall 88VIP, or even different pages. For example, if you place an order through Taobao’s 10 billion subsidy page, the commodity prices may be different …

Therefore, for consumers, multi-platform price comparison is not enough. "Shuttling between major live broadcast rooms and switching back and forth between Tmall, JD.COM and Pinduoduo is my daily routine after work recently." Some consumers said.

There is also a criticized pre-sale mechanism: pay the deposit first, and then pay the final payment. In the eyes of consumers, each node needs to pay the time cost.In addition to waiting for the pre-sale, you must not forget the time of paying the final payment, otherwise the deposit will be difficult to return; Some consumers have found that the pre-sale price that they are waiting for is not the lowest price, and they feel "cheated".

"The wool is on the sheep. To put it bluntly, double 11 is a business after all. " Some merchants told reporters that the platform has to make money and the merchants have to make money. The thousand-layer "routine" is aimed at consumers’ wallets.

In 2009, Taobao tried "double 11" to create a shopping festival that has been popular for 15 years. Nowadays, double 11 comes earlier every year, but consumers are confused. How to buy the cheapest?

Double 11 needs "new connotation"

Do we still need double 11 today? The answer is still yes.

The 2023 double 11 Report released by Accenture, a consultancy, shows that with the recovery of consumption and the continuous release of consumption potential, China’s consumer market has a bright future. "double 11, as the largest online consumer node in the whole year, is undoubtedly a battleground for global consumer brands".

From the data point of view, as of the afternoon of November 11, Tmall had 402 brands with a turnover of over 100 million yuan, with a year-on-year growth rate of over 38,000 brands exceeding 100%; JD.COM said that the cumulative sales of about 300 brands have exceeded 100 million yuan, and a large number of brands and businesses still maintain a high-speed sales growth trend.

Accenture believes that for brand merchants, double 11 is no longer just a sales peak, but also a special operation node. Stimulating user interest, improving user experience and enhancing user stickiness have become more critical competitive factors. Therefore, brands and platforms should inject new connotations into double 11.

The new connotation of double 11 is obviously not the "lowest price", but the healthy development of the whole industry and the establishment of a positive consumption cycle of "high-quality and low-price goods supply, meeting consumer demand and making money for businesses".

"double 11 has entered a platform period and reached a turning point where everyone wants to seek some kind of change. The dispute over low prices is obviously meaningless. This industry war will ultimately serve the technological and ecological development of the entire e-commerce industry. " Cui Lili, executive director of the Institute of Electronic Commerce of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, said that today, the digital economy has become a key track for enterprise growth. Double 11, as a key node of online consumption, should perhaps be transformed from a shopping carnival into a testing ground for innovation capability of major platforms.