CCTV News:According to the website of the Central Meteorological Observatory, the Central Meteorological Observatory issued a typhoon red warning at 10: 00 on July 26th: the center of Typhoon DOKSURI (super typhoon level) No.5 this year was located at 8: 00 a.m. on the 26th in the south of bashi channel, about 350 kilometers south of Taiwan Province, China, which was 18.8 degrees north latitude and 121.3 degrees east longitude, and the maximum wind force near the center was 17 (58. The lowest air pressure in the center is 925 hectopascals, the radius of the seventh-level wind circle is 300-450 kilometers, the radius of the tenth-level wind circle is 120-180 kilometers, and the radius of the twelfth-level wind circle is 90-120 kilometers.

　　It is estimated that Du Surui will move to the northwest at a speed of 10-15 kilometers per hour, with little change in intensity. It will move into the northeastern part of the South China Sea from the night of 26th to the morning of 27th, and then gradually approach the coastal areas from Fuqing, Fujian to Huilai, Guangdong, and will land in the above coastal areas from the morning of 28th to the morning, with the maximum possibility of landing in Jinjiang, Fujian to the coastal areas at the junction of Fujian and Guangdong (strong typhoon level, 42-48m/s, 14-).

　　Gale forecast:From 14: 00 on the 26th to 14: 00 on the 27th, there will be 6-8 winds and 9-10 gusts in bashi channel, the east of Taiwan Province, the northeastern and southern seas of the South China Sea, the Taiwan Province Strait, the southern part of the East China Sea, Taiwan Province Island and its coastal areas and Fujian coastal areas. Among them, the winds in bashi channel, the waters east of the northeastern South China Sea, the waters south of the Taiwan Province Strait and the southern coastal areas of Taiwan Province Island can reach 9-12 and the gusts are 13-15.

　　Precipitation forecast:From 14: 00 on the 26th to 14: 00 on the 27th, there were heavy rainstorms in parts of eastern Zhejiang and Taiwan Province Island, among which there were heavy rainstorms (100-150 mm) in parts of southeastern coastal areas of Zhejiang and heavy rainstorms (250-400 mm) in parts of eastern and southern Taiwan Province Island.

　　Defense guide:

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

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

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

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

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

It’s a medium-sized suv. I wonder how much you know about it. So whether this car is a mule or a horse, let’s take a look at its actual performance.

First look at the appearance of Ford electric horse. The head of Ford electric horse is very dynamic and lively, and looks more dynamic and lively. Coupled with tough headlights, it is in line with consumers’ aesthetics. The car is equipped with LED daytime running lights, automatic opening and closing, adaptive far and near light, delayed closing and so on. Coming to the car side, the car body size is 4730MM*1886MM*1613MM. The car adopts solid lines, and the car side looks very simple, with large-sized thick-walled tires, and smooth lines run through the whole car side. In terms of the rear end, the tail line of Ford electric carriage is simple, and the taillights give people a very soft feeling, and the shape is more angular.

Sitting in the car, the interior style is very avant-garde and the overall shape is remarkable. The steering wheel shape of the car is eye-catching, and it is made of leather, which gives people a good grip experience. From the central control point of view, the design of the center console is reasonable, which makes the interior design quite layered and conforms to the mainstream aesthetics. The dashboard and seats give people a good feeling, too. Let’s take a look. It looks like a strong sense of technology. The car adopts leather-like seats, equipped with electric adjustment of auxiliary seats, electric adjustment of seats with memory, and seat proportion tilting, and the comfort is acceptable.

Ford electric horse is equipped with a motor with a total power of 359KW and a total torque of 860N.m It has good acceleration, excellent cruising range and good power performance.

Ford electric horse trunk is well-behaved in conventional space, and there is no problem in daily use. In addition, the car is equipped with fatigue warning, anti-lock braking (ABS), LED daytime running lights, brake assist (EBA/BAS, etc.), braking force distribution (EBD) main driving airbag, co-pilot airbag, knee airbag, side airbag curtain, front side airbag and other safety configurations.

Such a car with the right price is enough to meet the daily practical needs, and it doesn’t take much thought to maintain it at ordinary times, and the cost performance is good. If you are interested, you might as well experience it.

　　Different consumers have differences in their acceptance of new energy-powered vehicles. Some consumers value the cost of maintaining a car and are more inclined to choose pure electric models; while others are worried about the mileage anxiety of pure electric models and believe that extended-range models that can be fueled by oil and electricity are more reliable. Therefore, the launch of pure electric and extended-range models at the same time will help car companies broaden their audience and attract more potential consumers’ attention. The protagonist of today’s test drive is such a model.

　　Just last month, its second blockbuster model – officially launched and started delivery. The new car is positioned as a family smart large SUV, providing extended range and pure electric models, and the same price starts at 216,600 yuan. Previously, my colleagues have experienced the pure electric version of eπ 008. Today we will test drive the extended range version of eπ 008. At the same time, we will review the design highlights of eπ 008 for you. Let’s take a look.

　　First, the focus of the new car

　　1. Eπ 008 is equipped with Dongfeng Mach super range extension system and intelligent digital platform, equipped with 45.18% hot topic effect 1.5T range extension engine, efficient oil-electricity conversion, pure electric battery life of 210km, comprehensive battery life of 1300km, to solve mileage anxiety.

　　2. The front face is equipped with digital diamond lights and double sapphire headlights. The rear of the car is echoed by the taillights. The body lines are smooth and the wind resistance is low. The star grille and digital charging indicator add a sense of luxury.

　　3. The interior is calm, leather-coated, imitation suede fabric enhances the texture, the seat design is unique, and the national style embroidery process shows grade. The cockpit is spacious and equipped with a 15.6-inch smart screen, etc., to enhance the driving enjoyment.

　　4. Equipped with self-developed SOA smart cockpit, super computing technology empowered, multi-scene exclusive experience. The car system responds quickly, supports wireless screen projection, gesture control, and has a strong technological atmosphere.

　　5. True three-row large six-seat design, the front seats are rich in functions, the second row of business class zero-gravity seats, and the third row has sufficient space to meet the travel needs of the whole family.

　 　 　 　6. Standard 20 intelligent auxiliary driving functions, including high-speed NOA piloting, over-the-horizon memory parking and other high-level functions. 32 high-precision sensors to achieve L2 + level intelligent driving, safe and convenient.

　　Second, Mach extended range escort to enjoy a comfortable ride

　　Compared with the pure electric model, the biggest highlight of the eπ 008 extended range version is undoubtedly the 1.5T turbocharged engine as the range extender, which has a maximum power of 108 kW and a maximum torque of 210 Nm. The lithium iron phosphate battery pack of Zhongchuang Xinhang has a maximum power of 200 kW and a maximum torque of 340 Nm. The new car officially provided by the CLTC has a pure electric battery life of 210km, a comprehensive CLTC battery life of 1300km, a feed fuel consumption of 4.7L/100km, and a fast charging time of 0.43 hours.

　　The starting performance of the Dongfeng Yipai eπ 008 extension version is very smooth, without abrupt acceleration. Thanks to its new Dongfeng Mach super range extension system, the power output is linear and stable, which can be on call, but not too aggressive. It is very suitable for household scenes.

　　During the acceleration phase, the 1.5T range extension dedicated engine with a thermal efficiency of up to 45.18% provides continuous and stable acceleration even at high speeds. During the acceleration process, the vehicle power output is very consistent and there is no sense of frustration.

　　In particular, when the driving mode is adjusted to the sport mode, the vehicle’s dynamic response is faster, but in terms of somatosensory, a denser power output still brings a relatively stable acceleration experience, which may be felt by drivers who pursue an intense driving experience.

　　When the accelerator pedal is released, the kinetic energy recovery system intervenes more smoothly, and there is no obvious dragging feeling. This setting helps to improve the vehicle’s endurance performance. In terms of braking, the brake pedal stroke of the vehicle is slightly longer, especially the driver may feel that the braking force is soft in the first half, especially in the case of emergency braking, the driver needs to anticipate and apply more braking force in advance. In non-emergency braking conditions, when the brake pedal stroke exceeds 1/3, the feedback becomes clear, and the braking force is uniform and linear. In this setting, the driver needs a certain amount of adaptation time.

　　The chassis adjustment of the EP008 extended range version is designed to be comfortable but not lose toughness. When passing through bumpy roads or speed bumps, the suspension system can effectively absorb ground vibrations and maintain the stability of the body. At the same time, the vehicle can also maintain good stability at high speeds without fluttering.

　　The steering wheel has a clear feedback and clear direction, allowing the driver to easily grasp the direction of the vehicle. However, the steering force of this car is set relatively lightly, which may affect the driver’s perception of the steering accuracy of the vehicle to some extent, especially at high speeds or when it is necessary to change lanes quickly.

　　Thanks to Continental’s latest generation of EC7 ultra-quiet tires and the equipment of double-layer laminated sound insulation glass for the whole car, the eπ 008 extended-range version performs well in terms of silence, allowing drivers and passengers to enjoy a more comfortable and tranquil driving environment during driving. Especially with the WANOS panoramic sound system, whether listening to music, chatting or resting will never be disturbed by external noise.

　　III. Harmonious coexistence of technology and luxury

　　Dongfeng Yipai eπ 008 fully demonstrates the style of both atmosphere and technology in its exterior design. The front face adopts the combination of intelligent star grille and double sapphire headlights, which not only highlights the charm of technology, but also enhances the recognition of the vehicle. The double flying swallow logo inlaid in the middle complements the thick through-type lights, adding a bit of grade and cultural connotation to the whole vehicle.

　　The side lines of the eπ 008 are smooth and dynamic, and the straight roof design with C-pillar small windows not only visually lengthens the body length, but also provides a wider view for the third-row passengers, reducing the sense of oppression. The design of the lower waist line adds a touch of agility to the side of the body, and the chrome trim strips running through the front and rear further enhance the luxury of the vehicle. The design of the hidden door handle not only enhances the overall feel of the body, but also effectively reduces the wind resistance coefficient, reaching 0.268Cd.

　　The design of the rear part of the car is also full and layered. The decorative lines on both sides of the bumper add a sporty element, and the through taillights complement the characteristic lines of the license plate area to create a more three-dimensional visual effect. The lattice-arranged lamp cavity structure not only echoes the headlights, but also gives the rear of the car a stronger recognition.

　　IV. A dual experience of refinement and comfort

　　The interior design of the Eπ 008 continues the technological luxury of the appearance, and the symmetrical center console layout is clear and reasonable. A large area of the cockpit is wrapped in soft and skin-friendly leather materials, and the visual center is wrapped with the unique texture of imitation suede fabric, which feels delicate and luxurious.

　　The configuration of the instrument panel and the central control screen is equally excellent. The 8.8-inch LCD instrument panel is clear and easy to read, and the 15.6-inch central LCD screen supports a variety of intelligent functions, which makes the operation smooth and responsive. The car system is equipped with the 8155 chip, which supports the visible voice control function, which greatly improves the convenience of operation. The eπ 008 is also equipped with a 9.2-inch streaming media rearview mirror, which shows a clear and weakly reflective display, effectively improving driving safety.

　　Create a mobile smart home

　　Based on Dongfeng’s self-developed SOA smart cockpit technology, eπ 008 has successfully built a mobile "smart life home". Users can switch between various scene modes such as nap mode and movie viewing mode with one click through the car system to meet different car needs.

　　In addition, the eπ 008 is also equipped with a 15.6-inch smart rear entertainment screen, which supports intimate functions such as wireless screen projection and one-click fly screen. With 20 speakers in the whole car and 7.1.2 channel WANOS panoramic surround sound system, both drivers and passengers can enjoy an immersive audio-visual feast.

　　In terms of intelligent driving, the eπ 008 comes standard with 20 intelligent auxiliary driving functions, including high-speed NOA pilot assistance, 400-meter over-the-horizon memory parking and other high-order intelligent driving functions. Equipped with 32 high-precision perception sensors and black sesame A1000 chips, the intelligent driving performance of the eπ 008 far exceeds that of its peers, providing users with a safer and more convenient driving experience.

　　Sixth, create a high-quality travel experience in an all-round way

　　As a medium and large SUV, the eπ 008 deserves praise in terms of spatial performance. The body length exceeds 5 meters and the wheelbase exceeds 3 meters, effectively ensuring a spacious riding space in the car.

　　The front seats of the eπ 008 come standard with electric adjustment and ventilation heating functions, and the main driver’s seat is also equipped with intimate configurations such as position memory and electric waist support. The car has a 180mm ultra-wide rear aisle, allowing passengers to easily enter and exit two or three rows.

　　The second row of seats is a business-class two-seat design, which supports electric adjustment and ventilation and heating functions. The right side also provides zero-gravity seats and 8-point massage functions. The third row of seats is also spacious and comfortable, with convenient configurations such as independent cup holders, reading lamps, and charging ports.

　　The eπ 008 is also designed with a wealth of storage space, with a total of 28 storage compartments and front boxes available for use in the whole car. The trunk space can be flexibly arranged through baffle, and can be expanded to a maximum of 783L large capacity to meet the diverse storage needs of users. In addition, the car is also equipped with practical configurations such as dual-purpose electric sliding refrigerators and aviation small tables, which further enhance the comfort and convenience of riding.

　　Summarize:First of all, the Dongfeng Yipai Eπ 008, as a family smart large SUV, performs well in terms of appearance design, interior space, power control, and intelligent driving. It meets the dual needs of home users for space and comfort with its large six-seat and comfortable equal rights.

　　The launch of the extended range version met the market’s demand for longer cruising range and more flexible energy supply methods. At the same time, the price of the extended range version was consistent with the pure electric version, which further improved the cost performance of the extended range version, which undoubtedly injected a shot in the arm into the market recognition of the eπ 008.

　　Of course, the EPi 008 also faces competition from many domestic and foreign automakers of the same type. To quickly increase user loyalty and satisfaction with the brand, Dongfeng Yipai must increase publicity efforts through various channels, and also ensure that products remain competitive in a highly competitive market by continuously optimizing product performance and service experience.

During the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core, the main objectives and tasks of the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" were successfully completed, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation took a big step forward. Premier Li Keqiang pointed out in his government work report in 2021 that during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, China’s economic and social development made new historic achievements. Ten sets of tax data fully reflect this point.  

In the past five years, the total tax reduction and fee reduction has exceeded 7.6 trillion yuan   The macro tax burden is decreasing year by year.

The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that tax reduction and fee reduction policies and measures should take root and let enterprises go into battle lightly. This year’s government work report showed the transcripts of tax reduction and fee reduction in 2020, which reduced the burden on market players by more than 2.6 trillion yuan, including 1.7 trillion yuan in social security fees. Statistics from the State Administration of Taxation show that during the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, the scale of new tax reduction and fee reduction in five years totaled more than 7.6 trillion yuan.

During the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council accurately implemented counter-cyclical economic adjustment and introduced a series of tax reduction and fee reduction policies in an orderly manner. In 2016-2018, we will comprehensively push forward the pilot reform of the camp, degenerate and reduce the value-added tax rate, and raise the standard of individual tax deduction. In 2019, a larger scale of tax reduction and fee reduction will be implemented. In 2020, seven batches of 28 preferential tax and fee policies will be introduced to support epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development. With the implementation of a series of tax reduction and fee reduction policies by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, China’s macro tax burden (that is, the proportion of tax revenue to GDP in general public budget revenue) was 17.47%, 17.35%, 17.01% and 16.02% respectively from 2016 to 2019, and further decreased to 15.2% in 2020, compared with 18% in 2015 at the end of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan.

Support for innovation and tax reduction totaled over 2.5 trillion yuan   Cultivate and expand new kinetic energy

General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that independent innovation is an urgent requirement and an important support to promote high-quality development and kinetic energy conversion. We must create conditions and atmosphere, mobilize the enthusiasm of innovation in all aspects, and make every innovation fully generate. In this year’s government work report, Premier Li Keqiang pointed out that during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, China achieved fruitful results in building an innovative country. In recent years, the tax policies supporting scientific and technological innovation have been continuously optimized and improved, and the intensity of tax incentives for innovation has been continuously increased, which has effectively promoted enterprises to increase investment in R&D and guided innovative resources to gather in enterprises, which has played an important role in promoting the implementation of innovation-driven development strategy and the construction of an innovative country.

According to the tax data, during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, the tax reduction and exemption amount of China’s tax policy to encourage scientific and technological innovation increased by 28.5% annually, and the accumulated tax reduction in five years was 2.54 trillion yuan. Tax incentives are more beneficial to manufacturing and high-tech service industries. Manufacturing, information transmission and information technology service industries, scientific research and technical service industries enjoy tax reductions totaling nearly 90%.

From the breakdown data, the number of enterprises enjoying the R&D expenses plus deduction policy in China has increased from 53,000 in 2015 to 339,000 in 2019, an increase of 5.4 times in five years; The tax reduction and exemption increased from 72.6 billion yuan to 355.2 billion yuan, and reached 360 billion yuan in 2020, with an average annual increase of 37.8%. The deduction of R&D expenses continued to increase, which effectively stimulated the R&D investment and innovation vitality of enterprises. The national R&D investment increased from 1.42 trillion yuan in 2015 to 2.44 trillion yuan in 2020, achieving double-digit annual growth and becoming the second largest R&D investment country in the world.

During the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, the support of various policies, including tax incentives, continued to increase, which effectively promoted the vigorous development of the new economy and new kinetic energy and accelerated the construction of a modern industrial system. According to the tax data, the industries related to the digital economy are growing rapidly. From 2016 to 2020, the tax revenue will grow at an average annual rate of 7.2%, which is 3 percentage points faster than the national overall level. According to the data of VAT invoices, during the Thirteenth Five-Year Plan period, the sales revenue of leading enterprises in the "four basics" industries such as core basic parts, advanced basic processes, key basic materials and industrial technology foundations increased from 1.09 trillion yuan in 2017 to 1.47 trillion yuan in 2020, with an average annual growth rate of 10.8%. The sales revenue of China’s high-tech industry increased by 21.3% annually, which was 5.1 percentage points higher than the national average, among which the sales revenue of high-tech service industry increased by 28% annually, which was 11.8 percentage points higher than the national average.

The green tax system is constantly improving   The comprehensive energy consumption intensity of key tax source enterprises decreased by 6.6%.

General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that it is necessary to firmly establish the concept of Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, promote green development, and fight for the defense of blue sky, clear water and pure land. This year’s government work report summarizes the achievements of China’s green development during the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, pointing out that China’s pollution prevention and control efforts have increased, the efficiency of resource and energy utilization has improved significantly, and the ecological environment has improved significantly. In the process of promoting green development, the green tax system plays an important role. Since the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan", focusing on the implementation of new development concepts, China has accelerated the reform of resource tax and environmental protection tax, promoted the rational development and utilization of resources and the clean and energy-saving production of enterprises, and successively issued a series of preferential policies, such as tax relief to support emission reduction and tax credit for equipment investment, to guide enterprises to increase green investment and take the initiative in green transformation, to accelerate the development of green industries and to help build a beautiful China.

In July 2016, the reform of resource tax ad valorem was pushed forward in an all-round way, and a direct linkage mechanism between tax revenue and resource price was established, which better played the role of tax adjustment and promoted the rational development and sustainable utilization of resources. During the Thirteenth Five-Year Plan period, the resource tax revenue totaled 750.9 billion yuan, an increase of 62.3% over the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period, including 175.5 billion yuan in 2020, an increase of 72 billion yuan over 2015, with an average annual growth rate of 11.1%. In particular, the reform of water resource tax has optimized the water use structure and effectively curbed groundwater overexploitation. In 2020, the proportion of groundwater consumption in 10 pilot provinces such as Beijing and Hebei was 33.5%, which was 8 percentage points lower than that in 2016 before the reform. In the pilot provinces, the taxable groundwater intake in the over-exploited area in 2020 decreased by 19.3% compared with that in 2016; Since the reform, more than 8,000 taxpayers in the pilot provinces have stopped pumping groundwater and switched to surface water or tap water, shutting down more than 14,000 self-prepared wells.

The newly levied environmental protection tax has established a tax adjustment mechanism of "more emissions and more levies, less emissions and less levies, no emissions and no levies", and given tax relief incentives for low-standard emissions and centralized management, which effectively promoted the improvement of the ecological environment and green development. From 2018 to 2020, the environmental protection tax has accumulated to 63.15 billion yuan. In 2020, the emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, the main air pollutants of taxpayers paying environmental protection taxes, decreased by 42.5% and 28.7% respectively compared with 2017 before the reform; The chemical oxygen demand and ammonia nitrogen emissions of major water pollutants decreased by 54.5% and 35% respectively compared with 2017 before the reform.

According to the tax data, during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, the amount of corporate income tax reduction by implementing investment credit policies including environmental protection equipment nationwide increased from 2.33 billion yuan in 2015 to 3.35 billion yuan in 2019, and it is expected to reach 3.5 billion yuan in 2020, with an average annual growth rate of 8.5%. This policy effectively guides enterprises to increase investment in technological transformation and environmental protection equipment. Since 2017, the invoice amount of environmental protection equipment purchased by enterprises nationwide has increased by 14.6% annually. The amount of preferential tax reduction for supporting emission reduction will increase by 7.2% in 2019 and 6% in 2020. Correspondingly, the comprehensive energy consumption intensity (per standard coal/operating income) of key tax source enterprises nationwide will decrease by 6.6% year-on-year. The increase and decrease reflect the positive incentive effect of tax reduction and exemption policies that guide environmental protection, and effectively play the positive role of tax leverage in controlling pollutant discharge.

The tax incentives for helping the poor increase by over 30% annually & ENSP; Helping to win the battle against poverty has achieved remarkable results.

General Secretary of the Supreme Leader solemnly declared at the national summary and commendation meeting on poverty alleviation that China has won a comprehensive victory in the fight against poverty. During the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, the tax authorities focused on the key areas and key links of poverty alleviation, such as ex situ poverty alleviation and relocation, employment of poor people, and poverty alleviation donations, and continuously increased tax policy support, fully released the tax reduction and fee reduction bonus, and supported the poverty alleviation. The amount of tax preferential policy relief increased from 26.3 billion yuan in 2015 to 74.2 billion yuan in 2019 and reached 102.2 billion yuan in 2020, with an average annual increase of 30.6%, making a positive contribution to resolutely winning the fight against poverty.

With the help of various precise poverty alleviation policies, poverty alleviation has achieved remarkable results, and the economy in poverty-stricken areas has accelerated. From the data of VAT invoices, from 2016 to 2020, the sales revenue of enterprises in 832 uncapped state-level poverty-stricken counties maintained rapid growth, with an average annual growth rate of 14.6%. Among them, the growth rate in 2016-2018 was 18.6%, 11.7% and 8.5% respectively, and it increased to 18.7% in 2019. Although affected by the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020, it still maintained the level of 15.9%, which was 9.9 percentage points higher than the national average, reflecting the good development trend of enterprises in poverty-stricken counties.

Tax data show that leading enterprises in poverty alleviation have a good momentum of development. Since 2016, the total profits of leading enterprises in poverty alleviation have increased by 43.9% annually, and the average profit per household has expanded from 1.08 million yuan in 2015 to 6.73 million yuan in 2020. The profit rate of enterprise sales will increase from 10.4% in 2015 to 15.4% in 2020, among which the manufacturing industry and wholesale and retail industry will increase from 9.5% and 3.3% to 9.9% and 4.3% respectively. Judging from the number of leading poverty alleviation enterprises with annual profits exceeding 10 million yuan, the number of households in 2020 is 5.1 times that of 2015.

The newly established tax-related market entities have increased by over 10 million households annually   Entrepreneurial vitality is effectively stimulated

General Secretary of the Supreme Leader emphasized that the market subject is the carrier of economic strength, and protecting the market subject means protecting social productive forces. We must do everything possible to protect market players and accumulate basic strength for economic development. Premier Li Keqiang emphasized that staying in the green hills will win the future. In recent years, large-scale tax reduction and fee reduction have deepened the "streamline administration, delegate power, strengthen regulation and improve services" reform, and the business environment has been continuously optimized, which has stimulated the vitality of market players and effectively promoted "mass entrepreneurship and innovation", and a large number of new market players have emerged. Statistics from the State Administration of Taxation show that during the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, the number of tax-related market entities newly established in China increased by over 10 million every year, showing the characteristics of high activity, strong vitality and good growth, which effectively promoted the sustainable development of economy and society.

During the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, the number of tax-related market entities newly established in China totaled 57.453 million, an increase of 26.074 million or 83.1% over the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period. In the same period, 24.039 million tax-related market entities were cancelled nationwide, which was offset by the cancellation of new offices. During the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, there were 33.414 million tax-related market entities nationwide, an increase of 77.3% compared with the end of the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan".

From the perspective of sub-industries, the proportion of modern service industry in the newly-established tax-related market has increased significantly, and the proportion of labor-intensive industries has decreased year by year. During the Thirteenth Five-Year Plan period, the proportion of newly established tax-related market entities in modern service industries such as leasing and business services, scientific research and technical services, information transmission and information technology services increased from 10%, 3.9% and 2.8% in 2015 to 13.7%, 5.5% and 3.8% in 2020 respectively. The proportion of newly established tax-related market entities in labor-intensive industries such as wholesale and retail, accommodation and catering is decreasing year by year, from 43.4% and 12.7% in 2015 to 37.3% and 7.6% in 2020 respectively.

The proportion of tertiary industry tax revenue increased to 58.1%  The development of new technology service industry was accelerated.

General Secretary of the Supreme Leader emphasized that the optimization and upgrading of industrial structure is a key measure to improve the comprehensive competitiveness of China’s economy. According to the tax data, during the Thirteenth Five-Year Plan period, with the continuous improvement of the quality of China’s economic development, the tax revenue of the tertiary industry has steadily increased from 56.5% in 2016 to 58.1% in 2020, which is 3.3 percentage points higher than that in 2015 at the end of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period. Emerging industries have become a new growth point of tax revenue. The sales revenue of information transmission, software and information technology services has increased by 21.2% annually, which is significantly higher than the national overall level. The annual tax revenue has increased by 12.5%, which is 8.2 percentage points faster than the national tax revenue growth rate.

The private economy is developing rapidly   Sales revenue increased by 17.7% annually.

The CPC Central Committee and the State Council attached great importance to the development of private economy. On November 1, 2018, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader emphasized at the private enterprise forum that China’s private economy can only grow and not weaken. Premier Li Keqiang pointed out that efforts should be made to support the development of private enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises. Statistics from the State Administration of Taxation show that during the Thirteenth Five-Year Plan period, there were 56.005 million tax-related market entities in the newly-established private economy, accounting for 97.5% of all newly-established tax-related market entities, and its proportion increased year by year, from 96.3% in 2015 to 98.7% in 2020, becoming the main force of newly-established tax-related market entities.

The data of VAT invoice shows that the private economy developed rapidly during the 13th Five-Year Plan period. From 2016 to 2020, the sales revenue of private economy increased by 17.7% annually, which was 1.5 percentage points higher than the national average. Among them, private enterprises and individual businesses grew rapidly, with an average annual growth rate of 22.5% and 20% respectively. The tax contribution of the private economy is also constantly improving. In 2020, the tax paid by the private economy accounted for 60.1% of the national tax revenue, an increase of 8.6 percentage points compared with 51.5% in 2015, which became an important support for stabilizing the national tax revenue.

From the perspective of sub-industries, the private manufacturing industry continues to grow and develop, and the proportion of sales revenue continues to increase. During the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, the sales revenue of manufacturing private enterprises increased by 14.7% annually, and the proportion of sales revenue increased by 6.7 percentage points. Private economy is the power source of economic endogenous growth, and this structural change also reflects the gradual shift of manufacturing industry to endogenous growth.

As the main force of China’s scientific and technological innovation, the private economy has continuously enhanced its innovation ability. Especially after the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader delivered an important speech at the private enterprise forum at the end of 2018, private enterprises have been innovative and energetic in generate, and their development has accelerated. According to the tax data, the proportion of private high-tech enterprises in the national high-tech enterprises increased from 92.1% in 2018 to 92.4% in 2020, and the proportion of private high-tech enterprises in the national high-tech enterprises increased from 66.2% in 2018 to 70% in 2020.

Manufacturing sales revenue increased by 11.2% annually & ENSP; High-tech manufacturing industry continues to grow and develop.

Manufacturing is the foundation of a country and a strong country. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader made a series of important instructions on the transformation and upgrading of "Made in China", emphasizing the high-quality development of manufacturing industry in a more prominent position. Premier Li Keqiang called for strengthening the industrial foundation, especially the manufacturing foundation, and expanding new kinetic energy. According to the data of VAT invoice, China’s manufacturing industry continued to grow and develop during the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, especially the high-tech manufacturing industry achieved rapid development, and the integration of manufacturing industry with information technology and science and technology service industry promoted each other. From 2016 to 2020, the sales revenue of manufacturing enterprises in China increased by 11.2% annually. High-tech manufacturing industry is the highlight of manufacturing industry development during the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, and the cumulative sales revenue has more than doubled, with an average annual growth rate of 15.1%. Some key products of automation, digitalization and intelligence have achieved breakthroughs, and their sales revenues have increased substantially. For example, the sales revenues of key products such as robots, industrial control systems, integrated circuits and optoelectronic devices have all exceeded 2 times, and the sales revenues of important equipment such as medical diagnostic equipment and new energy vehicles have also increased more than 2 times.

The tax revenue in the central and western regions accounts for more than 30%   Regional development is more coordinated.

General Secretary of the Supreme Leader emphasized that China’s economy has shifted from a high-speed growth stage to a high-quality development stage, which has put forward new requirements for coordinated regional development. This year’s government work report pointed out that during the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, major regional strategies were solidly promoted. Tax data show that regional development is more coordinated. From 2016 to 2020, the proportion of tax revenue in the central region increased from 15.6% to 16.5%, an increase of 0.9 percentage points; The proportion of tax revenue in the western region increased from 18.4% to 19%, an increase of 0.6 percentage points, and the total proportion in the central and western regions was 35.5%, an increase of 1.5 percentage points, further narrowing the gap with the eastern region.

Since the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan", China’s regional tax policy system has been continuously optimized and accurately exerted, which has played an important role in promoting the coordinated development of the eastern and western regions. Two rounds of preferential policies for the development of the western region have promoted the development of markets, industries and enterprises in the western region. The threshold of the third round of preferential tax policies implemented from 2021 will be further lowered, which will benefit more market players. The amount of corporate income tax reduced by preferential policies for the development of the western region increased from 52.85 billion yuan in 2015 to 100.69 billion yuan in 2019, and remained at 100 billion yuan in 2020, with an average annual growth rate of 13.6%.

With the support of various policies, including tax policy, the regional development strategy has achieved remarkable results. The VAT invoice data shows that since the second quarter of 2020, the economy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt has continued to recover, showing strong development resilience. The sales revenue of enterprises in 11 provinces and cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt increased by 6.2% year-on-year, 0.2 percentage points higher than the national overall level, accounting for 46.5% of the national sales revenue. The sales revenue of industrial enterprises increased by 4.1% year-on-year, which was 1.4 percentage points higher than the overall level of industrial enterprises in China. The sales revenue of core industries of digital economy increased by 15.4% year-on-year, which was 3.6 percentage points higher than the overall level of core industries of digital economy in China.

The accumulated export tax rebate exceeds 7 trillion yuan   In order to stabilize foreign trade, "come on and run"

General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed that it is necessary to promote the innovation and development of foreign trade and promote a higher level of opening up. Foreign trade is an important part of China’s open economy and an important driving force for national economic development. In order to further expand opening to the outside world and stabilize the basic foreign trade, during the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, China repeatedly raised the export tax rebate rate to help enterprises cope with the impact of Sino-US trade friction and the negative impact of the global epidemic. According to statistics, in the past five years, the total export tax rebate has increased from 1,174.2 billion yuan in 2016 to 1,454.9 billion yuan in 2020, with an average annual increase of 2.6%. In the past five years, the accumulated export tax rebate has been 7,073.6 billion yuan, which effectively reduced the cost of foreign trade enterprises and promoted the steady growth of foreign trade exports.

At the same time, the tax authorities have promoted a number of facilitation measures in a coordinated manner, continuously simplified the tax refund process, compressed the time limit for tax refund processing, and accelerated the progress of export tax refund. The average processing time for normal export tax refund in China has been reduced from 13 working days in 2018 to 10 working days in 2019, and then reduced to 8 working days in 2020, thus alleviating the pressure on enterprises to occupy funds.

The "14th Five-Year Plan" has been launched, and the tax authorities will continue to adhere to the guidance of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the new era, conscientiously implement the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, base themselves on the new development stage, implement the new development concept and serve the new development pattern, promote the tax modernization in the new development stage with high quality, and give full play to the basic, pillar and supportive role of taxation in state governance. At the same time, we will further make full use of tax big data, fully reflect the economic and social development in a timely manner, make suggestions for the decision-making of party committees and governments at all levels, and contribute more tax power to building a socialist modern country in an all-round way.

Illustration: Ten sets of tax data reflect new historical achievements in China’s economic and social development during the 13 th Five-Year Plan period

　　It is precisely because of this that we can see that there are at least four species of hominids in four genera (there are four genera and seven species of hominids living now), namely chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans. How far are they from reality? What is the original habit? Can orangutans really speak human words? Please talk nonsense with our ape species, starting with the orangutan species.

When it comes to Caesar, you have to mention the action to capture the first person, andy serkis

Chief Caesar — — chimpanzee

In the second film, Caesar the chimpanzee also has his own wife and children.

This "request" gesture is a way for low-level people to show their respect to high-level people.

The orangutan army facing mankind

　　Cctv news(Reporter Wang Jiazhu) It takes about an hour’s drive from downtown Xi ‘an to the west along Huanshan Road to reach zhouzhi county. At the end of November, the season has passed light snow, and the Guanzhong Plain is getting colder. However, the villages in Luoyu Town at the northern foot of Qinling Mountain are full of vitality.

　　On November 30th, which lasted more than two months, the reconstruction and construction of beautiful countryside in 13 administrative villages in two districts of zhouzhi county was completed on this day.

　　When Jiang Anshun, a villager, walked out of his house, he couldn’t hide his excitement when he saw a new, clean and tidy village street in put in order, white walls and gray tiles, a simple and elegant farmhouse and leisure square, and the distinctive beautiful countryside logo at the entrance of the village. He said: "I didn’t expect my hometown to become so beautiful."

The entrance of reconstructed Zhouyi Village

　　Zhouzhi county, a land sheltered by the Qinling Mountains, is named after "the mountain song is terrible and the water song is awkward". It is adjacent to the Qinling Mountains in the south and the Weihe River in the north. It is known as the "Golden Week" and is the west gate of the provincial capital Xi ‘an. It has a good natural ecology, is a national ecological demonstration county, and has a profound cultural heritage.

　　According to the "Implementation Plan for Revitalizing Beautiful Villages in zhouzhi county during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025)" formulated by the zhouzhi county County Party Committee and the county government, the construction projects of zhouzhi county Beautiful Village Demonstration Area (Louguan Mazhao Area and Luoyu Area) where the above 13 administrative villages are located are listed as key projects in the county.

　　On September 18th, 2021, Xi ‘an Construction Engineering Group successfully won the bid for the construction of this project, and ran into the site 10 days later, starting a two-month reconstruction.

　　Prior to this, the Group had successfully completed the renovation project of human settlements in beautiful countryside, Yinji Central Village, Zhangbaling Town, Anhui Province, and the construction tasks of key demonstration projects in provinces and cities such as the 2020 cultivated land upgrading project in Nayong County, Guizhou Province.

　　The construction of beautiful countryside is a systematic project, which must be combined with geography, natural resources, cultural accumulation, folk customs, industrial structure and its own characteristics. Because of the village system, it is necessary to make a good construction plan, not only pay attention to the coordination with the surrounding environment, but also shape the village’s own characteristics and characteristics, and inherit the historical folk culture to ensure the scientific and rational planning and fully demonstrate the farming culture and beautiful characteristics.

　　Zhang Jingjing, director of planning and design of Xi ‘an Construction Engineering Municipal Transportation Group, who is in charge of the project transformation, said: "Highlighting rural flavor, reflecting homesickness and creating rural rhyme are the top priorities of beautiful countryside’s image design, and we have made every effort to create ‘ There are mountains, water, fields and houses ’ The design scheme of the Mazhao area in the foothills and the Luoyu area with the theme of humanistic leisure town and eco-tourism resort is also to make ‘ The countryside is more like the countryside ’ , avoid ‘ One side of a thousand villages ’ Guide the village to develop in the direction of market town. "

　　Specifically, in the process of construction, Luoyu District mainly relies on the advantages of human landscape resources such as Luoyu Reservoir and the site of ancient Luoguo, and strives to make Luoyu Town a characteristic scenic spot for citizens to relax through the design idea of humanistic leisure town and eco-tourism resort, and vigorously develop rural tourism, leisure vacation, sightseeing agriculture and other industries.

　　Louguan Mazhao area is close to Qinling Mountains in the south, which is rich in water resources and is an important local kiwifruit planting area. The design idea of this area is mainly to improve and transform the public space, integrate the relevant design elements of kiwifruit into the landscape, and guide the renovation of the village style, so as to enhance and expand the brand influence of "Zhouyi Village" kiwifruit.

　　Zhang Jingjing said that the 13 beautiful countryside in these two districts should create their own characteristics in the construction. "In the end, we have completed the construction goal of a core flagship brand, a tourist service center, a string of village tourist routes, a characteristic village lane in Guanzhong, a group of high-end boutique homestays, an exhibition hall for agricultural and sideline products, a number of farming experience projects and a number of online celebrity punch cards."

Louguan section logo

　　In the project transformation, Xi ‘an Construction Engineering Group planned from a high starting point, built with high standards, fully carried forward the spirit of "Iron Army", seized the progress of the construction period, actively practiced the Group’s standardized construction norms and implemented the "five full coverage" and other related policies during the project construction. In the difficult times when the epidemic occurred repeatedly, the project department of Xi ‘an Construction Engineering Group chose not to stop construction, and insisted on construction during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday. Their busy figures were all over every village.

　　"Xi’ an Construction Engineering has worked hard and worked overtime. In order to complete the construction task on time, it has worked tirelessly, rain or shine, and has been recognized by the broad masses of cadres and masses." Wang Jie, deputy mayor of Luoyu Town, said.

　　The data shows that by the end of November 2021, the roadway reconstruction in two districts of zhouzhi county has been completed by 30km, gravel paving by 7km and roadside railings by 1800 m; Clean up 4000 cubic meters of garbage and sundries, including 100 broken walls; More than 200 newly planted trees; Shrubs are planted in 3,500 square meters, with a total greening area of 20,000 square meters. Laying drainage cover plate for 1.5km.. At the same time, 15 new cultural squares were built, covering an area of 6,543 square meters; The newly-built cultural and leisure corridor is 540 meters. The entrance space of the village in Louguan Mazhao area has been reconstructed in four places, with a total area of 820 square meters; 2 new regional signs; Renovate the facade of street-facing buildings by 20,000 square meters, renovate advertising slogans by 5,130 square meters, and draw rural cultural walls by 8,470 square meters.

　　In more than two months, the village has taken on a new look, and a "clean, green, smooth and beautiful" beautiful countryside scroll has been woven at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains.

　　This earth-shaking change, the local villagers feel the most profound: "In the past night, this passerby did not dare to leave, and now the street lights are installed at night; In the past, when it rained last day, the whole family had to wear rain boots. Now it doesn’t have to wear rain boots for a month or two, the road is wide, the streets are neat, beautiful, and everything is fine. " A villager said.

Luoyu entrance signs

　　With the completion of the beautiful countryside project, in early December, people from nearby villagers, Zhouzhi County and even Xi ‘an City came here by car. This also allows the local government and villagers to see the business opportunities for further developing tourism, leisure agriculture and other industries. Take Zhouyi Village in Mazhao Town as an example. On the basis of this year’s kiwifruit harvest, this village has also developed 40 farmhouses and is building a homestay economy with high standards.

　　A person in charge of Luoyu Town, zhouzhi county said: "The dividends of beautiful countryside construction will continue to be released, which will greatly help us achieve the win-win goal of making tourists more satisfied and increasing villagers’ income."

In the long history,

People who have lived here for generations,

Left us with a wide variety,

Unique and precious intangible cultural heritage,

Now,

These traditional cultures and techniques

In the process of inheritance and innovation, new flowers are blooming.

today

Let’s learn together.

National intangible cultural heritage:

Xinhui kuiyi

Xinhui

Since ancient times, it has been rich in Pukui and is known as Kwai Township.

Xinhui people from the Eastern Jin Dynasty

I started planting sunflower as a fan.

palm-leaf fan

Is the representative of Xinhui Kuiyi.

Making a sunflower fan

More than twenty processes are needed.

Planting sunflower, picking sunflower, drying sunflower,

Baking fan, cutting fan, cutting fan, closing fan …

On the coast of the South China Sea, the west bank of the Pearl River and the bank of Yinzhou Lake, there is a famous cultural city with a long history-Xinhui. Xinhui is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese, and it is also known as "Kwai Township" because it is rich in Pukui. Xinhui sunflower art has a long history, and the planting and processing of sunflower trees began in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. After more than a thousand years’ exploration, Xinhui people have integrated knitting, embroidery, painting and printing, making the processing of sunflower art products reach a superb position. In the most prosperous period of sunflower industry, Xinhui has more than 300 sunflower factories and more than 500 varieties of colors, and its products are exported to Europe, America and Southeast Asian countries.

At the beginning of Qing Dynasty, Qu Dajun wrote in "Guangdong Xinyu Pu Kui Fan": "The edge is made of the silk of wild silkworm, embedded with the piece of Bai Lin, the handle is made of the brand of Qinglang, wrapped with the thread of dragon beard and rattan, painted with copper nails, and the painting is gorgeous."

In 1958, Premier Zhou Enlai visited Xinhui and made a special trip to Kwai Art Factory, and spoke highly of Kwai craft products in Xinhui. When Guo Moruo visited Xinhui in 1959, he praised the sunflower fan technology: "The cool world comes from the hands, and it is more skillful than the ghost axe, flying all over the world and overwhelming the west wind." Guan Shanyue, a great master of Lingnan School of Painting, tried to "brand fire painting" for more than 60 times, but because he couldn’t grasp the strength of the soldering iron, he burned the fan every time. Finally, he had to throw a sigh of "branding": What a stunt!

▲ On July 6th, 1958, Premier Zhou Enlai inspected the sunflower industry in Xinhui. Photography: Cai Zhongzhi

The main products of Xinhui sunflower art include sunflower fan, sunflower basket, sunflower mat, cushion and sunflower coir. Besides, Xinhui sunflower art can also make a painting, a lantern and a screen, which has great plasticity.

▲ Tuyuan Xinhui released

Among them, the craft sunflower fan is the most famous one with pyrography and embroidery, which is one of the four traditional crafts in Guangdong. Fire painting fan is recorded in the records of Daoguang County in Qing Dynasty. Chen Wan, an old painter at the end of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty, pushed the skill of fire painting fan to the peak. In 1915, a sunflower fan in Xinhui won the gold medal in Panama International Expo. In 1952, it was listed as a special handicraft by the state, and also won the first "Hundred Flowers Award" of China Ministry of Light Industry and other national awards.Xinhui Kuiyi was selected into the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008.

▲ Screen pyrography sunflower art fan. Photography: Liao Huilin

Xinhui kuiyi

It has rich humanistic history and local characteristics.

Generations of new people and overseas Chinese

Have some feelings for sunflower fans.

It’s hard to find any industry.

Can be like kuiyi

Bring back memories of the older generation.

▲ Sticker birds of paradise Kwai Art Fan. Photography: Liao Huilin

Inheritance of sunflower art in Xinhui

In addition to innovation

We need more people who love Kwai Art.

Get involved.

Hope that our younger generation

Can experience and inherit the sunflower art culture.

More hope for high-level talents

Be able to use what you have learned.

Fusion innovation

Cultural and Creative Products of Jiangkui Culture

Bring it to our daily life.

Create a cultural card with the characteristics of overseas Chinese hometown

Original: Shi Juan returns to the park

In the article "It’s time to break the myth of multivitamins", we talked about that the quality of multivitamins cannot be guaranteed, and the products may not completely contain the elements indicated in the instructions, or may contain pollutants harmful to human body. How to find reliable health care products? This paper provides some methods for your reference.

Writing | Shi Juan

With the improvement of living standards, "health preservation" has become a daily topic for Chinese people. In addition to the old ways, taking all kinds of health products has become the best choice for many Chinese people, especially the elderly. A study shows that by 2023, the nutritional supplement market in China is expected to reach 40 billion dollars, which will replace the United States as the largest nutritional supplement market in the world. There are many kinds of health care products in China market, both domestic and imported. Many people like to buy "imported" health care products, especially those from the United States, and feel that the prices are affordable and the quality is guaranteed.

However, are all American health products really good?

The rise of American health care products market

Since 1994, the American health care products market has experienced rapid development: sales in 1994 were only $4 billion, and in 2018, it has reached $42 billion. To a great extent, this increase can be attributed to a federal bill passed in 1994, entitled Dietary Supplement Health Education Act [1]. This law was initiated by some politicians who are inextricably linked with health care industry’s economy. The protection of health care products manufacturers is far more than that of ordinary consumers, which makes health care products completely unnecessary like prescription drugs, and can only be listed after strict examination and approval.

This bill relaxes the industry regulations, so that Dietary Supplement (also known as health products, including vitamins, minerals, plant extracts, etc.) can be sold in pharmacies or supermarkets without the prior approval of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). After the product enters the market, if consumers report adverse events after use, the FDA will intervene in supervision. The FDA will also conduct product sampling inspection from time to time. If it is determined that the supplement is adulterated, the FDA can send a public warning letter to the manufacturer or recall the products sold.

If you carefully look at the regulatory content of health care products on the FDA website, you can summarize the following important points:

1) Health products don’t need the approval of FDA.

2) American federal law does not require health care products to prove to FDA that the products are safe before going on the market.

Note: it is not proof of "effectiveness"! You don’t even have to prove safety!

3) The manufacturer does not need to prove to the FDA that the effect marked on the health care product bottle is accurate and true.

4) Generally speaking, the FDA began to formally monitor health care products after they were put on the market. Monitoring is only aimed at whether this product will cause great side effects to people and so on.

5) It is illegal for health care products to advertise that "it can cure a specific disease or delay a certain symptom". This is why health care products usually do not say that they can cure a specific disease, but only generally say that they can improve "immunity" and so on.

There are a large number of health products in the market, some of which are produced by large companies and some from very small companies. The production specifications of different companies are very different. The number of health care products is a whole order of magnitude larger than that of drugs, but the resources for supervision are limited, which means that the quality and safety of these health care products can only rely on the conscience of manufacturers and distributors before problems are found.

01 consumer’s misunderstanding

Made in America?

In Chinese, we often think that the quality of health care products abroad (such as the United States and Australia) is good. However, things are not what we imagined.

Although most health care products sold in the United States are produced in the United States, their raw materials usually come from other countries, of which more than 60% are from China, and only the last step of assembly is carried out in the United States. Manufacturers will often change the source of raw materials, and different batches of the same vitamin from the same manufacturer are likely to have different raw materials. The FDA of the United States does not require the country of origin of the ingredients on the bottles of health care products, nor does it require the country of origin. It only requires the telephone number or address of the manufacturer or distributor for consumers to contact. Because the address is not necessarily the place where the product is made, it is impossible to tell where the health care product comes from just by looking at the medicine bottle.

Photo: American-made health products. But the raw materials used may come from other countries.

The following three common health care products are basically produced in China:

① 90% of vitamin C comes from China. Scots also produce a small amount of vitamin C, but the cost of raw materials is three times that of China, so the price is much more expensive than that from China.

② At present, there is no manufacturer of biotin in other countries except China. Many so-called "Made in America" biotin is actually imported from China, and then ground and processed, and turned into American production.

③ Pure folic acid mainly comes from China. Like biotin, many folic acid claimed to be produced in the United States are imported from China and then ground in the United States. The only exception is 5- methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF, a form of folic acid that is more easily absorbed and has better bioavailability), which is usually produced in the United States.

In the United States, the quality of health care products is also a big problem.

In 2015, the Attorney General’s Office of New York accused four major national retailers-GNC, Target, Walgreens (walgreen) and Walmart (Wal-Mart)-of selling fake and even potentially dangerous health products made of plant extracts [2].

The attorney general’s office tested the best-selling plant extract health care products on the shelves of these retailers, and found that four-fifths of the products did not contain any labeled plant ingredients, but only contained cheap fillers, such as rice flour, asparagus and indoor plant extracts (that is, artificially planted ordinary low-priced plants). In some cases, these substances may cause serious allergic reactions.

For example, Walgreens has a very popular self-produced brand of ginseng tablets, which claims to "improve physical endurance and vitality" and only contains garlic and rice powder. Walmart sells a ginkgo biloba extract, the real ingredients are radish, indoor plants and wheat flour, although the label claims that the product does not contain wheat and gluten. Of the six plant extract supplements tested by Target, three-Ginkgo biloba extract, St. John’s wort (St. John’s wort) and Valerian root-do not contain the ingredients on the label, but contain rice, beans and wild carrot powder. The same is true for GNC’s health care products, which use ingredients not indicated on the label as fillers, such as peanut and soybean powder, which is extremely dangerous for people with peanut allergy.

02

Natural = good?

There are still many people who think that health care products are mostly "natural" ingredients, so there will be no problem. However, even if it is extracted from natural animals and plants, the complexity of the animals and plants themselves (from the content of effective components to the pollutants that may be contained) and the industrial steps to be experienced in purification should be taken into account. Take some health care products made of plants, many different plants can be used to prepare health care products, but plants that look similar and are close in species may have very different effects. For example, many women take black cohosh extract to improve menopausal symptoms, but in the United States and Canada, consumers have suffered liver damage because the pills they take actually contain different substances with similar names.

"Natural" ingredients do not mean that they are good, and many natural substances are toxic. Toxic natural substances in food include cyanogenic glycosides in bamboo shoots, glycoalkaloids in potatoes, Furocoumarins in citrus plants (lemon, lime, grapefruit, bergamot), and many beans contain toxins called lectins. When the dose is reached, these natural toxins will cause many bad effects on people’s health, and some toxins will cause great damage as long as they are few. "Natural" ingredients are not worthy of superstition.

How to judge the quality of health products?

Because health care products don’t have to undergo rigorous clinical trials, there is actually no way to guarantee their effectiveness and safety, and there is no guarantee that they will not interact with any drugs you may take.

The only thing I can see is what is in this health care product. That is to say, does this health care product contain the ingredients it claims to have, the dosage is in line with the label, there is no pollution (such as lead and other heavy metals), and whether the ingredients can be released normally after taking the tablets.

Drugs can be tested for purity, so why don’t health products just do it?

Drugs are usually purified products, and the content of main components can even exceed 99.9%, with only a small amount of impurities. However, the ingredients of health care products may be very complex, sometimes containing dozens or even hundreds of different substances, many of which come from plants or other natural sources, which makes it difficult to detect the ingredients.

At present, the standard test method is to evaluate the components of health care products by chromatography. However, for complex products, the information obtained by chromatography is limited. Some new technologies, such as the combination of liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry, and other analysis, can obtain more accurate results. However, before these technologies are widely used, further verification is needed, and the cost must be reduced to be routine.

Drugs for treating diseases are supervised by FDA. Who wants to test the health care products that have been deregulated by the FDA? How credible are the quality inspection data published by the manufacturers themselves? The best way is to be tested by an independent, disinterested third-party organization, so that the data obtained can be convincing.

Figure: Certification marks of three major health care products quality inspection organizations

01

USP certification

You may notice that many health care products in the United States have the words "USP verified" on their bottles (pictured above). This means that the product is certified by an independent, non-profit scientist organization called "USP Dietary Supplements Verification Program". USP sets a quality standard for food ingredients and health care products, and then welcomes manufacturers to cooperate with them voluntarily and let them test their production facilities, processes and product quality. If it meets the standard, the product can bear USP verification mark. The organization also updates the certified brands and where to buy these products on the website in real time [3].

But be careful, some companies will put "USP" on the bottle label instead of the unique black and yellow "USP Verified" seal. These companies claim to meet USP production standards, but in fact their products have not been reviewed by USP. In fact, only a few health care products have "USP Verified" seal, such as some Kirkland brand health care products in Costco.

In addition, strictly speaking, USP can not be regarded as a truly independent third-party testing, which requires the voluntary cooperation of manufacturers.

Figure: USP verification mark on health care products (from the network)

02

national sanitation foundation

Another non-profit organization that independently certifies certain health products is NSF International. This organization will certify health products such as fish oil and multivitamins. In addition, it also has a "NSF Certified for Sport" project, which is particularly useful for athletes and people who use sports supplements (such as protein powder, amino acids and creatine), because it has been found that these products are sometimes intentionally doped with stimulants.

The blue and white NSF logo means that the product has been reviewed by NSF and contains the ingredients listed on its label.

Figure: NSF markers of different species [4].

03

Other test reports

There are also some independent laboratories that regularly test a series of health care products, and then publish their test reports on their websites, such as ConsumerLab.com, labdoor.com, cptclabs.com and so on. On their website, you can find many test reports and rankings of health products, but you usually have to pay to see them.

Figure: Certification mark of Consumer Lab

04

Third-party test plan of CVS in pharmacy

In 2017, CVS, a famous American pharmacy, announced that it had started testing health care products on its shelves, and had completed testing 1,400 health care products from more than 150 suppliers. Early test results show that 7% of the products are not up to standard, and the reasons include pollution, the content of active ingredients is lower than that indicated on the label, and various counterfeiting behaviors. Common fraudulent behaviors are:

1) Substitute cheap compounds for more expensive components.

For example, manufacturers sometimes add a large number of other common flavonoids, such as quercetin or rutin, to a health care product called Ginkgo biloba. These flavonoids can be found in ginkgo biloba, but the concentration is usually very low.

2) Add some prescription drug ingredients to health care products.

For example, viagra is added to some health care products that claim to enhance sexual function.

Figure: CVS’s third-party advertisement for testing the quality of health care products.

Take health care products with caution.

The certification test mentioned above is a reassurance to consumers. However, these tests often only measure a specific batch number of products, and it is still uncertain whether the next batch of products produced by the same manufacturer still meet the standards.

I want to remind everyone that many health care products have complex ingredients. Sometimes it will interact with the therapeutic drugs prescribed by doctors. For example, some health care products may change the activity of some enzymes in the liver, thus affecting the metabolic absorption of prescription drugs. The changed metabolism may increase the concentration of drugs in the blood and cause adverse reactions; Or reduce the drug concentration in the blood, making it ineffective.

A study in 2015 estimated that in the United States, about 23,000 emergency visits each year were adverse events related to dietary supplements [5]. It is best not to eat health care products casually, and should be carefully considered.

references

[1] https://ods.od.nih.gov/About/DSHEA_Wording.aspx

[2] https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/03/new-york-attorney-general-targets-supplements-at-major-retailers/

[3] https://www.quality-supplements.org/verified-products

[4] S. R. Akabas et al., Quality Certification Programs for Dietary Supplements. J Acad Nutr Diet 116, 1370-1379 (2016).

[5] A. I. Geller et al., Emergency Department Visits for Adverse Events Related to Dietary Supplements. New England Journal of Medicine 373, 1531-1540 (2015).

The pen name is "Cats at My Will" and now lives in Boston, USA. I graduated from the Department of Biological Sciences and Technology in Tsinghua University with a bachelor’s degree, and joined a multinational well-known pharmaceutical company to engage in drug research and development after obtaining a doctorate in the United States. For more than ten years, he led the team to fight diabetes and muscular dystrophy. In recent years, he focused on the research and development of anti-aging drugs. Personal WeChat WeChat official account "Feel Free" to talk to you about medical care.

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　　Xinhuanet Beijing, February 14th (Wang Ying) In another day, we will usher in the long-awaited 30th anniversary. With the sound of firecrackers, the whole family is round and happy. As the most grand traditional festival of the Chinese nation, how do you spend your Spring Festival? Apart from eating jiaozi on holidays, how can we make the New Year taste and recall?

　　Clever hand-cut window grilles let the atmosphere of New Year flow naturally at home.

　　Before the festival, many families are busy preparing new year’s goods and buying new year’s gifts. In the new year’s goods, there are inevitably some festive objects that decorate the room, such as blessing characters, window grilles and auspicious pendants of the zodiac. In fact, in the past, there was no need to buy window grilles, and many families cut and pasted them themselves. On a square inch of red paper, a jubilant image was cut out.

　　"Window grilles" are commonly known as paper cutting. In the past, no matter the north or the south, stick grilles was used during the Spring Festival. Nowadays, people in the South usually only paste it when they get married, while the custom of stick grilles in the North during the Spring Festival is still prevalent in many places. Why do you want stick grilles for the Spring Festival? This is closely related to the solar terms in beginning of spring. Li Shangyin, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote in his poem: "Carving gold to win the praises of Jing and customs, and cutting green to create a Jin style for people." The "Jing custom" and "Jin style" in the poem point out this origin. After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the time to cut and paste window grilles to welcome the Spring Festival was changed from beginning of spring, and people used paper-cutting to express their happy mood.

　　Window grilles not only set off the festive atmosphere, but also bring people beautiful enjoyment, integrating decoration, appreciation and practicality. Today, when DIY is advocated, if you are free, you might as well buy some red paper, try to cut small window grilles yourself, and decorate your home with skillful hands.

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　　Writing Spring Festival couplets to keep the whole family safe and happy.

　　Like window grilles, in many families’ new year’s goods lists, there is also a Spring Festival couplets, and some exquisite families will also buy door gods. It’s a little more difficult for door gods to make their own self-control, but Spring Festival couplets can still try to write by themselves, which not only exercises calligraphy, but also improves the literary level.

　　Like window grilles, Spring Festival couplets have a history of thousands of years. According to the records of the Jade Candle Collection and Yanjing’s Chronicle, the original form of Spring Festival couplets is what people call "Taofu". In the Song Dynasty, people began to write couplets on the mahogany board, one of which did not lose the meaning of killing evil spirits, the other expressed their good wishes, and the third decorated the portal for beauty. Later, people wrote couplets on red paper symbolizing happiness and auspiciousness, and posted them on both sides of doors and windows during the Spring Festival to express people’s good wishes for good luck in the coming year.

　　In addition to Spring Festival couplets, many places also retain the custom of sticking to the door. In the folk, the door god is a symbol of righteousness and force. The ancients believed that people with strange looks often had magical temperament and extraordinary skills. They are honest and kind-hearted, and it is their nature and responsibility to catch ghosts and capture demons. Zhong Kui, the ghost hunter admired by people, is such a strange look. Because the doors of residential houses are usually two opposite, the door gods are always in pairs. After the Tang Dynasty, in addition to shentu and Yu Lei, people regarded Qin Shubao and Weichi Gong, two military commanders in the Tang Dynasty, as gatekeepers. Since then, the custom of taking these two famous men as door gods has begun to spread widely among the people.

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　　In the sound of firecrackers, we should say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new year.

　　Watching the New Year’s Eve is an important folk custom in China, also known as wasting time, staying up late, which means family reunion on New Year’s Eve and staying up late to welcome the Lunar New Year. In ancient times, there were two meanings of observing the old age: the old people’s observing the old age means "resigning the old age", which means cherishing time; Young people keep their age to prolong the life of their parents. Since the Han dynasty, the time when the old and the new years alternate is generally at midnight. On New Year’s Eve, people of all ages, men and women, will be brightly lit and get together to watch the new year.

　　In the past, people used to have a New Year’s Eve dinner and spend a wonderful night together. Since the 1980 s, there has been a new content of observing the Spring Festival Gala: people all over the country watch it together. The Spring Festival Gala, which lasted more than four hours, was rich and varied, and people greeted the ringing of the New Year bell with laughter.

　　It is worth mentioning that Suzhou people have to wait for the loud bell coming from Fengqiao Hanshan Temple on New Year’s Eve. When the bell passes through the dark night and reaches thousands of families, it marks the arrival of the new year. No matter spring, summer, autumn and winter, the bell will ring in Hanshan Temple at midnight every day, which is called "Minute Night Minute" by the people.

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　　On New Year’s Eve, we should give the younger generation lucky money and hope that the children will grow up healthily, safely and happily.

　　For children, the happiest thing during the Spring Festival is the lucky money from the elders. Year’s money, also known as "year’s money" and "year’s money", is one of the thrifty things in the old customs. The original intention of lucky money is to ward off evil spirits. People think that children are vulnerable to sneaky attacks. If you wrap money in red paper on New Year’s Eve, you won’t dare to harass them again. Therefore, people call this kind of money "precious money". Because "precious" and "old" have the same pronunciation, they are called "lucky money" for a long time. Use lucky money to overcome evil spirits, help children celebrate the New Year safely, and wish them good health and luck in the new year.

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　　From the first day to the sixth day, I will pay New Year greetings, return to my parents’ homes, and "drive the five poor"

　　After New Year’s Eve, people ushered in a new year. In the past, from the first day of the first month to the fifteenth day of the first month, there were various holiday customs. With the changes of the times and the differences in different places, many customs have gradually faded away, and what remains is worth cherishing and inheriting.

　　On the first day of the first month, people usually set off firecrackers after getting up in the morning, which is called "opening the door to have a firecracker". After the sound of firecrackers, the ground is full of broken red, which is called "full house red" In many areas, children have to be dressed in new clothes on the morning of the first day. After everyone is dressed neatly, they will go out to visit relatives and friends, pay New Year greetings to each other and wish the New Year. When paying New Year’s greetings, the younger generation should first pay New Year’s greetings to the elders, wishing them a long and healthy life. The elders can distribute the lucky money prepared in advance to the younger generation. In many places, brooms and garbage are not put out on the first day of the first month of the first month, and a large bucket is prepared to hold waste water, and it is not spilled on the same day.

　　On the second or third day of the first month, for many families, it is the day when a married girl returns to her parents’ home with her husband, commonly known as "Welcome Husband Day". On this day, we will also visit relatives and friends and worship each other for the Spring Festival, commonly known as "eating New Year’s wine". In Shanghai, guests bring gifts to their homes with their families. Gifts are generally local specialties, and the host invites guests to drink "Yuanbao tea" (that is, two green olives are added to the tea to brew together). This tea tastes a little bitter at first, but has a sweet aftertaste, which means that it is good to make money through hard work.

　　On the fourth day of the third grade, because of different local customs, there are also differences in passing the law. By the fifth day of the fifth year, people will "drive the five poor", commonly known as "breaking the five poor", including "poor in intelligence, poor in learning, poor in literature, poor in life and poor in communication". After people get up in the morning, they set off firecrackers and clean up. Firecrackers are set off from the inside out, and as they are set off, they go outside the door, which means to drive out all unlucky things. Legend has it that this day is the birthday of the god of wealth, so it is also an auspicious day to welcome the god of wealth. Shanghai has the custom of grabbing the road head in the old calendar year. On the fourth night of the first month of the first month, prepare sacrifices, cakes, incense sticks and other things, and ring gongs and drums to burn incense for worship, and sincerely respect the god of wealth. In order to compete for the market, it is called "grabbing the road head" before the fourth day, also known as "picking up the God of Wealth".

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　　Jiaozi still wants to eat, but jiaozi in the 30 s is very different.

　　Nowadays, people are used to eating jiaozi in festivals and festivals. Although it’s nothing new to eat jiaozi during the Spring Festival, jiaozi at the age of 30 is very different. When wrapping jiaozi, in addition to various delicious fillings, people often wrap candied beans, peanuts, dates, chestnuts, coins, etc., which means good luck in the coming year. In some areas, when eating jiaozi, some non-staple food should be added to show good luck. If you eat tofu, it symbolizes the happiness of the whole family; Eating persimmon symbolizes all the best; Eating three fresh vegetables symbolizes the prosperity of three yang. In addition, many areas in the south do not eat jiaozi on New Year’s Eve, but choose to eat rice cakes or glutinous rice balls. Although the ingredients are different, the good expectations for the New Year are the same.

　　Why do you have to eat jiaozi during the Spring Festival, especially on the eve of the Lunar New Year? In fact, eating jiaozi means "making friends at a younger age", and "zi" means "zi Shi", which is homophonic with "jiao" and means "happy reunion" and "good luck". Generally, jiaozi in the 30′ s should be wrapped before 12 o’clock in the evening and eaten at midnight, because this is the beginning of the first day of the first lunar month. Happy new year!

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　　Times are changing, people’s ideas are changing, and the way of celebrating the Spring Festival is also changing. Nowadays, many traditional Chinese New Year customs are gradually forgotten by people, and some new Chinese New Year style, such as family trips and flying adventures in the world of ice and snow, have become many people’s choices. It is said that the taste of the year has faded, and there is nothing more special except eating jiaozi. In fact, the taste of the year is not weak, but what is weak is our choice. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Follow these rich Chinese New Year customs and start a different kind of Chinese New Year with full atmosphere and deep connotation!

　　Despite the growing concern about the economic recession in Europe and America, the pace of retailers opening offline stores has not slowed down.

　　Recently, URW and Hammerson, the largest shopping mall operators in Europe, reported that their rental business revenues both exceeded the level of 2019 in the second quarter of this year.

　　The situation across the Atlantic is quite similar. Macerich, an American shopping mall operator, said that in the second quarter of this year, the number of leases signed by the company increased by 27% year-on-year, which was 47% higher than that in 2019. The company said that the current demand of retailers is at the highest level since 2015. DavidSimon, CEO of Simon Real Estate in the United States, said that in Las Vegas, Florida, California … … The demand of retailers is gradually picking up. "Even if something happens in the world, we haven’t seen anyone withdraw from the (lease) transaction." He said.

　　According to market research firm Coresight Research, so far this year, American retailers have opened a net of 2,478 offline stores. You know, last year, American retailers only opened 68 stores. In 2019, 9,832 American retailers closed their stores and only 4,689 opened.

　　Sun Xiao is currently working as a real estate investment manager in an investment management company in France, and he also feels deeply about the above phenomenon. "In Paris, offline stores such as luxury goods are long queues of consumers, which is quite similar to the situation before the epidemic."

　　In an interview with China Business News, he said, "With the slowdown of epidemic prevention policy and the arrival of the tourist season, everyone’s pent-up offline demand has been released. However, it remains to be seen whether this phenomenon will continue. In the case of inflation and interest rate hikes, the real income of European and American residents in the future may be affected, and the increase in service consumption may also squeeze the demand for commodity consumption. "

On July 8, a man wearing a mask walked in the Louvre Square in Paris, France. Xinhua News Agency

　　Retailers increase their efforts to open offline stores.

　　In recent months, with the high inflation and the tightening of monetary policy by European and American central banks, consumer retail in Europe and America has shown a weak trend. According to the latest data released by the German Federal Statistical Office, in June, Germany’s retail sales fell by 8.8% year-on-year, the largest annual decline since records began in 1994. According to data from the US Department of Commerce, in June, US retail sales increased by 1% month-on-month. Among them, the retail sales of clothing and accessories decreased by 0.4% from the previous month.

　　Simon Real Estate believes that the reason why European and American retailers open stores offline is slightly different from the macro environment is because consumers’ consumption behavior has diverged. In the context of high inflation, the enthusiasm of young consumers with relatively poor incomes may decline, which is reflected in the slowdown in sales of retailers such as Fast Fashion. However, the sales of retailers such as men’s suits continue to grow. "Consumers with relatively high incomes are still spending money." Simon said.

　　This phenomenon is also supported by the data of the recent luxury goods earnings season. In the first half of this year, Hermes’ revenue increased by 23%, LVMH’s revenue increased by 21% and kering’s revenue increased by 16%. Generally speaking, luxury goods are mostly sold offline. The above luxury brands said that their sales in Europe and the United States have increased substantially. With the arrival of the tourist season, the euro has weakened, and luxury stores in Paris and Milan are now crowded with American tourists who come to "sweep the goods".

　　Zhang Yi, CEO of Ai Media Consulting, said in an interview with the First Financial Reporter that during the epidemic, many European and American governments provided more "stimulus checks" to the people through financial and monetary policies. At present, European and American consumers, especially middle-and high-income consumers, still accumulate more savings, which is the main reason to support the above-mentioned middle-and high-end consumption.

　　According to Moody’s rating agency, as of May, the total excess savings of American residents was about 2.5 trillion US dollars, accounting for more than 10% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP)..The agency found that compared with the middle and high income groups, the residents with the lowest income of 20% were one of the few groups that did not use their savings in the first quarter.

　　Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, said in the middle and late July that the savings accumulated by households in the region during the epidemic and the strong labor market are supporting consumption in the region.

　　Douglas Healey, senior executive vice president of Macerich leasing business, also said that another reason for promoting the expansion of offline stores is that Europe and the United States have gradually loosened epidemic prevention policies, the restoration of tourism has arrived, and the consumption scene is gradually returning from online to offline. For example, sports brands such as Fabletics and AloYoga, shoemakers and furniture chain stores are all seeking to expand their business by opening physical stores.

People cool off at the seaside in Cannes, France. Xinhua News Agency

　　Sun Xiao also believes that although consumption in France is becoming increasingly online, the commercial value of offline stores cannot be ignored. Stores can provide advertising and offline experience, and retailers’ online image can also be improved by visiting physical stores. In the process of offline shopping, physical stores can reduce delivery costs and enhance consumers’ brand awareness of stores, which makes up for the lack of only online consumption scenarios.

　　A study by Nielsen, a market research organization, also found that online channels are an important means to compare prices, research new products and find physical stores. But in addition, other factors are often ignored, which limits the possibility of maximizing the use of these physical channels by merchants to realize the complementarity of online and offline channels.

　　Is it possible for consumers to keep returning to the offline?

　　Macerich said that the company recently conducted a survey of about 30 largest tenants in the country and found that about 90% of the tenants have not changed their plans to open new stores this year. URW also said that its rent collection rate in the third quarter reached 88%, and the most difficult period may have passed.

　　According to a report released by Forrester2, a market research organization, if 2020 is the outbreak year of online retail in the United States, then 2021 is the outbreak year of offline retail in the United States, and the growth rate of online retail sales will gradually fall back to the pre-epidemic level in the future. It is estimated that by 2027, the total retail sales in the United States will reach 5.5 trillion US dollars, and the total offline retail sales will reach 3.9 trillion US dollars.

　　However, in Zhang Yi’s view, there are many challenges that restrict consumers in Europe and America from returning to the tropic of cancer in the future. One of the major factors is that with the gradual slowdown of epidemic prevention policies, service consumption is gradually increasing, which may squeeze consumers’ demand for commodity consumption.

　　In the hotel industry, Airbnb recently said that the continued high booking price helped the company achieve strong revenue in the second quarter. From April to June, the company’s revenue reached $2.1 billion, a year-on-year increase of 25%. Among them, the number of overnight and experience bookings on the platform reached 103.7 million. Airbnb expects that the revenue in the third quarter will reach the highest level in history. Earlier this week, the hotel giant Marriott Group reported a 70% year-on-year increase in revenue in the second quarter. Last week, the performance of Hilton Hotels Group also exceeded expectations.

　　In the aviation industry, in the second quarter of this year, the parent company of British Airways — — International Aviation Group (IAG) announced its first profit since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic. Air France-KLM, one of the three major European airlines, also announced that its operating profit in the second quarter reached 386 million euros, an increase of 1.139 billion euros over last year. The performance data released by the three major airlines in the United States in the second quarter and the first half of the year show that the revenue and profit rate of the above companies in a single quarter are all record.

Inflation in the euro zone is difficult to suppress in the short term. Source: wind

　　But behind this prosperity, there are also hidden concerns. Sun Xiao told the First Financial Reporter that inflation in Europe and America is high at present, and it is still possible for the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank to adopt more radical monetary tightening policies in the future, which will hit demand. Specifically in the field of consumption, this will be reflected in the impact of residents’ income and the decline in consumption power, which will likely drag down the sales of offline retail.

　　O’Hearn, CEO of Macerich (; Hern) also believes that inflation, rising interest rates and the situation in Ukraine are bringing uncertainty to the economic environment.

　　According to data from retail analysis company Placer.ai, in June, American people’s visits to the outlet center decreased by 6.7%. According to the agency’s analysis, the reason is that the price of gasoline in the United States continues to rise, and residents drive too long to the outlet. Everyone is reluctant to go to the shopping center because they want to save fuel.

　　Recently, Fed officials have intensively released "hawkish" remarks. Mary Daly, president of the San Francisco Fed, said that the Fed’s fight against inflation is "far from complete", which indicates that interest rates will continue to rise. He also said that the major interest rate hikes this year do not mean that the Fed will gradually slow down the pace of interest rate hikes. Loretta Mester, president of Cleveland Fed, and Charles Evans, president of Chicago Fed, said on the same day that the United States may still adopt a relatively tight monetary policy until inflation cools down.