Science and education

As an ancient discipline, mathematics is not only closely related to the development of other fundamental disciplines such as physics, chemistry, and life sciences, but also the cornerstone of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, electronic information, and new materials. From July 24th to 26th, nearly 40 top domestic and foreign scientists, including three Fields Award winners, gathered in Shanghai to jointly discuss the "current situation and future of basic science" at the 2023 Pujiang Innovation Forum Conference Season Event - Pujiang Basic Science Development Forum. This forum regards mathematics as an important foothold for exploring fundamental scientific problems. From the perspective of the forum organizers and organizers, there are not only the Municipal Science and Technology Commission and the Municipal Education Commission, but also the Shanghai Mathematics Center based on Fudan University and the Qiu Chengtong Mathematics Science Center based on Tsinghua University. Both the government and academia expect to deepen their understanding through in-depth learning

This summer, Li Houyi, a third year undergraduate student from the Department of Rehabilitation Science at East China Normal University, led his team's latest research results to attend the National Academic Conference on Audiology and Vocal Speech Medicine in Wuhan. What sets Li Houyi apart is that he has congenital sensorineural hearing loss and is currently a binaural cochlear implant recipient. To fulfill dreams for oneself and others. He took himself as the research object, designed systematic observation indicators and experimental procedures, and explored the rehabilitation training process and effects of "unilateral cochlear implant recipients implanting the opposite side in adulthood". This research, which integrates firsthand experience, has provided colleagues with new answers to many questions encountered in clinical practice in the past. Li Houyi gave a report at the National Academic Conference on Audiology and Vocal Speech Medicine, titled "Expecting better listening after replanting the contralateral cochlea." The reason why Li Houyi did this is because of a

Today, the Pujiang Forum on the Development of Basic Science opened in Shanghai, with nearly 40 top domestic and foreign scientists, including three Fields Award winners, gathered to discuss the current status and future of basic science. At the opening ceremony of the forum, Qiu Chengtong, winner of the Fields Award and Dean of the Truth Seeking College at Tsinghua University, discussed the value of interdisciplinary studies such as mathematics and physics, biology, and artificial intelligence, as well as his views on basic research policies and the environment. Shanghai Vice Mayor Liu Duo and Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Science and Technology He Defang delivered speeches at the opening ceremony. Qiu Chengtong stated that Shanghai aims to become a world hub for basic research, especially mathematical research. To build a mathematical research hub, we should not only focus on the application fields of mathematics, but also promote the basic research of mathematics itself. Without strong mathematical foundations such as number theory, algebra, and geometry, applications cannot be achieved

Today, the National Comprehensive Platform for Supervision and Service of Extracurricular Education and Training has officially launched. As of now, the National Comprehensive Platform for Supervision and Service of Extracurricular Education and Training has been included in the first batch of over 100000 whitelisted extracurricular training institutions. By establishing a comprehensive business system for off campus training supervision and services that includes departmental supervision services, institutional compliance operations, and student parents' peace of mind, we aim to help parents identify and choose compliant institutions with complete licenses, ensuring safe payment, convenient refunds, and smooth channels for complaints and reports. As of now, the competent authorities in various regions have completed the review and filing of relevant qualifications, funds, personnel, materials, venues, courses, and other information related to the training institutions that have settled in. At the same time, the National Comprehensive Platform for Supervision and Service of Extracurricular Education and Training has officially launched the "Parental End of Extracurricular Training" APP, providing official course purchasing services for unified extracurricular training nationwide

"I have never seen so many journalists before, and they always ask me questions about mathematics." Although he has been immersed in mathematical research, Li Jun, an academician of the CAS Member, professor of the School of Mathematical Sciences of Fudan University, and director of the Shanghai Mathematics Center, still feels that the "heat" of society for mathematics is rising in recent years. On July 24th, during an interview with the media during the "Pujiang Basic Science Development Forum," he said that Shanghai has cutting-edge scientific research capabilities in fields such as mathematics, physics, and artificial intelligence. This forum, which focuses on "basic science," was held in Shanghai, and many scientists working in the field of basic science in Shanghai were able to participate, which is already very meaningful. Academician Li Jun. In Li Jun's view, the Pujiang Forum on the Development of Basic Science has three highlights: the President of the conference and the world-renowned mathematician Qiu Haihua

"Is the name correct? Is that the score?" In front of the computer screen, when the staff of the Shanghai Education Examination Institute entered the admission ticket number of Zhang Zhizhen, a high school student from Yan'an, into the system, Xiao Zhang's eyes widened. "You have already been admitted to the Natural Science Experimental Class of Shanghai Jiao Tong University!" On the afternoon of the 24th, as a batch with the largest number of candidates involving tens of thousands, the regular batch of undergraduate admissions in Shanghai's ordinary universities was proceeding in an orderly manner. At the centralized admission site of the high school entrance examination, where admission is only allowed, a group of special visitors such as Zhang Zhizhen were welcomed. The 10 representatives of this year's candidates who registered through the WeChat official account "Shanghai Guozijian Publishing" unlocked the recruitment process from zero distance, and half of them confidently inquired about their admission results on the spot. Under normal circumstances, they will also pass the "Shanghai" policy on July 26th

Today, the first national youth cultural relic protection and inheritance base was unveiled at the Youth Palace of the China Welfare Association. The Youth Cultural Relics Protection and Inheritance Training Camp will be launched simultaneously. Through activities such as master lectures, study camps, professional experiences, and "walking classrooms," we aim to further enhance the awareness of young people about the achievements of cultural heritage protection, cultivate their hands-on ability, and appreciate the spirit of craftsmanship. This year marks the 130th anniversary of the birth of Soong Ching ling, as well as the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the China Welfare Association Youth Palace founded by Soong Ching ling. The Marble Building, as a landmark building of the Children's Palace of the China Welfare Association, is the most precious gift given by Soong Ching ling to children. This century old building carries the collective memories of several generations, and generations of young children have spent a happy golden childhood here. On October 7, 2019, the Youth Palace of the China Welfare Association was occupied by the People's Republic of China

Today, the Pujiang Basic Science Development Forum opened in Shanghai, where nearly 40 top scientists from both domestic and international sources, including three Fields Award winners, gathered at the Shanghai Science Hall to discuss the "current situation and future of basic science.". Professor Hu Sen, Director of the Institute of Mathematics at the University of Science and Technology of China, stated in an interview with Jiefang Daily and Shangguan News that in terms of mathematics talent cultivation, China is still at the world's leading level in undergraduate education. Undergraduate students who have won awards in the Qiu Chengtong College Mathematics Competition can pass the doctoral qualification exams of prestigious universities in the United States. However, the "momentum" of these young talents needs to be improved, especially by communicating more with mathematical masters to enhance their innovative abilities. To bring mathematical masters to China, mathematics is the foundation of natural sciences, and the development of Chinese technology cannot be separated from mathematics, which requires generations to come

Wearing a white summer uniform, navy armbands, salute the military posture! On the 25th, as the "first" student of Shanghai Veterans College in the country, Xu Dong Jiuxiu walked into the UNESCO Teacher Education Center and joined the first high-end training program for outstanding retired military entrepreneurs and outstanding retired college students in the Yangtze River Delta, serving as a flag bearer. This tall and handsome retired female soldier, after serving in the Southern Military Region for two years, returned to the campus of Shanghai Normal University and became one of the first batch of students at Shanghai Veterans College. She will be in her senior year at the beginning of the school year and is expected to officially enter primary and secondary schools as a teacher next year. Xu Dong Jiuxiu is a Hunan girl who was admitted to the Electronic Information major at Shanghai Normal University. In her freshman year, she enlisted in the military and traveled far, serving on ships in the South China Sea. After retiring and returning to school, she chose to switch to studying teacher education, with a focus on science oriented primary education, hoping to seize the opportunity

Today, the Pujiang Basic Science Development Forum was held in Shanghai, where nearly 40 top domestic and foreign scientists, including three Fields Award winners, gathered at the Science Hall to discuss the current status and future of basic science. During the forum, the Jiefang Daily Shangguan News reporter interviewed Professor Mo Yiming, an academician of the CAS Member and director of the Institute of Mathematics of the University of Hong Kong. In his view, the Pujiang Basic Science Development Forum is a platform for promoting exchanges and cooperation among top scientists in related disciplines such as mathematicians, biologists, and artificial intelligence experts at home and abroad. "To provide platforms and resources to bring scientists together for communication, even small talk, can lead to planned and unplanned cross-border cooperation. Unplanned cooperation is often more important than planned cooperation." Cross disciplinary cooperation proves the important hypothesis in 2019,

The "Research Report on China's Artificial Intelligence Large Model Map" released in May this year shows that China has 79 large models with parameter scales of over 1 billion. Regarding the "Hundred Model Battle", Sun Maosong, Dean of Artificial Intelligence Research at Tsinghua University and Executive Vice Dean, said that it is not a derogatory term, but a symbol of China's artificial intelligence strength. On July 25th, the "Pujiang Basic Science Development Forum" entered its second day. In an interview with the Jiefang Daily Shangguan News reporter, he said that "hundred models" are not water without a source. As early as 2010, China has been following up on large-scale model research, which has always been "hot" in the academic and industrial circles. However, this time ChatGPT ignited a "fire". Previously, we were half a shoulder behind the international advanced level, and the emergence of ChatGPT suddenly pushed us out of 10

As a national level award determined by the State Council, the National Teaching Achievement Award is currently the highest government level award in the field of education in China, and is selected every four years. On the 25th, the Ministry of Education officially announced the list of award-winning projects for the 2022 National Teaching Achievement Award. According to the Decision of the Ministry of Education on approving the 2022 National Teaching Achievement Award winning projects, the evaluation committee has determined the 2022 National Teaching Achievement Award projects. After public announcement and completion of objection handling, a total of 1998 achievements have been awarded. Among them, a total of 1342 projects were completed by 550 universities as the first units, winning the national award for teaching. In terms of national teaching achievement awards for higher education, Tianjin University has 26 projects that have won national teaching achievement awards; Next is Zhejiang University, which has won 24 projects; Xi'an

On September 10th this year, Teacher's Day, Shen Jiajun, a graduate of Yangpu Senior High School, will carry a backpack and report to East China Normal University, marking the beginning of his first year of studying mathematics and applied mathematics. In the 2023 college entrance examination, he achieved a good score of 576 and was admitted to the first major of the teacher training program in advance. Entering the gate of China Normal University is his first step towards becoming a teacher. Zeng Xiaoyang is a classmate of Shen Jiajun. He scored 584 in the college entrance examination and is about to enter the five-year clinical medicine program at Fudan University. Previously, they all participated in the school's work study program. According to relevant policies, Xiao Shen from low-income families was exempted from tuition fees, textbook and homework fees, and also received national scholarships. Now, they are about to embark on a new journey in their lives. In the first year of high school, Shen

When it comes to "cognitive disease", people often think of dementia and dementia, and also think of a professional term: Alzheimer's disease, which shows that the public has paid attention to and understood cognitive disease. As the first city in the country to enter the aging population and the highest degree of aging, the care of elderly cognitive impairment has become one of the important contents of Shanghai's elderly care services. A few days ago, Shanghai Open University's "Big City Pension Empowerment" online class for pension services offered a special course to care for the elderly with cognitive disorders and let memory and love go together. [family and community early identification and intervention] from the professional concept, cognitive disease is due to neurodegenerative disease, cerebrovascular disease, infection, trauma, tumor, nutrition and metabolic disorders and other reasons caused by a group of symptoms, in the conscious state of lasting comprehensive intelligent reduction

Recently, the Ministry of Education and the China Association for Science and Technology jointly issued the Implementation Plan for the "Scientists on Campus Action", jointly implementing the "Scientists on Campus Action". The education department should collaborate with the Science and Technology Association system to cultivate people with the spirit of scientists in the new era, transform the spirit of scientists from abstract symbols into vivid stories of scientists, guide primary and secondary school students to approach scientists, understand the spirit of scientists, enhance their curiosity in scientific exploration, truly respect and love science, and aspire to contribute to the success of the Party and the country. The plan emphasizes the vigorous promotion and education of the spirit of scientists. Education departments in various regions should actively connect with the Association for Science and Technology and invite academicians and experts to carry out activities to promote the spirit of scientists on campus. Organize science and technology counselors, Young Pioneers, and Communist Youth League members to tell stories about scientists. Encourage the establishment of scientist spirit preaching groups at different levels in various regions. Soaring

On the occasion of the upcoming August 1st Army Day, in order to guide young people to take heroic models as role models and strengthen the ideological foundation of patriotism and building a strong military, today, the China Welfare Association and the Shanghai Military Support Foundation held a celebration of the theme of "Cultivating Patriotism and Creating a Strong Military Future" youth national defense education at the "Nanjing Road Good Eight Companies" Exhibition Hall. The Youth Palace of the China Welfare Association has signed a pairing agreement with the "Good Eight Companies on Nanjing Road". The two sides will jointly carry out in-depth cooperation in youth ideological and moral education, national defense education theme activities, and children's cultural consolation activities in military camps, continuing the red gene and guiding children in the new era to grow into socialist builders and successors who can shoulder the great responsibility of national rejuvenation. This year marks the birthday of Song Qingling, one of the founders of the New China, the honorary chairman of the country, and the founder of the China Welfare Association

During the summer vacation, leaving children at home is a fear of playing games, going out to play is a fear of danger, and bringing them to work is a fear of affecting work... Many households are also exploring and solving problems that concern them. In fact, organizing various types of summer daycare classes is not a new thing. Schools, women's federations, youth organizations, and communities have opened summer daycare classes in various forms, and have also attracted the participation of social welfare organizations. However, the current popularity of childcare and childcare classes is not enough, and the problem of insufficient scale still exists. How to make "Anwa's place" a "place of peace of mind"? The author believes that we should make good use of the "government+market" mechanism, explore inclusive childcare services, and build reliable and caring childcare classes through multiple channels. In practice, some cities and communities have achieved certain results in organizing various summer daycare classes, becoming an important part of volunteer service, especially for college students

Do you still remember the situation of yellow smoke filling New York City not long ago? Its source is the forest fires in Canada. According to the latest data from the Canadian Forest Fire Service, as of July 26th local time, there have been a total of 4774 fires in China this year, with a cumulative area of over 121000 square kilometers, exceeding the land area of South Korea and 7.5 times the cumulative forest fire disaster area in China from 2000 to 2021. Liu Zhihua, a researcher of the Shenyang Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Wang Zhe, an associate researcher of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, disclosed in an interview with the Jiefang Daily Shangguan News reporter that up to now, the carbon dioxide emissions from Canadian forest fires have reached 1 billion tons. This is not only unprecedented for Canada, but also has an undeniable impact on global climate change, which has developed into a global environmental issue

The famous micro quasar "GRS 1915+105" contains a rapidly rotating black hole, which has been rich in X-ray variability and intermittent radio jets for over 30 years since its discovery. However, the dynamics of black hole jets and the origin of rapid variability remain unclear. On the early morning of July 27th Beijing time, the international academic journal Nature published the latest findings on the discovery of the Chinese celestial eye. An international cooperation team jointly led by the Department of Astronomy of Wuhan University and the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered the sub second periodic radio oscillation in micro quasars, revealing the complex dynamic characteristics of black hole jets. A microquasar is a binary star system in the Milky Way composed of a neutron star or black hole and an ordinary star. The neutron star or black hole accretes material from the star, producing a high-temperature accretion disk

In the Shanghai section of the China International "Internet plus" Undergraduate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, 34000 projects across the city competed for a small number of places in the national championship, and the six project teams with the highest scores in each group finally stayed on the court. Two Fudan teams, two Jiaotong brigades, as well as the East China Normal University and East China University of Science and Technology teams, meet on a narrow path, with each team having its own strengths. The competition for the only Champions League must be precise to two decimal places. On the evening of the 26th, in the final victory of the 9th "Internet plus" Competition held in the Big Zero Bay Science and Innovation Building, 90 professional judges formed a square array and scored "back-to-back" within 60 seconds, giving 94.45 points to the project of Shanghai Jiaotong University "Ceramic Aluminum Intelligent Manufacturing - Ultra High Strength Ceramic Aluminum Materials Integrated 3D Printing Pioneer". As a result, the ultra high strength material 3 equipped with C919

On July 26th, Wang Rong's team from the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering at Fudan University and the IRDR International Center of Excellence published a research paper online in the international academic journal Nature. For the first time, they explored the optimal path for China to accelerate the development of photovoltaic and wind power from the perspective of energy system coordination and achieve the 2060 carbon neutrality goal. They also revealed the potential and cost of China's solar and wind energy resources. Previous studies have failed to accurately quantify the power generation potential and trends of China's solar photovoltaic and wind energy due to the lack of a high spatiotemporal resolution Earth digital intelligent information system, resulting in the inability to accurately estimate the optimal path for energy transformation in the comprehensive assessment of climate governance. The research team led by Fudan University is based on hourly spatial data of solar radiation and wind speed in the Earth's system for many years, taking into account the national

Starting from 2023, the country will support high-level universities represented by the "Double First Class" construction to select students with excellent professional performance and suitable education as "National Excellent Plan" graduate students. While strengthening the learning of subject and professional courses, the system will also learn teacher education module courses, providing a group of excellent teachers with deep educational sentiments, excellent professional qualities, and solid teaching basic skills for primary and secondary schools. Recently, the Ministry of Education issued the "Opinions on Implementing the National Excellent Primary and Secondary School Teacher Training Plan", organizing high-level universities to cultivate high-quality primary and secondary school teacher talents. The Opinion proposes that the first batch of pilot projects will support 30 "Double First Class" universities to undertake training tasks. Each school will select no less than 30 outstanding undergraduate graduates from science and engineering majors through recommendation and selection each year to pursue graduate studies in science and engineering or master's degrees in education. At the same time, it is aimed at

On July 27, 2022, the "Lijian-1" solid carrier rocket independently developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences successfully flew for the first time, carrying the "Innovation X" series of scientific test satellites into orbit. On July 27, 2023, the Institute of Microsatellite Innovation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and China Science Aerospace Corporation jointly held the "Summary Meeting on the On orbit Test of the First Star of Innovation X" in Shanghai, which demonstrated the fruitful scientific and technological achievements, and jointly released the plan of "Innovation X Science Flight", which will create a new paradigm for low-cost space science and new technology experiments, and will provide services for more global scientists. "Innovation X" carries more than 20 new payloads and products. The first experimental star of "Innovation X" weighs about 650 kilograms and utilizes a testing platform with rich interfaces, flexible configurations, and dynamic integration to carry more than 20 new payloads

The reporter learned from Renhui Biotechnology today that the application submitted by this Shanghai company for the marketing license of benarutide injection for overweight/obesity indications has been approved by the National Medical Products Administration and will be used for adult weight management. This means that benarutide has become the first Chinese original new drug in the field of weight loss. Renhui Biotechnology, formerly known as Shanghai Huayi Biotechnology Co., Ltd., is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huayi Group. From 2010 to 2012, Huayi Group transferred the company to the enterprise Jiasang Huiqing. The latter took over and invested heavily, leading the team to complete the development of Benarutide. At the end of 2016, Benarutide injection, China's first class new drug for diabetes, was approved for marketing. It embodies the hard work of three generations of scientists, including Sun Yukun, Wu Dengxi, and Zuo Yajun. The research team has been continuously tackling biology for 17 years

According to the China Meteorological Administration, Typhoon Du Suri, the 5th typhoon of this year, made landfall along the coast of Jinjiang, Fujian at 9:55 am today. At the time of landfall, the maximum wind force near the center was 15 levels. The Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory used the original "Fengwu" meteorological model to predict typhoon paths and achieve accurate forecasting. Ouyang Wanli, a leading scientist at the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, introduced that "Fengwu" is derived from the "Xiangfeng Tongwu" from the Qin and Han dynasties, which is the world's earliest wind measurement equipment. In April this year, the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, together with the University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Nanjing University of Information Engineering, the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Shanghai center Meteorological Observatory, released the large-scale global medium-term weather forecast model "Fengwu". Based on multimodal and multi task deep learning methods, this large model is first

On July 28th, at the theme forum of "Artificial Intelligence and Brain Computer Interface" at the annual meeting of the Chinese Society of Neuroscience held by the Tianqiao Brain Science Research Institute, Professor Gerwin Schalk, Director of the Frontier Laboratory of Applied Neurotechnology at the Tianqiao Brain Science Research Institute, announced the "MindX Data Support Plan" on behalf of the research institute, aiming to assist Chinese scientists and clinical doctors in eliminating data pain points in terms of research funding, infrastructure, and professional talents. According to the person in charge of Tianqiao Brain Science Research Institute in China, founder Chen Tianqiao recently announced an additional 1 billion yuan to support "AI+Brain Science" at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, which has received positive feedback from scientists and clinical doctors. Nearly a hundred people are currently communicating their needs. Many researchers have proposed that the key to the combination of artificial intelligence and human intelligence lies in

Campus is an important place for educational and teaching activities, and the safety of school buildings is directly related to the safety of teachers and students' lives and property. Campus safety has a high social concern and a wide range of impacts, and cannot tolerate any negligence or carelessness. Today, the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission held a meeting on the safety of education system infrastructure in the city, reporting on the relevant situation of education infrastructure safety work and emphasizing, deploying, and advancing the next stage of work. It is reported that the Municipal Education Commission has recently organized various educational units in the city to conduct investigations and statistics on ongoing construction projects, especially those involving illegal loading and stacking of materials in large-span and large space buildings such as sports halls, swimming pools, and theaters. At the same time, a special action inspection plan for the rectification of illegal loading and stacking of materials on construction sites in the education system of this city is being formulated, and will be jointly carried out with the Municipal Safety and Quality Supervision Station to inspect some school construction sites

Wearing goggles and gloves, wearing experimental aprons, more than 30 young children experienced the magic of chemistry in the "BASF Little Chemist" ink experiment. On July 29th, the "Zhangjiang Science Hall Science Popularization Season" hosted by Shanghai Zhangjiang Co., Ltd. opened at the Zhangjiang Science Hall. It is reported that the Zhangjiang Science Hall Science Popularization Season is the first science popularization education activity for young people established by Zhangjiang Science Hall after it was officially put into operation in September last year. This science popularization season event relies on cooperation with leading science and technology innovation enterprises in various fields in Zhangjiang, focusing on the four major sectors of science, biomedicine, integrated circuits, and artificial intelligence in daily life. We have prepared and organized 8 science popularization courses and more than 40 colorful experiential activities. It is worth mentioning that in order to allow young people to experience the architectural ingenuity of Zhangjiang Science Hall in person, the science popularization season will also include

Recently, the Ministry of Education, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Public Security, and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly issued the Notice on Strengthening the Standardized Management of Art Examination Training in Deepening the Governance of Non disciplinary Extracurricular Training, making comprehensive arrangements for the standardized management of art examination training, meeting the diverse learning needs of students, and protecting their personal safety and health. The Notice emphasizes the need to deepen the governance of non disciplinary extracurricular training, comprehensively regulate the behavior of art examination training, focus on key issues and links, adhere to education as the foundation, seek truth from facts, adhere to internal and external linkage, address both symptoms and root causes, adhere to comprehensive policies, and steadily promote. By 2024, the long-term mechanism of art examination training management will be basically sound, and the satisfaction of the people will be significantly improved. The Notice proposes to strictly regulate the main body of art examination training, and institutions conducting art examination training must obtain qualifications for extracurricular art training to achieve "certification"

This year marks the fifth anniversary of the implementation of the integrated national strategy in the Yangtze River Delta, with remarkable achievements. What key issues need to be addressed in order to achieve higher quality integrated development in the future? Do you have any suggestions? On July 30th, the Secretary of the Party Committee of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, a research fellow, gave a keynote speech at the Yangtze River Delta University Think Tank Summit and the Academic Forum on "Entering Demonstration Zones and Building a New Pattern". As an active growth pole, the economic development of the Yangtze River Delta has played a "ballast stone" role in stabilizing national growth. From 2018 to 2022, the average annual growth rate of current prices in the three provinces and one city of the Yangtze River Delta was 5.5%, which is 5.2% higher than the national average growth rate during the same period. "Placing this growth rate in the context of the national and even global economic slowdown can better demonstrate the resilience and vitality of the Yangtze River Delta economy."