Diversified consumption, technological innovation... China's economy is revitalized with new vitality. Postal | China | Science and Technology
On the 17th, economic data on China's foreign investment and postal industry operations were released, demonstrating the resilience and potential of China's economic development.
China's outward investment continued to grow in the first seven months
According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce on the 17th, China's outward investment continued to grow from January to July 2023, with non-financial direct investment of RMB 500.94 billion, a year-on-year increase of 18.1%. The non-financial direct investment of Chinese enterprises in the countries along the "the Belt and Road" was 95.34 billion yuan, up 23.2% year on year, accounting for 19% of the total amount in the same period.
From January to July, the postal industry's postal delivery volume exceeded 87.3 billion pieces
The National Postal Administration released the operational status of the postal industry from January to July. Data shows that from January to July, China's postal industry completed a cumulative volume of 87.37 billion postal services, a year-on-year increase of 12.8%. Among them, the cumulative volume of express delivery business completed 70.3 billion pieces, a year-on-year increase of 15.5%. In the first seven months, the cumulative revenue of the postal industry in China reached 848.23 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.5%. Among them, the cumulative revenue from express delivery business reached 649.53 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.5%.
Accelerate the progress of a batch of key projects
On the 17th, a batch of key engineering construction projects were accelerated, accumulating momentum and empowering high-quality economic development.
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced on the 17th that the first cylindrical "offshore oil and gas processing plant" in Asia, the "Offshore Oil 122" floating production, storage and unloading unit, independently designed and built by China, has completed its hull construction in Qingdao. The maximum oil storage capacity is 60000 tons, and it can operate continuously at sea for 15 years without returning to dock. Its successful construction marks a breakthrough in the R&D and manufacturing technology capabilities of China's deepwater ultra large marine oil and gas equipment.
Jiang Junda, General Manager of Liuhua Oilfield at China National Offshore Oil Corporation Shenzhen Branch: Innovating the development model of "deep-water jacket platform+cylindrical FPSO" has significantly improved oil recovery, which can extend the oilfield's production life by nearly 30 years, but can reduce development costs by nearly 1 billion yuan.
Compared to shallow waters, the sea conditions in the deep sea are even worse. Due to its unique cylindrical shape, Offshore Oil 122 is subjected to more balanced forces in all directions and can adapt well to the effects of wind, waves, and currents on the hull. It is understood that this cylindrical "offshore oil and gas processing plant" can process 5600 tons of crude oil per day, providing new equipment for China's deepwater oil and gas development. Therefore, it is also affectionately known as the "super energy bowl" by workers. Its construction and application mark that China has fully developed the ability to develop different floating production, storage and unloading devices based on different oil fields and sea areas.
The Shantou Bay Tunnel Project has officially entered the shield tunneling stage
On the morning of the 17th, the "Tuo Island" shield tunneling machine for the Shantou Bay Tunnel of the Guang'ao Port Area Railway in Shantou successfully departed, marking the official entry of the Shantou Bay Tunnel project, the first railway submarine tunnel in China with both passenger and freight lines, into the shield tunneling stage. The total length of the newly built main line is nearly 16 kilometers, with a designed driving speed of 160 kilometers per hour. After the completion and operation of the railway, it will greatly promote the economic development of the Chaozhou Shantou region in eastern Guangdong.
Qin Long, Technical Director of the GAGSG1 Project Department of Shantou Guang'ao Port Area Railway: After the completion of the Shantou Guang'ao Port Area Railway, it will open up an outbound channel for Shantou Station, as well as an outbound channel for eastern Guangdong, which is an important component of the Guangdong East Intercity Network.
Summer consumption and travel are booming
This summer, people's travel demand is soaring, and China's cultural and tourism consumption is rising significantly. Many places have seized the peak summer consumption season, launched food festivals, TESCO Group festivals and other activities, releasing the new vitality of the "summer economy".
China Laos Railway has sent more than 20 million passengers in total
With the arrival of summer, the national railway passenger flow continues to operate at a high level. The reporter learned from China Railway Kunming Bureau Group on August 17 that as of August 16, China Laos Railway had sent a total of 20090000 passengers, including 17.09 million passengers in domestic sections and 3 million passengers in foreign sections. Since this year, cross-border travel and sightseeing by the China Laos railway bullet train has become a good wish and travel choice for more people.
American traveler Zhou Shiwei: We spent a few days traveling from Kunming to Luang Prabang. From Luang Prabang, we can directly take the high-speed rail back to Kunming, which is really convenient.
According to statistics, from January 1 to August 16 this year, the China Laos Railway has operated more than 13000 passenger trains, a year-on-year increase of 22%, and sent 11.2 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 101%.
Various regions actively create diverse consumption scenarios
This holiday, various regions across the country have launched unique summer consumption activities. In Chongqing, a variety of consumption scenes and interactive activities have been launched, including the Miao Wu Street, the Beautiful Life Exhibition, and the Sports Carnival. Theme consumption activities such as "Night Flavor", "Night Health", "Night Appreciation", "Night Play", and "Night Shopping" have also been held to attract citizens and tourists to experience sightseeing. Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, focuses on creating various themed blocks and smart consumption scenes, implementing tolerant supervision of commercial activities, and enhancing the experience and activity of citizens and tourists in nighttime consumption.
The popularity of parent-child study tours is soaring
This summer, student communities and parent-child families have become the main force in the summer tourism market, demonstrating strong demand for tourism consumption. In Beijing, the Palace Museum has also become one of the most popular "destinations".
Sichuan tourist: It took quite a long time to make an appointment. In the evening, her father and I each grabbed a mobile phone to grab tickets and kept counting. It was not easy to grab them.
Strong sales of summer sun protection products
During the summer vacation, with the increasing popularity of tourism and outdoor activities, various sun protection products are also selling well. According to platform data, since the continuous high temperature in late June, the sales of sunscreen products such as sunshade, sunscreen clothing, sunscreen, sunscreen spray, etc. have all increased by more than 50% month on month. Since July this year, sales of sunscreen related products have exploded, with a year-on-year increase of 841% in the transaction volume of fashionable sunscreen clothing.
Innovative technology changes life
The 2023 World Robotics Conference is currently being held in Beijing. For the first time, this Expo has created 10 application scenarios for "Robotics+", presenting new technologies, products, and applications in the robotics industry from multiple dimensions.
High precision and cutting-edge medical robots meet the needs of refined scenarios
How precise can a robot doctor perform surgery? In the robot+medical sector, the reporter saw that using thin rose petals for simulation, in a very microscopic world, doctors can complete a surgery in a relatively comfortable state through precise control. Through the design of 3D glasses, doctors can alleviate work fatigue and make the surgery safer. Not only these surgical robots, but also their service application scenarios are becoming increasingly diverse. The world's first integrated biomimetic fully flexible artificial heart was also displayed on site, which uses silicone rubber material with strong compatibility with the human body, simulating the natural heart to supply blood to humans. This soft robot technology has opened up new technological directions for the development of artificial hearts. In addition, many medical robots have also been combined with traditional Chinese medicine, using robotic arms for acupoint massage, and so on.
Flexible and precise perception and positioning of robots
In addition to being able to massage and perform surgery, this robot that can produce flower pulling technology at the robot conference site also amazed people with its flexible and precise perception and positioning.
CCTV reporter Xu Mengzhe: Lacquering is actually an assignment that everyone is particularly prone to failure, and it has succeeded. The second characteristic is complete autonomy, which can be achieved entirely through its own algorithms. In the future, enter our families and factories.
Podoid robots are good helpers for daily life and work
Various technological means have enabled robots to master all eighteen martial arts skills. At this expo, bionic quadruped robots have also become a hot topic of attention. Through technological iteration and development, they are not only widely used in industrial fields such as environmental monitoring and emergency repair, but also provide emotional value and enter new application scenarios of home services.
Biomimetic quadruped robot engineer Xiang Diyun: For example, from the accompaniment of some light outdoor activities, we hope to install a more friendly and easily integrated small quadruped robot platform in the home environment.
Technological expansion of robot application scenarios, making them more diverse and colorful
At this year's World Robotics Conference, in addition to showcasing the ingenuity and flexibility of robots in different scenarios, many new products independently innovated and developed by China were also showcased, making the application scenarios of robots more diverse in the future.
Exhibitor Gao Shaolong: We call it soft robotics technology in the academic community. This technology has two main characteristics: safety and low cost. Especially for our robotic arm, which can achieve very complex movements, its actual cost is only about 2000 yuan.
