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"I am very fascinated by Chengdu cuisine, here are my favorite snacks!" Recently, on the food review website, a foreign delegation member of the Chengdu Universiade wrote their comments on a skewered fragrant restaurant in English, and also mentioned several unique Chengdu cuisine: foldedearroot and brainflower. The translation with a strong "Chinese style" makes people cannot help but laugh. As the "World Food Capital", in addition to Sichuan cuisine, Chengdu also has local specialties such as hot pot, pickled vegetables, and skewered incense. During the Chengdu Universiade, members of foreign delegations embarked on a journey of contemplation outside the arena. They linger on the streets of Chengdu and at the "Chinese Cuisine" stalls of the Dayun Village restaurant, feeling the "Land of Abundance" on their tongues. These days, located in the Chengdu Universiade

On August 4th, the French website "The Key to the Middle East" published an article titled "The Middle East, China's New Land of Expansion: Partnership Diplomacy" by geopolitical expert Emile Bouvier. The article is compiled as follows: In 2020, China replaced the European Union as the largest trading partner of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries; In the same year, the trade volume between China and Saudi Arabia exceeded the total trade volume between the United States, the European Union, and Saudi Arabia. Beijing has established strategic partnerships with more than ten Middle Eastern countries. In fact, as the United States reduces its security commitments and loses influence in the Middle East, China is strengthening its diplomatic, military, and economic influence in the region. Due to economic reasons, more and more countries in the region are aligning their own interests with those of China, but successive US governments tend to refer to this evolution as China's desire to "dominate the world"

According to Reuters on August 4th, several US officials told reporters that although Army Private Travis King was detained in North Korea after crossing the border last month, the United States has not yet listed him as a prisoner of war. This decision may mean that Travis King will not be protected by the rights of prisoners of war as stipulated in the Geneva Conventions. Given that the US military has promised not to let any soldiers fall behind enemy lines, this decision is very sensitive to the US military. How to characterize the identity of 23-year-old Travis King is an unresolved issue facing the US military. Travis Kim crossed the heavily guarded border and entered North Korea while visiting the demilitarized zone with a tour group. Due to the Korean War that ended in a ceasefire agreement rather than a peace treaty between 1950 and 1953

According to TASS on August 6th, Mikhail Podolyak, an advisor to the Ukrainian Presidential Office, stated that until the end of the conflict in Ukraine, Kiev will consider Poland as its close friend; Afterwards, the two countries will engage in competition, and Kiev will firmly defend its own interests. According to the report, he said on a Ukrainian television program, "We currently have one of our closest partners and allies, which is Poland. In principle, this relationship will continue until the end of the war. Afterwards, we will naturally be in a competitive relationship and will compete around different markets, consumer markets, etc. Of course, we will definitely stand in Ukraine's position to defend these interests and not be soft." ▲ In April this year, Polish President Duda welcomed visiting Ukrainian President Zelensky in Warsaw. He also mentioned that Warsaw and Kiev

According to the Guardian website on August 4th, as competition in the Pacific becomes increasingly fierce, Chinese hospitals are visiting Tonga by boat. According to reports, as the United States and its allies increasingly compete for Pacific influence, thousands of Tongans are seeking medical treatment on a Chinese Navy hospital ship docked at the capital port, praising the free medical services provided by Beijing. This hospital ship is equipped with doctors and nurses and has been docked in Nukualofa for 7 days. Since its listing in 2008, this hospital ship named "Ark of Peace" has visited more than 40 countries and regions. The locations it visited on this trip also include Kiribati, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and East Timor. On August 2nd, the Chinese Navy's "Ark of Peace" hospital ship docked in Tonga for a friendly visit and provided medical services

Hot news: According to The Times, the US Navy has recently deployed a new type of miniature submarine, which will be used by the Navy SEALs to carry out secret missions. The report states that this new type of submarine can enable the "Seal" assault team to reach their destination in "warm, well rested, hydrated, and ready" conditions, making it an ideal choice for special operations in the Pacific region in the future. Comment: With the continuous progress of military cutting-edge technology, the US Navy has emerged various new models in the delivery and deployment of special operations forces, among which the use of micro submarines as power delivery tools has become an increasingly important means. Compared with conventional submarines, miniature submarines have smaller size and displacement, are easy to conceal and penetrate, and can greatly compensate for the inadequacy of conventional submarines in approaching enemy nearshore, ports, and shallow waters

In view of the severe rainstorm and flood disasters in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei and the Northeast, on August 6, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management again urgently allocated 350 million yuan of central natural disaster relief funds to support Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei and Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces in flood control and disaster relief. The local government will coordinate the efforts for disaster relief, emergency rescue and relief and the relief of the affected people, focusing on the search, rescue, transfer and resettlement of the affected people, the investigation and emergency treatment of the hidden dangers of secondary disasters, and the restoration of damaged civilian buildings. In addition to the 170 million yuan previously pre allocated funds for the aforementioned regions, the central government has already pre allocated a total of 520 million yuan in central natural disaster relief funds for the aforementioned regions. The Ministry of Finance requires all provincial-level financial departments to timely allocate central government subsidy funds, effectively strengthen fund supervision, fully leverage the benefits of funds, and prioritize the protection of people's lives and property safety

On the 5th, Bangladeshi police and rescue agencies said that a passenger ship carrying about 50 people capsized after colliding with a sand transport ship in the central part of the country. At least 8 people on board were killed, several were missing, and 34 people have been rescued. According to Bangladeshi media reports, the accident occurred on a tributary of the Bodo River, about 40 kilometers south of the capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka. At around 8:30 pm that evening, a trawler loaded with sand collided with this motorized passenger ship. According to the Daily Star of Bangladesh, the ship was carrying at least 46 people, mostly picnickers. Mohammad Asram Khan, the police chief of the Mongganj district near Dhaka, told the media at the scene of the accident that as of 11:30 pm that evening, local residents and rescue personnel from the fire and civil defense departments have found a total of 8 bodies of the victims, including women and children, and have not yet been found

The United States has recently been poured with a basin of cold water. International rating agency Fitch has downgraded the default rating of long-term foreign currency issuers in the United States from AAA to AA+, marking the second credit rating downgrade in US history. Fitch Ratings stated that the downgrade reflects a deterioration in US fiscal expectations over the next three years. Although US government officials are "indignant" about this, many voices believe that the downgrade is "justified". Looking back at the performance of the US economy in recent years, high inflation, soaring debt, and persistent deficits... Waves of "headwinds" have not only weakened the political credibility of American rulers, but also raised doubts about the so-called "Biden economics" from multiple sources. Since taking office as the President of the United States, Biden's economics has violated the principles of a market economy, and he has made a series of significant economic strategic adjustments. The economic policies he advocates have gradually been recognized

Latest! Ukraine poses a "military threat" to six Russian ports. According to a report on the German news television channel website on August 5th, Aleksi Danilov, Secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Commission, stated that Ukraine plans to expand its attack range after multiple "successful strikes" on Russian targets with drones and unmanned boats. He wrote on Twitter, "Russia's goal is the best testing ground for Ukrainian weapons and its promotional advertisements in the global arms market." ▲ On August 4th, satellite images of the Russian Novorossiysk Naval Base were taken, and he claimed that August has been a successful month so far. He refers to the attack on Russian ships. Danilov said, "Every time a new combat mission is carried out, Ukraine's drones and unmanned boats will fight more accurately, operators will have more experience, and combat coordination efficiency will be higher.".

On the evening of August 5th, Liu Ji, the head of the rap troupe of the China Railway Art Troupe and the vice chairman of the Hebei Quyi Artists Association, revealed that the famous cross-talk performer and Quyi writer Yan Yueming had passed away at the age of 78. Miaofu, Dai Jiu'an, and other cross-talk actors have also sent condolences, wishing Mr. Yan Yueming a good journey. Yan Yueming comes from a family of Tianjin Quyi, and his father is the famous Xihe Dagu artist Yan Yuchun. Born with innate talent and influenced by folk art since childhood, Yan Yueming has been versatile since childhood. In 1965, at the age of 20, Yan Yueming entered the military's cultural and industrial team to perform cross-talk and storytelling, officially beginning his career in entertainment. In the 1970s, Yan Yueming joined the Quyi Team of the Forward Song and Dance Troupe of the Shenyang Military Region and collaborated with Wang Gang for seven years. Yan Yueming is capable of both speaking and writing cross-talk, as well as popular jokes such as "Heart to Heart" and "Eating Kan in the Challenge Arena"

Recently, the Office of the People's Government of Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, issued a notice on several measures to further promote the stable and healthy development of the real estate market. The Measures clearly propose to further promote rigid and improving demand, further ensure effective supply in the real estate market, and further increase financial support. Measures to promote rigid and improving demand are clearly defined, supporting the implementation of housing subsidies. According to the actual situation, counties may provide appropriate housing subsidies for those who purchase newly built commercial housing within a certain period of time. Continue to implement phased housing deed tax subsidies. During the period from July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023, within the urban areas of Zhanggong District, Ganzhou Economic Development Zone, and Rongjiang New Area in Ganzhou, individuals who make their first purchase or purchase a second newly-built commercial residential property to improve their living conditions, and within the period of 202

According to a report by CNN on the 4th, starting from the 3rd, a large number of customers of Wells Fargo Bank in the United States have contacted the bank through social media, claiming that they are unable to withdraw funds from their accounts or that the funds in their accounts have disappeared. After the situation continued to ferment for more than 24 hours, Wells Fargo Bank only announced on social media on the 4th that due to a technical malfunction, some customers were indeed unable to see the recent deposit transactions on their accounts. Currently, the malfunction has not been fully resolved, and the technical department is working hard to resolve it as soon as possible. The bank is calling on affected customers to contact them. However, Wells Fargo Bank did not specify the cause of the malfunction. The report states that this is not the first time clients of Wells Fargo Bank have encountered similar problems. In March of this year, Wells Fargo Bank confirmed that some customers' deposits did not appear in their own accounts

According to the official measurement of China Earthquake Networks Center, at 2:33 on August 6, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in Pingyuan County, Dezhou City, Shandong Province, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers, and many earthquakes felt obvious. What is the cause of this earthquake? What issues should be noted in the future? China News Network interviewed Xu Xiwei, founding director of the National Institute of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and professor at China University of Geosciences, in this regard. How to determine the cause of the Texas earthquake? According to the quick report catalog of China Seismostation Network, there have been 8 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or above within 200km around the epicenter in the past five years, and the largest earthquake is this one. Xu Xiwei analyzed to China News Network that, in terms of earthquake types, the earthquake that occurred in Dezhou this time belongs to a tectonic earthquake. From the occurrence of earthquakes, Texas is not a place where earthquakes occur frequently. The North China Plain is located in the west of Tanlu seismic belt

On August 4th, a mainland tourist was convicted of two counts of making false statements to immigration officials and sentenced to nine months in prison at the Sha Tin Magistrates Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. A 52 year old male defendant, convicted of lying and making false appeals to immigration officials upon entering Hong Kong, falsely claimed to be passing through Hong Kong to Bangkok, Thailand when he arrived at the Lo Wu Control Station on August 2 this year. He also presented his People's Republic of China passport and an electronic ticket indicating that he would leave Hong Kong the next day. He was later allowed to enter as a visitor. On the same day, the defendant intended to leave for Macau through the Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal Control Station, but was intercepted by immigration personnel. He once again falsely claimed that he would first go to Macau and then return to Hong Kong the next day by plane to Thailand. After further investigation, the defendant admitted that the true arrival in Hong Kong

According to Russian media reports on the 5th, due to a decrease in global supply, the price of cocoa has recently risen to its highest level in over 12 years. As the main raw material for making chocolate, the tight supply of cocoa means that chocolate prices will rise. According to a video from CCTV Finance's "First Time" program, the price of cocoa futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange has recently risen to $3552 per ton and peaked at $3569 per ton, the highest price since March 2011. Experts believe that the increase in cocoa prices is mainly due to the decline in global supply. West Africa is the main producer of cocoa, and the local area is facing the risk of declining production. Experts said that due to frequent extreme weather this year and the rising price of fertilizer brought about by the conflict between Russia-Ukraine conflict, growers in C ô te d'Ivoire and Ghana have decreased

Italy is a major clam farming country in the world, and the delicacy "clam pasta" originating from the southern region of Italy is also a well-known dish. However, due to the invasion of the alien species blue crab, Italy's clam farming industry is currently facing severe challenges. The video from CCTV Finance's "First Time" program shows that blue crabs are native to the Americas and invade the Mediterranean region with ships. Due to the absence of natural predators, blue crabs reproduce in large numbers in various waters of Italy and become invasive species. Due to the fact that blue crabs mainly feed on clams, mussels, etc., farmers in the Po River Delta of Italy have been severely affected. At present, nearly 90% of local clam seedlings have been eaten by blue crabs, and it is expected that clam production will significantly decrease. Italian biologist Rossetti: Our clam farming industry has been destroyed, and clams have been heavily preyed upon by this type of crab. me

Recently, news disclosed by US media shows that the US and its allies still face many planning and execution issues in providing F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, which is likely to further delay the delivery of the fighter jet and its supporting services to Ukraine. According to sources cited by the US newspaper Politburo, out of the first 32 Ukrainian military pilots selected for F-16 fighter training, only 8 pilots were able to communicate fluently in English, and another 20 pilots with only basic English skills will be taking language courses in the UK this month. In addition, the media also revealed that the United States has not yet reached an agreement with its allies on the details of the planned trainers, training locations, and has not officially approved the relevant applications from European countries. In May this year, 11 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands

"Warmly welcome the safe return of the K1178 train hero team!" Previously, due to heavy rainfall, the K1178 train was trapped at the Beijing Yanhe City Station. All on duty personnel stayed at their posts and actively coordinated materials, successfully completing passenger transfer. On August 3rd, 30 staff members of the K1178 train traveled for 126 hours and then took the G874 high-speed train back to Yinchuan, Ningxia! "Welcome to the safe return of the Hero Team!" At 20:15 on the 3rd, the high-speed train slowly entered Yinchuan Station. Relatives and staff were already waiting on the platform to welcome them, holding flowers and queuing up neatly. "Warm welcome to the safe return of the K1178 train Hero Team!" It is understood that China Railway Lanzhou Bureau Group Co., Ltd. awarded the Beijing Third Team of the Yinchuan Passenger Transport Section Beijing Fleet to the Beijing Third Team

On the 6th, it was learned from West Lake University that internationally renowned biochemist and cell biologist, former distinguished professor Guan Kunliang at the University of California, San Diego, has officially joined West Lake University and West Lake Laboratory as a chair professor in molecular cell biology. Guan Kunliang, from Tongxiang, Zhejiang, obtained a bachelor's degree from Zhejiang University in 1982; Obtained a doctoral degree from Purdue University in 1989; Engaged in postdoctoral research at Purdue University from 1989 to 1991; I taught at the University of Michigan from 1992 to 2007, then joined the University of California, San Diego in 2007 and was appointed as an outstanding professor at the university from 2013 to 2023. Guan Kunliang mainly engages in research on cell growth regulation and signal transduction in tumor development. During his postdoctoral studies, he discovered bispecific behavior

In recent years, milk tea has become increasingly popular, and various internet famous milk teas seem to have become a source of happiness for more and more young people. However, what many people don't know is that although milk tea is delicious, its caffeine content may be even higher than coffee, and drinking it may lead to insomnia. How much caffeine does milk tea contain? How much caffeine is there in a cup of milk tea? Someone may have seen this statement online: a cup of milk tea contains caffeine equivalent to 7 cans of Red Bull; A cup of milk tea has a caffeine content equal to 4 cups of coffee; If you drink the cup of milk tea with the most caffeine, it's equivalent to drinking 4 cups of coffee or 8 cans of Red Bull First of all, the conclusion is that there is basically no problem with the above statement. The caffeine content in milk tea is indeed higher than that in coffee. In 2017, the Shanghai Consumer Association conducted a survey on milk tea

Recently, a master in the culinary industry in Hong Kong fell. He is Yang Guanyi, an internationally renowned chef and known as the "king of abalone". On July 31st, Huang Longtao, Executive Chef of Fulin Hotel in Hong Kong, announced on social media that his mentor Yang Guanyi passed away due to illness at the age of 90. Yang Guan lived in Guangdong throughout his life. When he was young, he went south alone to Hong Kong to work hard. He was the founder of the Fulin Hotel in Hong Kong and was known as the "first brother". He has over 60 years of experience in Chinese cuisine and is particularly skilled in abalone dishes. His signature dish, "Ayi Abalone," is renowned internationally, and political figures from many countries have tasted his abalone. Yang Guanyi has won multiple international awards, the most important of which is the gold medal awarded by the International Chef Association. Currently, only three people worldwide have won this honor, and Yang Guanyi is the only Chinese. Huang Jiahe, President of the Hong Kong Federation of Catering Industry Associations, accepts China

According to the website of Defense News Weekly on August 3rd, the US Air Force Research and Experiment Institute announced on August 2nd that they have successfully test flown an XQ-58A Valkyrie drone using artificial intelligence software. The laboratory conducted a 3-hour test flight on July 25th at the Eglin Testing and Training Ground in Florida, USA. This test flight is the result of two years of research on the Air Force's "Sky Borg" program. The team responsible for implementing the program is a team dedicated to researching unmanned fighter jets, in collaboration with the Air Force Weapon Life Cycle Management Center. "This test flight marks the possibility of artificial intelligence replacing pilots in modern air-to-air and air-to-ground missions, and these technologies can be immediately applied to collaborative combat aircraft design," said Tucker Hamilton, head of the US Air Force's Artificial Intelligence Testing and Operations department

CCTV news: Xinjiang was once an important node of the ancient Silk Road. After the "the Belt and Road" initiative was put forward, Xinjiang is also striving to build a highland for inland opening and border opening. Recently, ambassadors from over 20 countries visited Xinjiang and during their five-day visit, they also felt the vitality of Xinjiang's economic and social development. As one of the three newly approved cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones in Xinjiang in 2022, the Kashgar Comprehensive Bonded Zone displays a wide variety of goods. In 2022, the park completed cross-border e-commerce worth 1.29 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 291%. During the visit, both red wine from Georgia and snacks from Türkiye attracted the interest of diplomatic envoys to China. In Urumqi, the envoys to China visited Urumqi, an important outward oriented industrial platform in Xinjiang

CCTV News: Since 2023, Yueyang, Hunan Province has focused on activating resources, revitalizing idle assets, and "overtaking" the development of the digital economy, opening up a new track for the development of modern service industry. Recently, 11 enterprises engaged in technology innovation, e-commerce operations and other industries have settled in the Dongting Online Digital Industrial Park in Yueyang City. Since 2023, relying on measures such as revitalizing idle building assets and policy support, this industrial park has attracted more than 160 digital enterprises from all over the country to settle in, driving 5000 people to start businesses and find employment. By establishing a digital economy development fund, introducing leading enterprises, and building digital economy buildings, Yueyang City plans to introduce and cultivate thousands of digital economy enterprises in the future, and establish e-commerce and animation schools to promote and cultivate employment for tens of thousands of college and vocational school graduates.

CCTV News: The importance of agricultural mechanization, intelligence, and high-end is self-evident in order to firmly hold the rice bowl of Chinese people in their own hands. In 2019, the National Agricultural Machinery Equipment Innovation Center was unveiled in Luoyang, Henan Province. As the first national level manufacturing innovation center in the domestic agricultural machinery industry, the National Agricultural Machinery Equipment Innovation Center has gathered research and development forces from multiple research institutes and universities, continuously carrying out key common technology research and application promotion. It has achieved phased results in multiple fields such as core components of agricultural machinery equipment, core components, agricultural robots, and agricultural machinery big data platforms. During the agricultural idle season, in Luohe City, Henan Province, agricultural mechanic Xie Guobing used the "Henan Agricultural Machinery Cloud" app installed on his phone to learn agricultural technology online training. This app is developed by the National Agricultural Machinery Equipment Innovation Center and the Henan Province Agricultural Machinery Reclamation Development Center

Henan is a major grain province in China, known as the "granary of the Central Plains". In recent years, while ensuring national food security, Henan Province has accelerated the research and promotion of advanced agricultural machinery, vigorously developed digital agriculture, promoted high-quality agricultural development, and assisted in rural revitalization. As an effective driving force for the development of agriculture in China, high-end intelligent agricultural machinery and equipment have become an important symbol of current agricultural modernization and a hot topic in industrial development. As the manufacturer of the first tractor in New China, China Yituo Group Co., Ltd. has successfully launched a series of intelligent agricultural machinery equipment through long-term technological research and market promotion, and has driven a large number of upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain, forming multiple agricultural machinery equipment supporting industrial clusters in Henan Province. In the conference room of China Yituo Tractor Research Institute in Luoyang, Henan, engineer Cao Liujian is having a meeting with his team members

CCTV News: In the first half of this year, compared to the "old three" exports of clothing, furniture, and home appliances, the export performance of electric passenger vehicles, lithium batteries, and solar cells, namely the "new three" exports in foreign trade, was particularly impressive. The total import and export value of the three provinces and one city in the Yangtze River Delta region of China, namely Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui, accounts for nearly 40% of the country's total import and export value. The export growth rate of the "new three types" in the Yangtze River Delta region is significant. In the first half of this year, the export of "new three samples" products at Shanghai Port reached 247.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 74.7%; The total export value of Jiangsu's "New Three Samples" products exceeded 100 billion yuan, of which the total export value of electric passenger vehicles increased by nearly 500% year-on-year; The export value of electric passenger vehicles, lithium batteries, and solar cells in Zhejiang increased by 105.5%, 71.8%, and 22.9%, respectively; Anhui's total exports of "New Three Samples" products are 21

Recently, the signing ceremony of the Beijing Tianjin Hebei Shandong Jiangsu labor cooperation and the joint recruitment fair for employment services for college graduates in Hebei Province were held in Chengde City, Hebei Province. More than 200 enterprises from five provinces and cities provided 11244 job opportunities on-site, focusing on providing job opportunities for job seekers. During the event, the human resources and social security departments of 5 provinces and cities jointly signed the Beijing Tianjin Hebei Shandong Jiangsu Labor Cooperation Agreement. How to do labor cooperation in 5 provinces and cities? Wang Licai, Director of the Group Employment Service Center of the Department of Human Resources and Social Security of Hebei Province, introduced that the agreement mainly includes three aspects: first, pushing employment position information. Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, and Jiangsu provinces will push recruitment position information to Hebei Province, providing an average of no less than 3000 positions each month. The second is to improve the daily communication mechanism, smooth channels for discussion and consultation, strengthen communication and consultation, and enhance daily work

CCTV News: Where is Zhuozhou most severely affected by floods and waterlogging? Within 24 hours, 17000 people rushed from other places to Zhuozhou. Where did they come from and where did they go for disaster relief? Let's take a look together using satellite radar data and signaling big data. The floods in Zhuozhou have touched the hearts of countless people. The rainstorm lasted for three days and three nights, with the precipitation exceeding 400mm. Using radar data obtained from the Gaofen-3 satellite, we extracted the surface waters and transformed the plain hinterland where six rivers once intersected into a vast expanse of land. After overlaying the population distribution data of each district and county in the satellite map, we found that areas such as Taoyuan Street, Shuangta Street, and Qingliangsi Street were densely populated and severely affected by disasters. This small town with a permanent population of 600000 has been affected by more than 130000 people. Through mobile signaling, we can see that some people from Zhuozhou