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China’s ‘Millennium Baby’ Qianqian, born at midnight on January 1, 2000, passes away at 25

Qianqian's mother shares a newspaper photo from the time of her daughter's birth on her social media account on March 24, 2025. Photo: Screenshot of the video she uploaded on her social media account The passing of China's "Millennium Baby" Qianqian, who was born precisely at 00:00 on January 1, 2000, became the top trending topic on China's X-like Sina Weibo on Monday. Qianqian's mother posted an obituary on her social media account, saying her daughter passed away at the age of 25 due to sudden cardiac death (SCD), according to the China News Service. Qianqian's mother, who is a teacher, shared a newspaper photo from the time of her daughter's birth on her social media account. The report showed that Qianqian was born at exactly 11:59 pm on January 1, 2000, just as the countdown to midnight began, making her the "Millennium Baby." So her mother named her "Qianqian," with "Qian" referring to "millennium" in Chinese. The cause of Qianqian's death was sudden cardiac arrest, which occurred unexpectedly, according to the report. SCD refers to natural death caused by cardiac-related issues, such as sudden cardiac arrest or severe arrhythmia. It is like a "hidden bomb" that can claim lives without warning, Yin Yiqi, a first aid instructor for the American Heart Association Heartsaver Program, told the Global Times on Monday. SCD is not uncommon, Yin noted, explaining that factors such as intense physical activities, underlying cardiovascular diseases and the effects of certain medications can all contribute to its occurrence. "It is important for people to develop healthy lifestyle habits, maintain a regular schedule, and have a basic understanding of first aid and health management in daily life," Yin said. Yin also advised the public to learn essential first-aid techniques, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED). "Acquiring these skills can help us act immediately to save the lives of SCD patients, giving them the best possible chance of survival," he noted. In recent years, the Red Cross Society of China has installed over 64,000 AEDs in key public venues, reported the Xinhua News Agency in 2024. The data represents a significant surge compared to the previous count of 11,000 recorded in May 2021.

2025-04-14 秦佳雨 时政 英-中
Idaho Can Restrict Transgender Students’ Restroom Use, Appeals Court Rules

A federal appeals court has declined to block an Idaho law requiring public school students to use only the restroom and changing facilities corresponding to their “biological sex,” ruling that it likely does not violate the 14th Amendment’s equal-protection clause or Title IX. The decision is the latest development in a high-stakes national debate over the rights of transgender students and a reminder that the courts are weighing in even as the Trump administration has sought through executive orders and public statements to assert that there are only two sexes and that schools should not assist students’ gender transitions. At least 11 states have such restroom bans in place, according to the Associated Press. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, in San Francisco, is notable because another panel of that court previously blocked a separate Idaho law that barred transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports. The court in that earlier case, in an opinion initially filed in 2023 but amended in 2024, said discrimination based on transgender status was a form of sex discrimination and that the sports law was likely unconstitutional. Proponents of the sports law have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The new decision involves the 2023 Idaho law on restrooms and facilities, which was challenged by a transgender student identified in court papers as Rebecca Roe and the Sexuality and Gender Alliance at Boise High School. A federal district court declined to block the law, though the 9th Circuit temporarily issued an injunction that kept it from taking effect during the 2023-24 school year. Court lends credence to Idaho’s student privacy and safety goals Under its March 20 decision in Roe v. Critchfield, the 9th Circuit panel agreed that the Idaho restroom and facilities law discriminates based on sex and transgender status. Thus, the law must survive a heightened level of judicial scrutiny to pass muster under the equal-protection clause, the panel said. But the court concluded that Idaho met that burden because the law cites the legislature’s objectives as “protecting the privacy and safety of all students” specifically “in restrooms and changing facilities where such persons might be in a partial or full state of undress in the presence of others.” The state has a substantial interest in “(1) not exposing students to the unclothed bodies of students of the opposite sex; and (2) protecting students from having to expose their own unclothed bodies to students of the opposite sex,” said the opinion by Judge Morgan Christen, an appointee of President Barack Obama. He was joined by Judges Kim McLane Wardlaw, a President Bill Clinton appointee, and Mark J. Bennett, a first-term appointee of President Donald Trump. This case was the “unusual situation in which the state’s privacy justification is easily corroborated by common experience and circuit precedent,” Christen said. “That some students in a state of partial undress may experience embarrassment, shame, and psychological injury in the presence of students of a different sex is neither novel nor implausible.” The court also declined to block the Idaho law as a violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the federal law that bars sex discrimination in federally funded schools. The court said it agreed that Idaho did not have adequate notice, when it accepted federal funds, “that Title IX prohibits the exclusion of transgender students from restrooms, locker rooms, shower facilities, and overnight lodging corresponding to their gender identity.” The panel gave a brief discussion in a footnote to the recent debate over conflicting interpretations of Title IX by the Biden administration’s 2024 final regulation, which sought to protect transgender students but was struck down by a federal district judge in January, and President Trump’s executive orders and other public statements seeking to limit transgender rights at school. “We express no opinion” on whether the Biden or Trump administration’s actions give notice to the states that a law such as Idaho’s excluding transgender students from facilities that “align with their gender identity” would violate Title IX, the court said.

2025-04-14 张晨苗 教育资讯 英-中
How Educators Are Leading the Future of Learning With AI Initiatives

Technology in today’s classrooms is advancing rapidly, reshaping the way students learn and teachers teach, especially with advancements in AI. Educators play a vital role in shaping meaningful and impactful learning opportunities for students through emerging technologies like AI. It’s more important than ever to provide teachers with tools and opportunities to explore technology to empower them as agents of change in the classroom. One initiative aims to do just that: HP AI Spotlight Schools, a partnership between HP, Microsoft, Intel and Digital Promise. It features state-of-the-art computing devices, professional learning experiences and community resources. These schools are working to equip educators and students with essential skills to harness the power of AI in an increasingly modern technological world. While state, federal, district and school-wide policies for utilizing safe and ethical AI are important, educators will drive the implementation of AI technologies in the classroom. Educators bring humanity, relationship building and a nuanced understanding of students’ needs, enabling them to create powerful learning experiences that foster curiosity. At Anaheim High School, teachers are exploring how AI can further enhance and support pedagogy — from ideas for creating engaging lesson plans to increasing efficiency and time spent with tasks and more. These educators are utilizing AI both as a tool and as a thought partner in teaching, which helps create more opportunities for mentoring and cultivating meaningful connections with their students. In December 2024’s “What Are You Doing with AI in 2025?” LinkedIn Live panel, Anaheim educator Lex Vargas shared, “AI is a tool to lighten the load so teachers can focus on the more important things in education — like building relationships with their students.” Lex explores AI in his own classroom practice as a physics teacher with advanced simulations that create dynamic learning moments for students. He also encourages peers in his coaching capacity to explore AI in specific instructional tasks, such as differentiating lesson plans in a more timely fashion. Fellow educator Bill Johnson added, “AI sparks conversations and ideas that lead to creative, engaging performance tasks, which bring excitement and energy to the classroom.” He recounted a collaboration with a colleague to develop an innovative cross-curricular lesson plan. While brainstorming, they used an AI tool to explore ways to combine physics and history. Although the AI's direct output was unremarkable, it sparked a conversation that led the teachers to conceive their own exceptional idea. This teacher-generated concept, inspired by the AI prompt, ultimately resulted in a powerful learning experience for students. Principal Ruben Calleros stated, “We’ve been leveraging AI in our professional learning communities to create innovative projects and analyze data that supports impactful teaching strategies.” Calleros also went on to share the support from the administrative side for helping teachers see the wide variety of ways that AI could be used, not just as one tool, and emphasized the importance that AI will never replace the educator’s role in building relationships or delivering lessons to students. At Anaheim High School, both students and teachers are exploring AI. In the Digital Promise white paper Access to Powerful Technology as a Catalyst for Career Pathway Engagement, 12th-grade student Andrew shared the importance of the HP Learning Studio in providing access to technology for students who might not have similar resources at home. “Being able to have a lab that’s open and we have easy access to is crucial... It’s going to allow them to explore different careers that they maybe weren’t considering before.” Similarly, Vargas, a physics teacher, shared how AI-powered simulations and high-performance tools facilitated by the Learning Studio enabled his students to engage in complex, hands-on projects that were previously unattainable due to hardware limitations. Teachers like Pat Barba also noted how the integration of AI and professional-grade technologies made lessons more relevant, giving students the tools to connect their learning to real-world career opportunities. Schools are redefining how education prepares students for success in an AI-driven world. Through continued innovation and educator leadership, HP AI Spotlight Schools are empowering both students and educators to utilize technology’s potential in meaningful and ethical ways. By incorporating labs equipped with high computing machines and through teachers’ facilitation, students continue their development of future-ready skills like adaptability, collaboration, innovation and computational thinking. Computational thinking, an important framework for understanding and utilizing AI, is a foundational part of the approach, which empowers students to tackle multifaceted problems and transform them into manageable parts. This skill set, paired with opportunities to engage in real-world learning and problem-solving, begins to bridge the gap between academic learning and workforce readiness. Educators are at the forefront of exploring AI’s potential, using it to rethink instruction and better support students. As students engage in hands-on, real-world applications of AI, they develop critical thinking, problem-solving and career-ready skills that prepare them for success in an increasingly AI-driven world.

2025-04-14 王思元 教育资讯 英-中
Second global meeting on skin NTDs focuses on advancing integration and innovation

The 2nd Global Meeting on skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs) opens in Geneva today, to accelerate progress on integrated approaches for these conditions that disproportionately affect marginalized communities, worldwide. Bringing together over 1000 experts, national programme managers, researchers, policy-makers, public health advocates and partners, the 3-day meeting seeks to advance innovative strategies for the prevention, detection and treatment of these often-overlooked diseases. Skin NTDs1 impact millions of people, leading to severe disability, stigma and socioeconomic hardship. The NTD road map 2021–2030 focuses on integration as a cross-cutting approach to strengthen health systems and ensure no one is left behind. “Integration is key to accelerating progress in achieving targets of the 2030 NTD road map,” said Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall, Director, WHO Global Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme. “By bringing together experts across disciplines and diseases, this meeting is a testament to integration and will drive forward innovative solutions that improve early detection, treatment and long-term care for those affected.” This year’s discussions explore the potential use of artificial intelligence and other digital tools to improve training, diagnosis, management and training, particularly in resource-limited settings. The meeting provides a platform for representatives from ministries of health, researchers, nongovernmental organization, donors, civil society and affected communities to align efforts and share best practices in scaling up integrated approaches. “Skin diseases often go unreported, yet they have a profound impact on individuals and communities,” said Professor Henry Lim, President, International League of Dermatological Societies. “This meeting is a call to action for all stakeholders to work collaboratively together in ensuring equitable access to diagnosis, treatment and care of people affected skin diseases.” This second global meeting on skin NTDs follows a key milestone: the recommendation by the 156th WHO Executive Board for a resolution on skin diseases2 to be adopted at the 78th World Health Assembly in May this year.

2025-04-13 陈旭 医学 英-中
Commentary: Global South financial cooperation conducive to more equitable global governance

BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) -- As the Global South plays an increasingly influential role in world development, the call for a fairer and more equitable global economic governance has intensified. At the 2025 Global South Financiers Forum, hosted by Xinhua News Agency in Beijing this week, participants have called for greater efforts to improve the competence of Global South countries in financial regulation and market operations, bridge the financial development gap between the North and South, and advocate for a new international financial order that is more just, equal-footed and inclusive. Global South countries account for more than 40 percent of the global economy and contribute to 80 percent of world economic growth. However, there remains a significant disparity between their contributions and their influence within international systems. Many issues need to be addressed, including a large financing gap, misallocation of development resources and a widening technological gap. Quite a few Global South countries have found their financial architecture and infrastructures highly vulnerable amid rising geopolitical tensions, climate change, and rapid digital transformation. To make the international order more just and equitable, countries must work together to improve the international financial governance. It's the right time for the Global South nations to promote a diversified, flexible financial ecosystem and a more inclusive cooperation framework, which will help them play a larger role in global governance. Many participants at the forum also expressed an eagerness to explore innovative solutions in areas such as green financing, climate change, digitization, and cross-border settlement. They believed that through enhanced South-South cooperation, more effective coordination and efficient pathways for economic and financial development could be established, ensuring that the benefits are shared equitably among all involved parties. As the largest developing country, China remains steadfast in working with other Global South countries to address the common challenges and strive for shared growth. China's financial institutions have provided diversified financial services to the Global South nations via means of credit, cooperation funds, and bond financing, and beefed up financial support to infrastructure projects. It is undeniable that the Global South countries have become an important driving force for the world economy. Their collective efforts foster unity and inject new impetus into building a more equitable and orderly multipolar world, as well as an economic globalization that benefits all. China has actively promoted the shared development of other Global South countries through various initiatives. Looking ahead, China will continue to deepen cooperation with the Global South countries to move the world economy toward a more inclusive, sustainable and prosperous future.

2025-04-13 李志龙 CATTI练笔 英-中
德国：基础化学品何去何从？

编者按 德国是欧盟主要化学品生产国。关键财务数据显示，德国化工行业的前景并不乐观。然而，从当前的企业行为来看，尽管德国基础化学品市场正在萎缩，精细化学品的投资依然火热，整体化工行业的转型进程明显加快。得益于此，德国仍将是与美国和日本一样具有吸引力的化工生产基地。近期，本刊特邀请德国联邦外贸与投资署相关人士就其化学品行业发展情况于读者交流，以供参考。 过去20年，全球化工市场发展迅速，销售额从2003年的1.62万亿欧元增至2023年的5.95万亿欧元，年均增长率为6%。然而，这一增长主要得益于中国市场。与所有其他老牌工业化地区一样，欧盟27国的化工行业在全球范围内失去了市场份额，从2003年的33%降至2023年的13%。尽管如此，欧洲化学工业在此期间仍实现了年均1%的增长，欧盟化学品市场的营业额从5340亿欧元增至6550亿欧元。 在欧盟27国中，德国化工行业多年来一直处于领先地位，2023年的销售额约占欧洲总销售额的三分之一。德国化工市场对外国投资（FDI）同样具有吸引力。FDI Markets的分析表明，2019至2023年，欧盟的大部分外国化工投资都在德国实现。无论是在出口额还是在欧洲专利局的专利申请方面，德国化学工业同样取得了成功，在全球国家排名中均位居第三。 但从经济数据看，2022年，德国化工销售额短暂增长至2020亿欧元，但在2023年又明显下降至1670亿欧元，2024年的销售额与2023年相似。 在基础化学品方面，2024年基础化学品的产量比2023年增加了8%，但还不能弥补前几年约25%的大幅下降。基础化学品部门产量的下降不是短期现象，自2015年以来，德国该部门的产量一直在减少，尤其是乙烯、丙烯和氯气等重要的基础化学品。这些化学品在化工行业的价值创造中占有重要份额，它们的产量分别下降了约四分之一。 这一问题也反映在基础化学品的投资活动中。在已公布的投资项目中，只有一项是英力士公司在马尔投资新建的年产75万吨异丙苯工厂，并已于2023年投产。此外，两家使用生物原料而非石化原料的新大型工厂也引人注目。一个是位于Zeitz的CropEnergies生产厂，每年利用生物乙醇生产5.5万吨醋酸乙酯；另一个是位于Leuna的UPM新厂，每年利用榉木生产22万吨乙二醇和丙二醇。 目前，德国基础化学品投资在所有投资中的占比已从约三分之一降至十分之一。波士顿咨询公司（BCG）和德国化学工业协会（VCI）最近发布的一份关于德国作为工业基地的研究报告也反映了这一点，在接受调查的约300家化工企业中，74%的企业表示不太可能或极不可能在德国扩大生产。 与基础化学品形成鲜明对比的是，特种化学品领域的投资活动十分活跃，该领域的投资约占德国化工近期所有投资的三分之二。 在特种化学品领域，目前最引人关注的增长市场是电动汽车转型。仅在德国，2023年就有约150万辆电动汽车新登记注册，比上一年多50万辆。根据德国政府的计划，到2030年，电动汽车的数量将增加到1500万辆。 化工行业能为汽车制造商提供黏合剂和塑料等产品。作为个人交通电气化的一部分，目前正在增加用于电池生产的各种阳极和阴极材料以及电解质。 锂离子电池生产和半导体行业是特别有前景的市场。例如，巴斯夫已于2023年在施瓦茨海德投产了一家以镍、锰和钴为基础的锂离子电池正极材料生产厂。此外，AMG Lithium公司已建成欧洲首家年产2万吨电池级氢氧化锂的大型工厂，并已投入运营，投资额达1.4亿欧元。 电动汽车还通过电池回收利用为化工行业开辟了一个同样巨大且极具吸引力的增长市场。2024年年底，梅赛德斯—奔驰与Primobius合作，在库本海姆建成了第一家此类回收厂，年处理能力超过2500吨。cylib公司正在多尔马根化工园区建设第二家年产量为1万吨的工厂。德国北莱茵-威斯特法伦州将为此提供数千万欧元的资金支持。该厂计划于2026年投产，届时将创造170个工作岗位。 半导体化学品领域的投资活动也可归于特种化学品。德国是欧洲半导体产业的中心，拥有博世、GlobalFoundries和英飞凌等公司。针对这一市场，瓦克扩建了位于博格豪森的现有工厂，用于将氯化氢气体的纯度提高到99.9995%。位于比特费尔德的Silicon Products公司也建立了一座年产400吨至600吨高纯度碳化硅的工厂，以满足不断增长的半导体市场的需求。 德国化工行业将利用其创新潜力克服当前的挑战，并为新市场开发创新产品。德国在高水平的创新、生产力和资源效率上仍有优势，仍将是与美国和日本一样具有吸引力的化工生产基地。 作者：德国联邦外贸与投资署 Thorsten Bug

2025-04-13 张兰馨 化工 中-英
特斯拉陷困境：丹麦基金抛售，股价承压

【环球网财经综合报道】近日，丹麦退休基金Akademiker Pension在官网发布声明，宣布将特斯拉公司正式列入投资黑名单。该基金目前管理着超过200亿美元的资产，并正在抛售其持有的剩余特斯拉股票。此举引发了市场广泛关注，进一步加剧了特斯拉股价的下行压力。 Akademiker Pension在声明中解释了将特斯拉列入黑名单的三个主要原因：特斯拉对工会的抵制、董事会独立性面临重大挑战以及埃隆·马斯克近期过多地干涉美国和欧洲政治。该基金指出，马斯克近期公开支持有争议的政治人物，散布错误信息并批评一些国家的政府，这些行为导致许多投资者和客户抛弃了特斯拉，给公司带来了巨大的回报风险。 自2024年以来，马斯克多次公开支持德国的极右翼政党德国选择党及其党首，这一行为对特斯拉在德国的市场份额产生了负面影响。数据显示，今年前两个月，特斯拉在德国的交付量同比暴跌超70%。同时，一项针对德国人的调查显示，超过94%的受访者表示不会再购买特斯拉汽车。 Akademiker Pension的首席执行官Jens Munch Holst表示，特斯拉一直是绿色转型领域的市场领导者，但长期存在的问题没有得到改善，因此该基金难以继续投资。他认为，特斯拉董事会需要进行根本性和结构性的变革，但他并不乐观地认为这些变革会在不久的将来发生。 特斯拉股价近期持续承压，截至上周五收盘，股价已较去年12月的高位接近“腰斩”。华尔街各大投行也纷纷下调了特斯拉的目标价，其中摩根大通将目标价大幅下调至120美元，意味着该行认为特斯拉股价的潜在跌幅空间达50%。 在特斯拉遭遇猛烈抛售之际，马斯克宣布了一项重大计划。他表示，星舰（Starship）火箭将在明年年底飞往火星，如果初期任务顺利进行，最早可能在2029年实现载人登陆。然而，星舰近期的测试并不顺利，上周一枚星舰火箭在发射几分钟后爆炸，这是其今年第二次失败。美国联邦航空管理局表示，在SpaceX完成调查之前，该公司不得再次发射星舰。 马斯克此前曾多次喊出“豪言”，但往往未能如期兑现。例如，他原计划在2024年将人类送上火星，但这一目标显然没有实现。此外，他多年来也未能兑现特斯拉无人驾驶出租车的承诺。这些未能如期兑现的承诺引发了市场对马斯克信誉的质疑。（陈十一）

2025-04-13 邹思宇 财经 中-英
特斯拉股价下挫，盘中一度跌超7%

【环球网财经综合报道】当地时间周二，特斯拉股价遭遇重挫，收盘时下跌4.43%，市值蒸发406亿美元（约合人民币2950亿元），全天成交量340.62亿美元。盘中，特斯拉股价一度跌超7%，触及自2024年11月美国大选投票日次日以来的新低。 市场分析人士认为，股价的下跌可能与近期的多项负面消息有关。美国银行近日将特斯拉的目标股价从490美元大幅下调至380美元。 此外，特斯拉内部也传出不利消息。据特斯拉向美国证券交易委员会（SEC）提交的文件披露，公司董事长罗宾·丹霍姆于当地时间3月3日减持了112,390股特斯拉普通股，总价值约3370万美元 销售数据方面，据乘联分会3月4日公布的数据，特斯拉中国2月份的预估批发销量仅为30,688辆，较1月份的约6.32万辆大幅下滑。这一销售数据的不佳表现也对特斯拉股价构成了压力。 同时，政治因素也对特斯拉股价产生了影响。据美联社3月1日报道，美国多地特斯拉门店外发生了示威活动。 在波士顿参加抗议的生态学者内森·菲利普斯表示：“我们可以通过抵制特斯拉并告知其他人也这么做来报复马斯克。卖掉你的股票，卖掉你的特斯拉。” （得利）

2025-04-09 张琪 财经 中-英
新疆铁路精心组织保障重点物资运输

本报乌鲁木齐3月23日电 （关拥军 白宇薇）立春以来，各地生产生活物资运输需求持续增长。中国铁路乌鲁木齐局集团有限公司精心组织货物运输，提升货运服务品质，确保铁路物流畅通高效。截至3月20日，该局集团公司今年已发运货物5016.7万吨，日均装车11000车，为人民群众生产生活和国民经济平稳运行提供有力支撑。 乌鲁木齐局集团公司紧密对接煤炭、粮食、化肥等重点物资运输需求，开好以棉纱、棉布、粮食为重点的乡村振兴列车，规模化组织开行以煤炭、矿石为重点的“点对点”循环货运班列，用好跨局集团公司循环运行线路，多拉快跑保障重点物资运输。 为满足厂矿企业用煤需求，乌鲁木齐局集团公司加强与战略大客户的联动协作，发挥企业物流联盟作用，畅通信息沟通渠道，准确了解企业产、销、运情况，为客户量身制订物流运输方案；协调生产企业同步调整铁路专用线、汽车短驳等费用，帮助企业降低运输成本和资金成本。为做好化肥、粮食等重点物资运输，该局集团公司统筹运力资源，精准投放运力，科学调配敞车、棚车、集装箱等车辆，开辟绿色通道，实施货车提速、增开万吨列车等一系列举措，做好分界口交接组织，实现“大进大出”，提升运输效率和通道能力。 与此同时，乌鲁木齐局集团公司大力发展物流总包服务，为企业提供“一单制”“一箱制”全程物流服务，推动大宗货物运输“公转铁”，进一步压缩运输时限；以95306货运服务中心为带动，全力推动物流金融产品落地生效，为客户提供更加便捷的运输体验。

2025-04-09 张晨苗 交通运输 中-英
Moody’s turns negative on higher ed’s financial outlook amid Trump cuts

Dive Brief: Moody’s Ratings on Tuesday dropped its outlook for higher education in 2025 to negative from stable amid the Trump administration’s financial attacks on the sector. In a report, analysts with the credit rating agency said recent or looming federal policy changes could pose wide-ranging risks to colleges, with several being of medium to high severity and potentially affecting all institutions in the sector. Those risks include the potential for heavy research funding cuts, higher endowment taxes, interruptions in student aid, visa restrictions slowing international student enrollment, and pulling funding for institutions that run afoul of the Trump administration’s directives. Dive Insight: In December, credit analysts with both Moody’s and S&P Global Ratings predicted potential financial challenges and bright spots for colleges in the coming year. On the positive side, inflation was slowing, state funding was ticking up, and expenses and revenue were beginning to align for many institutions after years of cuts. But two months into President Donald Trump’s second term, the environment for colleges is far more uncertain and potentially punishing. For one, the National Institutes of Health’s move to cut billions in funds by capping reimbursements for indirect research costs at 15% could mean tens of millions of dollars lost each for top research universities. Those hit hardest will be universities with large medical centers that conduct health research, according to Moody’s. A federal judge has blocked NIH from imposing its funding cap as legal challenges to the policy play out. But the ultimate outcome and levels of funding from the agency remain uncertain. Major universities have frozen hiring and budgets as they hedge against uncertainty. Stalled and delayed grant reviews under the Trump administration have already disrupted research at NIH. “The administrative suspension of the NIH grant review process has already halted research at laboratories across the country,” analysts said in their report. “The downstream impact of halting or reducing research will impede new discoveries in medical treatments and technological development across the wider economy,.” the analysts said The analysts also pointed to massive staff cuts at the U.S. Department of Education as a potential threat to student aid programs, noting that the largest share of employees in the agency are housed in the student aid office. “Since the bulk of institutions rely on revenue from student charges that is provided by federal student loans and Pell Grants, any disruption in the administration of those funds will cause financial stress across the entire sector,” the analysts said. They added that the potential financial impact of “even a temporary cessation in federal student loan origination or Pell Grant disbursement” would be greater than that caused by last year’s troubled rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid form. And then there are the Trump administration’s attacks on individual institutions. Multiple agencies slashed a combined $400 million of Columbia University’s federal grants and contracts for not taking a harder line against pro-Palestinian protesters on its campus. Since then, the Education Department put a total of 60 institutions on notice that they could face sanctions if the agency determines they are not doing enough to protect Jewish students from harassment. The department has also launched investigations into 50 colleges over allegations that their programs and scholarships have race-based restrictions amid Trump’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Those probes follow guidance from the Education Department ordering education programs to eliminate race-based practices for admissions, hiring and other programming or face loss of federal funding. “Many institutions have eliminated their DEI offices and downsized similar diversity initiatives to avoid sanction,” Moody’s analysts noted. “Selective high-profile enforcement actions against individual institutions have left leaders across the sector in a state of uncertainty.”

2025-04-09 张晨苗 教育资讯 英-中
Ministry of State Security discloses members of ‘internet army’ in ‘Taiwan independence’ forces

Photo: The revealed members include Lin Yushu, born in 1979, head of the Network Environment Research and Analysis Center of the “Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command”, and Cai Jiehong, born in 1993, team leader of the center, while Nian Xiaofan, born in 1982, and Wang Haoming, born in 1990, are active personnel at the center.China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) released a statement on Monday, revealing details about four members of the “Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command” linked to “Taiwan independence” forces and warning that the internet is not beyond the reach of the law. They must recognize the situation, abandon the fantasy of "Taiwan independence," refuse to become cannon fodder for "Taiwan independence," and cease their cybercriminal activities that undermine national unity, the MSS said. The revealed members include Lin Yushu, born in 1979, head of the Network Environment Research and Analysis Center of the “Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command”, and Cai Jiehong, born in 1993, team leader of the center, while Nian Xiaofan, born in 1982, and Wang Haoming, born in 1990, are active personnel at the center, according to the MSS. The MSS also revealed with their photos and Taiwan ID numbers. In recent years, national security agencies have closely monitored and investigated cyber infiltration activities by Taiwan island’s “internet army.” They have identified multiple individuals involved in the planning, commanding, and executing these activities, according to the MSS. The “Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command” was established in June 2017 as the "fourth branch" of the Taiwan authorities and was restructured in 2022 as a direct agency of the “defense department” of the island. It primarily handles electronic warfare, information warfare, cyber warfare, and military line maintenance, serving as the main force for the island of Taiwan's cyber operations against the mainland, according to MSS. Since its inception, the “Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command” has served as an instrument of “Taiwan independence” separatist forces, orchestrating cyberattacks and infiltration against the mainland. China’s national security agencies are firmly committed to resolutely combating their cyber espionage activities, thoroughly investigating the masterminds behind these actions and eliminating potential threats, the MSS said. The “Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command” has specifically hired hackers and cybersecurity companies as external support to execute the cyber warfare directives issued by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities. Their activities include espionage, sabotage, and propaganda. Common tactics employed by them include infiltrating critical information infrastructure in the Chinese mainland, such as water, electricity, gas, heating, communication, and networked cameras; sending phishing and propaganda emails to key party, government, military, and enterprise units in the mainland; stealing login credentials for online streaming platforms, networked electronic displays, IP network intercom systems, or portal websites, and after gaining control, broadcasting counterpropaganda audio and video or posting propaganda images; lurking on mainstream social media platforms, nurturing a large number of "bot" accounts to spread false information, manipulate public opinion, mislead the perceptions of the people from the island and the mainland, and monitor and suppress dissenting voices on the island, the MSS noted. Since 2023, they have used aliases like “Anonymous 64” to spread false information on social media, attempting to bolster the DPP authorities’ push for “independence.” The so-called internet army continues to exaggerate its achievements, fabricating non-existent platforms to bolster its claims. In their cyberattack activities, they extensively uses open-source tools such as AntSword, IceScorpion, Metasploit, and Quasar. Recently, national security agencies have traced and seized dozens of cyberattack platforms used by the “army,” discovering new trends in their attacks and espionage against important sectors in the Chinese mainland, and have thoroughly verified and dealt with these issues, cutting off the "black hands" of espionage, the MSS said. Under the pretext of enhancing “asymmetric warfare capabilities,” the DPP authorities have funneled taxpayer money into building a cyber army aimed at attacking, infiltrating, and spying on the mainland, an effort that will ultimately prove futile, the MSS stated. Meanwhile, behind the blind expansion of the "Taiwan independence" cyber army lies internal chaos. Senior officials are greedy for achievements and engage in infighting, viewing frontline personnel as "cannon fodder," appropriating the "merits" of their subordinates, and even handing over "meritorious individuals" for legal action. The individuals were not only pocketing funds under the guise of executing tasks, inflating expenses, colluding with external forces to "earn the difference," but also were exaggerating, misrepresenting, and fabricating the "results" of cyberattack activities to claim credit and obtain performance rewards, according to the statement. The MSS warned that “Taiwan independence” is a dead-end road. National security agencies remain steadfast in protecting national sovereignty, security, and development interests and will take all necessary punitive measures against “Taiwan independence” separatists in line with relevant legal provisions.

2025-04-08 孙玮 时政 英-中
追寻总理足迹 凝聚发展合力

为深入贯彻党的二十届三中全会精神，充分发挥党建引领作用，3 月 19 日，中国石油浙江销售杭州分公司第一党支部与第四党支部联合组织19名党团员赴梅家坞茶文化村开展“追寻总理足迹 凝聚发展合力”党建带团建主题党日活动。通过沉浸式红色教育与现场教学相结合的方式，引导党员在感悟初心使命中汲取奋进力量，为实现年度经营目标筑牢思想根基。 活动当日，党员们沿着周总理五次考察梅家坞的历史足迹，先后参观了周恩来纪念室、梅家坞历史老街、小学遗址和五福桥等红色地标。在纪念室展厅，通过珍贵的历史照片、文献资料和实物陈列，系统回顾了周总理与董必武、陈毅等领导人指导农村工作的生动场景，深刻感悟“廉洁奉公、亲民爱民”的公仆精神。在历史老街，讲解员讲述了梅家坞从传统茶村向现代化文旅融合示范村的蜕变历程，特别是 2000 年以来通过“党建 + 产业”模式，实现从单一茶叶种植向“茶旅融合”转型升级的发展实践，让党员们直观感受到党建引领对乡村振兴的强大推动作用。 在随后召开的支部学习会上，结合梅家坞“三产融合”发展经验，党员们围绕“党建赋能经营发展”主题展开深入研讨。他们认为要将红色精神转化为攻坚动力，重点要从两方面着手。一方面，要深化“店销、线上、社团、直销”四大业务模块协同发展，构建精准化营销体系;另一方面，要借鉴梅家坞“体验经济”创新模式，探索“客户链式裂变 + 场景化体验”的营销闭环，通过打造沉浸式消费场景提升客户粘性。 “这次主题党日活动将红色教育与业务研讨有机结合，既深化了我们对初心使命的理解，又为破解经营难题提供了新思路。”党员们纷纷表示，要以梅家坞党员群众的奋斗精神为榜样，在市场开拓、客户服务等工作中发挥先锋模范作用，为公司高质量发展贡献更大力量。

2025-04-08 张晨苗 化工 中-英
中国化学天辰公司签约埃及首个光伏产业链核心项目

3月23日，从中国化学天辰公司获悉，近日，中国化学天辰公司与埃及阿拉曼硅业公司正式签署4.5万吨/年工业硅项目EPC总承包合同。 该项目作为埃及绿色能源战略转型的重要内容，将填补其光伏发电产业链和硅基新材料产业链上游空白，并开创了中埃“技术+标准+产业”三位一体的合作新模式，为“一带一路”倡议与埃及“2030愿景”深度对接提供实践样本。 埃及作为传统化石能源依赖型国家，地处撒哈拉沙漠东翼，全年光照充足，光伏资源开发潜力巨大。该项目采用半封闭旋转式矿热炉，以硅石和低灰煤为原料生产高牌号工业硅，依托国内先进的高纯度工业硅制备技术、高效闭环式多晶硅生产工艺及智能化光伏材料生产线集成能力，为埃及构建清洁能源产业链注入强劲动能。天辰公司通过深入践行“T+EPC”商业创新模式，将技术专利输出与工程总承包深度融合，不仅提供全流程解决方案，更将中国在硅基材料提纯领域数十年的技术积淀系统导入，推动埃及实现工业硅本土化生产，助推埃及新能源产业和硅基新材料产业跨越式发展。随着该项目的落地，埃及有望加速形成“硅料—硅片—电池—组件”完整光伏产业链，预计每年可减少二氧化碳排放逾百万吨。 站在共建“一带一路”新的金色十年新征程上，天辰公司将坚持价值提升、创新引领、互联互通，加快打造“三个重要窗口”，以更加昂扬的斗志、更加有力的举措，全面推动海外业务高质量发展，为化工行业“走出去”增添一张“金色名片”。（中国化工报曲照贵 通讯员刘华怡）

2025-04-08 王思元 化工 中-英
建设更高水平文明城市·青岛：城市品质 内外生辉

“现在这菜市场比以前强多了。”一大早，山东省青岛市崂山区市民李华来到欢乐大家庭农贸市场采购，“摊位整洁，菜品码放整齐有序，菜品新鲜，买着放心。” “我们对消防设施、物品摆台等更新换代，引进餐饮、维修、儿童娱乐等便民项目，还上线农贸市场智能化监管平台，对流通环节进行数字监管，实现商品全程溯源管理。”崂山区市场监督管理局局长杜萍介绍。 “建设更高水平文明城市，不能仅满足于重点区域的光鲜亮丽，还要深入城市的每一个角落，让创城成果惠及每一位百姓。”青岛市委常委、宣传部长孙立杰介绍，青岛聚焦老旧小区、农贸市场周边等问题，建立问题台账，发现并督促整改问题3100余个。 从2004年开始，青岛以区县为试点，举办以培育新型邻里关系为宗旨的“邻居节”，通过互帮互助、志愿服务等形式，有效推动文明城市创建“由表及里”。 青岛市市北区是老城区，老旧小区多。“楼院里乱堆乱放、私搭乱建，有时刚刚清理完，很快又堆上了。”市北区开平路街道办主任王增慧带领街道干部完成拆违和清理任务，让街坊邻居们切实感受到了创建文明城市、加强基层治理带来的好处。随后，社区干部通过举办“邻居节”等活动，组织邻里座谈，做通群众思想工作，从根源上杜绝乱堆乱放、私搭乱建。 今年8月30日，青岛启动“志愿服务让岛城更文明”主题实践活动，仅两个月时间，全市新注册志愿者60200人，开展活动3000余次。“我们还在媒体设立‘回音壁’‘问政青岛’等栏目，不断凝聚起全社会共建共治共享的文明力量。”孙立杰说。 青岛有个“天使温情敬老团”，成员来自各行各业。负责人杨晓玲对青岛的变化感慨颇多：“市民越来越意识到志愿服务的意义，我们的团队不断壮大。”目前，青岛市注册志愿者达166万余人，志愿服务组织有1.4万余支。 山东省委常委、青岛市委书记陆治原表示，青岛在创建更高水平文明城市过程中，不但聚焦关乎群众生活品质的工程设施，更关注文明城市的精神培育，涵养“文明力量”，注重志愿精神、文化价值、理想信念的传播，打造“全面动员、全民参与、全力以赴”的新格局，不断提升城市品质。 《 人民日报 》（ 2021年11月12日 06 版）

2025-04-08 孙玮 时政 中-英
India's plan to boost manufacturing reportedly to lapse; fostering cooperative ties with China conducive to its manufacturing capability

Employees work at a company at Haringhata, India on August 3, 2023. Photo: VCG Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has decided to let lapse a $23 billion program to incentivize domestic manufacturing, just four years after it launched the effort to woo firms away from China, Reuters reported citing four government officials. Chinese observers said India's abandonment of this specific strategic plan which is aimed at realizing its "Make in India" vision reflects that the South Asian nation is facing quite some limitations to support this manufacturing ambition, and they noted, instead, fostering cooperative relations with China is more conducive for New Delhi to boost its manufacturing capability. The report said the Indian government hoped to raise the share of manufacturing in the economy to 25 percent by 2025. However, since the plan's introduction, manufacturing's share of the economy has decreased from 15.4 to 14.3 percent. Many firms that participated in the Production-Linked Initiative scheme failed to kickstart production, while others that met manufacturing targets found India slow to pay out subsidies, Reuters report said. While the scheme attracted some top-tier firms in sectors like mobile phones and pharmaceuticals, India's overall bid to rival China in global manufacturing chains has fallen short, Liu Zongyi, director of the Center for South Asia Studies at the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, told the Global Times. Some 94 percent of the nearly $620 million in incentives disbursed between April and October 2024 were directed to those two sectors, according to Reuters report. India's decision to scrap the scheme stems partly from weak administrative efficiency, said Long Xingchun, a professor from the School of International Relations at Sichuan International Studies University. "Essentially, India has to face the reality that India does not currently possess the necessary conditions for the rapid growth of large-scale manufacturing," Long told the Global Times. To develop a manufacturing sector, aside from government incentives and fiscal subsidies, robust infrastructure is essential. This includes reliable infrastructure, a skilled workforce, and a well-established supply chain. Unfortunately, India lacks these critical elements, Long said. Long also noted a lack of policy sincerity, arguing India's promised subsidy were hard to access in practice. Recognizing these challenges and stringent conditions to be met, foreign investors have not been very enthusiastic to the plan. "India may abandon this specific strategic plan, but it may not give up on its 'Make in India' vision," Long said, noting that manufacturing is vital for job creation, growth, and national strength. Liu echoed that view, adding India is likely assessing whether new opportunities have emerged. India's ambition of strengthening its manufacturing sector and transforming itself into an economic powerhouse or even a global power have not receded, he added. "India aims to leverage the US' Indo-Pacific strategy to push the shift of global supply chains from China to itself," Liu said. According to Arvind Subramanian, a former economic adviser to the Indian government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi seized on the opportunity to encourage businesses to shift their manufacturing to China, NPR reported. With US President Donald Trump in power again, India hopes to profit by luring more manufacturing to its shores, the report said. However, Long said that by avoiding confrontation [with China] and actively fostering cooperative ties with China, India could gain a great deal of opportunities in manufactures. It is possible for some of China's industries to move to India and conduct production capacity cooperation with India. Also, we could have cooperation on the integration of supply chains, according to Long, adding that India's manufacturing sector needs to purchase equipment and technology from China, as well as sourcing Chinese components. "Whether it's local Indian companies or foreign enterprises from Japan, Europe, or elsewhere investing in India, they depend on China's supply chain support," Long said. Recent remarks from Modi have signaled a warmer tone toward China. Speaking in a recent podcast, Modi advocated for healthy competition between the two nations, emphasizing that competition should never turn into conflict. "We are now working to restore conditions to how they were before 2020. Slowly but surely, trust, enthusiasm and energy will return." "Modi's recent positive remarks on China-India relations are seen as a pragmatic approach to advancing bilateral ties and have been welcomed by the Chinese government. However, whether these remarks can translate into effective policies remains to be seen," Liu told the Global Times. "Cooperation and competition can coexist." Still, India's Commerce Ministry recently asked the industry to identify areas where sourcing from China and other countries can be replaced by American goods, executives familiar with the development told The Indian Express last week. "Being partners in mutual achievement and realizing "a cooperative pas de deux of the dragon and the elephant is the only right choice for China and India," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on March 17 on China-India relations.

2025-04-08 张晨苗 时政 英-中
Private firms encouraged to further invest in nation's EV charging service

China's private sector has been playing a key role in expanding the country's public electric vehicle charging network, with private enterprises accounting for a significant share of the fast-growing market, according to the nation's top energy authority. The National Energy Administration is encouraging private enterprises to participate in the battery services sector to meet the growing demand for EV charging, reducing the need for government funding and enabling a more market-driven approach. As of early this year, there were more than 10,000 charging operators across the country, with private companies accounting for over 80 percent of large-scale operators — those managing more than 10,000 charging facilities — contributing to a more reliable and advanced charging network, the administration said. China's central leadership has vowed to continue promoting private sector involvement in major energy projects this year, including nuclear power, oil and gas exploration, energy storage, smart grids and other general power infrastructure construction, to deliver more efficient and smooth operation of the market. The private sector has been serving as a key engine driving China's economic development in recent years, which has further spurred technological innovation and increased efficiency, enhancing the Chinese economy's overall competitiveness and sustainability. According to the administration, China's four largest charging operators, including Teld New Energy Co and Star Charge, are all private companies and collectively hold more than 50 percent of the market. The rapid growth of the private sector's participation in the construction of a public EV charging network comes as China expands its EV charging infrastructure to support the world's largest electric vehicle market. According to the National Development and Reform Commission, China boasts the world's largest new energy vehicle consumption market, and Chinese NEVs account for more than half of the world's total. By the end of 2024, the country's total number of charging facilities had reached 12.82 million, up 49 percent year-on-year, according to data from the National Energy Administration. The total charging volume by the end of last year exceeded 110 billion kilowatt-hours, marking a 38 percent year-on-year increase. Meanwhile, China has also installed 35,000 charging stations along its highway service areas, covering 98 percent of the network, the administration said. Data released by the China Electricity Council shows that the battery charging and swapping sector — one of the fastest-growing industries in terms of electricity demand — registered an annual growth rate of 62.1 percent since the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25). Last year, the electricity consumed by battery charging and swapping services witnessed an impressive jump of 50.9 percent, with total usage reaching 81.1 billion kWh, the council said. Industry experts said the push to expand charging infrastructure aligns with China's broader efforts to accelerate its transition to NEVs and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Lin Boqiang, head of Xiamen University's China Institute for Studies in Energy Policy, said the central government has rolled out policies to encourage investment in the sector, including financial incentives and land-use support for the construction of charging stations. A diverse mix of public and private players fosters competition, which can pull down costs, improve user experience, and promote long-term sustainability of the charging network, he said. Data shows that the number of NEVs on the road in China has continued to increase at a faster pace, reaching 31.4 million by the end of last year, a 260-fold surge over the past decade, thanks to the country's technological progress and its improvement of charging infrastructure. Lin said that as China's energy sector is increasingly driven by market forces, it is expected that private companies will receive greater encouragement to invest in energy development, utilization and infrastructure projects.

2025-04-08 张晨苗 CATTI练笔 英-中
2025国际氢能大会召开

在全球能源结构加速转型的背景下，氢能作为实现“双碳”目标的关键路径，正迎来前所未有的发展机遇。2025年3月26日至28日，由中国氢能联盟与中国电力企业联合会联合主办的2025国际氢能大会暨国际氢能及燃料电池产业展览会将在北京国家会议中心盛大举行。这场以“向绿向新共创共赢”为主题的行业盛会，将汇聚全球政产学研用顶尖力量，共绘氢能产业高质量发展蓝图。 清洁能源转型的核心引擎 在“双碳”目标引领下，中国氢能产业正以突破性成果加速迈向全球舞台。 “十四五”期间，我国氢能产业实现跨越式发展。政策端，《氢能产业发展中长期规划》落地实施，2024年，国家层面发布的23份政策文件中氢能作为关键词高频亮相。 技术层面，我国氢能全产业链技术装备迭代升级,产业核心竞争力持续跃升，ALK单槽规模持续扩容，兆瓦级PEM成功通过工程验证，200千瓦级SOEC制氢验证装置开车成功，燃料电池系统与电堆功率稳步提升，燃机掺氢技术自主创新升级，完成纯轮机整机试验。国家能源集团“绿氢耦合煤化工”项目、中船718所兆瓦级制氢装备等标志性成果接连涌现。 市场应用层面，截至2024年底，中国绿氢产能突破12万吨/年，碱性电解槽国产化率超90%，燃料电池汽车保有量达2.4万辆，氢能重卡商业化运营突破1.1万辆，加氢站数量增至540座，我国首台大功率氢动力火车投入使用。目前，我国五大燃料电池汽车示范城市群建设成效显著，绿氢项目在内蒙古、宁夏等地规模化落地。我国已成为全球电解槽的主要供应商，碱性水电解制氢(ALK)电解槽正在快速向低能耗、大标方迈进，国内电解槽产品能耗达到国际先进水平，单槽产氢量达到国际领先水平。 共谋氢能发展新篇章 近年来，中国氢能联盟在推动氢能产业规划与政策制定、促进氢能技术创新与成果转化、加速氢能产业生态建设、推动氢能市场应用与商业化进程以及加强国际合作与交流等方面发挥了重要作用，为中国氢能产业的快速发展提供了有力支撑。 2024年，联盟成员单位在大规模新型电解制氢装备、液氢装备、氢动力轨道交通和矿卡等多个装备创新获得重要突破。近30个可再生能源制氢氨醇项目落地，4条纯氢/掺氢管道启动建设，业界协同合作创新商业模式开拓发展路径，检测认证平台助力氢能公共服务完善。 目前我国氢能产业发展在关键技术、创新产品、应用场景等方面依然面临挑战。对此，中国氢能联盟将继续深入贯彻国家政策方针和行动指南，在主管部门和理事会的领导下，依托战略指导委员会和专家委员会资源，持续加强联盟合规运营，建好全国氢能信息平台和中国氢能联盟研究院公共服务平台，打造“可再生氢100行动”、“氢能领跑者行动”“氢能质量万里行”行业品牌活动，加快培育发展氢能新质生产力。 锚定产业跃升新坐标 在国家顶层战略支撑、能源主管部门大力指导和氢能业界的合力推动下，氢能产业正从全面探索逐步进入有序破局的全新阶段，为“十五五”乃至后续绿氢规模化应用奠定了坚实基础。 据中国氢能联盟预计，在2030年碳达峰情境下，我国氢气年需求量将达到3715万吨，在终端能源消费中占比约为5%，可再生氢产量约500万吨，部署电解槽约80吉瓦。在2060年碳中和情景下，我国氢气年需求量将增至1.3亿吨左右，在终端能源消费中占比约20%，可再生氢产量约1亿吨，部署电解槽装机至少500吉瓦。 作为衔接“十四五”收官与“十五五”规划的关键节点，2025国际氢能大会将搭建国家级对话平台，邀请国家能源局、联合国开发计划署(UNDP)、国际可再生能源署(IRENA)等国内外权威机构代表，以及地方政府、科研院所、行业龙头企业等千余名嘉宾共聚一堂。开幕式上，国家氢能实证实验平台揭牌、《中国氢能技术发展路线图研究》发布等重磅环节，将为行业指明技术突破与政策落地的方向。大会特设“十五五氢能发展战略研讨会”，围绕未来五年氢能发展的目标、路径与挑战展开深度探讨。同期举办的展览板块超400家氢能与燃料电池领军企业拟展示新技术、新产品和新应用，特色展区将邀请城市区域代表和国际展商组团参与，同期将举办清洁能源博览会、氢能技术开放日、氢能科普等活动。 从政策研讨到技术展示，从资本对接到公众科普，大会以多元形式勾勒出氢能产业的未来图景。2025国际氢能大会的召开，将加速破解技术瓶颈、凝聚政策共识、激活资本活力，为中国乃至全球的零碳未来注入“氢”动力。

2025-04-08 徐若涵 化工 中-英
欧洲电池独立化任重道远 ——浅议Northvolt公司破产

当地时间3月12日，欧洲最大电池企业、瑞典动力电池公司Northvolt在官网宣布，因公司现金耗尽，已在瑞典申请破产。在此之前，Northvolt在全欧洲与众多知名企业有业务合作，是欧洲具有标志性的本土电池企业。因此有分析称，这一破产声明也意味着欧洲打造本土电池产业梦想的破灭。笔者并不认同那么极端的说法，欧洲电池独立化仍然存在可能，但是任重道远。 在商业上，Northvolt显然是出现“步子太大”的问题，且只注意下游市场，不重视稳固上游。Northvolt成立于2016年，其投资方包括贝莱德、高盛、大众汽车集团等知名机构和汽车制造商，累计获得的融资金额超过百亿美元。借此，公司手握多家跨国汽车制造商的巨额订单，需要交付来自宝马、沃尔沃、大众汽车集团等主要客户总计550亿美元的订单。但问题就出在这里，在欧洲电池相关矿产和化工生产完全处于初创的时期，如果不依赖亚洲厂商，Northvolt如何满足客户庞大的产品需求呢？其结局是注定的。由于产品无法按时交付，去年6月，宝马取消了与Northvolt价值20亿美元的电芯采购合同，转而将该笔订单交给韩国的电池生产商三星SDI，随之就是Northvolt巨额债务问题暴露。截至1月31日，Northvolt旗下9家关联企业在破产程序中的债务总额已突破80亿美元。 笔者认为，对于欧洲，打造电池独立化仍是可能的，但在实际操作中，欧洲目前过于注重下游市场的建设，而忽视了上游市场的组建。在亚洲，经过多年的发展，电池和电动车产业链是完整且成熟的。反观欧洲，欧洲的支持政策过于偏向下游和终端，在资金扶持的同时，企业却难以在欧洲本地获取矿物并建设相关化工厂加工原料，相关技术落后，成本又高，其最终自然无法应付汹涌的需求，而巩固上游又是一项非常艰难的工作，尤其是在环保法规严格的欧洲。因此，对于目前的欧洲电池业，先稳固与亚洲的合作，强健根本才是良策。

2025-04-07 张晨苗 化工 中-英
Tourism bodies crack down on dodgy practices

Local tourism authorities across China have stepped up enforcement efforts to stop illegal and dishonest practices in the tourism industry, aiming to protect travelers' rights and promote sustainable tourism development. Hainan province, one of China's top tourist destinations known for its tropical scenery, reported a case on Sunday involving an unregistered yacht rental in the resort city of Sanya. The case surfaced after travelers shared their experience on Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, a Chinese lifestyle platform. According to a government release, three travelers booked a yacht tour in Sanya for 2,000 yuan ($245) through a middleman surnamed Liu on Feb 9. After their trip, they complained online on Feb 11 about their poor experience. Following an investigation, authorities ordered Liu to return his commission fee to the travelers. The yacht company, Sanya Jijiu Yacht Company, was found to have used an unregistered yacht and has had its operations suspended for 15 days, according to the administrative enforcement bureau of the Hainan Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports. The bureau has urged other yachting companies in Sanya to ensure compliance with regulations and prevent unregistered yachts from being used for rentals. It also required companies to sign written contracts with travelers to clearly define the rights and responsibilities of both parties. Meanwhile, authorities in Sichuan province have taken a zero-tolerance approach to violations of travelers' rights. In a case reported on Sunday, a traveler posted a video on Douyin, China's version of TikTok, alleging that a tour guide pressured travelers into shopping by stopping their bus in a remote, snow-covered area. The tour group of 25 travelers was on a three-day trip from Chengdu to the Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture from Feb 3 to 5. Their contract with the travel agency included designated shopping stops, and the group spent a total of 980 yuan at one of the stops on Feb 4. The bus stopped for 25 minutes in a mountainous area on the morning of Feb 5 before continuing to other shopping points, where no additional purchases were made. Authorities said the tour guide and bus driver are currently working with another group and will be investigated once their tour ends. These cases reflect China's ongoing efforts to regulate the tourism market and enhance travelers' experiences by cracking down on illegal and unethical practices. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism launched a campaign last year to enforce tourism regulations and publicly named dozens of companies for violations such as luring travelers with deceptively low prices, forcing shopping or operating international tours without proper qualifications. In early 2023, the ministry issued a notice urging local authorities to improve tour guide services, crack down on illegal business practices and better handle tourism disputes to enhance the overall travel experience. chengsi@chinadaily.com.cn

2025-04-05 雷之敏 时政 英-中
The Wealth Formula: Four Principles For Building Your Fortune With Real Estate

I’ve had a passion for real estate for as long as I can remember. As a kid, when I was driving around town with my parents, I always marveled at the architecture of old houses, trying to picture how life must have been back when they were being built. It was not a big surprise to them when I pursued real estate as a means to build my wealth. When I graduated from the university in 2005, I had big dreams. Like many of my classmates, I wanted to get rich. Again, this was probably not a big surprise after spending four years eating mostly mac and cheese cooked in a microwave. I had several personal lifestyle goals. I knew I didn’t want to wait until I was in my 60s before I could retire. I wanted to be able to travel every year and to be able to buy pizza once a week, with as many toppings as I wanted. I also set out with some revenue goals. I wanted to become a millionaire and build a real estate portfolio that would net $100,000 a year in passive income. I spent a lot of time reading and learning about real estate investing. The main challenge I encountered was that there’s a lot of conflicting information out there — and a lot of bad advice. That’s still the case. It took a lot of trial and error over the years to get to the right formula. The Wealth Formula One thing I realized early is that real estate is not a perfect market, but there are usually opportunities to be had and people willing to depart from their properties under market value for a variety of reasons. My first job paid about $40,000 a year. I lived very modestly for two years with two roommates, while saving for a down payment. I bought my first investment property in 2006. It had a nice cash flow, and it was located in a neighborhood that was quickly developing. The following year, I refinanced that property to use the equity for a down payment on the next one. Over the years, I repeated that process over and over, rarely having to use any of my own money as a down payment again. I’m oversimplifying the process a bit, but what I quickly realized is that it didn’t take a huge number of properties to achieve and exceed my early goals. There are four key lessons I learned that I believe are crucial for success: 1. Be obsessed with success: You need to be able to define what success looks like to you, and pursue it relentlessly. Be honest with yourself about your goals and objectives. Your commitment level must be at least proportional to the size of your desire. The fire in my belly always kept me focused on my vision. Mindset is everything. It’s only with the right mindset that you’ll stop making excuses that get in the way of achieving success. 2. Be persistent: I could have given up after having issues with a tenant or after one of my properties flooded. I could have given up due to the sheer amount of work was required to feel confident about getting started in real estate. No matter your path to wealth in real estate, there will be many obstacles along the way. The most persistent people will successfully bulldoze through those obstacles without blinking. 3. Be systematic: If there’s one thing I learned from my experience as an engineer and as a management consultant, it is the importance of having a repeatable system. Imagine applying Six Sigma theory to ensure your investing outcomes are measurable and repeatable. Some real estate investors might have been successful because they were lucky. Or maybe they just happened to have had really good timing. But smart investors rely on a system to ensure they can repeat their process over and over, always fine-tuning and improving it. 4. Be smart: My lifestyle didn’t change substantially during my 20s. Sure, I had built a net worth exceeding $1 million and a multimillion-dollar real estate portfolio. But as I kept reinvesting my income, I didn’t have much more money at the end of the month than I did on my $40,000-a-year salary. That was by design. At any time, I could have sold some assets, paid off my debt and enjoyed having money rolling in. However, that was not my objective, and I hadn’t yet achieved my vision. Building wealth through real estate investing won’t make you a millionaire overnight. However, by being obsessed with success, persistent, systematic and smart, there’s no reason anyone couldn’t get rich within a few years.

2025-04-02 孙玮 商务 英-中

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