5.6%, higher than the average growth rate of Guangdong Province by 0.8 percentage points. In 2023, Zhongshan handed in a solid high-quality development report card.

　　Where is the solid embodiment? As an export-oriented city, Zhongshan withstood the pressure in the face of shrinking external demand.The growth rate of GDP (5.6%), industrial added value (6.1%) and industrial investment (47.3%) are all higher than the provincial average, which has taken a big step to reverse the development momentum.

　　High quality color geometry? In the past two years, Zhongshan has "clung to industrial investment", which has laid a solid foundation for structural optimization and kinetic energy conversion of manufacturing industry. Behind the high growth of industrial investment, in the past two years, Zhongshan has prepared more than 33,000 mu of land through "industrial reform" and the "number one project" of business environment reform, which has provided emboldened support for the manufacturing industry to take root and thrive.

　　Behind the change of data is the change of development stage and concept.For some time, Zhongshan has made great efforts to break the dilemma of limited resource elements and weakened comparative advantages with commendable strategic determination, and opened up a new situation of high-quality development of manufacturing industry with the confidence and determination of government and enterprises to work together for the economy.

　　Looking forward to 2024, the opening of the Shenzhen-China Passage is just around the corner, and the waves on the east bank of the Pearl River Estuary are surging and flapping towards Zhongshan. "This year’s Zhongshan, we must seize the historic opportunity that the Shenzhen-China Passage will be opened soon, take the initiative, and create a new situation of high-quality development in Zhongshan with reform and innovative thinking." On January 27th, Guo Wenhai, secretary of Zhongshan Municipal Party Committee, said at the city’s economic work conference.

　　Answering the construction of the first-class Bay Area and creating a new demonstration of integrated development, Zhongshan is catching up.

Strong support: continuous high growth of industrial investment.

　　The long-term economic development always follows scientific laws. In recent years, in the process of wave-like development and tortuous progress, Zhongshan has grasped the key elements of high-quality development and devoted itself to building its own competitive advantage.

　　Reflected in the economic data, in 2023, the growth rate of industrial investment in Zhongshan (47.3%) and industrial technological transformation investment (53.2%) was 25.1 and 30.8 percentage points higher than the average growth rate of the whole province, which not only reflected the continuous internal changes in Zhongshan’s factor endowment structure, but also reflected the scene of industrial upgrading in full swing.

　　Manufacturing accounts for half of Zhongshan’s economy — — In 2022, the added value of Zhongshan’s manufacturing industry reached 160.2 billion yuan, accounting for 44.1% of GDP, much higher than the provincial average of 34.1%. Over the years, the number of industrial enterprises in Zhongshan has always been the fifth in the province, which is a valuable asset in the development of Zhongshan manufacturing industry.

　　However, the road to industrial upgrading, Zhongshan did not go smoothly in the past. Since 2012, the total industrial investment and growth rate in Zhongshan have been weak for ten years. With the rising cost of factors, the traditional comparative advantage is weakened, and industrial upgrading is like castles in the air without the instigation of industrial investment.

　　For an industrial city, industrial investment plays an important role in high-quality economic development. In 2023, Zhongshan implemented the "Top-ranking Project" for the manufacturing industry, and comprehensively promoted the strengthening of work force to the manufacturing industry, the inclination of policies and measures to the manufacturing industry, and the concentration of resource elements to the manufacturing industry.

　　On the basis of 20.4% growth rate in 2022, industrial investment in Zhongshan will increase by 47.3% in 2023, ranking among the top in the province.

On the basis of 20.4% growth rate in 2022, industrial investment in Zhongshan will increase by 47.3% in 2023, ranking among the top in the province. South+Zhu Xiaoyu Cartography

　　Focusing on industrial investment, Zhongshan’s investment structure has been continuously optimized: within a few years, the proportion of industrial investment in Zhongshan’s fixed assets investment has been less than 20% at one time, and it will be close to 40% by 2023.

Focusing on industrial investment, Zhongshan’s investment structure has been continuously optimized. South+Zhu Xiaoyu Cartography

　　This record-high quantitative change has a decisive impact on the qualitative change of industry. From the change of two dimensions, we can get a glimpse of Zhongshan’s high-quality development:

　　The first dimension lies in the effectiveness of the digital and intelligent transformation of manufacturing industry.Since 2022, Zhongshan Municipal Finance has spent 5 billion yuan to fully support the digital and intelligent transformation of enterprises, which is rare in the country. In 2023, among the 450 key industrial projects in Zhongshan, there were 280 digital intelligent projects, accounting for over 70%. On this basis, in 2023, Zhongshan’s investment in industrial technological transformation increased by 53.2%, and it was in the forefront of the province in terms of the digital transformation rate of enterprises.

　　With the digital and intelligent transformation, "Zhongshan Goods" will be upgraded, and Zhongshan Manufacturing will accelerate to the higher end of the industrial chain division in the Bay Area.

　　The second dimension lies in the strength of attracting investment.In 2023, investment in Zhongshan reached a record high, with more than 500 contracted projects and a total investment of over 110 billion yuan, of which projects with an investment of over 1 billion yuan increased by over 60% year-on-year. The efficiency of the project from signing to construction is unprecedented: in 2023, the number of contracted rotary projects in the city exceeded 190, with a total investment of over 43 billion yuan, accounting for more than 50% of the total investment of investment projects that have been started in the city.

　　Driven by industrial investment, Zhongshan’s manufacturing industry has taken a steady and rhythmic step. In the long run, Zhongshan has a more ambitious goal to promote the manufacturing industry: to implement digital intelligent transformation and upgrading for three years, and strive to achieve full coverage of digital transformation of enterprises on the whole by 2026; At the same time, strive to exceed 100 billion yuan in industrial investment in 2025.

Have confidence: "for the government" helps "deep roots"

　　Another noteworthy data is that in 2023, the industrial added value of Zhongshan gauge increased by 6.1%, 1.7 percentage points higher than that of the whole province.

　　After a lapse of five years, the added value of the secondary industry in Zhongshan has once again exceeded 50% of GDP, and the manufacturing industry has achieved initial results, and the supporting role of the real economy has been significantly strengthened.

　　Why does Zhongshan walk so firmly on the road of manufacturing being the master? Behind the full promotion of industrial development, where is Zhongshan’s confidence? Answering the above two questions is an important logic for Zhongshan to promote reform and innovation in recent years:

　　The countdown to the opening of the Shenzhen-China Passage will write a new chapter in the integration and development of the east and west sides of the Pearl River Estuary. As a pathfinder for the integration and development of Greater Bay Area, Zhongshan should take the manufacturing industry as an important starting point to accelerate regional cooperation;

　　In the past two years, Zhongshan has launched a series of reform measures to help industrial progress with space expansion, to deepen reform to stimulate market vitality, and to support business entities with policy escort. The scope, degree and intensity of various reforms have reached the highest in the history of nearly ten years.

　　Forging a high-quality development carrier by breaking the bottleneck of land constitutes the foundation for promoting regional coordination space.In order to solve the land bottleneck of nearly 40% development intensity, Zhongshan has comprehensively implemented the transformation and upgrading of inefficient industrial parks in 23 towns and streets of the city, and has transformed over 33,000 mu of industrial land, more than the number of industrial land sold in Zhongshan in the past decade. The "industrial reform" has broken the space, bringing new breakthroughs in attracting new enterprises and local enterprises to increase capital and expand production.

　　Optimizing the government’s administrative efficiency with the reform of the business environment constitutes the emboldened spirit of exploring and integrating the development environment.Taking the business environment reform as the "number one project" of the reform to speed up the administrative efficiency, Zhongshan proposed to build one of the cities with the best business environment in Greater Bay Area. From the launch of "Walking Office" and "Running Office Right away", to the establishment of "Enterprise Service Line 1" and "7×24-hour" response mechanism, and then to the announcement of mobile phone number by "number one", Zhongshan declared to the whole society that business services are "always online".

　　Various reforms have provided solid support for the development of the industry step by step and helped the real economy to "take root"."Entrepreneurs are peach jellyfish and need a good business environment to survive." Zhu Cheng, chairman of Zhongke Fuhai (Zhongshan) Low Temperature Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. said, "The business environment in Zhongshan is getting better and better."

　　In 2023, there were two phenomena in the industrial development of Zhongshan: on the one hand, leading enterprises that once went out of Zhongshan returned one after another, including two giants, Jianhua Pipe Pile and Opal Lighting, which announced that they would place their South China base in Zhongshan; On the other hand, a group of top 500 enterprises in China, including Sanhua Holding Group and Zhongchuang Group, chose to enter Zhongshan at this time. Behind these two phenomena, the Zhongshan project reached a new speed: the signing of the Sanhua South Headquarters Base project invested and built by Sanhua Group was officially started only in the past two and a half months, and all 56 approval procedures were completed in only five and a half months for the tens of billions of new Maiqi projects.

　　In 2023, the output value of Zhongshan "4+6" and "New Ten Fleet" industrial clusters increased by 4.9%. With the help of the government, Zhongshan enterprises are regaining market competitiveness.

　　"The hard-won work results also show that our idea of grasping the economy is good and the method is right." Xiao Zhanxin, mayor of Zhongshan City, said at the city’s economic work conference that we should strengthen our confidence, maintain a good momentum, plan our economic work well this year, and strive to achieve a "good start".

Cohesion: government and enterprises work together to create a "new Zhongshan"

　　"The main line of the Shenzhen-China Passage runs through the whole line, and it takes only half an hour between Shenzhen and Zhongshan after it is opened to traffic this year." The vision of "Shenzhen, China and the same city" was clearly written in the 2024 Guangdong Provincial Government Work Report. In the face of historic opportunities, Zhongshan put forward the goal of doubling major economic indicators such as GDP and total industrial output value in 2035 and "recreating a new Zhongshan".

　　How far is it from the target? From the objective situation reflected by economic data, Zhongshan is not without pressure. For example, as an export-oriented city, influenced by the international situation, the total import and export value of Zhongshan decreased year-on-year in 2023, and many traditional industries are facing challenges.

　　Under the influence of unfavorable factors, Zhongshan is more resilient against the pressure. Among them, an important change is that the atmosphere of government and enterprises working together day and night to fight for the economy has been formed.

　　The change in the style of cadres is particularly intuitive.

　　At the end of October, 2023, an entrepreneur forum was held in Zhongshan, and many enterprises stood up and "praised" the services of the Zhongshan Party Committee and government, which was a great change from the entrepreneur forum that was "bitter" two years ago: from "Can you open ‘ Walking office ’ ‘ Do the office right away ’ " From the demand to the plan of "I decided to stay in Zhongshan and continue to increase capital and expand production", the same group of cadres and masses has a different look.

　　The enterprising attitude of entrepreneurs is even more commendable.

　　In 2023, the traditional industries in Zhongshan, represented by lighting, household appliances and clothing, will accelerate the transformation of high-end, intelligent and green, and continue to glow with new vitality. According to customs statistics, in 2023, the export of household appliances such as microwave ovens, air conditioners and refrigerators in Zhongshan increased by 16.3% year-on-year. "Made in Zhongshan" household appliances continue to be popular overseas, and 10 overseas markets such as Belarus, Luxembourg and Niger have been newly opened.

　　The "new three kinds" of emerging industries in Zhongshan, represented by new energy, medicine and new generation information technology, stand out with new technologies and new products and gain new competitive advantages. Mingyang Electric’s 2023 performance forecast net profit may exceed 90%. Kangfang Bio achieved its best performance since its establishment in the first half of the year, with a record high income.

　　The "old three samples" are full of new vitality, and the "new three samples" show new advantages. The transformation and upgrading of Zhongshan’s manufacturing industry has achieved positive results and gradually realized the transformation of competitive advantages in the industrial division of labor in the Bay Area.The investment in scientific and technological innovation has reached a new high, which has become the most intuitive embodiment of this transformation of competitive advantage.

　　According to the data disclosed at the end of 2023, in 2022, the investment in Zhongshan R&D (R&D for short) broke through the 10 billion mark with a growth rate of 24%, becoming the seventh city in the province to be promoted to the "10 billion legion", and the R&D expenditure accounted for the first increase in GDP in the province.

　　As the core index to measure the regional scientific and technological innovation ability, the R&D investment in Zhongshan ushered in a historic breakthrough, releasing a strong signal: the "first driving force" of scientific and technological innovation is stronger in Zhongshan, and innovation consciousness, innovation elements and innovation power are surging with unprecedented momentum. Zhongshan is changing from a "chaser" of industrial development to a "pioneer" of innovation and development.

　　The surging tide of the Pearl River is just like the enterprise that keeps going around the clock. In 2024, Zhongshan, presented on the industrial map of the Bay Area, will be a more competitive pathfinder for integrated development.

　　　　　　 CCTV News:In 2020, the navy focused on mission training to prepare for war, and solidly carried out basic training based on ability and practical case training based on task. Military training has made deep progress in actual combat year by year, and it has developed by leaps and bounds to informationization. The winning ability and actual combat level of the troops have been significantly improved.

　　　　　　 Recently, Shandong ship has conducted a series of experimental training in a certain sea area of Bohai Sea. This mission adopts the method of multi-module synchronous training, and specializes in subjects such as leaving the dock at night, sailing in narrow waterways, maritime search and rescue, and damage management in battle positions.

　　　　　　 This is the cross-regional maneuver training of Liaoning carrier formation in May this year. The formation consisting of Liaoning ship and several escort ships sailed through the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, the South China Sea and the West Pacific Ocean for more than a month, and carried out practical training in various subjects such as formation attack and defense, take-off and landing of J -15 carrier-based fighters, which effectively tested the overall combat capability of the aircraft carrier formation, and effectively improved the information countermeasures and electronic countermeasures capabilities in complex electromagnetic environment.

　　　　　　 With the cross-regional maneuver training of Liaoning ship again and again, the training level of carrier-based aircraft has continuously made new breakthroughs, and the integration ability of ship and aircraft has achieved a new leap. At present, several J -15 carrier-based fighter pilots have obtained the qualification certification for boarding at night, becoming one of the few countries in the world to master the technology of taking off and landing at night for carrier-based fighter pilots.

　　　　　　 In 2020, the newly-listed fleet of 10,000-ton destroyer Nanchang Ship, Chengdu Ship and Datong Ship conducted multi-disciplinary exercises such as attacking the sea, fighting against the sea, air defense and anti-missile, etc. In the continuous days of sea training, the ability of new ships to perform various combat tasks was effectively tested by setting difficult conditions, setting strong opponents, and training live ammunition on the shore day and night.

　　　　　　 Focusing on innovative ways and means to improve the quality and efficiency of training is a useful exploration for the navy to promote the development of actual combat training at all levels in recent years. Not long ago, the naval air force in the Eastern Theater broke the free air combat training mode of the same type of aircraft, and organized two types and three generations of aircraft to conduct free air combat training on the same site for several days in a row, exploring a new training mode of two types and three generations of crew. By mixing aircraft types, we can give full play to the mechanical advantages of each aircraft type and maximize the combat effectiveness of formation. Since the adjustment and formation of the Marine Corps in 2017, taking the opportunity of cross-regional base training and actual combat training on the seashore, the Marine Corps has organized large-scale training for all posts in the whole system by means of mixed training, and has successively gone to training grounds in northern Myanmar, Weibei and western Guangdong for cross-regional actual combat training, which has greatly improved its ability to carry out combat missions in a larger space, a wider region and a more complex environment.

　　　　　　 The naval forces have organized hundreds of actual combat drills such as sea assault, anti-submarine, amphibious, submarine rescue and other opportunities by taking advantage of escort in the open sea and combat readiness patrol. In mid-October this year, the 35th naval escort formation successfully completed the 170-day non-port escort mission. Basic training such as main and auxiliary gun shooting, light weapons shooting, damage control drills and practical training such as rescue of hijacked ships and cooperative anti-piracy between ships and aircraft were carried out, which tested the ability of the formation to carry out diversified tasks under complex conditions.

　　　　　　 From basic training to real case training, from training to actual combat tasks, the People’s Navy has achieved remarkable results in various trainings. Since the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan", the naval forces have participated in more than 200 exercises, and divisions and brigades have conducted more than 3,000 mass training competitions, with more than 800,000 officers and men participating in the training. The training intensity, difficulty conditions, confrontation intensity and research depth of the troops have reached a new high.

　　The mighty Yangtze River, which gathers great rivers and passes through the long gorge, is rich in resources such as hydropower, shipping and fresh water.

　　Six large hydropower stations, Wudongde, Baihetan, Xiluodu, Xiangjiaba, Three Gorges and Gezhouba, are arranged from top to bottom along the main stream of the Yangtze River, forming the world’s largest clean energy corridor: spanning more than 1,800 kilometers, with a water level drop of over 900 meters, a total of 110 hydro-generator sets are running in succession, and the vast river brings rolling green electricity.

　　Not long ago, the industrial Internet platform was deployed in six cascade hydropower stations, which indicated that the "industrial brain", the world’s largest clean energy corridor, was basically completed, and the operation efficiency, safety and reliability of hydropower stations were greatly improved.

　　The cumulative power generation of six cascade hydropower stations has exceeded 3.5 trillion kWh, which is equivalent to saving over 1 billion tons of standard coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by over 2.8 billion tons. At the same time, cascade reservoirs cooperate with each other, and the benefits of smooth shipping, water resources protection and ecological protection are comprehensively released.

　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

　　Figure ①: wudongde hydropower station. Photo courtesy of Three Gorges Group

　　Figure ②: Baihetan Hydropower Station. Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Xinbo photo

　　Figure ③: Xiluodu Hydropower Station. Photo by Zeng Sandong (image China)

　　Figure ④: Xiangjiaba Hydropower Station. Wu Xinshe (image China)

　　Figure ⑤: Three Gorges Hydropower Station. Photo by Zheng Kun (image China)

　　Figure ⑥: Gezhouba Water Control Project. Photo by Wang Geng (image China)

　　Source: Three Gorges Group

Total installed capacity of 71.695 million kilowatts

　　"One drop of water sends 6 times of electricity", and the joint debugging of six reservoirs makes the "green engine" stronger.

　　Baihetan Hydropower Station between deep canyons, the concrete hyperbolic arch dam with the maximum dam height of 289 meters is included in the Pentium River. The water flowing down from a height of more than 200 meters drives the runner of the hydro-generator set to rotate, and the unit can generate about 150 kWh of electricity every time it rotates.

　　Sixteen million-kilowatt hydro-generator sets of Baihetan Hydropower Station are running at full capacity. Wang Bin, deputy director of the operation department of Baihetan Power Plant of Yangtze River Power, said: "Operators are on duty 24 hours a day, sensors collect data in real time, and the system will automatically give an early warning once the operation indicators are abnormal."

　　"The generator set is like a gyro that rotates by water, converting kinetic energy into electrical energy." Kang Yonglin, former deputy director of Baihetan Engineering Construction Department of China Three Gorges Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Three Gorges Group"), said that at the speed of 111 revolutions per minute, the coins standing on it did not move, and the swing of each bearing was less than 0.1 mm during operation … … "The key technologies such as the overall arrangement of units, electromagnetic design, and manufacturing of major components have successively achieved important innovations, which have witnessed the leading position of China Hydropower in the fields of equipment manufacturing, design and installation."

　　In December 2022, Baihetan Hydropower Station realized that all units were put into operation to generate electricity. Looking back from Baihetan, this clean energy corridor has witnessed the breakthroughs of hydropower technology in China.

　　Gezhouba, which was completed in the 1980s, has a maximum capacity of 170,000 kilowatts per hydro-generator unit. As the largest water control project in the world, the Three Gorges Hydropower Station has overcome the design and manufacturing technology of 700,000 MW units. Subsequently, in Xiluodu, Xiangjiaba and wudongde hydropower station, the single unit capacity of hydro-generator sets has exceeded 770,000, 800,000 and 850,000 kilowatts.

　　Upgrading is not a simple addition, and the difficulty coefficient of R&D technology increases geometrically every time. The capacity of a single machine has reached million kilowatts, which is inseparable from the application of a series of new technologies and materials, and the whole industrial chain has been upgraded, such as hydraulic design, generator ventilation and overall design of units. "The million-kilowatt unit has greater head impact, faster rotating speed and higher bearing pressure. The Three Gorges Group has taken the lead in large-scale steel enterprises and developed 800 MPa-class high-strength spiral case steel plates, getting rid of the situation of long-term dependence on imports." Li Haijun, deputy director of the Electromechanical Technology Center of Three Gorges Group, gave an example.

　　The total installed capacity of the six cascade hydropower stations is 71.695 million kilowatts, which is equivalent to the installed capacity of the three Gorges hydropower stations, and the energy supply is constantly enhanced, and five of them have become the backbone power stations of "West-to-East Power Transmission".

　　"The Yangtze River water passes through six hydropower stations in turn, which is equivalent to one drop of water generating six times of electricity." Kang Yonglin calculated a detailed account: 1 cubic meter of water can produce 0.25 kWh of green electricity through the Three Gorges Hydropower Station; The power generation multiplier effect is realized by the joint dispatching of six reservoirs, and the power generation can reach 2 kWh, and the efficiency is increased to 8 times.

　　"The operation and scheduling of giant power stations in the basin involves ‘ Water, machinery and electricity ’ Multiple links, huge scale, changeable time and space, cross-regional and cross-network, complex structure. Cascade hydropower stations bear both peak load and base load, which puts forward higher requirements for long-term safe and stable operation of hydropower. " Tang Zhengyang, deputy director of the Yangtze Power Science and Technology Research Center, said. The industrial Internet platform deeply empowers all business scenarios such as intelligent operation and maintenance, intelligent maintenance, intelligent dispatching and intelligent decision-making, comprehensively improves the intelligent operation and maintenance level of equipment, and helps the digital construction of hydropower stations.

　　768 km deepwater reservoir channel

　　Release the "golden benefit of golden waterway" to help the Yangtze River freight volume stay ahead.

　　The Three Gorges Dam and the double-track five-level ship lock are located on the left bank. In 2023, the safe operation of shiplocks exceeded 11,000 locks and the number of ships passing exceeded 42,000 — — How to operate safely and efficiently when you open the miter gate of about 900 tons for tens of thousands of times and climb the 113-meter water level difference with a thousand-ton ship?

　　"The Three Gorges Ship Lock is the largest inland ship lock in the world with the largest number of consecutive stages, the highest water head and the most complicated operating conditions. In operation, we have established mechanisms to ensure smooth shipping." Yang Hua, deputy director of the hub management department of the basin hub operation management center of the Three Gorges Group, said that in order to ensure the safety and reliability of all kinds of construction equipment, the Three Gorges ship lock will be regularly suspended for maintenance. On April 5, 2024, the planned suspension maintenance of the North Line Shiplock of the Three Gorges Project was successfully completed. This is the suspension maintenance with the longest construction period, the heaviest task and the most difficult process connection and coordination since the planned suspension maintenance began in 2012. With the participation of more than 800 people from 16 companies, the upgrading of the industrial control system of the Three Gorges Ship Lock, the overhaul of 12 miter gates and 12 reverse arc gates, and the replacement of 9 sets of oil cylinders were mainly completed within 45 days, which further improved the safety and reliability of the ship lock operation.

　　When a ship crosses the Three Gorges, it can not only "climb the stairs" but also "take the elevator". On the right side of the lock is the Three Gorges ship lift. According to Yang Hua, the ship-carrying compartment with a height of 10 meters and a water depth of 3.5 meters can accommodate a 3,000-ton ship, and it can be lifted to the height of nearly 40 floors in just 10 minutes. From January to April this year, the cargo volume of the Three Gorges shiplock exceeded 41.4 million tons, the ship lift operated safely for 1,685 times, and the cargo volume of the ship passing exceeded 1.96 million tons, up by 127.73% year-on-year.

　　Xiangjiaba ship lift is the second giant ship lift built in China after the Three Gorges ship lift, and the cargo volume in 2023 increased by 15.51% compared with the previous year. Since the navigation of Gezhouba Shiplock for more than 40 years, the daily average number of locks has increased from 8 to 49. According to the relevant person in charge of the Operation and Management Center of the Three Gorges Group Basin Hub, the Three Gorges, Xiangjiaba and Gezhouba water control hubs have promoted the Yangtze River shipping and economic development along the Yangtze River, helping the Yangtze River freight volume to continue to rank first in the world’s inland rivers.

　　Six cascade hydropower stations have formed a 768-kilometer deep-water reservoir channel, and the navigation conditions of the Yangtze River have improved steadily.

　　A section of rapids has become a water passage. After the completion of the Three Gorges Project, the maintenance depth of the waterway from Chongqing to Yichang has increased from 2.9 meters to 3.5 meters to 4.5 meters, and the tonnage of ships has increased from 1,000 tons to 5,000 tons. 109 beach hazards, 34 one-way controlled river sections and 12 sections that need to be stranded on the beach between the dam site and Chongqing have been eliminated, and "the river has never sailed at night since ancient times" has become history.

　　Ports go from small to large and then to strong. On the Yangtze River waterway in Chongqing, a number of deep-water wharves with a tonnage of more than 5,000 tons have been formed. Ports in the Three Gorges reservoir area, such as Yichang in Hubei, Fuling in Chongqing and Wanzhou, are booming. The advantages of low energy consumption, large transport capacity and low cost of the Yangtze River water transport have been fully exerted, further releasing the "golden benefits of the golden waterway".

　　The total storage capacity is 91.9 billion cubic meters

　　Form a strategic freshwater resource pool to provide support for water supply, water replenishment and ecological dispatching.

　　The Yangtze River Basin is a strategic water source for water resources allocation in China, with an average annual water resource of 995.9 billion cubic meters, accounting for about 36% of the country. Among them, this clean energy corridor forms a cascade reservoir group and a strategic freshwater resource pool with a total storage capacity of 91.9 billion cubic meters.

　　The benefit of water supply and water replenishment is remarkable. Li Peng, deputy chief engineer of the Three Gorges Cascade Dispatching of Yangtze Power, said: "We have rationally coordinated the dispatching plan and energy supply requirements, which has provided a guarantee for the comprehensive benefits of water supply, power generation, shipping and ecology."

　　Ecological dispatching continued. Fish resources are an important indicator to measure the health of rivers. The orderly increase of the discharge of reservoirs and the slow rise of the water level in river sections can create conditions for natural reproduction of fish. 2023 is the second year that Wudongde, Baihetan, Xiluodu, Xiangjiaba and Three Gorges Reservoir are all included in the scope of ecological dispatching. Relevant units have successively coordinated and organized 12 ecological dispatching experiments in three categories, namely, water temperature adjustment of stratified water intake at the stoplog gate, promotion of the reproduction of fish with sticky eggs by "base load power generation" and promotion of the reproduction of fish with drifting eggs. The world’s largest clean energy corridor has become an ecological protection corridor.

　　The scope of ecological regulation is constantly expanding. According to the person in charge of the Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources, at present, the dispatching objects have expanded from promoting fish reproduction to regulating the water temperature of stratified water intake, preventing water bloom, discharging sand and reducing siltation in the reservoir area, and inhibiting excessive reproduction of submerged plants. The dispatching reservoir has expanded from the Three Gorges Reservoir to the cascade reservoirs in Jinsha River, Yalong River and Hanjiang River basins, which has effectively promoted the water ecological protection and restoration in the Yangtze River basin.

　　The relevant person in charge of the Three Gorges Group said that the comprehensive benefits of the world’s largest clean energy corridor will provide strong support for flood control safety, shipping safety, energy safety and ecological safety in the Yangtze River basin at a higher level, in a wider field and in a wider scope, and will continue to help the Yangtze River Economic Belt develop with high quality.

　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

　　Published in People’s Daily, 2nd edition, May 15th, 2024.

　　People’s Daily reporter Wang Hao

　　Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, September 8th Interview: American military hegemony brings disaster to the world — — Interview with suslov, Deputy Director of European and International Comprehensive Research Center of Russian Higher University of Economics.

　　Xinhua News Agency reporter Geng Pengyu

　　Dmitry suslov, deputy director of the Center for European and International Studies of the Russian Higher University of Economics, said recently that the United States is the most expansionary country in the world, and its military hegemony is characterized by serious violation of international law and illegal military intervention, but its military hegemony will definitely end.

　　In an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency, suslov said that military hegemony has always been the main pillar of American global hegemony. The defense budget of the United States ranks first in the world, but it is still keen to further increase the military budget, expand its military alliance system, consolidate the relationship between allies and establish new military bases. American military hegemony has not brought peace and stability to the world, and its military intervention in violation of international law has brought huge security problems and humanitarian disasters to other countries.

　　Suslov said that the U.S.-led NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the U.S.-led Afghan war in 2001, the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, and the NATO air strike against Libya in 2011 not only dealt a heavy blow to international law, but also brought persistent threats and destruction to regional stability, causing great pain and disaster to local people.

　　Suslov said that the U.S. adherence to the principle of NATO’s eastward expansion led to the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis. The United States is the main supporter of promoting the prolongation of this conflict, seeing it as a relatively cheap and safe tool to weaken Russia, but ignoring the disaster it has caused to mankind.

　　Recently, at the release and seminar of the report "The Root, Reality and Harm of American Military Hegemony", a national high-end think tank of Xinhua News Agency, suslov pointed out in a video speech that in the eyes of the United States, once any country becomes or may become strong enough to challenge American global hegemony, the United States immediately regards it as a threat and starts a policy of containment and confrontation.

　　Suslov emphasized that the overwhelming majority of non-western countries oppose the global hegemony of the United States and support the establishment of a more just multipolar world. "Of course, the United States will continue to spare no effort to safeguard its global hegemony, which may make future international relations very dangerous. However, in the long run, the end of US military hegemony is inevitable. "

　　Great course and brilliant achievements — — A large-scale achievement exhibition celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of People’s Republic of China (PRC).

　　September 23, 2019 Beijing Exhibition Hall

　　The Supreme Leader emphasized that the historic achievements and changes in China in the past 70 years fully show that only the Communist Party of China (CPC) can lead China, only socialism can save China, only reform and opening up can develop China, socialism and Marxism, and only Socialism with Chinese characteristics Road can lead China to prosperity. 70 years later, I will start again, and now I will take a step from the beginning. It is necessary to display and publicize the magnificent development course, earth-shattering brilliant achievements and precious experience enlightenment of the new China, encourage the whole party and people of all ethnic groups to unite more closely around the CPC Central Committee, hold high the great banner of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, unite and forge ahead, and make unremitting efforts to win the victory in building a well-off society in an all-round way, win the great victory of Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and realize the people’s yearning for a better life.

　　Laying the foundation for a new China — — The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in Xiangshan, Beijing.

　　September 12, 2019, Xiangshan Revolutionary Memorial in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

　　The Supreme Leader emphasized that history has fully proved that the people of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and China are not only good at breaking the old world, but also good at building a new one. Looking into the future, China has a bright future.

　　Great change — — A large-scale exhibition celebrating the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up.

　　November 13, 2018 National Museum

　　The Supreme Leader stressed that through exhibitions, education should guide the broad masses of cadres and people to more deeply understand the great strength of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the people of China and Socialism with Chinese characteristics, the correctness of our party’s theory, the line and policy of reform and opening up set by the CPC Central Committee, and a series of strategic arrangements for reform and opening up, and the bright future of reform and opening up and socialist modernization, unify their thinking, build consensus, inspire their morale, unite and struggle, and firmly follow the party on the Socialism with Chinese characteristics road and reform and opening up.

　　Great Beginning — — The Communist Party of China (CPC) creates a historical exhibition.

　　Special exhibitions such as "Exploring the Road to Saving the Nation and Saving the Survival" and "The Establishment of the Communist Party of China (CPC)"

　　On October 31, 2017, the site of the First Congress of the Communist Party of China in Shanghai and the Nanhu Red Boat in Jiaxing, Zhejiang

　　The Supreme Leader emphasized that the purpose of our collective trip by Comrade The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) is to review the glorious course of our Party, especially the history when it was founded, to educate the revolutionary tradition, to learn from the lofty spirit of the revolutionary ancestors, to clarify the great responsibilities shouldered, and to enhance the sense of responsibility and mission for achieving the goals and tasks set by the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

　　“砥砺奋进的五年”大型成就展

　　2017年9月25日 北京展览馆

　　最高领袖强调，党的十八大以来的5年，是党和国家发展进程中很不平凡的5年。5年来，党中央团结带领全党全国各族人民，统筹推进“五位一体”总体布局、协调推进“四个全面”战略布局，团结一心，与时俱进，顽强拼搏，攻坚克难，推动中国特色社会主义事业取得长足发展、人民生活得到显著改善，党和国家事业取得历史性成就、发生历史性变革。

　　铭记光辉历史 开创强军伟业——庆祝中国人民解放军建军90周年主题展览

　　2017年7月21日 中国人民革命军事博物馆

　　最高领袖强调，人民军队砥砺奋进的90年，凝结着坚定理想信念、优良革命传统、顽强战斗作风，是我们宝贵的精神财富。

　　英雄史诗 不朽丰碑——纪念中国工农红军长征胜利80周年主题展览

　　2016年9月23日 中国人民革命军事博物馆

　　最高领袖强调，红军长征胜利，充分展现了革命理想的伟大精神力量。现在，时代变了，条件变了，我们共产党人为之奋斗的理想和事业没有变。

　　国家“十二五”科技创新成就展

　　2016年6月3日 北京展览馆

　　The Supreme Leader stressed that under the new situation, the vast number of scientific and technological workers across the country should respond to the call of the CPC Central Committee, strengthen their confidence, persevere and persevere, put scientific and technological innovation in a more important position, implement the innovation-driven development strategy, continue to make contributions in accelerating the historical process of building an innovative country and building a world-class science and technology power, and strive to make new and greater contributions to achieving the goal of "two hundred years" and realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

　　The theme exhibition "Historical Contribution of Great Victory" commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory of Chinese people’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the world anti-fascist war.

　　July 7, 2015 China People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression Memorial Hall

　　The Supreme Leader stressed that the whole Party and people of all nationalities in China should remember the great history of China people War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, which was forged by blood and life, the great contributions made by China people to safeguarding national independence and freedom and the sovereignty and dignity of the motherland, the great contribution made by China people to the victory of the world anti-fascist war, cherish peace, warn the future, unswervingly follow the path of peaceful development, unswervingly safeguard world peace and push Socialism with Chinese characteristics forward with one heart and one mind.

　　The road to revival exhibition

　　November 29, 2012 National Museum

　　The supreme leader stressed that now, everyone is discussing the Chinese dream. I think that realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the greatest dream of the Chinese nation since modern times. This dream embodies the long-cherished wish of several generations of Chinese, embodies the overall interests of the Chinese nation and the people of China, and is the common expectation of every Chinese son and daughter.

　　Cctv news(Focus Interview): Young people are just at the age with the most entrepreneurial passion and innovation enthusiasm. They have a fiery heart to pursue their dreams and Excellence, and their struggle is a vigorous force to promote scientific and technological innovation. China should strive to become a major scientific center and an innovative highland in the world, and young people should be the pioneers. Today, we will look at two scientific and technological workers. One chooses to engage in scientific research and develop new drugs in colleges and universities. Another chose to start his own business and transform scientific and technological achievements. They all dare to wade in dangerous beaches and break through difficulties, full of the spirit of struggle.

　　In a laboratory in Hefei, Anhui Province, 33-year-old Li Junpei is busy testing a new product with his colleagues. This macromolecular colorant is a new type of environmental protection dye with independent intellectual property rights.

　　Traditional dyes are all small molecules, which are easy to be absorbed and migrated, that is, people often say that they are easy to fade and easily absorbed into the human body. Macromolecule colorant makes small molecules hand in hand into chain-shaped or net-shaped macromolecules, which are directly locked in the material, so it is not only difficult to fade, but also can not be absorbed by human cells and becomes a safe colorant.

　　Li Junpei, Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry, graduated from University of Science and Technology of China. Now he is the founder of a color chemistry technology innovation enterprise. In their R&D center, at least 20 similar experimental reactions are carried out at the same time every day. Through continuous experiments, they have successfully developed more than 100 kinds of macromolecular colorants with monomer colors, and more than 3,000 kinds of colors can be prepared with them.

　　It is with this perseverance that Li Junpei’s team broke the foreign technology monopoly. Now, they are conquering a new fluorescent colorant, hoping to apply it to medical detection, thus improving the detection speed and accuracy.

　　Li Junpei was born in a small mountain village in Heze, Shandong Province, and was the first doctor in the village. Since university, his research direction has been new polymer materials. During his school years, he got more than 20 national invention patents.

　　But it is not enough to have love. Li Junpei found that in China, compared with the lack of scientific research technology, what is lacking is the landing of scientific research results. In April 2016, the words made by the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader during his visit to the University of Science and Technology of China strengthened Li Junpei’s determination to go out of the laboratory for scientific research transformation.

　　Li Junpei didn’t break his word. In 2018, after completing the postdoctoral research, he did not enter universities and scientific research institutions, and refused the high-paying employment of foreign companies. Instead, he chose to start a business and specialize in the application of color chemistry materials. Although he got the first investment of 5.4 million yuan with patents and new technologies, set up a team of more than 20 people and set up a laboratory, he ran out of money before he started to do something big.

　　In addition to the lack of funds, Li Junpei was often shut out when promoting new materials and technologies, and was even rejected by nearly 200 units at most. This is the darkest moment for Li Junpei’s team, but they still haven’t given up. In October 2019, they finally turned around and got a support fund of 20 million yuan from the Shaoxing Municipal Government. The company’s operation is gradually on the right track, and its income has also changed from 13,000 yuan to 280,000 yuan, reaching 8 million yuan in 2020. The income in the first quarter of this year has exceeded that of last year. Now, Li Junpei’s team has more than 70 people, with an average age of 27.

　　At present, the macromolecular colorant developed by Li Junpei’s team has been applied in cosmetics, daily chemicals, children’s toys, food packaging and other fields. Li Junpei has made two "five-year" plans for the company, aiming at better application and popularization of macromolecular technologies and materials in China and solving the problem of high pollution and high energy consumption in the printing and dyeing industry.

　　Thalidomide is a famous tragic event in the history of chemistry and medicine. The person who is telling you this story is Qin Chong, 34 years old. He is one of the youngest professors and doctoral supervisors in the School of Medicine, China Ocean University, and is currently leading you to study new anti-tumor drugs.

　　In 2015, Qin Chong graduated from Peking University with a doctorate in medicinal chemistry. From 2016 to 2019, he studied at the University of Michigan in the United States and studied under the internationally renowned pharmaceutical chemist Professor Wang Shaomeng. In 2019, after completing postdoctoral research, Qin Chong chose to return to China instead of staying in the United States.

　　Learning to serve the country and realize the ideal of life is not only the ideal of Qin Chong, but also the entrustment of the Supreme Leader General Secretary to the youth of the whole country. On May 4th, 2014, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader visited Peking University. He emphasized that the value orientation of youth determines the value orientation of the whole society in the future, and the buttons of life should be buttoned from the beginning.

　　Qin Chong’s goal is to make a good medicine. As a student representative, Qin Chong, who was studying for a Ph.D. at Peking University at that time, not only listened to the general secretary’s teachings, but also reported his studies and future plans to him.

　　This conversation with the general secretary has strengthened Qin Chong’s desire to return to China to serve the motherland. In 2019, Qin Chong ended his postdoctoral research work in the United States. At the same time, Qingdao Municipal Government and China Ocean University also extended an olive branch to him. The two sides hit it off, Qin Chong returned to Qingdao, was hired as a Taishan scholar in Shandong Province, obtained a talent green card, and was selected as the first-level professor of young talents in China Ocean University.

　　Everything is difficult before it is easy. At the beginning of the project, the laboratory was in urgent need of a batch of expensive equipment. He found Dean Zhang of the School of Medicine.

　　The School of Medicine of China Ocean University has given Qin Chong great help and full freedom in human, financial, material and academic research. The start-up capital of 3 million yuan was quickly put in place, and the R&D team members were chosen by Qin Chong, all of which made him feel more practical. Academician Guan Huashi, one of the founders of modern marine drug research in China, and other old-timers often encourage and support the research and development work of Qin Chong’s team.

　　With the efforts of all parties, Qin Chong soon built a laboratory that reached international standards and began the research on degradation drugs targeting protein. His team members can be described as a group of scholars, including more than 20 doctors, 2 doctors, and more than 10 masters or masters, with an average age of less than 27 years old. At present, Qin Chong has led a team to tackle key problems in the fields of colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer and nonalcoholic fatty liver, and it is progressing smoothly. Among them, there has been a breakthrough in the direction of colorectal cancer.

　　The research and development cycle of innovative drugs is long and difficult, and success and failure are normal. Like explorers, Qin Chong’s team struggled to find an exit in the dark. Although it is difficult, we should always remember the speech made by the Supreme Leader General Secretary in Tsinghua University — — "Life meets prosperity and shoulders heavy responsibilities", so it is duty-bound.

　　Run while you are young; Learn martial arts while you are young and serve the country and the people. In the prosperous times, today’s era is full of opportunities and gives young people new responsibilities. If the younger generation has ideals, skills and responsibilities, the country will have a future and the nation will have hope. We also see that the career development of these two scientific and technological talents has been helped by the government and schools. While we applaud the achievements and achievements of young talents, we also need to provide them with more such support, so that more young talents can display their ambitions, realize their dreams, and build the most beautiful country with the warmest heart.

US Secretary of Defense Esper (Source: Reuters)

　　Overseas Network December 17th　Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo? an recently said that Turkey was considering closing the US military base in Turkey when the United States wanted to impose additional sanctions on Turkey. In response, US Defense Secretary Esper said at a press conference on the 16th that he needed to talk with his Turkish counterpart in the Ministry of National Defense.

　　According to Reuters, Esper said, "I just got this news from the newspaper, too. I need to talk to my Turkish counterpart in the Ministry of Defence to find out what they really mean and how serious they are."

　　Esper said that if Turkey really wants to close the Kurecik base, NATO needs to discuss this issue. "They are sovereign countries and have the right to choose whether to provide a station for NATO or foreign troops. If they really take this matter seriously, I think this becomes a problem that the alliance needs to solve, because this is your commitment to the alliance. "

　　On the 11th, the US Senate passed a resolution that the Ottoman massacre of Armenians in 1915 was genocide. This historic move angered Turkey and dealt another blow to the already problematic relationship between Ankara and Washington. At the same time, the US Senate passed a bill to impose sanctions on Turkey’s invasion of Syria on October 9.

　　Erdogan warned on 15th that he might close Gilica air base and Kurecik radar base in response to US sanctions and resolutions. Because Gilica Air Force Base has always been the main base for US operations in the Middle East, the US military has used it to fight the "Islamic State" forces entrenched in Syria and Iraq. The Kurechik radar base is the main base of NATO, where a large number of early warning radars are arranged to defend against ballistic missile attacks.

　　In addition, Ankara and Washington have been arguing over Turkey’s purchase of the S-400 system. Washington said that the system is incompatible with NATO’s defense system and poses a threat to its F-35 stealth fighter. Earlier this year, the United States suspended Turkey’s F-35 procurement and production plan to punish Turkey for purchasing Russian S-400 system, and repeatedly warned that the United States may impose sanctions on the transaction. (Li Fang)

　　Zhongxin. com, Guangzhou, May 30 (Reporter Xu Qingqing) The reporter learned from Huangpu Customs on the 30 th that the "HP2023-02" special campaign launched by Huangpu Customs Anti-smuggling Bureau has dispatched 307 police officers to carry out simultaneous arrests and investigations in Beijing, Xi ‘an, Zhuhai, Shenzhen and other places, and arrested 18 suspects, knocked out two smuggling gangs of water passengers in one fell swoop, and seized 100 brands suspected of smuggling imports on the spot.

　　According to reports, in 2022, when the Development Branch of Huangpu Customs Anti-smuggling Bureau was investigating a smuggling case of water passengers, the police handling the case found a large number of clues suspected of smuggling high-end watches from the criminal suspect’s mobile phone. "In the process of operating the clues, we found two smuggling gangs headed by Bai and Yang. The suspect Bai worked in Dubai for five years. During this period, he found that smuggling watches was profitable, so he and his friends Jiang and He jointly engaged in watch smuggling activities. After returning home, Bai and Jiang continued to cooperate and entrusted friends and colleagues abroad to continue to help them buy high-end watches and smuggle them into China for profit. The criminal suspect Yang’s smuggling method is similar to that of Bai’s gang. After buying high-end watches from abroad, they mailed them to Hong Kong and Macao, and then smuggled them into the country by ants moving. " Ye Kai, head of the Anti-smuggling Section of the Development Branch of Huangpu Customs Anti-smuggling Bureau, said.

　　It is reported that since 2020, smuggling criminal gangs have been entrusted by mainland shippers in Guangzhou and other places to purchase high-end brand watches from Japan, Canada and Hong Kong, China, smuggled them into the country through water passengers, and then delivered the smuggled goods to buyers through express delivery channels in the mainland.

　　"In the residence of a suspect, we also seized more than 60 famous watches suspected of smuggling and importing on the spot, with prices above RMB100,000, of which the most expensive watch is worth as much as 3.24 million yuan." Ye Kai said.

　　It is reported that at present, all the suspects involved in the case have arrived. The case is under further investigation.

　　[Gong Jueyuan, special correspondent of Global Times in Iran] Student poisoning incidents have occurred again in many places in Iran. On March 1st, 108 students from seven girls’ schools in Ardabil were rushed to hospital, and similar poisoning incidents occurred in many schools in the capital Tehran. In the past three months, student poisoning has occurred frequently in Iran. According to the statistics of the online website of Iran’s "Trust", as of March 1, there were student poisoning incidents in 58 schools in 10 provinces. Iranian parliamentarian Haidari said on the 1st that according to reliable sources, nearly 900 students across the country have been poisoned.

　　According to the Iranian National News Agency, from 10: 00 to 11: 00 a.m. on the 1st, students from many schools in Ardabil area collectively developed symptoms of throat burning, headache and nausea. According to Iran’s "Choice" news website, many female high school students in Tehran were poisoned. Parents said that the school smelled foul and it was suspected that some kind of spray was thrown into the school. The education department of Isfahan province also announced on the 2nd that a poisoning incident occurred in a local girls’ middle school on the 1st, and seven students were rushed to the hospital.

　　The poisoning incident of Iranian students has lasted for more than three months. On November 30 last year, the first poisoning incident occurred in a school in Qom, and 18 female students developed symptoms such as shortness of breath and muscle numbness. Since then, similar incidents have occurred in many girls’ schools in Qom and spread to Ardabil, Teheran, Los Restan, Kermanshah and other places.

　　Washington post said on the 1st that although some boys seem to get sick, the vast majority of poisoning cases occurred in girls’ schools. According to a report recently released by the Iranian Ministry of Health, students in Qom have mild symptoms of poisoning, and nitrogen is detected in the poison, which usually lasts for 15 to 45 minutes.

　　Because the cause of the poisoning incident and the people behind it are still under investigation, it is not clear whether there is any connection between the poisoning incidents in various places, which has caused panic and confusion in Iranian society. According to Qatar Al Jazeera, some people linked the protests that broke out in Iran with the poisoning incident, claiming that the Iranian government tried to "retaliate" the female students, while some Iranian officials believed that it might be the external "hostile forces" who poisoned the Iranian government.

　　On March 1, Iranian President Leahy appointed the Minister of the Interior to deal with the poisoning incident as soon as possible, and asked the medical and intelligence departments to cooperate with the investigation. Djarrar Zadeh, chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament, said on the 2nd that the investigation of the poisoning incident has been put on the urgent agenda, and the results of the investigation are — — Including foreign intervention and enemy infiltration — — Will be announced as soon as possible.

Iranian President Leahy, data map

　　Earlier, Manadi, chairman of the Education and Research Committee of the Iranian Parliament, said that the poisoning incident of Qom female students was an attempt to deliberately create riots and interfere with the education of girls in schools. The Iranian newspaper said on the 2nd that the murderer attacked the Iranian education system by poisoning students and damaged the credibility of the government under the guise of "women, life and freedom".

　　On March 23rd, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying held a regular press conference. A reporter asked: On the 22nd, the European Union, Britain and Canada announced unilateral sanctions against relevant individuals and entities on the pretext of the so-called human rights issue in Xinjiang. On the same day, the United States announced sanctions against two Chinese Xinjiang government officials, claiming to be a supplement to the sanctions imposed by Europe, Britain and Canada. The foreign ministers of the United States, Britain and Canada issued a joint statement to put pressure on all parties. What is China’s response to this?

　　Hua Chunying said that the United States, Canada, Britain and the European Union imposed sanctions on people and institutions in China and Xinjiang on the grounds of human rights based on lies and false information, and China strongly condemned them. The head of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the EU and British ambassadors to China respectively to make solemn representations. Last night, China made clear its solemn position for the first time and announced sanctions against relevant European institutions and personnel. China has also made solemn representations to the US and Canada.

　　In the past 40 years, the population of Uighurs in Xinjiang has increased from 5.5 million to 12.8 million, and the average life expectancy has increased from 30 to 72 years. People of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang, including Uighurs, enjoy all rights conferred by the Constitution and laws of China according to law. The people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang, China enjoy stability, security, development and progress, which is one of the most successful human rights stories.

　　However, some politicians in the United States, Britain and the European Union are obviously unwilling to admit this fact. They have gained a great deal from the so-called "evidence" maliciously fabricated by some anti-China politicians and so-called scholars, completely ignoring that the so-called "facts" pieced together are completely based on false so-called "internal documents", "victims’ statements" and information with unknown sources, and even taking official documents and data of China out of context and distorting them. These can only prove that what they care about is not human rights at all and what they care about is not the truth at all. They don’t want to see the success and development of China, and they don’t want to see the people of China live a better and better life, so they interfere in China’s internal affairs under the pretext of human rights and try to curb the development of China. What they did was a slander and affront to the reputation and dignity of the people of China, a blatant interference in China’s internal affairs and a serious violation of China’s sovereignty and security interests.

　　It must be pointed out that these countries call themselves human rights "judges" and act as human rights teachers, but they have their own bad records on human rights issues. They are not qualified to blame China, or even impose their crimes and evils on China.

　　Hua Chunying pointed out that during the 400-year-long slave trade, American, British, French and other colonists transported more than 12 million people from Africa to America as slaves, and another 10 million people died in the transportation. In America today, Freudians still can’t breathe. The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has long pointed out that in the United States and Britain, African-Americans face systematic racism in health, employment, education and fair trial.

　　As early as the beginning of the 20th century, German colonialists massacred the indigenous people in Namibia, Africa. From 1904 to 1908, German colonial forces killed more than 100,000 indigenous people, including three quarters of the Herrero population and more than half of the Nama population. It was called "the first genocide of the 20th century" by the report of the Commission on Human Rights of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. During World War II, the German Nazis massacred nearly 6 million Jews, including more than 1 million children. The United States, Britain and their allies violated the Geneva Convention in Afghanistan and brutally killed innocent civilians, committing serious war crimes and crimes against humanity.

　　French troops slaughtered 5.5 million people in Algeria during the colonial period, which constituted a crime against humanity. The Algerian president said that Algeria will not sacrifice history and memory.

　　In the 1970s, the Canadian government put the assimilation of aborigines on the official agenda, publicly proclaimed that "killing Indian descent begins with their children", and implemented the policy of cultural extinction for aborigines by setting up boarding schools. According to incomplete statistics, more than 150,000 aboriginal children were forced to be sent to school, and more than 50,000 of them died of abuse.

　　We all remember that when the United States and Britain used a bag of washing powder and posing videos as evidence, they launched wars against two sovereign countries, Iraq and Syria, causing countless innocent civilian casualties and countless families separated and displaced. The 10th anniversary of the Syrian crisis this year. In Syria alone, 350,000 people have died in the war and their families have been destroyed. Shouldn’t they be sanctioned?

　　This year also marks the 10th anniversary of Libya’s civil war. France, Britain, the European Union and other countries launched the Libyan war and created a large-scale humanitarian disaster, which is the evil source of the current refugee problem and an important factor in regional turmoil. Today, 400,000 people are still displaced in Libya, and more than 1 million people are in urgent need of help. Shouldn’t they be held accountable?

　　These countries not only have no remorse for their export turmoil, but also impose unilateral sanctions on other countries in the name of human rights, seriously damaging the people’s rights to life, health and development in the countries concerned. Faced with the epidemic, these most developed countries ignored the people’s right to life and health, allowing tens of thousands of people to die. Pursue "vaccine nationalism" and hoard a large number of COVID-19 vaccines far exceeding the needs of its population, resulting in no vaccines available in developing countries.

　　We can’t help asking, if people don’t exist, how will power be attached? The United States and the West keep saying that they protect human rights. Who are they protecting? What is the right to protect? How do they show respect and protection for human rights? Shouldn’t they be ashamed?

　　Hua Chunying emphasized that history and facts show that these countries want to be human rights teachers, but they simply don’t deserve it. They are neither saints nor powerful. I hope they understand that China today is not Iraqi, Libyan, Syrian or China 120 years ago. Gone are the days when foreign powers could open the door to China with a few cannons, and the days when a few so-called scholars and media colluded with the government to attack China without any punishment.

　　Advise them not to underestimate the firm will of the people of China to safeguard national interests and national dignity. Come without disrespect, and they will eventually pay for their stupidity and arrogance (CCTV reporter Zhu Ruomeng Yang Yi)