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NEWS ON 08/17

1.DOCTORS ON WHAT TO KNOW ABOUTEG.5 CORONAVIRUS VARIANT

国内发现新冠新毒株EG.5！会引发新一轮流行吗？

2.FLIGHT BOOKINGS SURGE FOR UPCOMING HOLIDAYS

假期将至，航班预订量激增

3.PIG KIDNEY TRANSPLANTED INTOHUMAN FUNCTIONS FOR OVER A MONTH

异种移植取得重大进展：猪肾在人体内正常工作超一个月

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1.DOCTORS ON WHAT TO KNOW ABOUTEG.5 CORONAVIRUS VARIANT

国内发现新冠新毒株EG.5！会引发新一轮流行吗？

A new variant of the coronavirus called EG.5 has been circulating in dozens of countries. In China, the Foshan Center for Disease Control in Guangdong Province reported the variant is starting to become prevalent. Here's Chen Xuan with a look at its characteristics and risk levels.

一种名为EG.5的新冠病毒变异株已在数十个国家流行。中国广东省佛山市疾病控制中心报告该变异株出现蔓延态势。陈璇为您介绍它的特点和风险等级。

Foshan’s CDC reported yesterday the city now has EG.5 outbreaks, but added the risks to public health are manageable.

佛山市疾控中心昨日（08/16）报告称，EG.5变异株在佛山市流行毒株中逐渐占据优势，但其对公众健康的风险是可控的。

EG.5 is a recent variant closely related to the XBB variants that have been circulating for months. It was first reported in February.

EG.5是最近出现的一种变异株，于今年二月份被首次报道，与已流行数月的XBB变种密切相关。

Global case data show symptoms are the same as other variants with coughs, fever, fatigue and loss of taste or smell.

全球病例数据显示，其症状与其他变种相同，包括咳嗽、发烧、疲劳、味觉或嗅觉丧失。

Virologists say the strain isn't more dangerous than previous ones, though it contains one mutation that is known to evade some of the immunity one gains after an infection or vaccination. This might have contributed to its faster circulation speed.

病毒学家说，该病毒并没有比以前的更危险，但它含有一种变异，众所周知，这种变异可以逃避感染或接种疫苗后形成的免疫力。这可能是导致其传播速度加快的原因之一。

The World Health Organization last week upgraded the variant’s tracking status from “variant under monitoring” to “variant of interest”.

世界卫生组织上周将该变异株的跟踪状态从“监视下的变异株”升级为“需要留意的变异株”。

Worldwide, the percentage of EG.5 infections has grown from 7.6 percent at the end of June to 17.5 percent at the end of July. But doctors say people shouldn’t worry too much.

全球范围内，EG.5感染率从6月底的7.6%增长到7月底的17.5%。但医生表示不必过于担心。

Ling Yun, Deputy Directorof Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center

凌云（音译），上海市公共卫生临床中心副主任

“The WHO upgrades a variant when it shows more advanced transmissibility and reaches a certain percentage among total cases. This just tells us we should be watching out for it. This doesn't mean another wave of the pandemic has come.”

“世卫组织会在变异株显示出更高的传播性并在病例总数中达到一定比例时将其升级。这只是告诉我们应该注意它，并不意味着另一波大流行已经来临。”

Here in Shanghai, multiple hospitals have reported a 10 percent increase in coronavirus cases, but the numbers are still low compared to the first COVID wave in December 2022, and the second one in May.

在上海，多家医院报告新冠病毒病例增加了10%，但与2022年12月的第一波感染和5月的第二波感染相比，病例数仍相对较少。

Doctors say whether EG.5 results in a bigger wave of infections depends on immunity levels. Given the May wave, they estimate the strain will not result in a significant rise in case counts.

医生表明，EG.5是否会导致又一波感染取决于免疫水平。鉴于5月份的感染潮，他们估计该病毒不会导致病例数大幅上升。

But they do advise people who have never been infected or those with underlying health conditions to get vaccinated.

但他们建议从未感染过的人或有基础疾病的人接种疫苗。

Ling Yun, Deputy DirectorofShanghai Public Health Clinical Center

凌云，上海市公共卫生临床中心副主任

“One always gets lighter symptoms and a shorter duration of illness the second or third time they get infected. Those who were never infected or with underlying conditions could opt for the quadrivalent vaccines. They offer better defense against current strains. Get a full course of the vaccine if you can.”

“人在第二次或第三次感染时，症状会减轻，病程也会缩短。从未感染过或有基础疾病的人可以选择接种四价疫苗。它们能更好地抵御当前的毒株。如果可以的话，尽量做到全程接种。”

Doctors add that once infected, high-risk groups should try to take antiviral drugs as early as possible. They say when taken promptly, these drugs greatly reduce the risks of developing severe symptoms or experiencing lasting residual symptoms.

医生补充说，一旦感染，高危人群应尽量尽早服用抗病毒药物。用药及时可大大降低出现重症或持久性后遗症的风险。

2.FLIGHT BOOKINGS SURGE FOR UPCOMING HOLIDAYS

假期将至，航班预订量激增

Airfares are soaring for flights in late September and early October as many people in Shanghai are planning a trip during this year's combined Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays. Zhang Yue brings us more.

今年中秋节和国庆节双节长假期间，许多上海人都计划出游，9月底和10月初的机票价格也随之飙升。本台记者张乐为我们带来更多信息。

Demand has risen for plane tickets to popular tourist destinations such as Japan and South Korea during the National Day holiday and prices have jumped accordingly. The price of a one-way ticket from Shanghai to Tokyo on September 29th reached 5,000 yuan, more than 30% higher compared to the summer travel season. A flight from Shanghai to Bangkok during the National Day holiday can cost up to 10 times more than on a regular day.

国庆长假期间，前往日本和韩国等热门旅游目的地的机票需求上升，价格也相应飙升。9月29日从上海飞往东京的单程机票价格达到5000元，比暑期旅游旺季高出30%以上。国庆长假期间从上海飞往曼谷的机票价格也达到了平日的10倍。

Zhang Wu'an, Spokesperson of Spring Airlines

张武安春秋航空发言人

“与2019年疫情发生前相比，出行人数增加了48%。黄金周期间，上海-东京-大阪航线机票已售出80%。9月26日以后的航班，机票价格也在快速上涨”

“There has been a 48% increase in travelers compared to before the pandemic in 2019. 80% of tickets have already been sold for the Shanghai - Tokyo - Osaka route during the Golden Week. For flights after September 26th, ticket prices have been rising rapidly.”

Although airfares have soared, many still want to travel as the combination of the holidays means 10 straight days off, rather than the usual 3 days for the Mid-Autumn Festival and 7 for National Day.

虽然机票价格飙升，但许多人仍然想去旅行，因为假期合并意味着连休 10天，而不是往年的中秋节3天、国庆节7天。

Visitors

旅客

“I went to New Zealand during the May Day holiday and want to go again, but the ticket prices have increased too much. Definitely doubled.”

“五一假期我去了新西兰，还想再去一次，但机票价格涨得太多了。肯定翻倍了。”

Visitors

旅客

“I am going to Chengdu and some cities in northern China.”

“我要去成都和一些北方城市。”

Airlines are adjusting their schedules to meet demand.

航空公司正在调整班次，以满足需求。

Lou Wenjie, Ground Service Dept. of Southern Airlines Shanghai Branch

娄文杰南方航空上海分公司地面服务部

“Since August 15th, we have opened a direct flight from Guangzhou to Kashgar, which is the longest domestic route. For international routes, sales of tickets from Shanghai to Osaka and other destinations have continued to be strong. As ticket sales increase, we will adjust the flight schedule and aircraft types in response to changes in passenger flow.”

“从8月15日开始，我们开通了广州直飞喀什的航线，该航线为最长的国内航线。国际航线方面，上海至大阪等地的机票销售持续火爆。随着机票销售量的增加，我们将根据客流变化及时调整航班时刻和机型。”

As of August 15th, plane ticket sales for the National Day holiday have exceeded 350,000, an increase of nearly 19% compared to a week ago.

截至8月15日，国庆假期机票销售量已突破35万张，与一周前相比增长近19%。

3.PIG KIDNEY TRANSPLANTED INTOHUMAN FUNCTIONS FOR OVER A MONTH

异种移植取得重大进展：猪肾在人体内正常工作超一个月

Surgeons in New York transplanted a pig’s kidney into a brain-dead man, and for over a month it has been functioning normally, the transplant is a critical step toward an operation the team hopes to eventually try in patients with actual brain function. Sun Siqi has more.

纽约一名外科医生将一只猪的肾脏移植到一名脑死亡的男子体内，一个多月来，猪肾一直在正常工作，这次移植是该团队希望最终在有实际脑功能的病人身上尝试异种移植手术的关键一步。本台记者孙思奇带来详细报道。

The transplant recipient was 57-year-old man who fell into a coma in July due to a tumor in his brain, and has been kept alive on a ventilator. His family decided to donate his body for the transplant experiment. Doctors said during the operation in July, after replacing the deceased man's own kidneys with a single kidney from a genetically modified pig, they watched it immediately start producing urine. The pig’s kidney has been functioning normally inside a human body for 32 days.

接受移植的是一名57岁的男子，今年7月因脑部肿瘤陷入昏迷，一直靠呼吸机维持生命。他的家人决定捐献他的遗体用于移植实验。医生说，在7月份的手术中，他们用转基因猪的一个肾脏替换了死者自己的肾脏后，看到该猪肾脏立即开始产生尿液。这只猪的肾脏在人体内已正常工作了32天。

Dr. Robert Montgomery, NYU Langone Health

罗伯特·蒙哥马利博士纽约大学朗格尼健康中心

“You take the clamps off and the human blood comes into the pig kidney, turns this beautiful pink color, and then a couple of minutes later, urine starts squirting out of the ureter. It's crazy.”

“取下夹子，人类的血液进入猪肾脏，肾脏变成美丽的粉红色，几分钟后，尿液开始从输尿管喷出。这太神奇了。”

The experiment marks the longest a pig kidney has functioned in a human, albeit a clinically deceased one. It's the latest in a string of experiments renewing hope that animal-to-human transplants might finally be inching toward reality. The process has suffered decades of failure as people’s immune systems instantly attacked the foreign tissue. Researchers are set to track the kidney’s performance for a second month. Currently. more than 100,000 people are on the list to receive an organ transplant in the United States and thousands die each year as they wait.

这项实验中猪肾脏在人体内工作的时间为迄今最长，尽管移植受体是一位临床死亡病例。该实验为该领域一系列实验中最新一次，让人们重新燃起对动物器官移植到人体的希望。由于人的免疫系统会立即攻击外来组织，该研究几十年来历经失败。研究人员将对肾脏的状况进行第二个月的跟踪。目前，美国有超过10 万患者在等待接受器官移植，每年有数千人在等待中死亡。

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NEWS ON 08/16

1.READERS CONFERENCE HELD DURINGSHANGHAI BOOK FAIR FOR FIRST TIME

“读者大会”首次移师上海书展

2.SHANGHAI FOREIGN TRADE UP 7.4% IN JAN-JUL TERM

上海前7个月进出口同比增长7.4%

3.BETTER FINANCING HELPS DEVELOPERS DELIVER NEW HOMES ON TIME

房企融资推动“保交楼”

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1.READERS CONFERENCE HELD DURINGSHANGHAI BOOK FAIR FOR FIRST TIME

“读者大会”首次移师上海书展

The 14th Readers Conference by China Publishing Group Corp was held this afternoon at Shanghai Exhibition Center. It was the first time the eventwas held during the Shanghai Book Fair. Sun Siqi has more.

中国出版集团公司第14届“读者大会”今天（08/16）下午在上海展览中心举行。这是“读者大会”首次移师上海书展。记者孙思奇带来更多报道。

At 2:30 pm, professor of Chinese literature Mo Lifeng discussed ancient poetry from recent popular movies.

下午2点30分，中国文学教授莫砺锋讨论了近期热门电影中的古诗。

Mo Lifeng, Senior Professor

Inst. for Advanced Studies in Humanities & Social Sciences, Nanjing University

莫砺锋 南京大学人文社会科学资深教授

“假如你喜欢读唐诗，那么你一定要延伸到宋词。假如你喜欢读宋词，一定要向上追溯到晚唐和五代的词。”

“If you love poems written during the Tang Dynasty, you must extend your love to poems from the Song Dynasty, and also those in the Five Dynasties.”

Renowned historian Ge Jianxiong from Fudan University shared the new book "The Yellow River and Chinese Civilization".

复旦大学著名历史学家葛剑雄分享了新书《黄河与中华文明》。

Ge Jianxiong, Professor

Fudan University

葛剑雄 复旦大学资深教授

“我们现在讲传承中华文明，继承黄河文明，那么实际上黄河文明，它就是中华文明早期的核心。”

“The civilization along the Yellow River formed the heart ofChinese civilization.”

The Readers Conference was first held in 2008 during the National Book Expo as a networking event for authors, academicians, and readers. The event also helped establishmore than80 reading rooms in the country. This yearmarksthe first time it’s been held during Shanghai Book Fair.Otherscholars and writers including Chen Jin and Cao Wenxuan were also at the conference.

“读者大会”于2008年在全国图书博览会期间首次举办，旨在促进作者、学者和读者之间的交流。该活动还帮助在全国建立了80多个阅览室。今年是“读者大会”首次在上海书展期间举办，陈劲、曹文轩等学者和作家也出席了会议。

2.SHANGHAI FOREIGN TRADE UP 7.4% IN JAN-JUL TERM

上海前7个月进出口同比增长7.4%

Shanghai saw its foreign trade rise 7.4 percent year-on-year to 2.45 trillion yuan in the first seven months of the year, customs data showed today.

海关数据显示，今年前7个月，上海对外贸易额同比增长7.4%，达2.45万亿元。

During the period the city's exports totaled 996 billion yuan, up 9.3 percent year-on-year, while imports grew by six percent to 1.45 trillion yuan. Exports included 693.2 billion yuan worth of mechanical【机械】and electrical products, up 15.2 percent year on year and accounting for 69.6 percent of the city's total export value. Imports of consumer goods accounted for 22.7 percent of Shanghai's total imports during the period, registering year-on-year growth of 13.5 percent. The European Union was the city's biggest trading partner, with total imports and exports between the two reaching 500 billion yuan.

其中，出口9959亿元，同比增长9.3%；进口1.45万亿元，同比增长6%。机电产品出口6932亿元，同比增长15.2%，占全市出口总额的69.6%。消费品进口占全市进口总额的22.7%，同比增长13.5%。欧盟是上海最大的贸易伙伴，双方的进出口总额达5000亿元人民币。

3.BETTER FINANCING HELPS DEVELOPERS DELIVER NEW HOMES ON TIME

房企融资推动“保交楼”

Official data released today showed that fewer Chinese cities were reporting month-on-month increases in home prices during July. Only 20 out of 70 large and medium-sized cities saw month-on-month increases in new home prices, down from 31 in June. Yesterday, China's central bank cut interest rates on two lending facilities that can affect home purchase loans as well as developers' financing, and some analysts are now predicting that the bank's one-year loan prime rate is also expected to drop this month, which could have an even bigger impact on the market. Our reporter Zhang Shixuan checks out the demand for new home buying and the home delivery situation for presold homes in Shanghai.

今天（08/16）公布的官方数据显示，7月份中国房价环比上涨的城市较少。在70个大中城市中，新房价格环比上涨的城市只有20个，低于6月份的31个。昨天（08/15），中国央行下调了两项可能影响购房贷款和开发商融资的贷款工具利率，部分分析师预测，中国央行的一年期贷款市场报价利率预计也将在本月下调，这可能对市场产生更大的影响。记者张诗旋对上海新房购买需求及预售住宅交付情况进行了探访。

By the end of next year, the 3 residential buildings and 21 villas here will becompletedat Shanghai's Zhangjiang Science City. Though sales are not open yet, the reception center is already seeing 30 to 50 groups of clients a day during weekends. Even those from outside Shanghai are welcome just so they meet the local tax requirements.  

到明年年底，上海张江科学城的3栋住宅楼和21栋别墅将交付出售。虽然楼盘尚未开售，但在周末，接待中心每天接待的客户已经多达30至50组。符合上海税收要求的非上海户口居民也可以购买。

“我跟我老婆也是外地人，然后社保满5年。然后想着攒点首付，看看房子。今年刚结婚，觉得这边看个小户型的，就700万出头的。”

“My wife and I are from outside Shanghai. But we've been paying local social insurance【社保】for 5 years, and so we want to save some money and buy a new home. We just got married this year. We're looking for a small apartment, for around 7 million yuan.”

“主要是那个社保年限满的，然后也刚结婚，所以想在上海买一套房子。我们工作都在浦东，所以想在浦东买一个。”

“We have met the requirement for social insurance payments. And we just got married, so we want to buy a new home in Shanghai. We both work in Pudong, so we want an apartment here.”

The company has 14 residential property projects under development, more than half of them intended for families looking to upgrade from homes they now own.  

上海中建东孚公司在上海有14个住宅物业项目正在开发中，其中一半以上是为有改善性住房需求的家庭设计的。

Wei Wei, Assistant General Manager

CSCEC Dongfu Shanghai

魏伟 上海中建东孚总经理助理

“以我们张江的项目为例，我们从5月底接待中心开放以来，累计接待了客户1600组，市场关注度较高，大部分的客户来自浦东新区，以三口之家为主，购房主要用于自住和改善需求。”

“Take this project in Zhangjiang for example. Since we opened our reception center at the end of May we've welcomed more than 1,600 groups. People have been paying a lot of attention to it. Most of them are from the Pudong New Area, families of three. Most are buying for themselves and to trade up from where they're living now.”

The company has been speeding up its delivery times. This June, its project in Shanghai's Kangqiao area made delivery to home buyers 3 months ahead of schedule. It was also the first housing development in the city to makesimultaneous【同时】 delivery of both apartments and their property ownership certificates too, a big saving on paperwork time for everyone. That efficiency has a lot to do with the faster financing that is now available.

该公司一直在加快房屋交付时间。今年6月，其在上海康桥地区的项目提前3个月向购房者交付。这也是该市第一个同时交付房屋及房产证的房地产开发项目，节省了大量的文书时间。交付效率的提高与目前更快的融资速度有很大关系。

Wei Wei, Assistant General Manager

CSCEC Dongfu Shanghai

魏伟 上海中建东孚总经理助理

“往年项目贷款有1.5个月到2个月的周期，我们近期曹路和惠南两个项目的正在办理开发贷，现在压缩为在一个月内可以办理完成。我们目前在各个总包和专业分包的付款方面，都是按照合同的约定给予了即时支付，我们按照上海市的约定也每个月对农民工资的专用账户进行支付。”

“In the past, our project loans usually required an application process that took one and a half to 2 months. But recently, 2 of our projects in Caolu and Huinan applied for development loans, and they only took a month. We've been paying all our contractors on time according to the agreements. We are also paying workers' salaries to their accounts according to the requirements of the Shanghai government.”

Zhang Shixuan, Reporter

张诗旋 记者

It's been a year since the Chinese government highlighted the need for timely deliveries of presold homes to their owners. During the past year, financial institutions have been told to help developers with that by extending or adjusting loan repayments. Developers' loans maturing before Dec 31, 2024 have been extended for another year. And this year, as the country'sresidential propertymarketis undergoing some massive【巨大的】changes,suchfinancial support is critical to helping the market hang on until, hopefully, demand for home buying recovers.

一年前，中国政府强调预售住房交付给业主的及时性。在过去的一年里，金融机构通过延长或调整贷款还款帮助开发商解决这一问题。2024年12月31日前到期的开发商贷款将再延长一年。今年，全国房地产市场正经历着巨大变化，直到购房需求有望恢复前，此类金融支持对于稳定市场至关重要。

Yan Yuejin , Research Director

E-house China R&D Institute

严跃进 易居研究院研究总监

“今年上半年，尤其是二季度房屋销售端的市场数据可能表现并不是很好。下半年一系列的政策，包括一线城市的纷纷表态，使得我们整个房地产市场的预期是逐渐转好的，一些房企的销售端的数据也有望进一步改善，这些资金状况的改善对我们保交楼来讲还是有帮助的。整个金融机构如果看到销售端的数据转好，那么他会愿意提供更多的资金。”

“In the first half of the year, especially the second quarter, housing sales data didn't perform well.  But in the second half of the year, with the series of new policies, we expect the market will gradually turn better. And when the sales data improves, the liquidity will help the on-time delivery of presold homes. And then if financial institutions see better sales figures, they may be willing to lend more money to developers.”

The National Statistics Bureau last month released data showing that in the first half of this year, the completion area of residential properties rose almost 20% from a year ago.

国家统计局上月公布的数据显示，今年上半年住宅竣工面积同比增长近20%。

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insurance/ɪnˈʃʊrəns/【保险】

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NEWS ON 08/15

1.NATURAL RESOURCES MINISTRY WEIGHS INON ECO-CONSERVATION ACHIEVEMENTS

全国划定生态保护红线面积约319万平方公里

2.SURVEYED URBAN UNEMPLOYMENTRATE AT 5.3% IN JULY

国家统计局：7月全国城镇调查失业率为5.3%

3.CHINA CUTS KEY POLICY RATES TO SUPPORT COMMERCIAL, POLICY BANKS

政策利率再度下行，货币政策加力逆周期调节

----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦----------------- 

1.NATURAL RESOURCES MINISTRY WEIGHS INON ECO-CONSERVATION ACHIEVEMENTS

全国划定生态保护红线面积约319万平方公里

The ministry stated that 3.19 million square kilometers of land and sea have been delineated within what the central government calls "ecological protection red lines", a scheme【计划】proposed in 2011 to put an end to "irrational development" that had encroached on ecosystems.

自然资源部表示，我国划定包括陆地和海洋在内的“生态保护红线”面积合计约319万平方公里。该计划于2011年提出，旨在结束侵占生态系统的“非理性开发”。

Local governments must ensure "mandatory protection" in these areas.

地方政府必须确保这些地区的“强制性保护”。

According to the blue book, red line areas now cover 35 priority biodiversity protection areas and more than 90 percent of ecosystem types.

根据蓝皮书，红线区域目前涵盖我国全部35个生物多样性保护优先区域和90%以上的典型生态系统类型。

Tian Chunhua, Deputy Director

China Land Surveying & Planning Institute

田春华 自然资源部中国国土勘测规划院副院长

“我国99%的红树林、92%的冰川及永久积雪、91%的珊瑚礁、89%的海草床以及94%的未开发利用无居民海岛，都纳入了生态保护红线。”

“More than 99 percent of the country's mangrove forests, 92 percent of glacier and permanent snow, 91 percent of coral reefs, 89 percent of seaweed beds and 94 percent of undeveloped islands are within the protected red lines.”

These areas are scattered across the country and include the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers, forests in the northeast, the southern China hills and swathes【大片区域】of coastline along the South China Sea.

这些地区分布在全国各地，包括青藏高原、黄河和长江、东北的森林、华南的丘陵和南海沿岸的大片区域。

Chen Yuqi, Researcher

China Land Surveying & Planning Institute

陈瑜琦 自然资源部中国国土勘测规划院研究员

“我国生态保护红线主要分布于西部地区，划定面积约246万平方千米，占全国生态保护红线总面积的77%。”

“About 77 percent of all protected areas are in the West, accounting for 2.46 million square kilometers.”

Local governments are expected to ensure conservation of the habitats and endangered species in the protected areas.

地方政府应落实好保护区内栖息地和濒危物种的保护工作。

Authorities added China now has the world's most planted forests and grassland. Both environmental indices and biodiversity are improving.

有关部门补充道，中国草地面积、人工林保存面积均居世界第一，环境指数和生物多样性不断改善。

Close to 74 percent of lakes now have water rated as moderate to satisfactory. More than 300 million acres of land have been treated under a plan to reduce desertification【荒漠化】.

目前近74%的湖泊水质被评为中等或满意。一项荒漠化治理计划使超3亿英亩的土地得到了治理。

Average PM2.5 readings have dropped 57 percent. The number of heavily polluted days has declined 92 percent. Ministry officials say China has had the fastest improvement in air quality in the world. Over the last 10 years, 19 environmental protection laws have been either issued or revised.

PM2.5平均读数下降了57%。重度污染天数减少了92%。环保部表示，中国是世界上空气质量改善最快的国家。10年来中国已颁布和修订了19部环境保护法。

Here in Shanghai, PM2.5 readings last year averaged 25 micrograms per cubic meter, the lowest since records have been kept.

在上海，去年的PM2.5平均读数为每立方米25微克，是记录以来的最低水平。

Aquatic animal diversity indices and fish counts are on the rise in major water bodies including the Huangpu River, Suzhou Creek and Dianshan Lake.

黄浦江、苏州河和淀山湖等主要水体的水生动物多样性指数和鱼类数量呈上升趋势。

Energy-wise, 36 percent of Shanghai's electricity comes from nuclear, hydro, solar and wind. More than 10,000 factories were improved to reduce carbon emissions.

能源方面，上海36%的电力来自核能、水力、太阳能和风能。超1万家工厂进行了升级改造，以减少碳排放。

About 1.2 million electric vehicles run on Shanghai's roads. The city's subway lines total 831 kilometers -- both figure rank #1 among cities in the world.

上海市电动汽车保有量约120万辆。地铁线路总长831公里。两项数据在世界城市中均排名第一。

2.SURVEYED URBAN UNEMPLOYMENTRATE AT 5.3% IN JULY

国家统计局：7月全国城镇调查失业率为5.3%

The National Bureau of Statistics said today that the country's overall employment remained generally stable with the urban surveyed unemployment rate at 5.3 percent in July, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month. Zhang Yue tells us more.

国家统计局今天（08/15）表示，全国就业总体保持稳定，7月份全国城镇调查失业率为5.3%，比上月上升0.1个百分点。记者张乐带来更多报道。

National Bureau of Statistics spokesperson Fu Linghui said various measures have been taken to help college graduates find a job as more than 11 million are expected to complete university this year. He said private companies have hired 670,000 more college grads in 2023 compared to previous years. The bureau said government departments in regions across the country are finding ways to help college students who have not yet found a position to enter the job market. Fu added the number of students in colleges and universities has increased in recent years.

国家统计局新闻发言人付凌晖表示，今年预计将有超1100万大学生毕业，因此国家采取了各种措施帮助大学毕业生找工作。与往年相比，2023年私营企业大学毕业生雇佣量增长了67万名。全国各地的政府部门都在努力帮助尚未找到工作的大学生进入就业市场。近年来，高校学生人数不断增加。

Fu Linghui, Spokesman

National Bureau of Statistics

付凌晖 国家统计局新闻发言人、国民经济综合统计司司长

“2022年，我国16-24岁城镇青年有9600多万人，其中在校学生达到6500多万人。在校学生的主要任务是学习，毕业前寻找工作的学生是否应纳入劳动力调查统计，社会各方面有不同的看法，需要进一步研究。再比如，随着我国居民受教育水平提高，青年人在校学习时间增加，在劳动力调查统计中，对于青年人年龄范围的界定也需要进一步研究。”

“In 2022, China had more than 96 million young people between the ages of 16 and 24 in urban areas, and 65 million of them were students. The main task for students is studying. There are different opinions on whether to include students who are looking for jobs before graduation into the labor force survey. With the improvement of the education level, young people spend more time studying in colleges and universities. Therefore, further research needs to be done to define the age range for young people in the labor force survey.”

Fu also said starting this month, the surveyed urban unemployment rate of young people will no longer be released to the public, adding the statistical work needs to be updated due to the development of the economy. He added the survey on labor force statistics also needs to be optimized.

付凌晖表示，从本月开始，全国城镇调查失业率将不再向公众发布，由于经济的发展，统计工作需要更新，劳动力统计调查也需要优化。

3.CHINA CUTS KEY POLICY RATES TO SUPPORT COMMERCIAL, POLICY BANKS

政策利率再度下行货币政策加力逆周期调节

China's central bank today cut the interest rates it charges for both its medium-term lending facility,its standing lending facility, which provide different forms of financing to commercial banks. Lei Shuran explains the day's financial events.  

央行今天（08/15）下调了中期贷款便利和常备贷款便利的利率。常备贷款便利为商业银行提供不同形式的融资。记者雷舒然带来详细报道。

The People's Bank of China today injected 401 billion yuan into the market through the one-year MLF facility at an interest rate of 2.5 percent, down from its previous 2.65 percent. It was the second such move in three months. The MLF tool helps commercial and policy banks maintain liquidity by allowing them to borrow from the central bank using securities as collateral.

中国人民银行今天（08/15）通过一年期MLF贷款向市场注入4010亿人民币，利率为2.5%，低于之前的2.65%。这是三个月来的央行第二次注资。MLF工具允许商业银行和政策性银行使用证券作为抵押品从中央银行借款，从而保持资金流动性。

Qin Tai, Chief Macro Analyst

Huajin Securities

秦泰 华金证券首席宏观分析师、研究所所长助理

“对于长端利率小幅调整，多次、少量的调整方式，更利好于投资周期比较长的基建投资，以及制造业投资这些项目，去形成更多有效投资的实物工作量。所以我们是认为现在的政策导向，很明显是两个不同的方向，对于制造业和基建投资，以促进为主，那么对于房地产市场的信心，以稳定为主。”

“Regarding the small adjustments to the long-end interest rate, implementing them in small amounts but over multiple times will be more conducive to the longer investment cycle of infrastructure investment and manufacturing investment projects, allowing them to more effectively invest to support their production. We believe the current policyorientation【方向】has two objectives: promoting investment in manufacturing and infrastructure, while stabilizing confidence in the real estate market.”

The bank today also announced 10-basis-point cuts to the overnight, seven-day and one-month interest rates for its standing lending facility, which also supports banks with needs of different terms. Analysts believe the moves could be opening the door to a potential cut in China's lending benchmark loan prime rate, which is scheduled to be revealed in the bank's monthly announcement next week. In June, both the one-year and five-year LPRs were cut by 10 basis points, with the five-year rate falling to 4.2 percent.        

央行今天（08/15）还宣布，将其常备贷款工具的隔夜、7天期和1月期利率下调10个基点，为有不同期限需求的银行提供支持。专业人士认为，这些举措可能为中国下调基准贷款优惠利率打开大门，该利率计划在下周的月度公告中公布。6月，1年期和5年期利率均下调10个基点，五年期利率降至4.2%。

#热词加油站

scheme/skiːm/【计划】

swathe/sweɪð/【大片区域】

desertification/dɪˌzɜːrtɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/【荒漠化】

orientation/ˌɔːriənˈteɪʃ(ə)n/【方向】

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NEWS ON 08/14

1.JUDICIAL INTERPRETATION DESIGNED TO PROTECT FOREST RESOURCES

最高法发布司法解释明确破坏森林资源犯罪定罪量刑标准

2.RELIEF WORK CONTINUES INHEILONGJIANG, JILIN AND HEBEI

华北东北：齐心协力恢复受灾地区生产生活秩序

3. STATE COUNCIL ISSUES SUPPORTIVE MEASURES FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT

提振外商投资信心！国务院印发重磅《意见》

----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦-----------------1.JUDICIAL INTERPRETATION DESIGNED TO PROTECT FOREST RESOURCES

最高法发布司法解释明确破坏森林资源犯罪定罪量刑标准

As tomorrow marks the country’s first National Ecology Day, the Supreme People’s Court today issued a judicial【司法的】 interpretation involving cases of illegally occupied forest land to promote environmental conservation. Chen Xuan tells us more details.

明天（08/15）是我国首个“全国生态日”，最高人民法院今天（08/14）发布了涉及非法占用林地等森林资源民事纠纷的司法解释，以促进环境保护。陈璇为我们带来详细解读。

The interpretation takes effect tomorrow. It states a crime has been committed when one-third of a hectare【公顷】 in a public welfare forest is illegally occupied or destroyed. For a commercial forest, the same applies if more than two-thirds of a hectare is illegally occupied or destroyed.

该解释将于明天生效。其中规定，非法占用并毁坏公益林地五亩以上构成犯罪。非法占用并毁坏商品林地十亩以上，同样构成犯罪。

It specifies that stealing trees, no matter where they are, will be theft cases under the law.

解释明确了在任何地方偷盗树木，都将被依法定为盗伐林木罪。

The court document also specifies conviction【定罪】 and sentencing standards for crimes that harm national protected plants. If one or more plants of a first-level protected wild plant, or 1 cubic meter or more of standing timber【木材】 of a first-level protected wild plant is harmed, it constitutes the crime of damaging nationally protected plants. The same crime applies if two or more plants of a second-level protected wild plant or 2 cubic meters or more of standing timber of a second-level protected wild plant are damaged.

解释也明确了危害国家重点保护植物罪的定罪量刑标准。危害国家一级保护野生植物一株以上或者立木蓄积一立方米以上，或者危害国家二级保护野生植物二株以上或者立木蓄积二立方米以上的，即构成危害国家重点保护植物罪。

According to the Supreme People’s Court, between 2018 and 2022, courts across the nation sentenced more than 80,000 people involved in 60,000 criminal cases related to damaging forest resources.

据最高人民法院统计，2018年至2022年，全国法院共判处破坏森林资源刑事案件6万余件，涉案人员8万余人。

With better judicial protection of forest resources, the country’s forest coverage and forest stock volume have increased in the past few years. Since 2000, about 25 percent of the world’s newly added green space comes from China.

随着森林保护的司法保护力度加大，过去几年，全国森林覆盖率和森林蓄积量不断增加。自2000年以来，全球新增绿地中约有25%来自中国。

As a result, the average concentration of PM2.5 in major cities has declined nearly 60 percent in the past 10 years. The number of heavy polluted days reduced significantly, making China become the country with the fastest improvement speed in global air quality.

因此，近10年来，主要城市PM2.5平均浓度下降了近60%。重污染天数大幅减少，使中国成为全球空气质量改善速度最快的国家。

2.RELIEF WORK CONTINUES INHEILONGJIANG, JILIN AND HEBEI

华北东北：齐心协力恢复受灾地区生产生活秩序

As flood waters have receded, reconstruction has begun in the provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Hebei. Sun Siqi takes a look.

随着洪水退去，黑龙江、吉林和河北等省的灾后重建工作已经开始。本台记者孙思奇带来详细报道。

Road and communications equipment repairs are ongoing in the city of Shangzhi in Heilongjiang. A 3-meter-deep hole on one road has been filled. The local government is giving out supplies to people who have returned.

黑龙江尚志市正在进行道路和通信设备的维修。公路上一处三米的深坑已被填平。当地政府正在向返回归家的人们发放物资。

villager

村民

“（他们给我们）送行李（被褥）、大米、白面、油。”

“They gave us blankets, rice, flour and oil.”

The province has downgraded its flood emergency response to level three.

黑龙江省已将防汛应急响应降为三级。

In Jilin, the water levels of major rivers have dropped to normal, allowing authorities to end a level-2 emergency response. More than 500 soldiers helped restore a 172-meter section of road in Jinma Town in the hard-hit city of Shulan. The also repaired a 60-meter breach in a dam.  

在吉林，主要河流的水位已降至正常，当地解除了二级应急响应。500多名士兵帮助重灾区舒兰市金马镇修复了长达172米的道路，还修复了一个60米长的堤坝缺口。

In Tianjin, water levels have returned to safe levels after flooding and dam breach alerts were raised last week.

天津于上周提级洪水和溃坝警报，目前水位已降至安全水平。

In Hebei, businesses are re-opening. Work has resumed at major construction projects across Xiong'an New Area. Safety inspectors are checking eight schools in Laishui County, Baoding City.

在河北，商户正重新开业。雄安新区的主要建设项目已经复工。安全检查人员正在检查保定市涞水县的八所学校。

Yin Shengnan, Principal of Sanpo Town Primary School

尹胜男三坡镇小学校长

“（专家）已经进行评定了，（建筑物）是没有危险的，然后我们接下来就是清淤工作结束以后，我们会对整体的环境进行一下消杀，保证9月1日我们如期开学。”

The specialists say the buildings are safe. So now we'll disinfect the grounds after we've finished cleaning up. The school should open as scheduled on September 1st.

In Gaobeidian, Baoding, disinfection and safety inspections have been completed in 129 of 154 villages.

保定市高碑店市154个村中有129个村已完成消毒和安全检查。

3.STATE COUNCIL ISSUES SUPPORTIVE MEASURES FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT

提振外商投资信心！国务院印发重磅《意见》

China’s State Council has issued new guidelines regarding further optimizing the foreign investment environment and intensifying efforts to attract foreign investments. Lei Shuran has the details.

国务院发布了关于进一步优化外商投资环境，加大吸引外商投资力度的意见。本台记者雷舒然带来报道详情。

The State Council Information Office told a news conference today that the measures will include improving the quality of foreign capital utilization, guaranteeing the national standard treatment of foreign-invested enterprises, and strengthening the protection of foreign investments. Foreign investments and operations are to be made easier, and fiscal【财政的】 and tax supports increased. The State Council has called on all regions nationwide to adopt measures to support the effort.

国务院新闻办公室在今天（08/14）的新闻发布会上表示，这些措施将包括提高利用外资质量、保障外商投资企业的国民待遇标准、加强对外商投资的保护。外商投资和经营将更加便利，并加大财税支持力度。国务院要求全国各地区采取相关措施努力优化外商投资环境。。

Chen Chunjiang, Assistant Minister of Commerce

陈春江商务部部长助理

“研究创新合作采购方式，通过首购订购等措施，支持外商投资企业在我国创新研发全球领先产品等。强化外商投资促进和服务保障工作，做好自由贸易协定原产地证书签证工作，为外商投资企业享受关税减免政策提供便利等。”

“We will study innovative cooperative procurement methods and support foreign-invested enterprises through government procurement, so as they will be able to do innovative research  and develop cutting-edge products in China. We will also strengthen foreign investment promotion and service guarantees, including the issuance of certificates of origin under free trade agreements, and the facilitation of tariff reductions and exemptions for foreign-invested enterprises.”

The Ministry of Commerce reports that committed foreign direct investment in the Chinese mainland fell 2.7 percent in the first half of this year. Despite that decline, 24,000 new foreign-invested firms were established during the period, up 35.7 percent from a year earlier. The ministry said it will follow up implementation of the guidelines in four areas - coordination with local governments, strengthening public knowledge of the policies, tracking the results of the plans and evaluating problems encountered during the process.

商务部报告称，今年上半年，外商对中国大陆的直接投资下降了2.7%。虽然投资有所下降，但同期新设立外商投资企业2.4万家，同比增长35.7%。中国商务部表示，将从四个方面跟进指导方针的实施——与地方政府的协调、加强公众对政策的了解、跟踪计划的结果以及评估过程中遇到的问题。

#热词加油站

judicial/dʒuːˈdɪʃəl/【司法的】

hectare/ˈhekteə(r)/【公顷】

conviction/kənˈvɪkʃn/【定罪】

timber/ˈtɪmbə(r)/【木材】

fiscal/ˈfɪsk(ə)l/【财政的】

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NEWS ON 08/11

1.29 DEAD, 16 MISSING IN HEBEI FLOODS

河北省强降雨致29人遇难16人失踪

2.TROPICAL STORM KHANUN TO MAKE LANDFALL IN LIAONING TONIGHT

台风蓝色预警：“卡努”或于今天夜间进入我国辽宁

3.DEATH TOLL FROM MAUIWILDFIRES RISES TO 55

夏威夷毛伊岛大火已致55人死亡

----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦----------------- 

1.29 DEAD, 16 MISSING IN HEBEI FLOODS

河北省强降雨致29人遇难16人失踪

Hebei officials said today 29 people had died and 16 were still missing in Hebei after the worst flooding in decades. Close to 3.9 million people across 110 cities, counties and districts suffered damage to their homes. Sun Siqi hasmore.

河北省委、省政府今天（08/11）表示，在经历了几十年来最严重的洪灾后，河北29人遇难，16人失踪，110个市（县、区）有近390万人的房屋受损。记者孙思奇带来详细报道。

Provincial officials observed a moment of silence at the press conference today.

今天（08/11），河北省委、省政府在新闻发布会上默哀。

They say direct economic losses from the floods are estimated at close to96 billion yuan and that post-flood reconstruction will likely take 2 years. Close to 1 million emergency workers participated in rescue missions.

洪灾造成的直接经济损失约为960亿元，灾后重建可能需要2年时间。近100万抢险人员参与了救援任务。

Zhang Chengzhong, Vice Governor

Hebei Provincial Government

张成中 河北省常务副省长

“（特大暴雨到来前）提前转移群众，扩大人员转移范围，组织山洪地质灾害危险区、蓄滞洪区和次生灾害影响区群众避险转移，全省累计转移群众175.74万人，其中蓄滞洪区97.84万人。”

“We relocated people in advance in areas with different levels of flood andlandslide【滑坡】 risks. More than 1.7 million people were relocated. Close to 980,000 of them were in the flood discharge areas.”

Currently, more than 90 percent of blocked roads, damaged power lines, and cellular service stations have been restored.

目前，90%以上受阻的道路、受损的电力线路和移动服务站已经恢复。

The provincial government says it'll ensure all displaced people can either return home or move into a new one before this winter.

省政府表示，将确保所有受灾群众在今年冬天之前返回家园或搬入新居。

In Tianjin, warnings have been issued about potential dam breaches for days as 75 percent of the flood water in the Haihe watershed eventually flows to the ocean through the city. A red flooding alert is still in effect for two rivers. Work teams are checking dams and water levels.

在天津，由于海河流域75%的洪水最终从天津入海，因此连日来一直在发布可能决堤的警告。两条河流仍处于洪水红色预警状态，工作小组正在检查堤坝和水位。

Surveyor

测量人员

“对这个水位进行一个观测，它在上升的时候，把数据上报给有关部门。第二方面是实时对坝体进行变形观测，在变形较大的时候，上报有关部门进行有效处置。”

“We record water levels and report to authorities when they rise. We also monitordeformations【变形】in the dams, and file a report when they reach a certain threshold.”

Forecasters say more heavy rain is coming to Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei in the next 24 hours, and advise everyone to take precautions.

天气预报显示，未来24小时内，北京、天津和河北将迎来更多暴雨，建议大家做好预防措施。

2.TROPICAL STORM KHANUN TO MAKE LANDFALL IN LIAONING TONIGHT

台风蓝色预警：“卡努”或于今天夜间进入我国辽宁

Tropical Storm Khanun will make landfall in Liaoning Province tonight.All 3 provinces of Northeastern China are bracing for its impact. Sun Siqi has the story.

强热带风暴“卡努”将于今晚（08/11）登陆辽宁省，中国东北三省严阵以待。记者孙思奇带来更多报道。

Tropical Storm Khanun weakened after making landfall on the Korean Peninsula yesterday, but the storm center is now back out over the water east of the Liaodong peninsula, and its outer rings are dumping rain into northeastern China.

热带风暴“卡努”昨天（08/10）在朝鲜半岛登陆后强度减弱，目前风暴中心正向辽东半岛以东海域转移，其外围环流给中国东北地区带来强降雨。

Parts of southern Heilongjiang have already been hit with very intense rainfall, leading to damaged roads and downed communications.

黑龙江南部部分地区已遭受强降雨，导致道路受损、通讯中断。

The mountainous area of Jilin near the border with the DPRK has been dealing with moderate to heavy rainfall for 2 days. The city of Shulan, which had just been battered with floods, relocated 23,000 people from 20 towns and villages.

靠近朝鲜边境的吉林山区连续2天出现中到强降雨。刚刚遭受洪水袭击的舒兰市从20个乡镇转移了2.3万人。

Multiple cities in Liaoning have been busy relocating people and resources, the local authorities have also stepped up waterway and power line inspections.

辽宁多个城市一直在进行人员和资源转移工作，当地政府还加强了水路和电力线路的检查。

Du Ke

State Grid Benxi Company

杜科 国网本溪供电公司安监部主任 

“我们对涉及水库供电的19座66千伏变电站、23条10千伏线路及所属设备开展隐患缺陷排查治理。”

“We're running inspections on nineteen 66-thousand-volt transformers and 23 ten-thousand-volt power lines.”

And here in Shanghai, temperatures made it back up over the 35 degree mark to 36.2 in the early afternoon. The local weather office says Khanun is partly to blame.

下午早些时候，上海气温又回升到35度以上，达到36.2度。当地气象局称部分原因是受到了强热带风暴“卡努”的影响。

Wu Rui, Chief Meteorologist

Shanghai Meteorological Bureau

邬锐 上海中心气象台首席服务官

“这两天副热带高压边缘的影响，包括卡努台风外围的下沉气流，也使得我们这两天最高气温要达到36度左右，周日气温也是在35度。”

“We're under the influence of downward moving air on the outermost rings of Khanun. Hence, the highs for the weekend will still hover between 35 and 36 degrees.”

Forecasters expect showers for the beginning of next week, which will bring daytime highs down to the low side of the mid-30s, and then into the low 30s by next weekend.

天气预报员预计，下周初将有阵雨，白天最高气温将降至35度左右，下周末将降至30度左右。

3.DEATH TOLL FROM MAUIWILDFIRES RISES TO 55

夏威夷毛伊岛大火已致55人死亡

The death toll from wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui rose to 55 on Thursday, as U.S. President Joe Biden approved a major disaster declaration for the state. Stephen Rancourt has more.

周四（08/10），夏威夷州毛伊岛野火已造成至少55人死亡，美国总统拜登已宣布该州出现重大灾难。记者Stephen Rancourt带来更多报道。

According to the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, the wildfire has burned through more than 2,000 acres and destroyed at least 1,700 buildings. It has become the deadliest U.S. wildfire since the 2018 Camp Fire in California.

据夏威夷紧急事务管理部门，野火的过火面积已超过2000英亩，导致1700多座建筑受损或被焚毁，成为自2018年加州野火以来美国死亡人数最多的野火。

Survivor

幸存游客

“We found a floating board that we hung onto. We were out there floating. The news was so surreal and everything was burning around, explosions, cars blowing up,embers【火苗】 just flying. We couldn't breathe.”

“我们抓住了一块漂浮的木板，挂在上面一直漂着，一切都不像现实中的场景，所有东西都在燃烧，有爆炸发生，汽车爆炸了，火苗到处飞舞，我们几乎无法呼吸。”

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday approved a major disaster declaration for Hawaii. The Pentagon announced that it has sent a number of troops and military helicopters to Hawaii to assist in rescue-and-recovery efforts.

美国总统拜登周四（08/10）批准了夏威夷州的重大灾难声明。五角大楼宣布已向夏威夷派遣部队和军用直升机，以协助救援和恢复工作。

Maui reported on the most damaging of the three blazes.,The one in Lahaina on the western part of the island was 80% contained by Thursday morning, and another in Kula in central Maui was 70% contained. There was no assessment yet about the fire that continues to burn in the mountains.

茂宜岛报告表示，截至周四上午，三场大火中破坏力最大的一处，即位于该岛西部拉海纳的大火已有80%得到了控制，另一处位于茂宜岛中部的库拉大火也有70%得到了控制。目前还没有对继续在山区燃烧的大火进行评估。

Tourists were advised to stay away, and about 11,000 flew out of Maui on Wednesday.

游客被建议远离茂宜岛，周三（08/09）约有1.1万名游客飞离茂宜岛。

Evacuate Tourist

撤离游客

“We were up on Front Street the night before the fire started. So to see from one day to the next how it was, and then after that, was justsurreal【不真实的】.”

“野火发生的前一晚，我和妻子还去了‘前街’游览，我们亲眼看到了火灾前后的对比，这太不真实了。”

The governor of Hawaii estimated that it will take billions of dollars and many years to rebuild Lahaina.

夏威夷州长估计，重建拉海纳镇需要数十亿美元和数年时间。

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Deformation/ˌdiːfɔːrˈmeɪʃn/【变形】

ember/ˈembər/【火苗】

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NEWS ON 08/10

1.BEIJING OPPOSES U.S. RESTRICTIONS ON INVESTMENTS IN CHINA

中方坚决反对拜登将签令限制美企对华关键领域投资

2.TRAVELERS NOW HAVE MORE OPTIONS FOR TRIPS ABROAD

中国公民出境跟团游国家和地区已由60个扩展至138个

3.MODERN INSURANCE TECH HELPS WITH DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS

推动保险成为防灾减灾与应急管理的重要支撑力量

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1.BEIJING OPPOSES U.S. RESTRICTIONS ON INVESTMENTS IN CHINA

中方坚决反对拜登将签令限制美企对华关键领域投资

The Foreign Ministry said today that China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the single-minded roll-out of restrictions on investments in China by the United States. The remarks came after US President Joe Biden yesterday signed an executive order that would block U.S. high-tech investments in China. Zhang Yue has more.

外交部今天（08/10）表示，中方强烈谴责并坚决反对美方一意孤行地限制在华投资。美国总统拜登昨天（08/09）签署了一项行政命令，阻止美国对华高科技投资。记者张乐带来更多报道。

Designating【指定】China as a "country of concern", the order aims to limit U.S. investments in three categories of national security technologies: semiconductors and microelectronics,quantum【量子】information technologies and some artificial intelligence systems, according to the US Treasury Department. The order is expected to go into effect following a 45-day comment period.

美国财政部称，该命令将中国指定为“受关注国家”，旨在禁止或限制美国在三个领域对中国实体的投资，包括半导体和微电子、量子信息技术、部分人工智能系统。该措施预计将在45天的评估期后生效。

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that restricting US investments in China, with national security concerns as a front, is a clear act of overstretching the concept of security and politicizing business engagement. The spokesperson said that is deglobalization and a move to phase China out.

美方打着国家安全的幌子，限制美国企业对华投资，大搞泛安全化、泛政治化。美方此举的实质是搞逆全球化和去中国化。

The spokesperson added President Biden has made a commitment to not "decouple" from China, urging his administration to follow through on that commitment. In addition, the spokesperson said the United States needs to stop politicizing, instrumentalizing, and weaponizing technology and trade issues, adding that China will monitor developments closely and safeguard its rights.  

中方敦促美方切实履行拜登总统无意对华“脱钩”、无意阻挠中国经济发展的承诺，停止将经贸科技问题政治化、工具化、武器化，立即撤销错误决定。中方将密切关注有关动向，坚决维护自身权益。

The Ministry of Commerce also said the move was a complete departure from the principles of a market economy and fair competition that the United States has long claimed to champion.

中国商务部表示，此举完全背离了美国长期以来宣称捍卫的市场经济和公平竞争原则。

2.TRAVELERS NOW HAVE MORE OPTIONS FOR TRIPS ABROAD

中国公民出境跟团游国家和地区已由60个扩展至138个

TheMinistry of Culture and Tourism announced today thatthey had increasedthe list of countries and regions available for outbound【出境的】 grouptours from 60 to 138. The list now includes the UK, US and Japan. Zhang Hong tells us more about how some travel agencies in Shanghai reacted.

文化和旅游部今天（08/10）宣布，出境跟团游国家和地区由60个扩展至138个，包括英国、美国和日本。记者张泓带来上海旅行社的最新动态。

After the announcement was made, searches for outbound travels surged over 20 times onTrip.com. Many are planning tojust before or after the National Day holiday.Travel agency Spring Tour received its first group of tailor-made trip orders to Japan this afternoon. The agency said more outbound trip packageswill be offeredsoon.

携程数据显示，文旅部消息发出后，出境游产品瞬时搜索增长超过20倍，其中国庆出发时段最受关注。今天（08/10）下午，春秋旅游接到了第一批赴日定制游订单。该旅行社表示，他们将在近期推出更多出境游套餐。

Zhou Weihong, Deputy General Manager

Shanghai Spring Tour

周卫红 春秋旅游副总经理

“因为三年过去了，有的资源它的价格和接待的要求也不一样了，所以我们要把这些整理出来，另外一个很重要的就是签证的问题，我们要和很多领馆进行沟通，我们也会把市场的需求传导给他们，也希望他们在政策上有所考虑。”

“Over the past three years, ticket prices and rulesatcertainattractions have changed so we need to sort them out. Another issue is visa applications. We need tocontact consulates and update them the market demand in the hope that they will make some adjustmentstotheir visa application rules.”

Trip.com saidhighprices this summer haven’t deterred travelers asoverseas tourbookingsincreased 44%in July compared toJune.

携程数据显示，夏季出境游价格仍居高不下，但游客出行热情不减，7月份的海外旅游订单比6月份增长了44%。

Voice of Wang Yiming, PR Director

Trip.com Group

汪怡明 携程公关总监

“我们也会随着跟团游覆盖地区的增长，产品丰富度的提升，跟团游的各项成本也会有一定的摊薄，价格也会变得更加划算。”

“We will offer more choices for customerssincethe list of countries and regions available for outbound group travel increased.Prices will drop.”

A recent China Tourism Academyreport said thattravelersfromtheChinese mainland made more than 40 million trips to overseas destinations in the first half of this year with 90% ofthem taken in Asia.

根据中国旅游研究院近日发布的《2023年上半年出境旅游大数据报告》，上半年出境游目的地共计接待大陆游客超4000万人次。短距离的出境游率先恢复，超90%的游客集中在亚洲地区。

3.MODERN INSURANCE TECH HELPS WITH DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS

推动保险成为防灾减灾与应急管理的重要支撑力量

The government has enhanced rescue and relief efforts in flood-stricken regions after heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Doksuri hit north China. At the same time, China's insurance companies have received a large number of claims from flood-hit areas, and Zhang Shixuan explains how the modernized firms are helping support relief work.  

台风“杜苏芮”带来的强降雨袭击中国华北地区后，政府加强对洪涝灾区的救援和赈灾工作。与此同时，中国的保险公司也收到了大量来自洪水灾区的理赔申请。记者张诗旋带大家了解现代化的保险公司是如何帮助支持救济工作的。

In recent days flooding in North China has stranded residents, washed away bridges and highways, and forced tens of thousands of people out of their homes. China's insurance firms have received a flood of claims from people and companies affected by the flooding and the geological disasters it has triggered. The National Financial Regulatory Administration says that as of 10 am Tuesday, insurance companies in Hebei, Beijing, Heilongjianag, Jilin, and Tianjin have received 117,600 claims, mainly related to automobiles, company property, and agriculture.  Fortunately, the insurance companies were ready.  

最近几天，华北地区的洪水导致居民被困，桥梁和高速公路被冲毁，数万人被迫离开家园。中国的保险公司收到了大量来自受洪水及其引发的地质灾害影响的居民和公司的理赔申请。国家金融监督管理局表示，截至周二上午10点，河北、北京、黑龙江、吉林和天津的保险公司已收到11.76万份理赔，主要涉及汽车、公司财产和农业。所幸，对此，保险公司已做好准备。

Li Chao, General Manager Assistant

China Pacific Property Insurance Company

李超 中国太平洋财产保险公司总经理助理

“以往我们其实对于巨灾的一些理赔还是比较复杂的，我们是通过技术手段，通过跟气象部门的合作，我们去研究这些畜牧养殖，包括农林与我们实际的这些自然灾害之间的关系，同时设定一个触发条件，一旦触发之后就自动启动理赔，同时有一个整体的赔付基准，根据灾害的情况直接进行赔付。”

“Previously, the insurance claims processes for huge catastrophes were complicated. Now with tech support and cooperation with meteorology departments, we have been studying the relationship between the breeding and agricultural sectors and natural disasters. We have set up trigger conditions which, once triggered, will automatically initiate claims.”

For agricultural businesses, the company now offers what is called parametric insurance - policies with premiums set according to the magnitude of an event, rather than by the amount of losses actually incurred. That makes payouts faster, and more flexible. The insurance companies are also introducing technologies to alert clients to the need for risk prevention, and alerting them before huge potential losses take place.

该公司现在为农业企业提供所谓的参数保险——保费根据事件的严重程度，而不是实际发生的损失金额来确定。这使得赔付更快、更灵活。保险公司也在引进技术，提醒客户防范风险，并在发生巨大的潜在损失前对客户发出预警。

Li Chao, General Manager Assistant

China Pacific Property Insurance Company

李超 中国太平洋财产保险公司总经理助理

“我们的地理空间技术包括结合我们历史赔付的情况、属地的风险状况标的信息。比如这次这个杜苏芮，我们其实一共锁定了63978个客户，那么提前已经向客户发送了如何来进行抗灾的这种模式，紧接着又锁定了大概有3740个重点客户，是我们属地的工程师亲自到现场。我们可以提供一个相对远期一点的预报，比如说1到10天的一个可视化的一个预报，大概2小时有个临前的一个预报，这样的话就更精准，帮助客户在临前进行相关的防损。”

“We combine our geospatial technology with information on the history of our claims and risk situations in different regions. For Doksuri this time, we sent instructions on disaster preparation to 63,978 clients. And we sent our engineers to support 3,740 key clients. We can also offer a visual forecast 1 to 10 days ahead, and a 2-hour short-term forecast, to help clients avoid risks.”

The company also utilizes internet of things devices at clients' warehouses, so as to send alerts when the water level exceeds a safety limit. Foreign insurance firms have also been launching similar products. Swiss-Re this year launched parametric insurance coverage for typhoons in China.

该公司还利用客户仓库中的物联网设备，在水位超过安全限值时发出警报。外国保险公司也在推出类似产品。瑞士再保险公司今年在中国推出了针对台风的参数保险。

Jeffrey Pan, CEO Greater China

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

Jeffrey Pan 瑞士再保险集团大中华区首席执行官

“We have issued a few policies to large corporates and we are in talk with some small and medium sized enterprises in China, and also in talk with certain some government into in order to promote this business in China. From the recent trend we see the corporates and the government in the coastal area, in the east coast areas more interested with those. I thinkprobably because they are more exposed to natural catastrophe events and most concentrating the assets in the development area.”

“我们已经针对大型企业出台了一些政策，我们正在与中国的一些中小企业洽谈，也在与某些政府部门洽谈，以便在中国推广这项业务。从最近的趋势来看，沿海地区和东部沿海地区的企业和政府对这些更感兴趣，可能是因为他们更容易受到自然灾害的影响，而且大部分资产都集中在开发区。”

Zhang Shixuan, Reporter

张诗旋 记者

According to Swiss Re's latest report, natural disasters last year brought global economic losses of 275 billion US dollars, of which insurance covered 45%, or 125 billion dollars.Much of that is attributed to climate change, economic distortion, and inflation, putting more pressure on risk pricing. The report predicts that higher premiums and tighter terms and conditions will likely continue. Experts say, however, that China's catastrophe insurance is still at a lower coverage level compared with the global markets, and so there is still room for growth.

据瑞士再保险公司的最新报告，去年自然灾害给全球造成2750亿美元的经济损失，其中保险损失占45%，即1250亿美元。这主要与气候变化、经济扭曲和通货膨胀有关，这些因素给风险定价带来了更大压力。报告预测，保费上涨和条款收紧的势头可能会持续下去。然而，专家表示，与全球市场相比，中国的巨灾保险覆盖水平仍然较低，因此仍有增长空间。

Edward Zhou, Senior Partner

Mingya Insurance Brokers

Edward Zhou 明亚保险经纪公司高级合伙人

“基本上大部分的保险公司还是可以去做那个财产一切险的，但是可能像个别的，像这种台风指数等一些比较具体一个风险的一个产品可能是还并不是非常多。就是在海外应该相对比较会比中国更加普遍一些，因为国外的这块的一个保险的一个发展，还是相对于中国是比较发展时间会更长，他们的一个产品也会更加丰富。”

“The majority of insurance companies are offering property all risks coverage, but not many companies are offering detailed products like typhoonparametric【参数的】 insurance. Such products are more common overseas, where development time has been longer and so there are more diversified products.”

China’s National Financial Regulatory Administration has instructed insurance companies to offer efficient services through accurate predictions, solid preparations, smooth communication, simple procedures, faster payment. And specialized services are necessary.

国家金融监督管理局要求保险公司着力做到预判要准、准备要实、沟通要顺、程序要简、赔付要快、服务要专，高效开展保险服务工作。

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quantum/ˈkwɑːntəm/【量子】

outbound/ˈaʊtbaʊnd/【出境的】

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NEWS ON 08/09

1. TYPHOON KHANUN HIT SOUTHERNPARTS OF JAPAN

台风“卡努”向日本南部九州岛靠近

2. CHINA'S JULY ANNUAL CONSUMER PRICES DOWN 0.3%, PRODUCER INDEX EASES

2023年7月份居民消费价格指数同比下降0.3%

3. CHINA'S REAL CONSUMER LENDING RATES FALL TO AS LOW AS 3%

低至3%！银行低息消费贷来袭

----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦----------------- 

1.TYPHOON KHANUN HIT SOUTHERNPARTS OF JAPAN

台风“卡努”向日本南部九州岛靠近

Tropical Storm Khanun hit the Amami region of Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture last night, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall. At least 6 people were injured. The powerful storm continued to move north-ward today. Stephen Rancourt has more.

昨天（08/08）夜间，台风“卡努”席卷了日本鹿儿岛县的奄美地区，给九州多地带去疾风骤雨，当地至少6人受伤。今日（08/09），“卡努”再度升级为超强台风，并继续北上。本台记者StephenRancourt带来详细报道。

The wind and rain continued to intensify this morning, Kagoshima registered winds speeds of up to 150 kilometers per hour.

今晨风雨强度加剧，鹿儿岛的风速达到了每小时150公里。

Khanun changed its course and began tracking towards the southern Japan last week. It killed at least 2 people and injured over 100 in Okinawa Prefecture on its first pass through the southern Japanese islands, and cut power to hundreds of thousands of homes. More than 500 flights in southern Japan were canceled, and some Shinkansen bullet train services were also suspended. The Japanese government has suggested that more than 60,000 families in the southern part of the country should be relocated.

上周，“卡努”改变了其路径，开始向日本南部移动。在首次经过日本南部诸岛时，造成冲绳县至少2人死亡，100多人受伤，数十万户家庭断电。日本南部地区取消了500多架次航班，部分新干线列车暂停运行。日本政府建议南部地区超60,000户家庭进行转移安置。

Japan marked the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of its western city of Nagasaki today. This year’s memorial ceremony was significantly scaled down due to the approaching tropical storm. The ceremony was moved indoors for the first time since 1963.

今天，日本举行了原子弹轰炸其西部城市长崎78周年和平祈念仪式。由于台风逼近，今年的纪念仪式规模大幅缩小。自1963年以来，纪念仪式首次移至室内举行。

Japan’s Meteorological Agency said that another tropical storm, tropical storm Lan, the year’s seventh, has formed and is on track for the country’s main island of Honshu next week.  

日本气象厅表示，今年第7号台风“兰恩”已经形成，并将于下周登陆日本本州本岛。

As Khanun tracks north, South Korea is also under the storm’s influence. As of 11 am today, Jeju Airport has canceled 144 flights. And for sea routes, all ships in Jeju Island have suspended services, and all ports have been closed. The country has launched a 24-hour emergency response to deal with the oncoming storm.

随着“卡努”向北移动，韩国也受到了台风的影响。截至今天上午11点，济州机场已经取消航班144架次。在海上航线方面，济州岛的所有船只已暂停运营，所有港口均已关闭。韩国已启动24小时应急响应，以应对即将到来的台风。

2.CHINA'S JULY ANNUAL CONSUMER PRICES DOWN 0.3%, PRODUCER INDEX EASES

2023年7月份居民消费价格指数同比下降0.3%

China’s consumer prices fell in July for the first time since February 2021, official data showed today, while factory gate prices continued to decline but at a slower pace.

据今日官方数据，中国的居民消费价格指数（CPI）自2021年2月以来首次下降，同时工业生产者价格指数持续下降，但降幅收窄。

According to data from the statistics bureau, China’s consumer price index, a main gauge【标准】of inflation【通货膨胀】, dropped 0.3 percent year-on-year in July after a flat reading in June. Food prices dipped【下降】 1.7 percent in July compared with a year ago, down from a 2.3 percent rise last month. The statistics bureau said the drop in the CPI was due to a high comparison base in the previous year, but that it is likely to rise gradually with a gradual economic recovery. Also released today, China’s producer price index was down 4.4 percent from a year earlier in July after the 5.4 percent annual contraction seen in June.

根据国家统计局的数据，中国的居民消费价格指数CPI（通胀的主要衡量标准），在6月份保持平稳的基础上，7月同比下降了0.3％。与去年同期相比，7月份食品价格下降了1.7％，低于上个月2.3％的涨幅。统计局表示，CPI下降是由于前一年对比基数较高，但随着经济逐渐复苏，CPI可能会逐渐上升。同样在今天发布的数据中，中国的工业生产者价格指数在7月同比下降了4.4％，而6月份则同比下降了5.4％。

3.CHINA'S REAL CONSUMER LENDING RATES FALL TO AS LOW AS 3%

低至3%！银行低息消费贷来袭

The China Securites Journal is reporting that several large state-owned banks and joint-stock banks have cut real lending rates without any preferential conditions to as low as 3.5 to 4 percent. The rate of a consumer loan product offered by China Merchants Bank has fallen to 3.4 percent. But that can fall even further at Shanghai Pudong Development Bank which is issuing coupons via its official Wechat account, allowing borrowers to take advantage of a 3 percent loan rate. Yicai Global reports that smaller banks as well as many regional lenders have been offering similar discount promotions, including Bank of Suzhou, Beijing Rural Commercial Bank, and Guiyang Rural Commercial Bank.

据《中国证券报》报道，一些大型国有银行和股份制银行已将实际贷款利率下调至3.5%-4%，而无需任何优惠条件。招商银行的一款消费贷款产品利率已降至3.4%。而上海浦东发展银行甚至通过其官方微信账号发放优惠券，使借款人可以享受3%的贷款利率。据《第一财经全球》报道，许多小型银行以及许多区域性贷款机构一直在提供类似的利率折扣，包括苏州银行、北京农村商业银行和贵阳农村商业银行。

Commercial banks set their primary lending rates based on the central bank's Loan Prime Rate, which is currently 3.55 percent for one-year corporate and household loans and 4.2 percent for those of more than five years.

商业银行的主要贷款利率是根据央行的贷款市场报价利率确定的，目前一年期企业和家庭贷款的贷款市场报价利率为3.55%，五年期贷款市场报价利率为4.2%。

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inflation/ɪnˈfleɪʃ(ə)n/【通货膨胀】

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NEWS ON 08/08

1. WORK TEAMS GRADUALLY RESTORE POWER, REPAIR ROADS IN HEILONGJIANG

黑龙江：多部门抢修恢复道路通信电力

2. PROCESSING TRADE TO PROCESS STRONGER AND BETTER PRODUCTS

加工贸易：加工更强更优质的产品

3. FM: CHINA, RUSSIA WILL MAINTAIN CLOSE STRATEGIC COORDINATION

中俄外长强调两国之间的战略合作

----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦-----------------1.WORK TEAMS GRADUALLY RESTORE POWER, REPAIR ROADS IN HEILONGJIANG

黑龙江：多部门抢修恢复道路通信电力

85 tributaries【支流】 of the Songhuajiang River have water levels above their respective flood warning thresholds, while 12 reservoirs have dangerous water levels in Heilongjiang Province. Clean-up work continues in Hebei and Beijing. Sun Siqi takes a look.

松花江85条支流超过各自的洪水警戒水位，黑龙江省12座水库出现危险水位。河北和北京的清理工作仍在继续。本台记者孙思奇带来报道。

A red flood alert was removed in the Lalin River in Wuchang City of Heilongjiang as teams continued to repair roads, as well as restore power and communications. 16 of 26 damaged ten-thousand-volt power lines had been repaired, but the other 10 are inaccessible due to floodwaters. Repairs had begun on numerous damaged roads.

黑龙江五常市拉林河解除了红色洪水警报，抢险队继续抢修道路，恢复电力和通讯。在26条受损的万伏电线中，16条已经修复，但另外10条因洪水而无法使用。多条受损道路的修复工作已经开始。

Hao Lishan, Deputy Director of Wuchang Road Development Center             

郝立山五常市公路事业发展中心副主任                             

“截至目前（五常市）得有155条受损路段，344处水毁阻断点，动用机械设备达到120多台。”

“155 roads are damaged, and 344 are partially blocked. We have more than 120 machines running at these sites.”  

With communications down, China Mobile crews were using drones to provide service to emergency workers, eachensuring internet access to 200 people within a 2-kilometer radius.

在通信中断的情况下，中国移动工作人员使用无人机为紧急救援人员提供服务，每台无人机可确保方圆2公里内200人的互联网接入。

In Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province, emergency workers opened a 100-meter gap in one dam as water levels dropped below those in the city. Water levels were declining about 20 centimeters every 6 hours.

在河北省涿州市，当水库水位下降到城市水位以下时，抢险人员在一座大坝上打开了一个100米的缺口。水位每6小时下降约20厘米。

In Beijing, power and communications were being restored in suburban districts.

在北京，郊区的电力和通信正在恢复。

At Beicheying Village in Fangshan District, tap water was restored to about one third of the homes. It will likely take another week before all households in the village have running tap water. Across the district, about half of the flooded villages were still without tap water. 54 trucks were running daily to bring water to these homes. Water treatment companies were on site to purify ground water for people to use.

在北京市房山区北车营村，大约三分之一的家庭已经恢复了自来水供应。预计在接下来的一周内，该村的所有家庭都将恢复自来水供应。在房山区内，大约一半的受灾村庄仍然没有自来水。每天有54辆卡车运送水源到这些家庭。自来水净化公司也在现场为人们净化地下水供村民使用。

2．PROCESSING TRADE TO PROCESS STRONGER AND BETTER PRODUCTS

加工贸易：加工更强更优质的产品

An important part of China’s imports and exports is something called the “processing trade,” and our reporter Zhang Shixuan explains just what that’s all about.  

中国进出口的一个重要组成部分是“加工贸易”，本台记者张诗旋为我们解释其中的内涵。

For the past almost four years, this ship has grown from an agreement to a 135,500-metric-ton Vista-class vessel that can carry thousands of people. This is China’s first domestically built large cruise ship, which completed its first sea trial just last month. It's a giant, and it contains as many as 25 million components and parts - five times that of a C919 aircraft - and much of it is imported. Once the sea trials are done, the ship will be delivered at the end of the year. The project’s extensive demand for imported components and its ultimate export destination makes it a perfect example of the processing trade.

在过去近四年时间里，这艘邮轮从一份协议发展成为一艘可搭载数千人的135,500吨级Vista级邮轮。这是中国第一艘国产大型邮轮，上个月刚刚完成首次海上试航。它是一艘巨型船只，包含多达2500万个零部件，是C919飞机的零部件数量的五倍，其中大部分零件是进口的。所有海试结束后，该船将于今年年底交付。该项目对进口零部件的大量需求及其最终出口目的地，使其成为加工贸易的完美典范。

Li Fang, Deputy Director of Engineering Management Dept., CSSC Cruise Technology Development

李芳，中船邮轮技术发展有限公司工程管理部副主任

“整船是大概有3000个Purchase Order设备采购单的物资要进行进口，这个订单仅仅是船东供应品。他还有大量的这个是船厂来采购的订单厂。整个在进口的过程中，海关是对我们有一些是进行保税，有一些先是进口装船安装之后，将来船厂在整船出口交付的时候进行部分退税，按照不同的品类进行退税。”

"The whole ship required 3,000 purchase orders for equipment that needed to be imported. And that’s just the figure for the shipowner supplies. There were also a large number of orders booked by the shipbuilder. When importing some parts, the Customs offered us bonded services, and for others, we will receive tax refunds on some categories after the ship is formally delivered and exported.”

The processing trade involves a domestic firm initially obtaining raw materials or intermediate【居中的】inputs from abroad and, after local processing, exporting the value-added end goods. Customs duties on the imported materials are exempted if the company can prove that the imports are consumed in the production of goods for export. But for such a large high-end manufacturing product, the Shanghai Customs had to create some special services.  

加工贸易是指国内企业最初从国外获得原材料或中间投入品，在当地加工后出口增值的最终产品。如果企业能够证明进口材料用于生产出口商品，则可以免征进口材料的关税。但对于如此大型的高端制造产品，上海海关不得不设立一些特殊服务。

Li Fang, Deputy Director of Engineering Management Dept., CSSC Cruise Technology Development

李芳，中船邮轮技术发展有限公司工程管理部副主任

“比如说船用的大型的船用发电机组，还有全回转的推进器、脱硫塔、造水机，对于这些重点设备他是重点监管，但是整船我们有很大批量的这个进口物资，他允许我们根据我们实际的建造进度自主的进行核单。”

“For key equipment like large marine generator sets, azimuth propulsion, scrubbers, and water generators, customs supervised very closely. But for the large number of other imported materials, the customs allowed us to vouch for ourselves based on our construction progress.”

Zhang Shixuan, Reporter

张诗旋本台记者

China’s processing trade volume has risen more than 500 times during the past 40 years. While it once took up half of the country’s foreign trade volume, that proportion has dropped to less than 20% now, as more general trade has grown significantly. But it doesn’t mean the processing trade is any less important now. On the contrary, it still plays a vital role in industrial upgrades and in stabilizing industrial chains, and now also serves a wider range of industries.

过去40年间，中国的加工贸易额增长了500多倍。加工贸易曾占中国对外贸易的半壁江山，但随着一般贸易的大幅增长，这一比例已降至不足20%。但这并不意味着加工贸易的重要性有所下降。恰恰相反，加工贸易在产业升级和稳定产业链方面仍然发挥着重要作用，而且现在还服务于更广泛的行业。

Yu Jiehua, Deputy Director of Post Clearance Audit Division, Shanghai Customs District of the PRC

于杰华，中华人民共和国上海海关稽查处副处长

“上海地区，这个加工贸易进出口产品结构当中呢，产业链相对较长，附加值较高的高新技术产品占据了主体，在进出口加工贸易的进出口总值占比是70%左右，加工贸易增值率也达到了78.2%。”

“In Shanghai, the processing trade products have relatively longer industrial chains. with high value-added and high-tech products taking the prime spot, accounting for around 70% of the overall processing trade volume. The value rate of the processing trade has now reached 78.2%.”

It’s not just growing, it’s changing. The processing trade has now pretty much shifted from labor-intensive products with low added value, to high value-added and high-tech manufacturing. In the first half of the year, Shanghai processing trade volume outside the Customs Special Supervision Zone topped more than 190 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of more than 6%. Customs has been improving clearance services for the imports. Originally, it tracked imports based on individual agreements, with each agreement corresponding to a single customs category. Now the services are capable of tracking an entire company and even a group’s trading activity as a whole.

加工贸易不仅在增长，更在变化。目前，加工贸易已基本从低附加值的劳动密集型产品向高附加值、高技术含量的制造业转变。今年上半年，上海海关特殊监管区域外加工贸易额超过1900亿元，同比增长超过6%。海关不断改进进口清关服务。最初，海关根据单个协议跟踪进口，每个协议对应一个海关类别。现在，这些服务能够跟踪整个公司甚至整个集团的贸易活动。

Yu Jiehua, Deputy Director of Post Clearance Audit Division, Shanghai Customs District of the PRC

于杰华，中华人民共和国上海海关稽查处副处长

“比如说像中船集团，他下面有很多船厂。那么这个我们就可以以集团为单元进行监管，那么不同的集团内不同的企业之间的料件就可以自由的调拨。我们推出的这个集团保税政策，不仅仅是汇集了江南长兴、外高桥造船等龙头企业，我们还将那个中船集团旗下的这些众多的分布在长三角区域的这些船厂一并纳入形成产业集群化的监管。”                                                  “For example, the China State Shipbuilding Corporation has many shipyards. We offer a one-stop supervision taking the group as a unit, so that the different companies owned by the group can distribute their materials as they need. Not just leading companies like Jiangnan and Waigaoqiao, we have included all the group's shipyards in the Yangtze River Delta Region to offer an industrial cluster supervision.”

Yu says she expects future quality upgrades of the processing trade to include cruise ship and large aircraft manufacturing, advanced packaging and testing of integrated circuits, as well as AI and medical equipment.  

于杰华表示，预计未来加工贸易的质量升级将包括游轮和大型飞机制造、集成电路的先进封装和测试，以及人工智能和医疗设备等领域。

3.FM: CHINA, RUSSIA WILL MAINTAIN CLOSE STRATEGIC COORDINATION

中俄外长强调两国之间的战略合作

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov yesterday. Wang noted that since Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Russia in March this year, the strategic coordination and pragmatic cooperation between the two countries have made headway. Bilateral trade volume has reached a new high and cooperation in the energy sector has been carried out steadily.

中国外交部长王毅昨天（08/07）与俄罗斯外交部长谢尔盖·拉夫罗夫通电话。王毅指出，自今年3月中国国家主席习近平访问俄罗斯以来，两国战略协作与务实合作取得了长足进展。双边贸易额再创新高，能源领域合作稳步推进。

Wang said it has been proven that China and Russia are trustworthy and reliable friends and partners, saying that at present, the priority for both sides is to continue to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, and to promote the high-level development of the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era. Lavrov said Russia is willing to further strengthen communication and coordination with China under the multilateral framework of the United Nations, BRICS, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. In an effort to oppose hegemony【霸权】, resist unilateralism, promote the democratization of international relations, and safeguard international equity and justice.

王毅表示，事实证明，中俄是可信赖的朋友和可靠的伙伴，当前双方最重要的工作是继续落实好两国元首达成的重要共识，推动中俄新时代全面战略协作伙伴关系继续保持高水平发展。拉夫罗夫表示，俄方愿同中方继续加强在联合国、金砖国家、上海合作组织等多边框架下的沟通协作，反对霸权，抵制单边，推进国际关系民主化进程，维护国际公平正义。

#热词加油站

tributaries/ˈtrɪbjəˌteri/【支流】

intermediate/ˌɪntəˈmiːdiət/【居中的】

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