Building a new development pattern and taking a new step —— Interpreting the main economic data of 2021 by the heads of relevant departments of the National Bureau of Statistics

  In 2021, in the face of multiple tests such as the complicated and severe international environment and the spread of domestic epidemics, all localities and departments adhered to the general tone of striving for progress while maintaining stability, strengthened the cross-cycle adjustment of macro policies, and the national economy continued to recover and develop; Grain output reached a new high, and animal husbandry production grew steadily; Industrial production continued to develop, and high-tech manufacturing and equipment manufacturing industries grew rapidly; The energy supply has achieved remarkable results and the energy structure has been continuously optimized; The modern service industry is growing well.

  Sustained and stable recovery of the national economy

  Zhao Tonglu, Director of National Economic Accounting Department of National Bureau of Statistics

  In 2021, all localities and departments conscientiously implemented the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, scientifically coordinated epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, China’s national economy sustained and stable recovery, high-quality development achieved new results, and the "14 th Five-Year Plan" achieved a good start.

  First, the economy showed a steady recovery trend.

  In 2021, China’s gross domestic product (hereinafter referred to as GDP) was 114,367 billion yuan, an increase of 8.1% over the previous year at constant prices, and the expected economic development target of more than 6% for the whole year was achieved, with an average growth rate of 5.1% for two years. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 8,308.6 billion yuan, an increase of 7.1%, driving economic growth by 0.5 percentage points; The added value of the secondary industry was 45,090.4 billion yuan, an increase of 8.2%, driving economic growth by 3.1 percentage points; The added value of the tertiary industry was 60,968 billion yuan, an increase of 8.2%, driving economic growth by 4.5 percentage points. The added value of the three industries accounted for 7.3%, 39.4% and 53.3% of GDP respectively.

  Second, agriculture grew rapidly and the industrial service industry continued to recover.

  In 2021, the grain output reached a new high, and animal husbandry production grew steadily. The added value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery increased by 7.1% over the previous year, driving economic growth by 0.6 percentage points, of which the added value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery increased by 3.8 percentage points, with a contribution rate of 53.9%. Industrial production continued to recover, and the industrial added value increased by 9.6% over the previous year, driving economic growth by 3.0 percentage points. Among them, the added value of manufacturing industry increased by 9.8% over the previous year, accounting for 27.4% of GDP, up by 1.1 percentage points over the previous year. The added value of wholesale and retail, transportation, warehousing and postal services, accommodation and catering industry increased by 11.3%, 12.1% and 14.5% respectively over the previous year, which led to the recovery growth of service industry.

  Third, consumption plays an important role in economic recovery, and the role of external demand has increased.

  Consumer demand continued to be released, supporting the stable recovery of the national economy. Expanding domestic demand promotes the sustained development of consumption policy, and the contribution of consumption to economic growth has steadily increased, which has become the main driving force for the stable recovery of the national economy. In 2021, the contribution rate of final consumption expenditure to economic growth was 65.4%, driving GDP growth by 5.3 percentage points.

  Investment slowed down and stabilized, and development toughness increased. Major projects in the "14th Five-Year Plan" have been started one after another, and the infrastructure construction of "two new and one heavy" has been steadily advanced. In 2021, the contribution rate of total capital formation to economic growth was 13.7%, which boosted GDP growth by 1.1 percentage points.

  The growth of net exports is good, which promotes economic growth. In 2021, the contribution rate of net exports of goods and services to economic growth was 20.9%, driving GDP growth by 1.7 percentage points.

  Four, the key areas of rapid growth, structural optimization and upgrading.

  With the in-depth implementation of the supply-side structural reform and innovation-driven development strategy, in 2021, the investment in high-tech manufacturing industry increased by 22.2% over the previous year, which was 17.3 percentage points higher than the national fixed asset investment growth rate. The competitiveness of the manufacturing industry has been further improved. The added value of high-tech manufacturing industries above designated size increased by 18.2% over the previous year, which was significantly higher than the growth rate of all industries above designated size. The consumption structure of residents has been further improved, and the per capita consumption expenditure of residents nationwide has increased by 13.6% over the previous year. Per capita expenditure on education, culture and entertainment and per capita expenditure on health care increased by 27.9% and 14.8% respectively over the previous year.

  Agricultural production is generally stable and progressing.

  Wang Minghua, Deputy Director of Rural Social and Economic Investigation Department of National Bureau of Statistics.

  In 2021, all localities and departments will conscientiously implement the major decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on agricultural development, and pay close attention to grain production. The total grain output in the whole year will reach a new high, the pig production capacity will be released, the pig production will return to the perennial level, and the production of cattle, sheep and poultry will remain stable; The market supply of major agricultural products is sufficient, the producer prices of agricultural products have steadily declined, and agricultural production has generally maintained a steady and progressive development trend.

  First, the total grain output has been above 1.3 trillion Jin for seven consecutive years.

  In 2021, China’s total grain output reached 1,365.7 billion Jin, a record high, an increase of 26.7 billion Jin or 2.0% over the previous year, and remained above 1.3 trillion Jin for seven consecutive years. The grain sown area has increased for two consecutive years, and the national grain sown area is 1.764 billion mu, an increase of 12.95 million mu or 0.7% over the previous year.

  Second, the output of pigs, cattle, sheep and poultry continued to increase.

  In 2021, the national output of pigs, cattle, sheep and poultry was 88.87 million tons, an increase of 12.48 million tons or 16.3% over the previous year. The output of pork increased substantially, the output of beef, sheep and poultry increased steadily, the output of milk increased rapidly, and the output of poultry and eggs decreased.

  In 2021, 671.28 million pigs were slaughtered nationwide, an increase of 27.4% over the previous year; The output of pork was 52.96 million tons, an increase of 28.8%. By the end of 2021, there were 449.22 million live pigs in China, up 10.5% year-on-year, of which 43.29 million were fertile sows, up 4.0% year-on-year, reaching 101.7% and 96.8% at the end of 2017 respectively.

  In 2021, 47.07 million beef cattle were slaughtered nationwide, an increase of 1.42 million over the previous year, an increase of 3.1%; The beef output was 6.98 million tons, an increase of 250,000 tons or 3.7%; The milk output was 36.83 million tons, up by 7.1%. By the end of 2021, the number of beef cattle in China was 98.17 million, a year-on-year increase of 2.7%. In 2021, 330.45 million sheep were slaughtered nationwide, an increase of 3.5% over the previous year; The output of mutton was 5.14 million tons, up by 4.4%. By the end of 2021, there were 319.69 million sheep in China, a year-on-year increase of 4.3%.

  In 2021, 15.74 billion poultry were slaughtered nationwide, an increase of 1.1% over the previous year; The output of poultry meat was 23.8 million tons, an increase of 0.8%; The output of poultry eggs was 34.09 million tons, down by 1.7%. By the end of 2021, there were 6.79 billion poultry in China, a year-on-year increase of 0.1%.

  Third, the producer prices of agricultural products are generally stable.

  In 2021, the total producer price level of agricultural products in China decreased by 2.2% compared with the previous year.

  Don’t look at the classification, driven by the sharp drop in the price of live pigs, the price of producers of raised animals and their products decreased by 17.9% in 2021 compared with the previous year; Producer prices of agricultural, forestry and fishery products rose by 10.6%, 2.4% and 8.8% respectively. In terms of varieties, with the continuous increase in the supply of live pigs, the producer price of live pigs decreased by 35.1% in 2021 compared with the previous year; The prices of corn and soybean increased by 25.5% and 12.8% respectively, and the increase rate dropped quarter by quarter; Wheat prices rose by 6.6%, rice prices rose slightly by 1.9%, and vegetable prices rose by 5.6%.

  Remarkable achievements have been made in ensuring energy supply.

  Hu Hanzhou, Director of Energy Statistics Department of National Bureau of Statistics

  In 2021, with the active promotion of peak carbon dioxide emissions and carbon neutrality in China, with the vigorous promotion of a series of policies and measures, such as stable energy supply and price, and dual control of energy consumption, China’s energy supply has achieved remarkable results and production has grown steadily, providing a strong guarantee for the sustained and stable recovery of the national economy and meeting the needs of people’s livelihood; The development of green and low-carbon energy has been solidly promoted, energy consumption has declined quarter by quarter, energy structure has been continuously optimized, and energy consumption intensity has remained declining.

  I. Steady growth of energy production

  In 2021, energy production enterprises thoroughly implemented the task of ensuring supply, energy production increased steadily, and the capacity of safe supply was further enhanced.

  Raw coal production continued to grow. In the face of tight coal supply and sharp price increase, coal production enterprises have made every effort to increase production and supply, accelerate the release of high-quality production capacity, and effectively ensure the people’s safe and warm winter and stable economic operation. The annual output of industrial raw coal above designated size was 4.07 billion tons, an increase of 4.7% over the previous year, an increase of 5.6% over 2019, and an average increase of 2.8% in two years.

  Oil and gas production grew steadily. Oil and gas production enterprises continue to increase exploration and development efforts, promote increased reserves and production, and strive to ensure economic and people’s livelihood with oil and gas. The annual output of industrial crude oil above designated size was 198.98 million tons, an increase of 2.4% over the previous year, an increase of 4.0% over 2019, and an average increase of 2.0% in two years; The output of natural gas was 205.3 billion cubic meters, up by 8.2% over the previous year, with an increase of over 10 billion cubic meters for five consecutive years, up by 18.8% over 2019, with an average increase of 9.0% in two years. The processing capacity of crude oil exceeded 700 million tons, up 4.3% over the previous year, up 7.4% over 2019, and up 3.6% on average in two years.

  Power production grew rapidly. Power production enterprises adhere to the people’s livelihood priority, strive to improve the level of power supply, and fully protect the economic and people’s livelihood electricity demand.

  The annual power generation of industrial enterprises above designated size exceeded 8 trillion kWh, an increase of 8.1% over the previous year, an increase of 11.0% over 2019, and an average increase of 5.4% in two years. In terms of power supply, thermal power increased by 8.4%, hydropower decreased by 2.5%, nuclear power increased by 11.3%, wind power increased by 29.8% and solar power increased by 14.1%.

  2. Imports of coal and natural gas increased rapidly, while imports of crude oil declined.

  According to the express data of the General Administration of Customs, the coal import in 2021 was 320 million tons, an increase of 6.6% over the previous year; Crude oil imports were 510 million tons, down 5.4% from the previous year; Natural gas imports reached 120 million tons, up by 19.9% over the previous year.

  Third, energy consumption fell quarter by quarter.

  In 2021, the growth rate of energy consumption showed a downward trend quarter by quarter due to factors such as double control of energy consumption, the blind development policy of resolutely curbing the "two high" projects and the rise of the base in the same period. According to preliminary calculations, the total energy consumption in the whole year increased by 5.2% over the previous year, and the growth rate dropped by 9.4, 5.3 and 2.1 percentage points respectively compared with the first quarter, the first half and the first three quarters. Average growth of 3.7% in two years. The energy consumption of industrial enterprises above designated size, which accounts for more than 60% of the energy consumption of the whole society, increased by 3.5%, dropping by 11.0, 6.6 and 2.5 percentage points respectively compared with the first quarter, the first half and the first three quarters.

  Fourth, the energy consumption structure continued to be optimized

  According to preliminary calculations, in 2021, the proportion of clean energy consumption such as natural gas, hydropower, nuclear power, wind power and solar power generation in total energy consumption increased by 1.0 percentage points over the previous year, while the proportion of coal consumption decreased by 0.8 percentage points.

  5. The intensity of energy consumption keeps declining.

  According to preliminary calculations, in 2021, the energy consumption per unit GDP will decrease by 2.7% compared with the previous year, and the energy consumption per added value of industrial units above designated size will decrease by 5.6%.

  The profits of industrial enterprises increased rapidly.

  Lu shan, Director of Industrial Statistics Department of National Bureau of Statistics.

  In 2021, the "six guarantees" and "six guarantees" were solidly promoted, and industrial production progressed steadily.

  I. Stable recovery of industrial production

  Industrial production grew steadily. In 2021, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 9.6% over the previous year, and the growth rate was 6.8 percentage points faster than that in 2020.

  The three categories grew rapidly. In 2021, the added value of mining, manufacturing, electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply industries increased by 5.3%, 9.8% and 11.4% respectively compared with the previous year, all of which achieved rapid growth.

  Most industries and products have increased compared with 2019. In 2021, among the 41 major industries, 39 industries increased over the previous year. Among 612 industrial products, the output of 450 products increased year-on-year.

  The capacity utilization rate has reached a new high in recent years. In 2021, the national industrial capacity utilization rate was 77.5%, up 3.0 percentage points from 2020 and 0.9 percentage points from 2019, the highest level in recent years.

  II. Steady progress was made in industrial transformation and upgrading.

  The production of equipment manufacturing industry has risen steadily. In 2021, the added value of equipment manufacturing industry increased by 12.9% over the previous year, which was 3.3 percentage points higher than the average level of all industries above designated size, and contributed 45.0% to the growth of all industries above designated size. High-tech manufacturing industry maintained rapid growth. In 2021, the added value of high-tech manufacturing industry increased by 18.2% over the previous year, 8.6 percentage points higher than the average level of all industries above designated size, and the contribution rate to the growth of industries above designated size was 28.6%.

  Third, the rapid growth of industrial exports

  Thanks to China’s relatively complete industrial chain and supply chain, the export of industrial products has continued to grow rapidly. In 2021, export delivery value, an industrial enterprise above designated size, increased by 17.7% over the previous year and decreased by 0.3% in 2020; The average growth rate in two years is 8.3%, which is a higher level in normal years in recent years.

  Four, corporate profits to maintain a high level.

  Corporate profits maintained rapid growth. From January to November 2021, the profits of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 38.0% year-on-year, with an average increase of 18.9% in two years, and the growth rate continued at a high level. Among the 41 major industries, 33 industries achieved year-on-year growth in profits.

  The structure of profit industry has improved. In November, the prices of some commodities fell, and the contribution of consumer goods manufacturing and equipment manufacturing to industrial profits increased. The total proportion of profits in industries above designated size reached 57.4%, and the proportion increased significantly, and the structure tended to improve.

  V. Stable recovery of small and micro enterprises

  The overall production of small and micro enterprises continued a good trend of stable recovery. According to the survey, in the fourth quarter of 2021, the proportion of small and micro enterprises with good production and operation conditions and average enterprises accounted for 81.7%, up by 3.9 percentage points over the same period of the previous year. In the fourth quarter of 2021, the proportion of small and micro enterprises enjoying preferential tax policies was 62.3%.

  The stabilizer of service industry plays an obvious role

  Li Suoqiang, Director of Service Industry Survey Center of National Bureau of Statistics

  In 2021, the service industry economy showed strong resilience, new kinetic energy showed vigorous vitality, and the happiness industry improved people’s livelihood and well-being, maintaining a recovery growth trend throughout the year.

  First, the service industry achieved a good start

  The "stabilizer" of service industry plays an obvious role. According to preliminary accounting, the added value of service industry in 2021 was 60,968 billion yuan, an increase of 8.2% over the previous year. The added value of service industry accounted for 53.3% of GDP, and contributed 54.9% to economic growth, driving GDP growth by 4.5 percentage points.

  The production and operation of enterprises have resumed steadily. In December 2021, the national service industry production index increased by 3.0% year-on-year, with an average growth of 5.3% in two years.

  Investment in service industry continued to expand. In 2021, the investment in fixed assets in the service industry increased by 2.1% over the previous year; The actual use of foreign capital in the service industry was 906.49 billion yuan, up 16.7% year-on-year, accounting for 78.9% of the actual use of foreign capital in the country.

  Trade in services maintained rapid growth. From January to November 2021, the total import and export volume of China’s service trade was 4,676.78 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.7%; Service exports were 2,236.44 billion yuan, up 31.5% year-on-year, and service imports were 2,440.34 billion yuan, up 2.6% year-on-year.

  Second, the development of new kinetic energy is stable.

  The new kinetic energy of the service industry continues to stimulate. In 2021, the added value of information transmission, software and information technology services and financial industry increased by 17.2% and 4.8% respectively over the previous year, which together boosted the added value of service industry by 1.9 percentage points.

  The new service industry has developed vigorously. Cutting-edge technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality are accelerating integration with more service industry scenarios in practice, helping to upgrade commodity consumption and upgrade service consumption.

  Industrial integration continued to deepen. The new generation of information technology expands the space of digital transformation, and the manufacturing industry and service industry continue to integrate and promote each other.

  The development momentum of key service industries is good. In 2021, the investment in fixed assets of high-tech service industry increased by 7.9% over the previous year, which was 5.8 percentage points higher than the investment in fixed assets of all service industries. In 2021, the actual use of foreign capital in high-tech service industry increased by 19.2% year-on-year.

  Third, the happiness industry focuses on people’s livelihood expectations

  The happiness industry has developed rapidly. From January to November 2021, the operating income of service industry, health and social work enterprises of residents above designated size increased by 20.7% and 18.0% respectively. Among them, family services and hospital operating income increased by 18.2% and 17.1% respectively. From January to November, 2021, the operating income of cultural, sports and entertainment enterprises above designated size increased by 23.8% year-on-year, which was 3.1 percentage points faster than that of service enterprises above designated size.

  Fourth, the development prospects of the service industry can be expected

  The service industry maintained an expanding trend. In December 2021, the business activity index of the service industry was 52.0%, up 0.9 percentage points from November, and the pace of business activity recovery of the service industry was generally accelerated. Holiday consumption highlights development advantages. There are many highlights in the New Year’s Day holiday in 2022. The "good start" of the New Year reflects the vitality of China’s consumer market and the potential of domestic demand market.

With the strong rise of bio-economy, three generations of sequencing has brought a new answer to life science, "Huaxia Great Health Meeting Room"

Our reporter (chinatimes.net.cn) Wang Yu reports from Yu Na.

Recently, the first five-year plan of bio-economy in China-the "14 th Five-Year Plan for Bio-economy Development" was released, which indicates that bio-economy has become a brand-new economic form. The Plan points out that it is necessary to carry out cutting-edge biotechnology innovation, accelerate the development of Qualcomm quantitative gene sequencing technology, promote the new generation sequencing technology innovation marked by single molecule sequencing, and explicitly encourage the exploration of the third generation sequencing technology as an effective supplement to seek new solutions for complex gene mutation types beyond the scope of the second generation sequencing.

In fact, the third-generation sequencing is quite popular in recent years, which has attracted the attention of the whole industry, and many enterprises are actively deploying it. At the moment when the second-generation sequencing has become the Red Sea, everyone began to seek answers from the third-generation sequencing. So, how should this road of exploration go?

On the evening of June 8th, Dr. Gao Yang, chairman and general manager of Berry Gene, Wu Yingguang, general manager of PacBio Pacific Biotechnology, Sun Yuanyuan, general manager of Industrial Securities Great Health Research Center and chief researcher of pharmaceutical industry, and Li Gang, partner of Yikai Capital, visited the meeting room of Huaxia Great Health, and discussed frontier topics such as how to seize the beach in the era of bio-economy. The meeting room was presided over by Chen Yanpeng, assistant editor-in-chief of Huaxia Times and director of the Department of Big Health News.

The third generation sequencing has high growth.

Chen Yanpeng:

Third-generation sequencing is the focus of Berry’s gene layout. Berry’s gene is very forward-looking in this field. As early as 2019, it was announced that it had reached a long-term cooperation with PacBio Pacific Biotechnology, a well-known American third-generation sequencing company, on the development and clinical promotion of the third-generation sequencer, and the two sides jointly developed the third-generation sequencing platform. So what do you think, Gao Dong, is the thinking and planning of Berry gene in the layout of three generations of sequencing, and what is the force point of future clinical transformation?

Gao Yang:

We have laid out the field of three generations of gene sequencing, and in fact, we have gone through long-term research. What I want to explain is that the first generation, second generation and third generation sequencing technologies, unlike backwards compatibility in other fields, have their own technical characteristics and complement each other. Berry gene has been engaged in the diagnosis of rare diseases and genetic diseases for a long time. In this process, we found that some genetic diseases can not be effectively solved by first-generation and second-generation sequencing, let alone cost-effectiveness. Therefore, we are determined to bring more diagnostic methods to clinic with the most mature and stable third-generation sequencing technology in the world.

The layout of our third-generation sequencing is actually a state of scientific research first, hardware speeding up and products landing. Third-generation sequencing has developed for a long time in the field of scientific research, and there are a large number of scientific research documents, which have formed a technical demonstration in related fields. The hardware platform developed by Berry Gene and PacBio has entered the clinical trial stage of medical device registration. On the basis of hardware, we developed a genetic detection kit for thalassemia, and now it has entered the clinical trial stage.

We have observed that the acceptance of the third-generation sequencing products in China clinical market is very high. In the future, we will not only develop high-quality products, but also bring more cost-effective products to Chinese. We are confident to do a good job in screening and diagnosing a considerable number of patients with genetic diseases.

Chen Yanpeng:

PacBio Pacific Biotechnology is an advanced supplier of high-quality sequencing. Third-generation sequencing with high fidelity and long reading length has its unique advantages in technology, so in the era of bio-economy, there is a high-dimensional requirement for technological innovation. What do you think is the biggest problem that the third-generation sequencing technology will face?

Wu Yingguang:

The third-generation gene sequencing is very unique. It is very long and accurate. It can not only solve the problem of diagnosis, but also participate in solving the treatment problem (such as gene therapy) in the future.

In 2003, scientists published what was called the complete human genome sequence at that time, but there were about 8% blank regions without sequence data, which mainly included regions with highly repeated DNA fragments and regions with high GC content such as centromeres.

Until April, 2022, nearly 20 years later, Science published six papers in succession, and published the first complete gapless human genome sequence, which filled the missing "jigsaw puzzle" fragments in the past 20 years, mainly due to the great development of three-generation sequencing technology.

The third-generation sequencing technology has also greatly improved the ability of gene detection technology to solve clinical problems. Taking the diagnosis of rare diseases as an example, the conventional second-generation sequencing technology can only explain the pathogenesis of about 33% of rare diseases. The cooperation between PacBio and Children’s Hospital Mercy in the United States reveals that PacBio’s HiFi sequencing is expected to increase this percentage to 67% because of its excellent performance in SNV, Indel, SV and methylation.

Chen Yanpeng:

It is said that only by embracing the trend can we catch up with the trend. As a researcher in the secondary market, Mr. Sun, what do you think of the development trend and characteristics of the overall market of third-generation sequencing in the bio-economic era?

Sun Yuanyuan:

Our investment field is really concerned about the third-generation gene sequencing, and more capital will flood into this track in the future. From the perspective of the secondary market, I think the sequencing plate has strong growth and is a track with long slopes and thick snow. The growth of this track mainly comes from two points. First, it has a broad border, which determines that it has a long-term development space; Secondly, it belongs to intensive innovation, which determines that it has high growth and rich formats. In the future, a large number of sequencing projects will flood into the primary market, and then this track will get higher attention and financial support.

At present, human beings have extended the capability boundary of sequencing from the field of nucleic acid to the field of protein. From the perspective of technological innovation, as a new subdivision of sequencing, single-molecule sequencing has stronger technological innovation and faster technical iteration speed, and the downstream attention in this field is also very high. In the future, it will be promising in the growth track of sequencing.

Globally, the size of the third-generation sequencing market has reached 20 billion US dollars. Moreover, the penetration rate of the third-generation sequencer is only about 10% at present, and we think that the penetration rate will be further improved in the future. In the next few years, the global sequencing industry will maintain an average annual growth rate of 20%. The third-generation gene sequencing product of Berry Gene and PacBio Pacific Biotechnology is a good case of clinical transformation.

Chen Yanpeng:

At present, the third-generation gene sequencing is hot, and there will be more and more investment mergers and acquisitions on the third-generation sequencing in the market in the future. From a professional point of view, Mr. Li, as an investor, how do you think we should judge a high-quality third-generation sequencing enterprise target?

Li Gang:

I have been exposed to gene sequencing for quite a long time. I think that the first, second and third generation sequencing is not like a notebook chip. When a new generation comes out, it will completely iterate over the previous generation.

In fact, there are still many first-generation sequencing in clinical applications. For example, the first generation sequencing process is meticulous, there are many quality control links, it is not easy to be polluted, and the sequencing results are also very intuitive. If there is any doubt about the second-generation sequencing results, it will often be compared with the first-generation sequencing results. First-generation sequencing is still the gold standard in some scenarios. However, the first generation sequencing has a very big problem, that is, it takes a long time and costs a lot. Therefore, the second generation sequencing gradually rose. The second-generation gene sequencing technology has gradually entered the public’s field of vision. The second-generation gene sequencing technology is represented by Roche’s 454 technology, Illumina’s Solexa, Hiseq technology and ABI’s SOLiD technology. The second generation sequencing method firstly cuts DNA into small fragments randomly, and then connects adapter at both ends of these small fragments to make a DNA sequencing library.

The difference with the first-generation sequencer is that the second-generation sequencer adopts the synthetic sequencing method, that is, sequencing while synthesizing. While continuously extending primers by polymerase or ligase to obtain template sequences, the results of each round of reactions are collected and analyzed by fluorescence images, and finally the sequencing results of the whole sequence are obtained. The test speed is fast, the cost is low, and the high accuracy is maintained. Of course, the second-generation sequencer also has its shortcomings. Because of its technical route of cutting DNA into small fragments and amplifying it, the reading length of sequencing is short, and it will also bring various errors to sequencing during the amplification process.

The third generation sequencing technology refers to single molecule sequencing technology. When sequencing DNA, there is no need for PCR amplification, and each DNA molecule is sequenced separately. The third generation sequencing technology is also called de novo sequencing technology, that is, single molecule real-time DNA sequencing. The principle of the third generation sequencing technology is mainly divided into two technical camps:

The first camp is single molecule fluorescence sequencing, and the representative technologies are SMS technology of Helicos in the United States and SMRT technology of Pacific Bioscience in the United States.

The second camp is nanopore sequencing, and the representative company is Oxford nanopore company.

The research and development of third-generation sequencing needs a lot of financial support. I have made statistics. From 2019 to today, in more than three years, there have been about 24 cases of financing above designated size, with a total amount of about 12 billion yuan. Therefore, in terms of amount and quantity, the field of third-generation gene sequencing has grown very fast in the past three years.

Speed up the localization of sequencer

Chen Yanpeng:

We see that Berry Gene and PacBio are jointly developing three generations of desktop sequencers. At present, the topic of localization of sequencers is highly concerned. Gao Dong, how do you think to further speed up the localization of sequencers in the era of bio-economy?

Gao Yang:

Since localization is mentioned, I think the premise is to fully understand the China market.

In January of this year, we started to jointly develop three generations of desktop sequencer with PacBio. Why do you want to do this? Because the clinical market in China is multi-level, we should use hardware and appropriate kits to meet the multi-level needs. After investigation, we have come to a conclusion: the vast clinical market only needs sequencers to meet certain fixed applications. For example, the third-generation sequencer is mainly aimed at the variation of complex structure in clinic, which requires little sequencing quantity, but higher sequencing quality and intuitive data interpretation. In addition, the diagnostic ability of China hospitals for genetic diseases is still improving, and there is a great demand for desktop sequencers. When the third-generation desktop sequencer is successfully developed, it will be the first to be listed in China market in the form of localization.

To promote the localization process, this field is relatively new from the strategy of Berry Gene, and we are at the forefront in clinical transformation all over the world. We choose the best technical partners to locate and develop hardware platforms and kits suitable for China market. Only by meeting the clinical needs of China, the efforts to upgrade localization will be rewarded. Once the demand is met, the growth rate of the third-generation gene sequencing market at the clinical level will far exceed the scientific research level. I hope that in the future, in the field of third-generation sequencing, we can become a pioneer of technology, a promoter of the market, the backbone of hardware localization, and a bridge between clinic and patients.

Chen Yanpeng:

From the perspective of technology and application, Mr. Wu, what do you think will be the future direction of the third-generation sequencer, such as whether small and beautiful will become a big trend?

Wu Yingguang:

Clinical practice shows that the third generation sequencing can provide a higher health economic result. Take the third-generation thalassemia gene detection promoted by Berry Gene as an example. This is the first detection product based on the clinical application of third-generation sequencing technology in China. So far, our clinical tests show that the detection rate is almost 100%, and there are many mutations that cannot be detected in the first or second generation, all of which are detected by third-generation sequencing.

The second generation and the third generation are not a complete iterative or substitution process. I don’t think the technology of the third generation will stay in the small and beautiful stage, because it can really provide more answers and provide higher health and economic value, and it is bound to be applied in the mainstream.

Chen Yanpeng:

Because of its characteristics, third-generation sequencing is regarded as a new key to open the door. So in your opinion, what kind of "catfish effect" will the third-generation sequencing bring to the whole industry?

Sun Yuanyuan:

At present, the "catfish effect" can be seen. In the global sequencing market of nearly $20 billion, the downstream is developing faster than the upstream. According to the latest data, the downstream accounts for about 70% of the market. In the downstream market, the market growth rate of the clinical end is higher than that of the scientific research end, and the application scenarios of sequencing downstream are very diverse. In addition to being familiar with reproductive health, there are tumors, rare diseases and metabolic immunity in the clinical end. One of the characteristics of the third generation sequencing is that it has a good matching degree with many subdivision fields. In the future, the penetration of third-generation sequencing in the downstream segmentation field is worth looking forward to.

Chen Yanpeng:

In recent years, the market popularity of third-generation sequencing is getting higher and higher, and the industry also needs rapid, healthy and orderly development. What suggestions do you have for the policy level, Mr. Li?

Li Gang:

As far as regulatory policies are concerned, I think we should give these innovative enterprises with scientific and technological attributes a more relaxed environment. On the basis of strict standards for clinical trials of enterprises, enterprises should be given certain support in terms of technology, policy and even capital and listing.

Let the technology be applied to clinic faster.

Chen Yanpeng:

With the rapid development of third-generation sequencing and the continuous expansion of market scale, what roles do you think your enterprises play in this process?

Gao Yang:

In the field of third-generation gene sequencing, at present, it is a trend to transform from scientific research to clinical practice. Berry Gene is an enterprise that has been transformed and laid out in the clinical application of this gene sequencing field for a long time. We very much hope to seize and even lead the third generation of gene sequencing.

In this wave of clinical transformation, we hope to become the pioneer of third-generation sequencing technology, the promoter of the market and the backbone of hardware localization. We very much hope to develop a large number of products suitable for gene diagnosis and gene screening in China market by using the technology platform of third-generation gene sequencing. Berry Gene should play the role of a technical bridge between clinic and patients.

Wu Yingguang:

Since PacBio introduced high-fidelity sequencing technology in 2019, our business center has gradually shifted from traditional pure scientific research, especially in the field of animals and plants, to the field of human medical health. In my opinion, PacBio still has many very valuable things to do. First, at present, a considerable number of reference sets or various data and models of the human genome are basically based on ngs second-generation sequencing. With the establishment of a complete human reference genome, there are now many updates called pan-genomes, which we call disease-related databases, which will make our downstream clinical applications more accurate. Secondly, I think I can participate more in the clinical research of human genes and the health diagnosis industry, and deeply cooperate with Berry Gene, which can make the technology applied to clinic more quickly.

Sun Yuanyuan:

From the perspective of secondary market investment and research, our mission is to explore high-quality enterprises, grow together with excellent enterprises, and match the market valuation and enterprise value of enterprises.

At present, we also have a very strong team, our team now has 20 people, and the doctors in the team are also studying related sequencing majors in the United States. Third-generation sequencing is the long-term focus of our team. In the future, we also hope to serve as a bridge between enterprises and markets, so that more secondary investors can understand the potential and value of third-generation sequencing.

Li Gang:

As a bridge between capital and industrial enterprises, our investment bank has the largest medical and health team in China, with more than 70 people, all of whom focus on the medical and health field. Most people have professional backgrounds such as biology and medicine. Therefore, we hope that with the help of our familiarity with capital, industry and technology, we can effectively allocate capital and capital, and then these companies with promising technologies and development potential will develop and grow as soon as possible, providing more new medical technologies and treatments for patients in China and even around the world.

Sun Yuanyuan:

We pay more attention to the third generation sequencing, and the downstream application scenarios are assumed to be sorted. What do you think will be the next scenario?

Gao Yang:

Third-generation sequencing is first taken out to solve the screening and diagnosis of some relatively clear genetic diseases downstream. In the future clinical scene, we very much hope to achieve the screening of whole gene diseases and the diagnosis of unknown diseases.

Wu Yingguang:

In addition to the diagnosis discussed, I think the third-generation sequencing has a considerable prospect in the next treatment, especially in the field of gene therapy.

Chen Yanpeng:

Can you describe the future of the third generation sequencing technology in your mind in one sentence? What is your greatest expectation for it?

Gao Yang:

Third-generation gene sequencing has opened a brand-new door for our gene industry. I am very much looking forward to bringing some new ideas, new methods and new answers to practitioners in the whole industry.

Wu Yingguang:

Because the third generation sequencing is a typical single molecule real-time sequencing, its speed is actually very fast, and we hope to make further breakthroughs in this field.

Sun Yuanyuan:

I hope that the third generation sequencing can do what the second generation can’t do in the future and open up a pure incremental market.

Li Gang:

I expect the third generation sequencing technology and platform to be more accurate, faster and cheaper.

Editor in Charge: Guo Yilin Editor in Chief: Chen Yanpeng

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The smog warning is red, and the motor vehicles in Chengdu Third Ring Road will be restricted to single and even numbers.


  
One day in December 2013, in the foggy weather, vehicles walked slowly with their lights on.


  We imagine that one morning in 2014, the citizen Kong Qi (pseudonym) got up and just opened the curtains, and the sky in Chengdu was a "dusty" face. He quickly turned on the mobile phone, and the air quality APP warmly reminded that "the air quality index (AQI) has off the charts, breaking through the 500 mark", and the text message is also quietly reminding that "the red warning is started today, and the motor vehicles in the Third Ring Road should have single and double numbers."

  From October 30th to November 5th, 2013, the Emergency Plan for Heavy Pollution Weather in Chengdu (for Trial Implementation) solicited opinions from the public, and revised and improved the plan accordingly.

  Yesterday, the relevant person in charge of Chengdu Environmental Protection Bureau revealed during his visit to the "Chengdu Face-to-Face" political hotline that the Emergency Plan for Heavy Pollution Weather in Chengdu is expected to be released this year. Among them, the controversial "red warning, motor vehicles are restricted to single and even numbers", and the scope is changed from "within the expressway around the city" to "within the third ring road".

  1 where is the limit?

  Limit range change

  Shrink from around the city to within the third ring road

  The residential area where Kong Qi lives is outside the Third Ring Road and around the city, but his work unit is in the city center. "When the air is off the charts (red warning), motor vehicles are restricted to single and double numbers, and the bus is not covered. How can I go to work?"

  Like Kong Qi, when soliciting opinions on the plan, many citizens expressed their worries about the "single and double number limit".

  "As of November 5, a total of 319 feedback opinions have been received from all walks of life, among which the first-level early warning (red) emergency measures put forward the idea of’ restricting the number of motor vehicles within the expressway around the city’, and about 50% of the collected opinions expressed opposition, mainly because the public transportation facilities between the city and the Third Ring Road were not completed and it was inconvenient to travel." The relevant person in charge of Chengdu Environmental Protection Bureau said.

  Public transportation between the ring road and the Third Ring Road is inconvenient, can the tail number restricted area be shrunk?

  "In view of the present situation, in the process of revision and improvement, we changed the limit range from’ within the expressway around the city’ to’ within the Third Ring Road’, and the specific measure was’ within the Third Ring Road, motor vehicles (except special vehicles, buses, taxis and electric vehicles) were restricted with single and even numbers’."

  2 how to limit

  SMS reminds citizens.

  There are also eye-catching signs on the road.

  Kong Qi’s colleague, Wu Ran, happens to live on the edge of the Third Ring Road, which is restricted. He is also troubled. "I don’t know when the air is off the charts, and even and odd numbers are restricted. Who will inform?"

  "We are establishing an air quality early warning and forecasting system, just like weather forecasting, which will release air conditions every day," the person in charge said. "It is expected that from January 1, 2014, it will be released to the public on a trial basis, which is an important basis for the start of the plan. When air pollution is serious, the Emergency Plan for Heavy Pollution Weather will be started."

  According to the different degrees of air pollution, yellow, orange and red warnings were started respectively. When the red warning is that the air quality index (AQI) exceeds 500, the motor vehicles in the Third Ring Road should be "restricted by single and double numbers".

  "How to remind citizens to travel? We will release information through SMS, official Weibo, official website, media and other channels. At the same time, the road signs set by the traffic control system on the road will also be marked with eye-catching tips like the tail number limit. " The person in charge said.

  3 what is the limit?

  3.4 million vehicles

  Fuel pollution is second only to coal burning.

  "Why do you want to start from a motor vehicle?" Kong Qi and Wu Ranfa asked, "The whole road is full of cars. How many are there? How big is the contribution to air pollution? "

  According to the data of Chengdu Traffic Management Bureau, the current number of motor vehicles in Chengdu is 3.4 million, ranking second only to Beijing. At the same time, the number of motor vehicles has surged every year. In the first 10 months of this year, 350,000 vehicles were added. "The tail gas emitted by motor vehicles has become one of the most important sources of air pollution." The person in charge said, "There are five categories of air pollutants in Chengdu, which are coal, fuel, combustion, dust and volatile organic compounds. Fuel is brought by motor vehicles, accounting for about 22%, second only to coal, and pollution contribution ranks second."

  When the air is seriously polluted, the tail number of motor vehicles in the Third Ring Road is restricted. What is the effect on improving air pollution? "Compared with other areas, there are more residents and working citizens in the Third Ring Road. After the odd and even numbers are restricted, the number of vehicles driving on the road will be reduced accordingly, reducing emissions from the source and reducing pollution to a certain extent." (Reporter Zhang Luyan, reporter Xie Ranan, Zhang Lu)


"Friends" is staged in the car circle, and it is more necessary to "know each other" when building a car.

  

  Sheldon once said in "The Big Bang Theory", "Friends are like toilet paper. It’s right to keep a few more rolls under the sink." Indeed, life is not a big explosion, but a friendship in plain life, and so is it in the automobile circle.

  On April 7th, Xiong Yi and Huo Jing, who had struggled for Nissan for many years, met and went to the new battlefield-Baowo Automobile. Coincidentally, Yang Song, who just became the chief operating officer and general manager of the sales company of Baowo Automobile Group at the beginning of 2018, also served as the deputy director of the marketing headquarters of Dongfeng Nissan. It can be said that the three old partners of Nissan Automobile met again in Baowo Automobile.

  In fact, such a story in the car circle is not accidental. In China’s automobile industry, there are many old partners like Yang Song, Xiong Yi and Huo Jing who meet again, or good partners who have worked together for many years. Nowadays, these new car-making forces in the automobile circle are in full swing. In these waves that are not far from the public eye, a considerable number of "old friends" in the automobile circle meet again and go to the new battlefield of car-making. In this huge wave of opportunities and risks, they are good at dancing and re-enter the center of the China automobile industry stage.

  "Nissan Department" marketing team joined Baowo collectively.

  

  ▲ Former Deputy Minister of Dongfeng Nissan Market Sales Headquarters, nowYang Song, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of Baowo Automobile Group

  Before leaving Dongfeng Nissan, Yang Song’s Title was the deputy director of Dongfeng Nissan’s marketing headquarters. During his performance, he brought a series of innovative marketing methods that had been immersed in the FMCG industry for many years, which enabled Dongfeng Nissan to experience a surge in sales under its marketing system: it increased by 40% every year for three years until it sold nearly 1 million vehicles annually.

  

  ▲ Xiong Yi, former deputy general manager of Dongfeng Nissan Marketing and now executive deputy general manager of Baowo Automobile Group Marketing Company.

  Similar to Yang Song, Xiong Yi was once one of the youngest ministers in the marketing system of Dongfeng Nissan, and also the youngest executive in the joint venture section of Dongfeng Motor Corporation Group. During Dongfeng Nissan’s tenure as the marketing minister, Xiong Yi keenly grasped the trend of younger consumption and innovated marketing measures, which made the sales volume of the company increase continuously from 2012.

  As the saying goes, "Life is about knowing each other." Perhaps they have many years of similar work experience in Dongfeng Nissan, grew up under the same system, or have long been good partners in marketing for many years, which drives them to reunite with their "bosom friends" in today’s changing auto market and go hand in hand.

  SAIC executives once again assembled Aichi Automobile.

  

  ▲ Fu Qiang, former President and CEO of Volvo Car (China) Sales Co., Ltd. and current CEO of Aichi Automobile.

  Fu Qiang entered the automobile industry in 1989, and has rich experience in the automobile industry for nearly 30 years. He has served as deputy general manager of brand sales of FAW-Volkswagen Audi and executive deputy director of brand marketing division of Shanghai Volkswagen Skoda, and can be regarded as a pioneer in leading these two automobile brands into China. At the same time, he also manipulated the reform of Mercedes-Benz’s marketing system in China, led the team to make great contributions to the development of Volvo’s brand and sales, and made the China market grow into the mainstay of Volvo’s global brand revival.

  

  ▲ Gu Feng, CFO, co-founder and CEO of SAIC Motor.

  Similar to Fu Qiang’s many years’ experience in the automobile industry, Gu Feng has accumulated nearly 20 years’ experience in the automobile industry. However, he was born in the finance department, and his advantages are just complementary to Fu Qiang’s. During SAIC’s career, Gu Feng served as the deputy manager of the finance department of Shanghai Automotive Industry (Group) Corporation, the deputy manager of the finance department of Shanghai Automotive Group Co., Ltd., the executive director of the capital operation department, the financial director and the executive director of the capital operation department, and participated in the establishment of Shanghai General Financial System all the time.

  Two leaders who played an important role in SAIC, turned around and regrouped together to go all out for a brand-new brand.

  "Old Chery" reunited with Hezhong New Energy

  

  ▲ Fang Yunzhou, founder of Hezhong Automobile and vice chairman of Zhejiang Hezhong New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd.

  Among the new car-making forces in China, there are not many topics about United Auto. Until recently, the news that Nezha Auto sponsored Super League Huaxia Happiness made Hezhong Auto really enter the public eye. Fang Yunzhou, the founder of Hezhong Automobile and the vice chairman of Zhejiang Hezhong New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd., was "starting a business in the sea" in the position of vice president of Chery New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. in early 2014. Fang Yunzhou’s idea of establishing Hezhong new energy vehicle was born from the experience accumulated when he officially worked in Chery.

  

  ▲ Zhang Yong, former vice president of BAIC New Energy and current president of Hezhong New Energy Vehicle.

  Coincidentally, Huang Zhaogen, the general manager of the marketing center of Kaiyi Automobile Co., Ltd., an executive of Chery Department, also joined Hezhong New Energy in a low-key manner. At the same time, Zhang Yong, the former deputy general manager of BAIC New Energy, joined Hezhong New Energy in February this year. Perhaps everyone knows that Zhang Yong came out of BAIC New Energy, but he didn’t know that he also served as the deputy general manager of Chery New Energy Company from 2010 to 2014.

  Corresponding to the change of the team, it is the promotion rhythm of the production model of Hezhong Automobile. The latest news shows that in the first half of next year, Hezhong Automobile will officially release the brand strategy and product development plan of Hezhong New Energy, and the first product will be officially mass-produced and listed in the middle of the year. Prior to this, Hezhong Automobile was still "low-key".

  SAIC Volkswagen Daxie "Group CP" to build an electric coffee car

  

  ▲ Zhang Hailiang, former vice president of SAIC and chairman of electric coffee car.

  From the vice president of SAIC to the establishment of electric coffee car in the field of internet car making, Zhang Hailiang entered Shanghai Volkswagen after graduating from university, and achieved the position of director and general manager of Shanghai Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. from supply, logistics, planning, product engineering, personnel and administrative management. He has walked almost all the roads that an autobot can walk in the traditional automobile manufacturing industry, and also has the ability to take charge of any link in the automobile industry chain.

  

  ▲ Executive Director of the former SAIC Volkswagen brand, nowXiang Dongping, chief marketing officer of electric coffee automobile

  The talents he recruited for his new team also came from traditional car companies, among which Xiang Dongping was the executive director of SAIC Volkswagen brand. He also served Shanghai Volkswagen for more than 20 years, and was responsible for mass brand marketing, sales and online after-sales in Shanghai Volkswagen. He also served as the sales director of Skoda, which promoted the rapid growth of Skoda sales from 60,000 to 200,000 vehicles.

  Although Zhang Hailiang and Xiang Dongping, the good partners, have been regarded as experienced bosses in the automobile circle, they still face problems such as production qualification, financing, self-built factories, marketing and so on, which will become great challenges for them to choose a new force to build cars and start all over again.

  The seemingly "cold" automobile circle, in fact, many old partners who have worked in the automobile industry for many years have already had a tacit understanding for many years in their work, which has already surpassed the working partnership and has many years of brotherhood.

  People often say: "When it comes to alumni, there will be an inexplicable sense of intimacy." In fact, the same is true of former "comrades-in-arms", especially the partners who have fought side by side in the same company for many years, and they already have an unparalleled tacit understanding. On this basis, they will regroup and may have different chemical reactions.

  Reversal and collision, pains and gains, gains and losses and bitter pleasures ….. These may be the only way for autobots to grow from youth to maturity, but along the way, there will be many new and old partners fighting side by side and going hand in hand. At the same time, China’s automobile industry is now the collective upward trend of China’s own brands, while the emerging new car-making forces constantly subvert the tradition.

  In the face of great changes in the automobile industry, the attitude of enterprise development and personal growth is different. Under the flood of market and enterprise system, people are like fireflies, and it is difficult to trace them. For individuals, it is not only a personal career choice, but also an era choice for the development of the automobile industry in China.

The annual output value exceeds 4 billion yuan, and 70% of false eyelashes in the world are made in Qingdao.

Qilu. com Lightning News November 14th Recently, the "Double Eleven" carnival, which lasted for nearly half a month, came to an end. This year, the turnover of Tmall’s "Double Eleven" reached 498.2 billion yuan, and the cumulative order amount of JD.COM was 271.5 billion yuan. On the day of "Double Eleven", the beauty turnover of major e-commerce platforms increased significantly year-on-year: only 20 minutes after the sale, the turnover of international beauty in JD.COM exceeded that of the whole day at the same time last year; Within an hour, the sales scale of Suning’s beauty products increased by 7 times year-on-year … In the category of beauty products, false eyelashes were completely popular this year. Although the rate of going out during the epidemic period decreased, the enthusiasm of consumers to buy false eyelashes was not compromised.
According to CCTV, during the "Double Eleven" period, the false eyelashes market has been in a state of explosion. An ordinary false eyelash factory in Pingdu, Qingdao, stably outputs about 10,000 boxes every day, and the order volume is 40% higher than usual. In many beauty live broadcast rooms, the anchor people also don’t forget to remind everyone that as long as you pay close attention to the product description behind the label, you will be surprised to find that these false eyelashes come from almost one place-Qingdao, Shandong. Through the professional edition of Tianyancha, lightning journalists found that there are currently more than 2,000 false eyelashes-related enterprises in China, and 77% of them are registered in Qingdao, Shandong (about 1,560), accounting for 93% of all related enterprises in Shandong. The seemingly inconspicuous production chain of false eyelashes contributes more than 4 billion yuan to the local area every year.
The annual registration volume has hit record highs, and the false eyelashes market is "very hot"
In recent years, the development of China’s false eyelashes industry has shown a surprisingly high speed. According to the data of Tianyancha Professional Edition, in 2014 and before, only a few or dozens of false eyelashes-related enterprises registered in China every year (all enterprise status). In 2015, there was a blowout in the annual registration of false eyelashes-related enterprises, and more than 370 false eyelashes-related enterprises were added throughout the year. Since then, more than 100 false eyelash-related enterprises have been added in China every year. Among them, in 2019, 551 false eyelash-related enterprises were added in China, and the annual registration reached the highest level in history. As of November 10, 2020, subject to industrial and commercial registration, China has added 494 false eyelashes-related enterprises this year, up 4.9% year-on-year.
During the "Double Eleven" period, once the news that the order volume of false eyelashes in Qingdao increased by 40% was released, sharp-eyed consumers found that they were buying the products of false eyelashes manufacturers in the video. According to the data of Tianyancha, there are more than 860 local enterprises engaged in the false eyelashes industry for a long time in Pingdu. If the processing workshops are counted, it is conservatively estimated that there are thousands of them, accounting for 70% of the global false eyelashes production, which is an out-and-out source of false eyelashes in the world.
Doing excellent service and innovating products, the 4 billion industrial chain is formed in this way.
In terms of industry distribution, 66% of the enterprises related to false eyelashes in Qingdao are limited liability companies and 33% are individual industrial and commercial households. From the perspective of registered capital, more than 50% of false eyelashes-related enterprises have registered capital of less than 1 million, which well reflects the characteristics of the false eyelashes market.
Gao Shanmin is one of the earliest "elders" engaged in false eyelashes business in Pingdu, Qingdao, and his entrepreneurial story is also a microcosm of the development of local false eyelashes industry.
According to Gao Shanmin, the technology of making false eyelashes was first introduced from South Korea. In the 1990s, there were less than 10 false eyelashes businesses in pingdu city. Gao Shanmin mastered the production technology from relatives, took the lead in opening a workshop for making false eyelashes, and hired women who used to grow potatoes at home to help with the production. The annual income reached 200,000 to 300,000. Local villagers have followed this model, and enterprises and workshops that produce false eyelashes have mushroomed, and gradually developed into local pillar industries.
Nowadays, in almost any local factory or store, a wide variety of false eyelashes will make customers who come to order look askance: false eyelashes are divided into styles, such as pair hair and close arrangement; From the material point of view, there are mink hair, horse hair, chemical fiber and so on; Coupled with the different lengths, roots, curvatures and colors, there are more than thousands of false eyelashes on the market, and it is difficult for even experts to quickly finalize their favorite styles. However, one thing is the consensus of buyers: "There are only products you can’t think of here (Qingdao Pingdu), and there are no false eyelashes that you can’t make. First-class quality, customization, and the key is cheap. "
Entering the game has just taken the lead, and if you want to make a name for yourself, you still need to constantly explore. In Pingdu, Qingdao, there are more and more young people returning to their hometowns to engage in the false eyelash industry. In the business philosophy of Chen Jianlu, a young man born after 1990, quality service and innovative products are essential elements for a bigger and stronger business: "Although eyelashes are fake, they must be ingenious." After years of development, his false eyelash production line has been continuously expanded. Every day, hundreds of boxes of false eyelashes enter the national market, and some even cross the ocean, becoming hot items in Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States.
Pressing, combing, stringing, cutting, curling, drying, heating, setting, and gluing … A small pair of false eyelashes needs more than 10 processes from raw materials to factory to become a "charming and hopeless" beauty artifact in the eyes of girls, and this pair of false eyelashes with a wholesale price of only a few yuan is a real "real money" for local people. The data shows that the annual output value of Qingdao Pingdu false eyelashes can reach 4 billion yuan, accounting for 80% of the national output and 70% of the global market share. It not only promotes the vigorous development of the local and even Qingdao false eyelashes market, but also solves the employment problems of many people.
Implementing "brand strategy" and transforming false eyelashes into internationalization
From the perspective of scale alone, processing and making false eyelashes used to be a "small business" for many families in rural Qingdao. The job advertisements of local factories mostly contain the following keywords: perennial recruitment, availability of children, open air conditioning, preferential treatment … Almost all women engaged in this work can take care of their families and generally increase their income. Since 2013, the false eyelashes industry in Qingdao has ushered in a period of rapid development, and the annual household income of female workers has also increased from 10,000 yuan to 20,000 yuan, up to at least 50,000-70,000 yuan at present.
Using advanced communication equipment and internet technology, many false eyelashes practitioners who focus on e-commerce sales have begun to spend more time on studying consumers’ psychology and market trends. For example, in the past two years, Japanese and Korean makeup has been popular in China, and short and sparse eyelashes look natural; Women in Europe and America prefer thick, long and dense hair, and have greater demand for colored eyelashes such as yellow, green and purple. With the continuous popularity of Taobao live delivery, Tik Tok and Aauto Quicker, more beauty shopkeepers and young women turn to place orders online, and customize exquisite high-grade false eyelashes according to their own needs … All these market weathervanes are accurately captured by them and fed back to the production and sales of false eyelashes.
Looking at the industrial layout of false eyelashes in Qingdao, we also began to bid farewell to the family-style "single-handedly fighting". Xuaner E-commerce Pioneer Park, which settled in pingdu city Development Zone in 2017, introduced a number of false eyelashes manufacturers from the beginning, and formed good cooperation with e-commerce platforms such as Taobao, Tmall, Pinduoduo and Vipshop, actively trained rural e-commerce professionals, and added assistance to the local false eyelashes industry. At present, the local false eyelashes industry has a complete industrial chain, high-quality products, good reputation and huge market, but what is lacking is a first-class brand. To this end, the local government has successively introduced a number of measures to support the development of the real economy. While promoting the supporting infrastructure construction, it has also increased industry support, strived for tax refund policies and standardized enterprise operation. Next, implementing the "brand strategy" and cultivating independent brands to go international will be the top priority of the transformation and upgrading of Qingdao false eyelashes industry.
Lightning journalist Yang Yujin Yin Chengqian reports.
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[Network Media Change] A Different Spring Festival for Military Sister-in-law Nurses: Continue to stick to their posts after the video with their husbands is safe.

   Hualong. com at 16: 00 on February 14th (Reporter Huang Yu correspondent Chen Xiaoxia Zeng Li) Seeing that it is getting closer and closer to the Lunar New Year, there are still many people who cannot reunite because of their special posts. Today (14th), in xinqiao hospital, Army Medical University, two military wives, Yang Li and Wang Li, contacted their husbands by telephone respectively, and after planning to say goodbye to each other, they continued to stick to their nursing posts.

   The husband is the only one left in the family. Wife: I’ll take care of it at home.

   The dial-out phone shows the name of "Junwazi", but after a burst of ring tones, there has been no answer on the other end of the phone … …

   On the morning of 14th, in the general surgical ward of xinqiao hospital, Wang Li, a military wife, dialed her husband’s phone during work. "Tomorrow is the Spring Festival. Seeing that colleagues and friends are busy reuniting with their families, he can’t come back for the Spring Festival and misses him very much. I don’t know if he is okay there." Wang Li told the story while listening to the ringtone on the phone.

   In 2009, introduced by a friend, Wang Li, who works in Chongqing, met Li Jun, who works in a certain department of Zhejiang Navy. Although they work thousands of miles apart, because of their understanding of military work and their love for Li Jun, they got along for three years and entered the marriage hall, formed a happy family, and ushered in the birth of their son one year later. Under the care of Wang Li, Li Jun has also made outstanding achievements in his work, and has been commended by the unit many times, and won a personal third-class merit.

   Because of their working relationship, the young couple only get together briefly for two months every year. It has been nearly half a year since Li Jun left home last time, and the next meeting will wait until the second half of this year. During the Spring Festival of family reunion, Wang Li has to be on duty and can’t have a holiday, and Li Jun has to perform a task and can’t come back.

   "Now mom and dad have come from their hometown, and with their parents-in-law and children, the six of us can reunite in Chongqing and have a good time. On the contrary, you have to be on duty alone. I hope you can work with peace of mind and don’t have to worry about your family. I will take good care of the elderly and children at home. " Although the phone failed to connect, Wang Li still gently told her mobile phone.

   Love taught her that it’s okay to believe and stick to the bitter point and get tired.

   In the respiratory ward of xinqiao hospital, military wife Yang Li was busy transferring critically ill patients. After sending the patients to the ward, she immediately rushed to the nursing station to write the duty record … …

   I have known my husband Pengfei Wan for 12 years. From acquaintance, knowing each other to love, from two people to starting a family, and now a family of four has come through ups and downs. As a military civilian, Yang Li feels more faith and persistence.

   After marriage, Yang Li and Pengfei Wan gave birth to two children. Now my sister is over one year old, and the family of four has been together for less than a month.

   When the telephone and video were connected, after learning that everything was fine at home, Pengfei Wan said that with his wife taking good care of the elderly and children, he could safely stick to his post and stand well for the motherland.

   After hanging up the phone, Yang Li wiped her tears and said, "My husband isn’t around, and I don’t feel it at ordinary times, but last month my mother was ill, and my child had a headache and brain fever around and needed someone to take care of him, so she was unhappy at work … … I wish he could be with me. But thinking that he is a soldier, I am a civilian nurse, and it is nothing to work hard. "

Sun Li and Yuan Wenkang lead the "Wife’s Choice" broadcast tonight, and the "anti-chicken soup" female inspirational drama reflects the reality.

The inspirational drama "Wife’s Choice" for the growth of women’s marriage will be broadcast in Mango Monsoon Theater tonight. The drama tells the story of Fang Tang (played by Sun Li), a full-time wife who originally enjoyed family happiness, who happened to find a series of abnormal behaviors of her husband Gao Jiawei (played by Yuan Wenkang) who had been in love with her for many years. After constant testing and disappointment, Fang Tang began to think about the significance of women as wives in marriage.

At the same time, the drama also discusses the anxiety and dilemma faced by contemporary women in marriage relations through the different descriptions of several different women, aiming at conveying that women should always keep their self-worth and the courage to choose, and realize the true meaning of happiness in real life through the realization of self-worth.

Sun Li’s comeback calls for women’s self-return through transformation

Multi-dimensional presentation of the "shed" and "gain" of marriage relationship

In Wife’s Choice, Sun Li, who carried the banner of the hostess, was once a goddess of costume in the hearts of many post-80s and post-90s. This drama is not only her comeback after a lapse of thirteen years, but also her personal transformation. In the play, the sugar cube played by Sun Li faces the secret that her husband can’t tell, and her mental journey is complex and highly varied. From the initial firm trust in her husband, to the careful exploration, to the denial of their feelings, the contradiction between husband and wife gradually deepens. After waking up, Fang Tang began to reflect on the way women get along in marriage, the way to survive in society and the way to improve in personal level. The crisis brought her the awakening and return of self-awareness and made her grow rapidly.

In addition, several other women in the play also present the "give up" and "gain" in marriage from different angles such as career and family: Qi Miao (Zhang Yao), a well-known emotional expert, is an "emotional mentor" in the eyes of the public and a typical "strong woman" in contemporary times. Her husband questioned the "shared" marriage status of the two people, but after she said "I can’t divorce", was it true? Qi Miao’s right-hand man, Yu Yu (Wang Zhen), is smart and excellent, but there is a seed of hatred buried deep in her heart. Can she protect her marriage when she is gradually lost? Three women, three different marriage relationships, how they explore the "give up" and "get up" in marriage, still need to find the answer in the play.

"Anti-Chicken Soup" Female Inspirational Drama Reflects Reality

Only when you have yourself can you ride the wind and waves in marriage.

In the play, Gao Jiawei and Qi Miao are both well-known emotional experts with their own characteristics, and they all have a set of "emotional rules" that they blurt out. They have gained countless fans as opinion leaders, but they are difficult to deal with their own emotional problems at home, and both encounter the imbalance between career and love. When the "emotional chicken soup" in their lines can be described as "chicken feathers in one place" to their respective emotional lives, the dramatic effect is suddenly full, which is quite anti-chicken soup.

At the same time, the drama is cut in from a female perspective, and the plot atmosphere is ups and downs, trying to lead everyone to find the key that can unlock the lock in the fog of marriage mystery. Among them, the dual identity of the heroine, housewife and detective novel writer, the realistic depiction of three marital states, and the confusion and awakening of women in the face of marital difficulties have both visibility and practical significance. I’m afraid this is the core of "Wife’s Choice". In the present era, women should live their own lives and improve their self-worth in order to retain the courage and right to choose at all levels forever. Starting from tonight, Hunan Satellite TV and Mango TV "Mango Monsoon Theater" will be broadcast simultaneously every Monday and Tuesday at 22: 00, and members will watch it first.

South Korea distributed leaflets to North Korea over the 38th parallel, triggering protests.

 







    Korean soldiers stationed in the 38th parallel.


    The abuse of loudspeakers on the military demarcation line between the DPRK and the ROK once subsided, but now the leaflets floating in the air have destroyed this tranquility.


    International Herald Tribune reporters Gao Haorong and Zhang Binyang originated from Pyongyang, and the once "leaflet war" over the "38th parallel" on the Korean peninsula has revived. On May 30, the head of the DPRK delegation to the inter-Korean military affairs talks protested and warned South Korea, demanding that South Korea immediately stop spreading leaflets in North Korea, or it will take full responsibility for all the consequences caused by it.


  Time balloons broadcast leaflets


    According to the DPRK, as of the end of May, some social groups and people in South Korea used balloons and other methods to scatter leaflets in North Korea near the military demarcation line. These leaflets have been found in dozens of places near the military demarcation line, such as South Yellow Sea Road, Kaicheng and gangwon, and even in the tourist area of Mount Kumgang and Kaesong Industrial Zone jointly developed by the DPRK and the ROK. What makes North Korea particularly angry is that some people in South Korea went to the vicinity of the military demarcation line with some Japanese and distributed more than 10,000 leaflets to the DPRK.


    According to the Associated Press, distributors will put bibles and $1 bills in leaflets to attract North Koreans to pick them up. Some organizations in Japan will also use leaflets to find themselves in Asahi, and promise that those who provide information will receive a cash reward of $10,000. According to the Associated Press, these balloons distributing leaflets are about 5 meters long, and simple timing devices installed on the balloons can regularly distribute leaflets over the target area. The flyer is postcard-sized, waterproof and printed in Japanese and Korean.


  On the "38th parallel"


    There is a reason why North Korea is so angry. As early as June 2004, when the DPRK and the ROK held the second general-level talks, the two sides reached an agreement, stipulating that from the 15th of that month, the two sides would stop all propaganda activities near the military demarcation line, including broadcasting through loudspeakers, setting up advertising billboards, setting up TV screens, and scattering leaflets with balloons.


    The two sides dismantled all propaganda tools in stages before August 15 of that year. In the past, the military demarcation line where tweeters sang, scolded and attacked each other became very quiet. This move by both sides was widely praised by the DPRK, the ROK and the international community.


    However, this agreement has now been seriously undermined. In North Korea’s view, the reason why some people in South Korea dare to ignore the agreement between the two sides and spread a large number of leaflets around the military demarcation line is inseparable from the fact that the Lee Myung-bak government of South Korea, which came to power in February this year, denied the two Declarations issued by the heads of the DPRK and the ROK in 2000 and 2007 and pursued a "pragmatism" policy. North Korea believes that the South Korean government is actually the mastermind behind conniving and encouraging such actions.

On-the-spot report of the third batch of counterpart aid to youth in Jiangsu Province: from the coast of the Yangtze River to the source of the Three Rivers

The construction (and pipe network) project of Tongde County tap water purification plant aided by Jiangsu has a total investment of 22.08 million yuan.

  I live at the head of the Yangtze River, and you live at the end of the Yangtze River … …

  This ancient poem is a vivid portrayal of the thousands of miles of love between Jiangsu and Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province (hereinafter referred to as Hainan Prefecture). From the bank of the Yangtze River to the source of the Three Rivers, although it is far away from Qian Shan, the people of Jiangsu and Qinghai are hand in hand and heart in hand because of counterpart support.

  Where you go, what you love depends on. Since July, 2016, the third batch of cadres in Jiangsu Province have blossomed on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau like Gesanghua, contributing their youth and strength to the construction of Hainan in a new era.

  Over the past three years, on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with an average elevation of more than 3,000 meters, both the majestic mountains and the vast grasslands with beautiful scenery have recorded a long and touching story, telling the indissoluble love between a coastal province and a Tibetan autonomous prefecture. "In Jiangsu Province, 35 cadres and talents (including 10 rotations) have gone to Hainan. Along with it, there are 917 million yuan of financial funds from Jiangsu to support Hainan, and 113 aid projects around key areas such as rural infrastructure construction, education and health, and ecological environment protection. " Wang Xiandong, commander-in-chief of the third batch of youth aid headquarters in Jiangsu Province, said.

  Precisely launching livelihood projects to enhance people’s sense of gain in Hainan.

  Deng Yong’s wonderful story of "Looking for Water Director" is a household name in guinan county, Hainan.

  Deng Yong is a senior engineer of Yangzhou Water Conservancy Bureau and 111 young scientific and technological talents of Jiangsu Water Conservancy System. At the end of July 2016, he came to guinan county and served as the deputy director of guinan county Water Resources Bureau. Guinan county, the source of the Three Rivers, is rich in water, but Tibetans live in scattered places, scattered on grass beaches or valleys. Drinking water for people and animals has become a big problem, and Tibetans are eager for stable and reliable water sources.

  When I came to Guinan, finding water became the first important thing for Deng Yong. In just two months, he traveled all over the county’s water conservancy projects. At 8 o’clock every morning, he leads his department staff deep into the mountains and bumps along Panshan Road. As soon as they arrived at their destination, they quickly searched for water along the cracks in the mountains, and it was common for a family to find seven or eight days. He walked over mountains and mountains in Guorenduo village of Shagou township for a whole week before he found gurgling water in the gravel. A reservoir was built on the mountain and led to the cellar of each household through pipelines.

  Tongde county tap water purification plant construction project, with a total investment of 22.08 million yuan. This fully automatic and unattended tap water purification plant has been in operation for 10 months and has treated 1.2 million tons of water. The water source of tap water purification plant is taken from groundwater. After the opening of the factory, it largely ensured the production and living water requirements of 33,000 people (including floating population) in the new old town of Tongde County, 1,026 people in the town of Gabasondo, and more than 10,000 large and small livestock, as well as the water requirements of various social facilities, and provided safe, reliable and pure drinking water for the broad masses of urban and rural residents. "With the tap water purification plant, the water quality is more stable and the water safety of local people is guaranteed." Ren Qing, director of the Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Water Resources Bureau of Tongde County, said.

  In addition to ensuring that people who lack water have water to drink, medical care and housing … … Jiangsu is also actively promoting various livelihood projects in the local area.

  The special geographical location leads to the backward development of health undertakings in Xinghai County. "Xinghai’s local clinical diagnosis and treatment ability is not strong, and people often have to go to other places to see a doctor." Zhiming Sun, a youth aid health cadre, told reporters that this situation has changed significantly with the aid of Jiangsu counterparts — — The comprehensive building of inpatient medical technology and the comprehensive building of traditional prevention and treatment of diseases in Xinghai Tibetan Hospital aided by Jiangsu have been completed one after another. At present, Xinghai Tibetan Hospital has changed from a small clinic to the best Tibetan hospital at the county level in Qinghai Province. The medical environment has been further improved, and the annual hospitalization has increased by more than 10 times.

  In July, Saizong Mountain was sunny and warm, and it was scattered in a small Tibetan courtyard in Amdo Folk Culture Village, Xinghai County. Yang Zongtai, a 41-year-old householder, is a poverty-stricken household in Xinghai County. In October 2018, their family of five moved into this place less than two kilometers from the county seat. The adobe house that used to be drafty in winter and leaking in summer has suddenly become a new house of 80 square meters. In today’s Amdo Folk Culture Village, rows of bungalows with blue roofs, white walls and yards are arranged neatly; There is a big green playground in the middle of the village. The children are playing on the playground, and the old people are taking a walk and exercising.

  At present, each project and a string of data all condense the deep friendship between Jiangsu and Hainan, and record a long and moving story.

Zhang Jie led the department staff to check the quality of medical records.

  Talent and intelligence blend with each other to forge a team rooted in the plateau

  For three years, Qian Xin, a youth aid teacher in Guide High School in Hainan, comes to school early every day to inspect, supervise and guide students’ morning reading. Mobilize the Guidance for College Entrance Examination Review for senior three teachers every year, give a lecture on how to do the curriculum reform for the whole school, and mobilize the curriculum reform in action for teachers under 40 years old … … He took the lead in organizing the review and discussion activities of senior three in Quanzhou, and the classroom was open to all teachers at any time.

  Mentoring has always been an important mission of Jiangsu youth aid workers.

  The same is true of Zhang Jie, who previously served as the vice president of Xinghai County People’s Hospital. In addition to using the operating table as a classroom and explaining the important steps and operation points in detail during the operation, he also proposed: selecting business backbones and transporting them to Zhang Jie’s original unit, Pizhou People’s Hospital for training, further study and study; Organize exchange and study between the staff of the two hospitals, and conduct free clinic and operation for patients in Xinghai County; Updating medical equipment, Pizhou People’s Hospital donated Xinghai People’s Hospital to import a set of color Doppler ultrasound equipment and put it into use; Mobilize medical staff to carry out health education for patients, record the contact information of patients, track the illness and enhance the health awareness of local people. Now, the obstetricians and gynecologists in Xinghai County People’s Hospital have made Zhuo Ma a backbone doctor in the department, and some gynecological operations that were difficult to carry out in the past can now be done normally.

  Since the launch of the third batch of youth aid work, Jiangsu workers in Hainan have carried forward the hard work style of "lack of oxygen and lack of spirit", and have been growing and progressing on the plateau, and a number of typical figures have emerged, demonstrating the good image of Jiangsu cadres who are loyal and clean. Qian Xin is determined to reform and strictly manage the school, and the teaching quality of Guide Middle School has improved significantly. Dr. Yaohua Chen stayed in office for three years, performed cataract surgery, broke through one technical bottleneck after another, and was rated as "a good doctor in China"; Dr. Wang Huihui’s "33 Work Method" has been fully promoted in Hainan … …

  In the past three years, Jiangsu has made great progress in group-based teaching, and the plan of "Famous Teachers Entering Hainan" has been successfully implemented, taking the lead in launching cross-provincial counterparts in higher vocational colleges, exploring new paths for promoting accurate poverty alleviation through education, blocking intergenerational transmission of poverty, and improving the level of vocational education and personnel training in ethnic areas. The effect of health poverty alleviation is obvious. We actively organized the "Heart-Friendly Project" and "Bright Walk" public welfare activities, and screened out 54 children with congenital heart disease who were in urgent need of surgery to get free assistance in Jiangsu and all recovered. With the continuous expansion of labor cooperation, with the support of relevant cities and counties in Jiangsu, Jiangsu Youth Aid Headquarters took the lead in organizing people to work in the mainland, and grassland herders became industrial workers through self-reliance, which played a good demonstration role in Hainan.

In the workshop of Yuanjing Energy (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd., workers are busy hoisting and assembling fan parts.

  Deeply planting the seeds of industrial cooperation to promote the two places to stride towards a well-off society hand in hand

  Jiangsu and Hainan have become a "family" because of aid construction. Jiangsu youth aid cadres deeply planted the seeds of industrial cooperation in Qinghai, and promoted the cadres and masses of the two places to stride towards a well-off society hand in hand.

  On July 16th, Yuanjing Energy (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd., located in Hainan Green Industry Development Park, was a Jiangsu enterprise that directly set up a wind power equipment factory in the park. "Jiangsu is a major manufacturing province in the country, and Qinghai is a demonstration province of clean energy. It is entirely local to introduce Jiangsu’s high-end manufacturing into Qinghai. Through the formation of upstream and downstream supporting agglomeration by leading enterprises in Jiangsu, leading enterprises will be brought out of the base of high-end manufacturing industry. " The relevant person in charge of the park management Committee said.

  The reporter learned that in 2018, there were 86 enterprises in Hainan Green Industry Development Park, including 6 enterprises in Jiangsu; The photovoltaic and wind power equipment used in the park involves 20 Jiangsu production enterprises and 35 kinds of products, equivalent to 2.5 billion yuan. Last year, the power generation of the park was 6 billion kWh, of which Jiangsu consumed nearly 1 billion kWh, and all 1 billion kWh was clean energy, realizing the "power transmission from west to east" of clean energy.

  In Amdo Folk Culture Village, Xinghai County, an e-commerce service center that has been in operation is opening a new way of life for local residents. The well-known "Shaji model" in China has been replicated here, that is, the "farmer+network+company" model: through farmers’ entrepreneurship and training e-commerce leaders and demonstration households, a "chain reaction" has been formed to promote the industrial development of villages, towns and counties.

  In June 2018, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province seized the opportunity of the Taobao Forum held in Suining County, invited Xinghai County to participate in the Taobao Summit and the Taobao High-end Forum, and facilitated the successful signing of the contract between Xinghai Qinghai-Tibet Terminal Company and Xiaobu. com. Suining county government and Xinghai county government reached a memorandum of cooperation on online business development, and Suining county sent two groups of experts to Xinghai enterprises, towns and villages to help develop the characteristic online business industry. Using the "sand collection model" for reference, the local government explored "farmers — — Cooperatives — — The mode of e-commerce platform, that is, cooperatives buy agricultural and sideline products from every household, and the e-commerce platform makes raw materials into finished products and sells them on the e-commerce platform.

  In recent years, the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Commerce has gone all out to support the promotion of e-commerce development in the western region, and He Jianbo, a cadre of the Department, has been helping the youth for six consecutive years. Thanks to his efforts, the largest e-commerce poverty alleviation training shop in Suning.cn opened in Gonghe County. By the end of 2018, the poverty alleviation training shop had achieved sales of 2.3 million yuan, and the sales of Hainan Pavilion with Chinese characteristics increased by 300% year-on-year.

  Teams are passed down from generation to generation, projects are accelerated, and practical results are achieved one by one … … After three years’ efforts, the exchanges, contacts and blending between Jiangsu and Hainan have written a new chapter. In the past three years, Jiangsu’s youth aid cadres have interpreted their responsibilities and responsibilities with practical actions, completed the aid construction tasks entrusted by the party Committee and government and the people in their hometown, and built a bridge between the east and the west. (Qiyuan Huang)

Interview with tornado experts: domestic tornado research has just started, and the prediction is still in the experimental stage.

Recently, strong convective weather in Guangdong has brought heavy rain, strong winds and even tornadoes, which has attracted the attention of the outside world.

On the afternoon of April 27th, a tornado occurred in Zhong Luotan, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, causing 5 deaths, 33 injuries and 141 factory buildings damaged. At 11 o’clock on April 30, a weak tornado appeared in Qiandong Town, Raoping County, Chaozhou City, which caused some trees in the south of Raoping County to collapse and slightly damaged the workshops of individual enterprises.

The Paper noted that since April 27th, early warnings of possible tornadoes have been issued in Huangpu District and Huadu District of Guangzhou, Xinhui District of Jiangmen City, Duanzhou District, Dinghu District and Gaoyao District of Zhaoqing City. According to the early warning information previously issued by the Central Meteorological Observatory, it is estimated that there will be more than 10 thunderstorms and strong winds in parts of southern Jiangxi, southwestern Fujian, northeastern Guangxi, northern Guangdong and other places from 08: 00 on April 30 to 08: 00 on May 1, with a maximum wind force of more than 12, and there may be tornadoes.

In August 2013, the first tornado research center in China was established in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, mainly to carry out tornado monitoring and early warning tests. On April 30, 2024, Huang Xianxiang, a senior engineer at the Tornado Research Center in Foshan, was interviewed by The Paper (www.thepaper.cn). He said that the tornado in Zhong Luotan, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, caused some casualties because most of the local factories were tin houses, which had poor wind resistance. Therefore, if you encounter a tornado, you should leave as soon as possible and hide in a solid house nearby, especially a reinforced concrete house.

Huang Xianxiang said that tornadoes are very sudden and it is difficult to predict tornadoes. At present, the tornado research in China is in its infancy, and our forecasting and early warning business is still in the experimental stage. However, some features of tornado are relatively obvious, which may be monitored and identified in advance. For example, the tornado brought by typhoon Mangosteen in 2018 and the tornado brought by typhoon Siam in 2022 were all warned in advance.

Huang Xianxiang also reminded that tornadoes must be accompanied by strong convective weather. If there are many strong convective weather backgrounds, the risk of tornadoes will be greater.

[Dialogue with Huang Xianxiang]

Iron houses are weak in wind resistance and easy to collapse.

The Paper:On the afternoon of April 27th, there was a tornado in Zhong Luotan Town, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, which caused heavy casualties. What are the characteristics of this tornado? Why are the casualties more serious?

Huang Xianxiang:First of all, the intensity of this tornado is relatively strong, reaching the level of strong tornado EF 2, so the damage area caused by it is also relatively large, and more than 140 factories are damaged. The casualties were serious, mainly because the tornado was so strong that it blew down the fence and some buildings with weak wind resistance, causing casualties.

The Paper:During the tornado in Zhong Luotan, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, iron houses, trees, high-voltage lines, telephone poles and vehicles were seriously damaged, especially the iron houses, whose roofs were overturned and even their walls collapsed. Combined with the tornado disaster, what should be paid attention to in preventing tornadoes?

Huang Xianxiang:If you encounter a tornado and are in a tin factory building or some other temporary residence that is not very strong at that time, it is suggested that you leave as soon as possible and hide in a solid house nearby, especially a reinforced concrete house, while ensuring safety. Don’t be in a factory building with weak wind resistance or a long-span roof. It is safer to evacuate quickly. Because the tin factory building is easy to collapse, once it collapses, it will cause some damage. Also stay away from tall objects such as fences, telephone poles and trees.

The Paper:Before there is a tornado in a place, can you do some safety hazards investigation? What shortcomings need to be filled?

Huang Xianxiang:A prominent feature of tornadoes is strong wind, and the main safety hazards are houses with weak wind resistance, tin factories or simple fences, as well as trees, billboards and flower pots upstairs. Therefore, in addition to knowing which ones are not wind-resistant, it is also necessary to pay attention to which nearby places are wind-resistant, such as knowing where the nearest concrete building is. If necessary, you can choose to take shelter from severe weather temporarily. After all, safety comes first.

Tornado prediction is difficult, and tornado can do some early warning.

The Paper:Can tornadoes be predicted in advance?

Huang Xianxiang:Tornado prediction is more difficult, because its suddenness is particularly strong, and its scale is very small, and its local characteristics are obvious. It is not a weather system with a large influence range like a squall line, such as sweeping from east to west or from north to south. For example, in a city of several thousand square kilometers, there may be strong weather like tornado only within a few kilometers or hundreds of meters, so it is difficult to monitor the tornado and predict it, but the characteristics of tornado are relatively obvious. In some cases, some early warnings can still be made. Some weak tornado features may not be obvious, its signal itself is weak, and some features will be much weaker.

Our current early warning is mainly based on the weather radar, because the tornado storm will show some unique characteristics in the weather radar image, such as the shape of the echo, it will show a hook echo, or a notch shape, and there will be some obvious rotation characteristics. If it is a strong tornado, its characteristics will be more obvious, so we can still make some early warning. As for how long it can be advanced, according to the specific situation, not every tornado process is the same, and some of them develop very fast, which may suddenly strengthen and suddenly occur. This kind of predicted time may not be advanced, and it may not be seen until a tornado occurs. Or some may only have a few minutes to give early warning. However, if it is a tornado with a long path or not so sudden, we can pay attention to its characteristics earlier. On September 17, 2018, a tornado circulating around the typhoon Mangosteen occurred in Foshan. We paid attention to this situation early, and made an early warning, with an advance of more than 30 minutes, but not every tornado has strong stability or obvious characteristics. Some of them developed too fast and may be displayed on the radar. The last graph is strengthened, and the next graph is weakened, but the tornado may happen during the period of strengthening and weakening, but we can’t see the data during this period, because our data is updated every 6 minutes, and it may happen during this interval, so it is very difficult to warn.

The Paper:Is the information you said that you watch every 6 minutes the information of weather radar?

Huang Xianxiang:Yes, every 6 minutes, the S-band weather radar will produce a scanned image, but now we have set up some small X-band radars, and we can have a picture in about 1 minute, and the echo structure we see will be more detailed. However, the small radar has a weakness, and the echo signal decays very quickly, so many times we can’t see some weather conditions.

The Paper:You mentioned the prediction of weak tornadoes and strong tornadoes earlier, and the signals may be different. How is this weak and strong?

Huang Xianxiang:In fact, it is difficult to monitor the tornado itself, and the intensity of the tornado can only be determined by the damage degree of the disaster on the spot. Why did the tornado in Guangzhou become a tornado this time? This is also determined according to the degree of damage at the scene, for example, a large area of factory buildings was damaged. In the determination process, we also need to look at the quality of the factory building, whether it is a concrete structure or a simple iron factory building. For example, in the disaster-stricken area of Zhong Luotan tornado in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, most of the factories are brick-concrete structures. Based on these factors, we evaluated them as EF 2. We have a measurement standard with different indexes. If the factory building with reinforced concrete structure is razed to the ground, the strength will be greater, maybe EF 4 strength is even stronger. According to the damage degree caused by the tornado scene, its strength is determined. If only some trees are broken, it is the weakest grade of EF1 or EF 0, so the strength is determined according to the damage degree.

The Paper:For this tornado in Zhong Luotan Town, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, what signs did it have before?

Huang Xianxiang:In radar images, there are some echo features of tornadoes, such as hook echo structure and rotation.

The Paper:From the meteorological point of view, the tornado in Zhong Luotan is a tornado. Is it a tornado that can be predicted in advance?

Huang Xianxiang:The characteristics of tornado may be more obvious before and after the occurrence, so its advance will not be very long, and it may take a few minutes at most.

The Paper:We noticed that on the afternoon of April 27th, before the tornado occurred in Zhong Luotan, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, there might be a tornado warning in Huadu District, Guangzhou, but there was no tornado warning in Baiyun District. Is this because it is difficult to predict the tornado accurately at present?

Huang Xianxiang:Tornado warning itself is full of challenges. It is understood that at that time, Baiyun District issued a high-level orange warning signal for thunderstorm and gale and an orange warning signal for hail to remind the public to guard against extreme gale and hail weather.

Domestic tornado research is still in its infancy.

The Paper:What is the current level of tornado prediction and research in China?

Huang Xianxiang:At present, the tornado warning business in many places is still in the experimental stage, because this work is full of challenges. The United States has established an advanced tornado warning and forecasting business, because there are high frequency tornadoes there, and there are more than 1000 tornadoes every year, and they have studied tornadoes for more than half a century, and our research is still in its infancy.

The Paper:Typhoon seems to have a path. Is the path of tornado clear?

Huang Xianxiang:Because typhoon is a weather scale system with a diameter of hundreds to thousands of kilometers, its typhoon cloud system can be seen on the satellite cloud picture, and even the typhoon eye area can be clearly distinguished. Combined with a variety of observation data, the typhoon center can be located and the moving path of the typhoon can be given.

Tornado is a small-scale vortex system extending from thunderstorm clouds, which is small in scope, fast in birth and disappearance, and often dissipates due to the friction of the underlying surface during the moving process, so the path of tornado often jumps, which is difficult to identify from the weather radar. We need to give the moving path of tornado mother storm through weather radar, then find out the possible whereabouts of tornado according to the characteristics and reporting information of mother storm, and then carry out on-site aerial photography and disaster adjustment of tornado damaged area to draw the approximate path of tornado.

The Paper:What is the early warning situation of tornadoes in Guangdong in recent years?

Huang Xianxiang:In recent years, by studying the weather characteristics of historical tornadoes in Guangdong, the early warning technical indicators of tornadoes in Guangdong have been preliminarily summarized. In the early warning practice, in addition to predicting the tornado in the circulation of Typhoon Mangosteen in 2018, the tornado brought by Typhoon Siam in 2022 was also warned in advance.

The Paper:Is it difficult to predict other tornadoes?

Huang Xianxiang:Right. Because some features burst too fast, suddenly occur, and suddenly weaken, they may just be seen and disappear in the radar image the next second. Sometimes it is discovered after receiving the report that such weak features can also produce tornadoes; Sometimes early warning of tornadoes with strong signal characteristics may not produce tornadoes in the end, but only local strong winds.

The Paper:Will the warning range of tornado be larger than the actual range?

Huang Xianxiang:The United States is the country with the highest level of tornado warning, and so far the warning range of tornadoes in the United States is often larger than the actual impact range. Our current practice is similar, mainly based on weather radar combined with automatic weather stations to comprehensively judge the dynamic evolution trend of tornado mother storm, so the early warning range may be larger than the actual range. However, it also depends on the specific situation. It is also possible that the activities of tornadoes exceed the warning range, and the actual impact range needs to be evaluated according to the moving path and damage range of tornadoes.

There are many strong convective weather, and the risk of tornado may be higher.

The Paper:In recent years, extreme weather has occurred frequently, which has also caused disasters in some places. This round of heavy rain in Guangdong, strong convective weather, rainfall in many places broke the extreme value of accumulated rainfall in April. Will this strong convective weather and extreme climate lead to more tornadoes?

Huang Xianxiang:Tornado itself belongs to the most extreme and intense kind of severe convective weather. In other words, strong convective weather may not necessarily produce tornadoes, but tornadoes must be accompanied by strong convective weather. If there are many strong convective weather backgrounds, the risk of tornado is higher.

In addition to the strong convective weather background, the tornado is also related to some atmospheric conditions. For example, in addition to the intersection of cold and warm air currents, sufficient energy and water vapor transportation, it is also required that there is a strong wind in the middle and low altitude, which is what we usually call a "jet stream" to form a strong vertical wind shear, which is conducive to the occurrence of tornadoes. In addition, it depends on whether the geographical location and terrain conditions are suitable for the formation of tornadoes. For example, the possibility of tornadoes in mountainous areas is relatively small, because tornadoes often occur in flat plains, and mountainous areas will weaken the occurrence and development of tornadoes.

The Paper:Under the background of frequent extreme weather, will tornadoes present new features and changes?

Huang Xianxiang:It is not that tornadoes will produce new changes. Maybe the weather will be extreme in one year, and the number of tornadoes will increase this year, but it is also possible that tornadoes will rarely appear next year. It can only be said that there is a certain correlation between the occurrence of tornadoes and abnormal weather, but it is difficult to sum up a long-term and trending change feature from it, which needs more information for further study. It is not possible to draw a new change and new feature of a tornado from the phenomenon of a certain year, but it takes a period of time to analyze the phenomenon and get the result.

The Paper:According to the forecast of meteorological department, from April 30th to May 1st, there will be thunderstorms and strong winds, and there may be tornadoes in some areas such as southern Jiangxi, southwestern Fujian, northeastern Guangxi and northern Guangdong. Can the tornado situation behind be predicted or analyzed?

Huang Xianxiang:Because the weather situation is very unstable these days, due to the combined effects of cold air and high-altitude trough, there may be thunderstorms, strong winds, hail and heavy precipitation, and the possibility of local tornadoes is not ruled out. For example, on the morning of April 30th, a tornado happened in Chaozhou, East Guangdong.

The Paper:Is it possible for a tornado to happen in a crowded place in the city center? Why?

Huang Xianxiang:Tornadoes are easy to occur in open and flat areas, and hilly, mountainous and tall buildings are not conducive to the development of tornadoes. There are generally high-rise buildings in the city center, which is not conducive to the occurrence and development of tornadoes. Of course, it is not excluded that some rare tornadoes occur in cities, but most tornadoes still occur in open areas. Moreover, most buildings in cities are reinforced concrete structures, which are relatively strong and safe. The probability of tornado itself is not high, and the probability in the central city is even lower. Therefore, the residents in the city need not worry too much, and they can feel more at ease by mastering certain knowledge of natural disasters such as strong winds.

The Paper:What should the public pay attention to when facing tornadoes?

Huang Xianxiang:If you are at home, stay away from doors, windows and external walls of houses and hide in the room opposite to the tornado. If there is a basement or semi-basement, it will be safer to hide there.

If you are in a temporary shed or tin house, you should leave as soon as possible and look for a solid house to escape.

If you are in the wild, you should find a low-lying area as soon as possible, hold your head down to avoid it, and stay away from trees, billboards, fences, etc. to avoid being injured by them.

If you are in a car, when the distance is far away, you should drive to the place opposite to the tornado route as soon as possible; When you are too close to escape, you should leave the car as soon as possible, look for low-lying areas, and hold your head down to avoid. Because the intensity of the tornado can roll the car into the sky, the car is not a safe zone.