Xie Feng, Ambassador of China to the United States: It is unwise to underestimate China, and it is not true to criticize China, and it will not succeed to contain China. According to the official of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, on December 11, 2024, u.s.-china business council held the 2024 annual celebration dinner in Washington. In his speech, Xie Feng said that China's economic operation is generally stable, progressing steadily, and it is confident to stabilize the market and prevent risks, with high-quality development and vitality, and there is potential for sustained recovery. In the first three quarters of this year, China's GDP increased by 4.8% year-on-year, which not only ranked among the major economies in terms of growth rate, but also increased the "gold content", "new content" and "green content" of economic development, ranking 11th in the global innovation index. As the package of incremental policies continued to show remarkable results, the growth rate of consumption, investment and export in October picked up, the real estate transaction volume rose one after another, the manufacturing purchasing managers' index returned to the boom zone, and the turnover of tens of thousands of brands in the "double 11" shopping festival doubled. Xie Feng emphasized that China's economy has always been growing under the challenges of wind and rain, and it is confident to achieve its economic growth target this year. Next year, it will implement more active macro policies to prevent and resolve risks in key areas and external shocks, and it will remain the biggest engine of world economic growth in the future. The sea can't be stirred, and it always rushes. It is unwise to underestimate China, it is not true to criticize China, and it is even more impossible to contain China.At the end of 12 years of listing, Michael Jordan sold his 10,000-foot mansion in the suburbs of Chicago at a price reduction of 67%. Basketball superstar Michael Jordan finally sold his mansion in the suburbs of Chicago after a sharp price reduction. Public listing records show that the property was sold for $9.5 million. Compared with the initial asking price of $29 million published on Zillow, the price is 67% lower.Li Tie's case was pronounced in the first instance today. The Procuratorate of Xianning City, Hubei Province accused Li Tie of five crimes, including bribery, bribery by the unit, bribery by non-state staff and bribery of non-state staff. It is understood that today, the court will make a first-instance judgment on this case. At present, the police car escorting Li Tie has entered the Xianning Intermediate People's Court. (CCTV News)
The transformation and upgrading of the Internet platform has entered a critical period. Looking back on the Internet platform in 2024, organizational restructuring and executive rotation have become the common choices for enterprises to face challenges. In addition to a number of former CFO or financial background executives who went to the front desk, more post-80s and even post-80s became the backbone. How to keep up and develop at the same time has become a necessary question for the Internet to "create a generation". Whether it is "e-commerce business +AI technology" or "retail+technology", the new trend of platform economy is mapped behind the strategic adjustment. Zhu Keli, executive director of China Information Association and founding dean of the National Research Institute of New Economics, said that the Internet platform will build a competitive advantage led by science and technology, empower business through technological innovation, open up new growth points and achieve high-quality development. (SSE)Fitch: It is estimated that the sales growth rate of food, beverage, tobacco and consumer goods will be low in single digits in 2025.Market information: FTSE Film will increase the output of CMP slurry in Korea by 30%.
New Zealand's manufacturing performance index in November was 45.5, with the previous value of 45.8.Adobe(ADBE) closed down 13.69% after the release of the performance report, the worst one-day performance in two years, and the revenue guidance given by the company disappointed investors.The production and transportation capacity is continuously released. The coal supply is guaranteed this winter and next spring. In winter, the heating energy can be greatly improved. As a stabilizer of China's energy supply, coal production, storage and transportation have attracted much attention. At the 2025 National Coal Fair held recently, more than 30 enterprises signed medium-and long-term contracts for coal. Most of the medium-and long-term contracts signed this time are independently connected by the supply and demand sides, and the transaction has a high degree of marketization, which is conducive to the performance of enterprises according to the actual contract volume, and has laid a "reassuring" for coal supply this winter and next spring. The reporter learned from the China Coal Industry Association that in the first 10 months of this year, the national raw coal output above designated size was 3.89 billion tons, up 1.2% year-on-year, and the output reached the highest level in the same period in history. In terms of imports, in the first three quarters, China imported 389 million tons of coal, up 11.9% year-on-year. At the same time, coal storage is also full of confidence. According to the data, at present, the coal storage capacity of power plants nationwide is more than 200 million tons, and the average available days are more than 30 days. (Economic Daily)