Mid-to-high-end popular CPU in 2019: Multi-core or high frequency? A or I? Who do you choose?

  [PConline cross review]2019 is coming to an end. For the majority of DIYer, the first half of 19 years belongs to Intel;; In the second half of 19 years, it belonged to AMD.

In the first half of 2019:

  Intel can still stably suppress AMD’s market share in the first half of the year only by relying on the toothpaste left by Skylake. It can be said that in the DIY market in the first half of the year, Intel still didn’t take AMD as an opponent.One thing said, Intel is really good at playing games.

In the second half of 2019:

  The first two generations of Ruilong made AMD’s CPU department slightly better. In July, the three generations of Ruilong were AMD’s challenge to Intel:Don’t treat us like ants, the times have changed since today!

  On the day of summing up at the end of this year, I will send you the annual popular A/I CPU cross-evaluation, which will be used as PConline’s 2019 CPU ranking.

  This time, only the popular processors were selected as the horizontal selection. If you want to see a more complete ranking, you can click here to enter the 2019 CPU ladder diagram.

Six popular CPUs on e-commerce platform

  This review is not in ceiling price. In recent years, in addition to the students who installed machines for cost performance, they also installed machines for the pursuit of ultimate performance. Therefore, the sales of high-end CPU are relatively high this year, which is of reference value for adding statistics. However, when the total score is evaluated horizontally, the price will still be added to the scoring item.

  Based on the sales statistics of multi-e-commerce platforms, we selected six CPU models that sell well every year:

I. Intel i5-9600KF/ i5-9400F

  “The middle-end main force that takes advantage of the right time and the right place."

  The first place in sales volume is often occupied by Core i5, but this year’s Ruilong 3600X is also very competitive. In addition, the ninth generation Core i5 came out much earlier than the 3600X, and the accumulated sales volume is more reasonable than the latter.

  Both CPUs are i5 of the ninth generation, and the sales volume is relatively hot. Here, I choose i5-9600KF as the representative of Intel.

Second, AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

  "Sales champion in the second half of 2019"

  During the period when the third-generation Ruilong CPU was just launched, apart from the eye-catching Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 7 3700X, what attracted people more was the Ryzen 5 3600X with 6 cores and 12 threads. Everyone could count the boxes.

Iii. Intel i7-9700K

  "The most cost-effective game artifact in the high end"

  If you want to play games, you have to look at Intel. Compared with the situation that game optimization stopped at 4 cores a few years ago, the game’s support for 8-core CPU is not good now, but at least it has been done. Some large 3A masterpieces can really enjoy the performance bonus brought by multi-core, and Intel’s high-frequency and high-energy characteristics are very suitable for game scenes. Cutting the hyper-threading function that has zero effect on games, the i7-9700K is indeed the most cost-effective high-end CPU suitable for playing games this year.

Iv. AMD Ryzen 7 3800X/Ryzen 7 3700X

  "showstopper that impacts the high-end CPU market"

  It is also two high-end CPUs that big game players pay attention to, both of which are 8-core and 16-thread specifications. Ryzen 7 3800X can be regarded as a better Ryzen 7 3700X.

  Although the game is not as good as i7-9700K and i9-9900K, the performance-price ratio and comprehensive performance are weighed together, and they are more worthy of purchase than two Intel high-end CPUs. Here, Ryzen 7 3800X, which is slightly stronger, is selected for comparative test.

V. AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

  "miracle of 7nm, I/O die and glue MCM packaging"

  In fact, in terms of miracles, its eldest brother Ryzen 9 3950X is more suitable, but because Ryzen 9 3950X keeps jumping tickets and has been in a "snap-up — — "Out of stock" status, as of the time of our statistics, we have not accumulated much sales, so we can’t be on the list.

  The CPU of AM4 interface can be packed into 12 cores or even 16 cores, which is closely related to AMD’s newly designed core architecture. CCD+I/O die is more flexible than the big core route that Intel has always adhered to.

VI. Intel i9-9900KF

  "Can it be used without exceeding 5GHz?"

  Perhaps because i9-9900K is the flagship CPU launched at the end of 2018, itI lost to the low nuclear display version i9-9900KF.

  After thinking about it, the value of this CPU should be that it will exceed 5GHz immediately after being bought back, and then it will be used to brush bilibili and visit Weibo, at least in the view of supercontinent. (Manual dog head)

Comparison of six CPU specifications: AMD is confident.

Comparison of six popular CPU specifications in 2019 CPU Ryzen 5 3600X Ryzen 7 3800X Ryzen 9 3900X i5-9600KF i7-9700K i9-9900KF Core code Matisse Matisse Matisse Coffee Lake Coffee Lake Coffee Lake interface type AM4 AM4 AM4 LGA 1151 LGA 1151 LGA 1151 Core thread 6/12 8/16 12/24 6/6 8/8 8/16 Process technology TSMC 7nm TSMC 7nm TSMC 7nm Intel 14nm++ Intel 14nm++ Intel 14nm++ Overclocking Overfrequency Overfrequency Overfrequency Overfrequency Overfrequency Overfrequency frequency 3.8GHz (fundamental frequency)
4.4GHz (acceleration) 3.9GHz (fundamental frequency)
4.5GHz (acceleration) 3.8GHz (fundamental frequency)
4.6GHz (acceleration) 3.7GHz (fundamental frequency)
4.6GHz (maximum turbo frequency) 3.6GHz (fundamental frequency)
4.9GHz (maximum turbo frequency) 3.6GHz (fundamental frequency)
5.0GHz (maximum turbo frequency)
Cache 32MB 32MB 64MB 9MB 12MB 16MB Support memory specifications DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666 Maximum memory capacity supported 128GB 128GB 128GB 128GB 128GB 128GB PCIe channel PCIe Gen4 PCIe Gen4 PCIe Gen4 PCIe Gen3 PCIe Gen3 PCIe Gen3 Internal nuclear display without without without without UHD 630 without TDP 95W 95W 105W 95W 95W 95W price
(12/19) 1499 yuan 2599 yuan 3999 yuan 1399 yuan 2899 yuan 3499 yuan

  The CPU parameters are listed here. On the whole, the CPU specifications of AMD seem to be more bright: 7nm+ multi-core+super large three-buffer +PCIe 4.0, and the frequency span between different CPUs is not large. Intel dominates the high-frequency direction, and the frequency span between the mid-range and high-end CPU is large.

Test platform construction

  Let’s introduce our evaluation platform first.

2019 CPU Cross Evaluation Test Platform operating system Windows 10 1909 (all the latest patches have been made) CPU Intel:
i9-9900KF
i7-9700K

i5-9600KF
AMD:
Ryzen 9 3900X
Ryzen 7 3800X
Ryzen 5 3600X
mainboard Intel:
ASUS ROG M11H(WI-FI)

AMD:
ASUS ROG C8H(WI-FI)
memory Qiqi Royal Ji DDR4 3600MHz C16-16-16-36 8GBx2 SSD Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB (system disk)
Ying Chi HOF PRO 2TB PCIe 4.0 (software disk) display card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Founders Edition Power Supply  Xingu Kunlun KL-1080W power supply Water cooled radiator GI-CX360 water-cooled radiator with overclocking triple mirror

  The hardware of the evaluation has been used all the time. The first thing to ensure is that the platform is stable and reliable.

  As for the motherboard, both Z390 chipset and X570 chipset use ROG HERO series, with the same positioning, which reduces the performance impact caused by different motherboard specifications.

  The radiator is GI-CX360 water-cooled with overclocking triple mirror. Because the specification span of CPU in this test is large, it will be safer to use 360 water-cooled.

  The memory is pulled out from four Kiki royal halberds, and the combination of double 8GB is enough to give full play to their performance.

performance test

Theoretical performance test

  The theoretical performance test project will test a variety of traditional running software, and whoever scores high will be powerful, simple and rude.

 CPU-Z v1.90

  CPU-Z test items are divided into single-thread and multi-thread. It can be seen that i7-9700K and i9-9900KF with higher frequency have completely outperformed AMD’s three participating CPUs in single-thread performance, which should be a predictable result without testing.

  In terms of multithreading performance, Ryzen 9 3900X has no suspense, and the 12-core 24-thread specification crushes the other five participating CPUs. Being both 8-core and 16-thread, Ryzen 7 3800X multi-threaded performance is higher than i9-9900KF with stronger single-core performance.

  Ryzen 5 3600X with 6 cores and 12 threads is basically the same as i7-9700K with 8 cores and 8 threads, so i5-9600KF can only be a younger brother among them.

 CineBench R15

 CineBench R20

  CineBench is a running score software that scores by testing the rendering speed. No matter whether this pile of CPU is in R15 or R20, the multi-thread performance ranking is the same. The multi-threaded performance of Ryzen 9 3900X still surpasses the other five CPUs, and in R20, the single-threaded performance of AMD processor actually surpasses the high-frequency i9-9900KF.

 wPrime 2.10 1024M

  WPrime is a software that tests the computing power of CPU by calculating prime numbers, and it is also very direct and violent. The multi-core Ryzen 9 3900X is still popular, and the testing time is nearly half that of i9-9900KF. The slowest is i5-9600KF, because the number of core threads is relatively small, and Ryzen 5 3600X, which is located close to it, is much faster than it, only 60% of the time.

3DMark Time Spy Extreme physical score

  3DMark’s TSE project is also a software with multi-threading performance. Ryzen 9 3900X is still in the lead, while i9-9900KF with stronger high-frequency single-core performance is about 400 points away from Ryzen 7 3800X of the same specification.

Compressed file performance test

  Compression software is often used by people. Because the compression software algorithms are different, the speed of compressing files among different compression softwares will be different. Here, two compression softwares are selected for testing: WinRAR, which is used by many people, and 7Zip, which comes with Benchmark.

 7-Zip benchmark score

  In the 7-Zip test, the distance between AMD processor and Intel processor is very large. The score of Ryzen 7 3800X is 11.3% higher than that of i9-9900KF with the same core specification, and Ryzen 9 3900X continues to lead.

 WinRAR compressed file speed

  WinRAR, the result here is reversed. Ryzen 9 3900X is 4.3% slower than i9-9900KF, and i5-9600KF is still stable at the bottom. Let’s click on the big picture to compare the other figures.

Performance test of office scenario simulation application

  Most of the test items of PCMark are aimed at daily office applications, such as web browsing and document editing. Ryzen 9 3900X still doesn’t have much advantage, only 1.8% higher than i9-9900KF, which shows that CPU with high frequency and strong single core will be better used in this kind of project.

Professional software application performance test

  Compared with the daily office work above, professional applications will test the performance of CPU more, among which multi-threaded applications are the majority. In theory, Ryzen 9 3900X with more cores will have more advantages.

 POV-Ray Benchmark

  POV-Ray Benchmark is a software for testing the rendering performance of CPU. It can achieve results by rendering a large picture and calculating the average rendering pixels per second.

  Ryzen 9 3900X outshines others, i9-9900KF is similar to AMD 3800X, while i5-9600KF, which has lost the number of threads, has fallen into the sewer and can’t get out.

 FHD X264 Benchmark

  FHD X264 Benchmark tests and records the rendered frames by exporting the video. Ryzen 9 3900X here is not much different from i9-9900KF, only 6.4%.

 ArcTime Pro video compression and export

  ArcTime Pro is the normal process of exporting video. Here, the performance of Ryzen 9 3900X with more cores is relatively normal, and the distance between i9-9900KF is a little bit.

  This shows that if you do video work, it will be more popular with more cores/threads. Ryzen 9 3900X has the best performance in these products and is more suitable for video workers. The performance of i9-9900KF is also good. Although the number of cores suffers, the actual performance gap is not as big as the proportion of core numbers.

  Summary of theoretical performance test:There’s nothing to say about small projects. The core specifications and performance of the processor are here. We can know what’s going on by comparing them. What Supercontinental wants to talk about here is the problem that AMD’s multi-thread performance surpasses Intel’s when its single-thread performance is slightly weak.

  To put it simply, the SMT technology of Ryzen CPU is a little more powerful than the HT technology of Core I series, and the multi-core utilization rate is higher, which is why the single-thread performance of Ryzen 7 3800X is not as good as that of i9-9900KF in many of the above projects, but the multi-thread performance is reversed.

  "Multi-frame" is bound to be the trend of future development.Win10 system is a good example. You won’t see the scene of Win7 "one core is in trouble, and N cores are watching" in Win10 system. AMD has made a better decision than Intel on how to optimize the performance of "multi-frame".

Game performance test

  The number of game masterpieces this year is also dizzying, and the two processor manufacturers are also keen to use game performance as their selling point.

  Here, six popular online games and 3A masterpieces are selected for testing, and the image quality is uniformly set to 1080P resolution, with the lowest image quality. The reason for this setting is to reduce the influence of graphics card bottleneck and maximize the performance difference of CPU.

 Tomb Raider: Shadow

 DOTA2

 GTA5

 Total War: Three Kingdoms

 Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey.

 Jedi survival: the great escape

  Game test summary:All six CPUs can make the game run at more than 100 frames, but in Tomb Raider: Shadow, Total War: The Three Kingdoms and The Great Escape of the Jedi, the performance of Intel’s two high-end CPU games has obviously abandoned the rest of the processors.Take the position of the first brother of Intel Games..

  The "extreme game performance" that Intel has been boasting is indeed well founded.However, the game running at such a high number of frames, except for some e-sports big brothers who use 240Hz screens, can actually ignore this frame gap to some extent.

  Moreover, our test is based on the setting of 1080P resolution and the lowest image quality. If the image quality is properly raised, the graphics card and CPU will tend to be performance bottlenecks, then the gap between them will be narrowed.

Temperature and power consumption test

  Because it is impossible to test the power consumption of a single hardware, there have been data errors when the software reads the hardware power consumption information. Here, Nortel instrument power consumption meter is used to test the power consumption of the whole platform, and Tomb Raider Benchmark is used to test the full load of the game.

  I9-9900KF showed the phenomenon of frequency reduction during the test, and the power consumption was lower when the game was fully loaded and tested by Prime 95 than that of i7-9700K. Combined with the above Tomb Raider game test, the frame number of i9-9900KF in the game was not as good as that of i7-9700K, which can explain this phenomenon.

  On AMD’s side, the power consumption of three generations of Ryzen processor can be effectively controlled by the 7nm process. The power consumption of Ryzen 9 3900X single baked FPU is only 278W, which is nearly 30W lower than that of i7-9700K, which has the highest power consumption. The former is a "miracle species" with four more cores than the latter.

  As a result of opening PBO, three generations of Ryzen processor hit a temperature wall of 95°C together when baking FPU to reduce the frequency.

  Intel processors have much lower power consumption and lower frequency at low frequency. The baked FPU of i5-9600KF with few cores is only 68°C, while the 8-core i7-9700K and i9-9900KF have reached the 90°C mark due to more cores and higher frequency, but the temperature is still lower than that of AMD processors.

Summary of PConline evaluation room

Comparison of comprehensive performance of six popular CPUs

  Hard to do the test, and finally for this comprehensive comparison table, which is the essence of the whole test.

  The comprehensive performance gap table is the data obtained by synthesizing all the above test items except temperature and power consumption. Because many items will eat multithreading performance, Ryzen 9 3900X undoubtedly won the comprehensive performance championship.

  Look at the other contestants, i9-9900KF and Ryzen 7 3800X with the same specifications. Although the latter is blessed by SMT technology, some multithreaded scenes will perform slightly better than the former.However, the game is the strong point of i9-9900KF, which lags far behind Ryzen 7 3800X, and wins by high-frequency performance..

  Because i7-9700K has no hyper-threading function, even if the game is strong, the multi-threading scene drops too many points, and its comprehensive performance is even worse than that of Ryzen 7 3800X, and even it is almost caught up by Ryzen 5 3600X with fewer cores.

  There is nothing to say about the i5-9600KF. Except for games, other projects are basically at the bottom, but U is actually a good U, but it just happens to be the cheapest and lowest specification one in this horizontal review.

  Comparing Intel’s game strengths, there is no suspense, but in fact AMD is not too far behind Intel, which is worthy of surprise.

  Because our game tests are all set to the lowest quality special effects to enlarge the game performance gap between CPUs, the gap will be even smaller if the high quality special effects are turned on.

  Cost-effectiveness is also a concern for everyone to buy a processor, but there is no more scientific measurement method, so here is a simple and rude one.CPU price ÷ comprehensive performance percentage, get the unit price per percentage of performance. As a result of this calculation,Ruilong 3600X has the highest cost performance and i5-9600KF has the second highest cost performance..

  Anyway, the smaller the number, the higher the cost performance.Overall, AMD Ruilong will be slightly more cost-effective than Intel Core..

  As for the unscientific comparison method, I can tell you responsibly: it is good for everyone to have fun, and everyone has his own scale in his heart.

  Because the higher the performance, the more difficult it is to improve the performance, so how to calculate here will be that the middle/low-end processors have higher cost performance: because the cost of realizing their performance is very low. High-end processors are expensive, and it takes hundreds or thousands of RMB to improve the performance of 10%. Whether it is worth it or not is a matter of opinion.

Summary time for expressing personal opinions — —

  At the end of 2019, Supercontinental believes that it is meaningless to discuss the issue of "whether the processor performance is excessive".

  As for the reasons, I don’t need to be embarrassed. Everyone is from the era of the media.The demand for creative CPU has soared., playing games to buy less core high-frequency CPU. For those creators and big UP owners, their demand for CPU performance can be said to be bottomless.

  Therefore, regardless of the use requirements, all those who say that the CPU performance is excessive should be treated as hooligans.

  Undeniably, in this year’s CPU market, Intel is still firmly on the throne of the game boss.I also changed my computer for playing games to i7-9700K.In some games with high demand for the stability of game frames, it is indeed better than AMD. (It’s not that I’m black, sometimes I really get stuck playing games with AMD processors.)

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Sometimes I just get stuck suddenly and then I get disconnected.

  On the comprehensive ability, AMD with "excess performance" will be even more brilliant.,In other words, AMD’s processors have become "all-powerful"Ryzen 9 3950X, which has the largest number of consumer platforms, has a higher acceleration frequency than any other Ryzen processor. What’s the concept? Not only do you have multi-core advantages at work, but you can also enjoy high-frequency advantages when playing games.

  Coupled with the rest of AMD’s product lines, the "ceiling" EPYC Rome CPU with servers, and the weakness is the thread ripper of the fever platform. APU more suitable for the low-end platform will also come, and everyone can find their own heart water products in AMD.

  This year is the flowering and fruiting period of AMD Ruilong.

  It’s always good to have competition. AMD’s ZEN architecture has given people renewed confidence in Moore’s Law. In order to continue to consolidate its own market, Intel will also speed up the pace of new products, and ultimately, users will benefit. This year’s new CPU products are worthy of our happiness.

Guide for purchasing 6 processors (recommended) — —

 I5-9600KF 1399 yuan

  Like i5-9400F, it is stillThis year, there is a high purchase value of CPU.In office, online games and most 3A masterpieces, it will have better performance, and the owner of Internet cafes should like this CPU better.

  If the game you play is biased towards Tencent online games and the budget is not much, it will be a better choice.

 Ryzen 5 3600X 1499 yuan

  Compared with the above two i5s, this processor has no price advantage.But the comprehensive performance will be stronger.. With the SMT hyper-threading function, I think it is more suitable for users who usually work and play games moderately, and they can also play games by editing pictures and repairing drawings. Professional performance is better than i5, and the game loses a little bit, but it’s not too bad.

 I7-9700K 2899 yuan

  Subjective opinion:If you want me to recommend the CPU in 2019, I think this is the most fragrant CPU. After exceeding 5GHz, the game performance is off the charts, and it has experienced the latest wave of price reduction, which is very affordable.

  Objective opinion:The 8-core specification is just right for most games, but it doesn’t have hyper-threading. It may not be as good as AMD’s Ryzen 7 series when dealing with work. It belongs to a processor made for games. After the price reduction, the price/performance ratio is really high. It is recommended for game enthusiasts with little budget.

 I9-9900kf3,499 yuan

  The strongest game processor ordered by Intel, but there is also an i9-9900KS in this series, which is the complete body of the 9900K series.

  Compared with i7-9700K, it has more hyper-threading function, and it has good performance in both games and work. Personally, it is suitable for game anchors — — Turn off Hyper-Threading when playing the game live, turn on Hyper-Threading when editing the essence live, and release the film quickly.

 Ryzen 7 3800X 2599 yuan

  Ruilong 7Their positioning is equivalent to i9-9900K, but the game is obviously not as good as the latter.

  Because they all have hyper-threading function, their comprehensive performance is stronger than Intel’s, and they are more suitable for working machines. It is recommended that users with low budget should buy them with good working performance and strong game performance.

 Ryzen 9 3900X 3999 yuan

  4,000 yuan, I don’t think I’ll even know if I don’t have a mine at home.

  The game is still inferior to Intel.But the comprehensive performance is the strongest here.,Those who pursue extreme productivity can consider it.,Or even more extreme, its eldest brother Ryzen 9 3950X.If you have a gold mine at home, you can also choose a higher-end thread ripper series.

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Legendary shipbuilding "flagship" is difficult to continue the legend

In the brutal competition in the military market, survival of the fittest is an eternal law. With the passage of time, there are always some old military enterprises that will be eliminated by the times.


Just last year, Harland Wolf Shipyard, which has a shipbuilding history of more than 150 years, was exposed to be on the verge of bankruptcy. Once this news was announced, it quickly caused waves in the military industry.


Speaking of Harland Wolf Shipyard, most people may not know much about it, but when it comes to the famous cruise ship Titanic, almost everyone knows it. This luxurious cruise ship, which exudes romance and sadness, was born in Harland Wolf Shipyard.


After the baptism of two world wars, Harland Wolff Shipyard is second to none not only in the field of civil ships, but also in the manufacture of warships. Since the establishment of the shipyard, more than 170 warships of various types have been produced, and many famous warships such as the "awesome" aircraft carrier and the "Befast" cruiser have been built successively. After World War I, Harland Wolfe Shipyard once became a pillar enterprise of British military industry.


However, since the 1990s, the British navy began to drastically reduce its establishment, the shipyard lost the strong support of the state, and its former glory gradually faded away. In the new century, Harland Wolfe Shipyard has taken the initiative to change, but with little effect, and had to formally announce its farewell to the shipbuilding industry. In this issue, let’s approach Harland Wolf Shipyard and read the story of the rise and fall of this century-old famous enterprise.


From wooden deck to iron deck, the door to success is "bumped" by technological innovation.


Befast, a coastal city in the northeast of Northern Ireland Peninsula, has dozens of kilometers of coastline and the largest local seaport, Befast Port. Its unique geographical advantages once made this ancient city a world shipbuilding center, and the famous Harland Wolf Shipyard is located here.


Toggle the hands of the years, and time goes back to 1858. At that time, Britain took the lead in completing the first industrial revolution, and the fire of technological revolution ignited the passion of countless entrepreneurs. Many people hoped to seize the opportunity to do something. Under this background, Edward James Harland, general manager of a small shipyard, came up with the idea of starting a business. With all his assets, Harland bought a shipyard from his employer, and he believed that with his own ability, he would definitely make a career in the British shipbuilding industry.


However, the reality is far from what he imagined. At that time, British maritime trade entered the golden age of vigorous development, and various domestic shipbuilding enterprises sprang up like mushrooms after rain, and the market competition was unprecedentedly fierce. There are a series of problems in the newly established shipyard, such as chaotic management, lack of talents, aging equipment, etc. Every step of the shipyard is treading on thin ice.


Faced with many difficulties, Harland, who was stubborn by nature, chose to persist and led the shipyard staff to take the pace of innovation. They introduced advanced production lines, formulated strict shipbuilding technology standards, vigorously rectified management order, and sent special personnel to large shipyards for further study.


In 1859, France took the lead in building the world’s first armored ship, ending the centuries-long wooden warship era. This epoch-making creation, like a thunder, opened a breakthrough of technological innovation for Harland Wolff Shipyard.


Influenced by this armored ship, Harland Wolf Shipyard began to study the shipbuilding materials. They found that the ship decks in the market are usually made of wood, which not only has more consumables and less strength, but also affects the hull capacity. Recognizing this problem, Harland Wolff Shipyard immediately put its energy into developing a new deck. After repeated tests, they replaced the original wood materials with iron materials and developed a brand-new iron deck, which greatly improved the deck strength and hull capacity. With good performance, this deck quickly became an "explosive" product in the market, and Harland Wolf Shipyard began to receive a large number of orders one after another, earning the "first bucket of gold" in the fierce market competition.


The increasing orders did not slow down the exploration of Harland Wolf Shipyard. They tried to use iron materials for the whole hull, and soon built an all-iron yacht with a stronger structure-Miranda. This yacht is similar to the first "Warrior" armored ship built in Britain: the hull is made of a large piece of iron plate, which is divided into several watertight compartments and adopts advanced steam power system. These technologies were later successfully applied to the production and manufacture of armored ships, and accumulated the experience and technology of building warships for Harland Wolf Shipyard.


Innovation is the soul of an enterprise and the guarantee of its sustainable development. In the "painful period" of enterprise reform and development, Harland Wolff Shipyard has always regarded the concept of technological innovation and creating excellent products as a guideline, and has taken the lead in developing the first iron deck ship in Britain, won the "admission ticket" for building the future armored ship, and won the first opportunity in the shipbuilding market with strong hands.


An unusual "cross-border" modification, unexpectedly starting a military trip.


On April 10th, 1912, Southampton Port ushered in the busiest day in shipbuilding history. The "Titanic" cruise ship with colorful flags is lying quietly in the harbor, and the dock is crowded with tens of thousands of passengers, family members and staff who are off. At 12 o’clock noon, accompanied by the sound of sirens, the Titanic slowly sailed out of the dock and officially opened its maiden voyage. However, only a few days later, this luxurious "dream ship" unfortunately collided with an iceberg in the depths of the North Atlantic and slept forever at the bottom of the Na Pianhai.


Almost at the same time as Titanic, there were two other 10,000-ton "sister ships"-Olympic and British. The "maiden" of these three sisters were all Harland Wolf Shipyard. Perhaps it is fate. Although these "three sisters" are in the same era, the final outcome is completely different.


In the second year after the sinking of Titanic, World War I broke out, and the war quickly entered a white-hot stage. The British Navy urgently needed large transport ships to meet the demand of the front line. However, under the construction conditions at that time, it took a lot of time to build a new transport ship. In desperation, the British Admiralty came up with a fantastic idea-can the existing civilian ships be modified to support the frontline team?


This idea of "cross-border" modification has made many enterprises "retreat". However, in the view of Harland Wolf Shipyard, although the challenge is arduous, it is an excellent opportunity for enterprises to expand into the military field.


In the process of modification, Harland Wolff Shipyard skillfully transformed the deck public area of "Britain" into a wounded room, installed more than 3,000 beds inside the hull, and equipped with advanced medical equipment, and the whole ship became a medical ship of the British Navy. And its other "sister ship"-"Olympic" was converted into a troop transport ship, the hull was painted with camouflage stripes, and six anti-submarine guns were installed at the bow and stern, which greatly improved the protection performance and successfully completed dozens of troop transport tasks.


The outstanding performance of "Olympics" and "Britain" in the war made the strength of Harland Wolf Shipyard recognized by the British military. On the eve of World War II, countries have stepped up their military expansion to prepare for war. At that time, due to the lack of effective early warning system and fighter protective armor, the defense capability of the British navy aircraft carrier needed to be improved, and it was urgent to develop an aircraft carrier with better performance.


The heavy responsibility once again fell on the shoulders of Harland Wolff Shipyard. After two years of painstaking research and development, in the second half of 1939, the aircraft carrier "Awesome" was successfully launched in the port of Befast. Facing the needs of the military, Harland Wolff Shipyard handed over a nearly perfect answer: in the defense system, the aircraft carrier "Awesome" adopted the most advanced 79 radar in Britain at that time, with a monitoring range of tens of kilometers, and an armored hangar was set up on the aircraft carrier to protect the fighters. Six eight-in-one anti-aircraft guns were installed around the hull, with a maximum range of 6,200 meters. With its excellent performance, the "awesome" aircraft carrier destroyed a German heavy cruiser in its first battle when performing its mission in the Atlantic Ocean. Subsequently, the "awesome" aircraft carrier participated in many naval battles such as air strikes in the Indian Ocean and the Battle of Okinawa, and made great contributions to the British Navy.


Waiting for the country to "transfuse blood" and embark on the road of recession that is difficult to turn back.


"Destiny depends not on chance, but on your choice. Fate is not waiting, but fighting. " The famous saying of British Prime Minister Churchill has inspired countless British people to work hard on the road of starting a business. Extending this wisdom to the field of military industry, its spiritual connotation is equally important to the development of enterprises. In the fierce competition in the military industry market, Harland Wolf Shipyard quickly jumped into the "fast lane" of development with its pioneering and innovative spirit. In its heyday, the shipyard employed about 35,000 workers, and its business scope expanded to the fields of aircraft and tank manufacturing, becoming a well-deserved leader in the industry.


Before and during World War II, the British shipbuilding industry flourished and once occupied half of the global shipbuilding market. The output of Harland Wolff Shipyard is even more amazing. During this period, the shipyard built six aircraft carriers, two cruisers and more than 130 other naval vessels for the British Navy, and the number of various vessels repaired was tens of thousands.


There is a hidden crisis when the wind is smooth. With the change of the situation, the British army was repeatedly defeated in the battlefield at the beginning of World War II, and the German army once regarded the British military factory as a bombing target. In 1941, the German Air Force carried out air raids on Harland Wolff Shipyard and its port of Befast for several days, which caused heavy damage to the shipyard and killed nearly 800 people.


After the war, Harland Wolf Shipyard rallied, hoping to reproduce its former glory. However, after the war, countries began to reduce military spending, warship orders fell sharply, and many shipyards closed down. Harland Wolf Shipyard was doomed, and its performance began to plummet, so it had to spend the "cold winter" of the industry by laying off employees and reducing production.


In the 1970s, with the rapid rise of shipbuilding enterprises in Asian countries, the advantages of European shipyards in infrastructure, industrial scale, production capacity and other aspects were gradually reduced, and the shipbuilding market was once seized by shipbuilding enterprises in Asian countries. The advantages accumulated by Harland Wolff Shipyard for a hundred years have been exhausted, and even it has fallen into the dilemma of not having enough funds to pay workers’ wages.


In desperation, the shipyard submitted a subsidy application to the British government. In 1975, the shipyard was nationalized and began to rely on the military’s "care" orders to make ends meet. However, the good times did not last long. In the 1990s, the British Navy began to drastically reduce its establishment, and the orders for weapons and equipment also decreased, which was undoubtedly another heavy blow to Harland Wolfe Shipyard.


After a hundred years of vicissitudes of life, how can you be willing to sink into the sand? In the new century, Harland Wolff Shipyard began to make great efforts to transform, and devoted itself to the research of renewable energy, offshore wind power generation and tidal power generation construction technology, and the assembled offshore wind turbines also achieved certain sales.


However, a handful of military and civilian orders cannot change the "blood loss" of Harland Wolff Shipyard. With the saturation of the installed capacity of power stations in the British coastal areas, the last "livelihood rice bowl" of Harland Wolf Shipyard was overturned, and it gradually approached the edge of bankruptcy. Carrying a huge foreign debt, long-term arrears of workers’ wages, and massive brain drain … As of last year, there were only 123 employees left in the shipyard. Although the British government tried its best to support this legendary shipyard, all kinds of measures were of no help.


Looking at the development history of Harland Wolff Shipyard, it is not difficult to find that bold innovation and breakthrough are the power source for the rapid development of enterprises, and also the magic weapon to adapt to market changes and gain market opportunities. However, when in danger, Harland Wolf Shipyard never found a solution, but waited for the country to "transfuse blood" and finally embarked on the road of irreversible recession.


Above: A centaur aircraft carrier built by Harland Wolf Shipyard. Information photo

Jiangsu sings "Taihu Lake Beauty" of harmonious coexistence of people and water in the new era.

Last year, the algae in Taihu Lake reached the best level since 2007-
Sing the "Taihu Beauty" of Harmonious Symbiosis between People and Water in the New Era

On February 27th, the reporter learned from the new round of news conference on the effectiveness of comprehensive management of Taihu Lake held by the provincial government that in 2023, the water quality and algae situation in Taihu Lake reached the best level since 2007, and it has been safe for 16 consecutive years.

New improvements have been made in water quality.

The provincial party committee and the provincial government regard Taihu Lake governance as a landmark project of ecological civilization construction in Jiangsu, resolutely shoulder the political responsibility of Taihu Lake governance and promote the continuous improvement of water quality in Taihu Lake basin. Last year, our province issued the "Action Plan for Promoting a New Round of Comprehensive Management of Taihu Lake", which detailed and decomposed 100 specific tasks to carry out the work of managing Taihu Lake with greater efforts and higher standards. In 2001, 488 Pacific governance projects were implemented, with an annual investment of 23.8 billion yuan, an increase of about 5 billion yuan over previous years. The provincial finance allocates 2 billion yuan as special guiding funds every year, and issues a total of 34 billion yuan to support about 8,000 projects.

According to the national assessment data, in 2023, the permanganate index and ammonia nitrogen in Taihu Lake remained stable at Class II and Class I, with total phosphorus of 0.052mg/L and total nitrogen of 1.09mg/L, down by 17.5% and 9.9% respectively.

What do these numbers mean? "There are nitrogen and phosphorus indicators in lake eutrophication, in which total phosphorus is the main binding indicator. According to the national standard, the total phosphorus is 0.05mg/L for a good lake. Last year, the total phosphorus in Taihu Lake was 0.052mg/L, which historically approached and returned to a good lake, and relevant indicators should be continuously observed. " Jiang Wei, director of the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, explained that last year, the water quality in the eastern lake area of Taihu Lake remained stable at Class III, and the water quality in the central lake area reached Class III for the first time, and the water quality in the western lake area improved greatly. In the first half of the year, the water quality of Taihu Lake reached the good lake standard for the first time, and it can be seen that the water quality of Taihu Lake changed from quantitative to qualitative, but it still takes a long time to achieve fundamental improvement.

Last year, 53 cyanobacteria blooms were found in Taihu Lake, a decrease of 51 times compared with the same period of last year. The average area, maximum area and algae density decreased by 45.7%, 50.8% and 30.3% respectively, and the summer was safe for 16 consecutive years. The proportion of excellent grade III in 206 key sections of the basin was 96.6%, among which the water quality of all river sections reached Grade III and above, and the flux of total phosphorus and total nitrogen into the lake decreased by 2.9% and 25.5% year-on-year. The water quality of 19 lakes and reservoirs in the basin has been continuously improved, and the water quality of Changdang Lake has been upgraded by one grade to reach Class IV.

"Not only physical and chemical indicators, but also biological effects should be observed to further judge the stability and sustainability of Taihu Lake ecosystem." Jiang Wei said that the aquatic biodiversity index of Taihu Lake Basin reached 3.08 last year, which was upgraded from "good" to "excellent". The aquatic vegetation area of the lake reached 200 square kilometers, up 25.8% year-on-year. There are 382 species of birds in the basin, and the national key protected species such as white crane, white-headed crane, black-faced spoonbill and yellow-billed egret have been discovered in recent years.

Continue to strengthen source control and pollution reduction

The problem is in the water, and the root is on the shore. The prominent contradiction of Taihu Lake governance is that the total amount of sewage discharged in the basin exceeds the environmental capacity that Taihu Lake can bear, and controlling sources and reducing pollution is the key measure.

"In 2023, the Taihu Lake Basin added 491,000 tons/day of urban sewage treatment capacity, rebuilt 493 kilometers of urban sewage pipe network, with a total treatment capacity of 9.44 million tons/day, and built a total of 32,000 kilometers of sewage pipe network, handling 2.72 billion tons of sewage throughout the year. We will continue to promote the classified collection and disposal of domestic waste, adding more than 1,600 waste sorting communities and 850 tons/day of kitchen waste treatment capacity. " Chen Haodong, deputy director of the Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, said that it will speed up the construction of township sewage pipe network, eliminate the direct discharge of domestic sewage in towns and blank areas of pipe network, and comprehensively improve the urban sewage collection and treatment capacity. This year, it is planned to increase the urban sewage treatment capacity by 400,000 tons/day, and build and renovate the sewage pipe network by 300 kilometers.

Taihu Lake area has been a famous land of fish and rice since ancient times. Our province has implemented the most stringent effluent discharge standard for pond culture in the first and second protected areas of Taihu Lake, and the standardized transformation of aquaculture ponds above 460,000 mu in the basin has been basically completed. At present, the treatment rate of rural domestic sewage in Taihu Lake Basin has increased to 83.8%, which is about 43 percentage points higher than the national average. "In 2023, the five cities in Taihu Lake controlled a total reduction of 412,000 mu of direct seeding rice, and the mechanized returning area of rice and wheat straw in the three cities along the lake was 3.739 million mu, and the returning rate was over 83.3%. The comprehensive utilization rate of crop straw and livestock manure in Taihu Lake Basin reached more than 95%." Sun Xiang, deputy director of the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said that this year, we will explore the construction of a monitoring and evaluation system for agricultural green development, increase the pilot project of "two systems" of fertilizers and drugs and ecological transformation of irrigation and drainage systems, and promote the full coverage of key counties of straw comprehensive utilization projects in the upper reaches of Taihu Lake and the full coverage of rice machine transplanting in the first and second protected areas, further improving the level of agricultural green development in Taihu Lake.

"In 2023, the gathering area of cyanobacteria was the least since 2007, and there was no flooding in the whole year for the first time." Yu Junjie, deputy director of the Provincial Water Resources Department, said that a system of "blocking, guiding, controlling and fishing" has been gradually established along the lake. Since 2007, a total of 22.7 million tons of cyanobacteria have been salvaged, of which 740,000 tons were salvaged in 2023. The cyanobacteria salvaged ashore were disposed of by making organic fertilizer, burning and generating electricity, etc., to avoid secondary pollution. "Water, land, air and sky" water quality monitoring and monitoring network has been continuously improved, equipped with 437 water quality automatic stations, 2 ships, 14 boats and 1 observation station, covering more than 60 indicators of automatic monitoring capabilities, which can monitor algae every 30 minutes. In order to further reduce the source pollution in the lake and improve the lake habitat, the new round of ecological dredging project in Taihu Lake has completed 6 million cubic meters of dredging, and it is planned to dredge 6.35 million cubic meters this year.

The background color of river basin development is greener

Governance has forced transformation and upgrading, bringing opportunities for green development. Taoge area of Taihu Lake involves Wujin and Jintan, Changzhou, which is an important catchment area in the upper reaches of Taihu Lake and a necessary area for ecological water replenishment of major rivers entering the lake. In 2022, our province issued the Pilot Implementation Plan for Comprehensive Management and Sustainable Development of Water Environment in Taoge Area of Jiangsu Province (2022-2024).

"The pilot has scheduled 51 major projects in nine aspects, including industrial restructuring and industrial pollution control, urban and rural sewage treatment and garbage disposal, and comprehensive improvement of river networks, with a planned total investment of 18.4 billion yuan. By the end of 2023, 46 projects have been started, with a cumulative investment of about 10 billion yuan." Zhou Jingang, the second-level inspector of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, said that Changzhou has also vigorously developed strategic emerging industries, continued to promote the high-quality development of new energy industries, and formed an ecological closed loop of "generating, storing and delivering". The new output value of new energy vehicle manufacturing, power batteries and photovoltaic industries contributed more than 90% to the growth of industrial output value, and industrial agglomeration ranked fourth in the country.

At present, there are 462 new "little giant" enterprises in Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou, accounting for nearly 60% of the province’s total. 166 national green factories, 16 green industrial parks and 498 provincial green factories were established. While promoting the continuous transformation and upgrading of the industry, our province has intensified the rectification of phosphorus-related enterprises, and continued to deepen the rectification of phosphorus-related enterprises in the basin in accordance with the principle of "standardizing and upgrading a batch, entering a batch of parks, shutting down and eliminating a batch", and comprehensively establishing a "phosphorus account book" and a "phosphorus list". By the end of 2023, 8,987 enterprises had completed the "one enterprise, one policy" remediation plan, and 6,970 enterprises had completed standardized remediation.

Taihu Lake Basin, with a land area of 0.4%, has created 10% of the national economic aggregate. Last August, the Land Spatial Planning of Jiangsu Province (2021-2035) was officially approved by the State Council. "The plan identified the’ Taihu Hill Ecological Green Center’ as one of the two ecological green centers supporting Jiangsu’s sustainable development. We guide the relevant cities and counties in Taihu Lake Basin to complete the overall planning of land space, strictly protect agriculture and ecological space, and promote the compact layout and intensive and efficient use of land space. " Sun Weidong, deputy director of the Provincial Department of Natural Resources, said that our province strictly controlled the use of land and space, standardized the review of projects involving the occupation of ecological space, and coordinated the ecological protection and restoration, and completed the ecological restoration of about 15,000 mu of abandoned mines left over from history in the water conservation area of Taihu Lake Basin. We will speed up the implementation of five national pilot projects and two provincial demonstration projects for the comprehensive improvement of land and space in the Taihu Lake Basin, and have completed the improvement of 20,000 mu of agricultural land, 0.7 million mu of construction land and 0.5 million mu of ecological protection and restoration. (Reporter Wang Jing)

recall

     China’s current consumer rights protection system is mainly the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Product Quality Law, the Consumer Rights Protection Law, the civil compensation system in the civil law and the product "three guarantees" system implemented by administrative means in 1988.

Although the above-mentioned laws and regulations in China provide consumers with weapons to protect their rights, the contents related to the recall of defective products are general, too general and lack of operability. For example, Article 26 of People’s Republic of China (PRC) Product Quality Law clearly stipulates: "Producers should be responsible for the quality of their products." Article 18 of the Law of People’s Republic of China (PRC) on the Protection of Consumers’ Rights and Interests clearly stipulates: "If an operator finds that the goods or services provided by him are seriously defective, even if the goods or services are used correctly, it may still cause harm to personal and property safety, he shall immediately report to the relevant administrative department and inform the consumers, and take measures to prevent the harm."

Although these laws and regulations in China are the same as the product recall system to protect consumers’ personal and property interests, there are obvious differences between them. According to China’s current laws and regulations, a product will only be treated after it has caused harm. At present, the domestic treatment of defective products, such as quality problems or unqualified products, mainly adopts that the damaged consumers claim compensation from the sellers or manufacturers through judicial procedures on the grounds of breach of contract or infringement. For defective products in mass production, a large number of consumers’ personal and property are damaged.How the administrative organs manage and punish, and promote enterprises to improve and make up for product defects is still weak. After the implementation of the defective product recall system, as long as a batch of products are found to have quality problems and may cause harm to consumers, enterprises are obliged to recall or destroy the products. Obviously, the product recall system has the function of "nip in the bud", which has obvious advantages compared with the passive protection of the Consumer Protection Law.

IMF’s 57 billion failed to cure Argentine experts: wrong prescription.

  Argentina, which has entered a period of power change, is likely to repeat the same mistakes with the help of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

  After the current Argentine President macri unexpectedly lost the primary election, the Argentine peso experienced a week-long sharp depreciation. On August 20th, local time, IMF spokeswoman Gerry Rice said: "We are paying close attention to the recent developments in Argentina and are in continuous dialogue with the authorities. They are also making policy plans to solve the difficulties facing the country." In addition, he added that IMF staff will travel to Buenos Aires "soon".

  The IMF came out because macri signed a $57 billion loan agreement with it in 2018, which is also the largest rescue project in the IMF’s history, aiming at urging Argentina to abide by stricter fiscal and monetary policies and restoring investors’ confidence. However, according to the situation in the past year, these measures have slowed down the economy and hit investor sentiment.

  "As far as the IMF’s assistance to Argentina is concerned, it hopes to help Argentina tide over the debt crisis and return to the international financial market. It should be said that its original intention is good and it has actually provided debt assistance." Yue Yunxia, director and researcher of the Economic Research Office of the Latin American Institute of the China Academy of Social Sciences, said in an interview with the First Financial Reporter: "But the problem is that the IMF’s estimation of the nature of the Argentine crisis is biased."

  Why didn’t the IMF’s good intentions bring a good result to Argentina’s economy?

  The market is in panic

  When macri made up his mind to sign a high loan agreement with the IMF, the Argentine fiscal deficit was as high as 11% of the gross domestic product (GDP). At that time, because investors were cautious about Argentine bonds, macri urgently sought help from the IMF. With the full support of the United States, Argentina quickly obtained a loan of 50 billion US dollars.

  Yue Yunxia told the First Financial Reporter: "After macri took office, Argentina regained the rescue of the IMF. This is actually a landmark event, which means that Argentina has been recognized by international financial institutions and markets again, which is of great significance."

  However, the Argentine government claimed at the time that this was only a preventive plan to soothe investors’ emotions. But just two months later, macri was forced to admit that $50 billion was not enough to alleviate the demand, so he got another 7 billion additional loan from the IMF and promised to pay off about 90% of the total loan amount before the Argentine presidential election at the end of 2019.

  On April 15th this year, after receiving the installment payment of $9.6 billion, macri bought pesos instead of building foreign exchange reserves or paying off debts. — Keep the exchange rate of Argentine currency stable, thus increasing his chances of re-election.

  This scene is very similar to that in October 2001, when Argentina borrowed $8 billion from the IMF about 60 days before its debt default, most of which was used to buy pesos sold by foreign investors. After that, the price of Argentine government public bonds continued to fall, and the overnight lending rate of banks soared to the range of 250% ~ 300%.

  Hector R. Torres, a senior researcher at the Center for International Governance Innovation, explained that investors’ mood is also extremely uneasy. He said: "If Argentina cannot pay off all its creditors after 2020, the IMF with priority creditor status will be paid first, and private investors may be forced to restructure their creditor’s rights, thus losing money."

  "The more debt Argentina owes to privileged creditors like the IMF, the more difficult it will be to persuade non-privileged private investors to extend their debts and continue to provide financing for the country after 2020," he added.

  The IMF failed to prescribe the right medicine

  Yue Yunxia told the First Financial Reporter that the IMF’s original intention to help Argentina was good, but it prescribed the wrong prescription.

  She introduced: "The IMF asked Argentina to carry out some market-oriented and liberalized reforms, so Argentina implemented exchange rate consolidation. Before Christina’s government, Argentina adopted a multiple exchange rate system. After the macri administration took office, it carried out the reform of exchange rate integration, that is, the exchange rate resumed the floating exchange rate according to the market-oriented idea. "

  "Under such a circumstance, the exchange rate that belongs to market fluctuation actually provides opportunities for international capital to attack the peso," Yue Yunxia explained the consequences. "So Argentina had a currency crisis last year, and the exchange rate depreciation this year is also very serious, and the exchange rate depreciation has also increased Argentina’s economic difficulties and economic risks."

  In addition, in exchange for the IMF’s assistance, the current Argentine government stated that according to the requirements of the agreement, Argentina will expand the pace of deficit reduction, and reduce the target of fiscal deficit as a proportion of gross domestic product (GDP) from 2.2% to 1.3% in 2019, and plan to achieve fiscal balance in 2020 and fiscal surplus in 2021.

  Yue Yunxia said that the reform plan that the IMF is most used to proposing is to implement austerity policies. However, she does not think that the IMF is prescribing the right medicine: "If Argentina is facing a liquidity crisis, then the IMF may be able to tide over the difficult period by providing Argentina with more time and trading time for space. However, in the economic downturn, the austerity policy is not conducive to economic recovery, nor can it enable Argentina to solve the fundamental problem of debt and make it solvent. "

  Recently, Alberto Fernandez, the Argentine opposition presidential candidate who won the primary election with 47% of the votes, said that it is difficult for Argentina to repay the IMF loan at present, and he will renegotiate the repayment with the IMF after his election.

  In this regard, Yue Yunxia believes: "If the IMF can negotiate debt restructuring with Argentina at the negotiating table, at least one problem can be solved for Argentina, that is, it will not have a debt collapse for the time being."

  Deja vu history

  Yue Yunxia told the First Financial Reporter that this economic crisis in Argentina is very similar to the previous ones, and it is a problem of solvency, which is basically solved by restoring growth and improving solvency in Argentina.

  However, during the previous economic crises in Argentina in 1998 and 2002, the IMF also pursued the wrong policies. In fact, in the 60 years since Argentina first borrowed from the IMF in 1958, the two countries have signed more than 20 agreements, most of which ended in failure. What keeps repeating in Argentina’s economic history is that after the implementation of the austerity policy under the guidance of the IMF, the country has symptoms such as devaluation of peso, rising public debt and instability of financial market.

  Take Argentina’s economic crisis in 1995 as an example. At that time, President Carlos Sal Menem listened to the IMF’s advice and took measures such as raising taxes and interest rates, reducing the deficit of government budget and expenditure, privatizing state-owned enterprises and canceling import control. Joseph E. Stiglitz, winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics, pointed out that this is the IMF’s adherence to the double standards under the Washington Consensus, ignoring the local social, political and economic environment.

  But why is Argentina "obedient" to the IMF? Economists concluded that this is because the international market regards the relationship between Argentina and the IMF as an indicator of whether Argentina’s economy is healthy. The former’s failure to comply with the IMF’s policies may cause opposition from investors, so how the IMF’s suggestions are no longer important, and "pleasing the market" has become the main purpose. On the other hand, the IMF was forced to build a plan to cater to market myths, and the problems were hard to return.

  As Gilmer Nelson, former Secretary of State for Finance of the Ministry of Economy and Production of Argentina, once explained, he said: "About two years before the collapse of the free exchange mechanism in December 2001, the IMF gradually realized that the free exchange mechanism would eventually collapse due to the different fiscal policies adopted by successive Argentine governments. However, for political reasons, the IMF still supports the Argentine government’s unrealistic approach, so as not to end up in a freely convertible mechanism ’ Murderer ’ The reputation. " (elegant)

A lesson from the past is still in sight, and no matter how high tariffs are, they can’t protect the American auto industry!

CCTV News:On May 14th, the US released the results of the four-year review of China’s imposition of tariff 301, and announced that on the basis of the original tariff 301 on China, it would further increase the tariffs on electric vehicles, lithium batteries, photovoltaic cells, key minerals, semiconductors, steel and aluminum, port cranes, personal protective equipment and other products imported from China. 

Ministry of Commerce: Resolutely oppose solemn representations

In this regard, the Ministry of Commerce of China stated that China resolutely opposes and makes solemn representations. Due to domestic political considerations, the US side abused the 301 tariff review procedure to further increase the 301 tariff imposed on some Chinese products, which violated President Biden’s promise of "not seeking to suppress and curb China’s development" and "not seeking to decouple and break the chain with China", and was also inconsistent with the spirit of consensus reached by the two heads of state, which would seriously affect the atmosphere of bilateral cooperation.

The United States should immediately correct its wrong practices and cancel the tariff measures imposed on China. China will take resolute measures to defend its own rights and interests.

China Automobile Association: Responding to US Tariff on Electric Vehicles in China

On May 14th, China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin held a regular press conference. Wang Wenbin said that China has always opposed the unilateral imposition of tariffs in violation of WTO rules and will take all necessary measures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests. The head of China Automobile Industry Association told the general station reporter that this move by the US side is a typical trade protectionism.

Fu Bingfeng, executive vice president of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, said: "The United States imposes tariffs on new energy vehicles and electric vehicles in China, which is a typical trade protectionism. Trade protectionism can only hurt industries and enterprises, which is very unfavorable to the healthy development of the global automobile industry and the transformation to electrification. "

Experts pointed out that the automobile industry is a fully globalized industry, which has brought great driving force to the economic, technological and market development of various countries in the past 100 years. Trade protectionism should never be the theme of the new energy automobile industry, and it needs a global vision and an open mind to promote its healthy development.

Fu Bingfeng said: "We should respond with a positive attitude, instead of unilaterally saying that the United States will impose tariffs to isolate the automobile industry, which is originally a global development. The additional tariffs can only harm the enterprises of both sides and consumers of both sides, casting a shadow over the momentum of benign development. "

Many overseas people advocate free trade.

Not only the Chinese side responded, but also many overseas people generally expressed their voice for free trade in the automobile industry.

Carlos Tavares, CEO of Maserati’s parent company, Stalentis Group, said that he did not ask for any form of protection, nor did he think that increasing tariffs could protect his company. "Global trade is a way of fair competition, and we also believe that the current division of the world is a bad thing. We support global trade liberalization. "

In addition, a number of established multinational auto companies also said in an interview with the general station reporter that the auto industry should have a fair and free trade environment.

Kang Linsong, Chairman and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Automobile Group, said: "Free trade is important. We advocate letting the market develop freely, maintaining free and open trade and maintaining a level playing field. "

Audi ag CEO Obermu said: "We support fair and free global trade. I don’t think protectionism is the right solution. We should create a level playing field for all participants in the market. "

Many overseas people in the automobile industry also said that the US side abused the 301 tariff review procedure for domestic political reasons, politicizing and instrumentalizing economic and trade issues, which was a typical political manipulation.

No matter how high the tariff is, it can’t protect the American auto industry.

Can high tariffs and trade barriers really protect the American auto industry? Looking at it from another angle, the American steel industry is a lesson from the past. As early as 2017, the United States implemented "double opposition" to stainless steel products in China. At that time, China’s steel exports to the United States were insignificant. The crux of the American steel industry was not the so-called "unfair competition" or the lack of adequate protection, but its monopoly position for many years and its failure to rely on technological progress to improve production efficiency. What the American steel industry really needs is to promote reform through opening up, while trade protection will only enhance enterprise inertia. Sure enough, at the end of last year, the American Steel Company, a giant enterprise that once provided steel for the Empire State Building in New York, agreed to accept the acquisition by Japanese companies. Now, does protectionism protect the American steel industry or turn it into a political bubble? Experts pointed out that today’s steel industry in the United States may be the tomorrow of the American auto industry.

Online celebrity County Party Secretary will leave: I hope my colleagues will forget my harshness.

  WeChat friends circle screenshot

  At about 13: 00 on December 2, Chen Xingjia, secretary of online celebrity County Committee of Hubei Province, publicly posted in his WeChat circle of friends, "Dear folks, I am about to leave my beloved Badong. Here, I would like to thank everyone and say goodbye through the public number of my good friend Yinuo. "

  Previously, Chen Xingjia, the current secretary of Badong County Party Committee, born in January 1971, was designated as the "candidate for state-level leading cadres" in September 2016.

  Chen Xingjia said in the above, "I sincerely thank all media friends for their attention and support to Badong over the years. I have completed the mission of Badong spokesperson, so I personally will not be interviewed by any media in the near future. Please stop paying attention to me personally, and please continue to pay attention to supporting Badong — — Although it is remote and temporarily poor, it is infinitely beautiful and full of hope in Badong. "

  At the same time, Chen Xingjia attached his "parting speech".

  He wrote, "Thanks to my colleagues and your support, several major events that the county party committee has decided to do every year in recent years have won everyone’s support. I hope that when you remember me in the future, you will understand and forget my strictness and harshness. I will no longer be your leader, but I will still be your micro-friend, your pen pal, your ball friend and your donkey friend. "

  He also thanked many netizens. "Thank you for your enthusiastic encouragement, supervision and criticism. In fact, I have been with you all these years. I have an ID in the forum, and my name is five words (don’t guess, the administrator doesn’t know it’s me), and occasionally I have spoken and participated in the discussion. "

  Chen Xingjia also said, "I am most satisfied with the work I have done in Badong ‘ Clean and self-reliant ’ Badong spirit, and lead everyone to practice together. I dare not say that I am worthy of my life, but I dare say that I am worthy of my heart, dare to say that I am a county party secretary who does not collect money, and dare to say that I have tried my best. "

  Attachment: The full text of Chen Xingjia’s Goodbye, My Badong.

  I am about to leave Badong, and I have too much to give up. In front of the window is the outline of the distant mountain in Xirukou under the setting sun, which is undulating like waves, just like my mood at the moment. More than five years seems to have passed quickly, and there are many things to say, and I don’t know where to start.

  Before I came to Badong, my life and Badong only crossed twice. First, before I was 11 years old as a child, I grew up in Xiangxiawan Village, Gao Qiao, Xingshan County, which is only a dozen miles away from Baiwan Village on the border of Badong County. I know that menstruation was married in a remote village in Badong County. Second, I took a boat from Yichang to Chongqing ten years ago. I once passed through Badong in the misty rain. My peers introduced that Wuxiakou next to Badong County is the pattern behind five yuan.

  On October 9, 2011, I received a notice from the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee to work in Badong. The word "Badong" is distant and vague, so I can only learn about my new home through the Internet. I still remember the deep shock after typing "Badong" in Baidu at first. Behind the long history and beautiful scenery, the names Deng Yujiao and Ran Jianxin firmly link the word "Badong" in the negative information of the mass network, which is mixed with resentment and hostility.

  It took me a week to search Badong comprehensively and get to know Badong. My notebook was full of ten pages, and my heart had already arrived before the people arrived. On October 15th, 2011, I left Yidu and set foot on the land of Badong. I come with a heavy responsibility, with deep concern and full of enthusiasm.

  In November 2011, I boarded the Damian Mountain for the first time. On the sedan chair rock surrounded by red leaves, I overlooked the Yangtze River flowing from the horizon through Wuxia, and I was inexplicably moved. I remembered Tagore’s sentence, "This is the farthest journey, and I came to the place closest to you … …” I think I found my own door here.

  That night, I wrote my first poem after coming to Badong:

  Finally, I came to this river,

  Through the setting sun, through the dense forest,

  I saw you,

  At the end of the red leaves, you stand alone,

  Is this the distant and clear you in your dream?

  How many years have you been waiting here silently?

  Honey, I’m coming!

  I found you, in this life!

  I want to tell my past life,/we have met in this life;

  I want to tell my next life, the next life,

  Because of love, I am willing to be a happy stone … …

  These years have passed like this. At this moment, I feel that I am a happy stone, and I fell here in the best time of my life. Wake up in the mist and glow in the morning, walk in the mountains and waters during the day, walk in the shadow of the ship’s flute and light in the evening, and fall asleep with the sound of waves at night. Looking back on every day in Badong, it is happiness.

  Using the simplest words to express the mood at this time is "thank you".

  Thanks to the 500,000 folks in Badong, thank you for your acceptance, and let me feel back to my hometown at the first time. Although my hundreds of thousands of poor relatives in Badong no longer serve you directly, I will still care about you and try my best to do something for you.

  Thanks to my colleagues and your support, several major events that the county party Committee has decided to do every year in recent years have won everyone’s support. I hope that when you remember me in the future, you will understand and forget my strictness and harshness. I will no longer be your leader, but I will still be your micro-friend, your pen pal, your ball friend and your donkey friend.

  Thanks to my old kiss menstruation, my mother’s elder sister who was most concerned and distressed before her death. And my three cousins, you work and live silently in remote villages. Over the years, you have never looked for me, and you have not let others know that you are the closest relatives of the county party secretary. Even if menstruation was seriously ill and came to the county hospital for hospitalization, you did not let me know.

  Thank you for your enthusiastic encouragement, supervision and criticism. In fact, I have been with you all these years. I have an ID in the forum, and my name is five words (don’t guess, the administrator doesn’t know it’s me), and occasionally I have spoken and participated in the discussion … … I would also like to thank the stones, bugs and little birds in particular. Your deep love and responsibility have always insisted on speaking out from a critical perspective, which is very helpful to my work.

  Finally, I would like to thank Wang Ming, Pu Cunxin, Di Sen, Deng Fei, Yuan Hui, Chen Jingxiao, Li Jie, Peng Fei, An Yu, Zhou Jian, Rose Tong &hellip for their silent dedication, support and service to rural public welfare in Badong. … And all the long-term or short-term, famous and unknown supporters. You don’t seek fame or gain, you are full of compassion and enthusiasm for the disadvantaged, and your spirit and feelings warm the still barren land here. Five years in Badong, interacting with you, also let me always face my true self from the grassroots, and deeply feel that serving the grassroots is the happiness I have been pursuing.

  What I am most satisfied with in my work in Badong is that I have condensed the spirit of "clean and self-improvement" with you and led you to practice it together. I dare not say that I am worthy of my life, but I dare say that I am worthy of my heart, dare to say that I am a county party secretary who does not accept money, and dare to say that I have tried my best.

  What I regret most is that in the past five years, Badong’s industrial development has been struggling. In recent years, the eco-cultural tourism industry, which we have exerted the greatest efforts, has not really taken off until this year. Several major projects launched at the end of last year and this year, such as photovoltaic poverty alleviation in State Grid, high-speed rail town and Yingcai Waterfront in the Yangtze River, let us see the dawn, but there will be many difficulties in the implementation process. My successor colleagues, the task of leading the villagers in the county out of poverty and towards a well-off society is still very heavy.

  Yan Ping is diligent and honest, and Guo Ling has feelings and responsibility. I believe my successor colleagues will do better than me. I believe that in the future, Badong will have beautiful political ecology, beautiful social ecology and beautiful natural ecology. It is the cleanest and most beautiful town near the Yangtze River, a place where foreigners don’t want to go when they come, and a place where people living here feel happy!

  I left clearly, just as I came clearly; I waved my sleeve without taking away a cloud. Goodbye, my Badong! There are no traces of wings in the sky, but I have flown. Over the years, the mountains are long and the waters are wide. You are in my heart and in my dream.

Exclusive: Karry Eleanor Nortel Re-examination Security Upgrade Fans Fall.

1905 movie network news On February 18th, TFBOYS Karry and "Apple Girl" Eleanor appeared in Beijing Film Academy to take part in the second interview of the Performance Academy. Although all parties are blocking the news this time, there are still many fans in Karry crouching at the scene, and some people accidentally fell down during the process of blocking idols. In order to reduce the "riots" index, Karry remained silent that day, and quickly entered and left under the escort of bodyguards. Unlike Karry, another star candidate, Eleanor, played and sang generously, showing his talents on the spot.

 

Karry Nortel’s second interview was followed by fans who entered and left normally, but still said nothing.

 

On February 10th, Karry was besieged by hundreds of fans, media, melon eaters, etc. during the initial test of Nortel. An "art test" was staged on the campus of Beijing Film Academy, and some people were trampled off their shoes and torn their clothes, which caused great chaos at the scene. Fans not only filled every corner of the school, but also squatted on the periphery, surrounded the Beijing Film Academy layer by layer, and finally "scared" Karry to slip away directly from the back door.

 

Recently, the news that Karry entered the second interview of Nortel spread like wildfire, and many fans began to itch to try again. Perhaps because the last scene was too crazy, the time of Karry’s second-round exam was blocked by all parties, but there are still many fans who crouch down every day. It is reported that on the first day of the second test of Nortel on February 17, many media and fans all lost their breath.

 

In the early morning of February 18th, Karry finally appeared at the Beijing Film Academy, and quickly lined up to enter the examination room. About two hours later, Karry finished his exam. Different from the initial test, Junkai baby did not slip away from the back door this time, but walked out of the examination room from the main entrance like other candidates. Karry didn’t respond to the media’s question about "how did you do in the exam?" He remained calm and silent, and quickly left school under the escort of bodyguards. It is worth mentioning that white is really wuli Junkai’s favorite. Just like the first test, Karry chose a different style of white down jacket for the second test. He also continued to wear a black mask, but the red scarf was missing from the first test.

 

On the same day, the Beijing Film Academy also intends to improve the security index, and it needs admission tickets or press cards to enter the school, effectively "shielding" most fans and onlookers and ensuring the safety of the examination room. However, a small number of FANS managed to get into the campus. After seeing the idol Karry, they were quite excited, shooting crazily all the way, and some fans fell down.

 

"Apple Girl" Eleanor played and sang the original song Guizhou Sisters Flower Show Dance Talent.

 

It is worth mentioning that Eleanor, the "Apple Girl", also had a second interview at the Beijing Film Academy that day. This versatile sweet girl is lively and lovely, and she also sang her own song Together on the spot. Her voice is beautiful and full of emotion. For the second interview, Eleanor thinks that he played well.

 

As a Singaporean female singer and actress, Eleanor’s career in performing arts is quite smooth. At the age of 16, she filmed a micro-film directed by the famous director Xu Anhua, and then she appeared in the TV series "Mu Yun Ji on the Sea" and sang the theme song of the hit drama "Qing Yun Zhi", which is well known to everyone. But Eleanor doesn’t see herself as a star. She said, "I don’t think I’m much different from other students. I never see myself as an artist. Of course, I also know that many viewers are supporting me, so I will do my best not to disappoint everyone. "

 

Eleanor revealed that she spent four months preparing for the art test of Chinese Opera and Nortel, and conducted performance training for more than one month. She also admitted that she was still super nervous during the test. "When I was a child, I loved painting and wanted to be a painter or designer. Later, I fell in love with music and wanted to be a singer. Then I had the opportunity to shoot an Apple commercial, and I began to like acting. But I never knew what the art test was like, and I didn’t know that recitation should be exaggerated. I was super nervous when I first tried it, sweating and shivering all the time, and the second interview was more open. At present, I have completed the second test of Chinese opera and Nortel, and now I am waiting for the result. "

 

On the same day, a pair of "sister flowers" from Guizhou, Tang Ziqi and He Hongfo, caught our attention. They were both students from the same training school, and both of them entered the second interview of the broadcasting major of Beijing Film Academy and Zhejiang Media College. When it comes to competing with stars for admission places, the two white candidates said in unison that there is no pressure. "This is a very fair stage to show themselves. Although (star candidates) have more experience than us, we have worked hard and paid a lot for it, so we won’t feel pressured. Everyone just tries their best."
 

Two beautiful candidates also admitted that they had prepared for the art test this year for more than half a year, and worked hard for their dreams every day. "We are going to practice at school at 7: 30 every day, and leg press will open his voice, etc., until 9: 30 in the evening. After returning home, I have to practice, including practicing broadcasting news, script and so on. " He Hongfo said, "After the art test, I found that every star is not easy. The road we are taking now is what they have experienced, and they can achieve today’s height and pay more than us. I admire every artist." Tang Ziqi also has the same feeling. "The actors and stars who have been in Nortel before have achieved such achievements today by their own strength. It is really hard to be an actor!"
 

Tang Ziqi said with a smile, there is a road called "the road to the examination room". As art candidates, they need to take all kinds of examinations for their dreams. Tonight, she will fly to Shanghai to prepare for the second interview of the next day’s play. Let’s wish Tang Ziqi and He Hongfo good results here, and also wish all the art test candidates that their dreams can come true!

Accord in Beijing is on sale, with the latest offer of 114,800! Act quickly.

[car home Beijing Preferential Promotion Channel] Recently, Honda in Beijing is carrying out large-scale preferential activities, with the highest preferential amount reaching 65,000 yuan and the lowest starting price of only 114,800 yuan. If you are interested in this model, you may wish to click "Check the car price" in the quotation form to get a higher discount.

北京地区雅阁特价出售,最新报价11.48万!赶快行动

The appearance design of Accord is elegant and dynamic, and the front face adopts the family-style air intake grille design, which shows a strong visual impact with the sharp headlight group. The body lines are smooth, the overall style tends to be younger, and the handling of details also reflects the perfect combination of exquisiteness and movement.

北京地区雅阁特价出售,最新报价11.48万!赶快行动

The Accord has smooth and dynamic side lines, with a body size of 4980*1862*1449mm and a wheelbase of 2830mm, providing a spacious and comfortable interior space. The front tread is 1600mm and the rear tread is 1620mm, which further enhances the stability and handling performance of the vehicle. The front and rear tyre size are both 225/50 R17, with personalized rim design, which not only improves the visual effect, but also ensures good driving performance.

北京地区雅阁特价出售,最新报价11.48万!赶快行动

Accord’s interior design is elegant and full of science and technology. The steering wheel is wrapped in high-quality leather, which provides excellent grip and comfort. At the same time, it has the function of manual adjustment up and down and back and forth, ensuring that every driver can find the most suitable driving position. The center console is equipped with a 12.3-inch high-definition touch screen, which supports many functions, such as multimedia system, navigation, voice recognition control of telephone and air conditioner, which is convenient and fast. The seat is made of imitation leather. The main driver’s seat can adjust the front and rear, backrest and height (4 directions), while the assistant driver’s seat provides the functions of adjusting the front and rear and backrest, and the rear seat can be put down as a whole, which increases practicality and flexibility. The car is also equipped with a Type-C interface and a USB/Type-C interface, two in the front row and two in the back row, which is convenient for passengers to charge or connect devices at any time.

北京地区雅阁特价出售,最新报价11.48万!赶快行动

Accord is equipped with a 1.5T turbocharged engine with a maximum power of 141kW and a maximum torque of 260N·m, which matches CVT continuously variable transmission, providing drivers with a smooth and powerful power experience.

He is full of praise for the front face design of the new Accord. He thinks that it is not only elegant but also beautiful to cancel the chrome-plated mesh and adopt the all-black hexagonal design, especially the diamond mesh composed of polygons is even more eye-catching. At the same time, he pointed out that the slip back design not only enhances the fashion sense of the appearance, but also improves the aerodynamic performance and reduces energy consumption. In addition, he is very satisfied with the through taillight design. The overall shape is atmospheric and advanced, which fully reflects the modernity and design sense of the new Accord.

Technology last night and this morning 0420: The report is expected that the Pura 70 series mobile phone shipments will exceed 10 million within the year, and Huawei will regain the top spot in the Ch

"Technology Last Night This Morning" time, hello everyone, it is Saturday, April 20, 2024, and today’s important technology information is:

Zhou Hongyi, founder and chairperson of 360 Group, released a video on April 18 saying that he would sell the Maybach 600 car that had accompanied him for 9 years. If he wanted to buy domestic new energy vehicles, the automakers would personally "queue up to deliver the car". XPeng Motors even drove directly to 360 downstairs overnight. > > View Details

After the launch of the ideal L6 car on the evening of April 18, Meituan founder, director and controlling shareholder Wang Xingru commented on Li Auto.

"Let’s put it this way, I think among all the models that Ideal has launched so far, the L6 is likely to be the one that Ideal’s employees have bought the most. I’m sure many of Ideal’s employees knew this in their hearts during the process of designing and producing this car," Wang Xing said at Moments. > > View Details

On April 19, BYD released the official pictures of the interior of the Qin L model, showing the interior details of the new car. As can be seen from the picture, the Qin L has retained multiple physical buttons on the steering wheel, and the seats have line textures, which are relatively simple as a whole. > > View Details

Qualcomm recently released a trailer through its official X account, saying that it will hold related activities on April 24. From the 16-second warm-up video, it is basically confirmed that the Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus chips will be launched. > > View Details

Lin Bin, Xiaomi’s co-founder, posted on April 19 that "the Xiaomi building in Shenzhen has been capped", saying that, and posted the under-construction, capped and completed renderings of the Xiaomi International Headquarters building in Shenzhen.

Xiaomi International Headquarters has a total construction area of about 46,000 square meters and has a 360-degree LED screen surrounding the four-story podium of the building. The building is located in the middle of Shenzhen Talent Park/Shenzhen Bay Sports Center/Shenzhen Bay Vientiane City/China Resources Building. Lin Bin said "the location is very good". > > View Details

Intel announced on April 19 that it has completed the assembly of the world’s first commercial High NA (0.55NA) EUV lithography machine at its Fab D1X R & D fab in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA, and has now entered the optical system calibration stage. The High-NA EUV lithography machine can achieve a 190% density increase in the two-dimensional scale, continuing Moore’s Law. > > View Details

Extreme krypton 009 glorious model officially unveiled on the evening of April 19, positioning "four ultra-luxury flagship", known as the "Rolls-Royce" in the MPV era of smart electric, retail price 789,000 yuan.

The new car features a four-seat layout with two independent seats in the rear. The new car comes standard with an audio-visual entertainment system, and uses a baffle to separate the cockpit from the crew compartment, bringing more privacy to the rear passengers. In addition, the Krypton 009 Glorious Edition also has the world’s first integrated die-cast "C ring seat" and the world’s first accompanying airbag. > > View Details

WeChat officials said that recently, the platform has investigated and disposed of illegal handling and pirated content in accordance with laws and regulations, and disposed of more than 400 pirated film and television resource handling accounts and more than 1,800 official account articles publishing pirated micro-drama videos. > > View Details

The Mars drone Wit "broke its wing" on its 72nd mission in January this year. Although its mission has ended, it does not mean that it is completely useless.

After receiving the latest data from 189 million miles (304 million kilometers) away, the "Wit" Mars drone successfully "flashed" to obtain new instructions, which can act as a fixed test bed and continue to collect data. > > View Details

Analyst firm TechInsights released a report on April 19 saying that the Pura 70 series has an earlier release window and eased supply constraints, and it is expected to ship more than 10 million units in 2024, making it one of the main competitors of Apple and the 16 series.

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Taobao will launch unlimited return package freight benefits for 88VIP users, with a maximum credit of 25 yuan per order, which is currently under gray testing. According to the official, the benefit can only be used by some users at present, and will replace all in the past two days. Taobao will launch unlimited return package freight benefits for 88VIP users, with a maximum credit of 25 yuan per order, which is currently under gray testing. > > View Details

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