Why is it that Beijing has not seen snow this winter for the first time since 1970?

    Yesterday (2nd) at 3pm, in the consultation room of Beijing Meteorological Bureau, all kinds of cloud pictures and data were constantly switched on the big screen, and several analysts told their forecast views one by one before going on stage. Since the beginning of winter, except for two small-scale snowfalls in the outer suburbs in December 2008, almost no snow has fallen in Beijing, which makes the Spring Festival in 2009 less of a landscape and adds a little disappointment to people who are looking forward to the snowy scene.


    Tomorrow is beginning of spring, and the Lantern Festival will be held in a few days. Will there be a "timely snow" coming to Beijing? Why is it difficult to snow in Beijing this winter? Our reporter interviewed Sun Jisong, the chief forecaster of Beijing Meteorological Bureau, to dispel doubts and doubts about snow.


  Northwest airflow sings "one-man show"


  Cause a winter without snow


    Cloudy and sunny-the sky over Beijing is still calm. According to the forecast of Beijing Meteorological Observatory, the weather will be mainly sunny to cloudy this week, and the highest temperature will reach 10 degrees Celsius. Tomorrow will be beginning of spring, and in the more than 100 days since October 24th last year, there have been only two snowfalls in Yanqing in the north and Pinggu in the northeast-December 10th and 23rd, 2008. In the urban area of Beijing, there is still no effective snowfall. Only sporadic snowflakes appeared on December 10 last year, but they were fleeting and the precipitation was only 0.1 mm.


    "This year’s situation is rare, but it is also normal." Sun Jisong, chief forecaster of Beijing Meteorological Observatory, said that historically, the winter precipitation in Beijing has not been large, and the precipitation from December to February of the following year is usually about 10 mm, so it cannot be said that there is no precipitation in winter. Tracing back to history, the last winter with almost no precipitation was in 1970. However, since October 24, 2008, there has been no precipitation in the urban area this winter, which is really rare.


    A report in Sun Jisong’s hand shows that water shortage is not confined to Beijing. This winter, droughts occurred in Hebei, Shanxi, Henan and other places. According to media reports, the current drought has a wide range and a long duration, which is basically rare for many years.


    "It should be said that there is no direct connection between no snow and warm winter." The computer in the consultation room shows that daily maximum temperature in some urban areas of Beijing has exceeded 10 degrees Celsius in the past two days. However, Sun Jisong said that in addition to cold air, the formation of snowfall must have water vapor transportation and appropriate ground temperature, and several factors are indispensable. However, there is no snow this winter, and the main reason is water shortage-the water vapor transportation has been "broken".


    Sun Jisong introduced that from the perspective of Beijing, water vapor mainly comes from two channels. One is the water vapor brought by the southwest warm and humid airflow from the south of the Yangtze River, especially the snowfall, which often has the characteristics of large snowfall and long snowfall time, and often becomes the "main force" factor of snowfall in Beijing; The other source of water vapor is the water vapor brought by the easterly airflow from the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea. However, due to its short transport length, its snowfall is characterized by a small amount of snow.


    Since December last year, there have been four cold waves sweeping the city, but all of them are mainly cooled by strong winds. "This winter, the northwest wind is mainly prevalent in Beijing, which is not conducive to the transportation of these two streams of water vapor. However, the easterly wind or southwest wind formed occasionally through the change of atmospheric circulation has basically not formed this year, so the water vapor transportation has basically been broken. " Sun Jisong said that the Chibi-style "sudden change of the wind and cloud" is pitiful, and it has not been encountered once this winter, which can be said to be "reasonable and unexpected".


    Investigate and dispel doubts


  Four conjectures about "No Snow"


    Conjecture 1


  Is it possible to snow on the fifteenth day of the first month?


    On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year’s Eve, in a ski resort in Mentougou, Mona Lee skated with several friends. The only thing that made him regret was that the mountains beside the ski resort were bare. "I can’t even take a picture of Zhang Xuejing. There is no snow outside the slide. It is artificial at first glance."


    In many people’s minds, snow and Chinese New Year are inseparable. If there are no snowflakes, the taste of the year will be much less. In the snow-free winter, can we make up for everyone’s regrets at the Lantern Festival? Sun Jisong, chief forecaster of Beijing Meteorological Observatory, said that such a wish may be difficult to realize. From the analysis of the current data, it is unlikely that it will snow in the next ten days or so, that is, during the Lantern Festival.


    "But we can’t say that there is no hope at all." Sun Jisong said that due to the rapid change of atmospheric circulation, there may be changes, but from the whole circulation background, it is difficult for water vapor in the south to reach Beijing. There may be a small amount of precipitation in central and southern Hebei and southwestern Shanxi. "But if snowfall wants to come to Beijing, I am afraid it is still difficult to achieve."


    Conjecture 2


  "Sequela" of Meteorological Intervention?


    "More than a thousand rockets were fired at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games to eliminate the rain. It won’t eliminate all the rain in a year, will it?" Some netizens questioned whether large-scale artificial intervention in the weather would have a "sequela" to the overall climate. For such a question, Sun Jisong said that in the face of nature, the intervention that human beings can do is extremely small and it is impossible to have an impact on long-term climate change. "In fact, every time it rains, we basically carry out precipitation enhancement operations." Sun Jisong said that due to the long-term drought in the northern region, basically every precipitation process throughout the year, the relevant departments will carry out precipitation enhancement operations, and the snowfall process is no exception. If there is snow, artificial "snow increase" measures will be taken. According to media reports, from February 1 ST to February 2 nd, the weather modification department of Luoyang City, Henan Province seized the opportunity of weak cold air crossing the border and successfully implemented artificial precipitation enhancement. "But only when there is water in the sky can we make it fall to the ground as much as possible."


    Guess 3


  Is the Three Gorges Project the Source of Extreme Weather?


    In recent years, the term "extreme weather" has appeared more and more in public, and the coincidence of these extreme weather occurrences and the completion time of the Three Gorges Dam also makes many people suspect that the Three Gorges Dam is the source of extreme weather.


    "The problem of the Three Gorges is a cliche, but from a scientific point of view, the statement that the Three Gorges caused extreme weather is unfounded." Climate change often involves thousands of kilometers in Fiona Fang. Compared with this climate background, Sun Jisong described the Three Gorges as a small "puddle", and it is difficult to have any impact on the overall climate if there is such a puddle.


    "At present, most climatologists believe that global warming will cause an increase in extreme weather." With global warming, the frequency of extreme weather is increasing, but how global warming affects the appearance of extreme weather and what is the inevitable relationship between them is still an unsolved mystery.


    Guess 4


  Beijing this summer


  Will there be a drought?


    Is there a scientific truth behind the poetic folk proverbs, such as "Yun Zheyue on August 15th, the lights on the fifteenth day of the first month when it snows" and "It doesn’t snow when it’s cold, and the fields crack when it’s summer"?


    "Folk proverbs are more similar to statistical induction, and some of them have some truth," Sun Jisong said. The predictions in folk proverbs are not necessarily correct, and winter drought does not mean that summer drought will continue. "The weather on a certain day is not necessarily related to the weather on a certain day in a few months."


    "However, the lack of snowfall will increase the possibility of pests and diseases, which will have a negative impact on the growth of overwintering crops. From this perspective, it will indeed have a certain impact on agriculture if it does not snow in winter." Snow-free winter not only has less flavor, but also lack of snow can cause many problems. In an interview with the media, Pan Jiahua, director of the Urban Development and Environment Research Center of China Academy of Social Sciences, said that precipitation will make the living environment worse and seriously restrict social production. "Although warming in winter can shorten the heating time and reduce related expenses, its disadvantages still outweigh its advantages."


  Investigation reminder


  Watch out for colds when it’s dry and snowy.


    During the Spring Festival, Dr. He, who works in a community hospital, was busy. Due to the dry air, the number of patients with sudden respiratory diseases suddenly increased during the Spring Festival. Every day, the hospital received dozens of patients who had infusion bottles, and the top three hospitals were crowded. Experts said that due to the low air humidity, some viruses are easy to reproduce and easily lead to a series of diseases. During the Spring Festival in Beijing Children’s Hospital, an average of nearly 5000 children came to see a doctor every day. On the first normal outpatient day after the festival, more than 4,000 outpatient visits were made in the morning alone. Among them, children with respiratory tract infection are the most.


    "It doesn’t snow, which is very bad for human health." Doctors at Chaoyang Hospital in Beijing said that because of the dry air, people are prone to chapped lips, bleeding nostrils and itchy throat. When the air humidity is lower than 40%, the respiratory mucosa of the nose and lungs will be dehydrated and the elasticity will be reduced, making dust, bacteria, etc. easily attached to the mucosa, stimulating the throat and causing cough.


    However, the spread of cold will be accelerated because of the accelerated reproduction of influenza virus in dry environment and its survival on floating dust. However, due to the failure of "wet deposition", urban air pollution will be serious and respiratory diseases such as asthma and pneumonia will be easily caused.


    "The way to prevent diseases is a cliche, but many people always pay no attention." Experts say that opening windows regularly to ventilate and maintain indoor humidity will help prevent diseases. At the same time, we should try to avoid going to crowded areas. People with respiratory diseases should wear masks when going out.


    Reporter Wu Nan

Editor: Gao Song

[Today’s Development Zone] "Tianqin Cup" In 2024, the seventh swimming competition of Qinhuangdao City started in the development zone.

Today development zone

On January 21st, the 7th swimming competition of Qinhuangdao in 2024 was held in the Sports Center of Development Zone under the guidance of the Municipal Sports Federation and the Development Zone Federation of Trade Unions, sponsored by the Municipal Triathlon Association and the Municipal Swimming Association, and hosted by the Municipal Swimming and Diving Training Center and Qinhuangdao Tianqin Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd..

At 9 o’clock in the morning, the game officially began. After full warm-up, with the referee’s order, the athletes dived from the platform, gliding, swinging their arms and fetching water … Everyone was full of energy, and every movement was vigorous, racing against time and struggling hard. The vigorous posture of the "swimmers" attracted the audience to whistle and cheer.

The competition was divided into 10 groups, namely men’s and women’s 100m breaststroke and 200m freestyle, aged 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60-65, with a total of 150 participants. Each group will be admitted to the top six according to the results, and will be awarded with achievement certificates and bonuses.

It is understood that the purpose of this competition is to adhere to the socialized development direction of competitive sports, open the door to welcome all school-age athletes in the city to participate in the competition, fully mobilize the enthusiasm of social forces to participate in competitive sports, give play to the role of sports associations and social sports clubs, attract sports fans to participate in regular events, and build a platform for them to show themselves.

Original title: "[Today’s Development Zone]" Tianqin Cup "The 7th Swimming Competition of Qinhuangdao City started in the Development Zone in 2024"

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"Four Measures" in Simao District to Promote the Safety Supervision of Fireworks and Firecrackers in a Smooth and Orderly Way


  The Spring Festival is approaching, and fireworks and firecrackers are in the peak season of sales and operation. In order to comprehensively strengthen the safety supervision of fireworks and firecrackers and establish a safe, standardized, stable and orderly fireworks and firecrackers operation order. The Emergency Management Bureau of Simao District, Pu ‘er City, combined with the actual situation of fireworks and firecrackers in the peak season, highlighted four measures, promptly investigated the hidden dangers of security loopholes, made up for the shortcomings, and did a good job in the safety management of fireworks and firecrackers.

  Plan and deploy in advance and lay a good "vaccination" for responsibility.The Emergency Management Bureau of Simao District makes reasonable planning and auditing for the retail outlets in villages and towns in advance, and makes scientific and standardized distribution. Organize employees of fireworks and firecrackers retail license to participate in safety knowledge training in advance, and include those who pass the examination in the audit scope of handling retail business license, which further strengthens the safety subject responsibility of fireworks and firecrackers retail employees, effectively improves safety awareness, safety skills and management level, and ensures that employees are certified to work.

  Make a work plan and build a "cornerstone" of responsibility.According to the actual work, the safety situation of fireworks and firecrackers was analyzed and judged in a timely manner, and the Implementation Plan for Safety Supervision of Fireworks and Firecrackers in Simao District was formulated, which clarified the work measures and requirements such as the functions and responsibilities, supervision time and linkage mechanism of leading institutions and member units. We will comprehensively carry out safety supervision in all aspects of storage, operation and transportation of fireworks and firecrackers, and compact the responsibilities of "territories, departments, enterprises and business households" to form a safety supervision responsibility network for fireworks and firecrackers vertically and horizontally, leaving no dead ends, and resolutely prevent fireworks and firecrackers from happening.

  Strengthen the investigation of hidden dangers and weave a "protective net" for safety.Through joint inspection, departmental inspection, territorial inspection, enterprise self-inspection, etc., inspections were carried out around key retail areas such as Yixiang Town, Munaihe River and key places around schools, urban villages and suburban junctions, and law enforcement inspections were carried out on suspected illegal retail places. Focus on checking whether the retail stores of fireworks and firecrackers have excessive sales, prohibited and illegal products, whether they store fireworks and firecrackers outside the business premises specified in the license, whether they store fireworks and firecrackers in excess of the amount specified in the license, and whether they are equipped with fire-fighting equipment and safety warning signs as required. At present, 2 wholesale enterprises, 2 fireworks warehouses and 21 retail households have been inspected, and 11 potential safety hazards have been found. In the course of carrying out the work, enterprises are required to rectify the potential safety hazards in time, and the business households have been publicized and investigated for safety knowledge, which has formed an effective deterrent and ensured the orderly and standardized operation of fireworks and firecrackers.

  Strict law enforcement inspection to stimulate the "new kinetic energy" of governance.We will continue to maintain the high-pressure situation of cracking down on illegal activities, carry out joint law enforcement actions in conjunction with public security, market supervision and other departments, resolutely crack down on all kinds of illegal activities such as unlicensed operation and over-storage, and focus on the illegal activities in the operation, storage and transportation of fireworks and firecrackers in combination with clues reported by the masses, and thoroughly investigate and verify the clues of each case involving fireworks and firecrackers to ensure the effective elimination of potential safety hazards. Investigate the illegal acts found out and completely cut off the interest chain of illegal acts. At present, 9 illegal shops have been investigated and dealt with, and the value of unlicensed fireworks and firecrackers is more than 30 thousand yuan.

  Contributed by Simao District Rong Media Center

The "Youth League Year" is on fire. What is it? People outside this province are shocked!

Coordinate Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, there is a League Year, which is a ceremony for the whole village, old and young, to worship their ancestors collectively in the ancestral temple. Strictly speaking, it should be the moment when the ugly time meets at midnight on the 30 th, and the year ends and the new year opens. Last year ended, so it is also called "the end of the year". However, the word "finished" is taboo in customs (meaning finished), and Tujili is more called "the year of reunion" (a year of complete reunion). In the development of time, slowly, some still insist on holding this ceremony in the middle of the night, some change it to the evening, and some change it to the early morning (it has reached the first day). My village is more interesting. This ceremony is held in the morning of the 30th instead of the evening.

You will never think of these ways to open the reunion dinner!

Blown away from us is the old year by the crackling fireworks

In every corner of the city

Such a respectable group of people

Provides us with

The hidden opening way of new year’s dinner

Let’s have a look.

delicious

Jiang tan gang ting sui nian fan

The year is approaching.

There is still a group of people busy in Jiangtan.

Clean the platform and wipe the street furniture.

Maintain holiday order

Ensure the safe operation of the river beach ……

Jiangtan security guards eat a different kind of "annual meal" together at the sentry box.

At the moment when the whole family is happy and sharing reunion.

Every household began to make a fuss.

Eat the New Year’s Eve dinner.

The staff of Jiangtan are still sticking to their posts.

Dedicated silently to welcome the Spring Festival.

The staff are eating New Year’s Eve in the central control room.

There is no big fish and big meat, and there is no overlapping.

Today, they are in their posts.

Eat the exclusive "annual meal" of Jiangtan people.

Or eat in front of the monitoring screen in the central control room.

Or stand in the booth and eat.

Or eat in the lounge.

The cleaning staff have dinner in the lounge.

These respectable and lovely people

Hastily finish this hot "new year’s meal"

And quickly return to their jobs.

Go on with your work.

Use your persistence in the river beach

In exchange for citizens and friends.

A civilized, peaceful, clean and healthy Spring Festival.

Jiangtan office staff together in the canteen package jiaozi "Year of the League".

At the same time, in Zongguan Waterworks

Operators strictly carry out 24-hour duty.

Dispatch the water quality, production and operation of the whole plant

Carry out comprehensive monitoring

The operators of Zongguan Waterworks stick to their posts.

Dispatcher Lunjie said

"In order to ensure the safety of water supply during the Spring Festival,

All dispatchers of Zongguan Waterworks are ready for battle.

Stick to your post even during meal time.

We are responsible for every drop of water that citizens drink!"

a slap in the face

The bus carriage eats jiaozi

On New Year’s Eve, the city is brightly lit.

Wenwu, the driver of the last bus of No.261 bus

The work has come to an end temporarily.

In the city, waves of returning people at night.

After safely reaching their respective destinations,

He is in the bus compartment.

Picked up a steaming bowl of jiaozi.

I ate the "annual meal" with relish.

Wenwu, the driver of the last bus of No.261 bus, is eating "New Year’s dinner".

The jiaozi is wrapped.

The lofty spirit of dedication and dedication

Wenwu took one bite after another.

Savoring the happiness of serving the citizens.

Wenwu ate with relish.

Stick to your post like him

Celebrate the auspicious year for citizens and friends.

There are still many dedicated staff members.

Their special reunion dinner.

So lonely

And so brilliant

Warm heart

Happy reunion in western restaurant

On January 26, in the Pizza Hut restaurant in Xu Dong during the Lunar New Year.

It’s an orange sea.

According to the relevant person in charge of the Municipal Urban Management Law Enforcement Committee,

At 11 o’clock that morning.

City Management Department United Love Enterprise

Send it to representatives of sanitation workers.

Good shop, Zhou Heiya and other new year gift packages.

City Urban Management Law Enforcement Committee gives gift packages to sanitation workers.

Xu Dong Xiaopinmao Pizza Hut

Representatives of sanitation workers are also invited

Enjoy the warm heart package

Changjiang Daily reporter knows about the city.

30 front-line sanitation workers who came to eat.

Are on nearby roads all the year round.

Sanitation worker who cleans and cleans

Most of them are older.

"Old Sanitation" with white hair on his head

Sanitation workers eat western food in Pizza Hut for the New Year.

The city treats us so well.

We should try our best to do our duty.

Do cleaning work

Give the citizens a clean and beautiful environment."

Wuhan Guang Mei cleaning company

Sanitation worker Jin Benjian said

Everyone usually works in two shifts.

Get together for the first time

I am very happy to have a reunion dinner.

Sanitation workers respect each other.

The person in charge of Pizza Hut restaurant said

They have a tradition of engaging in public welfare activities.

Sanitation workers come and go in the wind and rain

the work is hard

It is worthwhile to give love to sanitation workers."

Little friends

Come to the comment area to bask in your family’s reunion dinner.

I wish you all a prosperous and prosperous life.

(Produced by Changjiang Daily Metro Media Research Institute)

Reporting/feedback

Shi Ying shares: abnormal fluctuations in stock trading.

The general manager and chairman of Shi Ying Co., Ltd. are both Chen Shibin, male, 58 years old, with a junior college education background.

As of press time, the market value of Shi Ying shares is 26.4 billion yuan.

1. In the past 30 days, Shi Ying’s shareholding in northbound capital increased by 1,759,700 shares, accounting for 0.49% of the outstanding shares;
2. In the past 30 days, no institution has conducted research on Shi Ying shares;
3. Shi Ying shares fell by 15.98% in the past three trading days, its non-ferrous metal sector rose by 3.56% and the Shanghai Composite Index rose by 5.03%.

(Reporter Wang Yuli)

High temperature ravages the whole world: high temperature occurs frequently in the northeast, and the melting of sea ice at 30℃ in the Arctic Circle in Sweden is accelerated.

(The original title of this article is: "Red is purple and hot is hot! Extreme heat rages all over the world, even the North Pole is 30 degrees! 》)

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Recently, the Central Meteorological Observatory issued a high temperature warning for 20 consecutive days, and the local temperature can reach 40℃ … heat. Here. Quiet. Stop.

National Maximum Temperature Forecast Chart (August 2-August 9) Source: China Meteorological Observatory

Northeast continues to "steam sauna" 

On August 1st, the high temperature occurred in Shenyang, Liaoning Province for the fifth consecutive day. The highest temperatures in Dandong and Dalian reached 37.3℃ and 36.9℃ respectively, setting a meteorological record for extreme values. At the same time, the highest temperature in Shenyang today may reach 37℃, which will set a new record for the local extreme highest temperature in August (the previous record was 35.7℃).

Liaoning suffered the strongest regional high temperature since 1961.

In addition, with the continuous expansion of high temperature, the temperature in Changchun may reach 36℃ on the 3rd, which will not only set a new high this year, but also become the hottest day in the local observation history in August. The high temperature in Changchun in August is very rare, and there has been only one high temperature on August 3, 1968 since it was recorded in 1951.

The temperature in North China is also constant.

In addition to the northeast, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and northern Shandong will also have high temperatures in the next three days, and the highest temperatures in Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang and Jinan will remain at 35 C or above.

On the 1st, Beijing spent the 17th high-temperature day this year, which was the same as last year’s high-temperature days, and it was seven days short of the 24 high-temperature days recorded in 2000. Monitoring shows that the highest temperature in the observatory in the southern suburbs reaches 37℃, and that in Fengtai reaches 38.3℃.

Affected by the continuous high temperature, as of 12: 30 on the 1st, the load of Beijing power grid has reached 23.064 million kilowatts, exceeding the 22.675 million kilowatts on July 31st, reaching a new high.

The temperature in North China is high during the day and not low at night, and the lowest temperature is mostly above 26℃, and Tianjin will exceed 28℃. Moreover, due to the high relative humidity, the somatosensory temperature is higher, and the sultry feeling is not inferior to that in the south.

The Central Meteorological Observatory predicts that in five days, the hot weather in the above-mentioned areas in the north will end. This round of high-temperature weather lasts for a long time, and the high temperature in some areas breaks the extreme value. People in the above areas need to be prepared for heatstroke prevention and cooling, and try to avoid going out at the hottest noon. If they have to go out, they should take sun protection measures and replenish water in time. Outdoor workers prepare some heatstroke prevention drugs for emergencies.

The high temperature area in the south has been significantly reduced, and it has made a comeback since the 4 th

For many places in the south that have been suffering from high temperature for nearly half a month, they will enjoy a short coolness in the past two days. Affected by a wide range of rain and the wind and rain brought by the typhoon "Lark", the high temperature area in the south will continue to shrink in the past two days.

On the 2 nd, the western and southern parts of Jiangnan and most of southern China withdrew from the high temperature. On the 3rd, only parts of northern Chongqing, northeastern Hubei and northwestern Jiangxi still have a small range of high temperatures, and the rest areas will basically end the high temperatures temporarily. In the area of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, the highest temperature in many places dropped to around 30℃.

Although the high temperature in the south has shrunk, the highest temperature in many places is still around 33℃, and the sultry feeling will continue. At the same time, the cooling time is very short. Starting from the 4th, the high temperature in the south will return strongly. At present, it is in the middle of the sky, and high temperature is the main theme. People in the southern region need to continue to prepare for heatstroke prevention and cooling.

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@ Silent Postman: Jiangxi has always been the hardest hit area, and it is hot and purple.

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In fact, it is not only China, but also the global "roasting mode", even the North Pole is 30℃!

The World Meteorological Organization issued statements on July 26th and 27th, respectively, saying that extreme weather events such as high temperature, drought and catastrophic precipitation occurred one after another in many places around the world, among which drought and high temperature also aggravated the wildfire disaster in the northern hemisphere. These extreme weather have brought great adverse effects on human health, agriculture and ecosystem.

On July 27th, people spent the summer in the fountain near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. (Source: Xinhuanet)

It’s hot in the North Pole, too! Rare high temperature in Arctic Circle

From June to July this year, the temperature in many places around the world, including the Arctic Circle, generally rose, resulting in extremely hot weather.

Recently, the temperature in the Arctic Circle in northern Sweden once reached 30℃. In northern Siberia, the temperature reached 32℃ at the beginning of this month. In the same period of last year, the average temperature in this area was only 10℃.

According to the monitoring data of the National Snow and Ice Data Center of the United States, the abnormal high temperature further aggravated the sea ice melting phenomenon in the Arctic Circle this summer, and the sea ice in the northern European coast and northwestern Russia has shown an abnormally low trend. The decrease of sea ice will not only threaten the survival of polar bears and other creatures, but also further aggravate the abnormal weather in the northern hemisphere.

Europe suffers from high temperature and drought.

In addition to western Europe and southern Europe, which suffer from heat waves, northern Europe is also experiencing continuous high temperatures. In July, the temperature in the Arctic Circle reached 30℃. On July 17th, the temperature in parts of Norway reached a record 33.5℃. Due to the unusually dry and warm climate, forest fire risks in Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea continue to rise. There were about 50 forest fires in Sweden in mid-July. The World Meteorological Organization predicts that the temperature in northern Europe will be 3℃ to 6℃ higher than that in the same period of last year.

The temperature in Sweden reached 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius) in July, and there were more than 50 forest fires, of which more than 10 occurred in the Arctic Circle. (Source: Beijing News)

There are high temperatures above 30℃ in many places in Britain, even as high as 38℃. In addition, the weather in Britain is extremely dry. By the end of July, there was no rain in many places in Britain for nearly two months, and the rainfall was only 47 mm after the summer, making it the driest summer in the past 57 years. According to the statistics of the British medical department, thousands of people died of diseases related to high temperature this summer.

The Asian heat wave struck, and many people died in Japan, South Korea and other countries.

Japan has recently been hit by a heat wave after the worst rainstorm and flood in decades. Due to the control of a wide range of high pressure, the temperature in Japan has repeatedly set a new record. On July 15th, the highest temperature of 200 meteorological observation stations of Japan Meteorological Agency exceeded 35℃. On July 23rd, the highest temperature of 41.1℃ was observed in Kumagaya, saitama, and high temperatures exceeding 40℃ were also observed in Qingmei City, Tokyo, Jiafu City, Yamanashi Prefecture and Tojima City, Gifu Prefecture. According to the statistics of Kyodo News Agency, from July 16 to 25, more than 22,000 people in Japan were sent to hospital for heatstroke, of which 78 people died of heatstroke.

South Korea’s extensive high-temperature weather continued, and the Korea Meteorological Agency issued a high-temperature warning for several days. Statistics from the Korea Disease Management Headquarters from May 20th to July 21st showed that there were 1043 people suffering from heatstroke, up 61% year-on-year. More than ten people have died of heatstroke this year. The South Korean government is considering classifying extreme heat as the same category of natural disasters as typhoons, floods, tsunamis and earthquakes.

According to the news from the Central Meteorological Observatory of North Korea, high temperature began to appear in North Korea on July 15th, and the scope gradually expanded. On July 22nd, the average highest temperature in North Korea reached 34.6℃, 7.2℃ higher than in previous years, the highest temperature since 1981. Among them, the average temperature in several big cities is higher than 39℃, and Yuanshan City has reached.

The high temperature in Africa and North America is over 50℃ in some areas.

At the beginning of July, several North African countries also experienced heat waves. On July 5th, the highest temperature in Valgra in the Sahara Desert of Algeria reached 51.3℃. According to the World Meteorological Organization, this is the highest temperature since Algeria has reliable temperature records. On July 3, Morocco monitored a high temperature of 43.4℃.

At the same time, North America has not been spared. California suffered a record high temperature, and the highest temperature records in many cities were refreshed. Death Valley National Park in California, which set a record for the highest temperature in the world at 56.7℃ in July 1913, has observed a high temperature of 52℃ on July 8 this year. The highest temperature in Chino, a suburb of Los Angeles, reached a record 48.9℃. In Quebec, Canada, hot and humid weather caused dozens of deaths, including the elderly and the vulnerable.

On July 6, 2018, California, USA, a heat wave of 48℃ swept through southern California, and the heat index off the charts set a new record. People gathered in Huntington Beach to play in the water to cool off the heat. (Source: Oriental IC)

High temperature and drought aggravate wildfire disaster in the northern hemisphere

According to a statement issued by the World Meteorological Organization on July 27th, many serious wildfires have occurred in Siberia, Sweden, Greece, the United States, Canada and other places since the summer of this year due to high temperature and drought, and the fire area is still increasing.

According to the monitoring data of Fengyun-3 D star on July 29th, there were two fire spots in Murmansk region in northwest Russia, both located along the Arctic Ocean and in the Arctic Circle. The influence area of the two fires is 4 square kilometers, and the area of naked fire is 0.1 hectares. (Source: National Satellite Meteorological Center)

The warming rate in the northern hemisphere is faster than the global level, and the high temperature and drought make the forest more dry and flammable. Studies have found that forests in the northern hemisphere are burning at a speed that has not been seen in at least nearly 10 thousand years. Wildfires release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, further aggravating global warming.

Extreme weather is frequent or due to climate warming

Recently, in addition to high temperature, other abnormal weather events have also appeared frequently. For example, at the end of June, snow fell in Newfoundland and parts of Cape Breton in eastern Canada, with a thickness of about two centimeters. The temperature in St. John and Halifax is only MINUS 1℃, breaking the record of low temperature. Such weather is rare, and it is the first time since 1996.

Why does extreme weather ravage the world? The World Meteorological Organization believes that frequent extreme weather is related to climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions. Although it is difficult to simply attribute the frequent occurrence of extreme weather in the past two months to climate change caused by human activities, in the long run, the trend of extreme high temperature and increasing precipitation is undoubtedly caused by climate change.

"2018 will be one of the hottest years on record, and it is not surprising that temperatures in many countries have broken records. At present, the heat wave and extreme high temperature events we are experiencing are consistent with the results we expected from climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions. This situation is not going to happen in the future, but a scene that is being experienced at all times. " Elena Monankova, Deputy Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, said.

In northern Siberia, along the coast of the Arctic Ocean, model analysis shows that a high temperature of over 90 degrees Fahrenheit appeared on July 5, 40 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the normal temperature. In Ouargla, Algeria, the temperature reached 124.3 degrees Fahrenheit (51.3 degrees Celsius), breaking the previous African high temperature record of 123.3 degrees Fahrenheit (50.7 degrees Celsius). (Source: cnBeta)

在全球气候变暖背景下,全球极端天气事件在过去几十年中显著增多,并且预计未来还会越来越多,而想要阻止这一趋势,落实《巴黎协定》,采取措施积极应对气候变化必不可少。

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校 审:肖   健

编 辑:葛   颖(东北师范大学团委)

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Volvo just bought half a month’s car paint, and it bulges in many places. 4S shop: The reason has not been found out yet.

  Half a month after the arrival of the new car with a price of 360,000 yuan, there were many bulges in the paint of the whole car. Recently, Ms. Yang, the owner of Suzhou, was caught in a long dispute because of the quality problem of the new car. She told The Paper that after the incident, the 4S shop tested the car many times, and the test results changed again and again. So far, an authoritative test report has not been given, and she asked the 4S shop to return the car, which was also rejected.

  In this regard, on November 19, a relevant person in charge of Suzhou Zhongsheng Wohao Automobile Sales Co., Ltd., a 4S shop involved, said that the reason for the bulging of automobile paint has not yet been ascertained, but according to the national automobile three-guarantee policy, it has not yet reached the standard of returning cars, and only the bulging position of automobiles can be repaired.

  The staff of Volvo Car Customer Service Center didn’t respond to the quality problem of car paint, saying that if there is a problem with the car, the customer needs to negotiate with the dealer to solve it. Whether to return the car or not will be judged according to the national car three-guarantee policy and process.

  There is a quality problem in picking up the car for half a month, and the change of car is rejected.

  In August this year, Ms. Yang bought a new Volvo xc60 car in Suzhou Zhongsheng Wohao Automobile Sales 4S Store, and the landing price was about 360,000 yuan. However, half a month after picking up the car, Ms. Yang found that there was a problem with the car paint. "First, there was a bulge in some parts of the car. At that time, I thought it was glued, so I didn’t care much."

The small drum bag appeared in the car. The pictures in this article are provided by the respondents.

  The small drum bag appeared in the car. The pictures in this article are provided by the respondents.

  The real problem was found at the end of September this year, when Ms. Yang sent her new car to a car wash shop for cleaning. She told The Paper that during the cleaning, the car wash master told her in confusion, "This car looks like a new car. Why are there so many bulges on the body?" Under the reminder of the car wash master, Ms. Yang found that those places that looked like "sticky dirt" were originally small bags that were raised one by one. These small bags appeared in many places in the whole car, and some small bags were densely connected together, making the car look like "acne" and the surface was uneven.

There are hundreds of bulges in the whole car paint.

  There are hundreds of bulges in the whole car paint.

  A mechanic told The Paper that the problem of bulging of automobile paint surface generally appeared in older cars. "For example, if the primer was sprayed with topcoat before it was dry, such a problem would easily occur. However, the new car has not been seen before, and the painting of the new car before leaving the factory is computerized, which is unlikely to happen. " He said that if the bulging problem is not dealt with in time, the area will gradually expand, which may eventually lead to the paint falling off in many places.

  At the beginning of October, Ms. Yang drove the car to Suzhou Zhongsheng Wohao Automobile Sales and Sales 4S shop for testing. She told The Paper that the technicians polished the bulging parts of many car paints, and did not solve the problem of bulging. "At that time, the technicians said that this was not an external (paint) problem, but an internal problem."

  Ms. Yang said that she asked for a car change on the spot, and the 4S shop also said that it would not shirk its responsibility. In the live recording provided by Ms. Yang, it can be heard that the staff of the 4S store said that "they will not shirk their responsibilities". In the recording, Ms. Yang’s lover mentioned that "these points are bulging from the inside, and now they are all cobwebs". The staff of the 4S store also agreed and repeatedly admitted that they can take responsibility on behalf of the manufacturers.

  At the end of October, the 4S shop contacted Ms. Yang again to test the car to determine whether the car was self-painted. Ms. Yang said that after the on-site painter’s appraisal, it was determined that the car had no traces of self-painting. "At that time, we also put forward the demand of changing cars. The 4S shop said that it would bear the responsibility, but we still need to wait for the appraisal results of Volvo manufacturers."

  At the end of November, under the remote guidance of Volvo factory technicians, the 4S shop tested the car for the third time. "The manufacturer first asked for polishing to see if these bulges were stuck on it, but polishing did not solve the problem. On the spot, the staff of the 4S shop repeatedly told the manufacturer that this was an internal problem, not an external one." Ms. Yang said that after the polishing failed, the manufacturer’s technicians proposed to cut the paint surface of the bulging part for inspection. However, after cutting the bulging part to the white metal layer, there were still problems. "At that time, the technicians of the 4S shop told us that there was a problem with the primer, which led to the bulging of the paint surface. If there is a problem with the primer, it can be said that the problem lies before the car leaves the factory. "

  Ms. Yang told The Paper that the staff of the on-site 4S shop said that the test report issued by Volvo manufacturers would be available the next day after the test, and the solution would be determined according to the test report. However, since then, Ms. Yang has repeatedly urged that the 4S store always responded with "the manufacturer has not provided it yet, and we will follow up".

  On November 16, Ms. Yang called the 4S shop again, and the staff gave the manufacturer’s test conclusion orally. According to the telephone recording provided by Ms. Yang, the staff of the 4S shop said: "Now the analysis is that both the tail and the fender of the car have bulging problems, but the tail and the fender are not painted by a supplier, and both of them have problems. It is initially determined that it is caused by the external environment, not the paint itself."

  This statement made Ms. Yang unacceptable. "After checking for more than a month, the master had already said that there was a problem with the primer. Now, not only did she fail to give a qualitative reason, but she also shirked the responsibility to the external environment?" In addition, Ms. Yang said that she had repeatedly asked for a test report, but none of the 4S stores could provide it.

  4S shop: Why did the car paint bulge appear? The reason has not been found out yet.

  In view of the above situation, on November 19th, The Paper contacted Suzhou Zhongsheng Wohao Automobile Sales 4S Store, and a relevant person in charge of the store said that the specific reason for the problem of Ms. Yang’s car has not been found out yet. "There has never been a problem of new car paint bulging before, and we are now investigating with manufacturers whether it is a production line problem or a paint surface corrosion pollution."

  The person in charge said that in the previous testing process, 4S shop technicians pointed out that it was a problem of primer coating. This was a personal judgment made by the technicians and could not be used as a qualitative reason. Only the testing report issued by the manufacturer could be used as an authoritative report. He said that the reason why the test report was not provided to Ms. Yang was because she was going through the stamping process and could show it after the stamping. If Ms. Yang could not accept the test results at that time, the 4S shop agreed to have the vehicle tested by the Quality Supervision Bureau.

  At present, the 4S store thinks that Ms. Yang’s request for car replacement can’t be satisfied, and said that she has never promised Ms. Yang’s request for car replacement before. "We can deal with the bulging place of the car and let the car drive beautifully on the road, but if it is required to return the car, it has not yet reached the requirements for car replacement in the three-guarantee policy of the car, and we can’t return the car."

  Regarding the 4S shop’s statement, Ms. Yang insisted that she only accepted changing cars or returning cars. "Our new car has problems for half a month. Now there are more than 100 bulging places in the car, which are polished and cut. It is completely unrecognizable. Even if it is painted, the new car looks like a used car." Ms. Yang believes that the problem of bulging is obviously the quality problem of the car itself.

  Is the new car paint bulge a quality defect of the vehicle? The reporter from The Paper called Volvo Car Customer Service Center for many times, but the staff who contacted for many times did not respond for reasons such as "feedback to relevant departments" and "no authority to express their views". Regarding Ms. Yang’s request for car replacement, the staff said that the dealer is a window for direct customer service on behalf of the manufacturer. It is suggested that customers negotiate with the dealer, and whether to return the car or not will be judged according to the national three-guarantee policy and process.

  On November 20th, the reporter from The Paper inquired about the Quality Control Section of Wuzhong District Market Supervision Administration, Suzhou. The staff of this section said that the quality problems of automobiles can be solved according to the automobile three guarantees policy. Regarding the quality problems of the new car proposed by Ms. Yang, the staff said that they would arrange quality inspectors to conduct an investigation and then give a response after the investigation.

Shandong: In 2020, all official vehicles of party and government organs will be equipped with new energy vehicles.

In 2020, all official vehicles of the party and government organs in Shandong will be equipped with new energy vehicles.

  Zhongxin. com, Jinan, October 11th (Sun Tingting) Shandong Province promotes the popularization and application of new energy vehicles in official vehicles of party and government organs, and ensures that by 2020, except for special work requirements, all party and government organs in this province are equipped with new energy vehicles. At the same time, clear requirements are put forward for office buildings of party and government organs, and idle office buildings are encouraged to be converted into public welfare places such as convenience services and community activities.

  On the 11th, Zhang Zhongming, director of the Administration Bureau of Government Organs of Shandong Province, at a press conference held by the People’s Government of Shandong Province, interpreted the Measures for the Administration of Office Buildings of Party and Government Organs in Shandong Province and the Measures for the Administration of Official Cars of Party and Government Organs in Shandong Province. Among them, the "Administrative Measures for Official Vehicles of Party and Government Organs in Shandong Province" clearly requires that party and government organs should be equipped with domestic vehicles, take the lead in using new energy vehicles, and gradually expand the proportion of new energy vehicles in accordance with regulations to achieve full coverage of new energy vehicles.

  Zhang Zhongming said that the Administrative Measures for Official Vehicles of Party and Government Organs in Shandong Province clearly stated that party and government organs and public institutions should equip vehicles and purchase all new energy vehicles except for special requirements. At present, the province has put 120 new energy vehicles into the provincial authorities, and built 261 charging piles and more than 40 charging piles under construction to ensure the orderly operation of self-service time-sharing leasing projects for new energy vehicles. "We have adjusted all the official vehicles planned by the provincial authorities at the beginning of the year to new energy vehicles. At present, some vehicles have been equipped."

  "Party and government organs shall not use the bus for private use or use the car for public use. If official vehicles or off-road vehicles are equipped beyond the prescribed standards due to work needs, they must be reported to the provincial official vehicle authorities for approval according to procedures. " Zhang Zhongming said that the Measures for the Administration of Official Cars of Party and Government Organs in Shandong Province clearly requires that the management standard system of official cars be improved and perfected, and the standards of exhaust volume and price of official cars should be classified and stipulated, and it is proposed that the standards of official cars should be adjusted in a timely manner according to the technological development of the automobile industry, market price changes and other factors.

  Wang Shoubo, a member of the Party Committee, deputy director and spokesperson of the Shandong Provincial Organs Administration Bureau, said that the Measures for the Administration of Office Buildings of Party and Government Organs in Shandong Province put forward the "export" of idle assets of innovative office buildings through multiple channels, and proposed six disposal and utilization methods, including cross-level adjustment and use, conversion of use to serve people’s livelihood, replacement with other assets that meet national policies and needs, unified lease, public auction and demolition, and opened up channels for adjustment between different levels and different systems to encourage idle office buildings.

  The Measures for the Administration of Office Buildings of Party and Government Organs in Shandong Province also clearly requires that office buildings should be used reasonably within the approved area, and should not be adjusted to other units without authorization, and the use function should not be changed without authorization. It also requires leading cadres to keep an annual record of their personal office buildings, not to use them beyond the standard, not to work in multiple places without authorization, and not to continue to occupy them after retirement.

The latest voice of the central bank! It is related to real estate, rectification of platform enterprises, RMB exchange rate …

  BEIJING, Jan. 13 (Zhongxin Finance Shao Wanyun) On the 13th, the State Council Office held a press conference on financial statistics in 2022, and the relevant person in charge of the central bank responded to issues such as real estate, rectification of platform enterprises, RMB exchange rate, inflation and digital RMB.

  Introduce structural tools to focus on supporting the smooth operation of the real estate market.

  Zou Lan, director of the Monetary Policy Department of the People’s Bank of China, said at the meeting that we are studying and launching several other structural tools recently, which mainly focus on supporting the smooth operation of the real estate market, including the Baojiaolou loan support plan, the housing lease loan support plan and the private enterprise bond financing support tool, etc., and we will make some detailed disclosure and release after the introduction.

  In addition, at the end of September last year, the People’s Bank of China and China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission issued a notice, clarifying that eligible city governments can decide to relax the lower limit of the interest rate of the newly issued first home loan in stages in the fourth quarter. Zou Lan introduced that the interest rate of new personal housing loans in December was 4.26% nationwide, which was the lowest level in history since statistics were available in 2008.

  Zou Lan also said that in view of some adjustments in the real estate market, the People’s Bank of China, together with relevant departments, made efforts from both supply and demand in accordance with the deployment of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council to promote the smooth operation of the real estate market. With the effects of relevant policies gradually emerging, the financing environment of the real estate industry, especially high-quality housing enterprises, has improved significantly in recent days. From the data, from September to November last year, real estate development loans increased by more than 170 billion yuan, an increase of more than 200 billion yuan year-on-year. In the fourth quarter of last year, domestic real estate corporate bonds issued more than 120 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22%.

  In terms of risk prevention, the relevant departments drafted the Action Plan for Improving the Balance Sheet Plan of Quality Housing Enterprises. The action plan focuses on high-quality real estate enterprises that focus on their main business, operate in compliance, have good qualifications and have certain systemic importance, and focuses on promoting 21 tasks in four aspects: "asset activation", "debt continuation", "equity supplement" and "expected promotion", comprehensively implementing policies to improve the cash flow of high-quality real estate enterprises and guide the balance sheets of high-quality real estate enterprises to return to a safe range. The plan sets the conditions for high-quality housing enterprises, and there is no specific list, which is independently grasped by financial institutions.

  The rectification of 14 large-scale platform enterprises such as Ant Group has been basically completed.

  Ma Jianyang, head of the Financial Markets Department of the People’s Bank of China, said that since November 2020, the financial management department has guided and urged 14 large-scale platform enterprises such as Ant Group to carry out solid rectification in view of the outstanding problems in the past financial business, such as unlicensed operation, regulatory arbitrage, disorderly expansion and infringement on consumers’ rights and interests. At present, most problems have been basically rectified, large-scale platform enterprises operate in compliance and compete fairly, consumer protection awareness has been significantly enhanced, and financial business has been continuously standardized.

  At the same time, the financial management department has issued a series of targeted institutional documents in the fields of third-party payment, personal credit investigation, Internet deposit, insurance, securities, funds, etc., and the regulatory framework for the normalization of financial business of platform enterprises has been initially formed, laying a good institutional foundation for the subsequent normalization supervision.

  Ma Yuyang said that in the next step, the financial management department will conscientiously implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Central Economic Work Conference, adhere to the "two unwavering", pay equal attention to development and standardization, and support the healthy development of the platform economy.

  First, continue to push relevant platform enterprises to speed up the rectification of the remaining few problems, and complete the rectification work from the beginning to the end. The second is to improve the level of normalized supervision, further improve the regulatory system and mechanism, strengthen the construction of regulatory scientific and technological strength, support platform enterprises to operate in compliance, develop financial business prudently, and have zero tolerance for illegal financial activities. The third is to study and formulate financial support measures to promote the healthy development of platform economy, support platform enterprises to improve their scientific and technological innovation ability and service quality and efficiency, consolidate and enhance their international competitiveness, and show their talents in leading development, creating jobs and international competition.

  It is predicted that China’s inflation level will remain moderate in 2023.

  Zou Lan said that from a global perspective, last year experienced a wave of high inflation that had never happened in decades. In sharp contrast, China maintained the basic stability of the price level, which was not easy. In the past five years and ten years, the average annual increase of consumer prices in China has remained at around 2%. This fully proves the superiority of China’s socialist system and the effectiveness of macro-control.

  Zou Lan mentioned that in 2023, China’s inflation level is expected to remain moderate overall, but we should also pay attention to the potential possibility of inflation rebound.

  On the one hand, China’s overall supply is abundant, demand is still recovering, and there was no excess currency in the past, so inflation is expected to remain stable. At present, China’s economy is still in the process of recovery and development, the industrial chain and supply chain are running smoothly, the lack of effective demand is still the main contradiction, and the output gap is still negative. In the short term, inflationary pressure is generally controllable. In the medium and long term, China is one of the major producers in the world, with a generally balanced economic supply and demand, stable monetary policy and stable inflation expectations of residents, which has favorable conditions for maintaining a basically stable price level.

  On the other hand, the uncertainty of price trend still exists, so we should not take the inflation situation lightly, and pay close attention to the potential of its future warming. Domestically, China’s M2 growth rate has been in a relatively high position for some time, which does not rule out that the impact on prices is lagging behind. With the optimization of epidemic prevention and control measures, residents’ consumption kinetic energy will be gradually released, and the total demand tends to heat up, which may also be accompanied by some upward pressure of inflation. From an international perspective, geopolitical conflicts still disturb the global energy supply, and inflation in developed economies is still at a high level, so imported pressures also need to be vigilant.

  In the next stage, the People’s Bank of China will adhere to the general tone of striving for progress while maintaining stability, organically combine the implementation of the strategy of expanding domestic demand with the deepening of structural reform on the supply side, give prominence to the work of stabilizing growth, employment and prices, maintain a prudent monetary policy that is precise and powerful, give consideration to short-term and long-term economic growth and price stability, internal balance and external balance, strengthen coordination and cooperation among policies, and promote the effective improvement of quality and reasonable growth of the economy.

  Increase credit support for private small and micro enterprises

  Ma Jianyang mentioned that in recent years, due to the repeated impact of the epidemic and the unstable international situation, China’s economy is facing greater downward pressure, making it more difficult for private enterprises to operate. The People’s Bank of China has continuously improved the financing environment of private small and micro enterprises by innovating structural monetary policy tools, improving credit support policies and broadening diversified financing channels.

  In the next step, the People’s Bank of China will adhere to the problem orientation, focus on social concerns, guide financial institutions to treat all types of ownership enterprises equally, and create a better financial environment for the development and growth of private economy and private enterprises.

  First, further increase credit support for private small and micro enterprises, continue to make good use of structural tools and increase efforts. The second is to further expand the scale of private enterprise bond financing. The third is to further improve the financial service level of private small and micro enterprises. The fourth is to further promote the standardized and healthy development of platform enterprises.

  Keep the RMB exchange rate basically stable at a reasonable and balanced level.

  Since 2022, major developed economies such as the United States, the euro zone and the United Kingdom have substantially tightened monetary policy and raised interest rates, which has had a tightening effect on the global financial system, and cross-border funds in emerging market economies are facing outflow pressure.

  Xuan Changneng, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, said that the market has certain expectations for the Fed to raise interest rates in 2023. The autonomy and stability of China’s financial system are enhanced, and the expected stability of RMB exchange rate is helpful to buffer and cope with external risks, especially the spillover effect brought by interest rate hikes in developed economies. Generally speaking, the adjustment of monetary policy in developed economies has limited impact on China, and may have greater impact on other smaller emerging market economies.

  With regard to the RMB exchange rate situation, since mid-November, 2022, with the effectiveness of domestic policies and measures to stabilize the economy, measures to optimize epidemic prevention and control and financial support for real estate policies have been introduced one after another, and the market expects that the Federal Reserve will slow down the pace of raising interest rates, the US dollar index has dropped to a high level, and the RMB exchange rate against the US dollar has gradually turned to an appreciation trend. On December 5, the spot exchange rate rose back to within 7.0.

  Xuan Changneng said that the current and future trend of RMB exchange rate will be affected by multiple factors such as domestic and international economic and financial situation, balance of payments, market risk preference, etc., and short-term uncertainty is inevitable. Generally speaking, there is a solid foundation for maintaining basic stability.

  Recently, China’s economy has generally continued to recover, and the epidemic prevention and control has been dynamically optimized. In the context of high global inflation, we have maintained the basic stability of prices. Considering the decline in the economic prosperity index of major economies, the growth rate of China’s trade surplus may have slowed down. Under the comprehensive action of various forces, China’s RMB exchange rate will generally maintain a stable operation. After years of financial reform and opening up, the depth and breadth of China’s foreign exchange market have been greatly improved, the flexibility of RMB exchange rate has been enhanced, market expectations have been stable, cross-border capital flows have been orderly, and international payments have been independently balanced. The RMB exchange rate will continue to remain basically stable at a reasonable and balanced level.

  Digital RMB into M0

  From December, 2022, financial statistics will include digital RMB data in M0 (currency in circulation) statistics.

  In this regard, Xuan Changneng said that the digital RMB is the legal tender in digital form issued by the People’s Bank of China, and like the physical RMB, it is essentially a monetary component. From the point of view of statistics and management, it is necessary to make statistics, combined analysis and overall management of the two.

  Xuan Changneng further stated that in recent years, with the gradual deepening of the digital RMB pilot, the application scenarios of digital RMB have steadily expanded, the transaction amount and stock have also increased, and the relevant management and statistical systems have been continuously improved. Incorporating digital RMB into M0 statistics can more accurately reflect the overall size of currency in circulation. By the end of 2022, the stock of digital RMB in circulation was 13.61 billion yuan, and the year-on-year growth rate of M0 was 15.3% after it was included. (End)