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British Media: Protests Broke Out In Many Countries To Oppose The Military Action Launched By The United States And Israel Against Iran

Recently, people in many countries around the world have held protests against the military actions launched by the United States and Israel against Iran.

U.K.

On the 15th local time, a protest rally against the military actions launched by the United States and Israel against Iran was held in London, England.

According to CCTV news, anti-war people at the scene shouted to stop air strikes on Iran and opposed the indiscriminate killing of innocent people. In order to prevent conflicts between people with different stances, the London Police deployed a large number of police forces at the scene. Demonstrators with different stances gathered on both sides of the Thames: on one side were tens of thousands of demonstrators supporting Iran and opposing the war, while on the other side there were only a few hundred people supporting the United States and Israel. The two sides faced off across the river, which was a sharp contrast in scale.

_Sudden! Large-scale protests broke out in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Italy, Australia and other countries, and China provided $200,000 in aid to Iran_Breaking! Large-scale protests broke out in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Italy, Australia and other countries, and China provided $200,000 in aid to Iran

Demonstrator Sadid Ahmed Alwadaei: If you want to see the true face of the United States and Israel, just look at how many children they killed when they attacked the elementary school in the city of Minab, Iran. This reveals the true face of the West. I don’t think the United States and Israel are winning this war. We can see that Iran is firmly resisting the aggression of the United States and Israel.

Organizers stated that approximately tens of thousands of people participated in the anti-war protest that day. The London police deployed approximately 1,000 police officers to maintain order at the scene and temporarily closed nearby roads. London police said that a total of 12 people were arrested during the protest held in central London that day.

USA

On March 14, local time, protests broke out in Washington, USA. Some people held a rally in front of the White House to oppose the military action launched by the United States and Israel against Iran.

Protesters: I think it's especially important for Americans to take to the streets today because our government launched a missile attack on a girls' school in Iran. There is absolutely no excuse for this kind of behavior. Our government's behavior is evil. I hope Americans will take to the streets to express this and express our disapproval that we cannot support this evil behavior of our government.

_Sudden! Large-scale protests broke out in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Italy, Australia and other countries, and China provided $200,000 in aid to Iran_Breaking! Large-scale protests broke out in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Italy, Australia and other countries, and China provided $200,000 in aid to Iran

Protester: As a people, I believe we have a responsibility to stand up against atrocities. Whether or not it affects you personally, hearing these things happening over and over again makes you want to speak out.

In Washington, some residents also said that since the United States and Israel used force against Iran, gasoline prices across the United States have also risen sharply, which has affected the lives of ordinary people. At the same time, people continue to question the legality of this military strike against Iran.

_Sudden! Large-scale protests broke out in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Italy, Australia and other countries, and China provided $200,000 in aid to Iran_Breaking! Large-scale protests broke out in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Italy, Australia and other countries, and China provided $200,000 in aid to Iran

Local resident Brody: I ​​definitely feel it. (Gas prices) have doubled. It’s crazy. I do not support the use of force by the United States and Israel against Iran at all. What I hear is (the US government) telling us that the reason for launching air strikes against Iran is because Iran will soon launch a nuclear war. But the U.S. government has been saying this for so many years without any evidence. The United States launched a preemptive strike against Iran without authorization from Congress, so I think this military action is baseless and completely unreasonable.

Israel

On the 14th local time, a large number of people held protests in Tel Aviv, Israel, to oppose the military strikes launched by the United States and Israel against Iran. The protesters said that this war was "stupid and unnecessary" and that the actions of the United States and Israel were "criminal acts" that have brought suffering to people in all countries.

Protester: I am against this war, I am against all wars. And this war is particularly bad, a completely criminal act, a lawless criminal act.

Breaking! Large-scale protests broke out in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Italy, Australia and other countries, and China provided $200,000 in aid to Iran_Breaking! Large-scale protests broke out in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Italy, Australia and other countries, and China provided $200,000 in aid to Iran_

Protester: I cannot agree with what the Israeli government has done, nor with the appalling crimes against humanity committed by Israeli soldiers.

Breaking! Large-scale protests broke out in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Italy, Australia and other countries, and China provided $200,000 in aid to Iran_Breaking! Large-scale protests broke out in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Italy, Australia and other countries, and China provided $200,000 in aid to Iran_

Protesters: This is a disaster for everyone, people are suffering in Iran, in Lebanon, in Israel. We (hold the event) want to send this message to all the people around the world who have suffered as a result of this senseless and unnecessary war.

Italy

On the 15th local time, Italian people held a protest outside the Sigonella base of the US military stationed in Sicily, Italy, calling on the Italian government to stop providing support for the US-Israeli military strike against Iran.

Demonstrators held flags high outside the Sigonella base to protest against the United States' use of Italian military bases to launch military operations against Iran.

Breaking! Large-scale protests broke out in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Italy, Australia and other countries, and China provided $200,000 in aid to Iran__Breaking! Large-scale protests broke out in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Italy, Australia and other countries, and China provided $200,000 in aid to Iran

Demonstrator Cosentino: This base is used by the US military to carry out military operations against Iran and facilitates the US-Israeli aggression against Iran. Many fighter planes and drones take off from here. Similarly, the US military also uses another base in Sicily to use satellite data to guide drones to carry out air strikes against Iran.

Demonstrator Irene: We call on the Italian government to take action against countries that use weapons to kill civilians and children.

Australia

On the 14th local time, a large number of Australians gathered outside Sydney City Hall to protest against the military strikes launched by the United States and Israel against Iran.

Outside Sydney Town Hall, demonstrators held high Iranian and Palestinian flags to protest against US and Israeli atrocities. Many people said that the military actions of the United States and Israel violated international law.

Breaking! Large-scale protests broke out in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Italy, Australia and other countries, and China provided $200,000 in aid to Iran_Breaking! Large-scale protests broke out in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Italy, Australia and other countries, and China provided $200,000 in aid to Iran_

Demonstrators: We hope that the US and Israeli governments will immediately stop bombing Iran and stop the war unconditionally. They are hurting a lot of people, in fact, they are hurting the entire world. The US and Israel's strikes against Iran are completely illegal, but the two countries do not care whether they violate international law.

Breaking! Large-scale protests broke out in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Italy, Australia and other countries, and China provided $200,000 in aid to Iran_Breaking! Large-scale protests broke out in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Italy, Australia and other countries, and China provided $200,000 in aid to Iran_

Demonstrators: We don’t need the United States to be the world’s policeman. The US-Israeli military attack on Iran has no basis in international law.

China provided $200,000 in aid to Iran. Ambassador to Iran: Attacking schools and harming children violates the bottom line of human moral conscience

The handover ceremony for the emergency humanitarian assistance of US$200,000 provided by the Red Cross Society of China to the Iranian Red Crescent Society was held on the 15th at the Chinese Embassy in Iran. This aid is specifically used to express sympathy and comfort to the families of the teachers and students who died in Shajare Tayebeh Primary School in Iran.

Chinese Ambassador to Iran Cong Peiwu said at the handover ceremony that China condemns all indiscriminate attacks on civilians and non-military targets. Attacks on schools and harming children are serious violations of international humanitarian law and violate the bottom line of human moral conscience. China is willing to continue to support the Iranian people in overcoming the difficulties. As a sincere friend and strategic partner of the Middle East countries, China is willing to work with the Middle East countries to implement global security initiatives and restore order to the Middle East, tranquility to the people, and peace to the world.

At the ceremony, Alishwandi, vice president of international affairs of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, thanked China for its assistance in Iran's difficult moments, saying that this fully demonstrated China's image as a responsible major country and the deep friendship between the two peoples to help each other.

On February 28, the first day that the United States and Israel launched a large-scale military operation against Iran, the Shajare Tayebe Primary School in Minab City, Hormozgan Province, southern Iran, was attacked. At least 165 people were killed, mostly little girls around 10 years old.

Effective From September 1, 2026! An In-depth Interpretation Of The New Regulations On Information Disclosure Of Private Equity Investment Funds

Preface

On December 30, 2025, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "CSRC") reviewed and approved the "Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Information Disclosure of Private Investment Funds" (hereinafter referred to as the "New Information Disclosure Regulations"), which will be effective from September 1, 2026. As the upper-level regulatory rules in the field of private equity fund information disclosure, the Measures are based on the "Securities Investment Fund Law of the People's Republic of China" and the "Private Investment Fund Supervision and Administration Regulations" as the legislative basis, and systematically regulate the subject, content, method, affairs management and legal responsibilities of private equity fund information disclosure.

Back on February 4, 2016, the Asset Management Association of China (hereinafter referred to as the "China Asset Management Association") issued the "Private Investment Fund Information Disclosure Management Measures" (hereinafter referred to as the "Association Information Disclosure Measures"). As an industry self-regulatory rule, it initially established a self-regulatory regulatory framework for private equity fund information disclosure and played an important role in regulating the private equity industry's information disclosure behavior and protecting private equity investors' right to know. However, as the scale of the private equity fund industry expands, product structures become more complex, and cross-field investments increase, self-regulatory management alone is no longer able to meet the needs of industry development. The introduction of the new letter disclosure regulations has realized the transformation of private equity fund letter disclosure supervision from "self-discipline-led" to "collaboration of administrative supervision and self-discipline management", filling the gap in rules at the administrative supervision level.

This article combines the practical experience of the association’s letter disclosure methods and provides an in-depth interpretation of the new letter disclosure regulations from the aspects of rule positioning, core clause comparison, practical changes and compliance suggestions, etc., with a view to providing reference for the compliance operations of private equity fund managers, custodians, sales agencies and related entities, and assisting the high-quality development of the private equity industry.

1. From self-discipline and regulation to coordination of administrative supervision and self-discipline management

As an industry self-regulatory rule, the association's letter disclosure method can only be based on "industry self-discipline management". The management subject is limited to the China Foundation Association. The management methods are mainly disciplinary sanctions, such as conversation reminders, written warnings, industry censure, blacklisting, etc.

The new rules for information disclosure clarify the mechanism of "administrative supervision leading and self-regulatory management coordination", clarifying that the China Securities Regulatory Commission and its dispatched agencies are the main regulatory entities for private equity fund information disclosure, and they exercise supervisory and management powers in accordance with the law. The China Fund Association conducts self-regulatory management in accordance with laws, administrative regulations and self-regulatory rules. This change in positioning is mainly reflected in two aspects: First, it makes up for the shortcomings of the association's low-level rules and insufficient punishments in the association's letter disclosure regulations, and strengthens the rigid constraints of the letter disclosure rules by setting clear administrative supervision measures and administrative penalty clauses; second, it clarifies the division of labor and cooperation between administrative supervision and self-discipline management. The China Securities Regulatory Commission is responsible for macro supervision and violation penalties, and the China Association for Basic Law is responsible for daily self-discipline inspections and business guidance, forming a regulatory synergy.

From a practical point of view, this change in positioning further promotes the inclusion of private equity fund information disclosure into the scope of administrative supervision. The disclosure behavior of relevant entities must not only comply with the self-discipline requirements of the China Foundation Association, but also strictly abide by the administrative supervision regulations of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, otherwise they will face severe administrative liability.

2. Comparative interpretation of core terms

The new rules on information disclosure include seven chapters and 44 articles. Compared with the association's information disclosure methods, they are more complete in structure and more detailed in content. They focus on strengthening and improving information disclosure subjects, disclosure requirements, disclosure content, affairs management and legal responsibilities. Based on the relevant provisions of the association’s letter disclosure methods, we have a detailed comparative interpretation as follows:

(1) Expansion of scope and refinement of responsibilities of information disclosure entities

Article 2 of the Association’s Information Disclosure Measures stipulates that information disclosure obligors are private equity fund managers, private equity fund custodians, and other entities specified by laws, administrative regulations, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and the China Asset Management Association. It does not clearly include private equity fund sales agencies within the scope of obligated entities. It only mentions “slandering other fund sales agencies” in the prohibited behaviors of information disclosure obligors, and does not provide specific provisions on their information disclosure responsibilities.

Article 2 of the new letter disclosure regulations clearly includes “private fund sales agencies accepting the entrustment of private fund managers to disclose private fund information to investors” within the scope of application. In addition, Article 32 of the new disclosure regulations also includes shareholders, partners, and actual controllers of private equity managers as subjects of cooperation obligations, requiring them to proactively inform relevant information and not to conceal or provide false information, nor to organize or instruct managers to violate the disclosure regulations.

Practical impact: In the case of entrusted sales, private equity fund sales agencies are the first step for investors to contact fund products, and their disclosure behavior directly affects investors' decisions. The new disclosure regulations clearly include private equity fund sales agencies as obligated subjects, filling the previous regulatory gap; at the same time, the new disclosure regulations clarify the cooperation obligations of managers, shareholders, and actual controllers, strengthening "penetrating supervision."

(2) Strengthening and refining the basic requirements for information disclosure

Article 4 of the Association's Information Disclosure Measures only requires the information disclosure obligor to ensure the "authenticity, accuracy and completeness" of the information, without mentioning "timeliness", and the requirements for disclosure methods, risk disclosure and other requirements are relatively principled.

Article 3 of the new information disclosure regulations adds "timeliness" requirements on the basis of "authenticity, accuracy and completeness", clarifying that information disclosure should be based on the interests of investors; Article 8 further requires managers to clarify the content, channels, methods and frequency of information disclosure in the fund contract, as well as the contact information for investors to consult on information disclosure matters, the emergency mechanism for managers unable to perform information disclosure obligations, and the contract stipulations must not be lower than legal requirements; Article Article 10 makes it clear that disclosures should be made in a non-public manner as agreed with investors, through mail, email, the website or mobile client of the specific object determination process, etc., to ensure that investors can obtain information in a timely manner, and the content of the same information disclosed through different channels should be consistent; Article 12 strengthens the risk disclosure requirements of managers, clarifying that complex and high-risk private equity funds need to disclose risks in a significant way, and inform investors to make prudent decisions and bear their own risks. In addition, Article 13 of the New Information Disclosure Regulations adds a new “penetrating disclosure” requirement, clarifying that if a private equity fund invests in other private equity funds, non-public asset management products, or invests through special purpose vehicles, the invested entity shall cooperate with the manager’s penetrating disclosure obligations. This is also an important measure to protect private equity investors’ right to know important investment-related information in multi-layer nesting situations.

Practical impact: Adding "timeliness" requirements forces managers to disclose on time to avoid damage to investors' rights due to delayed disclosure; clarifying the non-public disclosure method further strengthens the private nature of private equity funds and prevents disguised public disclosures; penetration disclosure requirements break multiple layers of nested information barriers, making it easier for regulatory authorities to grasp the true investment situation of the fund, and also for private equity investors to fully understand the direction of capital investment.

(3) Classification refinement and disclosure requirements upgrade of periodic reports

Articles 16 and 17 of the Association’s Information Disclosure Measures stipulate in principle the regular disclosure during the operation period of private equity funds, unify the quarterly disclosure and annual disclosure requirements for all private equity funds, and do not distinguish the differences between private securities investment funds, private equity investment funds and venture capital funds, and the disclosure content regulations are relatively general.

Chapter 3 of the new letter disclosure regulations specifically sets up a "periodic reporting" chapter, sets disclosure requirements according to fund type classification, and details the content, time limit and auditing requirements of regular disclosures, as follows:

Private securities investment funds: Article 18 of the new disclosure regulations stipulates that the net value disclosure frequency of open-end funds shall not be lower than the open frequency, and the net value of closed-end funds shall be disclosed at least once every quarter; Articles 19 and 20 clarify the specific contents of quarterly reports (disclosed within 1 month after the end of each quarter) and annual reports (disclosed within 4 months after the end of each year) that private equity fund managers should disclose, including the basic information of the fund, financial situation, investment group Article 21 clearly states that for private equity investment funds that mainly invest in liquidity-restricted assets, derivative assets, overseas assets (except for direct investment in overseas standardized assets), and other private equity funds managed by other private equity fund managers, the annual financial report must be audited by an accounting firm that complies with the Securities Law. Private equity investment funds: Articles 22 and 23 of the new disclosure regulations stipulate that private equity fund managers shall disclose the specific contents of semi-annual reports (disclosed within 2 months after the end of each half-year) and annual reports (disclosed within 6 months after the end of each year), including fund net assets and actual subscription information. status, investment targets, related transactions, project investment and exit status, etc.; Article 24 clarifies that annual financial reports must be audited by an accounting firm. Private equity investment funds with large management scale and a large number of natural person investors must be audited by an accounting firm that complies with the provisions of the Securities Law. Venture capital funds: Article 25 of the new disclosure regulations clarifies that the disclosure content, time and auditing requirements of annual reports shall be implemented with reference to the requirements of private equity investment funds.

In addition, Article 26 of the new disclosure regulations has added exceptions. If a private equity fund has been established for less than three months, it may not prepare periodic reports for the current period, in line with the actual situation of the industry.

Practical impact: Classified disclosure requirements are more in line with the operating characteristics of different types of private equity funds and avoid the compliance burden caused by "one size fits all"; the refinement of audit requirements strengthens the authenticity of information disclosure, especially the upgrade of audit requirements for high-risk and complex products, which is beneficial to preventing the risk of financial fraud; the special disclosure of related-party transactions is conducive to preventing the transfer of interests and protecting the rights and interests of investors.

(4) Standardization and improvement of interim reports and liquidation reports

Article 18 of the Association’s Information Disclosure Measures lists fourteen major matters and requires information disclosure obligors to disclose in a timely manner as stipulated in the fund contract. However, the disclosure time limit is not specified, and the Association’s Information Disclosure Measures provide relatively brief provisions on information disclosure requirements during the fund liquidation stage.

Chapter 4 of the new letter disclosure regulations, "Interim Reports and Liquidation Reports", improves the relevant requirements:

First, clarify the disclosure time limit for temporary reports on major events, that is, disclose them to investors within 5 working days from the date of the major event;

The second is to refine the scope of major events, adding new matters such as "the convening and resolution of meetings such as fund share holders' meetings", "changes in fund managers and valuation methods", "major adverse situations in major investment targets", "other matters that the private equity fund manager believes have or may have a significant impact on the rights and interests of investors", etc., to provide more comprehensive coverage, and highlight It clarifies the identification, judgment and duty of care of private equity fund managers on major matters that should be disclosed; and refines the scope of disclosure of major matters such as major related transactions. For major related transactions, the information disclosure obligor needs to disclose the transaction amount, counterparty, transaction price, pricing basis, decision-making procedures, etc.;

The third is to clarify the custodian’s disclosure obligations. If the custodian discovers that the fund and its manager have a situation that has or may have a significant negative impact on the rights and interests of investors, it should prompt it to perform its disclosure obligations; if it discovers that the manager is suspected of embezzling, misappropriating fund property or losing contact, it should report to the association and relevant regulatory authorities in a timely manner;

The fourth is to strengthen the disclosure requirements during the liquidation stage, making it clear that managers must promptly disclose liquidation announcements, liquidation reports and related major matters, and explain to investors if liquidation is postponed.

Practical impact: The clarification of the time limit for the disclosure of interim reports enhances the operability of the rules and prevents disclosure obligors from delaying disclosure; the refinement of the scope of major matters reduces the "fuzzy zone" and facilitates disclosure obligors to judge whether disclosure is required; the strengthening of the custodian's prompting and reporting obligations further consolidates the custodian's responsibilities; the disclosure regulations in the liquidation stage fill the previous regulatory gaps and protect investors' right to know during the fund liquidation stage.

(5) Strict management of information disclosure matters

Articles 19 to 21 of the Association’s Information Disclosure Measures provide for principle provisions on the information disclosure management system and data retention, requiring the obligor to establish an information disclosure management system and designate a dedicated person to be responsible. The retention period for information disclosure-related materials is no less than 10 years from the date of termination of fund liquidation.

Chapter 5 of the New Regulations on Information Disclosure, "Management of Information Disclosure Matters," further tightens relevant requirements: First, it is clarified that administrators and custodians should designate specialized departments and senior managers to be responsible for information disclosure matters, rather than just "special persons", which improves the level of information disclosure management within the information disclosure obligor; second, it refines the necessary matters of the information disclosure management system, adding new The "Working Mechanism for Investor Consultation" has strengthened the protection of investors' rights and interests; third, there are new requirements for the establishment of an undisclosed information management system, clarifying that relevant institutions and their employees are not allowed to leak undisclosed information, and are not allowed to use the information to engage in securities and futures transactions; fourth, the data retention period is extended to no less than 20 years from the date of completion of fund liquidation.

Practical impact: Specialized departments and senior managers are responsible for information disclosure matters, which is conducive to improving the standardization and professionalism of information disclosure work; the establishment of an undisclosed information management system is conducive to preventing insider trading, interest transfer and other irregularities; the extension of the data retention period facilitates follow-up verification by self-regulatory organizations and regulatory authorities, and also provides evidence for investors’ rights protection.

(6) Strengthening and refining of legal responsibilities

As the association's self-regulatory rules, the Association's Information Disclosure Measures can only stipulate corresponding disciplinary measures for information disclosure obligors who violate information disclosure obligations, and do not specify disciplinary provisions for custodians, sales agencies and other entities.

Chapter 6 "Supervision, Management and Legal Responsibilities" of the New Information Disclosure Regulations has greatly strengthened accountability and clarified the administrative supervision and administrative penalty powers of the China Securities Regulatory Commission and its dispatched agencies, specifically including:

First, clarify the applicable circumstances of administrative supervision measures. Measures such as ordering corrections, supervisory interviews, and issuance of warning letters can be taken against illegal entities, covering managers, custodians, sales agencies and other private equity fund service agencies, as well as employees of the aforementioned agencies, and even the managers’ shareholders, partners, and actual controllers;

The second is to clarify the applicable circumstances of administrative penalties. Those who violate core information disclosure requirements can be punished in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Private Equity Investment Funds". For specific violations (such as failure to establish an information disclosure management system, leaking undisclosed information, etc.), warnings, notifications of criticism, and fines can be given. If it involves financial security and has harmful consequences, the penalties will be increased;

The third is to clarify the scope of responsible entities, including not only private equity institutions, but also directly responsible managers and other directly responsible personnel, to achieve "equal emphasis on institutional and personal responsibilities."

Practical impact: The strengthening of legal liability has greatly increased the violation costs of information disclosure obligors, forcing relevant entities to strictly abide by the disclosure rules; the clarification of personal responsibilities avoids the situation of "organizational violations and individual exemptions" and enhances the compliance awareness of relevant personnel; the coordination of administrative supervision, punishment and self-discipline has formed a "progressive" accountability system, improving the deterrence of supervision.

3. Compliance suggestions during the transition period

The new information disclosure regulations will be implemented from September 1, 2026. It is recommended that private equity fund managers, custodians, sales agencies and other relevant entities make preparations for the transition to ensure continued compliance operations. Specific suggestions are as follows:

Comprehensively sort out the entities responsible for disclosure obligations and clarify the division of responsibilities. Private equity fund managers, custodians, and sales agencies need to refer to the new disclosure regulations to clarify their own disclosure obligations. In particular, the shareholders and actual controllers of sales agencies and managers need to establish corresponding cooperation mechanisms and management systems as soon as possible to avoid violations due to unclear obligations. It is recommended that managers, custodians, and sales agencies sign a supplementary agreement on the information disclosure of existing funds, as appropriate, to clarify their respective rights and obligations related to disclosure, ensure timely and accurate information transmission, and prevent tampering with information. Revise the fund contract and related documents and improve the disclosure clauses. It is recommended that managers take into account the requirements of the new information disclosure regulations and revise fund contracts and other documents to avoid contract stipulations that are lower than statutory requirements. For different types of funds, the disclosure content of regular reports and temporary reports must be refined and audit requirements must be clarified in accordance with the classification requirements of the new information disclosure regulations. Improve the information disclosure management system and improve management levels. Managers and custodians must, in accordance with the requirements of the new disclosure regulations, establish and improve information disclosure management systems, designate specialized departments and senior managers to be responsible for disclosure work, improve work processes and internal control mechanisms; establish an undisclosed information management system, strengthen the control of undisclosed information, prevent leak risks, and standardize data preservation. Strengthen awareness of penetration disclosure and implement relevant obligations. When managers carry out nested investments or cross-sector investments, they need to communicate with the investee in advance to clarify the cooperation obligations for penetration disclosure, ensure that the investment path and investment assets after penetration can be disclosed in accordance with the requirements of the new disclosure regulations, and avoid violations caused by the non-cooperation of the investee. Strengthen compliance training and enhance the compliance awareness of all employees. Relevant entities need to organize employees to carry out special training on the new information disclosure regulations, focusing on learning the core provisions, violation responsibilities and practical operation requirements. In particular, managers’ senior managers, persons in charge of information disclosure, and employees of sales agencies must accurately grasp the changes in the new information disclosure regulations to avoid violations due to misunderstandings; at the same time, strengthen compliance publicity for shareholders, partners, and actual controllers to ensure that they fulfill their cooperation obligations. Make a good connection between the old and new rules and ensure a smooth transition. Before the new rules on trust disclosure come into effect on September 1, 2026, relevant entities need to conduct self-examination and self-correction according to the requirements of the new rules on trust disclosure, and promptly rectify deficiencies in existing trust disclosure work; for newly established funds, it is recommended to formulate trust disclosure plans directly in accordance with the requirements of the new rules on trust disclosure; for existing funds, they need to be gradually adjusted during the transition period to ensure full compliance with the regulations after the implementation of the new rules on trust disclosure. Conclusion

The introduction of new regulations on credit disclosure is an important symbol of the continuous improvement of the regulatory system of the private equity fund industry. Its core significance is to realize the transformation of credit disclosure supervision from "self-discipline-led" to "administrative supervision and self-discipline coordination". By refining rules, strengthening responsibilities, and improving deterrence, information disclosure behaviors will be further standardized, the legitimate rights and interests of investors will be protected, and industry risks will be prevented.

Compared with the association's letter disclosure measures, the new letter disclosure regulations have made major adjustments in terms of subject scope, disclosure requirements, affairs management, legal responsibilities, etc., which are more in line with the current development reality of the private equity fund industry and are more regulatory rigid. For private equity fund managers, custodians, sales agencies and related entities, the new information disclosure regulations are not only compliance requirements, but also guidelines for industry development. Only by strictly complying with relevant regulations, improving the compliance system, and standardizing information disclosure behaviors can we achieve our own sustainable development.

As a professional lawyer for private equity funds, we will continue to pay attention to the implementation of the new information disclosure regulations, and provide legal services such as compliance consulting, system improvement, and risk investigation to relevant entities based on practical cases, so as to help the industry standardize and develop healthily. At the same time, it is also expected that the regulatory authorities will further refine relevant operational guidelines based on industry feedback during the implementation of the new information disclosure regulations to ensure that the rules are effective and promote the private equity fund industry to a higher-quality development stage.

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Lawyer Yang Chunbao

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Senior partner of Dacheng (Shanghai) Law Firm, director of the Capital Market Department, director of the State-owned Assets Fund Research Center, professional leader of private equity and investment funds in Dacheng China, and member of Shanghai’s foreign-related legal talent pool. Bachelor of Laws from Fudan University (1992), Master of Laws from University of Technology Sydney (2001), Master of Laws from East China University of Political Science and Law (2001).

Lawyer Yang has been practicing law for 30 years and has long been engaged in private equity funds, investment and financing, M&A and restructuring legal services, covering large finance, large health, real estate and infrastructure, TMT, exhibition industry, manufacturing and other industries. Since 2004, he has been selected into The Legal 500's "Private Equity Funds" and "Company and Business" lists many times, and has been specially recommended or commented by Asia Law Profiles many times. Since 2016, he has been continuously selected as one of the "100 Outstanding Lawyers in Chinese Business" by China Business Law Journal, an internationally renowned legal media, and won the title of "China's Corporate Law Expert of the Year" in Leaders in Law – 2021 Global Awards; he has been continuously included in the recommendation list of "Excellent Lawyers & Law Firms Recommended by Well-known Corporate Law Firms in China". Qualified as an independent director of listed companies, he is a part-time professor at the Law School of East China University of Science and Technology, a practical tutor at the Fudan University Law School, a part-time graduate tutor at the East China University of Political Science and Law, a lecturer at the private equity CEO class at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and a lecturer at the Shanghai Municipal Commerce Commission's Transnational Business Talent Training Class. Published 16 monographs including "Private Equity Investment Fund Risk Prevention and Control Operational Practice", "Enterprise Whole-Process Legal Risk Prevention and Control Practical Operation and Case Analysis", "Winning Capital 2: A Complete Operational Guide to the Company's Investment and Financing Model Process". Attorney Yang’s practice areas include: companies, investment M&A and private equity funds, capital markets, TMT, real estate and construction projects, as well as dispute resolution in the above fields.

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Before practicing law, Mr. Sun served as the president or executive assistant to the vice president of global, Asia-Pacific or China regions in Fortune 500 companies such as Watts, Ingersoll Rand and Alcatel-Lucent in the United States. He accumulated rich experience in corporate operation management and has excellent bilingual communication and coordination skills in Chinese and English. Attorney Sun published "Private Equity Investment Fund Risk Prevention and Control Operational Practice" and published dozens of articles in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, funds, and e-commerce. Attorney Sun’s areas of expertise are: private equity investment, corporate mergers and acquisitions, e-commerce and labor law matters.

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9. The impact of the investor’s involvement in the operation and management of the invested enterprise on the performance of the gambling agreement

8. Case analysis of the exercise period of the right to repurchase under the gambling clause

7. The management rights trap of gambling clauses

6. See the effectiveness of the "Letter of Commitment" for private equity fund share repurchases from a case

5. Case analysis of the exercise period of the right to repurchase under the gambling clause

4. After the "Nine People", how should investors bet?

3. How should entrepreneurial companies cautiously face the risk of gambling failure caused by the epidemic?

2. Empirical analysis of a gambling case

1. Can investors bet against target companies? ——Comparative analysis of the company’s repurchase rights and shareholders’ repurchase request rights

Interpretation of regulatory policies

18. Read all the regulatory regulations and policies of the private equity fund industry in 2024 in one article

17. Read the 2023 regulatory regulations and policies of the private equity fund industry in one article

16. Eight Questions and Answers on the New Regulations on the Management of Fund Practitioners

15. Seven questions and answers on changing managers of private equity funds

14. A brief analysis of several core issues in converting partnership private equity funds into non-fund operations

13. How many mothers-in-law do private equity funds have?

12. An article-by-article interpretation of the new regulations on registration and filing of private equity funds with the basis – General Provisions and Supplementary Provisions

11. An article-by-article interpretation of the new regulations on registration and filing of private equity funds with the basis for Part 2 – Manager Registration Chapter

10. An article-by-article interpretation of the new regulations on registration and filing of private equity funds with the basis – Part 3 – Fund Filing Chapter

9. An article-by-article interpretation of the new regulations on registration and filing of private equity funds with the basis for the fourth part – information changes and submissions

8. An article-by-article interpretation of the new regulations on registration and filing of private equity funds with the basis – Part 5 – Self-discipline management

7. Summary of regulatory policies for the private equity fund industry in 2022

6. Read the 2021 regulatory policies of the private equity fund industry in one article

5. Summary of regulatory policies for the private equity fund industry in 2020

4. Brief analysis of the main impact of new asset management regulations on PE/VC and countermeasures

3. Brief discussion on market access of foreign investment fund management companies

2. Market Entry of Foreign-invested Fund Management Company

1. Necessary terms of private equity investment fund contract (English)

Analysis of judicial precedents

6. 28 typical cases in the private equity fund industry in 2024

5. Looking at the issue of “defective admission” of partnership private equity funds from the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence

4. 31 typical cases in the private equity fund industry in 2023

3. 28 typical judicial cases in the private equity fund industry in 2022

2. 27 typical judicial cases in the private equity fund industry in 2021

1. 12 typical judicial cases in the private equity fund industry in 2020

Private equity fund risk control

13. Case analysis of private equity fund managers’ compensation liability for the entire cycle of investment, management and withdrawal

12. Case Analysis: Private Equity Fund Manager’s Liability for Violation of Information Disclosure Obligations

11. Case analysis on the diligence obligations of private equity fund managers in the post-investment management stage

10. Case analysis on the obligations of private equity fund managers and diligence obligations during the fund investment stage

9. Case analysis of the compensation liability of private equity fund managers in the event of delayed fund liquidation

8. Case analysis on the key points of suitability obligations of private equity fund investors

7. Let’s talk about private equity fund custody through the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

6. How to prepare the private equity investment fund registration document – "Prospectus"

5. Take the H asset management contract dispute as an example to discuss the risk prevention and control of private equity funds.

4. Key points for formulating risk control systems for private equity fund managers

3. Ten major risk control systems for private equity funds

2. Ten major risk control clauses for private equity investment

1. Lawyer due diligence in equity investment

Equity Fund Contract Terms

4. Let’s talk about private equity fund investment vehicles from an administrative penalty

3. Case analysis of the legal effect of the “liquidation preference” clause

2. Case analysis of the application of “most favored nation treatment” in the field of private equity investment

1. Looking at the “complete agreement terms” of an equity investment agreement from an arbitration case

Private equity fund dispute resolution lawyer practice album (click to view)

Venture Capital Fund

5. Discuss the support policies for venture capital funds based on the private equity approach draft.

4. New rules! Venture capital funds and private equity funds have relaxed restrictions on reducing their shareholdings in listed companies.

3. Brief description of support policies for venture capital funds

2. An innovation-driven demonstration zone was born, venture capital funds come and see!

1. The mass entrepreneurship and innovation debt pilot will benefit private equity and entrepreneurial funds

Insurance private equity funds, industrial investment funds, S funds

7. A brief analysis of the regulatory differences between insurance private equity funds and non-insurance private equity funds

6. How to use S Fund in Shanghai? ——Introduction to Shanghai S Fund Trading Platform Business Guide

5. Brief introduction to the supervision of government-invested industry investment funds

4. Key points of legal due diligence for private equity investments with insurance funds – target funds

3. Key points of legal due diligence for private equity investments with insurance funds—Fund managers

2. Key points of legal due diligence for private equity investment with insurance funds—insurance institutions

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Fund/GP/investor exit

7. “Four Questions and Four Answers” ​​on Compulsory Liquidation of Private Equity Funds

6. A brief analysis of the LP exit method of partnership private equity investment funds

5. Discuss the confirmation of rights in the transfer of shares of private equity funds from two cases.

4. See the effectiveness of the "Letter of Commitment" for private equity fund share repurchases from a case

3. Case analysis on disputes over the withdrawal of government-guided funds

2. A brief discussion on the removal of general partners of partnership private equity funds from a case law

1. Private equity fund managers “cry poverty” and “lost contact”. What should investors do? The right of subrogation "Oli gives"

private placement exchangeable bonds

2. Basics of a full analysis of "Private Exchangeable Bonds (Private EB)"

1. "Private Exchangeable Bonds (Private EB)" Full Analysis Case Chapter

The United States Asks China To Help Clean Up The Mess. Iran’s Foreign Minister Lamented In A Message That He Couldn’t Laugh Or Cry.

Niu Tanqin: The United States asks China to "help clean up the mess" and Iran can't laugh or cry.

The whole world was dumbfounded, and it seemed that Iran was also dumbfounded: It had already been hit so hard, but the United States actually begged China to help clean up the mess.

I saw that the Iranian Foreign Minister tweeted on March 14 and lamented: "It turns out that the security guarantees touted by the United States are full of loopholes. Instead of acting as a deterrent, they have caused trouble. The United States is now asking other countries, even China, to help ensure the security of Hormuz…"

The picture shows Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi

You beg other countries, and you actually beg China. Does this have anything to do with China? I really don’t know what you think about America?

You read that right, that’s what the Iranian Foreign Minister said.

Moreover, I read it again carefully and found that what he sent was in English, and it did use the word BEG (meaning "begging" or "begging" in English). When I said "beg", it still felt light.

Well, reading history books, wars often begin with arrogant self-confidence, but end with helpless help.

So what did Trump say?

That tweet contains a lot of information.

Around 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the 14th, which is around 10 p.m. Beijing time on the 14th, Trump sent a long tweet, saying:

Many countries, especially those affected by Iran's attempts to close the Strait of Hormuz, will join the United States in sending warships to ensure the smooth flow and safety of the strait.

We have destroyed 100% of Iran's military capabilities, but no matter how badly they were defeated, they could still easily have sent a drone or two, dropped a mine, or launched a short-range missile somewhere in this waterway.

Hopefully, China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK and other countries affected by this artificial restriction will send ships to the area so that the Strait of Hormuz is no longer threatened by a country that has been completely decapitated…

It’s really full of flaws!

1. In the first sentence, Trump claimed that he had destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capabilities; in the second sentence, he admitted that Iran still controls the Strait of Hormuz.

Spear is not contradictory?

2. He claimed that many countries would, like the United States, send warships to escort in the Strait of Hormuz, but he did not say which countries they were.

Is it reliable?

Navigation in the Strait of Hormuz has not yet been restored

3. The biggest drawback is that Trump issued a request and listed several countries, starting with China, asking them to send warships to participate in the escort…

Never forget China wherever you go?

Forget about other Western countries, China was the first one to mention it. No wonder the Iranian Foreign Minister laughed at it. The United States started to beg other countries, but it even brought up China…

Because according to him, the Strait of Hormuz is actually open and Iran has not blocked it at all. It is just that it would be dangerous for American and Israeli ships to pass through it. It is open to navigation by China and other countries, so there is no problem.

I saw that CNN even went a step further, quoting Iranian officials as saying that Iran was considering allowing oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz as long as the oil was traded in yuan.

I don’t know if it’s true or not, but this is what the American media reported in black and white.

When the hegemon begins to settle economic accounts and its opponents begin to settle political accounts, the rules of the game have quietly changed.

In fact, the reason why Trump named a series of countries is that, according to general understanding, these countries, whether France, the United Kingdom, Japan, or South Korea, do not want to wade into troubled waters. Therefore, Trump has no choice, so I will just name them.

Do you want the Strait of Hormuz to be safe? Then let's all come together.

But why is the Strait of Hormuz unsafe? He didn't say.

I saw that on overseas social media, someone ridiculed and said: This reminds me of a child who provoked a fight, and after being beaten, ran to find his brothers and sisters for help. This does not mean admitting his incompetence, but makes people doubt what he did.

Some even lamented: Trump and Netanyahu created a dilemma. They were defeated by a country that had suffered from years of sanctions and conducted an asymmetric war almost perfectly.

Oh, someone else counted: 38 minutes ago: Trump claimed that "100% of Iran's military capabilities were destroyed"; 26 minutes ago; Iran launched another large-scale missile attack on Israel, and 5 missiles hit Tel Aviv…

Oil tanker attacked in Hormuz

What’s even more ridiculous is that the United States also deliberately throws dirty water.

At the Security Council a few days ago, the United States used its status as the rotating presidency of the Security Council to accuse China and Russia of using Security Council procedures to "protect Iran."

China's Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Fu Cong sternly refuted it on the spot.

He said: "I want to emphasize that it was the United States that unilaterally withdrew from the JCPOA, which triggered the Iranian nuclear crisis. It was also the United States that disregarded its own credibility and brazenly used force against Iran twice with Israel during the negotiation process with Iran, causing diplomatic efforts to be in vain. As the initiator of the Iranian nuclear crisis, the United States' actions violated international law and the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. China strongly condemns it."

The whole world can see who is right and wrong.

Therefore, China's attitude is very clear: We urge the United States to immediately change course, return to diplomatic negotiations, make a clear commitment not to use force, engage in sincere dialogue with Iraq, and reach a solution that meets the expectations of the international community.

But to be honest, the United States must win and demand Iran's "unconditional surrender." Iran is red-eyed and does not believe that the United States and Israel are sincere in talks. No matter how big or good the negotiating table is, it will not work.

As a relatively weak party, Iran naturally paid a heavy price. Trump recently ordered a large-scale attack on Iran's energy base Khark Island, completely destroying the island's military facilities.

Iran has threatened that if Iran's energy and economic infrastructure is attacked, it will target "the oil, economic and energy infrastructure of all oil companies in the region that hold U.S. shares or cooperate with the United States."

Iran also accuses the United States of using military bases in the United Arab Emirates for its attack on Khark Island. Therefore, Iran urges Muslims in the United Arab Emirates to immediately evacuate ports, docks and places used by the United Arab Emirates U.S. military to avoid harm.

Iran, whose military capabilities have been 100% destroyed by the United States, is about to begin military retaliation again.

Oh, Trump also scolded the "Wall Street Journal" for reporting fake news on the 14th, saying that the United States was indeed attacked on a military base in Saudi Arabia, but the losses were exaggerated. Among the five tanker planes, "four were almost undamaged, and the other was slightly more damaged, but will be able to resume flying soon. None of them were destroyed as the fake news headline said."

But after looking at it, the American media did not say "destroy" at all. Why are you so anxious, Trump?

This clarification actually confirmed that five U.S. tanker aircraft were indeed damaged. In addition, one tanker plane crashed and another was damaged. This is the most tragic loss of tanker aircraft in the United States so far.

Trump confirms five U.S. tanker tanker attacks

Finally, what do you think? Let’s just say three simple things.

First, Trump is also a bit disoriented.

Don't tell me about strategies and tactics. What I have seen is that when the United States attacks Iran, it has neither tactics nor strategy.

For example, why attack Iran?

The whole world was surprised.

In the past, I still carried a can of washing powder, but now, the United States does not even carry washing powder, and keeps talking about it: at first it was said to punish Iran for suppressing the opposition, then it became to eliminate Iran's nuclear program, and then it said that the target was Iranian missiles and drones, and at one time it clearly declared that it would overthrow the Iranian regime…

On the first day of the war, the United States and Israel were still full of confidence and killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in one fell swoop. Iran's top leadership was almost wiped out. However, after two weeks of fighting, Iran did not collapse. Instead, it launched violent retaliation against the United States and Israel. Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz was actually suspended, and international oil prices continued to skyrocket.

The United States is really in a bit of trouble.

Therefore, Trump said, one moment, the United States has won, destroying 100% of Iran's military capabilities; the other moment, he said that Iran is still very strong, and the whole world will help me protect it.

It doesn't make any sense!

Second, the biggest focus now is the Strait of Hormuz.

I feel that the goal of the United States, at least now, is relatively clear. It no longer talks about overthrowing the Iranian regime, which is forcing Iran to risk its life; it also talks less about missiles and drones. In fact, it cannot be finished at all.

The goal of the United States has become: to open the Strait of Hormuz.

The blockade of Hormuz continues, international oil prices skyrocket, and the whole world is suffering. In the United States, oil prices have special political significance, unless Trump really does not want the midterm elections.

Therefore, Trump is very anxious and even directly begged China, France, the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea, etc. to clean up the mess.

When the war started, didn't you know the outcome?

I really don’t know what Americans think?

The inside story disclosed by the US media is that the US military reportedly warned this at the time, but Trump refused to listen and said: Iran would rather surrender than block the Strait of Hormuz…

Third, you really should stop fighting as soon as possible.

Don't fight anymore. The fight will cause bloodshed, oil prices will skyrocket, and the whole world will suffer.

Due to high oil prices, Pakistan has announced a two-week holiday, and children are studying online; India is in serious fertilizer shortage and is asking China to lend a hand; stock markets around the world are in a miserable state.

Of course, China is also an important victim of high oil prices; although from another perspective, it shows China's vision for new energy layout.

There is no doubt that this was the wrong war launched by the wrong people against the wrong country at the wrong time, and it is a war that the United States will regret endlessly in the future.

I saw that heavyweight U.S. Senator Sanders just posted a tweet asking:

Cost so far:

· More than 1,200 Iranian civilians killed

· 13 US soldiers killed in action

· 3.2 million Iranians displaced

· 773 people killed in Lebanon

· More than 10,000 Iranians injured

· $16.5 billion spent in 12 days (U.S.)

To be honest, this is still a very conservative figure. For example, according to reports, more than 2,000 Iranians have lost their lives. What a human tragedy this is! The cost of the United States is more than 16.5 billion. If you count the losses of neighboring countries, it is an astronomical figure!

How will you end it, America? How should Iran tide over the difficulties? Do we really need China to clean up the mess?

Putin Signed A Presidential Decree To Quickly Adjust The Top Leadership Of The Ministry Of Interior, Attracting Attention From The Outside World

Putin's new position_Putin will serve as Russia's state minister_

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

According to Russian RT reports, major personnel changes have occurred at the core level of Russian power. According to Russian official media and the official website of the "Legislative and Legal Journal", President Vladimir Putin officially signed a presidential decree on Thursday, making "lightning" adjustments to the top leadership of the Ministry of Interior, a key security agency.

Changes in powerful departments: First Deputy Minister changes position

A presidential decree signed by Putin showed that police colonel Alexander Gorovoy has been officially dismissed from his post as First Deputy Minister of the Interior. As his successor, Putin appointed Police Lieutenant General Andrei Kornoshenko to take over this important post.

The official text of the decree clearly states: "Police Chief Gorovoy Alexander Vladimirovich is dismissed from his post as First Deputy Minister of the Interior of the Russian Federation."

Position change: Lieutenant General was appointed in critical situation

In a subsequent decree, Putin ordered: "The appointment of Police Lieutenant General Kornoshenko Andrei Anatolyevich as First Deputy Minister of the Interior Ministry of Russia, removing him from his previous position."

The document confirms that the above-mentioned decree will take effect immediately from the date of signing. Notably, official documents did not specify the underlying reasons behind the cabinet reshuffle, despite the personnel shakeup involving one of the country's most important security agencies. In the current complex international and domestic security situation, Putin's deployment of troops to target the "second-in-command" of the Ministry of Interior has aroused widespread speculation and high attention from the outside world.

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Opportunities And Countermeasures For The Functional Skin Care Products Industry Under The Policy Guidance Of The Two Sessions

Zheng Hui: During this year’s two sessions, we paid special attention to the policy orientation of “expanding new space for domestic demand growth”, which pointed out a clear development direction for functional skin care products, an industry that is closely related to people’s lives.

This first brings us valuable new opportunities for growth. Consumer demand is upgrading from purchasing a single product to pursuing overall solutions including skin health management. This gives us the opportunity to extend from the past one-time transaction model of "selling products" to providing long-term, professional skin health services, especially in the field of segmented needs.

This is not only an expansion of market scale, but also a key opportunity for us to transform from a "product manufacturer" to a "skin health solution provider". At the same time, the upsurge in domestic product consumption such as "Buy in China" has also provided a broader development stage for local brands like ours.

Of course, opportunities also come with new and higher requirements. Whether we can keep up with and lead this change in demand is a comprehensive test of our innovation and service capabilities. This requires us to use "new quality productivity" as the engine and use cutting-edge technology to create more professional, safer and more effective high-quality products. At the same time, it also requires us to quickly build matching professional service capabilities to truly satisfy consumers’ deep yearning for a better life and healthy skin.

Reporter: This year’s government work report proposed “developing new productive forces in accordance with local conditions” and “deepening the expansion of ‘artificial intelligence +’”. In your opinion, how should the industry use intelligent tools to reshape the value of the entire chain of R&D, production and services?

Zheng Hui: Regarding "new productivity" and "artificial intelligence +", we have a profound understanding of it in the past two years of practice and have also carried out a lot of exploration.

The first is to realize the transformation from the past "experiment trial and error" model to the "intelligent prediction" model in the research and development process. Using intelligent tools to build a "data + knowledge" R&D model, integrating clinical dermatology research results and user feedback data, it can significantly improve R&D efficiency and accuracy in terms of new raw material screening, potential exploration of classic ingredients, and formula optimization.

The second step is to promote the upgrade of supervision from "product supervision" to "whole-process supervision" in the production process. The cosmetics industry has high requirements for quality and safety. It uses intelligent production systems to monitor and analyze key parameters in real time, transforming the product quality assurance model from post-inspection to full-process control.

In addition, in terms of service value, we are also exploring an upgrade from "delivering products" to "delivering solutions". Through data insights and technical means, it provides users with more personalized skin health management suggestions and realizes the transformation from single product sales to a "product + continuous service" model.

2026 CCTV 3·15 Party Exposed! The Chaos In Chicken Feet Processing Is Shocking

In 2026, CCTV's "March 15" party was launched, with the theme of "Consuming with Confidence and Quality Life", exposing illegal behaviors that infringe on consumer rights in the fields of food safety, public safety, financial security, advertising market and other fields.

According to the investigation, the chaos in Chengdu Mingyang Food Workshop, which is the pre-processing point for Shufu Xiang Food Chicken Feet, is shocking. The brewing area and trimming area in the workshop are filled with odor, and the pungent fishy smell goes straight into the nose. Muddy sewage has been accumulated on the ground for a long time. Plastic baskets are piled up in a mess. The machinery and equipment are heavily stained and oily. A large number of exposed chicken feet were piled directly on the wet and dirty ground. Cleaning tools such as brooms and shovels were pressed on the ingredients at will. Even if the chicken feet were stepped on by workers, they were just picked up and put back into the processing basket for further use, ignoring the bottom line of food hygiene throughout the process. What’s even more outrageous is that reporters can easily enter the production line without applying for health certificates, physical examinations, and disinfection, and food safety protection is in vain.

Messy ingredients are transformed into white and attractive internet-famous chicken feet, all thanks to a prohibited "bleaching" process. Company staff bluntly stated that the whitening of chicken feet depends entirely on soaking in hydrogen peroxide. Chongqing Zengqiao Food directly uses hydrogen peroxide with a content of up to 35%, which is industrial hydrogen peroxide, to "whiten" chicken feet. According to national regulations, hydrogen peroxide is strictly prohibited from being used in the processing of chicken feet. This strong oxidant will destroy the protein of food ingredients. Long-term consumption will damage the oral mucosa, liver and kidney function, and excessive intake can be life-threatening. The worker involved said frankly that he would never eat chicken feet soaked in hydrogen peroxide, and even advised reporters not to eat them, knowing full well that they are poisonous.

Chongqing Zengqiao Food Co., Ltd. also discovered the use of hydrogen peroxide. The investigators applied to join the company as ordinary workers and successfully entered the production line of this company without health certificates, physical examinations, and disinfection. During the investigation, company insiders personally confirmed that the chicken feet here are bleached with hydrogen peroxide.

The "fair appearance" of Internet celebrity chicken feet is actually an illusion caused by the accumulation of banned chemicals, and the dirty production environment is even more disgusting. Food companies should keep the bottom line of safety and not abandon their conscience and responsibility for temporary gains. Respecting the rules and respecting consumers is the way to operate in the long run.

alert! Middle-aged And Elderly Women Are Beguiled By AI Bosses And Fall Into The Trap Of Selling Goods And Fraud

Jimu News reporter Bi Ruoxue and Chen Yangyang

An "AI Overlord" video can be produced in 5 minutes, and dozens of accounts can push it simultaneously to guide consumers to place orders. Can practitioners earn several thousand yuan in a single day?

A large number of "AI digital human videos" are disseminated on major short video platforms. Many middle-aged and elderly women mistakenly believe that there is a mature man on the other side of the screen who can accompany them day and night and care for them tenderly. They actively consume for them and purchase various commodities or virtual products.

Recently, many elderly female family members told Jimu News reporters that they only found out after picking up their mobile phones that their short video accounts had been occupied by various "AI bosses".

Jimu News reporter’s investigation found that these so-called “AI overlords” are actually AI digital humans. The digital people in the videos are often found in living rooms and offices, showing elegant and affectionate images. Related videos are also labeled with labels such as "middle-aged and elderly people" and "happy life of the elderly" and are accurately pushed to middle-aged and elderly women who lack emotional companionship. These "AI bosses" who keep a close eye on the elderly have many hidden traps such as profiteering and fraud.

An 84-year-old grandmother wrote a love letter to an AI digital human and spent nearly 10,000 yuan to marry him

"Jianguo, Happy Spring Festival! First of all, I want to apologize to you. I hurt you that day. In fact, I am also blaming myself. Do you hate me very much?" On the eve of the Spring Festival, 84-year-old Zhang Yulan wrote a 500-word love letter to express her affection to "Jianguo".

The recipient of the letter, "Jianguo", is not a real person, but an AI digital person. "Jianguo" often looks like a suit and has a slicked back hair, and often uses warm words such as "dear sister" when speaking. He focuses on emotional care by asking for help, and also shares so-called life wisdom to win the favor and trust of middle-aged and elderly women.

On March 8, Zhang Yulan’s granddaughter Wang Ting told a Jimu News reporter that her grandma had been obsessed with the “AI Overlord” for some time. As early as 2016, 74-year-old Zhang Yulan started using a smartphone, and at that time she only learned the most basic operations. The family discovered the anomaly in October last year when Zhang Yulan began to frequently buy pendants from the display window associated with the AI ​​digital human video. These pendants, which often cost several hundred yuan, were sold on Taobao for only 9.9 yuan.

"At first, my family didn't take it seriously, thinking that grandma was just posting short videos for fun. Unexpectedly, she fell in love with this AI digital person and even considered marrying him." Wang Ting said that even though her family repeatedly told her that it was a scam, the old man only woke up briefly and soon became addicted again. Sometimes she would secretly watch relevant videos behind her family's back, for fear of being discovered, and even opened her own public account to send messages to "Jianguo".

An 84-year-old grandma’s handwritten love letter to the digital man “Jianguo”

Over the past few months, Zhang Yulan has spent nearly ten hours a day watching videos related to AI digital humans, rewarding tragic tweets featuring AI digital humans, and purchased a lot of high-priced and low-quality goods. She has spent a total of seven to eight thousand yuan. Whether it is the AI ​​overlord "Jianguo" or the voice of "Jianguo" used in the AI ​​copywriting video, Zhang Yulan will think that it is "Jianguo" talking to her. Previously, an account that released AI digital human videos added Zhang Yulan's WeChat account and dragged her into a group chat to send unknown links. Wang Ting closed all the application channels for adding friends on her grandma's WeChat account, leaving her to take the initiative to send messages to others. However, Zhang Yulan often takes the initiative to add corporate WeChat accounts associated with digital people, and also sends messages and initiates video call requests to the other party, even if the other party never responds.

Screenshot of Zhang Yulan purchasing products

On March 11, Zhang Yulan spent another 1,227 yuan to buy books "recommended" by AI videos. This time, Wang Ting decided that she could no longer let it go, so she complained to the merchants associated with the video account to the 12315 platform. At present, the Market Supervision and Administration Bureau of Shuyang County, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, where the merchant is located, has accepted the matter.

Even so, Zhang Yulan still insists on spending money for AI digital people.

Screenshot of Zhang Yulan’s reward tweet

Behind this emotional hunting trap targeting middle-aged and elderly women, many "Zhang Yulan" are deeply involved. 82-year-old Wang Ping from Inner Mongolia is one of them. She also fell in love with the AI ​​digital human "Jianguo".

Wang Ping's grandson Jia Qing told Jimu News that after his grandfather passed away, his grandma lived alone for several years and was very lonely on weekdays. "Last year, my mother retired and stayed with my grandma full-time, but the situation has not improved at all. Grandma still watches these non-nutritious AI videos from morning to night, and the mood of the family has also been affected."

In early 2024, in order to prevent Wang Ping from continuing to view such short videos, her family changed her mobile phone and re-registered a WeChat account. When checking her old WeChat account, her family discovered her chat and transfer records with related accounts, and then learned that Wang Ping had indeed transferred money to the other party. She had spent thousands of yuan on transfers, rewards, and shopping. She had also disclosed her phone number and home address to scammers.

"Grandma will mistakenly think that people on the Internet are giving her money to marry her and take her to live a wealthy life in a big city." Jia Qing said that her family has consulted the police and learned that the money defrauded is difficult to recover, and due to the particularity of short videos and the Internet, the most relevant departments can do is ban the accounts of the scammers involved. However, this type of scammers still emerge in endlessly, and to this day, grandma is still watching digital videos of people.

Practitioners revealed the inside story: It takes five minutes to generate a video, and one account can take up to five days.

In February 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China launched the "Operation Clearance", and rectifying the abuse of AI technology was included as one of the eight key tasks. Starting from late February, major short video platforms have shut down accounts related to "Jianguo". However, even if "Jianguo" is banned, various AI tyrants with similar styles still emerge in endlessly. "Jianjun" and "Guohua Brother" all use the banner of warmth and care to specifically target middle-aged and elderly women to carry out emotional hunting.

Screenshot of AI Overlord’s live broadcast

Judging from the image, this type of digital person has become a style: combing their hair sideways, wearing formal clothes, and calling each other "sister". A blogger who is affectionately called "Haidi" by his aunts has 77,000 fans and broadcasts live for several hours every day. His live broadcast room only displays a photo of a man wearing a red short-sleeved shirt and holding a microphone. On the photo is the text "Welcome sister to listen to brother sing, thank sister for liking brother." Many people in the live broadcast room send gifts and even leave messages: "I love you, don't you know you love me?"

In the daily videos posted by this blogger, there are often words such as "Sister, many people have bought things from my brother's store before and found them useful. Sister, click on the little yellow cart in the lower left corner and buy some things to support my brother." Many middle-aged and elderly women will reply in the comment area: "Support, support."

"The middle-aged and elderly people are really interesting. They can be used to make data and are obedient. Reading their private messages, I even find them a bit cute." This is what Amin, a "veteran" in the AI ​​digital human industry, wrote in his circle of friends. The image of AI digital humans he created has led many middle-aged and elderly people into traps.

Recently, a reporter from Jimu News contacted Amin as a student. He talked freely to the reporter about the inside story of AI digital people bringing goods. "If you want to be an AI digital person, you must be mentally prepared for violations. It is not a particularly long-term track." According to Amin, the most important thing for an AI digital person to bring goods is "being able to accept violations." As long as the process is followed, it is impossible to fail to bring goods.

The so-called "process" in Amin's mouth is actually to use software to produce short AI videos, and then publish them on multiple social platforms. After that, the products are put on the display window, and naturally there will be sinking users to place orders. As for issues such as product quality, after-sales service, and violations determined by the platform, Amin said calmly: "Don't worry about these. You just sell, sell today, and pay tomorrow." The general forms of monetization are rewards and goods.

Subsequently, the reporter received a case account from Amin. The homepage of the account shows that among the 18 AI digital human short videos that have been released, the protagonists are all "Auntie's favorite Haihai". Most of the content is about Haihai expressing her feelings to the aunts, and her words are full of care and praise for the aunts. Although most of the videos are marked with virtual content, please watch them rationally, there are still a large number of users leaving messages and expressing concern for Haihai.

Screenshot of the operating account

After posting multiple videos one after another and attracting some fans, the account began to try to bring goods when it posted the 9th video. In the video, Haihai introduces a footbath bag to the aunties, hoping that everyone will buy it. As a result, many aunties placed orders with a supportive attitude.

According to Amin, there are many similar cases, and this is just what a new student did recently. Amin’s circle of friends also shared many “successful” student deeds. "If you do it well, you can make thousands of dollars a day without a problem." A Ming said that 50% of the product sales are commissions. For example, if you sell a product for 60 yuan, 30 yuan will belong to the students. As long as the traffic is sufficient, everyone will be motivated to do it.

Of course, to become a student, there will be a certain threshold – pay money. When the reporter talked about how to learn how to use AI digital people to bring goods, Amin said that "it will cost more", 998 yuan per person, including how to make videos, operate accounts, and connect with suppliers to achieve monetization.

According to A Ming, these suppliers are all large manufacturers with profits of tens of millions of yuan. They have been working together stably for many years. Students only need to contact the suppliers later, and the other party will directly pay the money after checking the sales volume in their account. There is no middleman to make the difference. However, A Ming also mentioned that it is indeed illegal to use this kind of account to bring goods on multiple platforms, and the account is often blocked. Therefore, students need to bring goods on multiple platforms, change accounts back and forth, or log out and restart.

Huang Xing, who has also been in the industry for several years, also admitted to reporters that he mainly sells videos on the emotional track for middle-aged and elderly people. He has hundreds of students under his command. He is deeply involved in the creation of digital characters such as "Jianguo" and "Xiaohai". "We generally operate dozens of video accounts, and these accounts are 100% illegal. One account can last up to five days. The core is to earn commissions by bringing goods through the video account. We can earn at least 2,000 yuan a day." Huang Xing said that it only takes 5 minutes to generate a digital human video, and each video cannot be repeated. Dozens of accounts will be continuously updated. Nowadays, he no longer uses digital human images, because such forms are prone to violations. Instead, he directly uses the voices of "Jianguo" and "Xiaohai" that were familiar to middle-aged and elderly women, paired with AI-generated order guidance copywriting.

When the reporter bluntly said, "Isn't this just deceiving the elderly and using their emotional value to make money from them," the other party said, "That's okay to understand." The reporter continued to ask, “Are all the products being sold inferior?” He replied, “It won’t kill anyone anyway.”

Some dating agencies use AI digital people to attract people for a fee, and some people were defrauded out of 1,000 yuan.

During the investigation, the reporter also found that in addition to conventional live broadcasts, goods delivery and other forms, many dating agencies have used "AI overlords" digital people to confuse users. On a certain social platform, after a reporter followed the accounts of several "AI bosses", he immediately received link cards from them in private messages, prompting "Click on the card to add to send men's information."

Subsequently, the reporter, as a middle-aged and elderly woman, followed the link card prompts to add the corporate WeChat account of a dating service company in Sichuan, and asked the other party to obtain the contact information of the "AI boss" in the video, but the other party said that "we need to call to discuss the specific charging standards." A staff member of a dating service company in Chongqing also claimed that these digital people are "real" and if you want to obtain their contact information, you need to pay 4,999 yuan first.

Screenshot of chat between reporter and dating agency

On March 10, the reporter sent a private message on the video platform to an account called "Xiyoujia-Paixingfu" as a blind date, and the other party immediately sent a corporate WeChat business card. After the reporter added it, he asked the other party if he had the contact information of the "AI rich woman", and the other party directly asked for a video chat. After the reporter declined for inconvenient reasons, the other party never responded to the message. On the 11th, reporters found on the platform that the account of "Xiyoujia-Paixingfu" had been banned.

Chen Zhen from Guangxi told Jimu News that his mother Li Xiaohua was defrauded of 1,000 yuan by a dating agency in Guizhou. The social account provided by Chen Zhen shows that the dating agency often publishes photos of digital people, along with relevant personal information. After Li Xiaohua added the other party's WeChat account as required, the other party said he could introduce someone to him, and then guided him to transfer money. After Li Xiaohua transferred 1,000 yuan, the other party kept delaying on the grounds of organizing information.

Screenshot of Li Xiaohua transferring money to a dating agency

"The videos they posted were just made of AI digital people and posted some disgusting words to attract traffic." Chen Zhen said that after the transfer, the other party's reply was basically "a staff member will reply the next day" and no specific blind date services were ever provided. "My mother was too embarrassed to call the police, so she just spent money to buy a lesson."

Later, the reporter added a staff member of the dating company, who said, "These are advertisements. Please ask the business department for details. The person in the photo may be a hired model." When the reporter insisted on going on a blind date with the person in the photo, the person admitted frankly that the person in the photo was an AI digital person used to attract traffic. He could not introduce it, but could only introduce other people.

On March 11, the reporter contacted the boss of this dating company as a colleague. He said that his company only uses digital people to attract traffic. He also said that there is chaos in some peers in the dating industry. Some organizations use AI digital people or find models to pretend to be real people, falsely claiming to be real blind dates to customers, charging membership fees of up to 10,000 yuan, and then only arranging personnel to chat with customers briefly, and then ending the docking on the grounds that they are not suitable for each other.

The hunting of AI digital humans touches multiple legal red lines, and emotional care and institutional constraints are indispensable.

There are actually deeper social and legal issues behind AI digital humans’ hunting down of middle-aged and elderly people.

Lawyer Ma Junzhe from Guangdong Zheqing Law Firm told Jimu News that from the perspective of legal characterization and regulatory governance, the use of AI digital humans to hunt the elderly has touched multiple legal red lines, and there are clear regulatory bases and improvement directions. From a legal perspective, if this type of behavior is for the purpose of illegal possession, defrauding money through fictitious identities, emotional induction, etc., it fully meets the constituent elements of the crime of fraud. At the same time, because it is carried out with the help of network communication tools for an unspecified majority of people, it is a typical telecommunications network fraud.

"According to the judicial interpretation, the amount of fraud reaching more than 3,000 to 10,000 yuan meets the standard for criminal filing. Even if the amount is slightly lower, because it targets the special group of the elderly, serious cases may still be filed for investigation. The batch production and operation of AI digital human accounts form a complete chain of 'technology development – attracting customers – committing fraud – realizing funds'. It has formed an organized black and gray industrial chain with a clear division of labor, and is the focus of the entire chain of crackdowns by judicial authorities." Ma Junzhe's Law Experts believe that all relevant parties must bear corresponding legal responsibilities: if a digital human technology provider provides support knowing that others are using it for fraud, it may constitute an accomplice in fraud or assisting information network criminal activities; the operator, as the core subject, will be held criminally responsible for fraud, and the organizer and habitual offenders will be severely punished in accordance with the law; the live broadcast platform must bear fault liability if it fails to perform its audit obligations; if the matchmaking agency participates in false propaganda and decoy transfers, it will face multiple criminal, civil and administrative responsibilities.

Chen Yu, director of the Scientific Research Office of the Aging Research Base of Wuhan University, believes that the middle-aged and elderly people who are deceived by AI digital people should look at it from multiple dimensions. The first is the vulnerability of the elderly themselves, which includes both the physical health level and the psychological cognitive level. The digital people lack the ability to identify counterfeiting. Secondly, from the level of needs, the elderly will have needs for warmth, respect, and love. The existence of these needs may objectively allow some illegal activities to take advantage of the loopholes. Finally, the elderly have relatively rigid social experience. They may think that it is difficult to fake photos and videos. Such existing experience and judgment may affect their vigilance and self-defense awareness against emerging forms of fraud such as digital fraud.

Shi Renbing, a professor at the School of Sociology at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, added that some people with bad intentions are taking advantage of the psychological and emotional "needs" of the elderly to defraud, using AI anthropomorphic technology as a tool to defraud. When the elderly have limited knowledge of new technologies and society has not kept up with the legal crackdown on related behaviors, this type of scam will become popular.

Regarding response measures, Chen Yu said that the core of relevant governance work should be to bridge the gap between the development of digital intelligence and elderly life. First, we can use the power of the community to open interest training classes or smartphone teaching classes in the community to teach the elderly how to identify digital people, so as to form independent prevention awareness; second, as children, relatives and friends, we should tell the elderly not to pay easily when it comes to money, but also to trust them to gradually develop awareness of AI digital people, and remember not to criticize the elderly. Encourage them to be more exposed to new things such as AI, and inform them of the risks involved, and build the frontline of the elderly's prevention awareness through family information flow. In addition, legislation, platforms, policies and other aspects should work together to combat AI fraud, and platforms should also strengthen supervision. Especially for middle-aged and elderly users when watching videos, some risk warnings can be appropriately added to jointly build a comprehensive prevention system.

(Except for Ma Junzhe, Chen Yu and Shi Renbing, all names in the article are pseudonyms)

US Military Strikes Iran's Khark Island, Trump Says It May Bomb Again Just For Fun, Sparking Controversy

On the evening of March 13, local time, the US military launched a large-scale attack on Khark Island, Iran’s oil export hub.

According to Xinhua News Agency, on March 14, US President Trump confirmed in a telephone interview with the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) that the United States had "completely destroyed" most of Khalk Island, but "we may bomb it a few more times, just for fun."

This statement caused controversy as soon as it appeared. What people don't understand is how can the president of a country say such "childish" words?

The Chinese people have understood the cruelty of war and the seriousness of military use since childhood. "Zuo Zhuan" points out that "the great affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military affairs." "Sun Tzu's Art of War" also emphasizes that "soldiers are important matters of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival, and must be observed." In Chinese people's values, the soldier is a "weapon" that "the saint must use as a last resort".

Therefore, when Trump said that he would "explode a few more times just for fun", people were shocked and couldn't help but wonder, "What happened to Trump?"

Claiming to "bomb it a few more times" is still an extreme pressure strategy

Before analyzing Trump’s shocking remarks, we may turn our attention to a theory.

Nobel Prize winner Thomas Schelling believed through studying game theory that one party can gain an advantage by reducing its choice space, the ability to retaliate is more useful than the ability to resist attacks, and uncertain retaliation is more credible and effective than certain retaliation.

Trump and Netanyahu

The best deterrence, therefore, involves not just advance warning but also some arbitrariness, unpredictability, and an unfettered leader. Such people are irrational, unpredictable, and even reckless. They are often able to put more pressure on their opponents in negotiations and force them to make the most concessions.

The typical practice of this theory in the field of international relations is brinkmanship: forcing the opponent to give up confrontation by imposing greater threats. If the threat comes true, the threat will not be actually implemented; but if the threat fails, the party that issued the threat will have to adopt corresponding means, otherwise it will suffer a huge loss of credibility.

In other words, brinksmanship is a political strategy that leads to either success or failure. In 1956, former US Secretary of State Dulles once proposed that the United States "is not afraid of going to the brink of war, but it must learn the necessary art of going to the brink of war without getting involved in it."

Trump comes from a business background and has a strong "transactional thinking" style: everything can be traded, and the success or failure of a transaction depends on pricing, and high pricing helps establish negotiation advantages. In other words, in practice, "transactional thinking" tends to increase the asking price to increase bargaining chips, while at the same time forcing the other party to make maximum concessions through tough statements.

Therefore, since Trump came to power, he has made many seemingly unreasonable remarks. For example, it wants to forcibly annex Greenland, and even expressed its willingness to send out troops. This kind of behavior that seriously violates international law and international ethics has been repeatedly and seriously discussed publicly in the United States, and triggered a collective "break of defense" among NATO allies.

As it turns out, this did produce some of the results he wanted. For example, Trump claimed that he had developed a framework for a future agreement on Greenland with NATO Secretary-General Rutte, and that it involved the "Golden Dome" missile defense system and mineral mining rights, and that the agreement would be effective "forever."

In the face of Trump’s contradictory and inconsistent remarks on multiple issues, some media came up with the term “TACO deal” (Trump Always Chickens Out), which means “Trump always chickens out.”

On the surface, this is indeed the case. Trump's many threats have not been implemented, but what if his original goal is to "take the best and only the worst"?

Bombing Khark Island in an attempt to force Iran to negotiate

Going back to the bombing of Iran's Khark Island, could it be another brinkmanship policy led by Trump's "transactional thinking"? The intention is to create a reckless and tough image of the United States and amplify the psychological pressure on Iran to suppress talks.

Pictured is Halk Island

The war in Iran has lasted for more than two weeks, and criticism of Trump from all walks of life has become louder and louder. Some people believe that his goal of overthrowing the Iranian regime has not been achieved, and it is unlikely that he will deploy ground troops on a large scale for fear of falling into another war quagmire.

Trump seems to have fallen into an embarrassing situation: sinking further into the quagmire and taking a step back will be embarrassing. Negotiating with Iran seems to be the most rational choice. But how to force Iran to negotiate? In the eyes of many people, the bombing of Khalk Island, which has both geopolitical and geoeconomic value, seems to be a game-breaking move.

On the one hand, the island is located in the northwest of the Persian Gulf, guards the shipping channel of the Strait of Hormuz, has a military base, and is Iran's forward defense node in the Persian Gulf. On the other hand, 90% of Iran's crude oil exports are completed through the island, which is its main source of financial revenue. It has a large deep-water terminal and high oil transmission capacity, connecting the main local oil fields.

In this case, why didn't the US military directly occupy the island? It’s not that it’s impossible, but that the subsequent risks are too high. The island is too close to the Iranian coast, about 25 kilometers away. Once the US military captures it, it will need to deploy a large number of troops and logistics for a long time, and it will directly become a living target within the reach of Iran's conventional military forces.

Therefore, so far, the US military has no intention of occupying the island, and has even deliberately retained the island's oil facilities. As Trump said: "We've completely destroyed it. It's just, as you know, I haven't touched anything related to the energy lines because it's going to take years to rebuild those."

Judging from this point of view, this move seems to be an important bargaining chip for the United States to promote negotiations with Iran. After all, Iran is not willing to completely lose its ability to export oil. However, one prerequisite for this to be successful is that decision makers must be truly unpredictable, rather than pretending to be so. So, will Trump’s plan work? Let’s wait and see.

Will Intercity Travel Be Possible With Direct Flights From Rooftops In The Future? Low-altitude Economic Advantages And Potential Revealed

Will intercity travel in the future say goodbye to the congestion of high-speed trains and expressways and allow direct takeoff from rooftops? In the "This Is China" program broadcast on March 9, Ren He, a distinguished expert from COMAC and director of the Expert Committee of the Shanghai General Aviation Association, gave a clear answer. He also revealed the development advantages and future possibilities of China's low-altitude economy, making the seemingly sci-fi air travel within reach.

During the program, the host Jie He asked questions around "How China's rich application scenarios contribute to industrial development." Ren He combined China's national conditions and clearly divided the optimal travel methods for different distances: choose airplanes for distances above 800 kilometers, high-speed rail for 300-800 kilometers, small planes for 100-300 kilometers, and cars for distances below 100 kilometers. The most potential among them is the low-altitude economy adapted to intercity transportation of 100-300 kilometers.

Ren He emphasized that the new energy low-altitude aerial vehicle (eVTOL), as the core carrier of the low-altitude economy, has a range limited to more than 200 kilometers, but this distance precisely meets the needs of intercity travel of 100-300 kilometers. It does not need to bear the high cost of airplanes and high-speed rails, and it also gets rid of the congestion of ground transportation, taking into account economy and speed. The most prominent core advantage of air transportation lies in the huge underdeveloped resource of airspace – unlike ground roads, which are non-renewable and easily saturated, airspace can be reused and can release huge potential through scientific layering. If we take the low-altitude airspace below 3,000 meters as an example, whether it is layered planning based on intervals of 20 meters or 200 meters, a considerable number of "air lanes" can be divided, which can fundamentally avoid the congestion problem of ground traffic and achieve a qualitative improvement in travel efficiency.

What is even more surprising is that the low-altitude take-off and landing site can be completed with only a few hundred thousand yuan, without occupying a large amount of land resources, and is extremely flexible. Specifically, it only needs to build a 13-meter-diameter platform on the roof of the building (equivalent to the size of a standard basketball court), without the need for large-scale transformation of the roof space. It only needs to build a simple gantry frame to meet the safe take-off and landing needs of eVTOL aircraft. Taking megacities like Shanghai as an example, with dense population and strong demand for intercity commuting, it is completely feasible to deploy hundreds or even thousands of such rooftop landing sites. Ren He even boldly imagined that in the future, it is not a fantasy to deploy a landing site in each community, so that low-altitude travel can truly enter the homes of ordinary people.

Faced with the host He Jie's question "Can this be realized?" Ren He gave a firm answer in the affirmative. He emphasized that as long as the "communications, navigation, and surveillance" (communication, navigation, and surveillance) systems are improved, and safe operating rules for low-altitude flights are established and improved, so that every aircraft flies in strict accordance with traffic rules and avoids test flight zones and no-fly zones, this seemingly sci-fi travel method "will definitely come true."

The First 'Hualong One' Nuclear Power Unit In The Yangtze River Delta Was Successfully Connected To The Grid For The First Time, Moving Towards Official Operation

At 17:28 on March 12, the first "Hualong One" nuclear power unit in the Yangtze River Delta region, Unit 1 of CGN's Zhejiang San'ao Nuclear Power Project, was successfully connected to the grid for the first time and generated its first kilowatt hour of electricity, marking that the unit officially has the ability to input power to the grid and has taken a key step towards the goal of being officially put into operation.

Unit 1 of the Sanao Nuclear Power Project started construction on December 31, 2020. After being connected to the grid, it was confirmed on site that the unit was operating in good condition and all technical indicators were in line with design expectations. Next, the unit will enter the stage of trial operation under load, and power improvement and various performance tests will be carried out as planned. It is expected to be officially put into production in the first half of 2026.

"As an important part of energy security in the Yangtze River Delta, the San'ao Nuclear Power Project plans to build six 'Hualong One' nuclear power units, and construction of three units has already started." Du Yanhui, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of CGN Cangnan Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., said that after the project is fully completed, the annual power generation capacity is expected to exceed 54 billion kilowatt-hour, which is close to the current total electricity consumption of the entire society in Wenzhou City, which can meet the annual production and living electricity needs of more than 5 million people. It is equivalent to reducing standard coal consumption by more than 16.35 million tons per year, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 50 million tons, and is equivalent to adding more than 120,000 hectares of afforestation area. The steady advancement of the Sanao Nuclear Power Project will continue to provide clean energy support for the green and low-carbon transformation and smart economic development of the Yangtze River Delta region.

During the project construction process, digital and intelligent technologies have been widely used. In terms of digital and intelligent construction, the project comprehensively builds a nuclear power "smart construction site" to achieve "visualization, automation, and intelligent" management and control of the work site, reducing manual workload by approximately 700,000 man-hours per year. It has developed and put into use the first domestic nuclear power plant radiographic intelligent management system that integrates radiographic digital management, AI intelligent assessment, and intelligent duplicate checking functions to realize the digitization of the entire process. (Reporter Wen Yuan)

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