Last week, many countries announced a new round of interest rate hikes during the year. Among them, the vast number of emerging market countries and developing countries have not yet shaken off the high inflation impact caused by the excessive currency in the United States and Europe, and have been plagued by the capital outflow and debt problems caused by the radical interest rate hike in the United States. It can be said that "the house leaks overnight."

　　After the United States announced the interest rate hike again, from Western Europe to South America, from South Asia to Oceania, it became the unanimous decision of all countries to follow up the interest rate hike. On August 2nd, the Reserve Bank of Australia (the central bank) announced that it would raise interest rates for the fourth time this year, raising the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 1.85%, and at the same time raising the interest rate on foreign exchange settlement balance by 50 basis points to 1.75%. On the 3rd, the Central Bank of Brazil announced the fourth interest rate hike this year, raising the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 13.75%. On the 4th, the Bank of England announced that it would raise the benchmark interest rate from 1.25% to 1.75%, which is the sixth time that the Bank of England has raised interest rates since last December. On the 5th, the Bank of India announced the third rate hike this fiscal year (April 2022 to March 2023), raising the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 5.4%.

　　The increasing inflationary pressure has become the number one "enemy" of many central banks. According to the data of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in July, at least 75 central banks around the world have raised interest rates since July 2021. Some analysts pointed out that under the background of COVID-19 epidemic, high inflation and weak growth, tightening monetary policy to combat inflation will obviously slow down global economic activities. According to incomplete statistics, the average increase of interest rates in emerging market countries is about twice that in developed economies, which shows that inflation has hit them harder. If the impact of the Fed’s continuous aggressive interest rate hike is superimposed, it means that the capital outflow and debt problems it faces are more serious than those in developed economies.

　　Emerging market countries and developing countries are facing a severe capital outflow situation. The US authorities’ aggressive interest rate hike quickly pushed up the US dollar index, and venture capital in emerging market countries took the opportunity to sell assets to accelerate the outflow. On August 3rd, the data released by the International Finance Association (IIF) showed that as of July this year, emerging markets had suffered a net outflow of portfolio funds for five consecutive months, totaling more than $39 billion. This has become the longest record of continuous net outflow of funds from emerging markets since 2005, and it is also consistent with the time line when the Federal Reserve started to raise interest rates in March and continuously tightened it. According to the analysis of relevant persons in IIF, most of the motivation of recent capital flow can be attributed to the US dollar (exchange rate). Moreover, the yield of long-term government bonds in almost all developed economies has risen sharply, which has a significant impact on the preference of funds to avoid risks.

　　Capital outflow has aggravated the depreciation of local currencies in emerging market countries, causing a chain reaction. Although some central banks have tried to slow down the depreciation of their currencies, the exchange rates of many currencies against the US dollar, including the euro, Indian Rupee, Chilean peso and Sri Lankan rupee, have all hit record lows this year, as the Federal Reserve has continuously released hawks to raise interest rates and the US dollar has soared. Currency devaluation drives up the price of imported goods, which leads to the expansion of dollar-denominated debt, and causes "by-products" such as foreign exchange shortage, intensified inflation, increased fiscal deficit and political instability and social unrest in relevant countries and regions. In mid-July, the IMF warned that more than 30% of emerging market countries and 60% of low-income countries were already in or close to excessive debt. In response to the crisis, countries and regions concerned adopt austerity policies such as raising interest rates, which will further increase the cost of borrowing, and debt repayment will become a heavy burden, and corporate activities and household consumption may further decline.

　　At present, the U.S. economy has fallen into a technical recession, and the Federal Reserve’s tightening of monetary policy shows no signs of turning, which makes the rapid cooling of the U.S. economy and the downward pressure on the global economy more and more clear. Some analysts pointed out that the world economic growth, especially the emerging market countries, is subject to the monetary policy of the United States, showing the characteristics of "starting from the United States and declining because of the United States", which reflects that the United States is only willing to enjoy the "dividend" of the US dollar as the main international currency at present, but is unwilling to bear the corresponding responsibility. This is one of the chronic diseases that need to be corrected urgently in the global economic governance system. (This article Source: Economic Daily Author: Lian Jun)

Special feature of 1905 film network After five years, the sequel and the second part of the prequel series will finally meet the mainland audience this Friday. Can’t you wait to go to the cinema to see if the great director ridley scott is body of work? Don’t worry, please enjoy the following trailer first and feel the explosive tension and extreme panic in the film.

　

Although all kinds of alien eggs, face-hugging insects and chest-broken people are "beautiful" to the extreme,Although the "wrinkled version" of the biochemical man played by "Shark of Law" is so handsome that he has no friends, what makes me hold my breath most is the paragraph at the beginning of the trailer.

　

Karin, the crew member, brought her infected companions back to the Contract, and Farris, who stayed on the ship, put them in the medical warehouse to ensure the safety of the ship. For the life of more than 20 people on the whole ship, whether to sacrifice Karin or not, Farris outside the door is suffering. If you walk into the cinema, you will see that Farris failed to bear the pain of conscience and opened the door, but nearly half of the crew were killed by aliens.

　

Similar choices are common in science fiction films and disaster films, such as the one released not long ago.Do you want to rescue the microbiologist Hugh from the laboratory? Do you watch the engineer played by Ryan Reynolds implode by the alien Mars? In order to prevent the monster from returning to the space station, the commander chooses to sacrifice himself, and the medical officer played by Jake Gyllenhaal chooses to die with it in order to keep the monster away from the earth.

In order to protect most people, should we sacrifice the lives of a few people and control the losses to a minimum?

The iron man in the movie sent the nuclear bomb out of the earth alone for the benefit of all mankind. This great personal heroism is really admirable.But if you’re on the boat full of explosives tied by clowns, can you press that button and trade the life of another criminal for your own life? Similarly, in the first season of "Qi Pa Shuo", the debate on whether to "blow up Jia Ling". Cai Kangyong gave up his sponsor for the first time, because 63 of the 100 spectators chose to sacrifice Jia Ling to save the other 116 people.

Having said that, you may have understood the theme we are going to discuss today, that is, the famous thought experiment — —"tram puzzle" (also known as tram paradox).

　

A madman tied five innocent people to the tram track, and a runaway tram was coming towards them. You can pull the switch and let the tram go to another track, but the madman tied a man to the other track. Considering the above situation, will you pull the switch?

I believe that most people will choose to pull, because if we have to make a choice, it is definitely better to sacrifice one person than five.

　

If we change the situation, the runaway tram rushes towards five innocent people, but there is no switch and no second track. When you pass by the bridge and see this scene, the only way to stop the tram is to push the fat man next to you off the bridge (we don’t discriminate against fat people, blame the philosopher Judith Tom), let him get stuck in the track and stop the tram. If you can do it, use the fat man’s life to save five other people.

In this situation, I believe that most people can’t get off the bridge. It is the same as saving five lives with one life. Why can’t we accept the second situation? What is the difference between it and the first situation?

Is it because in the second situation, Mr. Fat was pushed down by ourselves, while in the first situation, we just pulled the switch and didn’t personally kill the poor man tied to the track?

So if Mr. Fat stands on a trap door and you control his fate through a mechanism similar to a switch, can you easily pull down the switch?

You think the situation we gave is too extreme. If in real life, there must be a solution to kill two birds with one stone. Just like in "The Dark Knight", passengers on both ships didn’t press the button, but there was no explosion.

Indeed, the "tram puzzle" was put forward by the British philosopher Filipa Foote in the 1960s, which was used to explore the dilemma in the field of ethics (also called moral philosophy). Later, it was extended by the American philosopher Judith Tom and appeared in several versions.

But coincidentally, in Los Angeles in 2013, the "tram problem" actually came true. It is incredible that even the numbers are exactly the same:In the face of the runaway tram, Ms. Jones pulled the switch in order to save five lives, but it caused the death of Mr. Farley on another track, so Ms. Jones was sued in court. So do you still think that the "tram problem" is just a thought experiment? Is Ms Jones guilty or innocent?

Let’s go back to the question of "the tram and the fat man". What makes us willing to sacrifice one person to save five people in the first situation, but unwilling to sacrifice Mr. Fat to save those five people in the second situation?

Because when pulling the switch, we didn’t mean to kill that person. He was the result that we had to accept in order to save most people, but Mr. Fat was deliberately pushed off the bridge by us, and he became a tool for us to save people.

This involvesSt. Thomas Aquinas’s "double effect principle" means that while hoping to get good results, it is often impossible to avoid bad results, that is, "collateral damage".For example, bombing the enemy’s military fortress can quickly end the war and avoid the loss of lives on a larger scale, but bombing often comes with the death of innocent civilians around, but this has to be accepted.

The person in the first situation is to save the collateral damage of five lives, but the "double effect principle" does not apply to the second situation, because Mr. Pang’s death is not necessary to accept, and he is regarded as a tool for us to achieve our goals. This kind of instrumentalization of human beings is unacceptable to morality in any case, even if five lives are lost. Because of moral requirements,Bad effects should not be used as a tool to achieve good results..

Why can’t humans be used as tools? This involves two schools of thought in the field of ethics — —"effect theory" and "obligation theory".

Bentham, a utilitarian philosopher.

Effect theory, also known as utilitarianism, is represented by British philosophers Bentham and Mill, who believe thatThe moral value of behavior is only measured by the result of behavior.To put it simply, if an action can maximize the well-being and minimize the harm of the people concerned, it should be done. As most of us hold, the idea that "one death is better than five deaths" comes from the benefit theory.

Although the benefit theory is widely accepted by most people, it cannot be a universal value, because it often means the tyranny of the majority over the minority. For example, in 1884, the "Queen of England v. Dudley and Stephens" shocked the world:

An English cruise ship, Margaret, was shipwrecked, and four crew members escaped to the life raft. After 19 days of suffering without water and food, 18-year-old Parker couldn’t help drinking seawater and became unconscious. The other three crew members took the opportunity to kill him and survived on his blood and meat until the 24th day before being rescued. After returning to England, they were tried for murder.

This kind of cannibalism for survival is definitely unacceptable to morality, so the "deontology" represented by Kant emphasizes that,The moral value of behavior lies not only in its result, but also in the behavior itself.. That is to say, no matter how much goodness can be produced, killing, torture, stealing and other acts are unconditionally wrong, and their value cannot be enhanced through the calculation of costs and benefits. This has safeguarded our human dignity,Prevent our interests or lives from being sacrificed because of the public interest..

Philosopher Kant

The "deontology" has also been implemented in law. For example, the laws of many countries expressly stipulate that evidence obtained by improper means cannot be used as evidence in court. For example, the testimony obtained by extorting a confession by torture, even if it is correct, cannot be used as evidence to convict the defendant.

Therefore, according to the principle of "deontology", the above-mentioned Ms. Jones in Los Angeles, although heroically saved five people, was found guilty by the court, although it was a virtual sentence of three reprieves. Because the judge thinks that Ms. Jones has no right to decide the life and death of others instead of God, and she has no right to deprive Mr. Farley of his right to live.

If this is the case, what should we do in a similar situation, and what is the right and moral way to do it? Should we just stand by and watch?

Let’s consider this situation. Suppose you plan to drown your brother who shares the inheritance with you in the swimming pool, but when you come to his house, you find that he has a sudden heart attack in the swimming pool, so you let him drown slowly.The result is the same as you planned, but obviously you are less condemned legally and morally. Why?Because killing is worse than letting people die, because killing must also include letting people die.

But this does not mean that it is right to let anyone die. In the face of five lives in orbit, our inaction will also receive moral condemnation and legal sanctions. What if it’s yourself or your relatives and friends on the track? Can you really do nothing?

In fact, up to now, the "tram problem" is still unsolved, but this does not mean that this thought experiment is meaningless, because it always reminds us to be alert to "utilitarianism" and always remember that people are the end, not the means, just as Kant said: "No matter when you act, you should not only regard yourself as an end, but also the qualifications of others as human beings, and never use them just as a means."

References:

Thomas cathcart’s Tram Problem

Yves Bossart, If there is no today, will there be yesterday tomorrow? 》

Michael Sandel, Harvard Open Class — — Fairness and Justice "

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CCTV News:Today (February 6), the second regular press conference of the Games-time phase was held in the main media center of Beijing Winter Olympics. Relevant officials of the International Olympic Committee and the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee answered questions from Chinese and foreign journalists.

General Desk reporter Zhai Zhuang:I’m a reporter from CCTV, and I’d like to ask the spokesman, Mr. Zhao Weidong. At the beginning of China’s bid for the Winter Olympics, he made a solemn commitment to the international community to drive 300 million people to participate in the ice and snow sports. Some media have questioned that the popularity of ice and snow sports in China is low, the mass base is poor, and few people pay attention to the Winter Olympics. So, what is the popularity of ice and snow sports in China? Thank you.

Zhao Weidong, spokesman of BOCOG:Thank you for your question. It’s a very good question. Since the successful bid for the Winter Olympics in China, it can be said that its popularity has been accelerated, and we vigorously promote the ice and snow sports. At present, there are 654 standard ice rinks and 803 ski resorts in China from north to south. This figure is 317% and 41% higher than when bidding for the Winter Olympics in 2015. Statistics show that China has achieved the goal of driving 300 million people onto the ice and snow, and the number of people participating in the national ice and snow sports has reached 346 million.

Zhao Weidong also said that China participated in the Winter Olympics for the first time in 1980. At that time, the number of athletes participating in the competition was 28, while the number of athletes participating in this Winter Olympics in China was 176.

Zhao Weidong, spokesman of BOCOG:This shows that China has been handed down from generation to generation in winter sports, and that China is a firm pursuer and activist of the Olympic ideal.

Han Zirong, the full-time vice chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said that all the events in the Winter Olympics are running smoothly.

Han Zirong, Full-time Vice Chairman of BOCOG:The overall operation of the event is stable and good. In terms of the guarantee of the competition, we insist on taking the athletes as the center, and provide good conditions for all athletes from the aspects of venue construction, training conditions, living security and medical rescue, so as to ensure that athletes can participate in the competition equally and safely. At present, we see that many athletes have given high praise and appreciation to accommodation, catering and track.

At the same time, Christopher Dolby, director of the Olympic Department of the International Olympic Committee, also gave positive comments on the conditions of various venues of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Christopher Dolby, Director of the Olympic Department of the International Olympic Committee:When you go to see the comments of some athletes, you may have read many comments. They praise the quality of the venue. Some people describe this condition as "paradise". We seldom hear such high comments. All of us are here (China) at this time, and the praise is really great.

　　CCTV News:On April 11th, the National Internet Information Office began to solicit opinions from the public on the Administrative Measures for Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (Draft for Comment). According to experts’ analysis, the Draft for Comment puts forward multi-level supervision opinions, emphasizes the protection of rights and interests, and prevents "abuse" behavior, which contributes to the healthy development of generative artificial intelligence technology in China.

　　There are 21 articles in the Exposure Draft, which defines "generative artificial intelligence" as a technology that generates text, pictures, sounds, videos, codes and other contents based on algorithms, models and rules, and clarifies that "the state supports independent innovation, popularization and application, and international cooperation of basic technologies such as artificial intelligence algorithms and frameworks, and encourages the priority use of safe and reliable software, tools, calculation and data resources".

　　According to the "Exposure Draft", the provision of generative artificial intelligence products or services should comply with the requirements of laws and regulations, respect social morality, public order and good customs, and prohibit illegal acquisition, disclosure and use of personal information, privacy and trade secrets. Before using generative artificial intelligence products to provide services to the public, it is necessary to report to the national network information department for safety assessment, and be responsible for the legality of the pre-training data of generative artificial intelligence products and the source of optimized training data. Pre-training and optimized training data for generative artificial intelligence products shall comply with the requirements of laws and regulations, and shall not contain any content infringing intellectual property rights. If the data contains personal information, it shall obtain the consent of the subject of personal information, and ensure the authenticity, accuracy, objectivity and diversity of the data.

　　On the user side, the user should be required to provide real identity information in accordance with the regulations, and the service should be suspended or terminated if violations of laws and regulations, business ethics and social ethics are found, including engaging in online speculation, malicious posting and comments, creating spam, writing malicious software, and implementing unfair business marketing.

　　With the hot market of ChatGPT, the public’s awareness of generative artificial intelligence technology is constantly improving. Up to now, China Internet companies such as Baidu, Huawei, Tencent, Ali, JD.COM and 360 have deployed generative artificial intelligence services. The rapid development of technology has put forward higher requirements for regulators and business ecology, and also brought greater challenges.

　　According to industry insiders, the publication of the "Draft for Comment" means that the pace of standardization in the AI industry is accelerating. While delineating the boundaries, it also leaves ample room for development and is committed to avoiding the dilemma of "pollution first and then governance". With more applications landing, some potential risks will be recognized and exposed, and the regulatory measures will be more "symptomatic". The Draft for Comment is only the first step.

　　Xinhua News Agency, Los Angeles, December 16th, special feature: Why did the loss of a mountain fire hit a hundred-year record — — Reflection on Mountain Fire Disaster in California, USA

　　Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Heng Gaoshan

　　On the real-time fire map of California Forest Fire Bureau, many mountain fires are still burning. Compared with the basically controlled mountain fire "Kemp", these mountain fires are small in scale, but they still make Californians nervous.

　　Recently, mountain fires "Kemp", "woolsey" and "Hill" have ravaged the north and south of California at the same time, causing at least 89 deaths and burning more than 20,000 buildings. The "Kemp" mountain fire has become the most deadly and destructive mountain fire disaster in the United States in the past 100 years because it claimed more than 80 innocent lives.

　　Although California mountain fires are related to natural factors, they also expose some problems such as outdated infrastructure, improper planning and insufficient budget in some parts of the United States, which causes American society to reflect.

　　Climate change policy is questioned.

　　On December 7, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced a new policy, which greatly loosened the restrictions on carbon emissions of new coal-fired power plants. This is the latest action of the Clean Power Plan issued by the current US government during its subversion of the Obama administration. In the eyes of many scientists, similar carbon emission loosening policies will aggravate global warming, thus leading to more "Kemp"-style deadly mountain fires.

　　According to the statistics of the National Inter-departmental Fire Center of the United States, four of the five largest mountain fires in California history occurred after 2012 in terms of fire area. The "Thomas Mountain Fire", which just set a fire area record at the beginning of this year, was surpassed by the "Mendocino Joint Mountain Fire" with a fire area of more than 1,148 square kilometers seven months later.

　　Neil Laru, an atmospheric researcher at the University of Nevada, Reno, believes that the frequent severe mountain fires are behind the trend of climate warming. "When the atmosphere warms, it also becomes hungrier." Strong winds accelerate the spread of fire, and at the same time, "thirsty" air will absorb water from plants, making vegetation more flammable. "Heat, drought and strong winds are all raw materials for mountain fires. It’s all collected this time. "

　　In the view of California Governor Jerry Brown, "Fire Devil" is rampant because of human factors. He emphasized to the media and the public that global warming and the increase in extreme weather are the fundamental reasons for the destructive power of California mountain fires. Humans need to "stand with nature" to stop the trend of global warming.

　　This is an important part of the White House’s policy philosophy. The current U.S. government not only withdrew from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, but also abolished a series of energy reform measures formulated during the Obama era by administrative order, and even planned to force the reduction of automobile exhaust and carbon emission standards of coal-fired power plants.

　　Coincidentally. When reflecting on the severe flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston last year, many scientists also expounded the relationship between climate change and frequent hurricanes. Jim Black, a professor of environmental engineering at Rice University in Texas, told reporters that in the United States, climate change has almost become a taboo topic, and he does not agree with this practice. He believes that facing up to climate change will help to deal with disastrous weather conditions to a certain extent.

　　"These measures [to loosen carbon emission restrictions] mean that when people face heat waves, droughts, fires and floods, the government will ignore them. These disasters will become more terrible because of climate change. " Ken Chimel, president of the American Union of Concerned Scientists, told reporters.

　　Infrastructure aging buried hidden dangers.

　　In addition to the "bad weather", California suffered heavy fire losses in the past two years, which also reflected two major livelihood issues that have plagued the United States for many years, namely, the housing crisis and the aging of infrastructure. Failure to nip in the bud is closely related to these disadvantages of people’s livelihood.

　　In California, for example, the housing needs of a large number of low-income people have been unable to meet for a long time, and their homes have been forced to gradually expand from the edge of the city to the adjacent wild forest areas, some of which are even the originally planned urban fire belts. In order to ensure the real estate tax that supports local finance, some municipal authorities have relaxed supervision on developers. As a result, a large number of buildings were illegally built in the forest. Once a mountain fire happens, it is easy to cause huge personal and property losses.

　　Richard halsey, an expert on mountain fires, wrote in the Los Angeles Times that the social reasons behind mountain fires must be acknowledged, including "poor planning". "They allow developers to leave hidden dangers during development, but let firefighters take the blame."

　　The aging of power, communication, emergency and other infrastructure has seriously affected the life-saving and escape measures such as fire warning, notification and evacuation. The communication signal in the mountainous area of California is extremely poor. In Paradise Town, the hardest hit area of the mountain fire "Kemp", many victims who escaped from the fire confirmed to reporters that about one-third of the 27,000 residents in the town did not receive the mandatory evacuation order issued by the police through mobile phones, networks and other channels when the mountain fire occurred.

　　According to an after-the-fact investigation by the California Public Facilities Committee, the first batch of firefighters who rushed to Paradise Town arrived at the scene 10 minutes after the fire broke out, at about 6: 45 am on November 8. Due to the shortage of local base stations and communication difficulties, although the county sheriff’s office quickly issued an evacuation order, it was past 8 o’clock when the first batch of residents learned the order, and by 10: 15, the mobile communication signal in Paradise Town was completely interrupted.

　　Savannah Lauscher, a resident of Paradise Town, recalled that when she received the alarm at about 8: 30, the ashes had drifted outside her house. "We saw a wall of fire. The Woods 50 yards (about 45 meters) away are burning and moving forward at a speed of almost 10 yards (about 9 meters) per minute. " Their family escaped by car like most people, but the road was so congested that they had to drive into the opposite lane to find a way out. Many people abandoned their cars and fled, while many people who stayed in the cars were burned to death.

　　Old power facilities are also a great hidden danger. According to the investigation report of the California Forest Fire Bureau on the cause of the fire in 2017, of the 21 large-scale fires in that year, 17 were caused by the equipment failure of Pacific Gas and Power Company. According to reports, the cause of the "Kemp" mountain fire may also be related to this.

　　Insufficient special budget attracts criticism.

　　The frequent occurrence of catastrophic mountain fires highlights the shortage of funds related to disaster prevention and relief in the United States. When the fiscal deficit and debt are rising, the U.S. government insists on using more government budgets in the military field, and does not hesitate to squeeze the budgets of federal agencies related to people’s livelihood. In addition, short-sighted economic and fiscal policies have magnified the shortcomings of insufficient and unbalanced disaster prevention and relief resources in the United States at this stage.

　　In FY 2018, the department responsible for forest fire prevention at the federal level — — The overall fire budget of the US Forestry Administration decreased by 17%, of which the budget for fire fighting was 1.06 billion US dollars, and in fiscal year 2017, the bureau spent more than 2.5 billion US dollars on fighting mountain fires. Overexpenditure on fire fighting has resulted in less and less expenses on fire prevention and related scientific research.

　　Us president trump accused California of failing to clean up dead trees and weeds in the forest in time after the "Kemp" mountain fire. The budget table of the US Forestry Administration shows that this year’s federal budget will directly reduce the budget for "cleaning up dangerous combustibles" from more than $37 million to zero. The inter-departmental "Joint Fire Science Research Project" has funded 280 sub-projects in the past 10 years, which has played a great role in guiding the disaster reduction and prevention of mountain fires. However, the funding for this research project in 2018 is less than a quarter of that in 2011.

　　Due to historical reasons, a large area of land in the western United States belongs to the federal government. Take the forests of California as an example, 40% are owned by federal agencies, 30% are privately owned, and 30% are owned by the California government. The federal government has invested less in the prevention, control and scientific research of mountain fires, so the state government has to use local financial funds to advance. In 2016, California paid $16 million in firefighting funds for the federal government. Until 2017, the money was not returned, which led California to threaten to stand by and watch the fires in the federal government’s jurisdiction.

　　The California mountain fire also exposed the imbalance in the allocation of disaster relief forces of local governments in the United States. An official of the Los Angeles Fire Department told the reporter that "Kemp" caused heavy casualties in northern California, while the other two fires near Los Angeles caused relatively light losses. The most direct reason was that the local government in southern California had more money, so it could hire more firefighters, professional firefighting planes and other large equipment. The worst-hit paradise town, which is located in Buyut County, is one of the poorest places in California.

　　The casualties and losses caused by a fire are heartbreaking. The inability of the federal and local governments to cope with the disaster has exposed the shortcomings of American social governance. These deep-seated contradictions and problems should arouse the reflection of the American government and society, otherwise, the future fire and water disasters will only be more ruthless. (Participating in reporters: Wu Xiaoling, Changyuan, Gaolu, Liu Liwei)

　　Toyota’s new Crown Sport PHEV model has been launched in the Japanese domestic market, with a starting price of 7,650,000 yen (about 380,000 yuan). Delivery tasks are expected to start before the end of this year or 2024 at the soonest. At the same time, the new car is also expected to be imported into the domestic market next year.　

　　Toyota’s new Crown Sport PHEV model is equipped with a large blackened mesh grille on the front face and split LED headlight sets on both sides. The rear of the car is equipped with a hidden exhaust layout, and a large spoiler is added above the tailgate for a more sporty atmosphere. According to Toyota officials, engineers have added extra support to the chassis to improve rigidity and adjusted the settings of shock absorbers in the adaptive variable suspension system, while the 20-inch ventilated disc and six-piston brake calipers provide stronger braking force. At the same time, the interior of the new car will also be equipped with a multi-function steering wheel with the crown logo, and equipped with LCD digital meters and floating LCD central control screen. The RS model will also be equipped with sports seats and red rear seat belts.

　　Toyota’s new Crown Sport PHEV model will be equipped with a plug-in hybrid system composed of a 2.5L naturally aspirated engine + two electric motors and a lithium-ion battery, with a combined maximum power of 225kW, a pure electric range of up to 90 kilometers, and an E-Four electronically controlled four-wheel drive system. (Source: Toyota Motor)

　　On August 24th, the Japanese government unilaterally forced the Fukushima nuclear polluted water to be discharged into the sea. This extremely irresponsible move triggered strong opposition from the international community.

　　Japan launches Fukushima nuclear polluted water discharge into the sea.

　　But amid the opposition, there is a "debris flow" that is out of place.The authorities in Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan Province not only don’t object to the Japanese government’s discharge of nuclear polluted water, but also take the initiative to "whitewash" the aquatic products imported from Japan, claiming that "there is no risk, so it will not be banned for the time being".Be ridiculed as a stage "‘ Help ’ On the 26th, Xie Changting, the representative of Japan, even made a strange remark on social media, saying that "trace radioactive elements are beneficial to the body", which is really "‘ Help ’ Day "has no bottom line.

　　Previously, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities had "whitewashed" Japanese Fukushima food with doubts about radioactive material residues, called "nuclear food" a "blessing food", and opened the import of "nuclear food" regardless of public opposition. This time, as always, I am groveling in front of Japan.

　　In fact, from the American "Lai pig", the Canadian "mad cow" to the Japanese "nuclear food", the Democratic Progressive Party authorities have become habitual offenders in importing problem foods.

　　Today, Master Tan will talk to you about the Democratic Progressive Party authorities’ trading people’s food safety.

It’s impossible to prevent!

The people’s dining table on the island has fallen.

　　"To carefully identify the origin mark, buy pork depends on whether it is the United States ‘ Lai pig ’ Buying beef depends on whether it is ‘ Add cattle ’ Buying aquatic products depends on whether it is Japanese or not, beware of disaster! "

　　This is the spit of an island friend of Tan Zhu. He said that when buying food in Taiwan Province, we should pay special attention to the place of origin."The Democratic Progressive Party authorities have poisoned the dining tables of Taiwan Province people badly in recent years!"

　　A store in TaipeiHanging "Taiwan Province Pig"Sign to attract customers

　　Master Tan’s search found that this island friend’s worry was by no means a mountain out of a molehill.

　　In addition to Japan’s "nuclear food", which has once again become the focus of discussion on food safety on the island because of Japan’s nuclear sewage discharge, just two months ago, Taiwan’s administrative agencies also decided to open the import of Canadian full-age beef with concerns about mad cow disease. Canada has been repeatedly upgraded by the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) for mad cow disease.

　　Experts studying food safety on the island told Tan Zhu that the incubation period of BSE is as long as several years and the mortality rate of infected people is extremely high. Therefore, Taiwan Province’s "Food Hygiene Management Law" clearly stipulates that beef imports should be banned in the territories where BSE occurs within 10 years.Canada, which was just exposed to mad cow cases at the end of 2021, has obviously not passed the "risk period".

　　There are also media reports on the island that before confirming the import of "plus cattle", Taiwan Province Food and Drug Administration went to Canada for on-the-spot inspection, but did not check the slaughterhouses mainly for cattle over 30 months old (generally, cattle with mad cow disease are about 39 months old).Simply ignore the key points and go through the motions, and regard food safety as a child’s play.

　　This year, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities also opened up the import of Japanese cooked pork. However, some media on the island disclosed that there have been several cases of swine fever in Japan in recent years, which spread to more than 10 counties. In 2020, it lost the qualification of "swine fever clearing country" recognized by the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH).Japanese pork can’t be sold to European and American markets at all, and only Taiwan Province is the "take-over man".

　　Also imported by Democratic Progressive Party authorities are American pork containing ractopamine, Japanese "nuclear food" mentioned above, and even Japanese imported strawberries found to contain banned pesticides.Democratic Progressive Party authorities can relax the standards of pesticide detection specifically for them, opening the door for Japanese "poisonous" strawberries.

　　No wonder Tan Zhu’s friends on the island are so uneasy about imported food.

　　Japanese imported strawberries containing banned pesticides were detected on the island.

Eat by the head!

Democratic Progressive Party authorities harbor evil intentions.

　　In order to safeguard the safety of the dining table, in recent years, people on the island frequently took to the streets to express their demands.

　　At the end of 2020, dozens of groups in Taiwan Province held the largest "Autumn Fight" parade in history, shouting "Anti ‘ Lai pig ’ "Take care of food safety", many parents took part in the demonstration with their children and asked the Democratic Progressive Party authorities: Have you ever cared about the health of the next generation?

　　People on the island marched against the import of American "Lai pig"

　　There are also non-governmental organizations that published a love letter saying, "The Democratic Progressive Party authorities are willing to be obedient and open to the American people ‘ Lai pig ’ Imports seriously endanger people’s health. ""People don’t want to be victims of politics, and the most humble hope is health. "

　　Similarly, as early as "anti ‘ Nuclear food ’ In the referendum, the people on the island rejected Japan’s "nuclear food" imports with 7.79 million votes. After Japan forcibly discharged nuclear polluted water into the sea, the anti-Japanese "nuclear food" public opinion on the island once again reached the boiling point. Some netizens on the island left a message asking the Democratic Progressive Party authorities, "How much do you sell for the health of Taiwan Province people?" "Is the life of Taiwan Province people worthless?"

　　People on the island oppose Japan’s "nuclear food"

　　Regrettably, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities have always been perfunctory about the questions and protests of the people on the island, and have drawn all kinds of "big cakes" that have not yet been realized and cannot be realized.

　　Tan Zhu noticed that when the import of Lai Pig was opened, Tsai Ing-Wen declared that the decision could effectively promote "Taiwan-US relations" and help promote the "bilateral trade agreement" between Taiwan and the United States.

　　On the issue of "adding cattle", Mason Lee, deputy director of Taiwan’s foreign affairs department, also publicly stated that Canada will be the chairman of the Executive Committee of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP) next year, and opening up the import of Canadian full-age beef will have a positive effect on Taiwan Province’s accession to CPTPP.

　　After opening the "nuclear food" to the island, Tsai Ing-wen and Su Zhenchang frequently talked, suggesting that Taiwan Province’s move to open the Japanese "nuclear food" was "right", which would help strengthen the "Taiwan-Japan relationship" and facilitate Taiwan Province’s entry into CPTPP.

　　Produced by netizens on the island

　　Experts studying food safety on the island told Tan Zhu,The Democratic Progressive Party authorities’ wide-open door and "taking over" the problem food everywhere regard selling the health and well-being of Taiwan Province people as a "stepping stone" to expand the "international space". In the final analysis, it is for their political self-interest. These shameless politicians have sharpened their heads and want to join CPTPP, hoping to reach a so-called "value alliance" and "interest alliance" with "foreign masters" such as the United States and Japan, and create the illusion of "support from the international community" in order to defraud votes on the island.

　　However, Mr. Tan must remind the Democratic Progressive Party authorities that Taiwan Province, as a part of China, must take the one-China principle as the premise to join any international organizations and participate in any international activities.The Democratic Progressive Party authorities’ flattery of foreign countries to sell Taiwan has only resulted in "lip service", and what is more, the "foreign masters" have made more and more unscrupulous demands on Taiwan Province.

　　The "poisonous food" of the people on the island is doomed to be "free food". The Democratic Progressive Party authorities have ignored the health and well-being of the people on the island, and they have no bottom line to flatter foreign countries and harm Taiwan. They are also doomed to blame and be spurned.

　　The "Reform Plan for the Salary System of the Heads of Central Management Enterprises" was implemented in 72 key central enterprises this year. According to statistics, among the 48 central enterprises that have published annual reports recently, there are 18 listed companies with general managers and presidents as samples, and their salaries have decreased year-on-year, and 4 have increased by over 100% year-on-year. The average salary of general managers of 48 listed companies rose from 970,000 yuan in 2014 to 1.07 million yuan in 2015.

　　It has been controversial for leaders of central enterprises to get super-high salaries like executives of foreign companies and private enterprises. Recently, listed companies have released annual reports one after another, and the salary of senior executives of central enterprises has become a hot spot in the market. Since January 1, 2015, the Reform Plan of the Salary System for the Heads of Central Management Enterprises has been implemented in 72 key central enterprises. At the beginning of the reform, the vice minister of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said that after the reform, the salary level of the heads of most central management enterprises will decline, and some will fall by a larger margin. Then, judging from the published financial report, has the salary reform of central enterprises achieved the expected results over the past year or so? What problems are reflected in the change of executive compensation in central enterprises?

　　The average annual salary of general managers of 48 central enterprises exceeds one million.

　　According to media statistics, among the 48 central enterprises that have published annual reports under the supervision of the State Council State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, with the general manager and president as samples, there are 18 listed companies whose salaries have decreased year-on-year, and 4 have increased by over 100% year-on-year. The average salary of general managers of 48 listed companies rose from 970,000 yuan in 2014 to 1.07 million yuan in 2015.

　　Judging from the ups and downs, the biggest decline is Guodian Nanzi. In 2014, the annual salary of Huang Yuanhong, general manager of Guodian Nanzi, was 518,000 yuan. In June 2015, Huang Yuanhong, general manager of Guodian Nanzi, resigned. Since then, Guodian Nanzi has welcomed a new general manager, Ying Guangwei. According to the annual report, its annual salary in 2015 was 164,000 yuan, which was 68.34% lower than that of its predecessor. The biggest increase is Zhenhua Heavy Industry. In 2015, the annual salary of Huang Qingfeng, president of Zhenhua Heavy Industry, was 894,000 yuan, while in 2014, the salary of former president Lu Jianzhong was only 205,300 yuan.

　　In terms of absolute salary, the highest salary is CIMC. In 2015, the salary of Mai Boliang, president of CIMC, was as high as 6.373 million yuan, ranking first among the top executives of major central enterprises. Compared with the salary of 9.98 million yuan in 2012, it has declined, but it has been the top three in the A-share salary list in the past three years. Whether it is the former general manager or the current general manager, the annual salary of the senior executives of Yunnan Copper, a subsidiary of Chinalco, is extremely low among listed companies. The current general manager Gao Guichao’s annual salary in 2015 is 60,000 yuan, and his predecessor Shen Nanshan’s annual salary in 2014 is 157,500 yuan. Some netizens even ridiculed that this income is not as good as a courier.

　　The salary of petrochemical executives is "halved"

　　According to the salary reform plan implemented in early 2015, the salary of the heads of central enterprises will be composed of two parts: past basic annual salary and performance annual salary, and adjusted to three parts: basic annual salary, performance annual salary and term incentive income. The salary of central enterprises is differentiated and officially bid farewell to the "big pot rice". Then, judging from the published annual report, does the change of executive compensation of central enterprises conform to the spirit of reform?

　　Taking Sinopec Shuangxiong as an example, according to the 2015 annual report, the salary of Sinopec President Li Chunguang decreased from 972,900 yuan in 2014 to 525,000 yuan in 2015, a decrease of 46%; The salary of Wang Dongjin, president of PetroChina, decreased from 1.137 million yuan to 734,000 yuan, a decrease of 35.44%. In 2015, when international oil prices fell precipitously, Sinopec’s net profit decreased by 11.4% year-on-year to 43.3 billion yuan. The net profit of PetroChina fell by nearly 70% year-on-year, only 35.6 billion yuan, which was lower than the 100 billion yuan mark for the first time in ten years.

　　Presidents of five major banks bid farewell to millions of salaries.

　　Another obvious change in executive compensation is banks. Recently, the annual reports of five state-owned banks that have established diplomatic relations between workers, peasants and China have been disclosed one after another, and the rise and fall of bank employees’ compensation has also surfaced. Different from the substantial increase in the salary of commercial executives, the overall salary of bank executives declined in 2015, and it has completely bid farewell to the million-dollar salary.

　　The Beijing Youth Daily reporter noted that in the disclosure of the annual reports of the five major state-owned banks, it was all stated that "according to the relevant regulations of the state, from January 1, 2015, the remuneration of the chairman, president, supervisor and other deputy heads of the Bank was implemented in accordance with the Interim Measures for the Administration of Remuneration of Heads of Central Financial Enterprises, and the Bank has paid salaries accordingly".

　　According to the 2015 annual report, the net profit attributable to the parent company of the five major banks exceeded 920 billion yuan, equivalent to earning 2.5 billion yuan every day. Although the profit scale was "the legendary swordsman", the net profit fell into a "turtle speed" growth. According to the annual report of the five state-owned commercial banks that established diplomatic relations between workers, peasants and China, their net profit increased by 0.5%, 0.7%, 0.74%, 0.28% and 1.5% respectively in 2015. After years of double-digit high-speed growth, the growth rate is the slowest in the last decade, and banks have bid farewell to the era of "lying down to make money".

　　The annual salary of the presidents of the five major state-owned banks in 2015 can almost be called "waist cutting". Among them, Yi Huiman, President of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, paid 546,800 yuan in 2015, compared with 1,089,000 yuan in the previous year, a decrease of 49.79%; Chen Siqing, President of China Bank, paid 613,300 yuan in 2015, down 43.38% from 1,083,200 yuan in the previous year; Wang Zuji, President of China Construction Bank, paid RMB364,600 in 2015, a significant decrease of 67.79% compared with the previous year (President Zhang Jianguo paid RMB1,132,000 in the previous year); Peng Chun, President of Bank of Communications, paid 525,700 yuan in 2015, down 47.83% from 1,007,600 yuan in the previous year. Zhang Yun, the president of the Agricultural Bank of China, was punished for violating discipline, but no statistics were made. The pre-tax salary of Cai Hua Xiang and Lou Wenlong, the vice presidents of the Agricultural Bank of China, was 977,400 yuan in 2014, and it was 522,100 yuan in 2015, a decrease of 46.58%.

　　Text/reporter Zhu Kaiyun

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　　The income of employees of listed banks remains unchanged as a whole.

　　At present, 10 listed banks have published their 2015 annual reports. According to the data of the annual report, in the past year, due to the salary limit of central enterprises and the decline in profits, the salaries of senior executives such as chairmen and presidents of banks have shrunk significantly, and some have even been cut by half, but the per capita income of employees is basically the same as that of the previous year, with little increase and decrease, and the performance is stable.

　　According to the calculation results of professional institutions, except for China Merchants Bank, China CITIC Bank and Bank of Communications, the per capita salary of other banks is within 4% year-on-year, which is basically the same. The per capita salary of joint-stock banks is mostly between 300,000 and 400,000 yuan, while that of the top five state-owned banks is between 200,000 and 300,000 yuan, and the joint-stock banks beat the state-owned banks completely.

　　Specifically, Ping An Bank has the highest per capita salary of 418,100 yuan, an increase of 3.31% over 2014; The second place is Minsheng Bank, with 404,000 yuan, an increase of 3.22% over 2014; Everbright Bank ranked third with 359,700 yuan, a decrease of 2.34% over the previous year.

　　The per capita salary of the five major state-owned banks is still significantly lower than that of the joint-stock banks, among which the highest bank of communications is 274,700 yuan, up by 7.73% year-on-year, which is 183,400 yuan less than that of China Merchants Bank, which is the least among the joint-stock banks. Followed by China Bank, 259,800 yuan, an increase of 2.36% over the previous year; The third place is CCB, with 247,000 yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 0.56%; ICBC ranked fourth with 245,900 yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 0.77%; The last one was Agricultural Bank of China, which was 221,500 yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 3.40%.

　　It is worth noting that the total wages and benefits of China Merchants Bank and CITIC Co., Ltd. have fallen sharply, with a decrease of 15.32% and 19.96% respectively. However, according to industry analysts, the main reason for the sharp decline is the delayed payment of performance pay, which does not mean that China Merchants Bank and China CITIC Bank are significantly reducing their salaries.

　　China Merchants Bank issued a document in April last year, which will implement a deferred payment risk premium system in domestic branches, that is, a certain proportion of the performance pay of employees in risk-related positions will be withdrawn, and the amount will be paid year by year according to the risk release of the project, with a withdrawal ratio of 10%, covering ordinary employees in markets, compliance and operations. The direct consequence of this mechanism is that the income of bank employees decreased in that year.

　　Of the 16 A-share listed banks, 10 have published their annual reports, including five state-owned banks that have established diplomatic relations between workers and peasants, and five joint-stock commercial banks, namely China Merchants Bank, Minsheng Bank, CITIC Bank, China Everbright Bank and Ping An Bank.

　　Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Cheng Wei