Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, December 15th Title: 2016 China Minsheng Hotspot Scan

　　Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Zhendong

　　In 2016, despite the downward pressure of the economy, China’s investment and guarantee in the field of people’s livelihood have not weakened at all, the first victory in poverty alleviation can be expected, the employment situation is improving, and the policies of education and medical care for the benefit of the people are constantly increasing … … One reform after another has brought people more sense of gain.

　　[Poverty Alleviation] All tasks are progressing smoothly.

　　The central poverty alleviation and development work conference held at the end of November 2015 sounded the charge of decisive battle against poverty. Over the past year, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core, the all-round poverty alleviation network has become more and more dense, and all key tasks in the fight against poverty have progressed smoothly, and good news has been frequently reported in the first year of the war.

　　In order to make the poverty alleviation targets more accurate, nearly 2 million people were mobilized nationwide this year to set up a file for poverty alleviation targets to "look back". A total of 9.29 million poor people were excluded and 8.07 million were re-recorded. Under the impetus of the "five batches" project, all the ex situ poverty alleviation and relocation projects in 833 counties across the country started; Free vocational education and high school education for children from poor families are basically realized; The three systems of the new rural cooperative medical system, serious illness insurance and medical assistance for serious and serious diseases fully cover the rural poor. It is predicted that the goal of reducing poverty by more than 10 million people can be achieved this year.

　　[Employment] Complete the annual objectives and tasks ahead of schedule

　　Employment is the foundation of people’s livelihood. According to the latest data from Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, from January to November this year, 12.49 million people were newly employed in cities and towns in China, fulfilling the target of 10 million people in the whole year ahead of schedule. By the end of the third quarter, the national urban registered unemployment rate was 4.04%, which was lower than the annual control target.

　　It is worth mentioning that this year’s "employment report card" is not only "high in total score" but also "strong in single item". Among them, 5.11 million unemployed people in cities and towns were re-employed, completing 102.2% of the annual target tasks; The number of people with employment difficulties was 1.54 million, accounting for 128.3% of the annual target, reflecting the close connection between ensuring employment and benefiting people’s livelihood.

　　[Education] Formulate ten measures to promote urban-rural integration.

　　Eliminate the plan of large class size, reform the schooling mechanism of children who move with them, build urban schools at the same time, promote the standardization of schools, and implement the preferential policy of rural teachers’ income distribution … … In July this year, the State Council issued "Several Opinions on Promoting the Integrated Reform and Development of Urban and Rural Compulsory Education in Counties", and formulated ten measures, proposing that by 2020, the balanced development of compulsory education in counties and the equalization of basic public education services in urban and rural areas will be basically realized.

　　Promoting the integration of compulsory education in urban and rural areas as a whole is a realistic need to narrow the gap between urban and rural education and complete the task of poverty alleviation through education in an all-round way, and it is also a fundamental requirement for building a well-off society in an all-round way. Reform is a complex systematic project. In the process of implementation, we must strengthen government responsibility, strengthen supervision and inspection, and open social supervision to ensure that every reform measure takes root.

　　Graded diagnosis and treatment alleviates "difficulty in seeing a doctor"

　　In April this year, the the State Council executive meeting determined the key points of deepening medical reform in 2016, including deepening the reform of public hospitals, promoting the construction of graded diagnosis and treatment, and promoting the "transparency" of drug prices.

　　After a few months, the results are bright. The participation rate of basic medical insurance in China is fixed at over 95%, and the serious illness insurance for urban and rural residents has been fully promoted. The number of pilot cities for comprehensive reform of public hospitals has been expanded to 200, the drug supply guarantee system has been further improved, the market-oriented drug price formation mechanism has been gradually established, and the proportion of personal health expenditure in total health expenditure has been declining. More than half of the counties in the country have carried out pilot projects for the first consultation at the grassroots level, and the rate of medical treatment within the county has reached more than 80%.

　　[Pension] policies are intensively introduced to fill the shortcomings of rural pension.

　　China has been in the stage of aging, and "providing for the aged" has increasingly become the focus of social attention. By the end of the third quarter of this year, the number of all kinds of old-age beds in China had reached 6.959 million, with 31.6 old-age beds per thousand elderly people, an increase of 4.3% over the end of last year.

　　Since the beginning of this year, various pension policies have been intensively introduced. The Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Finance jointly launched a pilot reform of home and community care services, focusing on supporting the construction of facilities such as rural nursing homes and community day care centers. It is estimated that about 50,000 beds of various types of care services will be added after completion; The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued the "Guiding Opinions on Piloting the Long-term Care Insurance System" and launched 15 pilot cities. It is planned to explore and establish a policy framework for the long-term care insurance system suitable for the national conditions in one to two years; The Health and Family Planning Commission and the Ministry of Civil Affairs jointly issued a notice to identify 50 cities (districts) across the country as the first batch of national-level pilot units for combining medical care with nursing care, and further promote the extension of medical resources to communities and families.

　　[Income] The per capita disposable income of residents and GDP grew together.

　　The data shows that in the first three quarters of this year, the per capita disposable income of the national residents was 17,735 yuan, a nominal increase of 8.4% year-on-year, and a real increase of 6.3% after deducting the price factor. The income of urban and rural residents was basically synchronized with the GDP growth rate. At the same time, the regional income gap is narrowing. From the published data of the first three quarters, the income growth rate in the western region is relatively high, and the nominal growth rate of per capita disposable income of urban residents in Guizhou and Qinghai reaches 9%, leading the country.

　　In November this year, the Central Office and the State Council issued "Several Opinions on Implementing the Distribution Policy Oriented to Increasing Knowledge Value". Accordingly, the income of scientific researchers, university teachers, medical staff and other groups will change greatly in the future.

　　The policy of "comprehensive two children" was formally implemented, and the number of births increased significantly.

　　On January 1st this year, it was officially implemented in the universal two-child policy. According to statistics, the number of applications for birth registration of Chinese citizens has increased significantly this year, and the number of births has shown a significant growth momentum. In the first half of the year, the national birth population was 8.31 million, a year-on-year increase of 6.9%; The birth rate of two children was 44.6%, an increase of 6.7 percentage points compared with last year.

　　The implementation of the universal two-child policy is an important strategic decision made by the central government based on the new situation of China’s population and economic and social development. After the implementation of the universal two-child policy, a large number of families who meet the policy will be released in a centralized way, which also brings challenges such as a significant increase in the number of elderly pregnant women, an increase in maternity risks, an increase in the shortage of pediatricians, and an increase in the pressure on maternity insurance funds in some areas. Relevant departments should step up their efforts to improve relevant facilities and give play to the positive effects of the policy.

　　[Environmental protection] has been improved, and there is a long way to go.

　　According to data recently released by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, from January to November this year, the average number of excellent days in 338 cities at prefecture level and above was 80.5%, up 2.6 percentage points year-on-year. The concentration of PM2.5 was 44 μ g/m3, down 8.3% year-on-year; The concentration of PM10 was 79 μ g/m3, a year-on-year decrease of 7.1%.

　　From the data point of view, the concentration of particulate matter in the whole country and key areas has shown a downward trend this year, and the air quality has improved overall, achieving the annual control goal. However, since November, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and its surrounding areas have experienced three large-scale heavy pollution weather, and many cities in Northeast China have also experienced extremely heavy pollution weather processes, reflecting that smog control has a long way to go.

In recent years, car companies and technology companies have cooperated to build cars from time to time. Ali and SAIC, Huawei and Changan, Baidu and Geely, etc., all show complementary advantages to a certain extent.

A few days ago, the new brand jointly created by Geely and Baidu officially went on the market. The first model is extremely 01. This product is positioned as a medium and large pure electric SUV with a price range of 219,900-309,900 yuan.

Extreme Yue 01 photo/Shell Finance reporter Bai Haotian

Combining the dual experience of Geely and Baidu, can Extreme Yue 01 show a different side than other competitors in the market? Shell Finance reporter was invited to test drive this new car.

Rich in configuration, some functions are highly integrated and creative, but users still need to adapt.

In terms of appearance, Extreme Yue 01 has adopted its own design concept, its length, width and height are 4853/1990/1611 mm respectively, and its wheelbase is 3000 mm..

Because the vehicle is built on Geely’s vast platform, its width is close to that of Krypton 001, and the width of Krypton 001 reaches 1999 mm, which is high in the market. In terms of height, although the Extreme Yue 01 is higher than the average car, it is still slightly lower than the Star Yue L (the height of the car is 1689 mm), another main SUV of Geely.

This ratio makes the vehicle look lower. Although it is an SUV, it has a strong sense of crossover, with a drag coefficient of 0.249. In the real experience, the rear leg space of the vehicle is close to that of a medium-sized car, which may be related to the longer cushion length.

In the design, a large number of soft leather and soft plastic packages are used in the ultra-Yue 01, with very few plastic parts, and the overall materials are relatively solid.

Extreme Yue 01 Interior Photo/Shell Financial Reporter Bai Haotian

In terms of configuration, the new car uses frameless doors, push-button door handles, electric suction doors, electric lifting tail fins, Qualcomm 8295 intelligent cockpit chips, NVIDIA DRIVE Orin chips, suspended headrest, ROBO SOUND sound sound system, etc., which are rich in configuration in the same price model.

It is worth mentioning that, like brands such as Tesla, the ultra-Yue 01 car adopts the avant-garde interior design concept, with almost no physical buttons, and a large number of functions are concentrated on the central control screen. On this basis, the steering lever of the vehicle is cancelled and the function is integrated into the steering wheel button. This design is innovative and bold, but for users, it may need to adapt gradually from the operation and concept.

Thanks to Baidu’s blessing, the voice-controlled car of Extreme Yue 01 has strong recognition ability, and many functions can be completed by awakening intelligent robots. In addition, Extreme Yue 01 supports off-line voice communication, and even if there is no signal, the voice assistant in the car can interact with the driver.

The driving performance is stable, and the auxiliary driving function does not lose competing products.

Although Extreme Vietnam has many avant-garde scientific and technological ideas, it is not a "flower shelf". On the basis of Geely’s car-making, the driving and control experience of Extreme Yue 01 gives people a sense of reliability.

As we all know, Geely Automobile has acquired many internationally renowned automobile brands, including Volvo and Lotus. With the feedback of these technologies, the acceleration of the switch pedal is very linear.

Extreme Yue 01 photo/Shell Finance reporter Bai Haotian

According to different models, the Extreme Yue 01 has single-motor and dual-motor versions. The former has a maximum power of 200 kW and a peak torque of 343 Nm. The latter has a maximum power of 400 kW and a peak torque of 686 Nm.

During the test drive, the single motor system of Extreme Yue 01 can provide powerful explosive force.

Although the car is nearly 2 meters wide, the steering and handling experience of this product is not bad during the test drive, and it is not difficult in the process of reversing into the warehouse.

Geely’s car-making foundation shows a certain competitiveness, and the more it relies on Baidu’s intelligent driving system, it is not inferior to other technology companies.

Based on Apollo’s high-order automatic driving ability, Jiyue 01 can realize the functions of automatic following, overtaking and avoiding large vehicles on Fushi Road Expressway. According to the official introduction of the company, at present, vehicles can carry out advanced intelligent driving on more than 90% highway sections, and some cities have opened advanced intelligent driving in urban areas. At the end of the month and in 2024, Extreme Yue 01 will apply advanced intelligent driving to more cities.

Extreme Yue 01 photo/Shell Finance reporter Bai Haotian

In addition, the ultra-cross 01 can also realize automatic parking, automatic wayfinding parking in the parking lot and voice wake-up outside the car to leave the parking space. The driver can talk to Extreme Crossing 01 outside the car, and commands such as opening the car door and leaving the parking space can be executed.

Beijing News Shell Finance Reporter Bai Haotian Editor Yue Caizhou Proofread Zhu Mingxian

　　CCTV News:Recently, a school in Jiangxi called Yuzhang Academy has attracted much attention. The school claims that it can help problem of juvenile get rid of Internet addiction through Chinese studies, but many students who have studied here claim that the so-called Chinese studies in Yuzhang Academy are actually corporal punishment such as flogging and shutting down a small black room. So what is the truth? Faced with many questions, CCTV reporters contacted many parties, found several students and their parents who had studied here, and interviewed the principal and teachers of Yuzhang Academy, trying to solve the secret of this academy.

　　Establish qualified private training institutions in 2013.

　　A small tile-headed wall with blue bricks and a lattice window hanging in the cloister, these two poems seem to describe the building in front of us. Yuzhang Academy is one of the four major academies in Jiangxi’s history. In May 2013, with the approval of the local education department, this school named Yuzhang Academy was established in Qingshanhu District of Nanchang City. The nature of the school is a private non-academic education and training institution.

　　Students come from all over the country, mostly junior high school students.

　　Although Yuzhang Academy is located in Jiangxi, its students come from all over the country. At most, there are nearly 200 students, most of whom are teenagers in middle and high schools. Why does a private training institution that teaches Chinese studies attract so many children from all over the country to go to school?

　　Xiaowei, who lives in Nanchang, began to study at Yuzhang Academy in September 2013. According to him, he was "kidnapped" from home by several strangers.

　　Xiaowei: "I feel kidnapped. Ask them where this is and where they are taking me."

　　According to Xiaowei, he was "kidnapped" to the school. Another child, Xiao Yao, also said that he was cheated in the name of eating. However, unlike Xiaowei, Xiaoyao vaguely guessed what place he was going to be sent to.

　　Xiaoyao: "At that time, in my home computer, that is, in the history of search, my dad should have glanced at it before deleting it, and I just happened to see such a school. I forgot about almost such a school."

　　Xiaoyao’s family lives in Shangrao, which is more than 200 kilometers away from Nanchang. His father runs a lot of business there. However, since Xiaoyao entered high school, the existing crisis between father and son has become more explosive.

　　Ms. Yin, the parent of another girl in Yuzhang Academy, said that her daughter used to be like this, not only resisting communication with them, but even fighting with them. What worries Ms. Yin even more is that her daughter is crazy about mobile phones, and even in order to secretly buy mobile phones, instead of eating breakfast, she saves several or dozens of pocket money and meals to buy mobile phones.

　　No way, it is the common feeling of these parents, and at this time, Yuzhang Academy in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province entered the sight of these parents.

　　"Helping people with youth crisis to achieve excellent life" is a promise in the agreement signed between Yuzhang Academy and parents. The admission items of this agreement indicate that students can study at any time, and the semester is from six months to one year. The cost for six months is 31,250 yuan, and the cost for one year is 49,750 yuan.

　　Such tuition fees are not cheap for many families, but parents who are willing to spend so much money to send their children in have a common expectation. They believe that through the "characteristic education" of Yuzhang Academy, these children who even their parents can’t discipline will usher in a thoroughly remoulded change after half a year.

　　Why should every freshman be confined for seven days when he first arrives?

　　"Yuzhang Academy" has a meditation room, and every child who has just arrived at the academy has to be kept alone in the meditation room for seven days and seven nights. The headmaster gave his own opinion about this practice.

　

　　This "boredom relief room" is also called the meditation room in Yuzhang Academy, but for many students, it is a dark room that restricts their freedom. As soon as each student enters Yuzhang Academy, he will be kept here alone for seven days and seven nights.

　　Xiaoyao: "I said how I could be sent to a place like this, but I didn’t tell me anything clearly. I wanted to see my parents or something, so they quarreled with me. After I scolded them, they started to fight. I started to fight with their two instructors. I am sure I can’t beat them. Then they beat me up and they left. "

　　JovesongThere is a hole under the bed, and then I know what they do? That is to deliberately make a hole to scare you, that is, mosquitoes, mice and ants, and mice can climb in through this hole. "

　　Except for a few books, no mobile phone and no computer, it is extremely difficult for Calvin and Xiaoyao, who are only teenagers, to stay in this empty room.

　　The headmaster explained that this was Morita therapy.

　　Why do students have to be kept alone for seven days when they first enter school? The headmaster of Yuzhang Academy does not deny the question of "closing a small black room". He explained that this is actually a kind of psychotherapy called Morita therapy.

　　Ren Weiqiang, president of Yuzhang Academy, said: "The child may have some antagonism and reluctance when he comes at first, so we will let him get rid of this emotion through a relatively mild method,/because this teenager’s simple language communication will not be effective when he is in such an emotional state, and some even directly attack our teacher."

　　After seven days, the students became quiet but said they learned to pretend.

　　After seven days, the students released from the meditation room were really quiet and less grumpy. However, according to Xiaoyao, these were all produced by them.

　　Whether it is camouflage or Morita therapy, President Ren Weiqiang believes that after seven days of tempering, it is very helpful for students to study in the academy next.

　　Violating the "rules" will be punished by the "dragon whip"

　　At the end of the seven-day confinement, the formal school life began. During the day, there was a culture class, and at night, there was a course called Calder, which many students still couldn’t get over.

　　In Calder class, the culture teacher first summarizes the students’ day’s study, and then the instructor punishes the students who violate the so-called "school rules". This punishment is not just talk, but the use of a ruler and a whip, which is also called a dragon whip.

　　Jovesong"I didn’t recite the ancient prose he asked me to recite that day, and then I was beaten with a steel ruler. I think I hit it ten times, but I didn’t feel any pain at all. Why? Because I feel that my heart is dead, just like a walking corpse, disheartened and without any feeling. "

　　Xiaoyao: "Hiding snacks, not eating clean, not eating, boys and girls pass notes, lighter is to beat the ruler, heavier is to beat the dragon whip, anyway, it is all kinds of miscellaneous things, and the instructor can beat you with the ruler if you are unhappy."

　　The two recalled that for some serious mistakes in school regulations, it was not just to beat the ruler, but to use another thing, the whip.

　　Principal: Corporal punishment and non-violence are not half-terror on the Internet.

　　As for corporal punishment, President Ren Weiqiang believes that it is not violence. Before playing the ruler, they sometimes beat themselves a few times to master the strength. For the ruler to quit the whip, President Ren Weiqiang said that it was not as horrible as it was uploaded online.

　　Corporal punishment has clear approval procedures. Instructors specialize in punishment.

　　At the same time, President Ren Weiqiang said that corporal punishment has clear approval procedures and requirements, and their regulations are not so strict, and corporal punishment will not be carried out just because of a trivial matter. Is the situation like what the headmaster said? Our reporter found an instructor who had worked in the academy for a period of time. According to him, the culture teacher would record the students who violated discipline, and the instructor’s job was to punish them.

　　Zhou Wenliang used to be an instructor in Yuzhang Academy.: "The ruler is very common, that is, people basically make mistakes by hitting the ruler, so when boys and girls talk, they communicate with the opposite sex, which means fighting, hitting the teacher or trying to escape. This is very serious."

　　 At present, the police have launched an investigation into whether the behavior of Yuzhang Academy is suspected of breaking the law.

The reporter learned from Shanghai Customs that at 22: 30 on March 17th, 21,200 boxes of imported Covid-19 therapeutic drug "Naimatvir/Ritonavir Tablets" (Paxlovid) were cleared by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, and all the import clearance procedures were completed, and they were rushed to the national anti-epidemic front line. This is the first import of this drug in China after it was included in the latest version of COVID-19’s diagnosis and treatment plan.

On February 11th, 2022, according to the relevant provisions of the Drug Administration Law and the special drug approval procedures, National Medical Products Administration conducted emergency review and approval, and conditionally approved the import registration of the combined packaging (Paxlovid) of nematevir tablets and ritonavir tablets in Covid-19, Pfizer. On March 15th, the main points of the revision of novel coronavirus Diagnosis and Treatment Plan (Trial Ninth Edition) issued by the National Health and Wellness Commission showed that the specific anti-Covid-19 drugs of Naimatevir Tablets/Ritonavir Tablets (Paxlovid) approved by National Medical Products Administration were written into the diagnosis and treatment plan.

Hu Xiaoming, deputy director of the General Department of Shanghai Customs, said that the goods were imported from Pudong Airport. They connect with enterprises in advance to understand the import situation of goods, formulate and start the whole customs clearance guarantee plan, and guide enterprises to adopt the "declare in advance" model. After the goods arrived at Pudong Airport, they were immediately removed and transferred to Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, which provided valuable time "ahead of schedule" for enterprises to declare imports and distribute shipments.

After the customs in the bonded area "receives the stick", a green channel is set up at the business site to ensure the safe and convenient customs clearance of goods. In view of the strict requirements for the storage environment of this batch of drugs, after receiving the application for making an appointment for inspection from the enterprise, the customs of the bonded area appointed customs officers to go to the enterprise to carry out warehousing inspection under the premise of doing a good job of safety protection, and complete the on-site inspection according to the inspection instructions to realize the "zero waiting" for customs clearance.

Geng Jing, head of the Second Division of Customs Comprehensive Business in the Bonded Zone, told the reporter: "This batch of goods is relatively large. We give full play to the function of the logistics distribution center in the special customs supervision area, and help enterprises to reasonably arrange the batch exit and the corresponding transportation plan according to the actual situation and demand, and provide all-weather customs clearance guarantee, so as not to delay drugs for one second."

　　Recently, Venezuela has welcomed a number of "benefits", the economic sanctions imposed by the United States on Venezuela have been loosened, the so-called "interim government" supported by the United States in an attempt to replace the current government has been dissolved, and European countries represented by Spain and France are easing their relations with Venezuela. In particular, Latin American countries, such as Colombia and Brazil, have resumed diplomatic relations with Venezuela. These Latin American countries advocate multilateral mechanisms to solve problems and oppose unilateral sanctions and crowding out Venezuela.

　　Local analysts pointed out that there are indications that since 2018, the United States has tried to use unilateral sanctions to force the Venezuelan government to yield and pressure European and Latin American countries to isolate Venezuela, which cannot succeed.

　　American companies resume importing Venezuelan oil.

　　Since 2018, the United States has imposed "extreme pressure" on the Venezuelan government for many years, with the aim of supporting the so-called "interim government" led by Venezuelan opposition leader Guaido. Since the outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on February 24 last year, Europe and the United States have imposed sanctions on Russian crude oil exports, resulting in tight international crude oil supply and rising prices for a long time, which has also brought obvious negative effects to domestic oil prices in the United States. In order to stabilize domestic oil prices, the United States began to take the initiative to contact Venezuela, a major oil producer, to seek the possibility of importing oil from Venezuela.

　　On November 26, 2022, the US Treasury Department announced that in the next six months, Chevron will be allowed to resume its oil exploration business in Venezuela and allow it to import oil from Venezuela. As a result, two oil tankers sent by Chevron arrived at Lake Maracaibo, the main oil and gas producing area of Venezuela, on December 29th last year and January 3rd this year respectively. In addition to bringing naphtha used to dilute heavy crude oil to the joint venture between Chevron and Venezuela’s national oil company, it is estimated that 500,000 barrels of crude oil will be transported to Chevron’s refinery in the Gulf of Mexico. This will be the first batch of crude oil shipped from Venezuela to the United States in four years.

△ Chevron oil tanker sent to Venezuela

　　Francesco Monaldi, director of Latin American energy project of Baker School of Public Policy, Rice University, said that the crude oil production capacity of Chevron’s joint venture in Venezuela was 50,000 barrels per day at the end of November last year, and it is expected to increase to 800,000 to 100,000 barrels per day in the following months. If there is enough investment, the production capacity of Chevron is expected to increase to 200,000 to 220,000 barrels per day in the next two years.

　　Under the "favorable" factors such as Chevron’s resumption of operation in Venezuela, the Venezuelan Petrochemical Chamber of Commerce said that by the end of 2023, Venezuela could increase its crude oil production from the current 700,000 barrels per day to 1 million barrels per day, which would greatly increase the country’s oil export revenue. By the end of 2023, the export income including oil, gold and other minerals is expected to reach about 20 billion US dollars, exceeding the estimated income of 15 billion US dollars in 2022, which will help improve Venezuela’s balance of payments.

　　The process of multi-party game is difficult and tortuous.

　　The recent relaxation of sanctions against Venezuela by the United States is the result of a multi-party game, and its process is difficult and tortuous. Shortly after the outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the United States completely banned the import of Russian oil, resulting in a gap of 600,000 to 700,000 barrels per day. In order to fill the gap, the US government sent a high-level delegation to Venezuela for talks with the Venezuelan government on March 5 last year. In the negotiations, US officials mentioned that Venezuela should export oil directly to the United States in exchange for relaxing US oil sanctions against Venezuela, while trying to determine whether Maduro’s government is prepared to keep a distance from its ally Russia in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Plasencia, Venezuela’s foreign minister, said shortly afterwards that Venezuela was ready to sell oil to the United States again, but at the same time, it remained "loyal" to Russia, which remained an ally.

　　Since the end of March last year, Biden’s government has released 180 million barrels of reserve crude oil to the domestic market in the United States. The urgency of the United States to resume importing oil from Venezuela to stabilize oil prices has declined in a short period of time, and the negotiations between the United States and Venezuela have come to a standstill.

　　After temporarily shelving the option of Venezuela, the US government once tried to persuade Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other oil-producing countries in the Middle East to increase oil production. Last July, Biden visited Saudi Arabia. At the beginning of October 2022, "OPEC+"countries including Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates decided to reduce crude oil production by 2 million barrels per day from November until the end of 2022. Biden stated in this regard that the decision of "OPEC+"prompted the United States to reconsider the issue of oil import substitutes, but the United States has many options. The US media subsequently reported that Biden’s administration is considering the option of relaxing sanctions against Venezuela, so that American oil companies can restart oil production activities in Venezuela.

△ "OPEC+"countries hold a meeting

　　At the end of November last year, Biden’s government allowed Chevron to resume its oil exploration and export business in Venezuela, and Chevron quickly sent tankers to Venezuela to transport crude oil. According to American media reports, Chevron was able to quickly resume importing crude oil after obtaining the license, thanks to the company’s preparations as early as several months ago.

　　The analysis pointed out that a series of chain reactions triggered by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in the world forced the United States to consider loosening sanctions against the Committee. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace recently wrote in official website that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has continuously strengthened the right to speak in the negotiations between Maduro’s government and the United States. As the United States demands to cut off Russian oil and gas exports and seek alternatives for Russian oil imports, the United States is giving up its "threatening language" against Venezuela in previous years and releasing more "goodwill" instead. Now Venezuela is becoming a "valuable partner" of the United States.

　　The "interim president" was dismissed because of infighting in the opposition.

　　Just as the United States relaxed its sanctions against Venezuela, both the "interim government" and the "interim president" Guaido supported by the United States had problems: the former was dissolved and the latter was dismissed. In the vote on December 30 last year, the Venezuelan opposition passed the decision to dissolve the so-called "interim government" and dismissed Guaido, the "interim president". Of the four main opposition parties in Venezuela, three supported the above decision.

　　Looking back at history, in May 2018, the current president of Venezuela, Maduro, won re-election in the presidential election, but the United States and some western countries did not recognize the election results and supported Guaido, who was elected as the chairman of Venezuela’s parliament in January 2019, as an "interim president". In fact, Guaido has never actually been in power for a day.

　　After the dissolution of the "interim government", the National Security Council of the United States indicated that the United States would continue to support the "interim government" in whatever form it existed. The State Council spokesman Price said on January 3 that although the "interim government" has been dissolved, the United States still "does not recognize" Maduro’s government and will continue to maintain the existing sanctions.

　　Compared with the tough stance of the United States, Venezuelan President Maduro said on January 1 this year that Venezuela is "fully prepared to take measures to normalize relations with the United States". Maduro criticized the US government’s extreme pressure on Venezuela. He said that the United States has taken measures such as suppressing Venezuela, threatening invasion and imposing extreme sanctions, hoping to force Venezuela to split internally and "arrange a president" for Venezuela from the outside, but these measures have been defeated.

　　However, although the Venezuelan government firmly opposed the "interim government" supported by the United States, it did not close the communication channels with the "interim government", especially on November 26 last year, the Venezuelan government and the opposition made an important breakthrough in negotiations for the first time in many years. The two sides agreed to implement a humanitarian rescue plan worth about $3 billion and continue the dialogue in Mexico. This further strengthened the initiative of the Maduro government.

△ Venezuelan President Maduro

　　Although the United States does not admit its failure in supporting the opposition, many mainstream media have quite consistent judgments on this. The New York Times wrote that Guaido’s dismissal was a major blow to the US government, which has been supporting Guaido since 2019. This clearly shows that the opposition has lost confidence in the goal of "replacing the Maduro government" led by Guaido. German news TV issued a document saying that Guaido’s dismissal means that "the attempt to support an influential opposition to compete with the Maduro government has failed".

　　The Sao Paulo newspaper, which has the largest circulation in Brazil, pointed out that although Biden’s government is unwilling to "recognize" Maduro’s government, it has shown that the US policy toward Venezuela has obvious pragmatism from sending a high-level delegation to visit Venezuela in March last year to allowing Chevron to import Venezuelan crude oil.

　　Some European countries began to ease relations with Venezuela.

　　Over the past few years, many European countries have expressed their support for the "interim government" and adopted measures to sanction the Venezuelan government, while some Latin American countries have also "selected side stations" and collectively put pressure on the Maduro government.

　　Today, these situations are changing.

　　In Europe, European countries have realized the importance of Venezuela since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine led to the energy supply crisis in Europe. French President Macron called for the diversification of European oil imports and the return of Venezuela to the international oil market at the G7 summit last July. Last November, at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, Macron met with Maduro, and Macron expressed his willingness to start bilateral cooperation beneficial to the whole region. Recently, the Spanish government appointed a new ambassador to Venezuela to restore diplomatic relations between the two countries at the ambassadorial level in order to coordinate the import of oil from Venezuela by the country’s oil companies.

△ European cruise ships arrived in Venezuela for the first time in 15 years.

　　In fact, European energy companies have started importing Venezuelan crude oil earlier. In the middle of last year, Italy’s Eni Group and Spain’s Lepsol Company imported a total of 3.6 million barrels of crude oil from Venezuela, which was the first time that Europe imported Venezuelan oil in two years. Since then, Venezuela has suspended the export of oil to these two European companies for three months because of dissatisfaction with the settlement method that exporting oil can only be used to pay off debts. Since November, Venezuela has resumed oil sales to these two companies. In that month, 2 million barrels of crude oil were exported to Europe, most of which were received by Lepsol’s Bilbao Refinery. The refinery uses heavy crude oil to produce a large amount of petroleum coke (an important raw material for cement, graphite, steelmaking and other industries), and the petroleum coke production capacity of the refinery can meet the demand of European market by about 5%.

　　Jon Imas, president of Lepsol Company, said that importing Venezuelan oil is not only beneficial to the company itself, but also beneficial to Europe as a whole. In the case that Europe is short of Russian oil due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Venezuela provides another option to supply Europe.

　　Just as some European countries eased relations with Venezuela and increased imports of Venezuelan oil. On January 3, a cruise ship from Europe docked in Venezuela, and nearly 500 passengers from France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and Italy visited Venezuela for the first time in 15 years.

　　Latin American countries move closer to Venezuela

　　At the level of Latin American countries, cracks have appeared within the Lima Group. The Lima Group was founded in Lima, Peru in 2017 by 12 Latin American countries including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico, with the aim of trying to solve the Venezuelan crisis by peaceful means. At the beginning of the establishment of Lima Group, many member countries boycotted the current Venezuelan government and supported the United States’ practice of excluding Venezuela from attending the Summit of the Americas.

△ Colombian President petro and Venezuelan President Maduro met for the first time in three years

　　Now, the situation has changed. Peru recognized the Maduro government in 2021, while Argentina and Mexico announced their withdrawal from the Lima Group in 2021. On the other hand, after the new President petro took office, Colombian neighbors quickly resumed diplomatic relations with Venezuela at the ambassadorial level, lifted the border blockade, and achieved the first meeting between the two presidents in three years. In Brazil, the largest country in Latin America, Lula officially became president on January 1, which not only ordered the lifting of the ban on the entry of President Maduro into Brazil, but also restored diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level between the two countries. (General Station reporter Lei Xiangping)

　　2019In, the whole province focused on catching up and surpassing and the requirements of "five solidities" to overcome various adverse effects, and with the help of vigorously improving the business environment, the total output value of the construction industry was realized throughout the year.7883.88100 million yuan, a year-on-year increase10.7%The growth rate of output value ranks twelfth in the country. The comprehensive strength of construction enterprises has been greatly improved, the industrial structure of enterprises has become increasingly reasonable, and the added value of construction industry accounts for the whole province.GDPSpecific gravity reached9.6%The position of the construction industry as a pillar industry has been continuously consolidated.

　

　　First, the overall production and operation of construction enterprises in the province is improving.

　

　　oneThe output value of enterprises has increased steadily.

　

　　2019In, the construction enterprises in the whole province (note: the following construction enterprises refer to general contracting and professional contracting enterprises) completed the total output value of the construction industry.7883.88100 million yuan, a year-on-year increase10.7%, down from the same period last year.3.6Percentage points. In which: the output value of construction project is completed.6910.58100 million yuan, a year-on-year increase10.9%, down from the same period last year.1.4Percentage points. Completion of installation project output value665.65100 million yuan, a year-on-year increase11.4%, down from the same period last year.12.5Percentage points. Other output value307.65100 million yuan, a year-on-year increase6.0%, down from the same period last year.40.9Percentage points.

　

　

　　2The amount of new contracts signed this year has increased significantly.

　

　　2019The total amount of contracts signed by construction enterprises in the province in.17973.34100 million yuan, a year-on-year increase17.7%, higher than the same period of last year.8.7Percentage points. In which: Contract amount carried forward from the previous year8275.77100 million yuan, a year-on-year increase16.0%, down from the same period last year.13.5Percentage points. New contract amount signed this year9697.57100 million yuan, a year-on-year increase19.2%, higher than the same period of last year.23.5Percentage points. The effective growth of newly signed contracts has provided effective support for the steady growth of construction production in our province throughout the year.

　

　　threeThe growth rate of enterprise construction area has accelerated.

　

　　2019In, the construction enterprises in the whole province realized the building construction area.35276.4610,000 square meters, a year-on-year increase.19.0%, higher than last year.ninePercentage points. Due to the unsaturated workload of some enterprises in this year’s construction, the growth of new construction area this year is weak, falling year-on-year4.3%.

　

　　fourThe per capita labor productivity is increasing year by year.

　

　　2019Construction enterprises with total qualifications in the province in.3255Households, year-on-year growth15.5%, net increase of enterprises this year.438Household; Average number of people in construction industry171.3Ten thousand people, down year-on-year.1.1%, down from the same period of last year.1.83Ten thousand people. With the decrease of the average number of enterprises and the continuous improvement of the level of mechanization in the industry, the per capita labor productivity of construction enterprises in the province has increased.46.09ten thousand yuan/People, an increase over the same period last year.4.96ten thousand yuan/People. The improvement of labor productivity provides a strong guarantee for the market competitiveness of construction enterprises in our province.

　

　　fiveThe enterprise has a high prosperity and is optimistic about the future construction market.

　

　　According to the annual prosperity index survey,2019The annual business climate index is the first quarter respectively.110.1%Second quarter111.6%Third quarter110.9%Fourth quarter112.8%The prosperity index in the fourth quarter was higher than that in the same period of last year.1.4Percentage points.2019The annual enterprise confidence index is the first quarter respectively.114.6%Second quarter115.2%Third quarter113.7%Fourth quarter115.0%The confidence index in the fourth quarter increased compared with the same period of last year.2.7Percentage points.

　

　　Second, the structural characteristics of the province’s construction enterprises

　

　　oneFrom the composition of output value, the output value of construction projects is dominant.

　

　　2019Construction enterprises in the whole province realized the output value of construction projects in.6910.58One hundred million yuan, the proportion of engineering output value to the total output value is87.7%, higher than the same period of last year.0.2Percentage points. Completion of construction and installation project output value665.65One hundred million yuan, construction and installation engineering output value accounted for the proportion of the total output value is8.4%, unchanged from the same period of last year. Completion of other output values307.65One hundred million yuan, the proportion of other output value in the total output value is3.9%, down from the same period last year.0.2Percentage points.

　

　

　　2In terms of industries, the housing construction industry occupies the first place

　

　　2019In the province’s construction enterprises in, the housing construction industry achieved a total output value.4171.55Billion yuan, accounting for the total output value of the construction industry.53.0%, down from the same period last year.0.9Percentage points. The total output value of civil engineering and construction industry is realized.3184.68100 million yuan. Accounting for the total output value of the construction industry40.4%, higher than the same period of last year.2.2Percentage points. Including: railway, road, tunnel and bridge engineering construction industry completed.2488.11100 million yuan, accounting for the output value of all civil engineering industries.78.1%. The construction and installation industry has achieved total output value.367.95Billion yuan, accounting for the total output value of the construction industry.4.6%, down from the same period last year.0.9Percentage points. Building decoration and other construction industries realize total output value.159.70Billion. Accounting for the total output value of the construction industry2.0%, down from the same period last year.0.4Percentage points.

　

　

　　threeIn terms of qualification level, super-grade and first-class enterprises occupy the main market share.

　

　　2019In 2000, the province’s construction enterprises were middle-grade and first-class enterprises.494Home, accounting for all general contracting and professional contracting enterprises.15.2%, realize the construction industry output value.5471.19Billion yuan, accounting for the total output value.69.4%, higher than last year.2.2Percentage points. Secondary enterprise1769Home, accounting for all general contracting and professional contracting enterprises.54.3%, realize the construction industry output value.1847.88Billion yuan, accounting for the total output value.23.4%, down from the same period last year.0.1Percentage points. Level 3 and below enterprises992Home, accounting for all general contracting and professional contracting enterprises.30.5%, realize the construction industry output value.564.81Billion yuan, accounting for the total output value.7.2%, down from the same period last year.2.1Percentage points.

　

　　fourIn terms of regions, Guanzhong is still the main force.

　

　　The industrial structure of Shaanxi construction industry is still dominated by Guanzhong, supplemented by southern Shaanxi and northern Shaanxi.2019In, the construction enterprises in Xi ‘an, Tongchuan, Xianyang, Weinan, Baoji and Yangling in Guanzhong area completed the total output value of the construction industry.6737.55One hundred million yuan, accounting for the proportion of the province.85.5%, higher than the same period of last year.0.6Percentage points. Construction enterprises in Ankang, Hanzhong, Shangluo, Yan ‘an and Yulin in southern Shaanxi and northern Shaanxi have completed the total output value of the construction industry.1146.33One hundred million yuan, accounting for the proportion of the province.14.5%, down from the same period last year.0.6Percentage points. Among them, southern ShaanxithreeShizhan8.2%, northern Shaanxi2Shizhan6.3%. In terms of the total amount and growth rate of cities, Xi’ an has the highest proportion, accounting for the province’s output value57.3%, higher than the same period of last year.2.5Percentage points. Tongchuan has the lowest proportion, accounting for the province’s output value.0.6%, unchanged from the same period of last year. Tongchuan’s growth rate is the fastest21.7%, higher than the whole province.11Percentage points. Shangluo growth rate-12.3%The growth rate is the lowest, lower than that of the whole province.23Percentage points.

　

　　fiveFrom the perspective of domestic and foreign markets, the share of output value of enterprises in our province in other provinces has been continuously improved.

　

　　2019Enterprises in our province completed output value in other provinces in.2539.36100 million yuan, a year-on-year increase19.5%, higher than the same period of last year.9.1Percentage points, accounting for the total output value.32.2%. Investigation shows that enterprises from other provinces have completed their output value in Shaanxi.991.11100 million yuan, down from the same period last year.24%, down from the same period last year.34.4Percentage points.

　　CCTV News:Lantern Festival is a day of family reunion. From the northwest wind area of the motherland to the moving train, from the railway workers who stick to their posts to the passengers on the journey, people experience different reunions on the same Lantern Festival.

　　This two-year-old boy named "Sambo" is the son of Zhang Wei and Pei Liyuan, employees of Hami Power Supply Section. Because Pei Liyuan works in the 13-room station in Bailifeng District, 170 kilometers away, the family gathers less and leaves more. This Lantern Festival, Zhang Wei will take his son to the 13 rooms for a different Lantern Festival.

　　Triratna: "this is for mom."

　　Knowing that he was going to find his mother, Xiao Sanbao was very excited. After more than three hours of running, the train arrived at the thirteen-room station.

　　Triratna: "rush! Mom, mom! "

　　The sudden appearance of her son surprised Pei Liyuan. The thirteen rooms where Pei Liyuan works are a fifth-class station on the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway and the core area of the Bailifeng District, where strong winds are raging all the year round. At the end of 2011, the whole line of Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway was electrified, and once the foreign objects were blown into the catenary by strong wind, it would affect the safety punctuality of Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway. Pei Liyuan’s job is to monitor and analyze the catenary data to ensure the safety and smoothness of this electrified railway artery. It’s common to have a gale of more than ten in the spring wind zone. Pei Liyuan hasn’t been home for more than ten days. This time, Zhang Wei specially brought her favorite "black sesame stuffing" dumplings.

　　Zhang Wei, who doesn’t know how to be romantic on weekdays, also wants to express his love to his wife on the Lantern Festival.

　　Pei LiyuanAfter so many years of marriage, I feel that he didn’t take the initiative to buy me a gift.

　　Calling "I didn’t expect it", there are also passengers on this local train from Baoji, Shaanxi to Pingliang, Gansu. A group of teenagers with an average age of only ten years old came to the train to have a Lantern Festival, which brought surprises to the passengers.

　　In the carriage, this group of social fire teenagers with an average age of only ten years old painted various facial expressions and dressed in folk social fire costumes, playing with knives and guns in an exemplary manner, attracting more and more tourists. On the passenger train from Heze to Harbin, the solve riddles on the lanterns race carefully prepared by the train staff of Jinan Passenger Transport Section was in full swing.

　　Train conductor Wang Zhanyu: "Long ears, short tail, only eating vegetables, not eating, what is this?"

　　Child traveler: "Little Rabbit."

　　Train conductor Wang Zhanyu"By the way, I’ll give you a little gift. Happy Lantern Festival."

　　Passenger Mr. Wang: "I guessed three correctly. I was so happy to meet this Lantern Festival event in the car for the first time."

　　After guessing the riddles, the dining car staff served the steaming Lantern Festival for the passengers to taste.

　　Enjoy the journey and enjoy the Lantern Festival, yeah!

Text/Wang Xiaohong, Deputy Director of Information Department of China International Economic Exchange Center; Xie Lanlan, Strategy Department of China International Economic Exchange Center; Guo Xia, postdoctoral fellow, Information Department, China International Economic Exchange Center.

Technology trade can effectively combine and utilize global advanced technologies to improve innovation efficiency and reduce the cost and risk of independent research and development. It is an important way for developing countries to realize technological innovation and industrial leapfrog development, and it also runs through the whole process of China’s opening up, independent innovation and industrial development. In the early days of the founding of New China, China established a complete industrialization system with the technology import strategy as the core. Since the reform and opening up, China has actively integrated into the global industrial chain, supply chain and innovation chain, especially through large-scale technology introduction, digestion and absorption, the innovation ability has greatly jumped, and key core technologies in some fields have been obtained, which has significantly improved the industrial competitiveness and trade competitiveness, and achieved a historic leap from a technologically backward country to a world innovation power. Technology trade has played an important role in promoting the upgrading of industrial structure, expanding enterprise technology accumulation, enhancing independent innovation ability and cultivating new economic kinetic energy, and has become a propeller and accelerator for building an innovative country. However, compared with developed countries, there is still a big gap in China’s technical level, especially in the core key technical fields, and the ability of independent innovation is relatively weak, so it is still very important to implement the technology trade strategy. At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial revolution are changing with each passing day, and open innovation cooperation has become an inevitable trend of global technological innovation and development. Therefore, it is of great significance to continue to play the role of technology trade in promoting independent innovation, continuously improve the quality of technology introduction and expand the scale of technology export, so as to enhance technological innovation capability, promote industrial upgrading and service trade development, and thus promote high-quality economic development.

I. Characteristics and Problems of China’s Technology Trade Development since the Thirteenth Five-Year Plan

Since the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan", China has deeply implemented the innovation-driven strategy, the technology trade has developed steadily, the structure has been continuously optimized, the scale of technology trade has continued to expand, trading partners have spread all over the world, the trade methods have become more diversified, and the market dominant position of private enterprises has been rising. However, China’s technology trade market, especially the import of core technologies, is highly dependent on developed countries, and the "shortcomings" such as small-scale export of intellectual property rights and unbalanced regional technology introduction are still outstanding.

(A) the main characteristics of China’s technology trade development since the 13th Five-Year Plan

1. Strong growth in technology exports and steady growth in imports. From 2016 to 2019, China’s technology trade volume increased from 54.228 billion US dollars to 67.338 billion US dollars, with an average annual growth rate of 7.48%, including export growth rate of 11% and import growth rate of 4.63%. In 2019, the scale of trade, export and import were 1.88 times, 12.58 times and 1.05 times that of 2011, respectively. Due to the rapid growth of export scale, the technology trade deficit decreased from $7.228 billion in 2016 to $3.064 billion.

2. Technology import is "softened", and intellectual property import becomes the main way. China’s technology import mode has changed from "hard" to "soft", which indicates that the "gold content" of technology import has been continuously improved. From 2017 to 2019, the proportion of China’s technology fees to technology imports was 97.44%, 97.23% and 89.30% respectively; Among them, the import of intellectual property rights (patented technology, proprietary technology and trademark license) dominated the technology import, accounting for 65.63%, 68.46% and 60.32% respectively; Followed by technical consultation and technical services, accounting for 21.05%, 16.19% and 29.07% respectively; The third is computer software, accounting for 7.24%, 10.98% and 2.27% respectively. From a practical point of view, M&A is an important route for Chinese enterprises to acquire key core technologies in recent years. In the case of long-term technology research and development, high risk, high investment and difficulties in introducing core technologies, overseas mergers and acquisitions can effectively avoid foreign technical barriers, enable enterprises to master core technologies in a short time, and form strong technical strength and innovation ability. According to the statistics of Morning Post M&A, in recent years, obtaining technical targets is the most important goal of overseas M&A of Chinese enterprises. In 2018, the overseas advanced technology mergers and acquisitions of Chinese enterprises in manufacturing, TMT (technology, media and telecommunications) and medical and health industries accounted for 15.85%, 15.65% and 10.98% respectively.

3. Technology export is mainly based on technical consultation and technical services, which is the main source of surplus in technology trade. From 2017 to 2019, the proportion of technical consulting and technical services in technology export was 68.20%, 62.85% and 69.33% respectively, followed by computer software export, accounting for 16.23%, 8.82% and 7.42% respectively. Technical consultation and technical services are the largest surplus items in technology trade, with the surplus of 8.251 billion US dollars, 12.428 billion US dollars and 12.047 billion US dollars in 2017-2019 respectively. Secondly, the export of computer software, with a surplus of $1.411 billion in 2019, shows that China’s export competitiveness is rising by undertaking international software and information technology outsourcing, especially the development of new generation information technology such as artificial intelligence, big data, mobile internet and cloud computing, which is promoting the transformation and upgrading of information technology service outsourcing enterprises, and its scale strength is constantly increasing.

4. The technology trade market is still dominated by foreign-funded enterprises, and domestic-funded enterprises are on the rise. Foreign-funded enterprises have always occupied an absolute dominant position in China’s technology trade. From 2017 to 2019, foreign-funded enterprises accounted for 69.10%, 72.02% and 53.10% of technology imports, and 70.29%, 60.53% and 58.75% of technology exports, respectively. It shows that foreign-funded enterprises are still the main support of China’s technology trade and the important driving force of technology innovation, and their technology spillover effect still has an important impact on China’s technology innovation ability. It also shows that China’s increasingly optimized business environment is attractive to foreign-funded high-tech enterprises. At the same time, the share of domestic-funded enterprises in technology trade has gradually increased, indicating that the endogenous power of China’s technology trade has been continuously enhanced. In 2019, the proportion of state-owned enterprises, collective enterprises and private enterprises in technology imports totaled 38.25%, an increase of 13.54 percentage points compared with 24.71% in 2017; The proportion in technology exports totaled 37.19%, up 12.38 percentage points from 24.81% in 2017. And in 2018, the R&D intensity of domestic-funded enterprises was 1.3%, which was 0.3 percentage points higher than that of foreign capital, indicating that the continuous improvement of innovation ability of domestic-funded enterprises led to the growth of technology exports.

It is noteworthy that private enterprises have become an important market subject of China’s technology trade after foreign-funded enterprises. From the perspective of technology import, in recent years, private enterprises have continuously increased their efforts in technology import through transnational mergers and acquisitions, purchasing patented technology, strengthening technical cooperation with foreign enterprises and institutions, etc. From 2017 to 2019, the proportion of technology import of private enterprises was 16.72%, 15.92% and 17.67% respectively, reflecting that private enterprises have achieved remarkable results in technology upgrading through technology introduction. From the perspective of technology export, private enterprises have surpassed state-owned enterprises. From 2017 to 2019, the proportion of private enterprises in technology export was 15.50%, 16.78% and 15.35% respectively. The introduction of technology has promoted private enterprises to increase R&D investment. In 2018, the full-time equivalent of R&D personnel and the internal expenditure of R&D funds in private enterprises accounted for one-third of all types of industrial enterprises in China, showing an increasingly strong ability to digest and absorb innovation and gradually narrowing the technological gap with multinational companies and state-owned enterprises.

The technology trade market is mainly concentrated in developed countries and regions, and the United States is still the largest trading partner. At present, China has established technical and trade ties with more than 130 countries around the world, but it is highly concentrated in the developed economies of the United States, Europe and Japan and remains basically stable. In 2019, the top ten sources of technology imports in China were the United States, Japan, Germany, Russia, Sweden, South Korea, Switzerland, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, China and Italy, accounting for 87.28% of China’s technology imports, accounting for 87.28% of China’s technology imports, of which the total technology imports from the United States, Japan and Germany accounted for 56.15%. In 2019, the top ten technology export destinations were the United States, Hong Kong, China, United Arab Emirates, Japan, Germany, Sweden, Bangladesh, Singapore, South Korea and British Virgin Islands, which accounted for 71.30% of China’s technology export. The United States has always been China’s largest technology import country and export destination country. From 2017 to 2019, China’s technology imports to the United States accounted for 33.57%, 34.74% and 24.03% respectively, and its technology exports to the United States accounted for 22.22%, 30.83% and 17.62% respectively. In 2019, both bilateral technology imports and exports fell sharply due to trade friction. It is noteworthy that the "Belt and Road" has gradually become an important emerging market for China’s technology export. Among the top ten destinations of China’s technology export in 2019, the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh and Singapore all belong to countries along the route.

It should be emphasized that the three major economies of the United States, Europe and Japan have a high degree of overlap in China’s technology import and export market. On the one hand, it shows that the technology gap between China and developed economies is narrowing, and the technology division of labor is gradually developing from vertical division of labor to horizontal division of labor. For example, the phenomenon of patent cross-licensing between China’s information technology enterprises and multinational companies in developed countries is more and more confirmed. At the same time, we should also see that the technology trade between China and developed countries is still based on comparative advantages. China mainly imports core technologies and intellectual property rights from developed countries, while exports mainly non-core technologies such as technical consulting and services, such as professional technology, software and computer services, etc., and there are obvious gaps in technological advancement and added value. For example, China is the fourth largest importer of intellectual property rights in the world. In 2018, China’s intellectual property royalties paid to the United States accounted for 1/4 of the foreign intellectual property royalties in that year, accounting for 1/6 of the US intellectual property royalties in that year. From 2011 to 2018, the royalties paid by China to the United States increased from $3.46 billion to $8.64 billion, with an average annual growth rate of 13.97%.

6. Technology import is mainly based on manufacturing industry, and technology export is mainly based on service industry. From the perspective of technology import, transportation equipment, communication equipment, computers and other electronic equipment, chemical raw materials and products, general equipment, special equipment, electrical machinery and equipment, medicine and other manufacturing industries are the main industries of China’s technology import. From 2017 to 2019, the manufacturing industry accounted for 8 seats in the top ten technology import industries, and the total import value of manufacturing technology accounted for 78.28%, 76.97% and 63.85% respectively, indicating that foreign technology is still an important source for China’s manufacturing industry to acquire advanced technology and realize technology upgrading. From the perspective of technology export, the service industry is dominant. From 2017 to 2019, the top ten technology export industries include professional technology, software, research and development, computer services and other service fields, and the total proportion of technology exports in these four fields is 51.72%, 53.68% and 53.25% respectively, indicating that service exports mainly based on international service outsourcing are the main sources of technology exports. In addition, technology exports mainly involve manufacturing fields such as communication equipment, computers and other electronic equipment, medicine, chemical raw materials and chemicals, special equipment and transportation equipment. From 2017 to 2019, the total proportion of manufacturing technology exports was 33.61%, 17.80% and 23.78%, respectively, indicating that these fields improved their innovation ability through technology import and promoted the development of technology exports.

7. Technology-based foreign investment and utilization of foreign capital develop in both directions, and the ability to comprehensively apply domestic and foreign technology markets and resources is enhanced. In terms of foreign investment, the establishment of overseas R&D institutions and science parks is an important channel for Chinese enterprises to integrate into the global innovation chain and combine global talents, technology and information through open innovation. More and more enterprises seek technical resources for transnational mergers and acquisitions or set up overseas R&D institutions to quickly master core key technologies. According to statistics, by 2017, only high-tech zone enterprises had set up 994 overseas R&D institutions. For example, setting up R&D centers and production R&D bases overseas has become an important part of the globalization strategy of Chinese automobile enterprises. In terms of utilizing foreign capital, the relaxation of China’s foreign capital market access policy and the continuous improvement of the domestic business environment have promoted the rapid growth of high-tech foreign capital. In 2019, the absorption of foreign capital in China’s high-tech service industry increased by 44.3%, of which the absorption of foreign capital in information transmission, software and information technology services, scientific research and technology services increased by 29.4% and 68.4% respectively. The R&D investment of multinational corporations in China is increasing. At present, there are more than 2,000 regional headquarters and R&D centers invested by multinational corporations in China, including more than 1,800 foreign R&D centers recognized by the state.

(B) the main problems in the development of China’s technology trade

1. The core technology is highly dependent on developed countries, which leads to frequent economic and trade frictions.

In the past two years, the United States and other developed countries have been blocking China’s technology on the grounds of intellectual property protection and safeguarding national security, and have been launching intellectual property trade frictions, especially increasing the difficulty and cost of introducing core key technologies and cutting-edge technologies into China. In the Sino-US economic and trade friction, the scope of China’s high-tech enterprises and institutions listed by the United States on the list of export control entities is constantly expanding, and at the same time, restrictive measures such as imposing tariffs on the import of high-tech products in China are strengthened. For example, a new generation of information technology, new energy vehicles, aviation products, high-speed rail equipment, high-performance medical equipment, biomedicine, new materials, agricultural machinery and equipment and industrial robots. In addition, there are more and more obstacles for Chinese enterprises to acquire high-tech enterprises in the United States. In February 2020, the United States officially came into effect two laws and regulations to reform the national security review system for foreign investment and strictly control the loss of intellectual property rights of key technologies. Japan is also considering the scope of high-tech export control, focusing on the next generation technology used in artificial intelligence and robots.

2. The export scale of intellectual property rights does not match China’s status as an innovative power.

China has become one of the largest intellectual property countries in the world. By 2019, the number of domestic invention patents was 1.862 million, and the number of invention patents per 10,000 population was 13.3. According to the statistics of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in 2019, China has ranked first in the number of patent applications in the world for nine consecutive years, and the number of international patent applications has surpassed that of the United States for the first time, ranking first in the world. However, the situation of more peripheral patents and fewer core patents has led to the small-scale export of intellectual property rights in China, but it has to pay a high amount of intellectual property royalties. From 2017 to 2019, China’s intellectual property exports accounted for 11.56%, 15.60% and 11.35% of technology exports, while intellectual property imports accounted for 65.63%, 68.46% and 60.32% of technology imports in the same period, with trade deficits as high as $18.246 billion, $18.271 billion and $17.584 billion respectively. On the one hand, it shows that developed economies still occupy the dominant position in global technological innovation, on the other hand, it also reflects that China has not paid enough attention to the export strategy of intellectual property rights.

3. The regional distribution of technology introduction is seriously unbalanced.

There is a positive relationship between the difference of regional technology trade level and the level of economic development in China. Due to the high level of economic development in the eastern region, the advantages of high-tech industries are obvious, and technology trade also has an absolute advantage. In 2018, the proportion of technology imports in the eastern, central, western and northeastern regions was 64.53%, 8.79%, 19.40% and 7.28% respectively. The unbalanced spatial distribution of technology introduction means the gap between the eastern region and the central and western regions in terms of new technology acquisition, digestion, absorption and industrial application, which is bound to further widen the gap in technological innovation between regions, thus affecting the ability of central and western regions to undertake industrial transfer and independent innovation.

4. There is still much room for improvement in technology introduction, digestion, absorption and re-innovation of domestic enterprises.

The technology introduction of domestic enterprises has always been lower than that of foreign-funded enterprises. From 2017 to 2019, the proportion of domestic-funded enterprises ③ technology import was 30.9%, 27.98% and 46.9% respectively. This situation may bring some negative effects. For example, some foreign-funded enterprises control technology for the sake of maintaining and consolidating the competitive position in the market, and only transfer it within the company, thus reducing the technology spillover effect. At the same time, the digestion, absorption and re-innovation ability of domestic-funded enterprises is about 1 times lower than that of foreign-funded enterprises. In 2018, the average R&D investment expenditure of industrial enterprises was 3,106,100 yuan for domestic enterprises and 6,231,300 yuan for foreign-funded enterprises; The average full-time equivalent of R&D personnel is 7.04 person/year for domestic-funded enterprises and 13.42 person/year for foreign-funded enterprises. Therefore, domestic-funded enterprises should increase the intensity of technology introduction, and at the same time accelerate technology transformation and enhance innovation ability by increasing R&D investment and improving R&D efficiency.

Second, technology trade promotes China’s technological innovation capability and industrial competitiveness.

Through the practice of Chinese enterprises, the mutual promotion relationship between technology trade, technology innovation and industrial competitiveness can be confirmed. Enterprises have the basis of imitation and innovation by introducing technology. In order to achieve digestion, absorption and innovation in a short period of time, they usually increase investment in R&D, accumulate technology stock in R&D, and enhance their technological innovation ability. At the same time, new technologies have also intensified competition in the domestic market, stimulated enterprises that have not introduced technology to increase investment in research and development, and promoted the overall technological capability of the industry, thus promoting industrial upgrading and competitiveness.

(A) technology trade to promote China’s technological innovation ability.

In July 2019, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the Global Innovation Index Report for 2019, which showed that China ranked 14th among 129 economies, and was the only country among middle-income economies to enter the top 30, showing its outstanding innovation strength in patents, industrial designs, the number of trademarks, the export of high-tech and creative products. In 2019, the number of international patent applications in China increased by 11% to 58,990, surpassing the United States for the first time, and the level of innovation investment in China is far lower than that of high-income economies such as the United States, Germany, Britain, Finland and Israel, which is closely related to the way of introducing digestion, absorption and innovation. This paper analyzes the top ten industries of China’s technology import from 2017 to 2019, including eight types of manufacturing. It can be seen that both traditional manufacturing and emerging industries have a consistent dynamic innovation path, that is, technology introduction → increased R&D investment → improved technical level → improved innovation ability.

1. Enterprise technology import has obvious positive effect on the growth of R&D investment.

From the R&D expenditure from 2012 to 2018, it can be found that these eight types of manufacturing industries have maintained steady growth year by year. After 2014, the R&D expenditures of eight types of manufacturing industries all exceeded 10 billion yuan. In 2018, except for the food manufacturing industry, the R&D expenditures of the other seven manufacturing industries all exceeded 40 billion yuan, followed by the communications equipment, computer and other electronic equipment manufacturing industries, electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing industries, with R&D expenditures reaching 227.99 billion yuan and 132.01 billion yuan respectively, accounting for 18.2% and 10.6% of the R&D expenditures of all manufacturing industries in that year. From 2012 to 2018, the investment intensity of R&D funds in eight types of manufacturing industries generally increased, indicating that the introduction of technology directly or indirectly stimulated enterprises to carry out technological innovation. Among the eight types of manufacturing industries, the top two enterprises’ R&D expenditure intensities in 2018 were transportation equipment and special equipment manufacturing, which reached 3.38% and 2.43% respectively, increasing by 1.2 percentage points and 0.95 percentage points respectively compared with 2012. In 2018, except for the food manufacturing industry, the investment level of R&D funds in the other seven types of manufacturing industries exceeded the average level of industrial enterprises and all manufacturing industries in that year.

2. Enterprise technology introduction has obvious positive effect on promoting the growth of invention patents.

Invention patent is the core index to measure technological innovation ability. From 2012 to 2018, the number of effective invention patents in eight manufacturing industries showed a significant increase. Among them, communication equipment, computer and other electronic equipment manufacturing industries had the largest number of effective invention patents, followed by electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing industries. During the period from 2012 to 2018, the total number of invention patents accounted for about 40% of the regulated industrial enterprises. In 2018, the number of valid invention patents in eight manufacturing industries increased significantly, including 300,369 in communication equipment, computer and other electronic equipment manufacturing, 136,014 in electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing, and 97,839 in special equipment manufacturing, which were 3.6 times, 4.3 times and 4.5 times respectively in 2012. There are 78,731 general equipment manufacturing industries, 61,451 chemical raw materials and products manufacturing industries and 45,766 pharmaceutical manufacturing industries, which are 3.4 times, 3.7 times and 3 times that of 2012 respectively; There are 33,164 transportation equipment manufacturing industries and 10,906 food manufacturing industries, which are 5 times and 4.6 times that of 2012 respectively.

From the three traditional manufacturing fields of transportation equipment, medicine and food. Since 2001, the number of patent applications and authorizations for three types of manufacturing industries has increased rapidly. Among them, the number of invention patent applications increased from 917, 4,060 and 984 in 2001 to 69,516, 69,785 and 39,215 in 2019 respectively; In 2001, the number of invention patents granted to the three types of manufacturing industries was zero, and it increased to 20,427, 21,072 and 5,716 respectively in 2019. The average growth rates from 2002 to 2019 were 65.2%, 41.6% and 33% respectively. In 2019, the number of invention patents granted in the transportation equipment manufacturing industry was equivalent to 4.7 times in 2010 and 5,106.8 times in 2002; The number of invention patents granted in pharmaceutical manufacturing industry is equivalent to 2.1 times in 2010 and 369.7 times in 2002; The number of invention patents granted in food manufacturing industry is equivalent to 2.3 times in 2010 and 127 times in 2002. It can be seen that the three types of traditional manufacturing industries have successfully achieved digestion and absorption through technology introduction, and their independent innovation ability has been greatly improved.

From the telecom, radio and television satellite transmission services and computer software two information technology services. From 2001 to 2019, the number of invention patent applications in telecommunications, radio and television satellite transmission services increased from 1,176 to 23,620, with an average annual growth rate of 18.1%; The number of invention patents granted has increased from 0 to 11,521, with an average growth rate of 73.3% from 2002 to 2019. The number of invention patents granted in 2019 is equivalent to 1.7 times that in 2010 and 11,521 times that in 2002. From 2001 to 2019, the number of computer software copyright registrations in China increased rapidly, with only 6,948 in 2001, 81,900 in 2010 and 1,484,400 in 2019, with an average growth rate of 34.7% from 2001 to 2019. The number of registrations in 2019 was equivalent to 18.1 times that in 2010 and 213.7 times that in 2001.

3. Enterprise technology introduction has obvious positive effect on promoting overseas patent growth.

From the perspective of food chemistry, medicine and computer technology industries, the number of overseas patents granted in the three industries increased significantly from 2003 to 2018, from 4, 37 and 27 in 2003 to 87, 764 and 3553 in 2018, with the average annual growth rates of 22.8%, 22.4% and 38.4% respectively. Among them, the number of overseas patents granted for computer technology in 2018 was equivalent to 7 times in 2010 and 131.6 times in 2003; The number of overseas patents granted for food chemical technology is equivalent to 8.7 times in 2010 and 21.8 times in 2003; The number of overseas patents granted for medical technology is equivalent to 4.6 times in 2010 and 20.6 times in 2003.

From the perspective of digital communication industry, the number of overseas patents granted in China’s digital communication industry increased from 1 to 475 from 2000 to 2010, with an average annual growth rate of 85.2%, but the absolute number was lower than that of the United States (4,368), Japan (2,747), South Korea (1,437), France (853), Germany (921) and Sweden. Since 2011, the scale of patent authorization in China’s digital communication industry has increased significantly. From 2011 to 2018, the average annual growth rate of China’s overseas patent grants was 33.8%, while the average annual growth rates of France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Sweden and the United States were 5.4%, 5%, 4.8%, 15.8%, 15.8% and 8.2% respectively. In 2018, the number of overseas patents granted in China’s digital communication industry was 5,148, equivalent to 10.8 times that in 2010, and it has surpassed France (1,400), Germany (1,225), Japan (4,517), South Korea (4,867) and Sweden (2,843), second only to the United States (8,943).

(B) technology trade to promote industrial export competitiveness.

1. Technology introduction has promoted the growth of product export scale.

From the perspective of eight manufacturing industries in the top ten industries of technology introduction, according to the data of the National Bureau of Statistics, from 2003 to 2019, the total proportion of eight manufacturing industries in export delivery value increased from 51% to 70% in export delivery value. From 2003 to 2019, the average annual growth rate of export delivery value, a listed industrial enterprise in China, was 9.82%, while among the eight manufacturing industries, except transportation equipment manufacturing (4.88%), chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing (9.81%), the average annual growth rate of export delivery value in the other six manufacturing industries was higher than the average. Special equipment manufacturing (15.65%), communication equipment, computers and other electronic equipment manufacturing (12.71%), general equipment manufacturing (12.52%), electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing (11.69%), pharmaceutical manufacturing (10.18%) and food manufacturing (9.92%) in turn. From the perspective of export delivery value, in 2019, communication equipment, computer and other electronic equipment manufacturing industry (5605.38 billion yuan), electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing industry (1143.9 billion yuan) and general equipment manufacturing industry (547.7 billion yuan) ranked in the top three, equivalent to 1.5 times, 1.2 times and 1.4 times that of 2011 respectively, equivalent to 6.8 times and 5 times that of 2003. Special equipment manufacturing industry (346.09 billion yuan), chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing industry (380.2 billion yuan), equivalent to 1.5 times and 1.1 times respectively in 2011.10.2 times and 4.5 times that of 2003; The transportation equipment manufacturing industry (200.48 billion yuan), pharmaceutical manufacturing industry (141.63 billion yuan) and food manufacturing industry (109.8 billion yuan) are equivalent to 0.3 times, 1.4 times and 1.3 times in 2011 and 2.1 times, 4.7 times and 4.5 times in 2003 respectively.

2. Technology introduction promotes the export growth of high-tech products.

From the perspective of China’s high-tech products trade, the scale of import and export of high-tech products has generally maintained a synchronous growth trend from 2001 to 2019. Since 2004, the export volume of high-tech products has exceeded the import volume. In 2019, the export volume of high-tech products reached 730.75 billion US dollars, equivalent to 1.5 times that of 2010 and 15.7 times that of 2001. There is a "same frequency resonance" effect between the export and import of high-tech products. That is, the higher the export/import ratio of high-tech products, the greater the driving effect of imports on exports. Since 2005, the export/import ratio of high-tech products in China has been above 1.10, reaching 1.20 in 2008, 2009 and 2014, and 1.15 in 2019. Among them, the export/import ratio of high-tech products in the field of computer and communication technology is the highest, increasing from 2.94 in 2005 to 4.02 in 2019.

From the main business income and new product export of electronic and communication equipment and pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. Technology introduction has promoted the industrial scale and export competitiveness. From 2000 to 2018, China’s technology import fees for electronic and communication equipment and pharmaceutical manufacturing industry totaled 121.79 billion yuan and 9.52 billion yuan respectively. From 2000 to 2018, the main business income of China’s electronic and communication equipment manufacturing industry and pharmaceutical manufacturing industry increased from 587.12 billion yuan and 162.75 billion yuan to 9,863.4 billion yuan and 2,391.8 billion yuan respectively, with an average annual growth rate of 17% and 16.1% respectively; The export sales revenue of new products increased from 39.9 billion yuan and 1.52 billion yuan to 1,523 billion yuan and 48.72 billion yuan respectively, with an average annual growth rate of 22.4% and 21.2% respectively. In 2018, the main business income of electronic and communication equipment manufacturing industry was equivalent to 2.7 times that of 2010 and 16.8 times that of 2000 respectively; The income from the main business of pharmaceutical manufacturing industry is equivalent to 1.7 times in 2010 and 14.7 times in 2000. In 2018, the export sales revenue of new products of electronic and communication equipment manufacturing industry was equivalent to 3.6 times that of 2010 and 38.2 times that of 2000 respectively; The export sales revenue of new products in pharmaceutical manufacturing industry is equivalent to 2.7 times in 2010 and 32.1 times in 2000 respectively. At present, China has become the global manufacturing center of consumer electronic products, in which mobile phones and computers account for more than 90% of the global total output.In 2018, the revenue of communication system equipment manufacturing industry increased by 14.6% year-on-year, 15.7 percentage points higher than the global growth rate, and the sales of integrated circuits increased by 20.7% year-on-year, 4.8 percentage points higher than the global growth rate.

Third, the development prospect of China’s technology trade

With China’s continuous opening to the outside world, the ability of independent innovation has been continuously enhanced, and the development prospect of technology trade has become broader and broader.

(A) technological innovation and industrial upgrading requirements will promote the quality of technology trade.

From the perspective of innovation investment, China’s R&D investment intensity has increased from 0.6% in 1996 to 2.2% in 2019. Although it is still lower than the technology and trade powers such as the United States, Japan and Germany, it is higher than the average level of developed countries such as Britain and Italy and the European Union. From the perspective of innovation output, China ranks second in the world in terms of the total number of international scientific and technological papers and the number of citations, and ranks first in the world in terms of the number of invention patent applications and authorizations. Many new technologies, new materials, core components and major equipment have come from scratch, and a series of major breakthroughs have been achieved in strategic emerging industries and cutting-edge technologies, such as high-speed rail equipment, 3D printing, artificial intelligence, quantum computing and other technologies. In recent years, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, represented by a new generation of information technology, new energy, new materials and life sciences, has flourished around the world. Among them, digital technologies such as cloud computing, big data, Internet of Things, mobile Internet, artificial intelligence, blockchain, virtual reality, quantum computing, and 5G have become the most active areas of technological innovation and industrial transformation. The maturity and large-scale industrial application of these new technologies will continue to spawn new products, new models and new formats, and promote manufacturing and industry. In particular, the accelerated growth of new economic kinetic energy will promote the continuous expansion of technology import and export scale, the continuous improvement of the quality and level of technology import, and accelerate the development of technology export.

(B) "market for technology" and "technology for technology" two-wheel drive will expand the space for technology import.

On the one hand, the space of "market for technology" is getting wider and wider. China has the advantage of super-large-scale market in the world, which will provide industrialized and large-scale space for advanced technologies of all countries in the world, and has the ability to incubate and cultivate new global technologies, providing the basic conditions for "market for technology". The impact of the global COVID-19 epidemic has led to a sharp decline in the international market, accelerating the localization and regionalization of the global industrial chain and supply chain layout. To this end, according to the major changes in China’s development stage and international environment, the CPC Central Committee has put forward a new development pattern in which the domestic big cycle is the mainstay and the domestic and international double cycles promote each other. Under the new development pattern of "double circulation", the continuous release of domestic demand and the upgrading of the level will amplify the advantages of the domestic market and become an important support for the growth of technology imports. In 2019, the total retail sales of consumer goods in China was 41.2 trillion yuan, the per capita disposable income of residents was 30,733 yuan, the consumption tendency was as high as 70%, and the middle class was about 300 million. In 2019, the contribution rate of China’s consumption to economic growth was 57.8%, far below the level of more than 80% in developed countries, which means that consumption still has growth potential. On the other hand, the potential of "technology for technology" is growing. In the past, due to China’s backward technology, it mainly used the advanced technology of developed countries, and formed an obvious vertical division of labor with developed countries in the level of technical division of labor. As China has become a big country in technological innovation, its technological scale and strength have been significantly enhanced, and it has a number of international advanced technologies and a number of high-tech enterprises, and has formed international leading technologies in some fields.The pattern of technology division of labor with developed countries is constantly developing in the direction of horizontal division of labor, thus laying the foundation for new technology import modes such as patent cross-licensing.

(C) open cooperation, innovation and accelerated development will promote the diversification of technology import methods.

With the rapid development of the new scientific and technological revolution, the technical complexity is getting higher and higher, global innovation has entered the era of high-intensity research and development, and the networking of technological innovation has become increasingly obvious, and open cooperation and innovation have become the development trend. With the acceleration of China’s industrial upgrading process, the demand for high-tech will be further improved, and the global allocation of technical elements will be more diversified. In recent years, more and more scientific and technological enterprises in China have acquired key core technologies and jointly developed world-leading technologies through cross-border mergers and acquisitions, cross-border strategic alliances, overseas R&D centers, joint ventures and cross-shareholdings. However, with the strict review system of foreign technology mergers and acquisitions in developed economies such as the United States and the European Union, it will be more difficult for Chinese enterprises to acquire advanced technology through international mergers and acquisitions, and they may be more dependent on other open, cooperative and innovative models. In addition, the flow of leading talents in scientific research has become an important carrier of the flow of technological elements and will become an important mode of technology introduction in China in the future. With the increasingly optimized technological innovation environment in China, the transnational mobility of scientific and technological personnel has been significantly improved, playing an increasingly important role in the introduction of advanced technologies.

(D) changes in the pattern of technological globalization will promote the diversification of China’s technology market sources.

On the one hand, the pattern of scientific and technological globalization is undergoing profound changes. Although the multinational companies in developed countries continue to maintain their technological leading edge, as emerging economies and developing countries continue to open wider to the outside world, accelerate technological accumulation, and promote global technological innovation, the globalization of technological innovation presents a new feature of the parallel development of developed and developing countries, and the comparison of global technological forces has quietly changed, and a new map of innovation activities has gradually taken shape. In 2019, there were 11 emerging economies and developing countries in the top 50 countries of global innovation. In the next 20 years, with the rise of emerging economies and developing countries, the technological innovation ability will be continuously enhanced, which will provide more channels for China’s technology import sources. On the other hand, the technical blockade and containment of China by the United States has become the core content of strategic competition, which has also prompted China to carry out innovative cooperation with technologically advanced economies such as the European Union, Japan and Israel. Hierarchically, in 2019, the European Union replaced the United States as the largest source of technology imports, accounting for more than 30%, and Japan accounted for nearly 19%. Together, they accounted for half of technology imports and may continue to expand in the future. Secondly, Israel has world-leading technologies in life sciences, mobile communication and Internet, technology and finance, artificial intelligence and robotics, automation, industrial applications, clean energy, etc., and there is great room for technical cooperation with China. Thirdly, there is great potential to strengthen technical cooperation with Russia and other BRICS countries and introduce advanced and applicable technologies. For example,Russia has maintained the international advanced level in military industry, nuclear power, aerospace, artificial intelligence and basic research, and bilateral friendly relations have provided a favorable environment for technological innovation cooperation. In 2019, the contract value of China’s technology import from Russia increased by nearly 18 times, from the 19th place in 2018 to the fourth largest source of technology import.

(V) Countries along the Belt and Road will become emerging markets for technology export.

Most of the countries along the "Belt and Road" are developing countries, providing China with a broad technology export market. With the continuous strengthening of China’s interconnection with countries along the route, the technology trade volume between China and countries along the route will also increase. In 2019, my technology export contracts with countries along the route reached US$ 7.71 billion, up 41.8% year-on-year, exceeding the overall growth rate of technology exports by 27.2 percentage points. In 2019, China’s technology export contracts with UAE reached US$ 2.44 billion, up 33 times year-on-year, making it the third largest destination for technology exports, and its technology exports with Bangladesh reached US$ 1.45 billion, up 2.1 times year-on-year. It is foreseeable that countries along the Belt and Road will become important emerging markets for China’s technology export. At present, the main fields of China’s technology export to countries along the route are concentrated in traditional industries such as agriculture, textiles, ships and automobiles. In the future, the fields of technology export will be further expanded, especially the advantageous fields such as information and communication technology, electronic equipment and service outsourcing will become important fields of technology export.

Four, to promote the high-quality development of China’s technology trade policy recommendations

At present, digital technology is leading the in-depth development of scientific and technological globalization, the barriers to the cross-border flow of technological elements are lowered, a large number of new technological achievements are emerging, and the global technology trade space is broader. The technology trade strategy of open cooperation is still an inevitable choice for China to enhance its technological innovation ability and promote the upgrading of industrial structure, and it is also an important way to break through the bottleneck of core key technologies. It is necessary to adhere to the combination of independent research and development of the advantages of the new national system and the active and promising technology introduction strategy, and "promote advantages, make up shortcomings, and build spare tires" to promote China’s independent innovation capability to a new level.

(1) Layout innovation chain based on industrial chain, supply chain and value chain, and build a mutually beneficial and win-win open innovation cooperation system.

Under the background of open economy with closely related global industries and highly complex technologies, it is difficult for any country to realize closed innovation. The interdependence between global industrial chain and supply chain is an important foundation and prerequisite for open cooperative innovation. For example, in May 2020, the US Department of Commerce allowed American companies to cooperate with Huawei to formulate 5G network standards, which objectively formed a win-win situation. Due to Huawei’s position and influence in the 5G industrial chain, American companies can’t bypass Huawei to participate in the formulation of 5G standards. The U.S. government’s crackdown on Huawei actually restricts domestic companies’ participation in the formulation of 5G standards, so they have to relax the cooperation between domestic companies and Huawei in the formulation of standards. For Huawei, the participation of the United States in the formulation of 5G standards can bring greater value to international standards. If it does not cooperate, it will cause harm to 5G standards and it will also be unfavorable to Huawei. With the accumulation of technology and the enhancement of independent research and development capability in China, technology introduction will focus more on cutting-edge technologies. With the intensification of technology competition and blockade in the big country game, the difficulty coefficient of direct purchase is increasing. Therefore, relying on the industrial chain and supply chain, we should explore new mechanisms of technical cooperation with developed economies such as the European Union, the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom, and change from the one-way traditional mode of introduction-imitation-learning to the two-way interactive innovation mode of co-creation, sharing and win-win. In addition, we should actively expand technical and trade cooperation with other countries. For example, the content of technology trade should be added in FTA negotiations, a bilateral technical cooperation framework should be signed, and in-depth cooperation should be carried out in technology research and development, technology transfer or licensing, technical consultation and services.

(2) Give full play to the advantages of being a big intellectual property country and improve the level of intellectual property trade.

Strengthening the export of intellectual property rights can not only expand the scale of service export, but also effectively promote product export. It is estimated that every $100 million of patented technology transferred from developed countries can drive the sales of complete sets of equipment and ancillary products of about $5 billion. To this end, we must vigorously implement the export strategy of intellectual property rights. We should pay attention to the cultivation of full value chain services from the creation, application and transformation of intellectual property rights, operational services to intellectual property protection. With the "softening" trend of technology trade, the technical competition among countries is increasingly reflected in the strategic competition of intellectual property rights. China should pay attention to using patent strategy to expand the export market of intellectual property rights and promote the upgrading of technology export structure. Encourage technology export enterprises to attach importance to the cultivation of intellectual property competitiveness, scientifically evaluate the value of intellectual property rights, realize the interactive development of innovation, industrial upgrading and intellectual property management, vigorously cultivate brand enterprises with independent intellectual property rights, and expand the export scale of intellectual property rights such as patents and proprietary technologies. Encourage enterprises to implement the patent network strategy to speed up the layout of overseas intellectual property rights, improve overseas intellectual property protection institutions, provide convenience for enterprises to obtain overseas patents and safeguard their rights, and help enterprises cope with overseas intellectual property risks. Second, we should strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights and optimize the technology transfer environment. China has established relatively perfect laws and regulations on intellectual property protection, and should constantly improve the early warning, supervision and law enforcement system, respond to the concerns of technical cooperation countries and multinational companies in China in a timely manner, severely crack down on infringement and illegal acts according to law, and earnestly safeguard the intellectual property rights interests of foreign-funded enterprises.Improve the intellectual property cooperation mechanism with major trading partners such as the United States, the European Union and Japan, and strengthen cooperation in intellectual property arbitration and dispute settlement. Third, we should advocate qualified enterprises and multinational companies to use patent cross-licensing. By signing patent cross-licensing with competitors, it is conducive to integrating technological advantages, eliminating intellectual property obstacles in opening up the international market, avoiding infringement litigation disputes and reducing transaction costs.

(3) Vigorously attract overseas leading talents and promote the global advanced technology transfer.

Overseas leading talents are the key elements of technology transfer. Local governments should be encouraged to increase efforts to attract overseas students to return home and overseas senior talents to work in China, and make specific arrangements on how to support studying abroad, encourage returning home and come and go freely. We will attract overseas high-tech talents through various ways, such as scientific research funding subsidies, wages and salaries, tax concessions, and stock option incentives, and increase policy support in housing placement, children’s schooling, household registration, and entry and exit convenience, so as to create good conditions for them to live and work in peace and contentment. Combine talent introduction with career development organically, so that talents can not only be attracted, but also retained, so that they can have space for innovation, platform for entrepreneurship and development, and create a group of overseas leading talents standing at the forefront of world science and technology.

(D) to further improve the technology trade platform, strengthen the construction of policy support system.

Relying on major international exhibitions such as Service Trade Fair, China International Import Expo(CIIE) and Hi-Tech Fair, we will provide enterprises with more opportunities for technical trade and international technical cooperation and exchange. Explore the establishment of technology trade markets in pilot free trade zones such as Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xi ‘an and Nanning. Increase subsidies and tax incentives for R&D investment of enterprises, and provide more convenient qualification certification and application process. Increase support for technology export enterprises, reduce financing costs and guarantee requirements, reward software projects that help domestic enterprises to provide mature software solutions and technical support overseas, and support their product development and localization applications. Allocate special funds to support the development of technology trade in the service trade innovation and development guidance fund, and encourage local governments to set up matching funds for technology trade.

(5) Comply with the changing trend of global technical trade rules and actively participate in the construction of international technical trade rules and standards.

First, we should actively study the latest progress and trends of multilateral and bilateral trade systems and regional technical trade agreements. Advocate the theme of "development" in the WTO and oppose all forms of protectionism. At the same time, we should avoid western countries from forming a rule-making circle in digital technology to exclude China. For example, China’s digital governance models are different from those of the United States and the European Union, and there is a strong geostrategic and mode confrontation among the three models, which is difficult to unify and be compatible, so it is necessary to establish a dialogue mechanism. Second, we should advocate the principle of neutrality in the formulation of international standards related to technology trade, which is not affected by political factors in various countries, so that international standards can be widely and unanimously supported and maintain their strong vitality. Third, it is necessary to establish a mechanism with enterprises as the main body and relevant organizations participating in coordination, so as to promote China’s technical standards with advantages and characteristics to become international standards. Deepen standardization cooperation with the focus on countries along the "Belt and Road", promote mutual recognition of standards between China and countries along the route, and improve the right to speak on technical trade rules. Fourth, we should attach importance to the training of technical trade negotiators, especially professionals who are proficient in international rules of technical trade and foreign-related technical trade litigation and negotiation, and encourage them to participate in the formulation of international rules and standards in relevant international organizations.

(6) Deepen the reform of the technology trade management system and consolidate the technology innovation system combining Industry-University-Research and China.

Accelerate the transformation of government management functions, pay more attention to the role of market mechanism in the institutional supply of technological innovation, pay attention to the market-oriented allocation of innovative elements, and give play to the main role of various enterprises. Smooth the collaborative innovation mechanism between enterprises, universities, scientific research institutions and users, promote the coordinated development of large, medium, small and micro enterprises in innovation chain, improve various technical exchange and cooperation platforms, and strengthen the construction of various industrial innovation alliances.

CCTV News:With the approach of the Spring Festival, the flavor of the year is getting stronger all over the country, and the sales of traditional handicrafts such as lanterns and Spring Festival couplets and new year goods such as bacon are booming.

These days, the streets and alleys of Suining, Sichuan are covered with red lanterns, and there is a festive and lively atmosphere everywhere. Some urban landscapes with red, yellow and green as the main colors at intersections have also appeared one by one.

In the market, decorations such as red Spring Festival couplets, various blessings and Chinese knots are dazzling, and many window grilles, pillows and red envelopes with tiger characters and tiger patterns are also very popular. In addition to traditional holiday supplies, flowers have also become the choice of many citizens. Adding some auspicious flowers to the family not only brings a good mood for the new year, but also dresses up the festive atmosphere.

In Sinan, Guizhou, Tujia bacon such as sausage is popular in the market.

Due to the epidemic, many Sinan people who are away from home choose to celebrate the New Year on the spot, and buying local new year’s goods through the Internet has become their first choice to feel the taste of their hometown. Sinan Tujia preserved meat has a long history. It enters the twelfth lunar month every year, and the preserved meat is fragrant everywhere in Sinan urban and rural areas. People cut pork into strips and chunks when making preserved meat, and pickled it with more than 10 seasonings such as pepper, pepper and star anise for 5-mdash; After 7 days, it was baked with smoke and charcoal fire.

In Nanning, Guangxi, on the eve of the Spring Festival every year, festive New Year’s Eve flowers are an essential new year’s goods in many citizens’ shopping lists.

As the Spring Festival approaches, the sales of handicrafts symbolizing festive atmosphere in Gaoping, Shanxi are hot. In the manual lantern production workshop, workers step up the production of various lanterns, with a clear division of labor in painting, pasting and assembly. It takes at least one day to make an ordinary lantern. Handmade workers integrate modern aesthetics on the basis of traditional handicrafts, and social fire props such as dragon dance, lion dance, dry boat and Jiulian lantern create a strong auspicious and festive flavor.

During the Spring Festival holiday in 2025, the number of traffic trips exceeded 2.3 billion.

On the 5th, the reporter learned from the 2025 Spring Festival travel rush Comprehensive Transportation Work Class that during the Spring Festival holiday this year (from January 28th to February 4th), the cross-regional personnel flow of the whole society was 2,306.845 million.

Specifically, the passenger traffic by railway is 96.26 million, the passenger flow by road is 2,182.93 million (the passenger travel by non-operating passenger cars on expressways and provincial highways is 1,989.65 million, and the passenger traffic by road is 193.28 million), the passenger traffic by waterway is 9.413 million, and the passenger traffic by civil aviation is 18.2415 million.