BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) Recently, the British government official website announced the reorganization of three COVID-19 varieties. According to the data, 637 cases of XE have been reported in Britain (that is, the recombination of BA.1 and BA.2 in Omicron).

　　According to the website, when an individual is infected with two or more COVID-19 varieties at the same time, a recombinant variant will be produced. This situation is not uncommon. During the COVID-19 pandemic, several COVID-19 varieties have been found to recombine.

　　UKHSA analyzed three cases, namely XE, namely the reorganization of BA.1 and BA.2 in Omicron, and XD and XF, namely the reorganization of Delta and BA.1 in Omicron.

　　The data showed that 38 cases of XF and 637 cases of XE were found in Britain. No XD cases have been found, but 49 cases have been reported in the global database, most of which are in France.

　　With regard to XE cases, Professor Hopkins, the chief medical consultant of UKHSA, specifically pointed out that there is not enough evidence to draw a conclusion about its transmission, severity or vaccine effectiveness.

　　Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, said on March 30th that the existing research shows that the most likely scenario is that Covid-19 will continue to evolve, but with the enhancement of human immunity due to vaccination or virus infection, the severity of diseases caused by Covid-19 will decrease over time.

　　Yesterday afternoon, the fifth session of the 14th Beijing Municipal People’s Congress held its first press conference. The leaders of the municipal deep reform office, the municipal editorial office, the municipal development and reform commission, the municipal state-owned assets supervision and administration commission, and the Zhongguancun Management Committee answered the reporters’ questions around the theme of "deepening reform and promoting development".

　　Streamline work

　　Focus on cleaning up the work certificate between departments.

　　"Last year, there was a strong reaction against the masses ‘ Wonderful proof ’ Problems, unified cancellation and adjustment of 74 certification items required by the municipal government departments at the grassroots level, involving health, medical care, housing, employment, schooling and many other daily affairs of citizens. " Wang Jun, deputy director of the Municipal Organizing Office, introduced the measures taken by Beijing to streamline the work flow in 2016, saying that the masses reflected that some grassroots organizations had proved "too many, strange, chaotic and false", and the city conducted a special study on this. Taking Guangwai Street and three communities as the breakthrough point, we dissected the sparrow, consulted the work records of streets and neighborhood committees in one year, and repeatedly communicated and coordinated with relevant departments to confirm the name of the certificate, the issuing unit, the required unit, the purpose and function, the annual acceptance volume, the setting basis, the competent department, the existing problems, and the cleaning opinions. Wang Jun said that according to the investigation, there are more than 200 certificates issued by grass-roots units in Beijing at ordinary times, and the first batch of 74 certificates issued by municipal government departments were cancelled and adjusted. For example, the inspection of the marital status of the floating population in Beijing no longer requires the township and town governments where the household registration is located to issue certificates, but can be inquired through the national electronic platform for marriage and childbearing of floating population; When unemployed people apply for low-rent housing, they no longer need to submit certificates issued by social security.

　　Although 74 certificates required by municipal units have been cancelled, some have not been cancelled. Wang Jun said that the remaining certificates are still under study, and some will be cancelled gradually. On this basis, the certificates issued by district-level government departments at the grassroots level are also being cleaned up. At present, 16 districts are undergoing a comprehensive clean-up, and most districts have been cleaned up, with a number of about 48, which will be announced in a centralized manner recently.

　　In fact, it is not only the masses who have to issue a lot of certificates to do things, but also between government departments. Wang Jun said that during the clean-up process, it was found that municipal government departments had to issue certificates to each other, which was a new situation. This year, we will focus on cleaning up the certificates issued by departments. Of course, cleaning up is not the purpose, but the ultimate purpose is to facilitate the masses.

　　"In terms of facilitating the masses to do things, we will also develop online services this year, especially through mobile phones." Wang Jun said that this year, a number of public service items should be put online, and everyone should handle them directly in the online government service hall; It is necessary to launch a number of public service matters closely related to the work and life of enterprises and the masses, and handle them directly at mobile terminals; It is necessary to package a number of interrelated public service matters involving multiple departments, levels and links and handle them directly online.

　　Integral settlement

　　The application system was debugged this year.

　　Whether the points can be settled as soon as possible is a topic of concern to many foreign workers in Beijing. Li Sufang, deputy director of the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, said that the application system for settlement of points in Beijing is under construction, which involves 13 categories, 29 indicators and more than 30 departments. At present, the criteria for determining the settlement of points are being clarified, and the process is being further standardized.

　　Li Sufang said that the point settlement policy focuses on the permanent residents who have been working and living in Beijing for a long time, and the social concern is high. Everyone has also put forward many suggestions. It can be said that the formulation of the policy has condensed social wisdom. In addition, everyone pays attention to fairness, justice and openness, and the handling of the situation should be ensured to be implemented in the sun. The indicators of the points settlement system should be unified and open, the procedures should be strict, and the departments involved should be networked to ensure effective information. Judging from the goal set by the human resources and social security department, it is also to ensure the disclosure of information and let applicants run less.

　　"Before the official launch of this system, a special information release will be held, and a convenience service manual will also be issued to facilitate applicants." Li Sufang said that the criteria for the settlement of points are open and the procedures are open. In the specific review process, under the condition of protecting the privacy of applicants, the points will be publicized online, subject to social supervision, and ensure openness and transparency.

　　The reporter learned from the person in charge of the relevant office of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security that the human resources and social security department is developing and debugging the system of settlement of points, which is an information system that provides points settlement services for talents. This system will be debugged within this year, and will be put into operation in due course in consultation with the Municipal Development and Reform Commission and in accordance with the unified deployment of the whole city. By then, Beijing will officially carry out the actual operation of the settlement of points.

　　Price adjustment plan

　　Water and electricity has no plans to adjust its price this year.

　　The price of water and electricity is closely related to the lives of citizens. Li Sufang, deputy director of the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, said at the press conference that there is no plan to adjust the price this year.

　　"The price of water and electricity is a concern of the general public. Since 2012, Beijing has accelerated the pace of water and electricity price reform in the residential sector. The water and electricity used by residents have established a ladder price policy, which will be guaranteed to be implemented normally this year, and there is no plan for price adjustment. " Li Sufang made the above remarks when answering a reporter’s question.

　　In response to the issue of medical reform, Li Sufang said that the current medical reform has entered the deep water area, with the goal of improving the level and quality of public hospital services and improving better medical services for everyone. As for the price adjustment in medical reform, the public need not worry too much. Even though the cost of surgery, nursing and bed may increase somewhat, the cost of examination, medicine and consumables will decrease, and the overall medical expenses will not increase. In other words, there may be individual differences, but the total amount is balanced, which is proved by practice in five pilot hospitals.

　　With Zhongguancun exploring the pilot project of evaluating the permanent residence points of foreign talents in China, foreign talents also have a convenient policy to apply for green cards. Guo Hong, director of Zhongguancun Management Committee, said that up to now, a total of 45 foreign talents have received letters of recommendation for the evaluation of permanent residence points of Zhongguancun foreign talents in China.

1905 movie network news China’s first western wasteland monster movie was launched online on November 20th. The film is supervised and produced by Jin Wanglai, directed by Li Liming, starring Jin Yana, Yu Xinyan, Zhao Zhenhua, Wen Qi and other actors, especially Yan’neng Shi.

The film mainly tells the story of the early years of the Republic of China, when the Dune town in the northwest desert was attacked by unknown monsters. The sharpshooters Liu Ying, Datou and other town children fought against the monsters and saved their homes with the help of researchers Liu Mengxi and Xia Xuan of Northwest Research Institute.

　

Wild animals create wonders in the west, and hunting teams stage Jedi survival.

Different from the previous monster films, The Monster of the Sand Sea puts its geographical background in the northwest desert, which is rarely shown in domestic film and television dramas. No matter the style and texture of the picture or the unique crisis setting, it stands out among the monster films with traditional routines. The desert with yellow sand rolling and the monster surging into the tide have created a very oppressive doomsday scene. The mayor of Dune Town was forced to lead the people to give up their hard-built homes and live in dark and claustrophobic underground caves. Faced with such a desperate situation, they did not flinch. Under the leadership of the archer Liu Ying, the hunting team fought for a tiny chance of survival in the raging sea and under the front teeth and claws of the monster. The scene of fighting between man and the monster can be described as wonderful and hearty.

The arrival of Liu Mengxi and Xia Xuan, researchers of Northwest Research Institute, ushered in the opportunity to change adversity in Dune Town. Liu Ying led the hunting team and followed Liu Mengxi to the Northwest Research Institute base to find the mother beast stock solution that he could fight against monster virus. Will the dawn of victory come as scheduled?

The behind-the-scenes team strives to create an immersive experience and give the audience a visual feast.

Jin Wanglai is the producer and chief producer of The Monster of the Sand Sea, and his films, such as Journey to the West, Monkey, have gained good reputation and box office. This time, he joined forces with director Li Liming, breaking through the fantasy theme of costume that he was good at in the past, developing new fields, carefully polishing the script, and devoting himself to creating a western monster movie belonging to China, which aroused high expectations from the audience.

However, the unique narrative space and the fierce and strange monsters make The Monster of the Sea of Sand live up to expectations. The film’s main narrative scenes are in underground caves, deserts and abandoned research bases, which are very western wasteland style, which largely breaks the audience’s aesthetic fatigue. Narrow and claustrophobic space, monsters who can hear and distinguish their positions, and the crowds of monsters, last stand, stimulate the feelings and upgrade, which is very noticeable. It is reported that in order to give the audience an excellent immersion experience, the behind-the-scenes team not only made many real shots, but also spent great energy to build a real desert and abandoned research institute. In terms of special effects, the top special effects production team in China was invited to participate in the post-special effects production to escort the visual presentation of the film.

Old drama bones help young actors, and their emotions are rich and martial arts are enjoyable.

Xiao Bo, the actor of the movie "The Green Snake’s Beast City", plays Liu Mengxi, a researcher of the Institute of Biology with outstanding martial arts and perseverance in "The Monster of the Sand Sea". Liu Ying, the archer with a hundred shots, is played by Jin Yana, who is very popular with the audience for her works such as "Journey to the West" and "Monkey of the Great God". The performance of the two men in the film is very eye-catching, especially their contribution to the wonderful fighting. They not only have fierce fighting, but also have high-burning scenes of fighting monsters together. Each move and style has undergone strict training, which makes people dazzled and addicted. The joining of Zhang Shuangli and Yan’neng Shi, the veteran actors, has fully aroused the emotional resonance of young actors and collided with many famous scenes that made people cry.

The movie "The Monster of the Sand Sea" has been launched online, and the monster is killed in the sand sea!

　　Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 9 th, news analysis: The growth rate of foreign trade rebounded in May, reflecting the warmth of the economy and the need to strengthen foreign trade.

　　Xinhua News Agency reporter Zou Duowei and Xie Xiyao

　　According to the data released by the General Administration of Customs on June 9, in the first five months of 2022, the total import and export value of China’s goods trade was 16.04 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.3% over the same period last year. Among them, the import and export in May increased by 9.6% year-on-year and 9.2% month-on-month, respectively, and the cumulative growth rate and monthly growth rate rebounded from last month.

　　Analysts believe that compared with April, the signs of recovery in foreign trade import and export in May sent a positive signal of economic recovery.

　　According to Li Kuiwen, director of the Statistics and Analysis Department of the General Administration of Customs, the import and export of foreign trade achieved steady growth in the first five months, especially in May, the import and export of goods in the Yangtze River Delta region increased by nearly 20% month-on-month, and the import and export recovered significantly.

　　On June 9, 2022, a cargo ship was loading foreign trade containers at the fully automated terminal of Qingdao Port, Shandong Port. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Yu Fangping)

　　Since March this year, foreign trade has been under pressure to slow down due to the epidemic situation in the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and other "foreign trade towns" to varying degrees, coupled with the high base in the same period last year, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the surge in commodity prices.

　　In order to help foreign trade enterprises to guarantee orders, markets and confidence, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council have recently deployed a series of measures to stabilize foreign trade intensively, and implemented policies to help enterprises out of difficulties in terms of ensuring smooth logistics, increasing fiscal and taxation support, and speeding up export tax rebates and customs clearance efficiency, which effectively helped stabilize the basic market of foreign trade.

　　From the data of foreign trade in the first five months, China’s foreign trade situation has improved, and both imports and exports with major trading partners have increased.

　　In the first five months, ASEAN continued to be China’s largest trading partner, accounting for 14.8% of China’s total foreign trade value; In the same period, China’s economic and trade exchanges with countries along the "Belt and Road" were also closer, with imports and exports increasing by 16.8% year-on-year, accounting for 31.9% of China’s total foreign trade value, effectively promoting the complementary advantages of the industrial chain and supply chain.

　　A series of assistance policies constantly stimulate the vitality of foreign trade market players. The data shows that in the first five months, the number of foreign trade enterprises with import and export performance in China increased by 5% year-on-year, providing solid support for stabilizing foreign trade. Among them, the import and export of private enterprises, the main force of foreign trade, increased by 11.8%, accounting for 49% of China’s total foreign trade value, up by 1.5 percentage points year-on-year.

　　In addition, the export of some high-tech and high value-added products has maintained rapid growth, demonstrating the continuous improvement of the competitiveness of foreign trade export products. In the first five months, China exported 5.11 trillion yuan of mechanical and electrical products, an increase of 7%, accounting for 57.2% of the total export value. Among them, the automobile was 119.05 billion yuan, an increase of 57.6%.

　　On May 26, 2022, in Taihe County, Fuyang City, Anhui Province, workers of a garment enterprise produced garments exported overseas. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Liang Xiaopeng)

　　Regarding the reasons for the rebound in foreign trade growth, Zhang Yu, deputy director of the International Economic and Trade Research Office of the Institute of Finance and Economics of China Academy of Social Sciences, believes that on the one hand, with the improvement of the epidemic prevention and control situation, all localities have gradually resumed work and production, and logistics, transportation, production and operation have improved; On the other hand, a series of measures from the central government to the local government have been accelerated to take effect, which has played a promoting role in stabilizing the basic development of foreign trade.

　　Although the development of foreign trade showed a recovery growth trend, experts said that they should remain awake and should not be blindly optimistic because the data improved.

　　Zhang Yu believes that the current economic situation at home and abroad is still complicated and severe. China’s foreign trade development still faces many uncertain factors such as epidemic situation, Fed’s interest rate hike, geopolitics, exchange rate fluctuations, etc. It is still necessary to further resolve the pressure and stabilize expectations to maintain stability and improve the quality of foreign trade.

　　The the State Council executive meeting held on June 8th emphasized that stabilizing foreign trade and foreign investment is related to the overall economic situation and the overall employment situation. While implementing the policy of stabilizing foreign trade and foreign investment, we will further increase support. The meeting made further arrangements from the aspects of expanding the import of high-quality products, maintaining the stability of the international industrial chain supply chain, and studying the phased reduction and exemption of port-related charges.

　　"The superposition of these policies will definitely promote the growth of foreign trade." Wang Shouwen, vice minister of the Ministry of Commerce and deputy representative of international trade negotiations, said that while closely monitoring the operation of foreign trade, all localities and relevant departments should also introduce some local support measures in light of the actual situation, so as to improve the efficiency of policy implementation and enable foreign trade enterprises to achieve stable growth and improve quality by enjoying policy dividends under a series of uncertainties.

　　For the future trend of foreign trade, experts said that with the effective implementation of a package of policies and measures to stabilize growth, foreign trade logistics will be further unblocked, and enterprises will resume work to reach production and speed up further, and China’s foreign trade is expected to continue to maintain a warming momentum.