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Foreign media: Satellite images show that Russia is packing up equipment at the Syrian air base. According to a report on the website of Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore on December 14, the satellite images of Maxar Technology Company in the United States show that Russia seems to be packing up military equipment at an air base in Syria. According to the satellite image taken on December 13th, at least two An -124 transport planes' noses were raised at the Hermimim Air Force Base in Latakia province, which is located on the Syrian coast. Maxar Technology said that the nose doors of two An -124 heavy transport planes parked on the apron have been opened, ready to load equipment and goods. A nearby Ka -52 helicopter gunship is being dismantled and may be ready for transportation, while the personnel of the S-400 Triumph air defense missile system are also preparing to leave from the previous air base deployment site. (Reference message)The output of platinum jewelry in China decreased by 12% year-on-year in the third quarter. Antaike reported that according to the statistics of the International Platinum Association, the output of platinum jewelry in China decreased by 12% year-on-year in the third quarter, which was worse than the decline of 7% in the second quarter. Among them, the output of plain platinum jewelry, which accounts for more than 98% of the total output of platinum jewelry, fell by 9% year-on-year in the third quarter, while the output of platinum inlaid jewelry continued to decline sharply. Platinum is still in a relatively weak position in the rapidly changing market environment today. Platinum category lacks innovation, such as breakthrough design and new technology. Retailers lack enthusiasm, low profits and slow turnover. Old general goods still account for the vast majority, which are unsalable seriously. Innovative products and sets of products have a faster turnover and higher profits, but their market share is still not high. 

When meeting with Bona, the foreign affairs adviser to the French President, He Lifeng pointed out that the stable and healthy development of economic and trade relations should be promoted through high-level openness to achieve mutual benefit and win-win. He Lifeng, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, met Bona, the foreign affairs adviser to the French President, at the Great Hall of the People on the evening of 13th. He Lifeng said that China has always regarded France as a priority partner in its development. China is willing to work with France to implement the consensus of the two heads of state, strengthen strategic dialogue, deepen cooperation in traditional fields, expand cooperation in emerging fields, promote the stable and healthy development of China-France and China-EU economic and trade relations with a high level of openness, better cope with common challenges, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. Bona said that France supports promoting open cooperation through constructive dialogue and is willing to work with China to promote the sustained, balanced and high-quality development of economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. (Xinhua News Agency)Famous products Ye Guofu: Promote high-quality development with high-quality consumption. Recently, Ye Guofu, the founder, chairman and CEO of Famous Products, talked with the media about the 2024 Central Economic Work Conference and expressed confidence in the consumer market in China next year. Ye Guofu said that benefiting people's livelihood is widely expected and actively responds to the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference. Enterprises have the responsibility to fully support and cooperate with the state to do a good job in consumption, boost consumption, enhance consumption capacity, and promote high-quality development with high-quality consumption.China calls on the Security Council to resume the blanket exemption from the travel ban for relevant personnel of the Afghan interim government as soon as possible. On December 13th, local time, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2763, extending the authorization of the Monitoring Team of the 1988 Sanctions Committee (Taliban Sanctions Committee) for 14 months. The Chinese representative expressed the hope that the team would continue to actively perform its duties as authorized by the resolution, provide strong support for the work of the Committee, support the monitoring team to strengthen contacts with the Afghan interim government, and look forward to the team's early visit to Afghanistan. Geng Shuang said that the resolution reaffirmed the necessity of reviewing the 1988 sanctions regime and stressed that the Security Council sanctions should help promote Afghan peace and stability. The Taliban has been in power for more than three years, the situation in Afghanistan is generally stable, and contacts between the outside world and the Afghan authorities are gradually expanding. China once again calls for timely adjustment of the sanctions mechanism according to the development and changes of the situation. As a first step, the Security Council should restore the blanket exemption from the travel ban for relevant personnel of the Afghan interim government as soon as possible, so as to create conditions and facilitate the international community to strengthen contacts and exchanges with Afghanistan.

Jiang Xiaojuan argued with European experts that your subsidy for electric vehicles is higher than that of China. Jiang Xiaojuan, a professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said at the annual financial conference in 2025 that his three visits to Europe last year were all about tariff disputes on electric vehicles. "I calculate the figures particularly carefully. In 2009, the subsidies were fully launched. At that time, we didn't have an electric vehicle to export. The subsidies were not for export, but for electric vehicles and fuel vehicles to compete in the domestic market. In 2016, our exports began to increase, but subsidies also declined rapidly. Therefore, it cannot be said that the competitiveness of electric vehicles in China comes from subsidies, "she said. Even Jiang Xiaojuan calculated the European subsidy data, saying, "Buying a Tesla costs 7,000 to 9,000 euros, which is higher than our subsidy". "My reason is particularly good. I said that we are not exporting. We are competing with domestic fuel vehicles. Your subsidies are more. Why do you say me?" Jiang Xiaojuan said, "Those scholars can't help it, because these are solid data. In the end, they said that regardless of the willy-nilly, our domestic industry was hit too hard and politically unacceptable.". (Rui Jian)Report: The number of online stores opened by China enterprises in the United States has increased rapidly. According to the report released by SmartScout Insight, among the top 20 cities in terms of Amazon sellers, China city occupies 14 seats, showing the strong strength of China sellers on Amazon platform. The total number of Amazon sellers in China's top 20 cities reached 232,000, compared with 58,000 in the United States. In 2023, the number of sellers in China with sales exceeding $10 million increased by 30% year-on-year, and the number of sellers in China with sales exceeding $1 million also increased significantly.