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National Day Mid-Autumn Festival Travel Guide Released The number of domestic tourists is estimated at 710 million.

  BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua)-The website of the National Tourism Administration released the 2017 National Day Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday Travel Guide on the 19th. The guide mentioned that it is estimated that the number of domestic tourists will reach 710 million from October 1 to October 8, and the domestic tourism revenue will reach 590 billion yuan. It is estimated that the number of domestic tourists and tourism revenue will increase by 10% and 12.2% respectively from October 1 to October 7 compared with the same period of last year.

  The main contents of the guide are as follows:

  First, the holiday tourism market forecast

  National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival are happy to meet each other, and the superposition of holidays constitutes a "super holiday" of up to 8 days. According to the survey of residents’ willingness to travel in the data center of National Tourism Administration, residents’ willingness to travel in the fourth quarter was 82.6%, of which 64.8% chose to travel during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival until the end of October. It is estimated that the number of domestic tourists will reach 710 million from October 1 to October 8, and the domestic tourism revenue will reach 590 billion yuan. It is estimated that the number of domestic tourists and tourism revenue will increase by 10% and 12.2% respectively from October 1 to October 7 compared with the same period of last year. The holiday tourism market will present the following trends:

  1. Two-section superimposed heating long-distance tourism

  "Super Holiday" makes residents go out, especially for long-distance travel in China. According to the survey, 48.9% of the respondents traveled for 4 to 7 days during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, and 17.6% traveled for 7 to 30 days. Affected by the BRICS meeting, traveling to Xiamen is very popular. According to Ctrip. com’s travel booking data, Sanya, Beijing, Kunming, Lanzhou, Xiamen, Urumqi, Guilin, Lijiang, Xi ‘an, Shanghai and other destinations are popular, and the heat in the northwest and southwest is not diminished.

  2. Consumption upgrading promotes outbound tourism

  Affected by the continuous upgrading of mass tourism consumption, the relatively stable international situation and the high exchange rate of RMB against the US dollar, outbound travel will usher in a small peak. According to the survey, 16.4% of the respondents chose to travel abroad during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, and 20.9% chose to travel to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. According to the travel booking data of Tuniu. com, Xinmatai, Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia and Viet Nam are the most popular short-term destinations, while the United States, Canada, Australia, France and Egypt are the most concerned about the long-term destinations, and the routes to Eastern Europe and africa tour have become the new highlights of outbound tourism.

  3. Free travel leads the surrounding tourism

  In the era of mass tourism, with the upgrading of tourism consumption, tourists pay more attention to the quality of tourism. According to the survey, 54.3% of the respondents chose to organize their own trips during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays. From the perspective of product demand, natural scenery, historical sites and theme parks are the most interesting destinations for free travellers. From the perspective of travel distance, free travellers mainly drive by car in short and medium distances, and leisure and holiday tours in rural areas around the city are more popular.

  4. Different needs promote theme tourism

  Different groups of people present diversified tourism needs. According to the booking data of flying pig travel and the tourists’ comments collected by public opinion monitoring Room Tourism Big Data Center of People’s Daily Online, among the outbound tourists during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival, the proportion of consumers aged 23 to 34 reached 50.9%, and most of them were free or semi-free. Domestic tours are mainly family trips, and cities with large theme parks are the most popular destinations for autumn tours, such as grasslands and ecology. Museums of history and humanities, ocean parks, zoos, theme parks and cruise tours are the first choices for family tourists.

  5. Cultural tourism activities sing folk tourism.

  October 4th coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival. For people who want to have a family reunion and travel abroad, celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying the moon during their travel has become a new highlight of holiday travel. Featured tourism products such as moon viewing, tide watching and seafood tasting built around "tourism+culture", "tourism+folk customs" and "tourism+food" are deeply loved by the public, and leisure experience activities with local characteristics such as autumn viewing in the west, climbing mountains in autumn, skiing in the ancient capital of Beijing, and seaside beaches are the most popular.

  Second, the holiday destination selection strategy

  In the face of the dazzling array of tourist routes and foreseeable peak passenger flow in the holiday tourism market, how to choose to maximize the sense of tourism experience and satisfaction is suggested to adopt the following four principles:

  1. Enjoy the fun of rational travel

  Rationality makes tourism return to the origin of happiness. In the era of mass tourism, the demand for tourism has increased rapidly, and it broke out again during holidays, forming a tidal wave of passenger flow. Visitors should have a clear understanding of the impact of peak passenger flow on personal experience and be rational when participating in holiday travel. Before traveling, we should put an end to the mentality of comparison, enjoyment and perfection, and choose reasonable routes and products. During the journey, we should be rational and optimistic, not blindly pursue the maximization of personal travel, and reserve reasonable experience space for others. When encountering unintentional bumps, crowded queues, taking pictures and grabbing pictures, we should maintain courtesy and restraint. When you feel irritable and angry during the journey, you can focus on the distant scenery and let your mind calm down.

  2. Don’t worry about going out at the wrong peak

  Traveling at the wrong peak will effectively improve the travel experience. First, the peak time is wrong. Most domestic popular tourist destinations show a trend of "high in the middle and low at both ends". Arranging a short trip two days before or the last day of the holiday will alleviate the travel congestion. For example, if you go to an expected popular area, you can arrange a trip the day before the holiday. The second is the peak traffic. Near the holiday, local traffic departments will issue road network tips to predict and monitor road congestion, so that the majority of self-driving tourists can pay attention to it and choose driving routes scientifically. For long-distance travel, the railway and civil aviation routes to large cities a few days before the holiday and to small and medium-sized cities in the next few days are relatively loose, which can avoid the peak passenger traffic.

  3. Get cold and avoid heat to enjoy the beautiful scenery

  Some emerging tourist routes and destinations have not received much attention, and some popular tourist routes and destinations have entered the relatively off-season. Choosing to go during holidays will greatly improve the quality of tourism and enrich the connotation of travel. For the convenience of tourists, some provincial (city, district) tourism authorities have compiled a list of unpopular tourist routes and destination keywords for reference according to the holiday tourism situation in the same period over the years.

  4. It’s more leisurely to travel long distances.

  Take a vacation to a distant place and enjoy a unique holiday. On-the-job staff tourists who usually have insufficient discretionary time can negotiate with their units, combine paid annual leave with National Day holiday, Mid-Autumn Festival holiday and weekend holiday to form a long holiday, and choose a longer and farther travel destination or a unique in-depth travel route to avoid peak passenger flow and enhance the travel experience.

  The Tourism Bureau issued holiday travel tips to remind tourists of the following precautions:

  1. Have a pleasant journey and don’t forget safety.Pay attention to the weather changes at the destination, and make preparations for wind, lightning and rain. Pay attention to traffic safety, check vehicles in advance to avoid failure on the way. Pay attention to food safety, eat fresh food and stay away from unusual ingredients. Pay attention to property safety, separate property and put your backpack in front of you. Pay attention to personal safety and don’t blindly participate in high-risk tourism projects. Before traveling, buy a travel accident insurance for yourself and your family.

  2. Travel all the way with civilization.When traveling, everyone should be a follower, supervisor and advocate of civilized tourism. Abide by the laws and regulations, public order and social morality of tourist destinations. Respect local customs, cultural traditions and religious beliefs. Cherish the natural environment, do not litter, and do not harm vegetation. Protect cultural relics, don’t graffiti on buildings, and don’t carve words in scenic spots. Pay attention to being polite, respectful and helpful. Advocate healthy entertainment and resist feudal superstitions.

  3. Beware of infringement and reasonable rights protection.Tourists should establish a sense of rights and reasonably safeguard their legitimate rights and interests. Choose a regular travel agent and pay attention to check whether the travel agent has business qualifications. Sign a standardized tourism contract uniformly printed by local tourism authorities, and carefully check the terms. Remember that you have the right to know and choose about the arrangement of shopping and other paid activities, and refuse to force consumption or bundle consumption. When spending, you should ask for an invoice. No matter whether you participate in shopping, accommodation, sightseeing, entertainment and other activities, the invoice is the only proof of payment. When infringement is suspected, we should rely on all kinds of appeal channels to defend our rights reasonably and legally, and should never assert our rights and interests without restrictions or take excessive rights protection actions.

  4.12301 Intimate guardian waiting to talk.12301 is a national tourism service hotline, which provides tourism services for tourists and enhances their travel experience through all-media interaction. You can call 12301 for help when you need to consult on tourism matters, complain about tourism rights protection, and need rescue in case of tourism emergency. If it is inconvenient to defend rights during the trip, you can keep relevant evidence and seek a solution after returning.

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Remember at the group reunion: "Cephalosporin drinks and leaves when you say it!" Three cases have been received in a row in half a month!

Near the end of the year
Many people get together in the wine shop.
however
The emergency room of the hospital is also "lively".
"Cephalosporin with wine, leave when you say it."
The warning is highlighted again!
"doctor! Doctor! Quick, quick, quick … "A few days ago, with the rapid footsteps, a 60-year-old male patient came in at the entrance of the rescue room of Ningbo Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. I saw him.Pale face, hands over his chest, has been asthma, retching.,I smell of alcohol.
A check, the old man.Blood pressure 60/40mmHg(the normal value is 90-140/60-90mmHg),Heart rate 130 beats/min(The normal value is 60-100 times/minute). The accompanying family members anxiously asked the doctor, "The old man is usually in good health. Why?"Have a good meal and that’s it.? "
The attending doctor inquired about the patient’s medical history in detail.It turned out that the old man had a cold and fever the day before, and he was given intravenous infusion in the hospital and cephalosporins..At noon that day, comrades-in-arms were happy to get together and drank some wine, which became like this …
Doctor’s decision: This is typical. "Disulfuron-like reaction"So he immediately gave symptomatic rehydration treatment to the elderly. Soon, the patient’s symptoms eased and he went home to observe.
Dr. Long Kangjian from the emergency department of Ningbo Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital said: "Fortunately, this uncle delivered it in time, so it did not cause serious consequences. Every year, people are sent to the emergency department for drinking after taking medicine, and some of them are even life-threatening.In the past half a month, this is the third patient with’ Disulfiram-like reaction’ that we have encountered."
What is "Disulfuron-like Reaction"?
Drinking alcoholic drinks after using drugs will lead to the accumulation of acetaldehyde in the human body and cause toxic reactions. It can be manifested as flushing, conjunctival congestion, pulsating headache, nausea and vomiting, dyspnea, chest pain, myocardial infarction, hypotension shock, acute heart failure, liver injury and even death.
According to related literature reports,Disulfiram-like reaction induced by cephalosporins is closely related to drinking up to 99%.The reason is related to the chemical structure of the drug.
In recent years, there have been many reports related to this, but people still often get caught.
So, how long can I drink after taking cephalosporin? The medical profession has a clear answer to this:
If you take cephalosporin first, it is recommended to take it for 6 to 7 days before drinking.Ensure that all drugs in the body are metabolized. Another situation is thatAfter drinking wine first, it is more appropriate to take cephalosporin after 3 days.Because for most people, alcohol is almost completely metabolized after 3 days.
In addition to cephalosporin,Hypoglycemic drugs, antihypertensive drugs, cold drugs, sleeping pills, gastroenteritis drugs, antiallergic drugs, anti-angina drugs.wait forWill have some chemical reactions with alcohol.
The doctor reminded the general public that although the festive season is coming, the New Year’s Eve, the gathering of relatives and friends, and drinking can create an atmosphere, we must remember: take medicine without drinking, and drink without taking medicine, so as to avoid extreme joy and sorrow.
Finally, I present a group of people’s daily officials.
An inductive warning of the danger of taking "medicine+wine"
From: ningbo evening news
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How can the public prevent skiing injuries?

  Yang Wenxian of Provincial Institute of Physical Education and Sports

  In the past two years, people have been enthusiastic about skiing, but before that, skiing was still a very minority sport in China. However, nowadays, with the popularity of skiing culture, especially since the successful bid for the Winter Olympics, skiing has entered the public’s field of vision, and there are more and more snow fields in the country. Looking at all kinds of great gods galloping on the snow field on the internet, can’t you help but be eager to try? Let’s go skiing together today. The competition time of the Winter Olympics is coming to an end, and many wonderful competitions have been watched. The skiing events of the 2022 Winter Olympics include: platform skiing, freestyle skiing, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, nordic combined and snowboarding. In order to let you watch the race better and participate in skiing, the author brings you today’s article.

  First, distinguish skiing events to help you watch the race better.

  There are many skiing events in this Winter Olympics. In order to watch the games better, let’s learn about the events first. The names of each event list can’t be clearly distinguished. Skiing events are divided into snowboarding and snowboarding in terms of the number of skateboards. The following is a detailed introduction:

  1. Double board skiing:

  (1) Ski jumping and freestyle skiing-skill events

  In order to fly farther and score higher, the skiers need to have super skills to fly farther.

  The greater the technical difficulty of freestyle skiing, the higher the score. The freestyle skiing in this Winter Olympics consists of seven events: aerial skills, snow skills, obstacle chasing, U-shaped field skills, slope obstacle skills, big platform, and aerial skills mixed groups.

  Gu Ailing’s advantage event is the skill event. She participated in three events in this Winter Olympics, namely, slope obstacle skill, U-shaped field skill and big platform jump.

  (2) Alpine skiing and cross-country skiing-speed events

  There are many flag gates on the track of alpine skiing, and athletes need to cross them.

  Cross-country skiing is like a ground marathon, which requires great endurance and physical strength.

  (3) nordic combined-Comprehensive Project

  This is a competition for men only, which lasts for 2 days. On the first day, I competed in platform skiing and on the second day, I competed in cross-country skiing.

  2. snowboarding

  Snowboarding is divided into racing category and skill category. Racing categories include: parallel slalom, obstacle chase, obstacle chase round group. Skills include: U-shaped court, obstacle breaking skills and big platform jumping.

  Second, how can the public prevent skiing injuries?

  With the east wind of Beijing Winter Olympics, this winter, the atmosphere of ice and snow is getting stronger and stronger, and more and more people are participating in this sport, and this sport has brought a lot of damage to the public. According to relevant surveys, mass skiers have more knee joint injuries, such as tearing and injury/strain of ligaments around the knee joint; In addition, there are many injuries to the head and neck, upper limbs and thumb. If you want to effectively avoid injury, you are advised to do the following:

  Step 1 wear protective gear

  Wear helmet and joint protection when skiing.

  2. Make full preparations.

  Full warm-up can make the body get high-efficiency physiological requirements and reduce the occurrence of injuries. Here are some professional skiing warm-up exercises to help you get into the state as soon as possible:

  (1) Warm-up of lower limbs

  Action 1: Lie on your back and lift your legs

  Lie on your back on the mat, first do hip extension under the condition of leg flexion and straight leg, then do adduction and abduction under the condition of leg flexion, and then do hip rotation exercises under the condition of leg flexion. Finally, under the conditions of supine and prone, the touch exercise of the opposite hand and foot was carried out. The schematic diagram is as follows:

  Action 2: Hip flexor stretching

  Stretching hip muscles can reduce hip muscle tension and increase hip flexibility. Kneel with legs apart, keep the trunk straight, slowly move the center of gravity forward, and tilt the upper body to the side of the front support leg. The schematic diagram is as follows:

  Action 3: lateral box jumping

  Practicing this movement can improve the control ability of hips and knees. Jump sideways from the box and keep your hips, knees and ankles aligned when landing. Increase the difficulty of action by swinging your arm or jumping a longer distance. The schematic diagram is as follows:

  (2) Warm up the core parts of the body

  Action 1: Static force of split leg side brace

  Practicing this movement can improve core strength and prevent injury. Elbow support, lift your body, keep it straight, raise your upper legs to the limit, lower your body to the starting position, and then do the next exercise. For 30 seconds in each group, practice 3 groups. The schematic diagram is as follows:

  Action 2: Start at both ends.

  Lie prone on the mat, lift and extend your arms and legs, tighten your shoulder blades, then put them down and repeat the exercise. The schematic diagram is as follows:

  (3) Turn to warm up

  Action 1: Kneeling and turning

  Turning exercises can help improve the flexibility of the trunk. Kneel on your knees, turn to your sides, and touch your feet on the other side with your hands. The schematic diagram is as follows:

  Action 2: Thoracic Spine Rotation

  Hands on the ground, kneeling on the mat. Keep the pelvis still, and one arm drives the upper back to rotate. When practicing, keep your eyes on your arms and swing them. For 20 seconds in each group, practice 3 groups. The schematic diagram is as follows:

  Step 3 learn to fall

  All kinds of accidents are most likely to occur in ice and snow sports. Learn how to fall safely to better protect yourself.

  Double board: When the speed can’t be controlled during sliding, if you want to avoid falling, you can first try to lean forward and make a plow brake (make the tail of the double board open in a "V" shape during sliding); If you can’t brake or if you can’t slow down, you should take the initiative to fall down: throw away the poles, hold your body with your hands, squat down and fall to one side of your body, land with your ass, and remember to forbid hand support! (Hand support can easily lead to wrist fracture)

  Veneer: when sliding on the front edge, it is easy to fall forward. At this time, you should kneel down with your legs, lower your center of gravity, and stretch your hands forward as far as possible. The whole person is kneeling on the ground and lifting the snowboard. When the rear blade slides and falls, you should cross your arms on your chest, squat down with your legs to form a ball, roll back with your back on the ground, and lift the snowboard at the same time. Also remember to ban hand support!

  4. Other precautions

  (1) Avoid skiing due to fatigue or discomfort. Skiing consumes a lot of physical energy, and it is easy to cause injuries under fatigue.

  (2) Skiing should be studied step by step, and there should be no psychology of being competitive and eager for success.

  (3) Choose a suitable ski trail, and don’t blindly climb the advanced ski trail as soon as you learn to ski.

  Third, how to choose ski equipment?

  Step 1 snowboard

  For beginners, it is most convenient to rent ski equipment directly in the ski resort. You should also know the following points when choosing ski gear:

  (1) The longer the length of the snowboard, the greater the speed, the more difficult it is to ski, and the more difficult it is to control.

  (2) For beginners, the length of skateboard should be 20-30cm less than the height. For amateurs, snowboarding is generally lower than the height, easier to operate, more flexible in steering and easier to use.

  (3) You can choose a relatively soft and elastic skateboard. The skateboard with great elasticity will not be too fast, and it is easier to control, so it is safer.

  2. Ski suit

  You should choose a ski suit with the right size, so you can move freely. First of all, choose warm, waterproof and windproof fabrics. Secondly, it is ok to wear a ski suit and a jumpsuit, but when choosing, the pants must be high-waist; Clothes and trousers with adjustable cuffs and cuffs can effectively prevent snow from entering. Finally, it is best to choose eye-catching tones that have a color difference with white to avoid collision accidents.

  It is suggested to adopt the "sandwich" dressing method: quick-drying clothes/sweat-wicking underwear+warm middle layer+windproof and waterproof/professional ski coat to achieve the effect of sweating inside, keeping warm in the middle and waterproof outside.

  Choosing professional ski shoes can effectively keep warm and prevent injuries. When choosing ski shoes, it is best to try them on the spot. The most comfortable state is to let the feet have room to move inside the boots, but the sides of the ankles should not be loose. The back of the shoes should be strong and have certain endurance; Ensure that the calf can bend forward flexibly.

  In addition, ski masks, warm hats, ski gloves, ski socks, etc. should be prepared.

  3. Accessories and protective gear

  Ski pole, the ideal length is that when a person stands upright, the arm holding ski pole can touch the ground vertically at a 90-degree angle. Ski helmets should not be too tight or too loose after wearing. It is best to rent or buy them after trying them on the spot. Ski goggles, it is recommended to choose a fully enclosed ski goggles with thicker frame and anti-fogging.

  In addition, beginners are advised to wear joint protection and anti-fall pads.

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World Weekly’s "New Strategy" for the United States and Ukraine?

Original title: World Weekly’s "New Strategy" for the United States and Ukraine?
With the coming of severe winter, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which has lasted for 22 months, is more and more like a forgotten war. This week, Ukrainian President Zelenski visited Washington again when Ukraine’s counter-offensive failed and US aid to Ukraine was "about to run out". From the outside world, Zelenski’s trip has a strong purpose of "alms". However, the BBC pointed out that Zelenski’s trip was almost "nothing" and the aid to Ukraine remained deadlocked. The New York Times further pointed out that senior US and Ukrainian military officials were holding talks to try to find a "new strategy".

eleven past ten p.m.
December 10th, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Travel-stained Ukrainian President Zelenski flew halfway around the world to attend the inauguration ceremony of the new Argentine President Milo. However, Zelenski, who was in Argentina, had already flown to the United States.
Ukrainian President Zelenski:Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I will go to Washington with my team. We have arranged many meetings and negotiations with President Biden and Congress, which is of great significance.
The next day, Zelenski started his third visit to the United States after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
But unlike the previous two times, this time Washington didn’t greet him with a red carpet.
On the afternoon of December 12th, US President Biden met with visiting Zelenski in the Oval Office of the White House. Then the two held a joint press conference.
In the YouTube live broadcast of the White House, people actually found such an embarrassing scene.
Ukrainian President Zelenski:American leadership is critical to maintaining this unity.
Soon, this video went viral on social media. Some netizens commented: "This is very embarrassing. Why does Biden blow his nose at Zelenski?"
In fact, when two people face reporters together, such embarrassment appears constantly.
Reporter:Many Republicans question Ukraine’s ability to win the war. US Senator Vance even said recently that Ukraine needs to cede some territory to stop fighting. Honestly, have you considered giving up territory to stop fighting?
Ukrainian President Zelenski:This question is not only related to what we say or think, but also whether we are fully prepared. How could Ukraine give up its territory? To be honest, it’s crazy.
In December last year, Zelenski started his first visit to the United States since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
During that visit, he received nearly $1.8 billion in military assistance from the United States and the Patriot air defense missile system.
In 2023, the United States and Europe increased their aid to the Ukrainian army, and even gave the green light to provide main battle tanks and long-range weapons.
This time, however, subtle changes have taken place in the political atmosphere of US domestic aid to Ukraine.
The reason is very simple. Aid is not without cost. However, since the summer of this year, the Ukrainian military has made little progress in its counter-offensive with western-trained personnel and weapons, and the Russian-Ukrainian war is in trouble.
The British "Financial Times" pointed out that Ukraine felt the "aid fatigue syndrome" in the West.
On December 12th, it was not only Zelenski who was pressed by reporters, but also US President Biden.
Reporter:In recent months, Ukraine’s counterattack has stagnated, and Congress has blocked the passage of the aid budget for Ukraine. Putin seems ready to wait until the situation is over. So, what strategies will the United States and Ukraine adopt next year to reverse this situation? If it fails, as a friend, when will you say to Ukraine, "Maybe it’s time to start seeking peace talks"?
US President Biden:We need to ensure that Putin continues to fail in Ukraine and Ukraine continues to succeed. The best way is to pass a supplementary budget.
Biden’s supplementary budget is a package of funding proposals put forward by the White House, including more than 60 billion US dollars in aid to Ukraine.
However, just last week, the budget was rejected by the Senate because of the opposition of ultra-conservative Republican lawmakers and some centrists.
Seeing that the US Congress is about to adjourn before the traditional holiday, Biden is anxious and helpless.
US President Biden:This can’t wait any longer. Congress needs to pass supplementary appropriations for Ukraine before the holiday recess. It’s as simple as that.
The promised 60 billion aid to Ukraine was blocked, and the amount of aid to Ukraine announced by Biden in front of Zelenski was only a fraction: $200 million. Even his words changed subtly: "We will support them as long as we can".
Prior to this, Biden said many times: "We will support Ukraine as long as it takes."
This may be the biggest knot of Zelenski’s visit to the United States.
On the morning of the meeting with Biden, he had just held closed-door talks with US congressmen, trying to persuade them to release the aid funds to Ukraine. After leaving Congress, Zelenski posted on social media that the talks were "friendly and frank".
However, the media noticed that when he walked out of the Capitol, he didn’t stop to answer reporters’ questions, which seemed to be in a bad mood.
Johnson, the Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives, echoed Zelenski’s statement.
Johnson, Speaker of the US House of Representatives:I just had a pleasant talk with President Zelenski, and I reiterate that we stand with him.
But after verbal support, Johnson’s next words will not make President Zelenski feel happy, but will be even more disturbing.
Johnson, Speaker of the US House of Representatives:The Biden administration seems to be asking for billions of dollars in extra funds, without proper supervision, without a clear winning strategy, and without the answer I think the American people deserve.
In fact, in the United States, where the party struggle is increasingly fierce, Republicans have seen an "opportunity" to use the Biden administration’s urgent psychology to help Ukraine.
Johnson, Speaker of the US House of Representatives:Since I took over as Speaker, I have made it very clear that we need to be clear about our actions in Ukraine and how we can properly supervise the valuable taxes of American taxpayers. We need a revolutionary border policy.
This actually means that Republicans will use the $60 billion in new reinforcements to Ukraine as a bargaining chip, forcing Biden’s government to accept the border immigration policy during Trump’s period, including further building the border fence and tightening refugee qualifications.
If the Biden administration accepts these conditions, it will be tantamount to "political suicide."
With the approaching of the 2024 American election, the tearing struggle between the two parties has also intensified.
On December 13th, local time, the day after Biden met with Zelenski, Republicans in the US House of Representatives voted to formally investigate the impeachment of US President Biden.
James Comer, Chairman of the US House Oversight Committee:This is a survey of public corruption at the highest level, and we have accumulated a lot of evidence related to the vast majority of Americans.
As soon as Biden met with Zelenski at the meeting, Republicans threw out the political "nuclear bomb" of impeachment, which was tantamount to hoping to completely destroy Biden’s re-election path.
And Zelenski’s trip to "ask for help" seems doomed to "no gain".
Kirby, spokesman of the US National Security Council:Today, we announced the latest security assistance plan to support Ukraine. This is the 52nd batch of weapons and equipment we sent to Ukraine to help them meet the urgent battlefield needs while continuing their counter-offensive.
On December 6th, before Zelenski’s visit to the United States, the United States announced a new batch of aid weapons, including artillery and ammunition.
On the 7th, when meeting with visiting British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, Secretary of State blinken listed the western aid to Ukraine.
US Secretary of State blinken:The United States has provided more than $70 billion in aid to Ukraine, and our European allies have provided more than $110 billion in support.
The vast majority of these huge funds have become weapons provided to Uzbekistan, but the protracted war has consumed a large amount of American weapons stocks. In July this year, the United States even provided Ukraine with mass destruction cluster munitions that were banned by international law.
This was strongly opposed by the majority of the American people.
In October this year, a poll in Reuters showed that about 35% of Americans now disapprove of US arms assistance to Ukraine. In this regard, the Russian "Viewpoint" commented that the West is now beginning to realize that Ukraine has become an abyss.
On December 7th, US Secretary of State blinken told the truth about aiding Ukraine.
US Secretary of State blinken:90% of the security assistance we provide is actually spent in the United States, on our manufacturers and our production, creating more employment opportunities for Americans and promoting our own economic growth.
Using Ukraine to consume Russia, and American factories can also get weapons orders, which is the real logic of aiding Ukraine.
US Secretary of Defense lloyd austin:During this administration, the output of artillery shells in the United States will not only increase, but also quadruple. At the same time, we launched what the Army called the most ambitious modernization of the national defense industry in the past 40 years.
However, even if the arch fire war can kill two birds with one stone, the United States still has to calculate the "cost-effectiveness ratio".
On December 12th, an article in The New York Times entitled "After the failed counterattack, the United States and Ukraine seek a new strategy" revealed that while Zelenski hopes to continue to launch ground attacks to attract the world’s attention, the Biden administration is promoting a new strategy to be implemented from the beginning of next year, so that Ukraine can turn to the defensive, and at the same time accumulate materials and mobilize troops.
US Secretary of Defense Austin:Today we are working with our allies and partners to help Ukraine build an armed force that can resist Russia in the next few years.
The New York Times also disclosed that the United States has decided to increase its efforts to provide "face-to-face military advice" to Ukraine, and is prepared to send a Samsung general to stay in Kiev for quite a long time.
Some American officials said that if Ukraine does not change its strategy, there may be a situation in 1916 during World War I in 2024, when a large number of soldiers were killed, but the front line has hardly changed.
For Zelenski, this is not good news.
On December 13th, Zelenski made a surprise visit to the Norwegian capital.
According to The Wall Street Journal, this shows that Ukraine turned its hope to Europe after the United States was cold for help.
However, on the issue of aiding Ukraine, cracks have already appeared within Europe.
The French newspaper Le Monde reported that since Zaluzhnyi, commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces, publicly admitted that the front-line war was deadlocked, a "general sense of helplessness" has always hung over Kiev’s western allies. In Europe, aid to Ukraine has increasingly become the weight of the game for countries’ own interests.
December 13th, Oslo, Norway. Zelenski received "good news" as soon as he arrived in Norway.
On this day, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland held a Nordic summit. The meeting issued a joint statement saying: "The Nordic countries will stand with Ukraine."
Compared with verbal support, real money and silver aid is naturally true and reliable.
The Norwegian Parliament has previously approved a package plan to donate 75 billion kronor to Ukraine within five years, and the first batch will donate 3 billion kronor (about 2.08 billion yuan).
However, in addition to being happy, Zelenski still values another summit in another place.
Ukrainian President Zelenski:First of all, the summit held on December 14th was not easy. We are very satisfied that 99% countries in the EU support Ukraine, and they are ready to start negotiations on Ukraine’s future accession to the EU.
On December 14th, EU leaders gathered in Brussels for the last summit of this year. At this summit, the most concerned issue is undoubtedly Ukraine’s accession to the EU and its aid to Ukraine of 50 billion euros.
Just before the opening of the summit, the European Commission announced that it would unfreeze about 10 billion euros of "cohesion fund" for Hungary.
The BBC said that this move can be interpreted as the EU’s attempt to soften Hungary’s position. Because Hungary has raised objections to the EU’s opening of Ukraine’s accession negotiations and aid to Ukraine, both of which must be approved by all EU members.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban:Ukraine’s rapid accession to the EU is not in the interests of Hungary or the EU.
Zelenski was well aware of Orban’s attitude, and he tried to convince Orban when he attended the inauguration ceremony of the new Argentine president.
Ukrainian President Zelenski:During the inauguration ceremony, I had a talk with Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, which was very straightforward and focused on our European affairs.
However, Orban’s position has not changed. Before attending the EU summit, he told the Hungarian parliament: "In Europe, we are the spokesmen of common sense."
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economy West Jardot:The EU should expand peace and should not accommodate war, and we feel that allowing Ukraine to join now also means including war.
According to EU sources, during the voting on December 14th, Orban temporarily left the voting hall. This absentee voting was not an accident, but was agreed with Orban in a constructive way in advance by the EU.
After the vote on that day, Orban said on social media that it was irrational and meaningless to start accession negotiations with Ukraine.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban:Since the other 26 countries insisted on this decision, Hungary decided to let them go their own way, and Hungary was unwilling to participate in this wrong decision.
In fact, European public opinion believes that as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, the "Ukrainian fatigue syndrome" is also spreading in more and more EU countries. Except Hungary, the attitudes of Poland, Slovakia, Austria and other countries are actually changing.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fizzo has repeatedly stated that Slovakia supports Ukraine’s territorial integrity and independence, but will not provide it with military assistance.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fizzo:Because I don’t believe that military assistance can solve the Ukrainian crisis.
On December 11th, Austrian Prime Minister Nehmer said at a government meeting that "Ukraine should not be given any preferential treatment" on the issue of joining the EU. Behind the change of attitude are the different interests of EU countries.
On December 8, representatives of agricultural organizations and food producers from Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia held a meeting, calling on the EU to urgently deal with the negative impact of Ukrainian agricultural products exported to the European market.
Because Ukrainian agricultural products were blocked from being transported through the Black Sea, a large number of them entered Europe and hit the markets of Poland and other countries, causing dissatisfaction.
Pavel Lipovski runs a 500-hectare farm in central Poland. He said that the detention of Ukrainian agricultural products had a huge impact on his farm and family.
Polish farmer Pavel Lipovski:Since the conflict of exporting agricultural products in Ukraine, the prices of local agricultural products have been declining. The price of wheat has dropped by a third, and corn is nearly a third cheaper. In addition, our profits are very small. If we continue like this, even if our country has so many hectares of land, I can’t see any prospects.
At the same time, since the European Union lifted the restriction on the number of people entering Europe to help Ukraine in the war, Polish truck drivers have been accusing Ukrainians of stealing their business, and a large number of drivers blocked the border between Poland and Ukraine and launched a strike.
Pavel Ozgra, Chairman of the Strike Committee:We have been supporting Ukraine, but we also need to support our own families. For our company, this is a matter of survival or destruction.
Villager Yolanda in a village near Poland:I don’t support Ukrainians anymore. I’m fed up with them.
The protracted Russia-Ukraine conflict and its spillover effects have made all EU countries consider their own interests.
On December 13th, the German newspaper frankfurter allgemeine zeitung quoted the latest report of the German Economic Research Institute as saying that if Ukraine joins the EU, up to 17% of the EU common budget will flow into Ukraine, of which only the agricultural subsidies to Ukraine will be as high as 130 billion to 190 billion euros in the next few years.
Zimbabwe MP Supa Mandiwanzla:Recently, Europe has also realized that they have not benefited from the conflict. Compared with before the conflict, the economy has fallen into a quagmire. They tried to sanction Russia, but to some extent, they strengthened Russia and weakened Europe and EU countries.
In fact, throughout Europe, the call for a peaceful solution to the Ukrainian crisis has become louder and louder.
On September 21st this year, on the International Day of Peace, several cities in Germany held peaceful rallies, calling for a peaceful settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
German people Wolfgang:Military means is not the solution to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and the Russian-Ukrainian conflict can only be resolved through diplomatic means.
German people Mishi:Weapons delivery cannot solve conflicts, only peaceful negotiations can.
Even those European politicians who strongly support aid to Ukraine in public may not really think so.
According to the British Guardian, two Russian pranks phoned Italian Prime Minister Silvio meloni in September this year, posing as African leaders. On the phone, meloni expressed his true thoughts on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Italian Prime Minister meloni:I see that everyone is tired, and I must tell the truth, from all sides.
Under the leadership of the United States, the West continues to send weapons and equipment to Ukraine, and its real purpose is for its own interests.
For Norway, which actively assisted Ukraine, Russian TV today quoted NRK, a Norwegian public broadcaster, as saying that the country earned $31 billion from the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, which led to soaring energy prices. Last year, Norway’s oil and gas revenue hit a record high.
Brazilian geopolitical scholar Pepe Escobar:First of all, it needs to be clear that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is a war in which the United States uses NATO against Russia. Secondly, this war is not good for Europe, because the initiators of the war began to plan at least eight years ago, and their purpose is to deindustrialize Europe, cut off the economic ties between Germany and Russia, and make Europe an ornament of American hegemony.
Today, compared with last year’s support for Ukraine, there is no prospect of victory in the war, which has caused the EU as a whole to fall into "aid fatigue".
In particular, the European Union, which is in the midst of an economic crisis, is considering cutting its own budget, so it is difficult to bear any new burden.
On December 15th, the EU Summit voted on the much-watched 50 billion euro aid plan to Ukraine. Because Hungary voted against it, it failed to reach an agreement on the plan.
Australia’s "Dialogue" news network bluntly said that in the past week, the aid plans of the United States and Europe have both been frustrated, which makes people feel that the fate of Ukraine is more like being decided by Washington and Brussels than by the battlefield.
Nowadays, for western politicians, Ukraine seems to have become a "hot potato" and a "victim" that can be abandoned at any time.
In the coming year of 2024, both the United States and Russia will hold general elections, which makes the prospect of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict even more confusing.
According to Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao, whether the West can continue to vigorously aid Ukraine, whether Ukraine can continue to endure casualties and inconvenience in life, and who can be elected president of the United States in 2024, these three factors may influence the outcome of this war.
Source: CCTV news client
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Women, look over here! Four factors erode women’s health? Master the "three cornerstones" of health

According to the survey, the average life expectancy of women is 5-10 years longer than that of men, but the life expectancy gap is gradually narrowing. The reason why women will lose their original health advantages is closely related to bad habits in daily life, especially the following four points will erode women’s health.

1. Decreased activity

Now is a society where men and women are equal. Housework is not limited to women. Women spend less time doing housework, and their activities are also reduced. Coupled with a heavy-flavored diet such as high calorie and high fat, it will cause obesity, especially abdominal obesity, thus increasing the risk of chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes and fatty liver.

2. Bad hobbies

Smoking and alcoholism are no longer exclusive to men. Many women will relieve their worries by smoking and drinking. However, harmful toxic substances and alcohol in cigarettes can poison various organs and systems of the body and increase the risk of respiratory system, digestive system and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

3, more and more strong

Nowadays, women are stronger and stronger. They are no longer always crying, coquetry or nagging as before. They keep everything in their hearts, carry things on their own, don’t know how to release pressure, and induce mental illness and digestive system diseases for a long time.

4. Too much pressure

Modern women hold up half the sky and bear no less pressure than men. While taking care of the elderly at home and raising children, they also struggle in the workplace. Because of long-term heavy pressure, endocrine disorder, reducing resistance and increasing the chance of illness.

1. Exercise more.

Women should have at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise every day, such as brisk walking, jogging, skipping rope, swimming and practicing yoga. The weekly exercise time should not be less than 4-5 days, which can promote the whole body blood circulation, improve the cardiopulmonary function, enhance the resistance, and also help to release stress and enjoy the body and mind. In addition, women must stay away from cigarettes and second-hand smoke and refuse to drink alcoholic beverages.

2. Reasonable supplementation of calcium and iron

Under the premise of ensuring a balanced nutrition, iron and calcium should be properly supplemented. Because women face menstrual blood loss every month, they should eat more iron-containing foods, such as animal viscera, animal blood and various lean meats. In addition, eat more calcium-containing milk, eggs, beans, bean products, green leafy vegetables and shrimp skin, and ensure that you drink 200 ~ 300ml of milk every day, get proper sunshine, promote calcium absorption and delay osteoporosis.

3. Adjust your mood

Arrange work and rest reasonably, and coordinate the relationship between career and family. You can’t overdraw your physical strength and energy, so that you can combine work and rest; Face everything with a positive and optimistic attitude, eliminate bad emotions such as anxiety and fear in time, not pursue perfection in everything, and vent your emotions by talking to others, having a good cry or exercising.

Tips

After entering the age of 30, women should have a comprehensive physical examination at least once a year. In addition to regular monitoring of blood pressure, blood sugar, blood lipid and weight, they should also be screened for HPV and TCT regularly. After the age of 35, do mammography or breast B-ultrasound examination once a year; Regular monitoring of estrogen after the age of 45. In addition, women should adjust their diet structure, eat more fresh vegetables, fruits and whole grains, and eat 7-8 minutes full for each meal, not overeating or wolfing down; Keep a regular schedule and quit the bad habit of staying up late.

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Where is the way out for domestic beauty products that are difficult to sell at high prices?

Image source @ vision china

After eight days, Hua Xizi finally spoke.

However, the statement did not respond to the high-priced controversy, but reiterated its brand vision as a domestic beauty brand "promoting the beauty of the East and casting a century-old national makeup".

Whether this statement can satisfy consumers who have previously felt "backstab" or not. It is almost a consensus that it is not so easy for "all girls" to buy it.

More and more rational, they are using actions to announce the failure of their price and sentiment cards to the brand.Since the price dispute, they have been saying, "Who is not a domestic product? Who will feel sorry for me?" Take off the emotional binding, while comparing the domestic make-up with the gold price, and measure the cost performance with the accurate price comparison method.

At the same time, it is obvious that Li Jiaqi has had a hard time recently.

Being questioned and apologizing twice failed to quell dissatisfaction. It seems that this matter can’t pass if the powder continues to fall, the topic is constantly derived, and the heat persists for a long time.

Image source @ Little Red Book Davidkwok

Looking back from the time corridor, on the one hand, Li Jiaqi, who has grown into the "first brother" by virtue of his low price advantage and high emotional value, and on the other hand, the light of domestic products, which embodies consumers’ feelings and high cost performance expectations.The rise and fall of the two are so similar and intertwined.

Now, the other side of Li Jiaqi being questioned is the dilemma of domestic beauty cosmetics.

More and more consumers are beginning to feel that domestic products are becoming more and more expensive. They show their feelings and seek resonance by taking screenshots of their past orders on social media.

Image source @ Xiaohongshu Xiao Lv’s embarrassing life

Is this really the case?

Take shanghai jahwa, which owns well-known brands such as Liushen, Meijiajing, herborist, Qichu and Yuze, as an example. According to the announcement of its main business data, the average price of skin care products in the first half of this year and the second quarter of this year increased by 50.42% and 20.16% respectively compared with the same period of last year, which helped its skin care products achieve positive revenue growth.

Image source @ shanghai jahwa’s main business data announcement in the first quarter of 2023

Image source @ shanghai jahwa main business data announcement in the second quarter of 2023

Look at Polaiya, the parent company of Polaiya, Yuefushan and Caitang. In the first quarter of 2023, the skin care products and beauty cosmetics products of Polaiya increased by 21.69% and 23.28% respectively.

Image source @ Proya’s main business data announcement in the first quarter of 2023

In addition, in the first and second quarters of 2023, the average selling price of Marubi skin care products increased by 39.76% and 14.83% respectively, and the average selling price of beauty products increased by 27.22% and 15.90%. In the first half of 2023, the price of skin care products increased by 5.6% and the price of cosmetics increased by 4.9%.

Image source @ Betani 2023 semi-annual report

It can be seen that the price increase that consumers feel is not groundless.

From the main cost performance to "more and more expensive", the rising price of raw materials may be the reason that cannot be ignored.

At present, the key raw materials used by domestic skin care and beauty enterprises mainly rely on imports from the United States, Germany, Japan, South Korea and other countries, such as surfactants for cosmetics, thickeners, high-performance oils and fats, and high-safety preservatives. Therefore, the fluctuation of the supply price of upstream raw materials will indeed greatly affect the beauty and skin care brands.

Since the epidemic, the price increase of some basic raw materials, such as glycerol, has been particularly obvious.

Recently, many giants such as Dow Chemical, Japan PE Co., Ltd., Japan PP Co., Ltd., Sanyo Chemical, Longbai Group, etc. also announced price increases ranging from 5% to 23%, involving cosmetic raw materials such as silicone, surfactant, PMMA, PP, PE and titanium dioxide used as a physical sunscreen, and the price per ton directly exceeded 1,700 yuan.

Polaiya also said in the announcement that the prices of its main products, ruby and active substances with strong efficacy, have increased significantly-the average unit price in the first quarter of 2023 increased by 305.85/kg, an increase of 116.05%.

With the rising cost of raw materials, it is not only domestic brands that raise prices. However, the price increase of international big brands is much milder.

For example, the financial report of consumer goods giant Unilever shows that the price of beauty and health care products rose by 7.5% in fiscal year 2022.

Estee Lauder Group has also raised the price of its products twice in 2023, involving many of its star products, but the increase is relatively limited except Clinique Little Daisy Blush.

Data Source @ Official Flagship Store, Cartography @ Titanium Media APP

In this way,The rising cost caused by the rising price of raw materials is not enough to explain why domestic brands have changed from "flat replacement" to "expensive replacement".

The huge marketing expenses, including the commission of the anchor with goods, are another main reason.

According to the financial report data released by various companies, the sales expenses of various beauty products accounted for about 45% of the revenue in the first half of this year, and the parent company of Perfect Diary, Yixian E-commerce, had the highest proportion, accounting for 61.69%.

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Comparing the marketing expense rate of international brands such as Estee Lauder, Shiseido and L ‘Oreal, which is around 30%, we can see that domestic beauty brands are highly dependent on marketing.

This is actually related to the growth experience of domestic beauty brands.

A few years before the flood of new domestic brands emerged, the grass planting economy was just emerging and the online traffic cost was still relatively low. At that time, most of the new beauty brands were established in a short time, with small capital scale, and their ability to lay offline sales channels was limited. Therefore,In the early days of its establishment, online became the main position for the marketing and sales of domestic beauty brands.

At that time, an unwritten explosive formula was popular in the industry: "5,000 little red books+2,000 Zhihu questions and answers+head anchor with goods = a new brand".Seize the user’s mind and achieve explosive growth through marketing, which has almost become the standard of new brands of domestic beauty.

Take Huaxi Zi in this storm as an example. Founded in 2017, it is experiencing a channel dilemma when it comes into contact with the live broadcast room in Li Jiaqi in 2018. At that time, Li Jiaqi had just defeated Ma Yun in the Double Eleven PK selling lipstick, and began to emerge in the field of e-commerce live broadcast.

Looking back on the five years when Hua Xizi and Li Jiaqi were deeply bound, many sales miracles occurred at this time: in 2019, "double 11" sold 700,000 boxes of loose powder of Hua Xizi; In 2020, "618" Hua Xizi became the first in the turnover list of domestic beauty products with GMV of 235 million yuan, and its revenue jumped from 10 million to several billion. According to the quality statistics, from January to February, 2020, 40% of the sales of Huaxizi flagship store came from the live broadcast room in Li Jiaqi.

Hua Xizi’s growth experience is only a typical representative of domestic beauty, and there are also perfect diaries, orange blossoms, Yuze and so on.

Over-reliance on online marketing has made many domestic beauty products form a revenue-driven growth model.

Take Yixian E-commerce, the parent company of Perfect Diary, which was listed on the US stock market only three years after its birth, as an example. According to its announcement data, from 2018 to 2020, Yixian E-commerce spent 309 million yuan, 1.251 billion yuan and 3.412 billion yuan on sales and marketing respectively, with the highest proportion accounting for 65.2% of the total revenue. With the rising marketing expenses, its scale has also been rapidly expanded.

However, with the contraction of marketing expenses by Perfect Diary, its operating income is also affected simultaneously: in the first quarter and the second quarter of this year, the proportion of marketing expenses of Yixian e-commerce decreased by 7.9% and 2.5% respectively compared with the same period of last year, and the total net income decreased by 14.1% and 9.8% respectively.

More seriously, with the surge in online traffic costs,Many domestic beauty brands are caught in the "strange circle" cycle of exchanging marketing for revenue.That is to say, if marketing is reduced, revenue may decline, but if marketing is maintained, high traffic cost will cause losses, and even it may fall into a negative cycle of more money burning and more losses.

In this way, the price increase has become a natural choice in the dilemma of domestic beauty.

At the same time of rising prices,A large number of domestic beauty brands are disappearing in invisible places.

According to incomplete statistics, from June 2022 to now, there are about 12 cutting-edge makeup brands that have declared bankruptcy/clearance/suspension. Among them, there are some brands that have exploded, such as floating Fomomy and Kale said Colorpedia, which shows that the market competition is fierce.

Cartography: titanium media APP

Consumers’ enthusiasm for buying domestic beauty brands has also begun to cool down.

In this year’s TOP20 of Tmall’s 618 beauty industry, only four domestic brands entered the list, namely Polaiya, Winona, Fumei and Shuguang, and the corresponding rankings were TOP4, TOP9, TOP13 and TOP19.

Image source @ tmall beauty cosmetics

Looking back at the development of domestic beauty brands in the past ten years, the market share has increased from 15% in 2012 to 28.8% in 2021.

However, while we are excited about this, we should also see the fragility of relying on short-term marketing strategies and transferring costs through price increases.

Cosmetics, as a complex mixture of various raw materials, as the core active ingredient and the production technology such as fermentation and synthesis technology, are the key to build its core competitiveness.

In the process of the rise of international beauty products, many brands rely on core ingredients and production process barriers to build a protective city. Take L ‘Oré al’s self-developed Bose factor as an example. Since the successful research in 2000, helena rubinstein, Lancome, Xiuliko, YSL and Yuxi have all participated in Bose factor, occupying the forefront of the anti-aging category. The unique fermentation process of the core ingredient Pitera in the immortal water also helped SK-II build its core competitiveness.

However, R&D capability and core production capability are the disadvantages of domestic brands.

According to the statistics of Dongxing Securities, as of 15th, 2022, the number of patents of Procter & Gamble and Unilever reached 177,154 and 86,074 respectively, and mainly concentrated on inventions with higher gold content and longer patent protection period.

Image source @ Dongxing Securities

According to the data of Tianyancha, the number of patents of shanghai jahwa, Betani, Marubi, Huaxi Bio and Yixian E-commerce are 1650, 244, 396, 646 and 174 respectively, and among the patents in shanghai jahwa, the design category with relatively low gold content accounts for 80.24%; By 2022, Yixian e-commerce has 174 patents worldwide, of which 43 are invention patents.

Image source @ Tianyancha

Image source @ Tianyancha

In addition, domestic beauty products mostly adopt OEM OEM mode, lacking the ability and technology of self-built factory production.

Under this model, the upstream foundry masters the core production technologies such as raw material extraction and preparation, synthetic biotechnology, etc., while the brand side is often caught in homogenization competition, making it difficult to build a brand moat.

Take the category of freeze-dried mask. As a rapidly growing sub-category in recent years, there have been many explosive products. For example, in 2020, the SKU of Yuze freeze-dried mask will reach 2 billion; In 2021, Winona’s double eleven pre-sale freeze-dried mask products were pre-sold in three seconds.

But in fact, these explosions, such as Yuze Centella asiatica reassuring repair mask, Winona soothing repair freeze-dried mask, and Appropriate Herbal Gentian reassuring repair freeze-dried mask, were all made by the same foundry that mastered the core freeze-dried mask technology-Weibo Haitai.

According to the information, Weibo Haitai has cooperated with many brands to list dozens of masks and essence products of herborist, Yuze, L ‘Oreal, Ke Beili, Yiyibucao, Winona, Royal Nifang and Liangliang.

Under such fierce competition of homogeneous products, it is difficult to impress today’s consumers only by fighting for low prices and "selling badly"It has become an industry consensus to improve R&D capability, increase investment in innovation and improve product quality.

In the first half of this year, the proportion of research and development expenses of domestic beauty cosmetics has increased to varying degrees. Huaxi Bio invested 187 million yuan in research and development in the first half of 2023, accounting for more than 6%; Betani’s R&D investment accounted for more than 4%, up 33.58% year-on-year; The R&D expenses of Giant Bio increased year-on-year, reaching 80.75%.

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In addition to research and development, domestic beauty brands are also making up for shortcomings.

For example, in August this year, the first factory of Yixian E-commerce was put into operation, integrating R&D, manufacturing and quality control, trying to build a moat through self-built factories; Winona gradually diversified her own sales channels, vigorously added more offline, and tried to get rid of single dependence.

Some domestic beauty products have gone abroad and started to show their strength on the international stage.

According to public data, Hua Xizi has been sold to Japan, the United States, Europe and other countries and regions; And relying on "girl’s heart" to win Lolita’s favorite flower knowledge has also caused repercussions in the Japanese market.

The process of the rising of domestic beauty products is doomed to be not smooth sailing. Only by reducing the low cost and increasing the consumption of feelings, a stable and far-reaching brand is bound to fail.

With the continuous evolution of these brands, more possibilities will be created in the future. May a hundred flowers blossom and domestic products become stronger.(This article is the first titanium media APP, written by Yuan Ning, edited by Zhao Hongyu)

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  1. Q2 Skin Care Products’ Restorative Growth, Focus on Performance Repair and Omni-channel Development of Key Brands in the Future-china galaxy Securities Research Institute