It is reported that Canada is considering imposing export taxes on commodities such as uranium and oil to counter Trump's tariff threat. Canada is studying the imposition of export taxes on major commodities exported to the United States, including uranium, oil and potash, in the case that Trump fulfills the comprehensive tariff threat. Officials familiar with the internal discussions of Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau's government said that the export tax would be Canada's last resort. According to people familiar with the matter, retaliatory tariffs on goods made in the United States and export controls on some Canadian products are more likely to come first. However, these officials said that if Trump decides to launch a full-scale trade war, the commodity export tax is a practical option, which will push up the costs of American consumers, farmers and enterprises. They said that the Trudeau government may also propose to expand its export control power in the latest report on the country's financial and economic situation scheduled to be released on Monday. It is reported that Canada is currently the largest external oil supplier in the United States. Some refineries rely on cheaper Canadian heavy crude oil, and there are few other options. The impact of rising costs is particularly severe in the Midwest of the United States, where nearly half of the crude oil used by fuel producers to produce gasoline and diesel comes from Canada.Goldman Sachs lowered the UK's GDP growth forecast for 2024 from the previous 1.2% to 1.0%.According to TASS news agency, Turkish President Erdogan said that if national security is threatened, Turkey will take action against Syrian terrorists.
Shanghai Electric established a new company including machinery and equipment sales business. According to the enterprise search APP, Shanghai Dixi New Energy Co., Ltd. was established with Ye Can as its legal representative and registered capital of 1 million yuan. Its business scope includes: power generation business, power transmission business and power supply (distribution) business; Installation, maintenance and testing of power transmission, power supply and power reception facilities; Mechanical equipment sales; Mechanical and electrical equipment sales, etc. Enterprise survey shows that the company is wholly owned by Shanghai Electric New Energy Development Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Shanghai Electric.Shanghai Electric established a new company including machinery and equipment sales business. According to the enterprise search APP, Shanghai Dixi New Energy Co., Ltd. was established with Ye Can as its legal representative and registered capital of 1 million yuan. Its business scope includes: power generation business, power transmission business and power supply (distribution) business; Installation, maintenance and testing of power transmission, power supply and power reception facilities; Mechanical equipment sales; Mechanical and electrical equipment sales, etc. Enterprise survey shows that the company is wholly owned by Shanghai Electric New Energy Development Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Shanghai Electric.-40.8℃! Bayinbuluke, Xinjiang refreshed the lowest temperature in the country in winter. With the strong invasion of cold air, the temperature in many places in Xinjiang hit a new low. On December 12th, according to the live ranking of the lowest temperature by the Central Meteorological Observatory, the lowest temperature in Bayinbuluke reached -40.8℃ from 15: 00 on December 11th to 14: 00 on December 12th, making it the top of the national lowest temperature list in this period, 5.4℃ lower than the Tuli River in Inner Mongolia, which ranked second, and becoming the first national weather station in China to fall below -40℃ after winter. (Xinjiang Daily)
20% of the wildfires in California, which have burned more than 1,600 hectares, have been initially controlled. On December 12, local time, it was learned that 20% of the wildfires in Malibu, a coastal city in Los Angeles County, southern California, have been initially controlled, and local officials lifted some mandatory evacuation orders on the same day and allowed a certain number of people to return home. The wildfire has burned about 1,664 hectares of land, causing about 6,300 people to evacuate and about 22,000 people to be affected by the fire. Local officials said that wildfires also destroyed four houses, and another six houses were damaged. The California Fire Department said that nearly 2,000 firefighters are protecting buildings in the fire area and strengthening fire boundary control. (CCTV News)The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology decided to set up the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence Standardization Technical Committee, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology decided to set up the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence Standardization Technical Committee, numbered MIIT/TC1, which is mainly responsible for the compilation and revision of industry standards in the fields of artificial intelligence evaluation and testing, operation and maintenance, data set, basic hardware, software platform, large model, application maturity, application development management and artificial intelligence risk. The first Technical Committee of Artificial Intelligence Standardization of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology consists of 41 members, and the secretariat is undertaken by China Information and Communication Research Institute.Hisense Jia Shaoqian: Brand building is very hard work, which requires long-term persistence and a lot of money. The annual meeting of Caijing 2025: Forecast and Strategy and 2024 Global Wealth Management Forum was held in Beijing from December 13th to December 15th. Jia Shaoqian, Chairman of Hisense Group, delivered a speech. Jia Shaoqian pointed out that whether it is globalization or transformation, the key to the success of strategy lies in persistence and implementation to the end. He bluntly said that branding is a very hard job, which requires long-term persistence and a lot of money. Hisense firmly believes in the power of brands, that brands are the future of enterprises, and that there is no internationalization of Hisense without the internationalization of brands. "Especially when most China enterprises take advantage of the dividends from entering the market and borrow ships to go out to sea through OEM to make quick money, Hisense voluntarily gave up OEM and chose the most difficult shipbuilding to go out to sea, that is, resolutely went to the high end and invested a lot of money, people and resources in brand building, especially in corporate marketing." He said. (Rui Jian)