During the Spring Festival in 2024, China's development has attracted global attention and admiration. Whether it is digital technology, manufacturing, new energy vehicles, or super-large aircraft, intelligent driving, and domestic vehicles, China has demonstrated the world's leading level and innovation capabilities. At the same time, China has also received blessings and friendship from various countries, including Biden of the United States, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, football superstar David Beckham, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, etc., all of whom have paid New Year greetings to the Chinese people in various ways. Here are some specific examples:
Biden tweeted on Twitter on New Year's Day to congratulate Chinese on Happy New Year, saying: "For centuries, families around the world have gathered to celebrate the first day of the new year. This is a moment of renewal and introspection, full of hope and possibility, and a moment of goodness triumphing. Biden and his family wish everyone a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year. ”
Bill Gates also issued a message through the Gates ** meeting on February 2, wishing everyone a happy, happy and healthy Year of the Dragon in English, and introduced the work of the ** meeting. He also posted this on his account.
Beckham posted a New Year's greeting on Weibo on Feb. 13, wearing a red scarf, standing in front of a Chinese-style background, saying "Happy New Year" in fluent Chinese, and then eating a bite of noodles with chopsticks.
Musk's mother, Mary Musk, traveled to China on February 3, and on February 10, the first day of the Lunar New Year, Musk posted "The Year of the Dragon" and "The Year of the Dragon" on Twitter and Weibo respectively, greeting everyone for the New Year.
In addition to these international celebrities, Biden also opened a TikTok (Douyin International Version) account during the Spring Festival, and had a great time, posting four ** in a row within 24 hours, all of which were very exciting. This has attracted great attention in American political circles, and many people have commented on it. Biden is 81 years old and still playing Douyin in China, which shows that TikTok is very popular in the United States, and it is said that TikTok has more than 1 monthly active users in the United States500 million, especially a favorite of young people.
At the same time, China's technology and industry have impressed the world. China's self-developed extra-large aircraft "Kunlong" AG600 is a large-scale fire-fighting water rescue amphibious aircraft, with large load capacity, long range, long endurance and other characteristics, can draw 12 tons of water in 20 seconds, and can draw water between the water source and the fire site many times to draw water to extinguish the fire. When performing water rescue missions, the aircraft has a minimum stable flight altitude of 50 meters, can be moored on the surface to carry out rescue operations, and can rescue up to 50 people in distress at a time. This is a major aviation equipment urgently needed for the construction of the national emergency rescue system and natural disaster prevention and control system.
During the Spring Festival, the biggest winner should be Huawei, on the evening of February 12, Yu Chengdong, chairman of Huawei's intelligent car solution BU, sent a circle of friends to say that the question world M9 back to Shenzhen, 1314 kilometers of intelligent driving without takeover, zero takeover. This is a smart car jointly developed by Huawei and SAIC, which has functions such as autonomous driving, intelligent connectivity, and intelligent safety, and can achieve autonomous driving in scenarios such as highways, urban roads, and parking lots. Yu Chengdong posted his driving experience in the circle of friends, saying that intelligent driving is very easy, and the only unpleasant thing is that the regulations require that it is not allowed to leave for a long time. He was fined twice for taking his hands off the steering wheel for a long time, resulting in the disabling of intelligent driving.
China's auto industry also showed strong momentum during the Chinese New Year. Last year, China's car imports hit a 10-year low of 800,000 units, down 10 percent year-on-year and the lowest since 2011. The main reason is the rise of domestic cars, especially the strength of new energy vehicles, independent brands are becoming more and more popular among Chinese people, and the market share of imported cars in China is shrinking, including some big brands, mainly German, Japanese and American brands, and German imported cars will decline by 11% year-on-year to 2310,000 units, Japanese imports decreased 14% y/y to 2240,000 units, while U.S. imports decreased by 8% y/y. On the contrary, with the rise of independent models, China's automobile exports are also growing, and last year's new car exports hit a record high.
The domestic brand Hongqi Automobile also released the MV of "Golden Scale Leaping Dragon Gate" during the Spring Festival to greet everyone for the New Year. This is a song cooperated by the Hongqi brand and the gem uncle, and the lyrics integrate the history and development of the Hongqi car into it, such as "The blood resonates in the resonance, looking back on the past and driving 1958, constantly breaking free from the shackles and passing the family and country to each dragon soul, and cutting through the dark clouds like fireworks and jumping into the dragon gate." This is the time when the first Hongqi car was born, and it is also a symbol of the Hongqi brand's forgery in the difficult situation and the ultimate success. The "brocade scales" in the lyrics refer to gorgeous changes, and "Leaping Dragon Gate" is a beautiful implication of success, conveying a positive and challenging spirit as a whole. In this MV, it is also interspersed with pictures of Hongqi H5, Hongqi HS5, Hongqi H7, Hongqi HS7, Hongqi HS3, Hongqi H6 and other models, together with drums, fireworks, bell towers and other elements to create a festive atmosphere.
Domestic products should be self-reliant, every time I see the domestic brands on the street, I see that the domestic brands are urgently needed for the construction of the first major aviation equipment. I will feel proud, just like Hongqi, not only a car brand, but also a symbol of spirit. It represents persistence and perseverance, innovation and enterprising.
The Spring Festival of 2024 is a memorable moment, which witnesses China's development and rise, and also shows China's charm and friendliness. In this new year, let us work together for the future of China, let us be proud of domestic products, and let us be proud of the descendants of the dragon.