On the evening of May 21st, Chery Fengyun T9 officially announced the selling price. The selling price range of new cars was 159,900-169,900 yuan, which was 30,000 yuan lower than the previous 159,900-199,900 yuan. As the first SUV in Chery Fengyun’s new energy product series, Fengyun T9 is available in 5 seats and 7 seats, equipped with Kunpeng Super C-DM hybrid system, and its comprehensive battery life will exceed 1400km. With reference to the product positioning of this car, it is expected to form a competitive relationship with new energy SUV models such as Haval’s second-generation big dog PHEV, Jietu Shanhai L9 and Zero Run C11.

In terms of appearance, Fengyun T9 is built on the super hybrid platform of Chery Mars architecture, which is very similar to Chery Tiggo 9 in appearance. The front face is decorated with the closed front grille design common in new energy vehicles, decorated with decorative strips inside, with flat headlight groups on both sides, and the exclusive Chery brand logo of Fengyun series is adopted, and the overall recognition is good.

On the side of the car body, the Chery Fengyun T9 adopts a hidden door handle, and the smooth waistline design makes the car look more slender. The suspended roof design, hidden door handle and dense spoke rim add a touch of fashion. In terms of dimensions, the length, width and height of Fengyun T9 five-seat version are 4795/1930/1738mm and the wheelbase is 2770mm respectively.

As for the interior, Fengyun T9 is relatively simple in overall design, with a symmetrical layout, a double screen design consisting of a 10-inch LCD dashboard and a 15.6-inch floating LCD dashboard, hollowing out the lower part of the auxiliary dashboard to increase storage space, and it also has two charging interfaces. In the configuration part, some models of Fengyun T9 will be equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip, SONY audio system, 256-color ambient light, 540-degree panoramic image, front seat massage, front seat heating/ventilation, W-HUD head-up display system and L2+ level driving assistance function.

In terms of power, Fengyun T9 adopts two plug-in hybrid systems, which are the same in traditional engines, and it is the fifth generation ACTECO 1.5TGDI hybrid engine. Among them, the comprehensive power of the DHT model named stepless super electric hybrid system is 265kW and the comprehensive torque is 530N·m, which is matched with the E-CVT gearbox; Three-speed DHT adopts dual-motor drive+three-speed DHT. The comprehensive power of the system is 280kW and the comprehensive torque of the system is 610 N m.

Chery’s new energy sequence Fengyun was officially released on November 9, 2023, and two new concept models Fengyun A9 and Fengyun T11, which belong to the new product sequence, were also officially unveiled. Fengyun T9, which was pre-sold, was built on the super hybrid platform of Mars architecture and equipped with Kunpeng Super C-DM hybrid system. Judging from the official information, the future Fengyun sequence will be fully covered by hybrid, extended range and pure electricity. The future products of Fengyun Sequence are divided into three series: A, T and M, and the SUV, car and MPV categories are comprehensively laid out, and the products cover A0-C levels. In terms of product planning, Fengyun Series will launch 11 new models in the next two years.

As a brand-new product sequence of Chery, Fengyun vehicles are equipped with Kunpeng Super C-DM hybrid system. Based on the positioning of Fengyun T9, the main competition of this vehicle in the future is expected to include BYD Tang DM-i, Jietu Shanhai L9, Zero Run C11, Xingtu Eta Ursae Majoris C-DM, Geely Yinhe L7, BYD Song PLUS DM-i and other new energy SUV models to form a competitive relationship. The data shows that from January to April 2024, the cumulative sales volume of BYD Song PLUS new energy was 111,900, including 77,200 plug-in hybrid models and 24,100 Geely Galaxy L7.

At present, the competition in the plug-in compact SUV market is particularly fierce. There are many products in the market that have been recognized by the market, such as BYD Song PLUS DM-i and Geely Yinhe L7. Although Fengyun T9, as a latecomer, has no obvious shortcomings, its long board advantage is not obvious. Of course, it is still competitive with Chery Automobile, but according to the current price of Fengyun T9, its attraction may not be too great.

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Who would have thought that the acceleration of Apple’s factory expansion in India was directly affected by Zhengzhou, Henan Province, thousands of miles away.

Yes, you are not mistaken. Recently, the General Administration of Customs released the import and export data of 31 provinces in the first quarter. According to combing, 10 provinces showed a decline, including Henan, a former foreign trade province.

The main reason for the decline in Henan’s import and export is the sharp decline in mobile phone exports. As we all know, Foxconn, located in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, is a large OEM of Apple mobile phones and the largest exporter in Henan.

According to the annual data, the number of mobile phones exported by Henan in 2023 was 57.61 million, down by 14.5% year-on-year. Today, this downward trend continues to expand. According to Zhengzhou Customs data, in the first quarter of 2023, Henan Province exported 16.88 million mobile phones, compared with 6.64 million in the first quarter of 2024, a decrease of 10.24 million. The export value of mobile phones dropped from 71.1 billion yuan in the first quarter of 2023 to 27.2 billion yuan in the first quarter of 2024.

Even considering that Apple’s sales in China dropped by 19.1% in the first quarter of this year, global mobile phone sales are also declining, but it will not be reduced by such a large margin. This probably shows that Foxconn, which has been the number one mobile phone OEM in the world for many years, is withdrawing some production lines from Henan.

The global trading system has never been fragmented, but a typical butterfly effect story: a butterfly in South America flapped its wings, which led to a tornado in Texas, USA.

If Foxconn really withdraws, it will not be just Foxconn.

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When it comes to Foxconn, some people think that Foxconn is a factory that works for American apples and creates wealth. It is low-end, low-profit, neglects workers’ rights and interests, and plays a very passive role in the whole industrial chain. Such enterprises should not come to Chinese mainland.

"Don’t people in Henan live without Foxconn?" Once upon a time, voices like this were rampant.

But after the addiction, calm down and see what Foxconn means to Henan and even to China’s economy, many people may not imagine.

In 2023, the import and export value of Xinzheng Comprehensive Insurance Zone where Foxconn is located reached 407.3 billion yuan, accounting for 74% of Zhengzhou’s import and export, and 50.3% of Henan’s import and export.

Among the top 100 export enterprises in China, Zhengzhou Foxconn, Shenzhen Foxconn and Chengdu Foxconn are all in the top 20. For more than 10 years, Foxconn has consistently ranked first among China’s export enterprises.

In the simple brain circuit of "a whale falls and everything lives", the departure of the giant should be beneficial to the small fish. However, the brain circuit of dualism can’t understand the complex ecosystem. Those keyboard men who ask "XX get out of China" in the social media comment area probably won’t think that what they are crying out for is actually their own livelihood and rice bowl.

Nowadays, it turns out that we have greatly underestimated the influence of leading enterprises and the chain reaction behind them.

Domestic substitution may be able to play the role of a substitute in the apple ecological chain, but for the complex system of economy, it is not a simple substitution game, but more like a major operation with a high risk coefficient and will hurt the bones.

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A simple comparison of Foxconn’s contribution to Henan’s economic growth between coming and going can clearly confirm the relevant logic.

In 2010, after Guo Taiming chose to settle in Foxconn in Zhengzhou, more than 200 upstream and downstream supporting enterprises also settled in Henan. Subsequently, Henan, the hinterland of the Central Plains, where the domestic population flowed out of the province and there was almost no modern industry support, the electronic industry quickly formed a scale, and the overall scale of Zhengzhou’s electronic information industry increased by 25 times.

By 2020, Zhengzhou Foxconn has become the largest export trading company in China, with a total export volume of US$ 31.6 billion. With the strength of one company, it contributed 80% of Zhengzhou’s total import and export volume and 60% of Henan’s total import and export volume.

Take Zhengzhou Airport as an example. In the year when Foxconn was officially built, the GDP of Zhengzhou Airport was only 20.6 billion. By 2021, the GDP of Zhengzhou Airport reached 117.2 billion, an increase of more than five times. During the peak period, Foxconn contributed as much as 25% to Zhengzhou’s GDP.

It is not without reason that the government was popular in attracting investment in those years, because if we can recruit a chain-based company like Foxconn, the impact on regional economic development will be immeasurable.

Of course, objectively speaking, there are many factors behind Foxconn’s layout in India, Vietnam and other regions in recent years. For example, the rising production costs in the mainland and the attraction of cheap labor in Southeast Asia.

Look at the increase in housing prices in Zhengzhou in the past few years, and the increasingly frequent recruitment shortage even in populous provinces. These factors have prompted Foxconn to find new labor price depressions.

Judging from the performance of Foxconn’s Indian factory, although there are many labor price advantages, the irreplaceable ecological chain industry chain and the lack of skilled jobs have had a great impact on the quality control of iPhone.

Obviously, moving the factory out of Chinese mainland is also an obvious choice for Foxconn.

The real question is: Why does Foxconn want to transfer some production capacity? The real answer to this question may determine the social expectation and even the economic trend for a long time to come.

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Some people may say that without Foxconn, we still have "domestic substitutes" such as Shenzhen O-film Tech Co.,lt and Luxshare. Moreover, for many provinces and cities represented by Henan, "Foxconn dependence" is obviously not a long-term solution.

We have all seen the influence of the automobile industry on Detroit now. Because the industrial structure is too single, Detroit eventually declined when the traditional automobile industry began to decline.

For the need of industrial transformation, regional economic development must find more pillars and solutions.

From the current point of view, it seems that the gap left by Foxconn’s mobile phone manufacturing industry chain can be filled by new energy vehicle manufacturing.

The latest news is that at the beginning of January this year, Foxconn suddenly invested 500 million yuan to build a new energy auto parts foundry in Henan, and even said that it would fully cover the OEM of domestic new energy auto parts. Not only that, BYD has also increased its investment scale in Henan. From many angles, this transformation and changing birds in Henan is a rational choice and a general trend.

Finding alternative industries is a popular development logic all over the world in recent years. New energy vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, and everyone knows that this is an industry full of potential. The question is, can the new energy automobile industry replace everything?

For example, there has been a big fluctuation in the real estate market, and some people say, it doesn’t matter, we can make up for it with new energy vehicles; Nowadays, the mobile phone market has changed, and hopes are once again pinned on new energy vehicles.

But judging by common sense, we should know that no matter how big the new energy automobile industry is and how promising it will be in the future, it is absolutely impossible to replace the huge consumer goods like real estate and the high-frequency consumer goods like mobile phones at the same time.

OEM is in the lower reaches of the industrial chain, with less dividends and high social costs. From the initial pride of "world factory" to the current criticism, it is only a matter of nearly ten years.

But the other side of the demonization of OEM is the OEM factory, which is the world’s cutting-edge product. In the process of production and operation, we not only obtained a large number of jobs, but also popularized and spread technology and innovation. These benefits can’t be achieved by domestic substitution in a short time.

On the one hand, there is the possible risk of getting stuck in the neck, on the other hand, there is the pain of changing birds in cages and uncertainty about the future, and things are becoming increasingly complicated.

From this perspective, when we begin to try to get rid of "Foxconn dependence", we should also be prepared to deal with "Foxconn sequelae".

Original title: "Foxconn, Henan, Things are Changing"

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　　On August 3, the mayor of London and the police chief announced that 600 armed police officers would be added to strengthen street patrols to cope with possible terrorist attacks. The picture shows the armed police training on the Thames in London that day.

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　　"Europe is really getting more and more unsafe!" A friend of Belgium recently sighed to our reporter. On the night of August 3, a gangster attacked Russell Square in central London, England with a knife, killing at least one person and injuring five others.

　　Recently, Europe has suffered from "lone wolf" terrorist attacks one after another, causing great social unrest. Europol recently released a report that Europe is facing an increasingly serious threat of "lone wolf" terrorist attacks. Some analysts believe that the anti-terrorism department should strengthen the supervision of Internet information.

　　The increase in "lone wolf" attacks is related to extremist organizations using the Internet to incite.

　　"The successive terrorist attacks in Europe have made people nervous, but if you read the recent report on the EU security situation released by Europol, it is estimated that many Europeans will involuntarily take a breath and be glad that they are safe." Edwin Barker, an anti-terrorism expert at the School of Public Administration of Leiden University in the Netherlands, told this reporter, "This report tells people with cold data how dangerous Europe is now."

　　Barker’s report on the EU security situation refers to the Report on the Status and Trends of Terrorism in the EU (2016) issued by Europol, which is headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands. According to this report, including the terrorist attacks successfully defeated by the police, there were 211 terrorist attacks in the EU in 2015, which is the year in which the EU suffered the most terrorist attacks since the birth of this report in 2006. Last year, six member States of the European Union suffered terrorist attacks, namely Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Spain and Britain. Last year, a total of 1,077 people in the European Union were arrested on suspicion of terrorist attacks, of which 687 were "jihadists". In view of more than 5,000 jihadists in Europe, Europol believes that jihadists and lone wolves are the biggest terrorist threats facing Europe at present.

　　According to the definition of Europol, "lone wolf" refers to an individual terrorist who plans and launches terrorist attacks alone. The target of the attack is innocent civilians. Although it is sometimes under the banner of a terrorist organization, it has no direct connection with terrorist organizations. German Interior Minister Demaiziere told the media a few days ago that the investigation showed that the suspect in the German train attack was "acting alone", but he was "incited" by the online video released by extremist organizations. Demaiziere believes that the security situation in Europe is very grim, and many European countries, including Germany, are likely to suffer more "lone wolf" terrorist attacks in the future.

　　In an interview with this reporter, Mathieu Gidanh, a scholar who specializes in studying ideological radicalization at the University of Paris in France, believes that the extremist organization "Islamic State" just wants to brush the sense of existence in response to several recent terrorist attacks in France and Germany. In fact, these terrorist incidents are not directly related to the organization. The perpetrators of the terrorist incidents are neither members of any terrorist organization, nor have they carried out anyone’s instructions. From beginning to end, they are "fighting" alone.

　　However, many analysts pointed out that although the "lone wolf" attack is an individual behavior, the process of an ordinary person becoming a "lone wolf" is because of being bewitched by extremist organizations. The Europol survey found that the extremist organization "Islamic State" has brainwashed Muslims in western countries through the Internet in recent years, encouraging them to launch "lone wolf" terrorist attacks. It is reported that extremist organizations have issued a "mobilization order" to Syrian refugees in Germany, encouraging them to launch a "lone wolf" terrorist attack on Germany.

　　Strengthening network supervision is the primary countermeasure to prevent "lone wolf" attack

　　"Frequent ‘ The lone wolf style ’ Terrorist attacks are a new challenge for European counter-terrorism departments. For a long time, the anti-terrorism departments of European countries have mostly focused on how to deal with organized terrorist attacks. Now we should adjust our anti-terrorism strategies according to the changes in the situation. Lone wolf ’ Terrorism gives more attention. " Barker said that compared with other terrorist activities, "lone wolves" are more difficult to prevent, because they don’t play cards according to the rules, have no organization, and don’t contact others, so it is difficult for the police to get clues in advance. "But there is still a way in ‘ Lone wolf ’ Identify an attack before it is launched. Counter-terrorism departments should strengthen the supervision of Internet information, and find that ‘ Lone wolf ’ The signs. "

　　Ji Danhe also believes that the "lone wolf" hides itself well in the real world and is not easy to be found, but it will leave a lot of information in the virtual world of the Internet, which is easy to be ignored in the eyes of traditional security departments, but can be interpreted in the eyes of professional and technical personnel. The "lone wolf" is usually a member of the "virtual community" and finds a sense of belonging in it. The Swedish national defense research institute has set up an Internet information monitoring and analysis group to judge whether a person will commit extreme violence by analyzing the online behavior of network users.

　　In order to find a "coup" to effectively deal with the "lone wolf" terrorism, Gilles de Koch, the general coordinator of the EU counter-terrorism, recently made a special trip to Tel Aviv to ask for advice from the Israeli counter-terrorism department. According to the data released by the Israeli Foreign Ministry, since last September, Israel has suffered more than 300 terrorist attacks, but only 40 Israelis were killed in the terrorist attacks. During the same period, although the number of terrorist attacks in the EU was small, almost every time there were mass casualties, resulting in more than 250 deaths.

　　Officials from Israel’s counter-terrorism department said that the reason why there were no terrorist attacks in Israel that caused a large number of casualties was mainly due to Israel’s preventive ability. Israel’s counter-terrorism department first manually sets some parameters, such as age, religious belief, socio-economic status, contact with violent organizations, etc., and then tracks these people on social networks and issues warnings when suspicious clues are found. Security personnel should monitor the data every day and modify keywords according to the changes of the situation and the latest needs. All people in Israel are classified as safe. The basic level is black, the items that meet the set parameters are set to gray, which is suspicious, and those that need to be monitored or even arrested by the security department are set to white. Usually, among the 1 million black population, about 20,000 gray targets can be found, while the white population has 10-mdash; 15. Through such hierarchical control, security and intelligence resources are used to the maximum extent.

　　Some analysts pointed out that before the terrorist attack, the stage of the "lone wolf" was mainly on the Internet, and the radicalization and transformation process of the "lone wolf" was mainly completed through the Internet. Therefore, strengthening the supervision of the Internet is the primary strategy to effectively prevent the "lone wolf" terrorist attack. The EU counter-terrorism department has recognized this and is actively adjusting its counter-terrorism strategy.

　　(Brussels, August 4 th)

　　BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) According to the report of the American Overseas Chinese News Network, Joe Biden started the year 2020 in the same way as he started the year 2019, and he was the leader of the presidential primary election, although many people predicted that he would be out in advance in the primary election.

　　According to NBC News, in the election campaign, the former vice president of the United States was attacked by his opponent, more than any other candidate, and he himself made more unforced errors than any other candidate (tennis term refers to making mistakes when the opponent did not pose a threat), but his position in the polls has not changed. The day before Biden announced his candidacy, his poll average support rate was 29%, and now it is 28%.

　　Profile picture: Biden. China News Agency issued Liu Zhongjun photo

　　Former Virginia Governor Terry mcauliffe considered running for president, but now he is raising money for Biden. He said, "He has done his best. After seeing all the information, voters concluded that Biden is still the best candidate to beat Donald Trump. "

　　Biden’s support rate has not increased, and as the main candidate, he is still weak. However, when other candidates whose support rate soared found it difficult to maintain their support rate, Biden remained steady in this competition, which may be the proof of Biden’s victory.

　　California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said, "Everyone catches up with the leader and gives him trust. He is still the leader.". Becerra, a Democrat, has remained neutral in the election so far.

　　No matter whether it is an authority figure or a competitor, many people have many very good reasons to doubt Biden. Many people also think that Biden’s collapse is not only inevitable, but also close at hand.

　　Biden failed in the first two presidential elections in 1988 and 2008, and he is older than most candidates. Moreover, Biden seems to have lost contact with the new generation and more sober faction of the Democratic Party. At the same time, his fund-raising amount is not so satisfactory, his performance in the debate is dull, he did not lock in the Democratic nomination as Hillary did in 2016, and he did not even have enthusiastic supporters.

　　On January 2, 2019, Biden ridiculed at a campaign event in Iowa, "My disadvantage is that everyone knows me, and my advantage is that everyone knows me."

　　Nevertheless, some voters are willing to support him. Rossio fuentes, who works in Caesars Palace Casino in Las Vegas, said: "Biden is like a transparent man. He is very honest and keeps his promise. When he speaks, you will feel that he is telling the truth. "

　　For some Democratic voters, Biden’s test is the reason why they support him.

　　Sirkela Herr, a cashier at a grocery store in North Carolina, also considered other candidates in the early 2020 election, including Kamala D. Harris and Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, but finally she decided to choose Biden.

　　Kelleher said, "We will try something new that we don’t know. Now we are all on the Titanic, and Trump is like that iceberg. Although Biden’s lifeboat is not gorgeous, it is the most reliable and stable. "

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The exterior design of BMW i4 fully embodies the integration of modernity and technology. The front face adopts the classic kidney-shaped air intake grille design, but its outline is sharper, highlighting the futuristic feeling of electrification. A closed design is used inside the grille to meet the low wind resistance requirements of electric vehicles. The headlight groups on both sides adopt sharp lines and cooperate with the unique LED daytime running lights, showing a unique visual effect. The overall body lines are smooth, and the roof gradually descends from the A-pillar, creating a dynamic coupe style. The lines on the side of the car body are simple and powerful, which further strengthens the sporty atmosphere of the whole car. The tail design is also simple and full of scientific sense, and the tail light adopts a long and narrow shape, which echoes the headlights and presents a modern and exquisite appearance as a whole.

The body size of the BMW i4 is 4785*1852*1455mm, the wheelbase is 2856mm, the front tread is 1601mm, and the rear tread is 1630mm. The side lines of the car are smooth and dynamic, with 18-inch rims. The front wheels are made of 245/45 R18 tyre size, and the rear wheels are made of 255/45 R18 tyre size. The design style of the rim complements the whole body, creating a dynamic visual effect.

The interior design of BMW i4 shows the perfect combination of modern luxury and technology. The center console adopts a 14.9-inch floating screen, which integrates multimedia system, navigation, telephone and air conditioning voice recognition control system, making the operation more convenient. The steering wheel is made of leather, which supports manual adjustment up and down and back and forth to ensure that the driver can find the most comfortable driving posture. In addition, USB and Type-C interfaces are provided in the car to facilitate passengers to charge the equipment. The front seats support the heating function, and have a variety of adjustment methods, such as front and rear adjustment, backrest adjustment, height adjustment (4-way), leg rest adjustment and lumbar support (4-way), which bring passengers the ultimate comfort experience. The seat materials are diversified, including imitation leather, genuine leather and fabric/suede mix and match to meet the needs of different passengers. The rear seats support proportional tilting, which increases the flexibility of the interior space.

BMW i4 is equipped with an excellent electric engine with a maximum power of 250 kW and a peak torque of 430 Nm, which provides excellent power performance and quick acceleration performance for drivers.

To sum up, BMW i4 has won many praises for its excellent sound insulation performance, powerful power system and amazing design. As the owner of car home said: "Sound insulation is good, power is sufficient, appearance is king, and volcanic red interior is made. I don’t think I will lose my sister." This evaluation not only highlights BMW i4′ s care in detail handling, but also makes people feel its perfect balance between luxury and sportiness.

The United States has a big move again!

On the afternoon of September 10th, local time, US President Biden said that he was studying whether to allow Ukraine to use long-range weapons to attack Russia. Earlier, it was reported that the United States was close to reaching an agreement to provide long-range weapons to Ukraine.

In this regard, Norwegian professor Glenn Dyson wrote on social media X: "Allowing Ukraine to use long-range weapons to attack Russian territory will be an American attack on Russia." Dyson warned: "Biden once claimed that the delivery of F-16 fighters would trigger World War III. This time the situation is even worse. This is an American attack on Russia. "

With regard to the latest progress of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, on September 11th, the Deputy Director of the General Directorate of Military Politics of the Russian Ministry of Defence and Commander of the "Ahmat" Special Forces, AptyAlaudi Novo, said that the Russian army had regained control of about 10 settlements in Kursk region and had captured them.

In addition, the United States, Britain, France and Germany announced new sanctions against Iran on the 10th, accusing Tehran of sending ballistic missiles to Russia to attack Ukraine. According to US media reports, the government led by Biden has submitted a classified report on the US strategy toward Ukraine to Congress.

Biden voiced.

According to the news from Reuters, US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday (September 10th) that he was studying the issue of allowing Kiev to use long-range weapons to strike deep into Russia.

With the Russian-Ukrainian conflict entering a new stage, Ukraine has recently repeatedly called on western countries to allow Ukrainian troops to use their long-range weapons to attack Russian territory in depth. On the afternoon of September 10, local time, US President Biden said at the White House that the US government was "dealing with this issue".

The United States has been reluctant to provide or approve the use of weapons that may attack deep targets in Russia for fear that this will aggravate the conflict. Other allies in Kiev have been providing weapons, but there are restrictions on how and when to use weapons in Russia, for fear that such attacks may trigger retaliation, involve NATO countries in wars or trigger nuclear conflicts.

Sources told Reuters last week that the United States is about to reach an agreement to supply such weapons (long-range weapons) to Ukraine, but Kiev needs to wait for several months because the United States will solve the technical problems before any shipment.

Russian News Agency reported that on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Blinken said that Biden planned to meet with British Prime Minister Stamer on September 13th local time to discuss the issue of allowing Ukrainian troops to use long-range weapons provided by the United States and Britain to attack Russia. Blinken admitted that Washington would allow Kiev to use American-made Long-range Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles to attack Russia.

Blinken will visit Ukraine on Wednesday. During his trip to Kiev, he will collect information about how the long-range weapons strike will affect Ukraine’s battlefield strategy. Before Blinken’s visit to Kiev, some senior Republicans in the House of Representatives sent a letter to Biden, urging him to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons provided by the United States and allow Ukraine to strike targets in Russia. This letter is dated Monday.

According to foreign media reports quoted by CCTV News, people familiar with the matter disclosed on the 9th that the government led by US Democratic President Biden has submitted a classified report on the US strategy towards Ukraine to Congress. According to the US Foreign Aid Appropriation Act, which was enacted in April this year, the above-mentioned report was originally scheduled to be submitted at the latest in early June, and Congress instructed Biden’s government to elaborate on its strategy toward Ukraine. This huge appropriation bill includes aid funds for Israel and Ukraine, of which Ukraine can receive $60.84 billion in military and economic assistance.

According to foreign media statistics, since the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis in February 2022, the United States has provided Ukraine with about 56 billion U.S. dollars in military assistance, and the advanced level and destructive power of weapons aiding Ukraine have gradually increased. During the same period, the US Congress approved the provision of nearly $175 billion in military and other assistance to Ukraine.

Due to the delay of Biden’s government in submitting the report, some members expressed dissatisfaction, saying that it might prevent the approval of the follow-up aid bill. Jim Risch, the highest-ranking Republican in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said at the end of August that he did not support the blind aid of the United States to Ukraine. Since the beginning of the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis, the Republican Party has asked the Biden administration to explain how the United States and its allies can help Ukraine, but it has not received a response. Even if this request has become law, the government has not responded as scheduled. The Biden administration owes a strategy not only to Republicans, but also to the American people.

Sanctions against Iran

On September 10th, the United States, Britain, France and Germany announced new sanctions against Iran, accusing Tehran of sending ballistic missiles to Russia to attack Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said at a press conference with British Foreign Secretary David Lamy in London: "Russia has received these ballistic missiles and will probably use them against Ukraine in the next few weeks." The two of them will visit Kiev this week.

According to the reference news quoted by Agence France-Presse, in retaliation for the delivery of these missiles, Washington said that it had imposed sanctions with its allies on six Iranian drone and ballistic missile companies (according to a contract signed at the end of 2023, these companies were Russian suppliers) and their 10 responsible persons and employees.

According to the U.S. Treasury Department, Iranian Airlines is one of the targets of these economic sanctions, because the company delivered the goods. In addition, "international partners will announce measures that Iranian airlines will not be allowed to operate on their territory in the future".

As part of these new sanctions, Britain has announced the termination of "all direct air links" with Iran. Louise Haig, Minister of Communications, said: "We will continue to use all available means to pressure Iran to stop supporting the illegal invasion of Russia."

Iranian News TV website reported on September 10th that after Western countries accused Iran of sending weapons to Russia and imposed sanctions, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Canani warned that Tehran would take corresponding measures.

According to the report, on September 10th, Canani said that the claim that "the Islamic Republic of Iran sells ballistic missiles to the Russian Federation is totally unfounded and wrong". Canani said that the new round of sanctions is a continuation of the western hostile policy towards Iranians and economic terrorism.

The latest progress of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict

On September 11th, according to the news from Sputnik news agency & radio, the deputy director of the General Directorate of Military Politics of the Russian Ministry of National Defense and commander of the special forces "Ahmat" said that the Russian army had regained control of about 10 residential areas in Kursk region and had captured them.

The day before, on September 10th, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported that Russian troops had taken control of many villages in Donetsk, including Kra Si Nuo Khorifka and Wo Jia Nie. Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov sent a telegram to congratulate the Russian army on capturing the above-mentioned areas.

Shoigu, Secretary-General of the Russian Security Council, said in a televised speech on the 10th that the Ukrainian army raided Kursk, a Russian border state bordering Ukraine, last month in order to improve its position in the negotiations and disperse Russian troops to deploy in Donbass, but Russian troops accelerated their offensive against Donbass. Shoigu also conveyed the position of Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that Russia will not talk to the Ukrainian government as long as Ukrainian troops remain in Russian territory.

Shoigu also announced on the 10th that Russian troops have advanced nearly 1,000 square kilometers in Donbass since August.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on the 10th that as of the afternoon of the 10th, the Ukrainian army continued to engage with the Russian army in many directions, repelling the Russian army’s repeated attacks. The situation on the front line is still tense, especially in the direction of Pokrovsk and Kurahovo.

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