"Mei Xiang" in the video on August 21st.

　　Meixiang’s profile picture

　　On the evening of August 21, the delivery room of the National Zoo in the United States delivered good news. Meixiang, a giant panda living in the United States, successfully gave birth to her cubs. At present, the mother and baby are safe.

　　Because Mei Xiang is 22 years old, it is rare to give birth to a cub smoothly. The American media used the word "miracle" to describe Mei Xiang giving birth again.

　　Excited panda fans in the United States sent "congratulatory messages" from all over the country, and the panda live room in the zoo once collapsed due to the skyrocketing number of views.

　　National Zoo:

　　Meixiang takes care of the baby carefully.

　　The National Zoo in Washington, DC, announced on the 21st that Mei Xiang, a giant panda in the park, gave birth to a cub that day, and the mother and baby were safe.

　　The National Zoo of the United States said on social media that Mei Xiang entered the "production mode" at around 3 pm local time on the 21st, and gave birth to her cub three and a half hours later. The zoo said that Mei Xiang was "taking care of the newborn panda baby carefully, caring for it and snuggling up to it".

　　Pamela Baker-Mason, a spokeswoman for the zoo, said that next, the breeder would let Mei Xiang raise the cubs independently and would not interfere.

　　"Maybe when the time comes, I will check the cubs while Mei Xiang is eating, but it is mainly on her own. Meixiang only needs to follow the instinct to take care of the cubs as before, and it and the cubs will be safe and sound. "

　　According to media reports, the zoo may be judging the sex of the cubs by detecting DNA, and when the cubs are "100 days", they will agree with the Chinese side on the name of the cubs.

　　Steven Monfort, director of the National Zoo in the United States, said that the giant panda is an international symbol of endangered wildlife and hope, and the birth of this precious cub brought much-needed moment of joy to the world.

　　On March 22 this year, the National Zoo of the United States artificially inseminated Meixiang, and the sperm frozen for five years came from the giant panda "Tim Tian" in the park.

　　Mei Xiang and Tian Tian started their careers in the United States in 2000. Their other three children, Beibei, aged 5, Taishan, aged 15, and Baobao, aged 7, have all returned to China.

　　The number of people watching the panda live broadcast

　　Soar by 1000%

　　Because Meixiang is over 22 years old, the garden originally did not expect it to give birth smoothly this year.

　　According to the garden, due to Meixiang’s age, the probability of successful childbirth is less than 1%. Therefore, Washington post used the word "miracle" to describe Mei Xiang giving birth again. According to the garden, Meixiang is the oldest panda born in the United States, and the cub born that day is also the first panda baby born in Washington in five years.

　　In addition, Meixiang is the first giant panda in the United States to give birth successfully after artificial insemination with frozen sperm, which is a "great achievement" in science.

　　Monfort said that Meixiang is "old" and the possibility of giving birth again is very low, but she still wants to give it another chance to contribute to the survival of the giant panda species.

　　The giant panda in the National Zoo is a household name in America. After Mei Xiang became pregnant this time, scientists and breeders observed it for five months.

　　About two weeks ago, ultrasound images showed non-uterine tissue, and it was not until last week that the fetus was confirmed to be found, and the garden immediately entered the state of delivery. The nationwide "Panda Powder" also pays attention to the live panda broadcast 24 hours a day, hoping to witness this exciting moment.

　　It is said that since last Friday, the number of people watching the panda live broadcast has soared by 1000%, which may be due to too many people watching, and the live broadcast website "crashed" several times, which made many people who were anxiously waiting for the birth of the panda baby also "collapsed".

　　Monfort said that the bandwidth of the garden website is limited, which can’t satisfy such a large number of enthusiastic fans. "I am worried that such a large amount of traffic will ruin the network."

　　The news that the National Zoo welcomed panda cubs quickly spread all over the United States. Major mainstream media made long reports, and netizens also shared their joy and sent blessings on social media.

　　Julie Pace, an Associated Press correspondent in Washington, said on social media, "This is the news we need in 2020!" There are other fans who hand-painted the portrait of Mei Xiang to celebrate.

　　Don Naif, the chief veterinarian of the park, said that the news that Meixiang gave birth during the COVID-19 epidemic was surprising.

　　China’s ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, also sent his best wishes on social media, congratulating Mei Xiang and the National Zoo.

　　"Over the past 20 years, Mei Xiang and her children have been lovely witnesses of Sino-US cooperation and have constantly brought joy to the American people. This is a valuable gift at an unusual moment. " According to Xinhua News Agency

CCTV News:Recently, the trend of Hong Kong stocks has rebounded in stages. Since the end of January this year, Hong Kong stocks have also performed more brightly in the world’s major stock indexes. Industry experts said that the recent trend of Hong Kong stocks is closely related to the continuous inflow of incremental funds.

Data show that in the first four months of this year, "southbound" funds flowed into the Hong Kong stock market, exceeding HK$ 210 billion.

Experts said that the inflow of incremental funds is closely related to the improvement of the quality of Hong Kong stocks. The data shows that from 2019 to now, the market value of mainland enterprises in Hong Kong stocks has always accounted for more than 70% of the total market value of Hong Kong stocks, and the businesses of more and more Hong Kong listed companies are also closely related to the mainland. In the first quarter, a number of economic data showed a positive trend, which also became a solid support for Hong Kong stocks.

Hong Kong Stock Connect Open Index Fund ushered in its first expansion this year.

In addition to the direct inflow of funds from the south into Hong Kong stocks, there is also a channel to invest in trading open index funds (ETFs) in Hong Kong stocks. A few days ago, the Hong Kong Stock Connect trading open index fund also ushered in the first expansion in the year, and the cooperation with Hong Kong is constantly landing.

The Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges recently announced the adjustment of the list of trading open-end index funds of Hong Kong Stock Connect, and two trading open-end index funds were included in Hong Kong Stock Connect. This adjustment is the first expansion of the list of trading open index funds of Hong Kong Stock Connect this year.

In April this year, the China Securities Regulatory Commission specially relaxed the range of qualified trading open index fund products of Shanghai-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect by adjusting the product scale and investment scope, so that more products could be included.

Simply put, through the interconnection mechanism, investing in Hong Kong transactional open-end index funds is called "southbound" transactional open-end index funds; Investing in mainland trading open index funds is called "northbound" trading open index funds.

Deepen cooperation, accumulate favorable policies and activate Hong Kong’s capital market.

Experts said that since the beginning of this year, especially recently, the cooperation between the mainland and Hong Kong in the capital market has been deepening, which has also laid the foundation for the active capital market in Hong Kong.

Since the beginning of this year, policies to optimize the cross-border interconnection mechanism and promote the coordinated development of the capital markets of the two places have been continuously introduced:

On March 13th, the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission indicated that they agreed to continue to strengthen pragmatic cooperation in capital markets and cross-border supervision and law enforcement cooperation between the two places, so as to jointly promote the complementary advantages and coordinated development of the two markets.

On April 12th, in the new "National Nine Articles" of the capital market, it was clearly pointed out that "we should persist in coordinating the high-level institutional opening and security of the capital market and expand and optimize the cross-border interconnection mechanism of the capital market" and other arrangements.

On April 19th, the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued five measures for cooperation between the capital market and Hong Kong, including relaxing the range of eligible products of the Shanghai-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect ETF, so as to further expand and optimize the Shanghai-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect mechanism, help Hong Kong consolidate and enhance its position as an international financial center, and jointly promote the coordinated development of the capital markets of the two places.

Among these five measures, it is specifically mentioned to support leading enterprises in mainland industries to go public in Hong Kong. At the end of April, four companies submitted their IPO prospectuses to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on the same day. The data shows that at present, there are nearly 100 listing applications being approved by the HKEx, and dozens of them have applied for listing in Hong Kong at the mainland regulatory authorities, including enterprises from AI artificial intelligence, financial technology, manufacturing, logistics and other industries.

Topic: Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2009

　　Xinhuanet Boao (Hainan) April 17th The annual meeting of Boao Forum for Asia 2009 was held from April 17th to 19th, 2009. More than 1,600 representatives from all over the world gathered in Hainan. It will discuss hot topics such as the evolution of the current financial crisis, whether the Asian economy can take the lead in getting out of the haze, the adjusting real estate market and capital market. "Xinhuanet enters Boao" will conduct a series of interviews and invite guests to communicate with netizens on related issues. The guest who walked into the interview room of Xinhuanet today is Robin Li, chairman and CEO of Baidu.

　　On the 17th, Li Yanhong, Chairman and CEO of Baidu, was a guest of Xinhua News Agency’s high-end interview and the live broadcast room in front of Xinhuanet Boao Forum. Photo by Xinhuanet Qiu Xiaomin.

　　On the 17th, Li Yanhong, Chairman and CEO of Baidu, was a guest of Xinhua News Agency’s high-end interview and the live broadcast room in front of Xinhuanet Boao Forum. Photo by Xinhuanet Qiu Xiaomin.

　　Why did you come to Boao? Understand the changes that have taken place in the worldRemind people to seize Internet opportunities.

　　Moderator: First of all, I would like to congratulate Mr. Li on becoming the co-chairman of the Young Leaders Forum of the Boao Forum for Asia. The first question I want to ask Mr. Li is, what kind of views do you want to express most when you attend the Boao Forum?

　　Li Yanhong: I think this is a very special period, that is, the global financial crisis or economic recession. Now it is very obvious. At such a moment, many people have stronger communication needs than before. I came here mainly because I want to have a better communication with more people, whether they are people in the same industry or people outside the industry, or people in China, Asia or even other countries, and learn more about what is happening in the world. At the same time, it is also a process of learning from each other. I think everyone who comes to Boao should seize this good opportunity, communicate more and understand what others are thinking, so as to enhance their confidence and do things better.

　　The crisis has also affected Baidu, but it is not particularly big. Of course, Baidu probably has more than 200,000 active enterprises as our customers, including large enterprises and more small and medium-sized enterprises, so in a sense, Baidu’s customers can represent the cross-section of China’s economy. So we felt the impact of the crisis from the fourth quarter of last year, especially in November and December, and many customers became more cautious in consumption than before. By January, it can be said that it has become more obvious. But after the Spring Festival, there was a very obvious rebound. We felt that when the economy turned around a little bit, these customers came back quickly, because they found that Baidu was a very good platform to promote their products and services.

　　When customers are faced with crisis, they will usually become more rational after a period of digestion, and the choices made after rationality will use more advanced methods and means for marketing. In this sense, Baidu is a beneficiary. To be exact, there was an obvious rebound after the Spring Festival, and this rebound has continued until now. I don’t think I dare to predict the future, saying that there will be and there will be no crisis in the future. Or will it only develop in a good direction, not in a bad direction? I dare not say this. As an entrepreneur, we should conscientiously do our own thing well, try our best to have a better positive effect on society and economy, and hope that the overall market situation will get better and better.

　　At the Youth Leaders’ Forum this afternoon, we talked about one thing, that is, the economic crisis is coming, and many enterprises have taken some measures, whether it is to lay off employees, control costs, or change direction, etc. In fact, one common feature of these measures is to improve efficiency, because the efficiency is improved, and the ability to cope with the crisis is enhanced. And the internet, I think its biggest advantage is to improve efficiency. Therefore, I remind people to grasp the opportunities brought by the Internet. For example, people’s ability and speed of obtaining information is unprecedented. Never before has it been so easy to obtain information. No matter where you are, whether you are a civilian or have a high position, everyone can easily obtain information from the Internet. This is because the Internet has played a very positive role in society, economy and culture at all levels.

　　How to look at the development of Internet? Coping with changes in the market is like changing the tires of a speeding car.

　　Moderator: Baidu is a very successful Internet company. What kind of experience do you have to share with you?

　　Li Yanhong: In fact, with the development of Baidu for so many years, we are still very concerned about the changes in the market. In the past ten years, in fact, Baidu has not done much, but has completely focused on doing Chinese search. Because on the one hand, this piece of technology is still improving, and there are many things to do. On the other hand, there are three factors that jointly promote the development of Chinese search. One is the number of users, that is, the number of netizens is constantly and rapidly increasing. The more people surf the Internet, the more people naturally use Baidu. Second, everyone’s online time is getting longer and longer. The longer it takes, the greater the probability of using Baidu. Third, there is more and more information on the Internet. The greater the amount of information, the greater the probability that a person will find the information he needs on Baidu. These three are promoting the development of the search industry at the same time, so it has been in the process of rapid development. It can be said that we have resisted many other temptations, whether it is portals, text messages or games, and we have not done anything, so we have focused on doing search. I think in the next few years, we will still be like this, but we will focus on Chinese search and gradually expand to the surrounding areas. For example, the Japanese search released last year, as well as a commodity search platform like "Baidu You", will gradually increase these things.

　　Moderator: That is, the scope and categories of search are more, and you insist that search is not relaxed?

　　Li Yanhong: Yes.

　　Moderator: So have you ever thought about what is the biggest obstacle and difficulty that may exist in the development of Baidu now?

　　Li Yanhong: On the one hand, we feel that the market is still very immature, and most enterprises in China are not aware of the benefits that search has brought them. At the same time, the rapid growth of the market has also made Baidu in a state of rapid development. For example, the number of people increases a lot every year, which is almost multiplied by 2 every year; On the other hand, the rapid changes in the market require you to constantly make adjustments to this organization. Such a difficulty is likened to changing the tires of a speeding car on the expressway, which is still very difficult.

　　As a manager of a company, we have to face many such problems every day. On the one hand, the rapid changes in the market require you to look at the direction very accurately and not miss any opportunity that belongs to you; On the other hand, it is actually very difficult to maintain a good and healthy company culture, make everyone confident every day, have a good and happy working relationship with each other, and maintain a strong executive power under the condition of increasing number of people. Especially as an entrepreneur, I didn’t manage anyone before Baidu. Now, from 20 to 40 people, to 160 people, to the scale of nearly 7,000 people, every day is new to me, and there are many new challenges.

　　What innovations are there in the next step? A new business model codenamed "Fengchao" will be released.

　　Moderator: In what aspects will Baidu consider introducing new technological achievements and innovative models in the future?

　　Li Yanhong: Baidu is a company that is very focused on Chinese search. For search engines, the profit model is similar all over the world. Everyone makes profits by promoting products for enterprises, which is called paid search, and it is said that it is paid according to the effect. We have been doing this for seven or eight years, but the more we do it, the more interesting it is. There are many things that can be improved, and we have invested considerable energy in this respect. This quarter, we will release a new product, the internal code name is "Fengchao", which is actually a revolutionary upgrade of the business model, which will greatly improve the user experience and customer experience.

　　Moderator: Last year, you recruited Huawei’s former vice president to Baidu as CTO. Do you plan to seek a breakthrough in the field of wireless search?

　　Li Yanhong: It should be said that in the past many years, probably since 2002, people have been telling me that I must do wireless search. I didn’t invest too much energy in wireless search in the past. Because before the 3G era, wireless search was a situation. After 3G, it may become unrecognizable and completely different. We don’t know what will happen in the future, so we haven’t invested much in this aspect in the past few years. Starting from this year, it should be said that the market situation will change greatly, because the three major operators have been gearing up to launch 3G services, so it is also an opportunity for Baidu, so in the next year or two, we will invest more in 3G and wireless search.

　　Moderator: It can be understood that 3G is a watershed for wireless search?

　　Li Yanhong: It’s a potential opportunity for us. It’s hard to say what it will turn into in the end. Whether it can become a watershed depends on how much users in China can accept such a service, such as whether its service is stable enough, whether its service is cheap enough and whether its speed is fast enough. All kinds of factors are not completely clear now.

Editor: Gao Song

● ONE power is acceptable, and the tires can be wider

　　Finally, let’s talk about the test drive experience of the 2011 MINI. This test drive was arranged as an on-site test drive and an off-site road test drive. The models tested in the on-site were mainly MINI ONE series and MINI Cooper series, while the off-site test drive models were all members of the MINI S family.

　　Let’s talk about the test drive experience of MINI ONE first. This car uses the latest N16B16A in the domestic MINI family. Although the displacement is the same as 1.6L, its maximum power is only 72kW (98 horsepower) and the maximum is 153N · m. Its maximum power is higher than that of the 1.6L naturally aspirated engine of the N12B16BA used by MINI Cooper功率上少了16kW，看着不算少。最大扭矩仅少了7N·m，可以说差距细微。而且MINI ONE达到最大扭矩的输送转速为3000转每分钟，而MINI Cooper达到最大扭矩的输出转速为4250转每分钟。说白了，用1250转来换7牛顿米，这样的调教方式颇有的风范，宝马318i与320i上的发动机也有差不多的意思。

　　不过令人感到奇怪或者说困惑的是，这款装备在MINI ONE上的发动机塑料盖板上竟然没有一个MINI的标志，这样设计不知道是为什么，难道要故意把它和MINI Cooper车型之间制造点区别？有点想不明白。

　　在的外围道路上，编辑对一台MINI ONE进行了简单模拟日常用车驾驶的体验。挂上D挡，轻踩油门，转速控制在2500转每分钟以下，车辆开起来的感觉还算轻盈，加速感和功率更大的MINI Cooper车型基本相同，甚至可以说不告诉你开的是什么车的话，根本感觉不出两者的区别。它的提速轻盈，并不是说这个车提速能有多快，整体给人感觉还是，那种肉肉的，有后劲但没有爆发力的样子。

　　当然，如果你想要点刺激的，可以尝试把档把向左推，或按下档把前面的“SPORT”按键。此时，车辆会像打了兴奋剂一样，转速提升、声浪加大，与此同时换挡和收放油门时的冲击感都更大，当然提速也比此前用“D”挡时更快，如果你对它抱有“”的心理预期，那就大错特错了。不过如果你不怕轮胎磨得太快，在确保安全的情况下，可以尝试全油门起步，前胎会出现瞬间的打滑，此时的感觉还是好玩的。

　　The steering is also very precise, perhaps due to the narrower tyres. The steering wheel is lighter than the MINI Cooper model, which also "benefits" from the advantages of narrow tyres. In terms of rapid acceleration, I feel that this car’s acceleration is not worse than that of the MINI Cooper at all, at least the movement is a little bigger than it sounds.

　　When it comes to the control of MINI ONE, it should be said that the overall impression of it is good. It is easier to drive and the direction is very accurate; it is still a little hard, but if you get used to it, you will gradually like it, because the harder suspension can give the driver more confidence.

　　Compared to the power of the MINI ONE, if it is barely acceptable, the 175/65R15 tires of the MINI ONE are really regrettable. Although narrow tires can provide better acceleration, lower fuel consumption and less pollutant emissions, which is a good thing, but the 175mm tire width is a bit narrow for the MINI car that is no longer "MINI" in size and weight! There will be obvious understeer in high-speed cornering or cornering, so I personally think the MINI ONE is still not suitable for intense driving, unless you can change to a wider set of tires.

　　Compared to the MINI ONE’s flexible handling, the power performance of the MINI CLUEMAN ONE is also passable, not much worse than that of the MINI ONE. However, the impact on the handling is much more obvious, the main reason is that the longer rear will bring greater roll when steering, and the smoothness is also slightly lower than that of the MINI ONE.

　　　A month ago, when Mr. Xu of Xiaoshan was taking a bath, the tempered glass in the bathroom suddenly burst. He was cut by glass crumbs, covered in blood, with more than 50 wounds, large and small, and more than 20 stitches.

　　This news caused a heated discussion among readers. Many readers have left messages, and they have experienced such a terrible experience, and the tempered glass burst without warning.

　　@ It’s dawn at five o’clock: My family is the same. The children in Grade One got five stitches in their knees. At that time, blood and fountains burst out, and the mother and son were scared to death.

　　@ Miss Little Face Cat: When I was taking a shower, the glass in the bathroom exploded. Fortunately, there were only a few small holes. I am a girl, and I am still scared when I think about it. Now I bought a waterproof curtain for the broken one in the bathroom, and I dare not install it.

　　@ Lin: The glass of my shower door was blown up before, but fortunately there was no one in the bathroom.

　　@ Meng Xiaoyan: Our family also exploded. Fortunately, I just washed my daughter’s face in the washbasin next to it.

　　@ 嗭嗭嗭嗭: The problem of self-explosion of tempered film in the comment area is indeed serious, not a small probability! The year before last, the toughened film on my balcony blew itself up. Fortunately, people were not on the balcony! The other day, the tempered film in the bathroom exploded again, but fortunately it was not there. It was terrible. It exploded all over the place!

　　Speaking of the bursting of tempered glass, @ Netizen Tu Tu still has a lingering fear. "At that time, our two children were only over one year old. I took a bath at night and washed Xiaobao before I went to wash." Tu Tu said, "Suddenly, I slammed my back and turned around. My head was stunned and buzzing. When I reacted, glass slag splashed everywhere. There were small wounds on my hands and back and blood everywhere."

　　Tu Tu said, but fortunately, it was himself who took a bath, not a child. If Xiaobao was scratched by the glass, he would feel even more distressed.

　　After that, Tu Tu’s husband put films on both sides of the bathroom glass. "It doesn’t matter whether it looks good or not, and safety matters."

　　@ 京京京京京 also experienced the bursting of tempered glass in the bathroom. "Fortunately, there is no one at home. After that, the glass door is no longer installed at home and a waterproof curtain is put on."

　　Why does tempered glass explode itself? What is the probability?

　　The simplest theoretical explanation is: thermal expansion and thermal contraction.

　　Tempered glass is not glass with iron added, but made of ordinary glass after heat treatment and cooling. Generally, tempered glass is 4-6 times stronger than ordinary glass, so it is called "steel".

　　Compared with ordinary glass, after ordinary glass is broken, it will produce large sharp flaky fragments; Cracks in tempered glass will form obtuse-angled particles similar to honeycomb, which is relatively safer.

　　However, it does not mean that it is completely safe.

　　The Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences has done a popular science: under certain conditions, such as a sudden drop in temperature, tempered glass may explode itself, because the phase transition of nickel sulfide in the glass makes the volume expansion stress of tempered glass unbalanced, which leads to explosion.

　　Of course, the composition of tempered glass is more complicated. We have checked the information, and there is also an explanation that it is caused by simple silicon, and it may also be caused by visible defects such as stones, sand, bubbles, gaps and scratches.

　　The data show that the self-explosion rate of ordinary tempered glass is 0.1— 0.3%。 In other words, 1 to 3 households in 1000 households have the probability of explosion.

　　Every family has a shower room. How to eliminate this potential safety hazard?

　　In addition to talking about their own experiences, netizens have also made online suggestions.

　　@ Zhang Yong: The shower glass must be affixed with explosion-proof film! The self-explosion of tempered glass is an inherent characteristic of tempered glass, which is unpredictable. Even products that meet the national 3 certification will have the risk probability of self-explosion. Remember, the shower glass must be affixed with explosion-proof film!

　　@ Wu Qinghua: The bathroom should be installed with double-sided laminated glass. Even if one piece of glass is exposed, another piece is good. Because there is a layer of glue in the middle, glass slag will not fly around after exposure.

　　@ Lao Niu: Explosion-proof film should be attached. I posted the shower room in my house when it was delivered. We must nip in the bud. @ inch grass heart: My shower room burst in the middle of the night, but fortunately, people are fine. Use tempered glass must film, it is safer to use double-layer tempered glass, if it is too expensive, waterproof curtain!

　　Is the film useful?

　　In the reader’s message, we will synthesize everyone’s opinions:

　　For those under renovation, choose double glass; If it has been renovated, quickly film it; If it is too expensive, use waterproof curtains.

　　Film pasting, is it reliable? The suggestion given by the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences: Post it! The most important thing is to determine whether the tempered glass is coated with an explosion-proof film. The safety explosion-proof film is generally a high-performance polyester film, which will make the self-exploding particles stick to the film without injuring people.

　　On the online shopping platform, the price of explosion-proof films ranges from several pieces to tens of yuan. According to the size of the area, various glass films have the functions of anti-collision, explosion-proof, waterproof and moisture-proof.

　　Tempered glass coated with the film may also burst, but the self-exploding glass particles will stick to the film. Relatively speaking, the chance of broken glass hurting people will be greatly reduced.

　　Of course, the best way to prevent tempered glass from bursting and hurting people is to use waterproof curtain cloth and wooden door instead of tempered glass, which will be much safer.

　 　　[Interview with manufacturers of Guangzhou Auto Show in 2014]

　 　 On November 20th, 2014, Zheng Chen, the deputy director of the post-80s generation who was in charge of design of Changan Automobile, and the design team of Changan Yuexiang V7 were interviewed by the media at the Changan booth of Guangzhou Auto Show, mainly focusing on the design of Changan Yuexiang V7, including the exterior and interior parts. The following is an interview record:

　　　　Zheng Chen: Let me introduce our team. I am in charge of the whole design of Chang ‘an. First, let me introduce Tian Jiyu, who is the exterior designer of Chang ‘an Yuexiang V7, and Carminati Stefanc is familiar to everyone. Carminati Stefanc is the assistant general manager of Chang ‘an European Design Company, and he is responsible for the exterior design of Yuexiang V7. Hu Jian is the assistant general manager of Chang ‘an Europe, responsible for the model design of Yuexiang V7, Xia Huiquan is the interior designer of Chang ‘an Yuexiang V7, and Miniaati Fabio is also the design manager of the interior department of Chang ‘an European Design Center. He is also responsible for the interior design of Yuexiang V7. Zhou Jin is also the interior designer of Yuexiang V7.

　 　 Media: I want to know about Changan’s design concept, because we know that many brands are pursuing the concept of family. So far, we haven’t seen a very unified family in Changan, but we seem to have made such progress in this Chang ‘an Yuexiang V7. Will there be an Changan design concept in the next step, or will there be different family design concepts in Yuexiang or these series?

　　　　Zheng Chen: I believe most people will be very concerned about this issue. Do you want to make it familial? It must be necessary. The familyization of some car factories or other companies you mentioned just now is actually divided into several levels. If it is a mature brand, its familyization signal is very strong, but as a brand that is in the process of further development, in fact, its familyization needs to be selected again after this. And does Chang ‘an want to be famished? Yes, but this family is divided into time periods. First of all, in this generation of cars, as you can see, what we achieve is a unified "form language", which ordinary consumers may not see. Everyone is more concerned with graphical things. Whether graphical things should be famished in such a hurry, in fact, each company has its own choice. Our company’s strategy is relatively steady progress, because more exploration is needed on this. You can see the shadows of Yuexiang, Yidong and Zhishang XT from Chang ‘an Yuexiang V7. In fact, if you say something graphical, it is almost irrelevant, but you think it is divine. In fact, in my introduction this morning, I actually talked about this problem. Don’t just limit the design to graphics. The key is to be vivid. If this expression can be spread, the family will be successful. This is the familyization in our mind or what our company hopes to achieve, and it is more vivid. We are doing this work,And this work will take several years, as you know, a model will take about three or four years to come out, and this will take time to prove.

　

　 　 Let me assure you that some products we are studying will be released soon, which can already reflect a series of similar forms, languages, proportions, postures and some graphical things. If we look at this thing in a professional way, the proportion of posture is the first, followed by formal language, followed by graphical things, and graphical things are just a company’s decision, whether it needs the same or not, whether to maintain diversity or not. Many companies in the market have different practices, so you can have a look. The first is proportion and posture, the second is form language, and the third is graphic details.

　 　 Media: With regard to the process of forward-looking design and real mass production, what position will we achieve when we carry out forward-looking design? How to solve the problem of coordination with engineers when designers carry out the whole conceptual design and finally mass production? Because many conceptual things are really mass-produced, is there any trouble in the process?

　　　　Zheng Chen: This question is very good, and I like it very much, because I once gave a speech and report to the top management of the company a week ago, and one of the points mentioned was the relationship between engineering and styling design. I believe all enterprises are talking about it, and the design directors of independent enterprises will talk about it. I use a metaphor, engineers are like men, we are women, and styling design is women. In fact, its nature is very similar. Engineers pay attention to rationality, and they must be realized step by step and based on existing technology, which is more masculine. Modeling is more emotional, but it is actually more sensitive, and this is more like a female trait. The final crystallization of the marriage between a man and a woman in an enterprise is this product. Engineers and designers, if the marriage is happy and the parents are well raised, the child’s achievements will be good.

　　　　I must say that although what you see today is the modeling team, I must thank Mr. Chen Zeliang, the project director, and the whole engineering team for their cooperation in this project. This engineering team is very forward-looking and we can say that it is a creative concept. Breaking through the technical barriers, we have paid a lot for our current modeling, and we can realize it. I also know that many enterprises are not very happy in this marriage, and their parents are not harmonious, and they often quarrel and shirk their responsibilities. If they are not raised together, the possible results will be very poor, and the results you just mentioned will be produced. My concept car is OK, and I have always been a single-parent family, so I have done it myself, so I have done it beautifully. However, once it comes to mass production, another parent said that I don’t agree. When two people disagree, there is no compromise, no mutual understanding and no commonality. In fact, the final result is likely to be changed beyond recognition. Actually, who suffered in the end? We can prove whether the marriage is happy or not by seeing the last child.

　 　 Media: Chang ‘an’s design team is an international team, including China people and foreigners. What do you think of the aesthetic differences between the East and the West? How to communicate and achieve unity? Then the extension of this question, whether Chang ‘an side thinks that this car also has nationality, including clothing and so on, there is such a call that China people should have clothes with China characteristics, and whether the car needs to have such characteristics. Now, including some foreign car companies, they also try their best to find China elements to make the shape of this car more in line with China people’s tastes and aesthetics.

　　　　Zheng Chen: Actually, between a team, we are throwing out the aesthetics of the East or the West, but the aesthetics of Chang ‘an, which is the design department of an enterprise. Therefore, we are not going to strengthen whether you are beautiful in the West or beautiful in the East, or that it needs something national. In fact, this beautiful thing has something in common. If we feel beautiful, they will feel beautiful. Maybe everyone doesn’t understand another question. Why do you ask this question may be because you don’t understand our operating mechanism.

　　　　Changan Europe is a center under the design center, which is composed of Changan Europe, Changan Japan and Changan Chongqing. There are basically about 100 people in each place. The working state of Chang ‘an Europe is not an isolated island. It is like a department. We divide it according to projects. For example, this project includes Miniaati Fabio and Carminati Stefanc, who belong to this project team, and they just do this project. Therefore, when this project team was working on this project, all they saw today were from Changan Yuexiang V7 Project Team. Of course, some foreign designers didn’t come back. There are many collisions between aesthetics and values, but this is only within the team, and what is taken out is the aesthetics of Chang ‘an, which is a basic way for us to deal with aesthetics. In fact, we all answered this question at that time, which was not our trouble, but our advantage. In Chang ‘an, we have eight different nationalities, not only Italian, but also Korean, Japanese and China in Asia. In fact, this conflict is a very international team. What resonates or is recognized as beautiful, I believe that everyone will feel beautiful when they bring it back to China.

　　　　As for the second question, have we considered the nationality? In other words, we are all from China. Is it a nationality if we do this thing? We don’t emphasize the issue of bloodline too much. In fact, bloodline is determined by our background, and our background serves Chang ‘an. This is Chang ‘an’s car. Chang ‘an is a nation, and that is a nation.

　 　 Media: With regard to the design of mass, you have designed the mass for many times on CS75, including Yidong car. I would like to ask Chang ‘an Yuexiang V7, which is lower than Yidong, what is the difference between its mass design and Yidong? Is there such a difference from the feeling or position of the waistline?

　　　　Zheng Chen: First of all, the waistline you mentioned is a key point. However, it is a balanced and overall grasp. In fact, the waistline you mentioned lasted for nine months. In fact, this waistline was being adjusted until the final data was frozen. This is a continuous attempt. As for Chang ‘an, we are very concerned about the volume link. Each company pays different attention. Some companies pay attention to graphic things, some companies pay attention to form and some companies pay attention to volume. We think that it is very important to make a car aura and look first.

　　　　How do we achieve the attention of volume? I think the link of the model is indispensable. Our model plate has done a lot of work for our design, such as a flat thing. No matter how beautiful you draw it, you can’t feel the volume. The volume is all felt from the model. Our company spent far more time on this car than on any other project. Other projects may spend much more time on drawings, and this project has a much longer time on the model. So you can actually see that we are proud to say that the volume of Chang ‘an Yuexiang V7 is at its level, and it is smaller than Yi Yi, but if you look at it like this, you will feel a little close to Yi Yi’s state. How did you do it? In fact, it has many visual errors for your eyes, and there are many small details. For example, like the transition of forward rotation and backward rotation, it is different from escape. I suggest that you put the two models together if you have the opportunity. We do different transitions of forward rotation and backward rotation. On a long car, in order to eliminate the practice of long spin, we will make many turns, while on a small car, in order to create a feeling of long car, we will make as few turns as possible. In fact, this is very simple to say, but how to do it, we have undergone a lot of adjustments in the model. In fact, we are quite proud of this car. It is a small car, but it will feel great. The interior and exterior are the same, and the interior also stresses volume.

　 　 Media: As for the design team, you said before that the main engineering team of CS75 had communicated with each other, because we like to stand out in design, so the overall feeling is full, but the engineering team thinks that it may encounter safety and may cause harm. Have we communicated with the engineering team in this respect?

　　　　Zheng Chen: The communication of this piece is the most controversial place for us. In terms of design, in order to create a good light and shadow, no matter from the side or 45 degrees, all the light and shadow are based on the prominence of the wheel hub, but this place involves the issue of wheel track. The engineering team actually spent a lot of effort to help us increase the wheel track. In fact, this is the result of changing the volume, so you can have more space to play with the shape, so we are here. The engineering team is here, in fact, this is not a contradiction, but a common goal, so I said that this engineering team is an engineering team that I am very happy with.

　 　 Media: At the last press conference, you also mentioned that many modifications were made in the whole Yuexiang V7 project. Some of them had the feeling of smooth design of CS75, others were full, and all of them were finally passed. Is there such a change in the design feeling in Yuexiang V7 project from the beginning to the final result? If so, what is the reason for the final pass?

　　　　Zheng Chen: This state is a little different. The state of CS75 is looking for it in front, and it is like this after going in and finding the direction. The characteristic of this project is that we made a paragraph first. You saw that we made so many sketches and models this morning. In fact, it was several rounds. In the first round, we found that it was not good to make this thing. We felt that it lacked the feeling of youth, so the process was completely redone and started from the sketch. CS75 is not, CS75 will only be redone later. And we have to redo this all three times before and after. Starting from the sketch, the concept of the sketch before the continuation of this product is completely preserved, that is to say, this previous sketch is almost like this. But without the previous two or three trial and error, everyone would not feel this way. As you can actually see today, we have the sketches of the first two rounds, which are completely different. That one looks a little old-fashioned, but we didn’t think so at that time. After making a model of that thing, we found that this doesn’t seem to be the young feeling we want. We abandoned that model and found a new direction.

　 　 Media: I am very impressed with the first listing of Changan Yuexiang V7. Its aesthetic needs may be considered more. What do you think is the most difficult or impressive from the sketch you just mentioned to the final re-establishment?

　　　　Zheng Chen: Actually, in the stage of Yuexiang V7, because this design team had the previous escape, the previous Zhishang XT and CS75, including the running-in of CS35 and repeated understanding of the China market, I think the process was relatively smooth when actually doing Changan Yuexiang V7. The real difficulty is actually the final volume control, because we have found the graphic things in the sketch, but we have made this graphic in the first round. It feels wrong. In fact, the problem lies in the volume. The real difficulty you want to say is the volume. Compared with other projects, in fact, this team has been running in well, so it is relatively easy to carry out.

　 　 Media: There was a lot of news about BMW designer chris bangle joining Chang ‘an on the Internet before, but now there is no news. Is it convenient for you to tell me whether he has come, what job he has done and what position he holds after he has come?

　　　　Zheng Chen: He has already worked in Chang ‘an. He is a design consultant in Chang ‘an. He will do a lot of work on our design decision, our design system and design team. In fact, we have started relevant work since March, and the reengineering of our entire design team is actually related to him. For the product itself, he stated clearly that the product itself, the model we have already made, is no longer in his system. He should participate in the design decision, the design system, and the transformation of the design team, and only in Turin.

　 　 Editor’s comment:Changan brand models have always maintained a high level of originality in terms of design, both in appearance and interior, especially CS75, Zhishang XT and Yuexiang V7, which have been launched in recent years, and their shapes are deeply loved by consumers. Good automobile products can not be separated from the efforts of the design team, but also the result of tacit cooperation between design and engineering.

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Land-based BrahMos missile equipped by Indian Army [data picture]

　　A few days ago, it was reported that the Indian army had already equipped the "BrahMos" missile jointly developed by India and Russia, but the Russian army refused to equip it. Under the pressure of India, the Russian navy is considering equipping at least one ship with the "BrahMos" missile.

　　So, what is the performance of this type of missile? Why is Russia so slow to use it? Let’s get to know each other.

　　Research and development background of "Brasmo" missile

　　India and Russia jointly developed the BrahMos missile in December 1995. At that time, the Indian navy was vigorously promoting the policy of "the Indian Ocean is the Indian Ocean", which not only cost huge sums of money to introduce aircraft carriers and other ships, but also organized various domestic forces to develop advanced anti-ship missiles.

　　However, India has to seek international cooperation due to insufficient technical reserves. Under the background of strategic partnership between India and Russia, in February 1998, India and Russia signed a memorandum of understanding, and the two sides worked together to develop a new type of anti-ship missile, with the design code name PJ-10.

　　The name of the missile is BrahMos, which is the abbreviation of the famous rivers of the two countries-the Indian Brahmaputra River and the Russian moscow river River. The meaning of naming a new missile with this newly coined word is self-evident.

　　After careful guidance from Russia, Indian DRDO organization became familiar with the design and development process of supersonic anti-ship missiles, and exercised the domestic military team, achieving a new breakthrough in the localization of BrahMos missile production.

　　fundamental characteristics

　　BrahMos cruise missile has the characteristics of high precision and difficult to be found, and has successfully completed 14 tests. BrahMos missiles can be divided into two types (anti-ship type and land attack type) according to the target, and can be launched from four platforms, including mobile land-based platforms (trucks or trains), surface ships, submarines or planes. The launch type of land-based and surface ships has been deployed, the submarine launch system is being tested, and the air launch type is still being developed.

　　The missile weighs 4 tons, has a diameter of 70 cm, is 8 meters long, has a maximum range of 300 kilometers and a maximum payload of 500 kilograms (the maximum range and payload are limited by the international missile control system). The missile’s sea-skimming altitude ranges from 10 meters to 15 kilometers, and its maximum flying speed is Mach 2 in high-density air near the sea surface and Mach 2.7 in thin air at a height of 7 kilometers. The missile has three propulsion systems. First, the gas generator pushes it out of the missile box, then the solid fuel propeller accelerates it to Mach 2, and then the liquid fuel jet propulsion system delivers it to the target.

　　The missile can be launched at any angle and is extremely destructive. Two kinds of explosives can be configured. After contacting the target, one explosive explodes, and the other explodes after several milliseconds through the gap opened by the previous explosion. The missile can be launched in waves. Each truck can carry three sets of missile storage and transportation pipes, a generator and a control center. The launch interval of each missile is 5 seconds, and each missile can target different targets. For sea-based targets such as ships, airborne reconnaissance systems, such as aircraft, helicopters or drones, are needed to provide target data.

　　Its guidance system has been updated. The composite seeker can help the missile adopt inertial guidance mode in the middle of flight and radar guidance in the end of flight, which has the ability of "leaving the tube behind after launch" Radar seeker has dual guidance mode, and generally works in passive guidance mode, which can reduce the probability of detection.

　　Russia just doesn’t pretend.

　　In 1998, Russia and India began to jointly develop BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles. The sea-based and land-based types of this type of missile have been contracted for test firing and entered the Indian navy and army.

　　However, the Russian army had no plans to equip BrahMos missiles before. A Russian Defense Ministry official also said on the 20th that it was really difficult to deploy BrahMos missiles on active ships of the Russian Navy, and neither the Steregushchy nor the active submarines could be equipped with this type of missiles, because the ship construction specifications were not suitable for assembling BrahMos missiles.

　　But now, under the pressure of India, the Russian navy is considering assembling this type of missile for at least one ship.

power system

　　　Equipped with 2.0L naturally aspirated, although the LOGO is impressively printed on the hood, this engine is still from, which is not advanced from the technical point of view. Fortunately, the technology is mature and the maintenance is more convenient. The maximum power of this engine is 147 HP (108 kW) /6500rpm, and the maximum power is 184 Nm /4000rpm. 6-speed, with manual and sports modes.

Driving experience

　　This new daughter-in-law still has some immature places, for example, her accelerator pedal setting is too sensitive, especially at the beginning. If you don’t exert a delicate and gentle force under your feet, you will definitely jump forward this time, giving people the illusion of rapid acceleration. However, in traffic jams, this will not only affect comfort, but also make your ankles easily tired. You need to balance your strength at all times to ensure a smooth start.

　　The fierce momentum is just a flash in the pan, so don’t be fooled by it. Because the mid-course acceleration after the start is like a little lady who blushes when talking to outsiders, the accelerator pedal is no longer too alert. The shifting action of the gearbox under D gear is relatively rapid, and the ride comfort is also good. Under the gentle acceleration cruise state, the gearbox usually upshifts at 1900rpm, and it tries its best to keep the speed below 2000rpm at all times to obtain good fuel economy. However, because the willingness to downshift is not very positive, the acceleration is slightly weak, and there is no easing trend until it is above 2500rpm. If you want to overtake in D gear mode, you need to leave enough run-up distance, or multiply the throttle depth to force the gearbox to downshift. If the road conditions are not so complicated, it’s good to drive so leisurely and comfortable.

　　Pull down the shift lever and shift into S gear. The active tachometer pointer tells me that the sensitivity of the accelerator pedal has been improved, and the communication with the gearbox is more frequent. The gear can be adjusted with the depth of the accelerator pedal at any moment, which should be the most exciting state of the X80. But even so, it is still a comfort-oriented product, and the passion it can bring is very limited. If there is a real demand for power, I suggest considering a manual transmission or a model equipped with a 2.3L engine.

　　Pentium X80 is another model built on 6 platforms, with front and rear structure. The setting of suspension is completely comfortable, and even most of the road information is isolated, and the softer style is quite comfortable. Its suspension stroke is very long, and it can well cope with the potholes in the second and third lines of China.

Encounter embarrassment

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　　In the experience, I found a problem of cruise control. It accurately controls the speed within the decimal point, but every time the cruising speed is adjusted, the amount of change is different, sometimes it is 1.5 km/h, sometimes it is 1.6 km/h, and sometimes it is 1.7 km/h. If I want to cruise at a speed of 120 km/h according to the high-speed speed speed limit, it is very difficult, because it is either a little more or a little less, in case I am photographed because it is a few kilometers/h faster than the speed limit.

fromBB A rotten street can be seen, regardless of everyone’s money, andBB A perennial discount is more cost-effective. In particular, Audi has broken bones all the year round, just for more sales. As a compact model under the Audi brand, the Audi A3 has performed well in the market, but now it is facing the dilemma of declining sales. Recently, Audi A3 sold 8,663 cars in just 15 days, which aroused people’s attention. So why did Audi A3 suddenly become popular?

First of all, the audience has changed. Now there are more female drivers with strong independence, so Audi A3 is more acceptable to female car owners, especially novice female drivers. A3′ s front face is the most recognizable. The polygonal grille is decorated with classic matrix chrome plating, while the sports version is honeycomb-shaped, and the interior is blackened. The lower air intake is also designed in the same way, showing a high degree of visual integrity. Irregular headlight groups on both sides have a unique style. After all, they have the name of Audi Lamp Factory and built-in led light source. After lighting, the effect is outstanding. Some people ridicule that buying Audi is to send headlights. Because Audi A3 has two models: hatchback and sedan versions, the design will be different, and the hatchback body is more acceptable to women.

Of course, the hatchback version is more compact, but the shape is lovely, and it is cheaper for beginners, easier to get started, more convenient to shuttle through the streets and lanes, and very convenient to park. The sedan version pays more attention to home use, and friends who need space can choose the sedan version. In addition to the differences in visual effects, there are also some differences in ride quality. However, the design techniques are basically the same, all of which extend the visual effect through a simple waistline. The rear of the car has a conventional design, without too much decoration, and the Audi A3 shows the truest side.

The latest family design is adopted in the car, which is in line with the current minimalist design style. Sitting inside the Audi A3 will make people feel a little complicated. The dashboard and the central control panel are the most common designs. The central control panel has the latest car system built in, and many sharp decorative lines have been added to the center console, which is very simple as a whole. In order to ensure practicality, many physical buttons are reserved in the car, and the shift lever design is very compact. In addition, in terms of data performance, the length, width and height are 4548*1814*1429 mm and the wheelbase is 2630 mm. Although the space is not very spacious, it is enough to meet daily needs. Both front and rear passengers can enjoy relatively spacious seating space.

However, in terms of configuration, there are still some areas to be improved. Although some basic configurations are standard, many advanced configurations need to pay extra, which may cause some consumers’ dissatisfaction, especially in terms of intelligence. Compared with mainstream new energy vehicles, the intelligent configuration of Audi A3L is somewhat lacking, and even there is no L2-level intelligent driving assistance function, which needs to be improved.

Audi A3L performs well in terms of power, with a 4-cylinder 1.5T machine as standard, which is still very conscience. The 7-speed dry dual-clutch gearbox is also optimized. Although it has only 110kW power, it can squeeze 250 Nm of torque, and its acceleration performance in 10 seconds is comparable to that of a small steel gun. For daily transportation, the power is obviously left. However, using 95 # gasoline will increase the use cost. If you pay attention to fuel economy, you should consider it clearly. In addition, the key reason why Audi A3 can sell well is that the price has dropped from 203,100 to 139,600, so the price/performance ratio is quite high. How do you comment on this? Welcome to forward the discussion.

New energy vehicles and fuel vehicles have their own characteristics. It is hard to say who is better than who, and consumers will boldly buy whatever they like. Some netizens left a message and wanted to see it. Today it came. The strength of the car still needs to be understood before we know, so let’s take a look.

Let’s look at the appearance of Hongqi HS7 first. The front face of Hongqi HS7 looks very clean and refreshing, and the net adopts straight waterfall style, which makes people unforgettable. The headlights are very in line with the aesthetics of consumers and look quite dynamic and lively. The car is equipped with LED daytime running lights, front fog lights, automatic opening and closing, adaptive far and near light, delayed closing and so on. Coming to the side of the car body, the size of the car body is 4995 mm * 1960 mm * 1760 mm. The car adopts fashionable and simple lines, and the side gives a very simple feeling. With large-size thick-walled tires, the shape is quite avant-garde and individual. In terms of the rear end, the rear end looks more fashionable and generous, the taillights present a beautiful design style, and the exhaust pipe adopts a bilateral design, which is neat and vivid.

Sitting in the car, the interior adopts a simple design, and the overall design atmosphere is still in place. The steering wheel of the car adopts a three-spoke design and is made of leather, which gives a good grip experience. Let’s take a look at the central control. The car is decorated with a simple touch-control LCD central control screen, which makes the interior design quite layered and meets the aesthetic standards of most consumers. The dashboard and seats give people a good feeling, too. Let’s take a look. The dashboard design is remarkable and eye-catching. The car uses a genuine leather/imitation leather mixed seat, equipped with functions such as electric adjustment of the auxiliary seat, electric adjustment of the seat, and tilting of the seat ratio. The overall comfort and wrapping are not bad.

Hongqi HS7 is equipped with car networking, driving mode selection, remote control key, Bluetooth key, rear wiper, interior atmosphere light and other configurations, which can be said to be quite satisfactory.

After reading this car, I believe you have a general understanding. The red flag HS7 introduced today is not only eye-catching in space, but also has reached the mainstream level in various configurations, and there is nothing to be picky about driving experience and space experience.