When meeting with Bona, the foreign affairs adviser to the French President, He Lifeng pointed out that the stable and healthy development of economic and trade relations should be promoted through high-level openness to achieve mutual benefit and win-win. He Lifeng, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, met Bona, the foreign affairs adviser to the French President, at the Great Hall of the People on the evening of 13th. He Lifeng said that China has always regarded France as a priority partner in its development. China is willing to work with France to implement the consensus of the two heads of state, strengthen strategic dialogue, deepen cooperation in traditional fields, expand cooperation in emerging fields, promote the stable and healthy development of China-France and China-EU economic and trade relations with a high level of openness, better cope with common challenges, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. Bona said that France supports promoting open cooperation through constructive dialogue and is willing to work with China to promote the sustained, balanced and high-quality development of economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. (Xinhua News Agency)The offshore RMB (CNH) was quoted at 7.2811 yuan against the US dollar at 05:59 Beijing time, down 52 points from late new york on Thursday, and traded in the range of 7.2746-7.2925 yuan in the whole day.Meta stepped in to discourage OpenAI from turning into a profit-making enterprise, and Meta urged the Attorney General of California to stop OpenAI from turning into a profit-making enterprise. Meta said that allowing OpenAI to become a for-profit company will set a dangerous precedent, that is, allowing startups to enjoy the advantage of non-profit status before preparing for profit.
Wafer factory "bargains for orders"? Insiders: It's not so exaggerated that there is no need for drastic price reduction at present. Recently, some industry media reported that the Chinese mainland wafer foundry has overflowed its capacity and is striving for more IC design factory orders to return at a low price discount. A manager of Chinese mainland Head Wafer Factory told reporters that the actual situation was "not as serious as reported by the media, and not so exaggerated". The source said that since the fourth quarter of this year, the quotation of its wafer factory has been "stable at present". In the fourth quarter, product orders from display drivers, power management and other categories were "not bad", and the market demand was similar to that previously publicly disclosed. The independent control of the mainland market is still the main theme. It is understood that the fourth quarter is usually the "off-season" of the wafer foundry industry, and downstream customers will review the sales plan at the beginning of the year, and they are not willing to stock up and receive goods. A person from a consumer chip company in Chinese mainland said, "Fab factories generally adjust prices according to market supply and demand." Yang Shengxin, a senior analyst of Sigmaintell's semiconductor business unit, said in an interview that according to the observation of Sigma Intell, Chinese mainland's wafer factory decreased by about 5% in the fourth quarter of 2024, and concentrated on 12-inch products; The price of China Taiwan Province Wafer Factory has not changed significantly. (science and technology innovation board Daily)In November, the growth rate of new loans was 580 billion yuan, and the growth rate of housing loans rebounded. According to the November credit data released by the People's Bank of China yesterday, the financing demand of the real economy continued to show a marginal improvement trend under the continuous effect of a package of incremental policies. In the month, RMB loans increased by 580 billion yuan, and personal mortgages stabilized and rebounded. In the month, medium and long-term loans of households increased by 300 billion yuan, a significant increase from the previous month. The change of residents' medium and long-term loans is closely related to residents' willingness to buy houses. In November, the medium and long-term loans of residents improved significantly compared with October, mainly because personal loans stabilized and rebounded, which confirmed each other with the marginal improvement of real estate market transactions in that month. In November, the year-on-year growth rate of commercial housing transaction area in 30 large and medium-sized cities turned from negative to positive, and the transaction has remained relatively active since December. The reporter learned from the central bank that with the gradual effectiveness of the package of incremental policies to stabilize the real estate market, the phenomenon of early repayment of personal mortgages has been significantly reduced, and the growth rate of housing loans has recently picked up. In October this year, the amount of personal mortgage loans exceeded 400 billion yuan, and the amount of early repayment decreased. The proportion of early repayment in the balance of personal housing loans was significantly lower than that before the introduction of a package of incremental policies.The construction of a new model of real estate development is expected to make positive progress. From December 11th to 12th, the Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing. The meeting emphasized "stabilizing the property market and stock market". Specific to the key tasks to be done next year, the meeting made it clear that "the real estate market will continue to exert efforts to stop falling and stabilize" and "promote the construction of a new model of real estate development". Experts interviewed generally believe that the Central Economic Work Conference will stabilize the property market and further clarify the policy direction of the real estate sector next year. In 2025, relevant policies to promote the stabilization of the real estate market will continue to exert their strength, and the construction of basic systems related to the new model of real estate development is expected to make positive progress. (Securities Daily)
Ministry of Education: Steadily promote the expansion of high-quality undergraduate courses and go all out to do a good job in the employment of college graduates. On December 13th, Huai Jinpeng, Party Secretary and Minister of the Ministry of Education, presided over a party meeting to convey the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference, and to study, deploy and implement the work. The meeting stressed that it is necessary to strengthen the supporting role of education in science, technology and talents, focus on grasping strategic competition and historical initiative, closely promote educational development, scientific and technological innovation and personnel training, accelerate the construction of "double first-class", dynamically adjust disciplines and majors ahead of schedule, speed up the training of talents urgently needed in national strategy, strengthen the construction of national strategic scientific and technological strength, and strongly support the construction of modern industrial system.The United Nations Security Council discussed the situation in Central Africa. China called on the international community to provide targeted help. On December 13, local time, the United Nations Security Council discussed the situation in Central Africa. The Chinese representative said that the current situation in Central Africa is generally stable, and the international community should provide targeted and constructive help in a timely manner to support regional countries in taking a development path in line with their own national conditions. The meeting was briefed by Abari, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa and Director of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa. Geng Shuang, Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, said that it is necessary to maintain the overall positive momentum of the regional situation. In the past six months, the situation in Central Africa has been generally stable and the political peace process has made positive progress. Gabon held a constitutional referendum according to the established timetable, Rwanda successfully held a general election, and Chad continued to advance the process of peace and reconciliation. The progress is worthy of recognition and welcome. At present, many countries are actively preparing for general or local elections. We hope that all political forces in the countries concerned will strengthen dialogue and consultation, bridge differences, build consensus and steadily advance the political process. The international community should provide targeted and constructive help in a timely manner and support regional countries to take the development path that suits their own national conditions.Shanghai Airlines Exchange: This week, the export container transportation market was basically stable, and the market freight rates fluctuated. According to Shanghai Airlines Exchange, this week, the export container transportation market in China was basically stable, and different routes were divided due to their different supply and demand fundamentals, and the comprehensive index rose. On December 13th, the comprehensive freight index of Shanghai export containers released by Shanghai Shipping Exchange was 2,384.40 points, up 5.7% from the previous period.