In recent years, the fate of all mankind has been uncertain, the new crown epidemic has risen again and again, and the new crown mutant strains Delta and Aumequeron have brought new uncertainties. In 2021, many western countries suffered high temperatures and droughts, Germany suffered the "biggest disaster since World War II" floods, and the mainland Henan was also hit by heavy rainfall. At the end of the year, the United States was swept by a snowstorm again, and all mankind lived in turmoil.
I thought that 2022 would get better, but I didn't expect that There would be a violent volcanic eruption in Tonga for two consecutive days, and the disasters such as tsunamis and volcanic ash caused by the catastrophic consequences continued to spread. It is reported that the Ni Pioneer Morning Post reported that the power of the submarine volcano eruption is comparable to the 1,000 atomic bombs of Hiroshima. According to Hong Kong media reports, the shock wave generated by the volcanic eruption was felt even in Hong Kong, which was 9,000 kilometers away. The Hong Kong Observatory said that the air pressure in Hong Kong was affected by shock waves and was abnormal.
Fortunately, this will not affect Hong Kong, but there are many overseas Chinese overseas, they will not be so lucky. The Chinese side immediately launched an emergency plan to collect relevant information about Chinese citizens, fortunately, there have been no reports of casualties among Chinese citizens so far.
As the saying goes, disasters are merciless and compassionate, and under the epidemic, there are countries like the United States that do not pay attention to epidemic prevention and control, and still take the opportunity to provoke trouble everywhere, but more countries are watching out for each other and overcoming difficulties together. Not only have they made their own efforts in the fight against the epidemic, but they have also joined hands to accelerate their progress in post-epidemic reconstruction. Global supply chains have undergone a difficult reconstruction in 2021, economic trade between many countries has gradually recovered, and even freight between China and North Korea has been restarted in recent days.
At the Foreign Ministry's regular press conference on January 17, a reporter said that a train arrived in Dandong, China, last weekend, and Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian confirmed that after friendly consultations between the two sides, the China-NORTH Korea freight railway has been restarted and Sino-DPRK trade will be normalized. 2021 marks the 60th anniversary of the signing of the China-NORTH Korea Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, and the DPRK is also the only ally of China to implement it in black and white. The resumption of normal trade between China and the DPRK is a good thing that we all enjoy.
Someone is working to fix global supply chains, and some are committed to disruption. After seeing the tilt of the global supply chain to China, the United States has engaged in sabotage, pulling Japan, Australia and other allies to "decouple" From China, but unfortunately, the twists and turns of the epidemic in Western countries have made the delusions of the United States unable to come true for a long time.
But this did not dampen the enthusiasm of the United States, which still used various policies to pressure countries and domestic companies to reduce cooperation with China. At the end of last year, Intel and Sam's Clubs successively chose to exclude Xinjiang products. A few days ago, Tesla was exposed and signed an agreement with Australia's Syrah Resources, one of the world's largest graphite producers in Mozambique, which allows Tesla to get rid of its dependence on Chinese graphite.
On December 3, 2021, Tesla publicly announced that only Chinese mainland could provide the flake or powdered graphite that the company needed to produce batteries in the United States, and no company in the United States could produce artificial graphite that met the specifications and standards required for its production. He also submitted three public comments to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in support of tariff exemptions for graphite.
However, Musk is also reportedly signed a contract with Australia's Syrah in December last year, which shows that this alternative option appeared immediately after Musk proposed that he could only rely on Chinese imports of graphite. Under the agreement, Tesla will purchase 8,000 tons of graphite per year from Syrah Resources' processing plant in the United States from 2025. This batch of graphite could give the United States the ability to produce lithium ions, so that it would no longer depend on the United States.
Under the high-pressure policy of the United States, China's foreign trade in recent years is not too much to describe as a difficult step, fortunately, the United States is unwilling to work hard in the fight against the epidemic, and it is a mess of its own, adding a lot of resistance, and we have some respite. We will not let go of such an opportunity if we seize it, and we are bound to destroy the US plot.