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China’s first portable ECMO system begins registration process, brings hope for domestically-produced machines

A medical technology company in East China’s Jiangsu Province independently developed China’s first domestically-produced portable ECMO system, which has begun the registration process. 

The Saiteng OASSIST ECMO system was developed by Jiangsu Saiteng Medical Technology Co 江苏赛腾医疗科技有限公司 in Suzhou Industrial Park. The pre-charge amount of the pump head of the system is smaller with more even flow field compared with other ECMO machines, media reports said. 

This is also the only domestic ECMO system in China that has begun the registration process.

So far, the OASSIST ECMO system has finished several animal trials successfully. 

The system marks an opportunity for China to break free from its long-term dependence on importing these life-saving machines. 

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Huawei ecological construction of the all-optical industry

Huawei on Wednesday announced it will invest 2.5b yuan ($360b) in the ecological construction of the all-optical industry in the next five years. Huawei expects F5G, the all-optical network, to bring at least 100b yuan of industrial investment in the same period.
Efforts to define solutions for fifth generation fixed networks (F5G) have accelerated with work already progressing in key areas and a trebling in the number of members since the launch of the ETSI ISG F5G in February 2020. Next-generation fixed line networks are needed to complement and support the 5G wireless networks being deployed across the world and support the growing number of cloud services requiring high bandwidth and/or low latency connections. The ETSI ISG F5G industry specification group is aiming to open up new opportunities that will use full-fiber connections (FFC) to drive enhanced fixed broadband (eFBB) and deliver a guaranteed reliable experience (GRE).

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TikTok to establish European data center in Ireland amid US crackdown

TikTok confirmed Thursday that it will establish a new European data center in Ireland, its first in Europe, a move that analysts said displays the company’s determination to strengthen data security and pursue overseas expansion, despite the US’ mafia-style crackdown on the short video app.

The investment in Ireland, to the value of approximately 420 million euros ($500 million), will create hundreds of new jobs and play a key role in strengthening security of TikTok’s user data in Europe backed up with a state-of-the art network security defense system there.

The data center is expected to be operational in early 2022.

TikTok established the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Trust and Safety Hub in the Ireland’s capital Dublin at the beginning of the year. TikTok’s Irish company has recently become the data controller alongside TikTok’s UK company, with the former now the service provider for users across the European Economic Area and Switzerland, according to TikTok.

Why is Trump going to ban TikTok? Here are three possible reasons: 1.A rising Chinese company puts pressure on US tech giants 2.Young Americans love TikTok, Trump who is very fearful of Chinese influence on the youths 3.The US targets foreign companies that threaten its technology superiority.


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China’s four largest banks trial digital currency payments

Major Chinese commercial banks in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong Province, have started testing the application of the central bank-backed digital currency in recent days among their internal employees, under which the Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) is used for payments and transfers.

Employees at those banks can download a digital wallet app named “digital RMB” for the digital currency’s closed trial, and each digital wallet account has a corresponding code that is linked to the employee’s identity.

The banks enlisted in the test include the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China and China Construction Bank.

Users can top up the digital wallet by online banking or by using their bank card. So far, the app is not available for public downloads.

The application of DCEP in the tests includes topping-up, withdrawing deposits, transferring payments and paying by QR code, although tests for the last function are rare due to limited consumption scenarios.

In particular, the digital currency’s payment transfer can be completed only by typing the telephone number of the recipient, and employees are also testing the function without network support.

  • 8-14-20 China will launch RMB digital currency pilot projects in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Yangtze River Delta and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and some areas in central and western regions, according to a notice issued by China’s Ministry of Commerce on Friday.
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Chinese battery maker CATL major battery supplier for MercedesBenz’s next generation of electric powered vehicles

Chinese battery maker CATL announced on Wed it will become a major battery supplier for MercedesBenz’s next generation of electric powered vehicles.

Mercedes-Benz and Chinese battery manufacturer CATL today announced a “major” partnership to “create cutting-edge battery technology” and supply batteries for the upcoming EQS electric car.

Over the last few years, CATL has emerged as the leading battery supplier for electric automakers, not just in China, but around the world.

Now they are adding Mercedes-Benz to the long list of global auto partners.

Mercedes-Benz and CATL announced that they have entered “the next stage of their strategic partnership and will create cutting-edge battery technology in support of the high-volume electrification of the Mercedes-Benz model portfolio.”

The two companies say that the agreement covers “the full range of battery technologies, from cells across modules for Mercedes-Benz Cars to entire battery systems for Mercedes-Benz Vans in promising innovative technology configurations.”

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China’s first exported ultra-large-diameter shield machine penetrates first tunnel

我国自主研制出口海外的首台超大直径泥水平衡盾构机，打通了孟加拉国历史上第一条水下隧道——Chittagong Karnaphuli River Tunnel卡纳普里河河底左线隧道。

Ahmed, chief engineer of Bangladesh Bridge Authority, has said, “It has always been the dream of the people of Bangladesh to build a tunnel and we want to make Chittagong as good as Shanghai.” With the completion of the tunnel, the drive from Chittagong airport to the industrial park will be reduced from four hours to 20 minutes.
The Karnaphuli River Bottom Tunnel project in Bangladesh is an important part of the China-Bangladesh-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor, which is an important part of the country’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative to improve the Asian Highway Network. The shield machine used for tunnel boring is developed by CCCC Tianhe, with a diameter of 12.12 meters, length of 94 meters and weight of more than 2,200 tons, which is the first Chinese extra-large diameter shield machine to enter the overseas extra-large diameter shield market monopolized by developed countries. The single-lane shield section of the Karnaphuli River bottom tunnel is 2450 meters long, with a maximum tunnel cover depth of 31 meters and a design soil and water pressure of 0.59 MPa. The geology is mainly powdery sand, which is prone to sand liquefaction, mud cake on the cutter plate, cutting surface collapse, mud outlet blockage and other construction problems. CCCC-TIANHE has designed the shield machine specifically for this purpose, adopting many original technologies such as appropriate cutter disc anti-mud-cake design, mud-water system stratified backwash technology, intelligent anti-sedimentation control technology, and automatic control of mud-water circulation system. The shield machine has achieved the fastest 10 digging rings per day (2m/ring) and 171 digging rings per month during the construction. The shield machine was received in the form of a steel sleeve. After receiving, the shield crane will move horizontally and turn 180° to prepare for the second start of the right tunnel.

　　孟加拉大桥局总工程师艾哈迈德曾表示：“修建隧道一直是孟加拉国人民的梦想，我们希望把吉大港建设得像上海一样好。”隧道完工，吉大港机场至工业园的车程将从4小时缩短到20分钟。
孟加拉国卡纳普里河底隧道工程是中孟印缅经济走廊的重要一环，是国家“一带一路”倡议中的重要组成部分，对完善亚洲公路网。用于该隧道掘进的盾构机由中交天和研制，刀盘直径达12.12米、长94米、重2200余吨，是中国首台走出国门，进入由发达国家垄断的海外超大直径盾构市场的超大直径盾构机。卡纳普里河底隧道单线盾构段长2450米，隧道最大覆土深度31米、设计水土压力达0.59兆帕，以粉细砂地质为主，极易发生砂层液化、刀盘结泥饼、切削面坍塌、排泥口堵塞等施工难题。中交天和为此对盾构机进行了针对性设计，采用适宜的刀盘防结泥饼设计、泥水系统分层逆洗技术、智能防沉降控制技术、泥水循环系统自动控制等多项自创技术。该盾构机在施工掘进中实现了最快日掘进10环（2米/环），月掘进171环的好成绩。此次盾构机采用钢套筒形式接收。盾构机接收完成后，将平移并180°转体，进行该项目右线隧道二次始发准备。

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As of April 2020, TikTok has been downloaded more than two billion times worldwide

The latest TikTok statistics show that as of April 2020, the popular video app has been downloaded more than two billion times worldwide on both the Apple App Store and Google Play (Sensor Tower, 2020). In other words, TikTok was able to double its number of downloads in just over a year—a clear sign of the app’s skyrocketing popularity.

Tiktok Usage By Country
Growing Number of US Adults Use TikTok

Here’s a summary of the TikTok statistics you need to know in 2020:

  1. TikTok has 800 million active users worldwide. 
  2. The TikTok app has been downloaded over 2 billion times on the App Store and Google Play.
  3. TikTok ranked as the top most downloaded app in Apple’s iOS App Store for Q1 2019, with more than 33 million downloads. 
  4. 41 percent of TikTok users are aged between 16 and 24. 
  5. TikTok has been downloaded 611 million times in India, which is around 30 percent of the app’s total global downloads.
  6. When it comes to the daily time spent on TikTok, users spend an average of 52 minutes per day on the app.
  7. TikTok is available in 155 countries, and in 75 languages. 
  8. 90 percent of all TikTok users access the app on a daily basis.
  9. In less than 18 months, the number of US adult TikTok users grew 5.5 times.
  10. There was an average number of more than 1 million videos viewed every day in a year. 

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China Meteorological Administration (CMA) conducted China’s first comprehensive high-altitude large unmanned typhoon observation test

On the afternoon of 8-2, carrying observation equipment, high-altitude meteorological detection drones from Hainan Boao Airport soared up to 10,000 meters high, successfully dropped 30 sounders, together with the millimeter wave radar, completed the 3rd typhoon this year, “Sen Lak” peripheral cloud system CT-type “scan. “The observation data were sent back to the ground command system in real time. The unmanned aerial vehicle, meteorological satellite, unmanned ship and other detection methods formed a three-dimensional observation, providing an important reference basis for determining the central location of Typhoon Sen Lak.