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Chen Xiaodong, Vice Foreign Minister, met with Gandson, Permanent Secretary of Zambia's Foreign Ministry. According to official website, Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong met with Gandson, Permanent Secretary of Zambia's Foreign Ministry, who was visiting China on December 11th, 2024.The State Council Taiwan Affairs Office: Welcome Mr. Ma Ying-jeou to lead a delegation to visit again. On the 11th, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of, introduced at a regular press conference that Mr. Ma Ying-jeou will lead Taiwan Province youth to attend and visit the Youth Ice and Snow Festival on both sides of the Taiwan Strait in Heilongjiang and Sichuan from December 18 to 26. We welcome Mr. Ma Ying-jeou to lead a delegation to visit again and will make arrangements for various activities. (Xinhua News Agency)Citigroup: It is expected that the gold and silver markets will resume their gradual upward trend within 3-12 months, reaching $3,000/ounce and $36/ounce respectively. Under basic conditions, it is expected that the price of crude oil will gradually drop to 60 USD/barrel in the middle of 2025, and will remain near this level in the second half of 2025 and 2026.

Kremlin: Putin will talk about artificial intelligence on Wednesday.ExxonMobil: By 2030, we plan to invest about 140 billion US dollars in major projects and Permian basin development plans.Kremlin: We hope to see the situation in Syria stabilize as soon as possible.

Want Want Group, a Taiwanese enterprise, and CICC Capital started industrial fund cooperation in Xiamen. Taiwan Affairs Office: It is conducive to deepening cooperation between Fujian and Taiwan. Zhu Fenglian, spokesman of Taiwan Affairs Office: On December 6, a kick-off meeting for cooperation between Taiwan-funded enterprise Want Want Group and CICC Capital Industrial Fund was held in Tongan, Xiamen, with the participation of Xiamen Industrial Guidance Fund, Xiamen Tongan Science and Technology Innovation Parent Fund and Xiamen Free Trade Zone Industrial Guidance Fund, which provided sufficient financial support for fund operation. This industrial fund cooperation will help promote the upgrading and innovation of food, beverage and retail industries in Xiamen, attract more high-quality enterprises to settle in Xiamen, form an industrial agglomeration effect, deepen cooperation between Fujian and Taiwan, promote the construction of a demonstration zone for cross-strait integration and development, and promote the integration and development of cross-strait food fields.Starbucks China responded to the newly created position of Chief Growth Officer: to promote the sustainable development of Starbucks brand in China. Recently, some media reported that the management of Starbucks China continued to adjust and hired CGO to manage the growth from digital marketing companies. In response to the above information, Sina Technology verified Starbucks, and the official response said: China is Starbucks' largest international market and an important engine for the company's future growth. In November, Starbucks China established the Chief Growth Officer (CGO) organization and appointed Tony Yang as the company's Chief Growth Officer (CGO). The establishment of CGO organization will continue to strengthen Starbucks' coffee leadership, accelerate the product innovation with coffee as the core, better refresh customers' Starbucks experience at various contacts through integrated marketing strategies, and promote the sustainable development of Starbucks brand in China. At present, Starbucks has more than 7,600 stores in China, reaching a new development milestone covering 1,000 county-level markets. (Sina Technology)Listed companies are enthusiastic about dividends. The Standard & Poor's dividend ETF(562060) rose by 0.53% at midday, and the constituent stocks were all red. By midday on December 11th, the standard & poor's dividend ETF(562060) rose by 0.53%, with a turnover of 28,056,300 yuan. The constituent stocks were all red, Lu 'an Huaneng rose by 2.13%, Orchid Kechuang and Voice Holdings rose by nearly 2%, and Aopu Technology and Pingmei shares followed suit. In the news, Wind data shows that as of December 10th, 267 listed companies have issued dividend plans for the third quarter, and 696 listed companies have issued dividend plans for the semi-annual period. The number of dividend plans for the third quarter and semi-annual period has reached record highs. According to industry insiders, dividends of listed companies will bring certain returns to investors, enhance investors' confidence, help attract long-term funds and enhance the stability and activity of the market. To sum up, in the period of high-quality economic growth, companies with higher dividend-paying ability and willingness are expected to be more and more favored by funds, and investors can try their best to seize the long-term opportunity of dividend theme by using the standard general dividend ETF(562060).