Yellow River

• LINQING, China, Aug. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- From August 1 to 3, the China (Linqing Shandong) Edible and Medicinal Fungi Industry Development Conference & 4th China Phellinus Igniarius Industry Development Conference were held in Linqing City of Shandong.
• Therefore, it is blessed with the advantages for the development of phellinus igniarius industry.
• Linqing phellinus igniarius has been listed among the "famous, special, quality and innovative" agricultural products of China; Linqing has also successively won honorary titles such as "Capital of Phellinus Igniarius in China" and "Demonstrative County for Growing of Phellinus Igniarius in China".
• In last December, the herbal medicine standard of Shandong (phellinus igniarius) and the specifications on the preparation of TCM decoction pieces (phellinus igniarius) were approved, and were put into force on July 1 this year.

• WENZHOU, China, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's largest 7GW Solar PV power station in Qinghai Province's upper reaches of the Yellow River, invested by China National Energy Investment Group, recently achieved successful grid connection.
• BENY provided advanced transmission solutions for this colossal solar power station cluster, showcasing its resilience against severe weather conditions.
• As a key supporter of the world's largest solar power station, BENY has significantly contributed to the advancement of the clean energy industry.
• It played a crucial role in ensuring the stable operation and maintenance of the power station.

• Initially, there were questions on how the dam collapsed or who was to blame, but mounting evidence indicates that the dam was deliberately breached by Russia.
• In my view, as a career U.S. special forces officer, the simplest answer is most often correct and provides the most likely explanation for the dam’s destruction.
• It’s my belief that Russia deliberately destroyed the dam to defend against the Ukrainian counteroffensive that it believed was imminent.

An age-old military strategy

• Quite to the contrary, it is an effective defensive technique that dates back hundreds, if not thousands, of years.
• In another instance, the Chinese military breached levees along the Yellow River in 1938 to slow the Japanese advance.

How Ukraine has used the same tactic

• The Ukranians also deliberately flooded the Zdvyzh and Teteriv rivers to make them unfordable and bolster their defense of Kyiv.
• The destruction of the Irpin dam was fairly limited: 50 of the small village of Demydiv’s 750 homes were destroyed.
• There is also a threat of floating landmines and an ongoing challenge to provide drinking water to thousands.

How the flooding supports Russia’s defense

• In such a posture, the Russian defense has some advantages.
• Defenders fight from fortified positions, whereas attackers must advance from exposed, vulnerable positions while overcoming obstacles, such as flooded streets.
• The defender, by contrast, must spread its forces across the battlefield, if it cannot correctly anticipate the point of attack.

A natural defense

• Nor in my view could they correctly anticipate the location of Ukraine’s main counteroffensive effort.
• It also created a humanitarian crisis that Russia no doubt anticipated, and has further leveraged to its tactical advantage.
• Sadly, the flooding of the Dnieper river will likely be more devastating and last much longer.

• While affirming the achievements the region has made, Xi also highlighted the importance of continuous efforts in promoting green development.
• The top priority of Inner Mongolia's development lies in transforming and upgrading the traditional energy industry, vigorously developing green energy, and strengthening the country's major energy base, he said.
• China is a unified multiethnic country, and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region was the first province-level autonomous region established in China.
• In addition, he stressed the significance of ethnic unity and a sense of community for the Chinese nation, a concept the Chinese leader has stressed on many occasions.