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　　[car home Information] In April, the price war of car companies continued. After the price reduction tide in late February and March, the price of the models that had dropped to the end in advance basically stabilized or only slightly adjusted, and some car companies that were waiting to see also chose to join the price reduction army. Consumers began to get used to the tide of price reduction, from the initial wait-and-see state to the opportunity to start consumption, which also made the sales of car companies change obviously in April, and many car companies’ sales rose red, so let’s take a look at the sales list in April to see which car companies’ sales rose sharply.

● China car companies/China brands:

　　In terms of car companies in China, BYD continued to lead the way, and its sales in the first four months were close to one million units. Dongfeng Motor, Chery Group and Geely Automobile entered the second echelon, but it should be noted that the sales volume of Dongfeng Motor includes the sales data of its joint venture company, and its own brand sold 446,000 vehicles from January to April, accounting for about half. We noticed that BYD, Chery Group and Geely Automobile all achieved high year-on-year growth in April. The Great Wall ranked third, with sales of 94,796 units in April.

　　China brand, Haval, Guangzhou Automobile Chuanqi, Jietu and other traditional family car brands still have good sales performance. At the same time, we have seen luxury or mid-to-high-end brands such as Hongqi, tank SUV and Lectra, which have also been recognized by consumers, and tank SUVs have achieved rapid growth.

Byd

　　BYD sold 313,245 vehicles and 312,048 passenger cars in April, up 49% year-on-year. At present, the cumulative sales volume of BYD’s new energy exceeds 7.3 million. Details are as follows:

　　Specifically, BYD Auto sold 297,864 vehicles in April, a year-on-year increase of 49.7%. Tengshi automobile sold 11122 vehicles, looking up to 952 vehicles and Equation Leopard automobile 2110 vehicles. 41,011 passenger cars were exported, up 176.6% year-on-year.

　　Previously, BYD set the internal sales target of Dynasty and Ocean Net in 2024, with the sales target of Dynasty Net being 1.7 million and Ocean Net being 1.6 million. This goal does not include overseas markets.

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○ Dongfeng Motor

　　From January to April, Dongfeng Motor Company sold a total of 849,000 new cars, a year-on-year increase of 24.7%. Among them, the sales volume of self-owned brand vehicles was 446,000, a year-on-year increase of 46.6%; The sales volume of new energy vehicles was 235,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 132%; The export vehicle sales volume was 71,000 units, up 8.2% year-on-year.

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Chery group

　　Chery Holding Group sold 182,049 vehicles in April, a year-on-year increase of 43.7%; Among them, 89,377 vehicles were exported, up 18.3% year-on-year; The sales volume of new energy was 32,995 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 165.2%. From January to April, a total of 711,653 vehicles were sold, a year-on-year increase of 55.7%.

　　According to the official, the sales volume of Chery Group maintained a rapid growth trend. In the first quarter, Chery Group ranked first in the industry with a growth rate of 60.3%. In April, the Federation predicted that the retail sales of passenger cars in narrow sense would drop by 1.5% year-on-year, and Chery Group continued to rise against the trend with a positive growth of 43.7%. From January to April, 93,128 new energy vehicles were sold, a year-on-year increase of 137.3%. From January to April, a total of 342,795 vehicles were exported, up 34.2% year-on-year.

　　Specific to the brand, Chery brand sold 117,726 vehicles in April; From January to April, the sales volume was 482,947 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 57.5%. Xingtu brand sold 8235 vehicles in April; From January to April, the sales volume was 31,728 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 28%; Jietu brand sold 37,248 vehicles in April; From January to April, the sales volume was 144,724 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 104%; ICAR 03, the first product of Icar brand, has just been on the market for 2 months, and it is loved by cool young people. In April, it sold 7524 vehicles. The cumulative sales volume is 13,011 vehicles.

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Geely automobile

　　Geely Automobile sold 153,267 vehicles in April, up about 2% month-on-month and 39% year-on-year. In April, the sales volume of new energy was 51,428 vehicles, an increase of about 75% year-on-year. In April, the sales volume of overseas exports was 38,151 vehicles, an increase of about 75%.

　　It is reported that Geely Galaxy sold 12,725 vehicles in April, an increase of about 25% from the previous month; The sales volume of Lectra brand in April was 18,727 vehicles, an increase of about 34% year-on-year; The sales volume of Krypton brand in April was 16,089 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 99%. In terms of overseas exports, the sales volume in April was 38,151 vehicles, an increase of about 5% from the previous month and an increase of about 75% from the same period last year.

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Great wall

　　In April, Great Wall Motor sold 94,796 new cars (compared with 100,276 in March). Among them, 36,141 vehicles were sold overseas, a year-on-year increase of 65.68%, a record high; New energy sales reached 22,436 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 50.94%; From January to April, Great Wall Motor sold a total of 370,129 new cars, up 18.18% year-on-year.

　　The Haval brand sold 47,054 new cars in April; From January to April, a total of 204,943 new cars were sold, up 15.11% year-on-year. In April, the 2024 Haval Raptors were launched, and the new generation Haval H6 and H9 made their world debut during the 2024 Beijing Auto Show, which attracted wide attention. Wei brand sold 4,458 new cars in April, an increase of 87.71% year-on-year; From January to April, it sold 14,066 vehicles, up 143.44% year-on-year.

　　Tank SUVs sold 20,469 new cars in April, an increase of 87.51% year-on-year; From January to April, 69,653 new cars were sold, a year-on-year increase of 98.30%. According to official data, tank brands have occupied more than 50% of the hard-core off-road market for 40 consecutive months. Great Wall pickup trucks sold 18,069 new cars in April, and accumulated 61,564 vehicles from January to April. Great Wall Gun sold 14,231 new cars in April, up 10.55% year-on-year. During the 2024 Beijing Auto Show, 2.4T passenger guns and 2.4T commercial guns were officially opened for pre-sale.

　　The Euler brand sold 4686 new cars in April; From January to April, the cumulative sales reached 19,715 vehicles. In the next three years, in the global product layout, Euler will develop from the models on sale to the full coverage of small to medium and large, and all the dual product lines of cars and SUVs will go to sea. In April, Great Wall Motor sold 36,141 new cars overseas, a year-on-year increase of 65.68%; From January to April, 128,919 new cars were sold overseas, a year-on-year increase of 74.71%. Up to now, the five brands of Great Wall Motor have all reached the sea, and the world has gained the favor of more than 14 million users.

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○ SAIC New Energy

　　From January to April, SAIC sold 285,000 new energy vehicles, a year-on-year increase of over 35%. The details are as follows:

　　From January to March, the delivery volume of SAIC terminals reached 1.132 million, a year-on-year increase of 9.3%; The domestic market sales of new energy vehicles reached 168,000 units, up 117.5% year-on-year; Terminal deliveries in overseas markets reached 269,000 vehicles, up 21.3% year-on-year. The total operating income of the Group is 143.07 billion yuan, and the net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies is 2.71 billion yuan.

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○ Changan New Energy

　　From January to April 2024, Changan Automobile sold 180,500 new energy vehicles of its own brand, a year-on-year increase of over 68%. In April, the sales volume of new energy was 51,700 units, a year-on-year increase of over 129%.

　　Specifically, Changan Qiyuan delivered 11,833 vehicles in April, and the cumulative sales volume of Changan Qiyuan exceeded 88,000 vehicles. Deep Blue delivered 12,744 vehicles in April, and Aouita delivered 5,247 vehicles in April.

　　A few days ago, Changan Automobile released a financial report showing that in the first quarter of 2024, Changan Automobile’s operating income was 37.023 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.14%; The net profit of returning to the mother was 1.158 billion yuan, down 83.39% year-on-year.

　　The data shows that Changan Automobile sold 692,100 vehicles in the first quarter, up 13.9% year-on-year; The sales volume of self-owned brand new energy vehicles was 128,800, a year-on-year increase of 52.4%. Among them, Changan Qiyuan, Aouita and Shenlan Automobile sold 32,379 vehicles, 14,532 vehicles and 40,084 vehicles respectively in the first quarter, accounting for nearly 70% of Changan Automobile’s own brand new energy sales.

　　It is worth mentioning that Changan Automobile’s investment income in the first quarter was 177 million yuan, down 96.43% year-on-year. Changan Automobile said that it was mainly due to the acquisition of Deep Blue Automobile in the same period last year to confirm the impact of investment income. It is reported that in the first quarter of 2023, Changan Automobile gained 5.021 billion yuan by increasing the shareholding of Deep Blue Automobile.

　　Looking forward to the whole year of 2024, Changan Automobile aims to produce and sell 2.65 million vehicles and promote the expansion of the market. To this end, Changan Automobile will launch eight new energy products including Aouita E15 and E16 and Changan Qiyuan E07, providing strong product support and further expanding the product supply structure.

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○ GAC Chuanqi

　　GAC Chuanqi sold a total of 37,733 new cars in April, a year-on-year increase of 25.6%. Among them, MPV models sold 13,198 units in April, an increase of 18% year-on-year. Shadow series sold 12,817 units in April, and GS3 sold 10,157 units at movie speed.

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Red flag

　　From January to April, the cumulative wholesale sales of Hongqi brand exceeded 130,300 units, a year-on-year increase of 56.9%. Retail sales exceeded 126,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 24.6%.

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● Joint venture car companies/overseas brands:

　　In terms of joint venture car companies/overseas brands, there are not many companies that announce sales. FAW Toyota and GAC Toyota have basically maintained a traditional sales trend, with no ups and downs, and their sales results are not bad. SAIC-Volkswagen New Energy and SAIC-GM New Energy also achieved satisfactory sales results through price reduction.

Faw Toyota

　　FAW Toyota delivered a total of 56,536 new cars in April 2024, of which 7,554 were delivered by Grevia in April. In addition, FAW Toyota officially announced that all models are 100% intelligent.

　　Specifically, 30,206 electric vehicles were delivered, up 24% from the previous month, and the proportion increased to 53%, among which 6,647 electric cars bZ3 were delivered, up 93% from the previous month. 30,202 high-end models were delivered, an increase of 26% from the previous month and the proportion increased to 53%. In addition, FAW Toyota also launched a trade-in car purchase policy in May. The factory subsidy and the state subsidy are superimposed, and the highest subsidy can be 23,000 yuan.

FAW Toyota bZ3』

　　It is reported that the annual sales target of FAW Toyota this year is 880,000 vehicles. According to the previously published data, FAW Toyota sold 157,294 new cars in the first quarter, superimposed with the sales in April, and sold a total of 213,830 new cars from January to April, which has achieved 24.3% of the sales target.

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Guangqi Toyota

　　Guangzhou Automobile Toyota sold 52,251 units in April, of which 25,598 were electrified models, accounting for 49%. There are 30,136 SUV models, accounting for 5%. The details are as follows:

　　The 2024 Toyota Saina SIENNA was launched on April 23rd, and nine models were launched. The suggested retail price range was 299.8-410.8 million yuan, and the price range after comprehensive discount was 284.8-395.8 million yuan (including the maximum reduction of suggested retail price of 10,000 yuan, and the official App made a decision of 15,000 yuan, which was provided by authorized dealerships in various places). As a modified model, the new car has added an E-Four four-wheel drive model, some car chips have been upgraded to Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155, and the second row of seats have also been upgraded.

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○ Volvo

　　In April this year, the global sales volume of Volvo Cars reached 65,838, a year-on-year increase of 27%. Among them, the sales of pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles increased by 53% year-on-year, accounting for 48% of global sales in April. From January to April this year, the cumulative sales volume of Volvo Cars in the global market reached 214,914 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 16%.

　　Judging from the sales situation in various markets, Volvo Cars sold 34,238 vehicles in the European market in April, a year-on-year increase of 65%. Among them, the sales of electric vehicles increased by 76% year-on-year. In the US market, Volvo Car sold 10,604 vehicles in April this year, a year-on-year increase of 10%. Among them, the sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles increased by 89%.

　　In China, the sales volume of Volvo Cars reached 12,221 vehicles in April, down 3% year-on-year. Among them, the sales volume of electric vehicles reached 1062, down 16% year-on-year. From the first four months of this year, the cumulative sales of Volvo Cars in China market reached 50,179 vehicles, up 2% year-on-year. In terms of vehicle sales, Volvo XC60 has become the best-selling model, with global sales reaching 19,542 vehicles. XC40 sold 15,139 vehicles in October; EX30 sold 9,730 vehicles in October.

　　Annwall, Chief Commercial Officer and Deputy CEO of Volvo Cars, said: With the continuous growth of delivery and electric vehicle sales, it is confident that the annual retail sales will increase by at least 15% this year.

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○ SAIC Volkswagen New Energy

　　On the basis of the "trade-in" state subsidy of up to 10,000 yuan, SAIC Volkswagen launched the ID.Care value-added package repurchase policy. In April, the sales volume of SAIC Volkswagen brand new energy vehicles exceeded 10,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 56%. The details are as follows:

　　Recently, the state has proposed to stabilize traditional consumption, boost bulk consumption, and take various measures to stimulate consumption. SAIC-Volkswagen launched the outstanding "trench" ceremony for the 40th anniversary of ID.3 in March, and launched the ID.Care value-preserving package on April 20th. On April 25th, ID.4 X and ID.6 X were launched simultaneously on the media day of Beijing Auto Show.

　　From the beginning of the activity to June 30, regardless of the full payment or the full-scene payment of installment loans, users can purchase any model of SAIC Volkswagen ID. Family, and they can simultaneously select the ID.Care value preservation package delivered in a limited time. After owning a car for three years, you can enjoy the repurchase of 60% of the car price. The repurchase conditions only need 3 years of accumulated mileage ≤ 90,000 kilometers and 3 years of accumulated claims ≤30% of the car price. It is worth mentioning that even users who have purchased ID within three months can go back to the store to enjoy the value-added repurchase rights.

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○ SAIC GM New Energy

　　SAIC-GM delivered 8,762 new energy vehicles in April, a year-on-year increase of 93.1%. The details are as follows:

　　At the 2024 Beijing Auto Show, Cadillac IQ Aoge ushered in the official listing. The new car launched two models, the four-wheel drive long battery life version and the standard battery life version, with a price range of 23.97-26.97 million yuan. As the second electric SUV of Autoenergy platform after Cadillac’s IQ sharp song, the new car as a whole continues to be built in family-style design language and has a good performance.

　　Previously, Buick GL8 Luzun PHEV was officially listed, and three models were launched, with a price of 359,900-419,900 yuan. The new car will be equipped with SAIC-GM’s new generation PHEV intelligent plug-in and hybrid system. CLTC has a pure battery life of 138km and a comprehensive battery life of 1370 km. In the future, Buick plans to launch a pure electric version of the GL8 model after inserting the mixed version of the GL8.

● New forces for building cars:

　　The new force of making cars is the core of the sales announced by car companies every month. Tesla continues to lead with 62,167 cars. Of course, it also contains export data. Compared with other car companies, Tesla often adjusts its production capacity according to different market demands around the world. Huawei’s HarmonyOS Zhixing continues to be far ahead, including two series, namely AITO’s Intellectual Community and Intellectual Community. Among them, Intellectual Community sold 25,086 units in April, up 417% year-on-year, and Intellectual Community sold 4,546 units in April. However, compared with the hot delivery of the new M7 in March, there was a big drop in April, but on the contrary, the sales of M9 () in the world rose. Ai ‘an and Ideality also rank in the first echelon of new forces, but the sales volume of Ai ‘an has dropped sharply year-on-year, which is rare among new energy vehicle companies. LI has not completely walked out of the haze in April, and its sales growth is weak, but it is expected that it will perform well after delivery in May.

　　In the second echelon, there are mainly brands with sales of more than 10,000 units, including Extreme Krypton, Weilai, Zero Run, Deep Blue, Geely Galaxy, Chang ‘an Qiyuan, Tengshi, etc., among which Extreme Krypton, Weilai and Zero Run all achieved substantial year-on-year growth. The third echelon is mainly brands with less than 10,000 sets, including Tucki, Nezha, Xiaomi, Aouita, Euler, Lantu, Equation Leopard, Wangwang, etc. Among them, Aouita’s growth rate is also quite obvious, and the sales volume has been improved through price reduction. After the subsequent increase in production capacity, Xiaomi Automobile will probably become a dark horse and impact the first few echelons.

Tesla.

　　According to the data of the Federation, Tesla Giga Shanghai is expected to deliver a total of 62,167 electric vehicles in April 2024. In 2023, Model Y became the best-selling passenger car in the world with sales of more than 1.2 million vehicles. Continuing the sales momentum, Tesla has recently sold more than 10,000 vehicles in the China market for several weeks.

HarmonyOS Zhixing.

　　HarmonyOS Zhixing Company delivered 29,632 vehicles in April. Specifically, 13,391 vehicles were delivered by the asking sector M9, 10,896 vehicles by the asking sector M7 and 4,546 vehicles by the intellectual sector S7.

　　Wenjie M9 locates the flagship large SUV, and the price range is 469.8-569.8 million yuan. In terms of power, the M9 will provide two sets of power systems, the extended range version and the pure electric version, and both adopt the layout of front and rear double motors. Among them, the maximum power of the front motor and the maximum power of the rear motor of the pure electric version is 160kW and 230kW, and it is equipped with a ternary lithium battery with a capacity of 97.682kWh provided by Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, and its pure electric cruising range is 630km under CLTC conditions.

　　The extended range version uses H15RT 1.5T engine, with a thermal efficiency of 41% and a maximum power of 112kW. It is matched with double motors, and the maximum power is 165kW and 200kW respectively. The battery is a ternary lithium battery from Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, which comes standard with a 42-degree battery. Under CLTC conditions, the comprehensive battery life reaches 1362km and the pure battery life is 225km；. A 52-degree battery version CLTC is also available, with a comprehensive battery life of 1402km and a pure battery life of 275km, and the optional price is 20,000 yuan.

　　It is worth mentioning that the M9 pure electric version of Wenjie is equipped with 800V high-voltage silicon carbide platform, which can last 150km for 5 minutes. The extended range version is equipped with pure electric drive extended range platform 4.0, which brings 4.3 seconds and 4.9 seconds of 0-100km/h acceleration respectively. In addition, it is equipped with a 4-piston fixed caliper high-performance braking system, and can be equipped with 22-inch double ten-spoke moving wheels or 21-inch low wind resistance wheels. The braking distance at 100-0km/h is only 34.9 meters.

　　The M7 is positioned as a medium and large SUV, and the price range is 249.8-329.8 million yuan. In terms of power, the new model M7 adopts HUAWEI DriveONE extended-range electric drive platform, equipped with a 1.5T extended-range hybrid system, and provides a rear-drive version and a four-wheel drive version. The maximum power of the rear drive version is 272 HP, and the comprehensive maximum power of the four-wheel drive version is 449 HP. The four-wheel drive version of CLTC has a pure electric cruising range of 210km, and the rear-drive version is 240km.

　　Zhijie S7 locates medium and large cars, and the price range is 24.98-34.98 million yuan. In terms of power, Zhijie S7 comes standard with HUAWEI DriveONE 800V high-voltage silicon carbide platform, which can recharge 215km in 5 minutes and 430km in 15 minutes. The two-wheel drive version has a maximum power of 292 HP, and the four-wheel drive version has a maximum power of 496 HP. Its 0-100km/h acceleration time is 3.3 seconds, the braking distance of 100-0km/h is only 33.5 meters, and the comprehensive endurance of CLTC can reach up to 855km. In addition, the new car is equipped with Turing intelligent chassis, CDC variable damping shock absorber and air suspension to improve handling stability.

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○ Ian

　　Guangzhou Automobile Aian sold 28,113 vehicles worldwide in April. At the same time, the official said that AION V and 2024 Haobo HT have arrived in the store one after another, and you can enter the store for details.

　　At the 2024 Beijing Auto Show, GAC Aian brought a brand-new pure electric SUV-the second generation AION V, which was built on the AEP pure electric platform, adopted a brand-new design concept, and focused on intelligent driving. The new car has a length of 4605mm and a wheelbase of 2775mm. In terms of battery life, AION V has reached 750km, equipped with self-developed second-generation ITS2.0 intelligent temperature control system, charging 370 km in 15 minutes.

　　Also at the Beijing Auto Show, the new Hao Platinum HT was officially launched.A total of five models were launched.The price range is 21.39-32.99 million yuan.. In terms of limited-time rights and interests, users who set up the 825 Eurowing Lidar version or install gull-wing doors can enjoy the rights and interests of 20,000 to 60,000 expansion funds. If Hongyuan team wins the championship this season, 20,000 yuan expansion funds will be returned.

　　In terms of power, the new car adopts 800V technology, charging 425km in 15 minutes, and the cruising range includes 550km, 670km and 825km. The total power of the motor is 180 kW and 250 kW respectively, and the total torque is 355 Nm and 430 Nm. In terms of intelligent driving, the new car will be equipped with lidar, and the 2024 model will be the first to have urban NOA function, which will be available nationwide in September.

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LI.

　　In April, LI delivered 25,787 new cars, up 0.4% year-on-year. By April 30, 2024, LI had delivered a total of 739,551 vehicles.

　　On April 18th, Ideal L6 was officially launched, and two models were launched, with a price of 249,800-279,800 yuan. The new car is a five-seat medium and large extended-range SUV, which is positioned under the ideal L7.

　　On April 24th, the delivery of Ideal L6 was officially started, and the delivery centers in 68 cities across China, including Beijing, Zhejiang, Shandong, Jiangsu and Guangzhou, welcomed the first owners of Ideal L6 at the same time. The official said that the ideal L6 will start mass delivery in May. The first batch of users who order the ideal L6 before May 5 can enjoy three rights and interests with a total value of 20,000 yuan, including an optional fund with a value of 10,000 yuan, which can be used to select special edition car paint colors and 21-inch rims; Household charging piles and installation services worth 5,000 yuan; The deposit of 5,000 yuan is directly deducted from 10,000 yuan.

　　It is worth noting that during the May Day holiday, LI Delivery Center delivered the goods normally, and all models in LI were charged at the ideal overcharge station for free.

　　In addition, OTA version 5.2 will also be pushed in May, and the platform capabilities of intelligent driving AD Pro and AD Max will be fully evolved, and the functions of intelligent driving, intelligent parking and active safety will be more mature and safe. The upgraded vehicle will also support Siri car control, and voice operation will be more convenient and faster.

　　By April 30, 2024, LI had 481 retail centers nationwide, covering 144 cities; There are 361 after-sales maintenance centers and authorized car body panel spraying centers, covering 210 cities. LI has put into use 386 ideal overcharge stations in China, with 1,678 charging piles.

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Extreme krypton

　　Krypton delivered 16,089 units in April, up 99% year-on-year and 24% quarter-on-quarter, and up 111% year-on-year from January to April, reaching a record high. The details are as follows:

　　The MIX was unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show and will be launched in the second half of this year. As the fifth model of MIX, the car is built on the vast -M architecture, which continues the latest design language of MIX, equipped with STARGATE integrated intelligent light screen and adopts a new way to open the door.

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Wei lai

　　In April 2024, Weilai delivered 15,620 new cars, up 134.6% year-on-year and 31.6% quarter-on-quarter. Up to now, Weilai has delivered a total of 495,267 new cars.

　　It is worth noting that Weilai launched a "0 down payment" car purchase scheme in May, and "trade-in" can enjoy an exclusive subsidy of up to 20,000 yuan. In addition, in May, Weilai will welcome the 500,000 th production car off the assembly line.

　　On May 1st, Weilai launched 38 overcharged stations and 200 overcharged piles in Anhui in a single day, and the high-speed charging and replacing network in Anhui province has been opened. As of May 1st, there are 51 high-speed power exchange stations, 42 high-speed overcharging stations and 221 overcharging piles in the expressway service area of Anhui Province.

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Zero run

　　In April 2024, 15,005 zero-run cars were delivered, and the delivery of two SUV models C11 and C10 exceeded 10,000. The details are as follows:

　　At the 2024 Beijing Auto Show, the Zero Run C16 officially made its debut. The new car is positioned as a medium-sized SUV, which is positioned higher than the Zero Run C10. It will be the first zero run vehicle with 800V fast charging, and it will be listed and delivered in June 2024. C16 opened the reservation at this Beijing Auto Show, and within 24 hours, the order volume exceeded 11,950 units.

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Tucki.

　　In April 2024, Xpeng Motors delivered 9,393 new cars, up 33% year-on-year and 4% quarter-on-quarter. Among them, Tucki X9 delivered 1,959 units, and nearly 10,000 units were delivered in four months after listing. From January to April, 2024, Xpeng Motors delivered a total of 31,214 units, a year-on-year increase of 23%.

　　In April, the penetration rate of monthly active users of XNGP City Zhijia reached 82%. As of April 24, 2024, XNGP has fully covered 260 cities across the country, and the scope of Kaesong continues to expand. In April, Xpeng Motors successfully completed the high-speed NGP road test in Germany. On April 9th, Xpeng Motors announced its formal entry into the Hong Kong and Macao markets, bringing Xpeng Motors’s G9, X9, G6 and P7i models to consumers in Hong Kong and Macao.

　　On April 17th, Xpeng Motors and audi ag signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement on electronic and electrical architecture technology. Based on the latest generation of electronic and electrical architecture in Xpeng Motors, the two parties will jointly develop and integrate it into Volkswagen’s CMP platform in China, which is expected to be applied to Volkswagen brand electric vehicles produced in China from 2026. At the auto china on April 25th, He Xiaopeng, Chairman and CEO of Xpeng Motors, announced the world premiere of AI Tianji system, which will be fully launched on May 20th, and the brand-new MONA will officially meet with consumers in June.

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Nezha.

　　Nezha Auto delivered 9,017 vehicles in April. Meanwhile, on April 22nd, Nezha L completed its listing, and started mass delivery in May. At present, the order has exceeded 15,000 units.

　　As a review, Nezha L has launched four versions with the price range of 129,900-159,900 yuan. The Nezha L extended-range version will be equipped with a 1.5L four-cylinder extended-range system, with a compression ratio of 14.9:1, a thermal efficiency of 40%, and a maximum power generation of more than 60kW, so it can use No.92 gasoline. The maximum power of the driving motor is 170kW and the peak torque is 310 N m.. The Nezha L Extended Range Model will use the Ferrous lithium phosphate flash charging core from Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, and the charging rate can reach 2.6C, which makes the charging time from 30% to 80% 19 minutes.

　　Depending on the configuration, the battery pack capacity of the new car is 30kWh or 40kWh, which can provide CLTC pure battery life of 220km or 310km. The 0-100km/h acceleration time of 220 flash charging model is 7.3 seconds, and the fuel consumption is 4.85 L/100 km. Three models of 310 flash charging version, the acceleration time of 0-100km/h is 8.2 seconds, and the fuel consumption is 5L/100km.

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○ Xiaomi automobile

　　Xiaomi SU7 delivered 7,058 units in April. At the same time, the cumulative number of lock orders has reached 88,063. It is reported that Lei Jun said on his personal social media that Xiaomi Automobile is making every effort to expand production capacity and speed up delivery to ensure the completion of the task of delivering 100,000 units this year. The details are as follows:

　　It is reported that in 2024, Xiaomi SU7 will accelerate in delivery, service and OTA. The standard version and Pro version originally planned to be delivered at the end of April have been advanced to April 18th, and the Pro version will be delivered at the end of May, and the delivery is expected to exceed 10,000 units in June. In addition, Xiaomi Automobile plans to carry out the first OTA after the new car is released in May, such as online wireless CarPlay function, end-to-end parking service and other intelligent driving experiences. The second OTA will be held at the end of May, and version 1.2 will officially release the NOA function of cities, taking the lead in opening 10 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu, Xi ‘an and Wuhan, and will be opened nationwide in August.

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Aouita.

　　In April, 2024, Aouita delivered a total of 5,247 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 226%. Aouita App will fully access Huawei’s liquid-cooled super-charging piles covering the whole country, providing one-stop charging service. In the future, Aouita models will be equipped with Gankun ADS 3.0 and a new generation of HarmonyOS cockpit, which will bring users a better intelligent experience.

"Aouita 15"

　　Earlier, Yong Jun, vice president of Aouita Science and Technology, revealed that Aouita 15 and 16 will be released in the second half of the year, and Aouita 11 and 12 will launch extended-range models. Aouita 15 is an SUV, compared with Tesla Model Y, and Aouita 16 is a medium-sized coupe, compared with Tesla Model 3. Aouita 15 and 16 will be smaller and cheaper than 11 and 12. Aouita’s official account has previously revealed that in 2024, Aouita will launch four extended-range models, which should be Aouita 11, 12, 15 and 16, and there will also be pure electric models in 15 and 16.

"Aouita 15"

"Aouita 15"

　　According to the latest spy photos, the design style of Aouita 15 is similar to that of Aouita 11, but its compartment doesn’t seem to adopt the spatial layout of separating the passenger compartment from the trunk like Aouita 11. For a smaller SUV, although it lacks a personality, it is more practical. The front of the car is expected to adopt a family-style design similar to Aouita 11, while the rear of the car is expected to adopt a new style.

"Aouita 15"

　　It can be seen that the body design of the new car is full, the waistline is quite dynamic, and the roof is equipped with a panoramic canopy. The size of the rear window is not small, the view is obviously better than that of Aouita 11, and the size of the whole tailgate is not small. The interior of the new car is in line with Aouita 12, including a penetrating instrument panel and a suspended central control panel.

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○ Lantiu

　　In April 2024, Lantu Automobile delivered 4,003 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 20%. From January to April, the cumulative sales volume reached 20,348 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 126%.

　　In addition, in April, Lantu Auto added five Lantu space stores and a full-featured user center covering six cities. By April, 2024, users had been charged more than 166 million kWh, and the carbon emissions from frying exceeded 52,000 tons.

　　At present, Lantu has set up 271 Lantu spaces and user centers in China, 31 Lantu spaces overseas, and its sales service network covers 126 cities around the world.

● Full text summary:

　　In April, the overall auto market boosted a lot, and the sales volume was red. It is expected that the good situation will continue until May, and more consumers will end the wait-and-see state. At the same time, it is expected that the price reduction promotion of car companies will be normalized. In April, we have seen many models upgrading their products in the name of launching new models, greatly lowering prices, and completing price reduction in disguise, and will maintain low prices for a long time. Mutual pricing will continue to be a hot topic this year. Once unattainable intelligent new energy vehicles will become more people-friendly. At the same time, new brands such as Weilai Ledao and Tucki MONA will be launched this year. Together with Xiaomi Automobile, there will be more cost-effective new energy vehicles in the second half of the year, and the market competition will be more intense. In the era of new energy, after the product is highly homogenized, the price of the coil will be inevitable at this stage, which is definitely good for consumers. (Text/car home Qin Chao)

　　The release ceremony of the national language and Minnan dialect version of the excellent program celebrating the centenary of the founding of the Party by the Central Radio and Television General Station was held in Beijing on July 21. Shen Haixiong, Vice Minister of Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China, Director and Editor-in-Chief of Central Radio and Television Station, attended and launched the launch.

　　On the occasion of celebrating the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Central Radio and Television General Station broadcast live the celebration meeting and the awarding ceremony of the July 1st Medal, created, recorded and broadcasted the literary performance Great Journey, and launched a number of excellent programs such as Armageddon and Crossing the Yalu River, which won wide acclaim at home and abroad. At the request of the broad audience, the audio-visual products of these excellent programs in Mongolian, Tibetan, Uygur, Kazakh, Korean and Minnan languages are published and distributed to the public by China International Television Corporation, which is affiliated to the General Station.

　　△中央广播电视总台副台长 蒋希伟

　　中央广播电视总台副台长蒋希伟在致辞中表示，习近平总书记指出，文化是一个民族的魂魄，文化认同是民族团结的根脉。中央广播电视总台充分发挥多语言优势，制作推出庆祝中国共产党成立100周年精品节目民族语言以及闽南话版音像制品，让广大受众通过自己熟悉的语言身临其境地感受党的庆典、人民的节日，能够增强中华民族大家庭的自豪感，进一步弘扬伟大建党精神，激励全国各族人民向着实现第二个百年奋斗目标奋勇前进。

　　据介绍，庆祝建党百年精品节目民族语言及闽南话版音像制品将于近期在全国近百家省市级新华书店、音像商城和网络电子商城上线销售。中国国际电视总公司还将为党政机关、企事业单位、院校、社会团体、博物馆、红色旅游地等定制相关产品。截至目前，中国国际电视总公司已倾力打造了32种庆祝建党百年主题出版物，涵盖普通话、粤语、闽南话、五种少数民族语言以及多语种外语。

　　中央广播电视总台编务会议成员刘晓龙、王晓真，总台相关部门负责人及媒体代表参加了发行活动。（摄影：谢云飞）

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editorial comment/note

Diseases, especially malignant diseases, are hard to avoid in everyone’s life. The author advocates that when this happens, we should still be optimistic, and at this moment, the society should be equipped with a channel of "hospice care" to effectively improve the quality of life of patients. This is an appeal for "hospice care", which is a relatively missing part of our national medical system and deserves attention from all sides.

Welfare of disease

Wen | Wang Yifang

(The third issue of Reading in 2024)

When talking about the welfare of diseases, people will naturally bypass the disease itself and point to the miracle of modern medical care or the increasingly perfect insurance system. In fact, without disease and suffering, medical benefits will not be born automatically, and the love and care parallel to medical benefits will be eclipsed. This is clearly a kind of "paper clip effect" welfare. The initial port can be traced back to the independent reflection and collective response of diseases. If we glance into the deep well of philosophy, it is a reflection and awe of patients’ subjectivity.

Hospice Care (Source: stchristophers.org.uk)

It was an American community doctor who first made me understand this bitter philosophy. More than 20 years ago, I visited the United States. On the way, I suffered from a bad cold, fever, cough and sore throat, and I was sore all over. So, I hurried to choose a doctor for treatment. The general practitioner, who was nearly half a century old, enthusiastically accepted me. After some consultation, he didn’t prescribe medicine for me. His belief was that the common cold didn’t need to take medicine, and he humorously told me that "take medicine for seven days, don’t take medicine for a week", just take a full rest and strengthen nursing. He explained the reasons in detail. The common cold symptoms are serious but not dangerous, and it is a self-healing disease, except It also urged the patient to review his lifestyle. More interestingly, he also talked to me about "Aesthetics of cold". Although the course of a cold is not long, the patient’s identity has shaped the image of the sick and weak who are cared for, cared for and loved, won an opportunity to feel sorry for themselves (be kind to themselves), and allowed relatives and friends to fully express their love (care for others). Sure enough, during my week of illness, I was cared for by my colleagues and friends, and my heart was full of love. This also reminds me of the deep association of disease welfare. It seems that the word "welfare" can be divided and analyzed. Happiness is a blessing and a benefit. However, in the concept of China people, happiness and misfortune are interdependent, with mutual interests and full of dialectics.

Perhaps it is too common to talk about a cold, and it is not easy to attract people’s attention. If you change a cold into a tumor and change it into a malignant cancer, will you feel the same? Obviously, the mood will be heavier and more shattered. If readers inadvertently type "aizheng" on the keyboard, there will be "being punished" on the computer screen at the same time as "cancer", which means that cancer equals being punished. In susan sontag’s Metaphor of Disease, cancer is labeled as a modern devil, ranking first in the disease spectrum and death spectrum. Nearly ten million people die of malignant tumors every year in the world. For such a number one malignant disease, people avoid it, sigh, and talk about welfare. Isn’t it deliberate to find a flat? Actually, there are two sides to everything, and so are tumors. First of all, tumor is just a "different fruit" that grows after the loopholes in human immune system appear, just like the "crooked melon and cracked jujube" in nature, which is closely related to the aging process of human beings. However, a few days ago, an academic report by Academician Cheng Shujun made me feel refreshed. The report cited a group of elderly people who were over 80 years old. They were complacent and enjoyed their life, but in the autopsy, they found that 60% of the deceased had "prostate cancer", which they didn’t know before their death. This is the so-called "lazy cancer" phenomenon. Its natural growth cycle is long, even exceeding the natural life span, but it only proliferates slowly without making a mess. Therefore, a familiar oncologist often teases patients with slow progress of prostate cancer: "Congratulations, you have snail cancer." As for cancer, Academician Fan Daiming, who is the chairman of China Anti-Cancer Association, has some strange ideas. In his eyes,Cancer cells are the "revolutionary party" in the body. In the process of aging, weakness, atrophy, degradation, and even exhaustion and decline, cancer cells are changing locally, inspiring a new atmosphere of proliferation, expansion, prosperity and transfer. This is clearly a retrograde force of "rejuvenation". The problem lies in their "crazy" growth and breaking the internal ecology, which leads to physical harm.

Susan sontag and Henri Cartier-Bresson were filmed in 1972 (Source: Beijing News)

Metaphor of Disease, by susan sontag, translated by Cheng Wei, Shanghai Translation Publishing House, 2020 (Source: dangdang.com).

Unfortunately, the balance technology of connivance-controlling the growth of cancer cells has not yet come out, and more patients are tortured by crazy and barbaric growth of cancer cells and die young. This is the harsh cancer world. If so, it is obviously inappropriate for me to explore the welfare of diseases under the cruel aesthetic situation. But it’s not that no one dares to think and say. Susan sontag, who has suffered from cancer twice, is such a brave man who dares to face up to the suffering of cancer. She tells the world that it is the existence of cancer that reveals people’s "dual nationality", that is, they are citizens of the health kingdom and the disease kingdom, rather than absolutely healthy people or patients. Everyone is so-called "healthy with illness". Even if they do not suffer from such a malignant disease as cancer, they may be patients with one disease or another but not diagnosed, or linger in "disease" Don’t fantasize that after a serious illness, you should rely on high consumption and high technology mastered by a famous doctor to save yourself from danger, but you should always maintain a good lifestyle, avoid all kinds of risk factors, intervene in time when you are sick at the end of the disease, and refuse the evil disease from the "Xiao Qiang".

However, with the development of modern medicine, it seems that human beings have no magic to resist all sufferings, including cancer that makes the body and mind tremble. The dice of suffering in God’s hands will eventually be thrown out. The arrival of evil diseases is the fate of life, and someone needs to bear it. With the advent of the age of longevity, the probability of suffering from cancer and other malignant diseases is still rising, even young people are not spared, and they need to be psychologically prepared to meet the malignant diseases. The talented boy who died young wrote proudly, especially in dealing with cancer: "God is going to send a golden tumor to a person, and to whom?" He is afraid that timid people can’t support it, and he is afraid that strong people will bear it flatly, so he will give it to an optimistic person, and those who are optimistic and have no aftertaste will just give it to me. I am beyond everything! " In the face of human suffering, we really need a superman who chews pain like this and then transcends it. Nevertheless, modern medicine should also design a spiritual soothing journey of "arrival of love" and "redemption of suffering" for cancer and other malignant diseases besides coming back to life, so that they can "step on thorns, feel no pain, have tears to shed, and are not sad" (Bing Xin: Send a Letter to a Little Reader), which can be regarded as an ultimate pursuit for cancer patients in pain. It is a set of "holistic pain" for cancer patients, highlighting the value of care and creating a dignified and quality survival and life plan. This scheme, once known as palliative care, began in 1967, marked by the British nurse Sanders.Dame Cicely Saunders established a hospice ward in St Christopher’s Hospital in south London, which started the modern hospice movement. Julia M. Addington-Hall, Saunders’ successor and the current director of the hospice care unit of St. Christopher’s Hospital, co-authored with Irene Higginson, and Li Xiaomei, Zhu Ping, Li Fan and Liu Duanluan led 46 elite colleagues in the hospice care industry in China to jointly translate (to adapt to the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary characteristics of the book) the book palliative care for non-cancer patients. It describes the difficult course of hospice care concept and action advocated by Saunders from initial germination to worldwide popularity, and also describes the difficult butterfly change of hospice palliative care from exclusive service for cancer patients to universal benefit for all chronic patients (such as heart, lung, liver and kidney failure, severe blood diseases, gradual freezing and other neurodegenerative diseases, AIDS, serious and rare diseases of children and adolescents). After reading this book, people will deeply feel that the opening, construction and perfection of modern hospice and palliative medical system are the greatest medical benefits born of cancer and chronic diseases.

British nurse Saunders who established the hospice ward (Source: stchristophers.org.uk)

Palliative care for non-cancer patients, by Julia and Irene, translated by Li Xiaomei and Zhu Ping, Science Press, 2023 (Source: dangdang.com).

In the initial hospice ward, there were mainly patients with advanced cancer, who suffered from physical and mental pain, shivering in the eyes of death and crying to the sky. The focus of palliative care is no longer to exterminate cancer cells, but to dispel physical and mental pain, gain insight into the end-of-life counseling of death, and improve the dignity and quality of life. People often say that the highest state of life is "come crying (be born) and go laughing (die)", but it is not easy to really be on the cliff of life and death without shaking your feet. In the late stage of cancer, it is a narrow road to meet death. just visiting, who heard the footsteps of death approaching, must pierce the window paper as soon as possible, so that patients and their relatives can accept the unexpected encounter of death. Montaigne, a French writer who was tortured to death by lithiasis, once said heroically: It is better to stop and invite death to drink a cup of bitter wine than to be chased by death.

Ten years ago, the authoritative website of British Medical Journal published a wonderful article entitled "Death from cancer is the best death". The author is Richard Smith, the former editor-in-chief of the journal. Compared with the mentality of ordinary people talking about cancer discoloration (in essence, talking about death discoloration), his views are shocking. Because compared with sudden death without saying goodbye, cancer death may be more elegant, and it is a death benefit exclusively for cancer patients. From diagnosis to death, there is at least three months, and most people have a buffer period of more than one year. It is a prepared death, and there is enough time to arrange their last time, wave goodbye to my relatives, say goodbye in heaven and reflect on life. Leave your last words to your family and friends, and maybe you will have time to go to your favorite place, read some favorite poems, listen to your favorite music, and make all the preparations for the last moment. In Smith’s view, romantic death is love, morphine (powerful analgesic) and good wine, instead of forcing ambitious oncologists to waste a lot of money trying to cure cancer, which will make cancer death worse. The most terrible death is the kind of life that depends on modern medical technology, the kind of endless lingering. In the name of Hippocrates, doctors created one of the most exquisite and elegant tortures for human beings: the delay of slow illness and slow death.

Richard smith, former editor-in-chief of British Medical Journal.

Hospice palliative care, also known as hospice care, is a shift of attention, concern, care and clinical work focus between doctors and relatives, from coping with diseases to coping with pain, including symptomatic solutions to physical pain: pain relief, cough relief, antiemesis, itching relief, spasmolysis and asthma relief, nursing of fever, swelling reduction, skin bedsore and oral ulcer, improvement of weak nutrition, and community situation and emergency situation. The list of work is detailed in the book, which is not only of guiding value to occupational medical care, but also of guiding significance to the family members (that is, non-professional caregivers) who are taking care of at home. It also introduces the life care of the whole person’s pain and the spiritual comfort method of parting. At this time, although life cannot be healed, life can be respected, inquired and cared for, giving new meaning to life. The transfer of hospice care purpose brings about the change and adjustment of ideas. The object of intervention is not just a simple body, but a whole person; Intervention means are not just medicine, injections and surgery, but stories and narratives, music and drama, life review and reconstruction of life meaning. Clinical thinking is no longer confined to the intervention of biotechnology, but extends to life care, individual dignity and quality of life. What is worth cherishing is the discussion of ethical topics in hospice care, especially the problem of fairness and justice in the allocation of medical resources, and the detailed discussion of social, cultural and psychological projection of various symptoms in hospice care and cross-cultural care, which not only broadens the field of vision, but also closely follows the practice, and the content is not empty or informal.

Undoubtedly, cancer is only one of many chronic diseases. Human beings have entered the era of chronic diseases because of their super longevity. Its basic feature is that medicine and medical treatment are experiencing unprecedented incompetence, powerlessness, ineffectiveness and helplessness. First of all, more and more chronic diseases are treated, and the war model of diagnosis and treatment fails. The pathogenic factors (enemies) are not limited to external bacteria and viruses, but more are internal life stalls, immune out of control, dysfunction, psychological disorder, loss of value, weightlessness of soul, and life out of focus-frustration. It is necessary to get out of the trenches and put down fighting thinking; Secondly, the course of chronic diseases is getting longer and longer, and the alternative model of diagnosis and treatment (technical survival) encounters the dilemma of high cost, low quality of life, maintenance of physical function and mental decline; Third, the disease is becoming more and more difficult, and the medical performance is declining (ineffective medical treatment is obvious): quick cure and quick recovery to slow cure and slow recovery, and then to no cure and no recovery, from quick death (sudden death) to slow death (relying on a complicated life support system to survive), and then to neither death nor life (unconscious, dignified and quality-free survival); Fourthly, the body-mind-society-spirit representation of the disease is becoming more and more stereoscopic, and the role of the doctor is changing silently, from the rescuer to the companion, comforter and witness, bidding farewell to the obsession of never giving up, moving towards the acceptance and openness of death, ending the dependence and moving towards a good death (a good death); Fifth, psychological, social and spiritual weights are getting heavier and heavier, and medical intervention is turning, from drugs and scalpels to language, picture books (life and death narration) and music (looking back at youth and looking forward to heaven) to realize psychological comfort (consciousness) and spiritual comfort (liberation); Sixth,The purpose of medicine is changing quietly, from safety and well-being to tranquility, serenity and settlement, concluding the legacy of love, turning cold death into warm love arrival, and realizing both life and death in farewell, love, apology, thanks and love.

Hospice care at St. Christopher’s Hospital (Source: stchristophers.org.uk)

Hospice care at St. Christopher’s Hospital (Source: stchristophers.org.uk)

Regarding the evolution of the concept of hospice care in the era of chronic diseases, there are some basic principles worth spreading and letting the world know and agree. First of all, the irreversible process of life failure and death can only be alleviated by any medical intervention, but it can’t be cured. There is a huge gap between it and the reversible disease, the psychological expectation that it can regain vitality and reach rehabilitation through intervention. The pathological features of aging and the end of life are the degeneration of organs, tissues and cells, rather than alienation and disproportionation, which are mainly manifested in functional degeneration, behavioral withdrawal and intellectual degeneration, leading to disorder, disability, amnesia, loss of emotion and will, loss of personality and dignity. Modern medicine prides itself on the failure of the war model of etiology control and the substitute model of functional improvement, and the palliative, tranquil and palliative medical model appears. Secondly, there is a huge gap between physical pain and the core of human pain. Pain is not pain, and pain relief is not soothing. The primary intervention of hospice care is full analgesia (symptomatic treatment). Its advanced intervention is caring: attention, concern, concern and empathy, which is the psychological decompression of the concentration of talking and listening. You say it, I am listening carefully, and I have had this pain experience … Advocating a dialogue between doctors and patients on pain experience. Thirdly, healing is not dignity, and the primary goal of hospice care is to pursue etiological improvement, while the advanced goal is to safeguard the life dignity of patients and help patients and their families rediscover the meaning of life. Fourthly, in the end-stage palliative care, the dual-track paradigm of technology and humanities and the simple paradigm of technical intervention are judged. Here, treatment is no longer killing and repairing.It is caring and caring, and its primary vision is to focus on disinfection and repair. Etiology, pathogenesis and symptomatic treatment can eliminate the cause and restore disability, but they cannot cope with dementia, frustration, disqualification and disrespect. The advanced vision of treatment is to focus on the improvement of the whole person’s situation and quality of life, and to implement the whole person’s care and care. Fifth, there are many cognitive biases in the end-stage physical and mental intervention. Psychological intervention is not spiritual comfort, the former is the relief of psychological symptoms and the dilution of negative psychological motivation, and the latter is spiritual comfort and the ultimate care. Sixth, there are also cognitive misunderstandings in the process and meaning of death. Physical death is not the whole person’s death (which can’t cover sociological death), and mortuary is not the end of life journey. The early task of death counseling is to face the warning and interpretation of death crisis, and the later task is to recognize the meaning of death, maintain tension between refusing death and accepting death, controlling death and excessive intervention, and help patients and their families to be open-minded about life and death and conclude a legacy of love. Finally, communication between doctors and patients in palliative care is not doctor-patient communication. Communication training only increases the affinity of communication between doctors and patients and nurses through language improvement, while communication training expands the depth and abundance of communication between doctors and patients and nurses through empathy training, integrates into patients’ life and life experience, and improves the quality of life.

In the hospice care unit, doctors and nurses have to deal with all kinds of complicated difficulties at the end of their lives. Traditional medicines, needles and scalpels are of course important, but they also need the devotion of humanity and the nourishment of humanity, including companionship, witness, comfort and settlement. Among them, companionship and witness are the advanced circumstances of care. Doctors and nurses are not only present, but also their personality charm brings hope and human light to patients and experiences "being with angels" (tasting divinity). Medical care witnesses the existence of a weak life and the suffering of a vicious disease. "I know that you are suffering, I can touch and feel your suffering, and I can pay attention to and understand how difficult it is for you now." It is not difficult to imagine that patients and elders are often trapped in emotional loneliness, language loneliness and meaning loneliness because of the sharp contraction of social relations, and feel that they will become "lonely souls and wild ghosts", and they will live without belief support. At this time, they need more determined eyes, loving language and body language to secretly deliver life energy (empowerment). Comfort in palliative care is often a miraculous force, just like the spring breeze blowing the body and mind, which is carried out at four levels: first, physical comfort, such as hugging and touching the forehead, managing the living situation, trimming the margins (haircut, shaving, bathing, changing underwear), recovering life confidence and identity and dignity; The second is language comfort: intimate words, private words, life course review and dignity therapy; Third, psychological comfort, dissolve the psychological knot, and call back distant family ties; Fourth, spiritual comfort, life education, suffering, death counseling, dignity and belief therapy, and reconciliation with nature and the world after death. Undoubtedly,Care at the end of life is a systematic project that constantly updates its connotation, and needs multiple coordination and support. First, it is the four-all cognition of peaceful care, that is, to establish the thinking of caring for the whole family, community, general practitioner, team and whole process; Secondly, it is the support of blood and affection to overcome the companionship fatigue of "no dutiful son before a long hospital bed"; Third, the social and emotional support beyond consanguinity (empathy and empathy), to maximize the mobilization of social workers and volunteers to participate in hospice care; Fourth, the professional value support of hospice care team, such as constructing continuous professional behavior driven by virtue and bioethics, overcoming empathic exhaustion and job burnout; Fifth, caring financial support, overcoming the utilitarian thinking of curative effect. At present, patients and their families generally have the psychology of giving up without hope of healing, unwilling to spend money to improve their dignity and quality of life, and long-term care consumes limited health insurance and medical resources, which is difficult to guarantee continuously; Sixth, social care financing: internationally, there is a dichotomy, that is, medical insurance and long-term care insurance are operated separately, and the resources for etiological treatment are gradually transferred to caring resources for hospice care.

Hospice care in China (source: baidu. com)

Hospice care in China (source: baidu. com)

In all fairness, China’s hospice care is still in a difficult climbing stage, with technical and resource bottlenecks easily broken and concept and system bottlenecks hard to get rid of. Nowadays, not only patients with terminal cancer have not fully entered the hospice palliative medical channel, but also dare not expect non-cancer patients to enjoy the welfare of hospice care. However, the frame and road map of hospice and palliative care carefully described by Julia and Irene are very detailed, and the road signs and objectives are very clear, which undoubtedly adds confidence and strength to our future journey of hospice and palliative care. I think that as long as the whole society really pays attention to death as the "terminal welfare" of life, there will be showers of wealth and wisdom coming simultaneously, which will moisten the hospice and ease the medical cause and make it a towering tree.

Let’s hope that this day will come soon.

(palliative care for non-cancer patients, by Julia and Irene, translated by Li Xiaomei and Zhu Ping, presided by Li Fan and Liu Duanmao, Science Press, 2023).

　

Original title: The New Issue of Reading | Wang Yifang: Welfare of Diseases

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