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Global Times editorial: China is still the main engine of global trade growth. Statistics recently released by official website of the General Administration of Customs show that the total import and export value of China's goods trade in the first 11 months of this year was 39.79 trillion yuan, up 4.9% year-on-year. Among them, exports reached 23.04 trillion yuan, up 6.7%; Imports reached 16.75 trillion yuan, up 2.4%. This is a further development of China's position as the world's largest country in goods trade for seven consecutive years, and its export accounts for 14.2% of the world's total in 2023, which means that the position of China manufacturing with high "cost performance" in the international production and supply chain continues to increase. The publication of this foreign trade "report card" once again shows the strong resilience and vitality of China's economy. (Global Times)Trump's tariff risk is surging in the gold and silver market, new york futures premium is expanding, COMEX gold futures and COMEX silver futures premium are expanding, and traders weigh the possibility of including precious metals in the comprehensive tariff measures proposed by US President-elect Trump. At 21:24 Beijing time (within 10 minutes before the release of US CPI inflation data), the main contract of new york gold futures rose to 2759.70 nil/ounce, which was once 60 USD/ounce higher than the spot price; Silver futures are more than $1 an ounce, or 3%. "This is a pre-emptive panic pre-deployment before tariffs." Nicky Shiels, head of metal strategy at MKS Pamp SA, said. She said that banks and funds bought futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange and sold contracts in London, which promoted price fluctuations.A refugee camp in western Sudan was shelled, killing 15 people. On December 11th, local time, the Hill Resistance Committee, the local organization law of Darfur in western Sudan, said that Zam Zam refugee camp in Northern Darfur was shelled by Sudan Rapid Support Force that day, killing 15 people and injuring 60 others. (CCTV)

The previous crude oil futures 2401 contract closed up 1.28% at 536.70 yuan/barrel. Shanghai Gold closed up 0.64% and Shanghai Bank closed up 0.04%.The Polish minister said that Poland hopes that more countries will participate in Baltic policing, the EU must spend at least 100 billion euros on national defense, and the conditions for sending Polish MIG -29 fighters to Ukraine have not been met.On the African stock market, on Wednesday (December 11th), South Africa's FTSE /JSE Africa Top 40 tradable index closed down 0.29% to 78,478.82 points. The constituent stock Angra Ashanti Gold rose by 3.06%, ranking second. The South African rand rose 0.57% against the US dollar, reaching a new high of 17.6846 rand.

The President of the United Arab Emirates held talks with the King of Jordan to discuss the situation in Syria. On the 11th, local time, UAE President Mohammed and King Abdullah II of Jordan held talks in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, focusing on the close relationship between the two countries and the latest regional situation development. During the talks, the two sides reviewed the developments in Syria, reaffirmed their consistent position of supporting Syria's unity, stability, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and stressed the importance of safeguarding its state institutions. In addition, the two sides also expressed their commitment to support initiatives that meet the aspirations of the Syrian people and stressed the importance of Syria's stability to the region and the Arab world. During the talks, the two sides stressed that it is necessary to intensify efforts to strengthen regional stability and prevent conflicts in the region from escalating. (CCTV)The "Silk Road Ark" hospital ship carried out three-dimensional medical rescue drills in the South China Sea. Recently, the Navy "Silk Road Ark" hospital ship carried out three-dimensional medical rescue drills in the South China Sea, focusing on joint search and rescue, emergency medical rescue, wartime emergency handling and other subjects for inspection assessment. The assessment team randomly issued hundreds of assessment scenarios to effectively test the emergency response ability of all hospital ship personnel. (CCTV)More than 40 illegal immigrants have disappeared off the coast of Italy. No missing persons have been found yet. An Italian rescue organization said on the 11th local time that an 11-year-old girl was rescued in the waters near Lampedusa in the early morning. She said that her illegal immigrant boat had capsized and more than 40 people on board fell into the water. The Italian Coast Guard has launched a search and rescue operation, but no wreckage or missing persons have been found yet. (CCTV)