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Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan discussed the situation in Syria and Gaza with US Secretary of State Blinken. Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan: We discussed the possible roles of Turkey and the United States in Syria in the future. Our primary task is to ensure the stability of Syria and prevent extremist organizations "Islamic State" and the PKK from taking control of Syria.Astana Airlines resumed the route from Urumqi to Astana. On December 13th, according to Astana Airlines, Astana Airlines resumed the Urumqi-Astana flight from December 1st, with 2 flights per week. The resumed KC flight KC287 departs from Astana (NQZ) at 19: 30 every Tuesday and Saturday and arrives in Urumqi (URC) at 1: 00 the next day; KC288 departs from Urumchi (URC) at 2 o'clock every Wednesday and Sunday and arrives in Astana (NQZ) at 1: 45, all of which are local time. In addition, Astana Airlines also operates regular flights from Urumqi to Almaty, four times a week.Jiangxi procuratorate prosecuted Gao Zhunhu's suspected bribery case according to law. Recently, Gao Zhunhu (deputy department level), former deputy secretary and vice chairman of Jingdezhen CPPCC in Jiangxi Province, was under the jurisdiction of Jiangxi Provincial People's Procuratorate, and Pingxiang Municipal People's Procuratorate filed a public prosecution with Pingxiang Intermediate People's Court according to law. The case is being further processed. At the stage of examination and prosecution, the procuratorate informed the defendant Gao Zhuhu of his litigation rights according to law, interrogated the defendant according to law and listened to the opinions of the defenders. The Pingxiang Municipal People's Procuratorate sued the accusation: the defendant Gao Zhuhu used to be the secretary, deputy secretary and director of the Party Working Committee of Jingdezhen Ceramic Industrial Park, the secretary of the Party Working Committee of Jingdezhen Central City Changnan Development Zone, the party secretary and chairman of Jingdezhen Urban Construction and Development Investment Co., Ltd., the party secretary and chairman of Jingdezhen Urban Construction Investment Group Co., Ltd., and the party working Committee secretary of Jingdezhen Changnan New District. Jingdezhen High-tech Industrial Development Zone, deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee, director of the management committee and other positions, seek benefits for others, illegally accept other people's property, the amount is particularly huge, and should be investigated for criminal responsibility for accepting bribes according to law.

It is reported that Canada is considering imposing export taxes on commodities such as uranium and oil to counter Trump's tariff threat. Canada is studying the imposition of export taxes on major commodities exported to the United States, including uranium, oil and potash, in the case that Trump fulfills the comprehensive tariff threat. Officials familiar with the internal discussions of Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau's government said that the export tax would be Canada's last resort. According to people familiar with the matter, retaliatory tariffs on goods made in the United States and export controls on some Canadian products are more likely to come first. However, these officials said that if Trump decides to launch a full-scale trade war, the commodity export tax is a practical option, which will push up the costs of American consumers, farmers and enterprises. They said that the Trudeau government may also propose to expand its export control power in the latest report on the country's financial and economic situation scheduled to be released on Monday. It is reported that Canada is currently the largest external oil supplier in the United States. Some refineries rely on cheaper Canadian heavy crude oil, and there are few other options. The impact of rising costs is particularly severe in the Midwest of the United States, where nearly half of the crude oil used by fuel producers to produce gasoline and diesel comes from Canada.Namibia's GDP in the third quarter increased by 2.8% year on year.On the 13th, coking coal fell by 2.15%, and the latest main contract positions changed as follows. According to the exchange data, as of December 13th, the main contract coking coal closed at 2501, up or down by -2.15%, with a turnover of 104,800 lots. The position data showed that the top 20 seats were clear, and the difference position was 15,553 lots. The total contract turnover of coking coal futures was 180,200 lots, an increase of 8,845 lots over the previous day. The first 20 seats in the contract held 163,200 lots, an increase of 4,563 lots over the previous day. The short positions in the top 20 seats of the contract were 194,300 lots, an increase of 5,926 lots over the previous day. (Sina Futures)

Nigeria: About 130,000 members of Boko Haram have surrendered in the past five months. Christopher Moussa, chief of staff of Nigeria's defense, said on the 12th that nearly 130,000 members of the extremist organization Boko Haram have surrendered in the past five months. Moussa, attending the African Security Watch Conference in Doha, Qatar, said that from July 10th to December 9th, a total of 30,426 Boko Haram militants, 36,774 women and 62,265 children members of the organization surrendered. (Xinhua News Agency)Some short-term inter-bank bonds performed brilliantly. The yield of 2-year active bonds "21 interest-bearing bonds 02" went down 5bp to reach 1.1%, which was 11bp upside down from the current 1-year active bonds "24 discount bonds 67" yield of 1.21%.Anhui procuratorate prosecuted Huawei Yu, the former deputy general manager of Anhui Investment Group Holding Co., Ltd., for allegedly accepting bribes. According to the highest inspection news, a few days ago, Huawei Yu, the former party member and deputy general manager of Anhui Investment Group Holding Co., Ltd., was suspected of accepting bribes, and the Huainan Municipal People's Procuratorate filed a public prosecution with the Huainan Intermediate People's Court according to law after the jurisdiction designated by the Anhui Provincial People's Procuratorate. The case is being further processed. At the stage of examination and prosecution, the procuratorial organ informed the defendant Huawei Yu of his litigation rights according to law, interrogated the defendant according to law and listened to the opinions of defenders. The People's Procuratorate of Huainan City charged that the defendant Huawei Yu, as a national staff member, used the convenience of his position and the convenience of his authority or position to seek benefits for others through the actions of other national staff members, and illegally accepted other people's property alone or in collusion with others. The amount was extremely huge, so he should be investigated for criminal responsibility for accepting bribes according to law.