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Monday, May 1st – Have a pleasant May Day holiday! Sharing from Safety Think Tank’s morning report: 1. **Statistics Bureau: China’s manufacturing PMI for April was 49.2%, down 2.7 percentage points from the previous month; it fell below the critical threshold, indicating a decline in the health of the manufacturing sector.** 2. Impact of early mortgage repayments: The mortgage balances of 5 large and medium-sized banks declined, with rising non-performing loan ratios. 3. Academician Zhang Boli: There will be no large-scale outbreaks during May Day; it is important to take health precautions when traveling. 4. Top 10 provinces in GDP for the first quarter revealed: Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, and Zhejiang remain in the top four; Guangdong leads in both total GDP and growth rate, while Anhui makes it into the top ten. 5. Make history! Ding Liren defeats Nepo in a fast game to become the world chess champion. 6. Six “fans” were punished for following and photographing an artist at the airport, allegedly disrupting order in a public place by engaging in “gate brushing” behavior. 7. Promoting “Sleep on the lobby sofa for 99 yuan” to attract traffic! Regulatory authorities in Taizhou, Zhejiang have taken action: The hotel is accused of false advertising and may be violating laws related to unfair competition; an investigation has been launched. 8. Zhang Shupeng successfully completed the challenge, becoming the first Chinese to fly wingsuit through Tianmen Cave. 9. Suzhou reports tire damage on multiple vehicles on the Changtai Expressway: the possibility of intentional nail placement has been largely ruled out. 10. Syrian president speaks out: **Cross-border trade should abandon the dollar and use the RMB for settlements. 11. G7 ministers agreed to adopt a “risk-based” approach to regulating artificial intelligence, stating that they would create an “open and favorable environment” for the development of such technologies, based on **values. 12. The Sudan Rapid Support Forces announced an extension of the 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire. 【Heart’s Words】Be a good person in a relative sense, giving and accepting with principles; eliminate unnecessary distractions and illusions. As time passes by, one suddenly realizes how fleeting it is. For the rest of my life, may my heart be filled with peace and harmony; I will not treat myself unfairly, nor will I offend others.