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一 |     当地时间4月22日，伦敦现货黄金下跌2.72%，报2326.810美元/盎司，创近两年单日最大跌幅；COMEX黄金期货下跌3.01%，报2341.1美元/盎司；COMEX白银期货下跌5.58%，报27.235美元/盎司。    

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Clapping to the beat and humming the famous Chinese folk song "Jasmine Flower," one of the African delegates at the 7th China-Africa Media Cooperation Forum joined Unitree robots in an impromptu joint rendition of the classic Chinese melody, with the robots playing guitar and drums, in Beijing on Thursday.
The lively scene was observed as the 7th China-Africa Media Cooperation Forum officially opened in Beijing on Thursday, with the attendance of 33 minister-level delegates from African countries, marking a record-high level of participation. Participants also released the Joint Declaration of the 7th China-Africa Media Cooperation Forum.
Chinese and African guests held in-depth dialogues on a range of topics, including tech-empowered creative content, trade of audio-visual services, and the application of AI in radio, television and audio-visual sectors.
Gregoire Ndjaka, director general of the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB), said Chinese technology and equipment have made an important contribution to the development and modernization of broadcasting infrastructure in Africa.
He was very happy to confirm that, based on this cooperation, China donated equipment to the AUB Content Exchange Center located in the capital of Albania, and that the AUB has benefited greatly from it, Ndjaka said.
Ndjaka said there are significant opportunities to deepen cooperation, particularly in modern equipment, lightweight production and modern broadcasting systems. The AUB is preparing to establish a training center in Senegal's capital Dakar, which will host a pan-African broadcasting and television station, he noted.
The importance of access to Chinese technology was also highlighted by Mouhamadou El Bachir Diouf, a young participant from Senegal, who tried out Chinese-made VR glasses at the entrance to the forum.
Diouf told the Global Times that his country does not have such equipment and expressed hope that Chinese technologies and equipment could be introduced to Dakar as cooperation between the two sides develops.
Chernor Abduli Bah, Sierra Leone's Minister of Information and Civic Education, said China and Africa, within the framework of South-South cooperation, have a responsibility to ensure that their messages are communicated clearly.
"We are not here in competition with any entity," Bah said, stressing that China and Africa are seeking to foster a multilateral global order based on mutual respect, mutual benefit and the principle that every human being is equal.
He also called for global governance mechanisms to adapt to current realities, saying that the international order cannot simply continue to be defined by a framework established 70 years ago, as it no longer represents the realities and aspirations of many countries.
Whether involving the United Nations, international financial institutions or other global governance mechanisms, the international system should evolve to respond to changing realities, Bah said.
Evelyne Butoyi, Burundi's Minister of Communication and Media, said cooperation with China has brought tangible benefits to the country's broadcasting sector.
She cited a digital terrestrial television project through which Burundi and Chinese firm StarTimes jointly established Burundi Television Company. The project has improved television picture quality and enabled people in Burundi to access a wider range of better-produced programs, she said.
She also highlighted the "Access to Satellite TV for 10,000 African Villages" project carried out with StarTimes, saying that 500 villages in Burundi were included in the project. Set-top boxes were distributed free of charge to rural communities, allowing people in remote areas to watch digital television.
More than 80 Chinese TV series have appeared on African screens over the past two years, including "The Three-Body Problem" and "To the Wonder," according to an introduction at the opening ceremony.
China-Africa mutually beneficial cooperation, however, has drawn criticism from some Western media outlets. A recent New York Times report said that Chinese AI models are widely favored by African developers because they are cheap and freely available, potentially weakening US dominance in the global AI race.
Commenting on the report, Allawi Ssemanda, executive director of Uganda's Development Watch Center, told the Global Times, "The New York Times will always find a way to portray Africa as simply looking for something cheap." 
He said African users choose Chinese AI models for reasons beyond cost, including their user-friendliness and the quality of information they provide.
"Personally, I know that if I use an AI model developed in the US, it may be good, but it may not give me the facts I am looking for because of global politics. If you use a Chinese-developed model, you can get what you want."
Ssemanda also rejected the notion that the affordability of Chinese AI should be viewed as a weakness. China, as part of the Global South, understands that making AI prohibitively expensive would limit access for developing countries, he said.
His comments point to a broader concern among African countries: for many developing nations, the question is not which country dominates the global AI race, but whether technological advances can be made accessible and translated into tangible development opportunities.
Thierry Lézin Moungalla, Minister of Communication and Media and government spokesperson of the Republic of the Congo, echoed this point, saying African countries continue to grapple with the digital divide.
"However, we can believe in the friendship, support and practical cooperation offered by China," Moungalla said.
。热门中概股普遍上涨，纳斯达克中国金龙指数上涨2.34%。　　隔夜欧、美盘交易时段，国际黄金的期、现货价格持续走低。即便迎来近两年最大的单日跌幅，这类资产依然是2024年表现最佳的投资品之一。　　欧美股市普遍上涨，英国富时100指数涨逾1%。美股市场三大指数全线上涨，纳斯达克指数涨逾1%，微软、苹果、英伟达、谷歌-A、亚马逊、Meta等多只科技股均上涨。　　中概股普遍上涨，纳斯达克中国金龙指数上涨2.34%，嘉楠科技涨逾23%，拼多多涨逾9%，哔哩哔哩涨逾7%，京东涨逾5%，阿里巴巴涨逾2%。　　对于今日的黄金走势，资深黄金分析师Mark Mead     Baillie周一发表评论称，目前最完美的表述依然是——黄金短期内非常超买，但长期仍然被严重低估。

二 | 　　按照Mark创立的BEGOS市场指标（债券/欧元/黄金/原油/标普500指数）来看，过去三个月里黄金价格较价值出现了一波较大的溢价。Mark表示，这里有接近8.8%的溢价。

三 | 上一次出现这种水平的溢价，还是2022年3月俄乌冲突刚开始那会儿，之后黄金持续下跌至年底。　　Mark表示，鉴于黄金价格近期的弹性来自于新的中东冲突，同时多年来已经证明黄金因地缘引发的价格飙升会是短暂的。他对于价格达到近期顶部感到警惕。　　他也重申黄金长期的基本面价值。Mark表示，鉴于IMF近期再度提到“美国的债务水平不可持续”，而且会对全球造成影响，有些东西“必须付出代价”。

四 | 所以近期（对黄金）的这些负面认识（长期来看）可能都没有意义。　　Mark的这番表述，也与花旗集团分析师不谋而合。在本月早些时候的报告中，花旗分析师们将未来6-18个月的黄金目标价提高至3000美元。分析师们也表示，全球债务水平快速膨胀至315万亿美元，激发零售投资者、家族办公室和极富裕人群购买黄金的热情。　　（图源网络 中国小康网综合@中国经济周刊、财联社、中国证券报）。

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