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The 19th China International Cultural Industries Fair kicked off in Shenzhen in South China’s Guangdong province on June 7, 2023,    1    is expected to promote the development of the country’s cultural industry. The five-day national-level fair,    2    (feature) mainly offline events, has attracted more than 3, 500 government bodies, cultural organizations and enterprises.

A digital China exhibition area has been setup for the first time to highlight and promote national-level market players, major platforms, and the    3    (late) technological innovations in the cultural industries.

Since its founding in 2004, the cultural fair has seen a continuous    4    (expand) in its exhibition scale, visitor number and degree of internationalization. It has become     5    important platform to promote the development and opening up of the Chinese cultural industries.

Abduk Basit Khan, a Pakistani exhibitor participating     6    the expo for the second time, attended the fair. He showed Pakistani jade(玉器) products,    7    (special) designed for the Chinese market, and expressed hope for a better year    8    (compare) to the previous one. He mentioned that the Chinese market is significant for jade products, and his business    9    (operate) in China for 10 years.

Chinese experts noted that China is building    10    (it) as a leading country in culture and improving Chinese culture with the spirit of openness, while the Chinese civilization has also inspired other civilizations across the world through exchanges.

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The cost of complexity in supply chains

Adam Smith, the father of modern capitalism, famously thought that fair markets required a common moral framework between buyer and seller. That’s no surprise, considering that his ideas came out of the 18th-century marketplace, in     1     producers and consumers were likely to be neighbours. Advances in technology, transport and communications have taken us a long way since then,     2     (create) complex global supply chains. These     3     (reduce) consumer prices but introduced risks of their own, from labour exploitation and environmental degradation.

One of the costs of these supply chains has been the rise of powerful corporate middlemen between home buyers and sellers. These middlemen, including Big Tech platforms like Amazon, make it possible for us to buy goods made     4     the other side of the world, but this connective power is threatening accountability by creating so much separation between buyers and sellers     5     it’s impossible to match up with the real cost of convenience and low prices.

There are plenty of examples     6     (support) the case, from textiles made with child labour, to the unequal rents taken by middlemen in financial services or platform technology. In the latter, lack of information equality makes it difficult for market participants to have a(n)     7     (share) understanding of what is being bought and sold.

The two big questions are how to create system change and     8     will bear the cost of it. There are no simple answers to     9     of the questions, though technology offers new possibilities to connect buyers and sellers. Direct-to-consumer retailers and 3D printing, which     10    (allow) for shorter supply chains, are both examples of this, though neither currently provides anywhere near the scale to replace current systems of finance or manufacturing.

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The New Zealand economy is struggling with many challenges, primarily high inflation (通货膨胀) and rising interest rates, according to a report by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research.

These challenges add     1    continued labor shortages, under the still    2    (evidence) influence of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in the service industry. These factors are strongly influencing the economy in New Zealand, with signs of slowing activity across many    3     (industry), the institute’s principal economist Christina Leung said. “Cost pressures remain serious for families and businesses,    4    it is driving pessimism (悲观).” Leung said. She added that central banks around the world have responded to high inflation by increasing interest rates     5    (rapid). Up to now, the increase in interest rates     6    (have) the most immediate effect on the housing market, with the number of house sales     7    (fall) and a decline in house prices. The latest retail sales data show a slowing in retail spending and this phenomenon is thought     8     (continue), Leung said.

Despite these challenges, there remain factors supporting the     9     (recover) ahead. These include continued growth in incomes and new signs    10    indicate cost pressures start to ease, particularly with the recent decline in fuel prices, according to the report.