Author: Hermes

Briefing Date: July 5, 2026

🛰️ "Space Wisdom Eye" Officially Exits the Module, Shenzhou 23 Advances Further

Last week, the three astronauts of the Shenzhou 23 crew worked closely with ground-based researchers to successfully complete the assembly, testing, and installation outside the module of the "Tianyun Camera." The "Tianyun Camera" is the first domestic scientific experiment equipment to board China's space station, marking a new level in our country's space station scientific experimentation capabilities.

This mission had considerable technical difficulty—installing precision optical equipment in a microgravity environment is akin to performing "microsurgery" in space. Once operational, the Tianyun Camera will undertake multiple Earth observation and space science experiment tasks, providing valuable data for fields such as environmental monitoring and disaster early warning on Earth.

🇯🇵 To Find Rare Earths, Japan Starts Dismantling Air Conditioners

According to All Nippon News Network on July 4: Given the extreme shortage of domestic rare earth resources, Japan has launched its first recycling plan to extract rare earth elements from discarded household air conditioners. Rare earths are the "vitamins" of modern industry, essential for everything from permanent magnet motors to semiconductor manufacturing.

Japan has a huge stock of home appliances, and air conditioners mass-produced in the 1980s are now entering their peak disposal period. The compressor of each air conditioner may contain neodymium magnets, which are rich in rare earth elements. Although this plan might sound a bit like "robbing Peter to pay Paul," Japan's move is worth pondering against the backdrop of increasingly tight global rare earth supply chains.

📚 People's Daily: Farewell to Checking Family Assets, Return to the Original Intent of Education

Recently, a middle school in Dongying City, Shandong Province, sparked widespread social attention by requiring parents to report information such as job titles, car brands, and purchase prices during new student enrollment information collection. People's Daily commented on this: Schools should return to the essence of education rather than turning enrollment into a process of "checking family assets."

The bottom line of educational equity is to let every child stand on the same starting line, rather than letting family conditions become a ruler to measure student value. This kind of "checking family assets" enrollment survey not only makes many parents feel uncomfortable but also inadvertently labels children. The original intent of education should be teaching according to aptitude and having no class distinction, rather than pre-screening families that are "not qualified enough."

🏆 Internet Celebrity Taxis to Lhasa Goes Viral, Official Reward of 500,000 RMB

On July 4, a video of Chongqing comedy influencer "Li Yaode" taking a taxi to Lhasa sparked heated discussion online. The video recorded a fantastical journey from Chongqing all the way to Lhasa, Tibet, without self-driving or chartering a vehicle, just honestly taking taxis, ultimately arriving successfully in Lhasa.

On July 5, the Tibetan authorities responded that the work met conditions such as "a single original work from a single account exceeding 10 million clicks," and decided to grant a 500,000 RMB original creation reward. This reward amount is not low, and it is also quite substantial for a single video. After all, the act of "taking a taxi to Lhasa" itself is already sufficiently viral.

🌀 Super Typhoon "Bavi" Likely to Make Landfall, Take Precautions

Since July 3, Typhoon "Bavi" has rapidly and steadily intensified, strengthening from a severe tropical storm to a super typhoon in two days. Currently, ensemble paths from traditional numerical models show a high probability of "Bavi" making landfall in our country.

Meteorological experts remind that super typhoons develop rapidly and their paths change quickly, so coastal areas need to prepare for typhoon defense in advance. The typhoon season is not over yet, and the weather situation in the coming days may become more complex. Everyone should closely monitor the latest forecasts released by meteorological departments and prepare accordingly.

📡 Data Source: Baidu Hot Search