Recently, many consumers gave feedback on the black cat complaint platform. The well-known sports brand Adidas issued a large coupon again after the consumer paid the final payment, and the price dropped. "backstab" had previously participated in the pre-sale of consumers, and the customer service refused to refund the difference. Up to now, there have been more than 20 collective complaints on the black cat complaint platform.

　　A consumer described in detail the "backstab" behavior of the merchant in the complaint. On October 24th, after paying the deposit, he has been squatting in the live broadcast room to grab coupons. Officially, the denominations are 1000-200. However, after paying the final payment on the evening of the 31st, he found that a larger coupon of 1000-300 was issued on November 1st, and he worked hard to grab coupons in the live broadcast room. How to make up the bill and recharge the shopping card, but there was no coupon of 1000-300. The consumer thinks that it is unfair to change the preferential policies at will, and asks the merchants to make up the difference, but it is rejected. The merchant responded by saying that it accepted the refund of the return. However, the consumer’s coupons and accumulated red envelopes have been used, and the loss caused by the refund is too great. It questioned: Is it a consumer fraud that merchants induce consumers to participate in pre-sale with the so-called "lowest price" but change preferential policies at will?

　　Up to now, Adidas Group has only indicated on the black cat complaint platform that it is aware of it and is in contact with consumers. There is no other response.

　　Source: Black Cat Complaint

　　The search of the reporters of the rule of law network found that there are not a few consumers who have encountered this experience. Some consumers have successfully defended their rights through Taobao platform intervention or calling the 12345 consumer hotline. However, many consumers still face the situation that merchants refuse to pay compensation and delay processing.

　　Source: Little Red Book

　　In 2009, Taobao took the lead in launching the "Double Eleven" promotion. Since then, the annual "Double Eleven" has been regarded as a consumer carnival day, and major e-commerce platforms and merchants have launched various "Double Eleven" promotional activities, such as full reduction, pre-sale discounts, discounts for live broadcast rooms, signing in red envelopes, red envelopes for shop members, and candy teams. All kinds of consumer benefits have dazzled consumers. However, in recent years, the design of "Double Eleven" promotional items has become more and more complicated, and many consumers have complained. Now "Double Eleven" seems to be a double test of mental and physical strength, and it will never be a discount that you can’t understand, a full red envelope that you forget to use when you are not careful, a coupon that you can grab late at night and a spike price. Simple and clear discounts seem to have become a "past tense".

　　The "Double Eleven" Raiders Map compiled by netizens. Source: Little Red Book

　　Source: Weibo

　　In fact, the reporter of the rule of law network noticed that the situation of "backstab" consumers like Adidas is not an isolated case. During the "Double Eleven" in 2021, the beauty brand L ‘Oré al Paris claimed that the pre-sale of the live broadcast room in Li Jiaqi was the biggest in the whole year. At that time, the price of the live broadcast room was 429 yuan and 50 pieces, which reached about 368 yuan after various discounts were superimposed. However, after the end of the pre-sale period, the official flagship store of L ‘Oré al Paris issued tens of thousands of store coupons of 999 minus 200 in early November, and with various platform discounts, the lowest hand price of this product was 257.7 yuan. The price difference was so large that it once aroused public anger, and consumers complained jointly. Finally, the brand publicly apologized and gave coupons to end the storm.

　　Source: Weibo

　　During the "Double Eleven" in 2022, a netizen reported that an e-commerce platform intended to guide consumers to buy Apple mobile phones in advance, which led to the loss of 200 yuan for the first batch of buyers compared with those who bought later, and the platform refused to negotiate and compensate the difference. He said that he bought an Apple mobile phone on October 31, during which the platform induced consumers to say that the price of the "Double Eleven" activity of Apple mobile phone was similar on October 31 and November 1, and the cost of buying an Apple 14 mobile phone in the first wave of "Double Eleven" activities was 6349 yuan. However, only two days later, the platform subsidized the red envelope 100 yuan on November 3, and the purchase price on that day was 6,249 yuan. Since then, the second wave of "Double Eleven" activities has issued coupons 750 yuan, and the price of Apple’s 14 mobile phone has dropped to 6,149 yuan.

　　According to the public opinion analysis of China Consumers Association on consumer rights protection from October 20 to November 13, 2022, there are 768,340 negative messages about "promotional price disputes", accounting for 14.01% of the total spit information.
%, with a daily average of 30,734, showing a fluctuating upward trend. Spitting is concentrated in the second half of the promotion period, and the content of spitting mainly points to the problems of price increase first and then discount, high pre-sale price and so on.

　　Daily trend chart of negative information about promotional price disputes. Source: China Consumers Association

　　Lawyer Zhang Yinfu, a senior partner of Beijing Yingke Law Firm, said that if a merchant deliberately conceals or exaggerates the preferential strength during the pre-sale, it is suspected of fraud. As the main body of selling goods, merchants need to bear corresponding responsibilities for the goods they sell. The Measures for Punishment of Infringement on Consumers’ Rights and Interests stipulates that the information provided by business operators to consumers about goods or services shall be true, comprehensive and accurate, and they shall not engage in any of the following false or misleading propaganda acts, and shall not sell goods or services at false "clearance price", "sale price", "lowest price" or other deceptive prices. The Measures for Punishment of Consumer Fraud stipulates that operators who provide goods or services fraudulently shall be given the following penalties according to law: 1. The administrative department for industry and commerce shall order them to make corrections, and may impose a single punishment or a warning according to the circumstances, confiscate the illegal income and impose a fine of more than one time but less than five times the illegal income, and impose a fine of less than 10,000 yuan if there is no illegal income. 2. If the circumstances are serious, it shall be ordered to suspend business for rectification and revoke its business license. According to Article 55 of the Law on the Protection of Consumers’ Rights and Interests in People’s Republic of China (PRC), if an operator commits fraud in providing goods or services, he shall increase the compensation for the losses suffered by the consumer according to his requirements.

　　"The key to this incident is whether the merchants promise to pre-sell consumers to enjoy the’ lowest price’. If the merchant makes it clear that consumers in the pre-sale period can buy goods at the lowest price, but then changing the promotion method violates the previous commitment, it is an infringement of consumers’ right to know and choose. " Chen Yinjiang, deputy secretary general of china law society Consumer Protection Law Research Association, pointed out.

　　As for the way that merchants allow consumers to return goods and refund, but refuse to pay the difference, Chen Yinjiang said that it is the right of consumers to choose to return goods or refund the difference, and merchants should compensate consumers for the actual losses caused by their actions. In addition, the platform’s responsibility for assistance should also be seriously implemented. After discovering or receiving complaints from consumers, the e-commerce platform has the obligation to assist consumers in investigating rights protection and urge businesses to deal with them. If the platform provider knows or should know that the seller or service provider uses its platform to infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of consumers and fails to take necessary measures, it shall be jointly and severally liable with the seller or service provider according to law.

　　"With the advent of the’ Double Eleven’, consumers need to be cautious while enjoying shopping happiness, and pay attention to retaining relevant evidence such as consumption vouchers, product discount interfaces, and video and audio in the live broadcast room as a guarantee for future rights protection." Chen Yinjiang said.

　　Topic planning | Rule of Law Network Research Institute

　　Text | Fan Jie

　　China, a country with a large population, has entered the middle-income stage from the low-income stage in a relatively short period of time, which shows the superiority of Socialism with Chinese characteristics. After entering the middle-income stage, we are facing new development problems. To solve these problems, we need to innovate Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s theory of economic development, and then enrich and develop Marxist political economy. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has put forward the development concept of innovation, coordination, green, openness and sharing. The new development concept is not only the theoretical soul to guide China’s economic development practice, but also the ideological soul to innovate Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s economic development theory, which opens up a new realm of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s economic development theory.

　　Promoting theoretical innovation of economic development under the guidance of major development issues

　　Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out that adhering to problem orientation is a distinctive feature of Marxism. Problems are the starting point and power source of innovation. Only by listening to the voice of the times, responding to the call of the times and seriously studying and solving major and urgent problems can we truly grasp the historical context, find the law of development and promote theoretical innovation. The most important thing is to grasp the major development problems in our development stage and make a positive response by persisting in problem-oriented and promoting theoretical innovation of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s economic development.

　　China is still in the primary stage of socialism for a long time, but now it has bid farewell to the low-income development stage and entered the middle-income development stage, facing a series of new major development problems, which can be summarized as follows: First, the growth rate has changed from high-speed to medium-high-speed, which raises the issue of the sustainability of medium-high-speed growth. Second, after entering the middle-income stage, some countries in the world did not change their economic development mode in time, resulting in serious problems such as excessive income gap and stagnant development. We are faced with the severe challenge of avoiding repeating the mistakes of others and crossing the "middle income trap". Third, development faces some deep-seated problems, including the decline of traditional development power, the carrying capacity of ecological environment has reached or approached the upper limit, the unreasonable economic structure, the low level and quality of development, and being at the low end of the global value chain. Solving these major development problems calls for theoretical innovation of economic development. The important exposition made by the Supreme Leader has pointed out the direction for solving these major development problems and innovating the theory of socialist economic development.

　　The new normal theory of economic development. Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out: "China’s development is still in an important period of strategic opportunities. We should enhance our confidence, proceed from the current stage characteristics of China’s economic development, adapt to the new normal, and maintain a strategic normal mentality." Observing the new normal from the perspective of strategic opportunity period, we should not only understand the new normal as the slowdown of economic growth, but also thoroughly study the important exposition of the Supreme Leader on the new normal of economic development, master its scientific connotation and spiritual essence, and seize and make good use of new opportunities for development. It should be recognized that the change of economic growth from high-speed to medium-high speed is accompanied by the change of economic development mode from scale speed to quality efficiency, so the new normal is not only speed change, but also two important manifestations: first, structural optimization, economic structural adjustment should shift from incremental capacity expansion to adjusting stock and doing optimization and increment simultaneously; The second is the power conversion, and the driving force for development should shift from relying mainly on resources and low-cost labor to innovation. It can be seen that the new normal theory of economic development further clarifies the characteristics, opportunities and tasks of China’s new stage of development.

　　Innovative, coordinated, green, open and shared development concept. The new development concept is put forward in view of the outstanding problems and challenges faced by China’s development, and it is a strategic guide for China’s current and future economic and social development. Innovation focuses on solving the problem of development motivation; Coordination focuses on solving the problem of unbalanced development; Green focuses on solving the problem of harmony between man and nature; Opening up focuses on solving the problem of internal and external linkage in development; Sharing focuses on solving social fairness and justice problems. The new development concept is a scientific summary of the practical experience of China’s economic development, a pioneering achievement of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s political economy and a scientific guide to the construction of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s economic development theory.

　　Consolidate the theoretical foundation of economic development around the people-centered development thought

　　Who to develop for is the basic problem to be solved in the theory and practice of economic development. Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out that the core of adhering to Marxism is to solve the problem of "why people". Our party is a party that serves the people wholeheartedly, and our country is a country where the people are the masters of the country. The starting point and end result of all the work of the party and the state is to realize, safeguard and develop the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people. The people-centered development thought put forward by the Supreme Leader has consolidated the foundation of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s economic development theory and is the inheritance and development of Marxist political economy.

　　The people-centered development thought embodies the socialist production purpose of constantly meeting the growing material and cultural needs of the people. According to this requirement, Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s economic development theory needs to define three development goals: to develop productive forces and enhance people’s well-being, to gradually realize common prosperity, and to aim at people’s all-round development. The concept of shared development put forward by the Supreme Leader fully embodies the people-centered development thought, embodies the essential requirements of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, and grasps the goal of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s economic development theory. Since the reform and opening up, the vitality of China’s economic and social development has been continuously enhanced, and people’s living standards have generally improved, but there has also been a problem of widening income gap. Putting forward the concept of shared development in the new stage of development is to share and develop in the process of development, and strive to realize the sharing, comprehensive sharing and joint construction and sharing of the fruits of reform and development. According to the concept of shared development, economic development does not serve a few people or some people, and the theory of economic development cannot serve a few people or some people, but seeks benefits for all people. In the process of shared development, the people share the fruits of reform and development, constantly get tangible benefits, have more sense of gain in the improvement of people’s livelihood, and gradually realize common prosperity. The people-centered development thought has further stimulated the enthusiasm, initiative and creativity of the broad masses of people and provided an inexhaustible source of power for reform and development.

　　Deepen the understanding of the regularity of scientific development in combination with the new characteristics and trends of development

　　After entering the middle-income stage, the fundamental way to improve the quality and efficiency of economic development and cross the "middle-income trap" is to change the mode of economic development and realize scientific development. Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out at the Politburo meeting of the Chinese Communist Party on July 29th, 2014 that "development must be scientific development following economic laws, sustainable development following natural laws, and inclusive development following social laws." This in-depth exposition is a theoretical sublimation of the understanding of the regularity of economic development, a scientific grasp of the new characteristics and trends of China’s economic development under the new economic normal, and a high generalization of new ideas and paths to promote sustained and healthy economic development.

　　After China entered the middle-income stage, two major development problems have become increasingly prominent: one is unbalanced development, and the other is unbearable ecological environment. The new development concept points out the way to solve these two problems and realize scientific development.

　　Fill in the shortcomings through coordinated development. Finding out the shortcomings, exerting efforts to fill in the shortcomings, tapping the development potential and enhancing the development stamina through filling in the shortcomings are the proper meanings in the topic of coordinated development. The first is to fill the shortcomings of agricultural modernization and urbanization. China’s socialist modernization road is to simultaneously promote new industrialization, informationization, urbanization and agricultural modernization. In December 2013, Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out in his speech at the Central Rural Work Conference, "Agriculture is still ‘ Synchronization of the four modernizations ’ Short legs, the countryside is still a short board for building a well-off society in an all-round way. " Coordinated development requires efforts to fill the shortcomings of agriculture and rural areas, deepen the structural reform of agricultural supply side, accelerate the cultivation of new kinetic energy for agricultural and rural development, and create a new situation in agricultural modernization. In this process, we will actively promote new urbanization and form a new pattern of urban-rural development integration. The second is to fill the short board of poverty alleviation for the rural poor. Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out that we can’t declare that a well-off society has been built in an all-round way, and on the other hand, the living standard of tens of millions of people is below the poverty alleviation standard line, which not only affects the people’s satisfaction with building a well-off society in an all-round way, but also affects the international community’s recognition of building a well-off society in an all-round way in China. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has launched a tough battle against poverty. With clearer goals, more powerful measures and more effective actions, we have carried out precision poverty alleviation and precision poverty alleviation in depth, ensuring that all poverty-stricken areas and poor people will enter an all-round well-off society together by 2020.

　　Promote the construction of ecological civilization through green development. For a long time, the traditional industrialization relying on fossil energy has caused serious ecological environment damage. In order to cope with the severe ecological environment challenges, realize the harmonious development between man and nature and the sustainable development of economy and society, the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China put the construction of ecological civilization into the "five in one" overall layout of Socialism with Chinese characteristics. Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out: "The construction of ecological civilization is related to the sustainable development of the Chinese nation and ‘ Two hundred years ’ To achieve the goal, protecting the ecological environment means protecting productive forces, and improving the ecological environment means developing productive forces. " "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets". This regards clean water, fresh air, diverse creatures and green environment as valuable ecological wealth, and further clarifies three levels of productivity research: liberating productivity, developing productivity and protecting productivity. For economic development, these three levels are indispensable. Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s economic development theory studies economic development, and it is necessary to establish a systematic economic theory of liberating, developing and protecting productive forces.

　　Based on China’s national conditions and practice, promoting theoretical innovation of economic development motivation

　　Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out: "For such a large economy in China, if the power problem is not solved well, it is necessary to achieve sustained and healthy economic development and ‘ Two doubles ’ It is difficult to do. " The important function of economic development theory is to seek the motive force of development. At the level of production relations, it is to seek development momentum through comprehensive deepening reform. At the level of productivity, it is to seek development momentum on both sides of supply and demand. Since the reform and opening up, China has actively promoted market-oriented reforms, and market demand has become the basic driving force for economic growth. Consumption, investment and export have become the troika for demand-side economic growth. In the new stage of economic development, the problem that the supply structure can’t adapt to the change of demand stands out and becomes the main aspect of contradiction. Faced with the new situation and new tasks, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core proposed to further promote the structural reform of the supply side and strive to achieve economic structure optimization and power transformation.

　　After more than 30 years of rapid growth, it is inevitable that the driving force of traditional economic factors will decline. However, it should be noted that the factors affecting economic growth include technology, structure and efficiency in addition to material resources and labor. At this stage, although the supply-side impetus such as material resources and low-cost labor is weakening, the impetus of technology, structure and efficiency has not been fully stimulated, and there is still great potential for scientific and technological innovation, structural adjustment and efficiency improvement, and it is a more sustainable driving force for economic growth. Among them, the most important driving force is the driving force of innovation. As the supreme leader comrade pointed out, innovation is the first driving force to lead development. Other driving forces on the supply side, such as structural adjustment and improving total factor productivity, also need to rely on innovation to be fully stimulated. Now, the position of China’s industrial development and scientific and technological innovation in the world has been upgraded from running with each other to running with each other to take the lead and seize the strategic commanding heights. The task of realizing innovation-driven development is even more urgent. Under the new situation, Chinese enterprises must implement the concept of innovation and development, strive to cultivate new advantages with technology, brand, quality and service as the core competitiveness, strive to climb to the middle and high end of the global value chain and strive to occupy a leading position in the value chain.

　　(The author is Hong Yinxing, a professor at Nanjing University)

Trudeau participated in the "Pride Parade". Oriental IC diagram

According to the British "Guardian" report, on July 3, local time, Toronto, Canada held a "pride parade" aimed at promoting gay equality and liberation, which is one of the largest "pride parades" in Canada.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared in the parade that day. A young man wearing a white vest beside him also attracted widespread media attention.

According to reports, this man is a Syrian refugee named Bashir McLeish. He is 29 years old and was originally an airline employee in Damascus. Bashir McLeish is a homosexual and HIV carrier.

Bashir McLeish (right)

He told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) that he was completely shocked when he found that the Canadian Prime Minister was with him in the parade.

"For me, the concept of’ pride parade’ is a dream in itself, and being able to participate in this parade is more like dreaming. As for being able to participate in this parade next to the Canadian Prime Minister, I have never dreamed of it in the wildest dream." He said.

According to the Guardian, in the middle of the parade, McLeish finally got up the courage to talk to Trudeau. He thanked Trudeau and the Canadian government for their decision to take in refugees. Trudeau said that his decision was based on the wishes of the Canadian people.

According to CBC, at the beginning of the civil war in Syria, the first destination where McLeish fled was Egypt. There, he returned to his old job and started the work of fuel coordination. However, his work unit refused to sign a labor remuneration contract with him, which led to his loss of his job. In addition, he was found to have HIV in 2014, and Egyptian law prohibits foreigners with HIV from working in Egypt, which makes his situation worse.

However, a Canadian-based NGO "Rainbow Silk Road" noticed him, and with the support of this organization, McLeish arrived in Canada in May this year and started a new life. "Rainbow Silk Road" focuses on helping sexual minorities (LGBT) from Syria get out of trouble.

According to the Guardian, after taking office at the end of 2015, Trudeau and his Liberal government announced that they would welcome Syrian refugees and said that they would provide assistance to the areas receiving refugees. At the same time, Trudeau also vigorously promoted the development of LGBT affirmative action after he took office.

In May this year, Canada announced the adoption of legislation to prohibit discrimination, insult and violence against transgender people. Anyone who publishes "hate speech" to transgender people based on gender will be punished by law.

Trudeau said at the time: "I sincerely believe that Canada can and must do more (in promoting affirmative action). This is not only for ourselves, but also for setting an example to the rest of the world. An open and free society is the greatest thing we can aspire to. "

In addition, according to the data of official website, the Canadian government, 28,640 Syrian refugees have arrived in Canada.

　　It is a key measure for the CPC Central Committee and the State Council to stabilize the macro-economic market to implement a large-scale combined tax refund and tax reduction policy. Shenyang Municipal Bureau of Finance has promoted its position to focus on politics. In accordance with the requirements of the "Four Refinements" special action of the province’s financial system, it regards the implementation of the tax rebate and tax reduction policy as an important opportunity to help market players solve problems, so as to provide timely rain and help enterprises to ensure that the national policy dividend will be effective.

　　One isStrengthen the responsibility of "height". The central subsidy funds will be fully distributed to all districts and counties (cities) in the first time, so as to achieve "one pole in the end" and ensure that the real money for tax refund and tax reduction can quickly reach the market players. Adhere to the city’s "one chess game", work under the leadership of the municipal party committee and the municipal government, establish an inter-departmental coordination mechanism for tax refund and tax reduction policies in Shenyang, and set up a special working group. The team leader is the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and the executive deputy mayor, and the members include finance, taxation, the People’s Bank of China and other relevant departments, further clarifying the relevant requirements of fund guarantee, emergency guarantee, data exchange, etc., and forming a working system with their own functions, coordination and efficient operation. Organize local finance and taxation departments to carry out research and study on policies related to tax refund, calculate the scale of tax refund and tax reduction in the local area in advance according to the subsidy from higher authorities, and make overall arrangements for funds.

　　The second isImprove efficiency and "speed". Relying on the tax big data platform, we will screen in advance and register market entities that meet the policy conditions, so that the situation is clear and the base is clear. Effectively play the role of the inter-departmental coordination mechanism of finance, taxation and the People’s Bank of China, compress the handling process, improve the audit efficiency, and ensure that market players know the policies and handle business at the first time. By the end of May, the city had handled 8.29 billion yuan of VAT refund, benefiting 19,300 market entities. Other tax reductions of 494 million yuan benefited 160,000 market players, achieving "early retirement, quick retirement and steady retirement".

　　The third isOverall management to ensure "progress" Strengthen the monitoring and analysis of the operation of treasury funds, guide all districts and counties (cities) to strengthen the management of treasury funds, rationally plan and use funds, increase the frequency and intensity of fund dispatching in areas with tight funds, and ensure that the national treasury in each region has the funds needed for tax refund for half a month. According to the provincial tax refund subsidy scheme and the tax refund plan provided by the tax authorities, the matching degree of tax refund demand and transfer payment is calculated. For large tax rebates beyond the financial affordability of counties (cities), the emergency guarantee mechanism is started, and the provincial and municipal finance gives emergency fund scheduling support to ensure the timely disbursement of tax refund funds.

　　The fourth isThe combination policy shows "strength". In addition to fully fulfilling the VAT refund and other tax reduction policies, efforts have been made to overcome the pressure of phased reduction and actively implement the tax deferral policy for small and medium-sized enterprises in manufacturing. Up to now, 11,400 market entities have been granted tax deferral, with a scale of 1.403 billion yuan. In order to alleviate the financial pressure caused by large-scale tax refund and tax reduction in all districts and counties (cities), the municipal finance took the initiative to sink its financial resources, and with the strong support of the central, provincial and municipal governments, distributed 26.39 billion yuan of various subsidies to all districts and counties (cities) in time to ensure that the implementation of tax refund and tax reduction policies was not discounted and should be refunded.The fifth is to strengthen the strict "scale" of supervision. Thoroughly implement the spirit of Premier Li Keqiang’s important directive of "resolutely cracking down on tax evasion and tax fraud", take advantage of the opportunity of the special rectification action of financial order, coordinate with the departments of finance and taxation, increase the monitoring of the direction of funds, tighten the "fence", effectively prevent the phenomenon of tax refund and tax reduction special funds occupying pressure in the way, intercepting and misappropriating, and ensure the standardized and safe use of financial funds. Strengthen the prevention and control of the whole process before, during and after the tax refund, conduct panoramic scanning and accurate portrait of risks, and take targeted measures to achieve accurate supervision. Severely crack down on the illegal behavior of enterprises "fishing in troubled waters", publicly expose it, and form a shock.