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A |     WASHINGTON -- An Army private who fled to North Korea before being returned home to the United States last month has been detained by the U.S. military, two officials said Thursday night, and is facing charges including desertion and possessing sexual images of a child.The eight counts against Pvt. Travis King are detailed in a charging document seen by The Associated Press. The officials who confirmed King's confinement spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the charges have not been publicly announced.King's mother, Claudine Gates, said in a statement that she loved her son “unconditionally” and was “extremely concerned about his mental health.”“As his mother, I ask that my son be afforded the presumption of innocence,” she said.Desertion is a very serious charge and can result in imprisonment for as much as three years. King is also accused of kicking and punching other officers last year, unlawfully possessing alcohol, making a false statement and possessing a video of a child engaged in sexual activity. That allegation dates to July 10, the same day he was released from a South Korean prison where he had served nearly two months on assault charges.One week later, King, 23, ran across the heavily fortified border from South Korea and became the first American detained in North Korea in nearly five years. He was set to be sent to Fort Bliss, Texas, where he could have faced potential additional disciplinary actions and discharge.Officials said King was taken to the airport and escorted as far as customs. But instead of getting on the plane, he left and later joined a civilian tour of the Korean border village of Panmunjom. He ran across the border, which is lined with guards and often crowded with tourists, in the afternoon. After about two months, Pyongyang abruptly announced that it would expel him. He was flown on Sept. 28 to an Air Force base in Texas.His release from North Korea was aided by Swedish officials who took King to the Chinese border, where he was met by U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, the Swedish ambassador to China and at least one U.S. Defense Department official. He was then flown to a U.S. military base in South Korea before heading to the U.S.Once back in the U.S., King was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston outside San Antonio. He went through what the military describes as a “reintegration” process that included medical exams, psychological assessments and debriefings. And he was also allowed to meet with family.Because he had willingly run into enemy hands, he legally was kept in military custody throughout that process.At the time, officials said they did not know exactly why North Korea decided to let King go, but suspected Pyongyang determined that as a low-ranking serviceman he had no real value in terms of either leverage or information. King joined the Army in January 2021, and served as a cavalry scout.While he was gone, Army leaders declared him absent without leave, opting to not consider him a deserter, which is far more serious. By declaring King a deserter, the Army would have to conclude that King left and intended to stay away permanently. In times of war, desertion can carry the death penalty.Service members can go AWOL for several days, but may return voluntarily. The punishment can include confinement in the brig, forfeiture of pay or dishonorable discharge and it is largely based on how long they were away and whether they were apprehended or returned on their own.The charging document does not provide significant detail on any of the allegations, though it does accuse King of knowingly possessing a video of a child engaging in sexual conduct last July 10 and says that he solicited a user of Snapchat, a social media platform, to produce images of underage sexual activity.Sean Timmons, an attorney who specializes in military law at the Tully Rinckey law firm and who reviewed the charging document, said all the transactions that occurred on Snapchat were not secure or private and were accessible by the government. “He probably reasonably believed his illegal conduct would have no evidentiary trail, but Snapchat actually saves everything,” Timmons said.___Associated Press writer Tara Copp in Washington contributed to this report.。    　　数据来源：平湖市人民政府　　炎炎夏日，浙江平湖的羽绒服却“爆单”了。前不久，全国最大的单品类羽绒服专业市场——平湖·中国服装城举办订货会，吸引超万名国内外客商，订单额突破6亿元。

B | 有老板直呼，这是近20年来最忙的一回。　　当前，一些产业苦于应对需求不足，一些地方困于动能转换阵痛。透视浙江平湖这场反常的羽绒服热潮，或许能为传统产业向新向优、中小城市重塑优势提供启示。　　反季买羽绒服是消费新趋势，更是产业新机遇。　　当下，我们要重视总需求不足的突出矛盾，也不要忽视了细分需求的增长潜力。点开社交软件，能看到大量反季消费的帖子。登山、跨南半球旅行、冰雪运动等，都为“冬衣夏穿”提供了新场景。　　如果停留于传统思维，羽绒服不过是冬日御寒装备。但如果敢于打破陈规，其完全可以蜕变为多元审美、彰显个性的时尚符号。今年，平湖羽绒服在款式上突出轻量化、功能化、时尚化，在选色上也跳出往常的“黑白灰”，上新奶油杏、焦糖棕等流行色，耳目一新的设计让产品更受青睐。　　这启示我们，敏锐捕捉消费变化，竞争再饱和的老产业里也能找到新商机。

C | 　　从外贸服装代工厂到全国最大的羽绒服生产供应基地，平湖也走过弯路。　　上世纪80年代，平湖大量承接外贸订单。“全球百件衣，平湖有其一”，规模是做大了，但潜台词是“什么品类都做”。10多年前，当地办起平湖服装城，结果产品繁杂、款式雷同，消费者不买账。　　时代在变，机遇也在变，老路不会一直好走，机遇也不会自动变成优势。“与其铺开一张网，不如磨尖一根针。”当地在试错与比较中重新校准产业方向，主动砍掉其他品类走“窄路”，最终培育出世界闻名的羽绒之都。　　今天，中国消费品数量和种类已经极大丰富。

D | 对一家企业、一个地方来讲，想在市场的“热带雨林”中卡住生态位，过去的“大而全”策略很难再奏效，必须练就绝活才能争得阳光雨露。

E | 　　这启示我们，做大一堆不如做精一个。

F | 中国的产业分工已转向高度专业化、精细化。与其挤千军万马的“红海”市场，不如集中精力走“窄路”，另辟蹊径走新路。

G | 　　令人意外的是，平湖其实不产羽绒，可见这座小城的产业优势并非“得天独厚”，而是来自“无中生有”。再看平湖所处的嘉兴，海宁不产皮革，却做成了家喻户晓的皮革城；桐乡不产羊毛，却是全国最大羊毛衫集散中心。从嘉兴到义乌，“无中生有”是浙江不少城市创造商业传奇的密码。　　继续把视野放宽。在新疆塔里木河畔，通过水土改良，沉睡的盐碱地竟化作养殖海产的“蓝色粮仓”。在宁夏中卫，成片光伏板屹立在腾格里沙漠，以算电协同让大漠生金。“无中生有”，让大量过去欠缺开发价值的土地“长”出新产业，重构新优势。

H | 　　再看回平湖这件羽绒服，“无中生有”里有大智慧。“无”是对自身短板劣势的精准洞悉，想要摆脱困境，首先就要敢于直面困难，找出破题点。“有”并非凭空臆想，而是立足自身实际进行创造性转化，通过主动作为将潜在机会变成现实。　　百年变局加速演进、科技革命和产业变革加速发展，如何转化危机、激活潜能？　　平湖的产业实践里，有点石成金的创新思路、敢闯敢干的改革精神，更有不认命、不服输的进取心态。

I | 　　在危机中育新机，于变局中开新局。一件“无中生有”的羽绒服，正是一本鲜活的启示录。（邱超奕）。

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