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  XXXXXXXX
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  0001704292
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  001-38205
  4560 JINKE ROAD
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  SHANGHAI
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  862161632588
  Du Ying
  Officer
  Director
  American Depositary Shares
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  5787
  93466.42
  992087430
  04/02/2024
  NASDAQ
  American Depositary Shares
  04/01/2024
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  Issuer
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  Ying Du
  4560 Jinke Road
  Bldg. 1, Fourth Floor Pudong
  Shanghai
  F4
  201210
  American Depositary Shares
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  Sale includes an amount necessary to cover a tax obligation resulting from the settlement of a vested equity award distribution.
  04/02/2024
  /s/ Ryan Riviere, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Ying Du