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Short-term Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Short-term Investments  
Short-term Investments

4.

Short-term Investments

Classification of short-term investments as of December 31, 2023 and 2024 were shown as below:

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As of December 31, 

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2023

    

2024

    

2024

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RMB

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RMB

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US$

Time deposits and held-to-maturity debt securities

    

139,740,216

    

210,368,027

    

28,820,302

Equity securities

 

17,151,086

 

44,479,404

 

6,093,653

Available-for-sale debt securities

 

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6,319,014

 

865,701

Other debt investments

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524,063

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12,625,411

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1,729,674

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157,415,365

 

273,791,856

 

37,509,330

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The gross unrecognized holding gains or losses on the time deposits and held-to-maturity debt securities were nil as of December 31, 2023 and 2024.

The costs of equity securities were RMB15,351,531 and RMB35,737,847 (US$4,896,065), with net unrealized gains of RMB1,799,555 and RMB8,741,557 (US$1,197,588) as of December 31, 2023 and 2024, respectively.

4.

Short-term Investments (Continued)

For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2023 and 2024, interest income related to time deposits and held-to-maturity debt securities were RMB2,442,413, RMB5,750,934 and RMB7,314,780 (US$1,002,121), respectively.

As of December 31, 2024, available-for-sale debt securities include government bonds purchased from financial institutions with maturities within one year. The following table summarizes the details of available-for-sale debt securities:

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As of December 31, 2024

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Fair Value

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Fair Value

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Gross

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Gross

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(Net

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(Net

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Amortized

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Unrealized

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Unrealized

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Carrying

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Carrying

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Cost

    

Gains

    

Losses

    

Amount)

    

Amount)

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RMB

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RMB

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RMB

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RMB

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US$

Due in 1 year

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6,289,405

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29,613

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(4)

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6,319,014

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865,701

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Other debt investments include the Group’s investments in convertible bonds issued by a third party in 2020, which is accounted for under the fair value option. As of December 31, 2023 and 2024, the fair value was RMB524,063 and RMB506,126 (US$69,339), respectively. Unrealized losses of RMB221,640, RMB749,967 and RMB25,485 (US$3,491) were recorded for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively.

Other debt investments also include loan investments, as of December 31, 2023 and 2024, the carrying amounts for the loan investments, net of allowance for credit losses, were nil and RMB12,119,285 (US$1,660,335).