2-1-21 At 12:00pm, China’s first 8K TV UHD channel, CCTV8K UHD channel, was successfully broadcasted.
China’s first 8K TV ultra-high definition channel successfully broadcasted
Hualong One nuclear power plant put into commercial operation
Unit 5 of China’s Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant, the world’s first Hualong One nuclear power plant was put into commercial operation on Saturday using China’s Hualong One third-generation nuclear power technology.
Dr. Xiaomei Havard has been chosen to serve as an MP in South African Parliament
Following a 17-year political career in South Africa, Dr. Xiaomei Havard 晓梅·哈瓦德（张晓梅） has been chosen to serve as an MP in Parliament. She replaces the late Jackson Mthembu, who passed away last week. Despite the doctor’s wealth of experience, Havard has also been embroiled in scandal before – and her Chinese background has drawn some uncomfortable reactions.
“If a black person born in China can never be a member of the Chinese Parliament… Why does SA allow a Chinese-born person to be a member of the SA Parliament, and make laws for South Africans?” “The Chinese protects the economy for its people, and has an expansion program for its industries across the world. With so many China malls/towns in South Africa and around the world, how many African malls or towns are there in China?”Vuyo Zungula, leader of the African Transformation Movement, LOL
Remote Sensing 31 Group 02 satellite
11-29-21 At 12:47, China successfully launched the Remote Sensing 31 Group 02 satellite with a Long March 4C carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, and the satellite entered the predetermined orbit. The satellites are mainly used to carry out electromagnetic environment detection and related technology tests.
New Zealand upgrades free trade deal with China
After eight years and thirty rounds of negotiations, the New Zealand government has put pen to paper on what has been called the world’s largest free-trade agreement.
The deal offers some New Zealand goods faster access to Chinese markets and a reduction in tariffs for paper and wood products.
New Zealand will have 98 per cent free trade with China, its largest trading partner, once the agreement comes fully into force. The upgrade has primarily focused on reducing compliance costs for exporters, and other measures which ease access to China’s markets.
Day Hike from Ngong Ping to Shek Pik 1-22-21
Chile approved CoronaVac by China’s Sinovac
Chile’s health regulator approved the emergency roll-out of the CoronaVac COVID19 vaccine produced by China’s Sinovac, with 2 million vaccines scheduled to arrive in the next week.
China’s FDI up 6.2% to record high in 2020
China poised to take over the US as the world’s top destinations for foreign investment in 2020. This is helped by the country’s ability to secure a stable production while the global supply chain is fractured by the coronavirus outbreak.
Tiantong 1-03
1-20-21 China successfully conducted the year’s first space launch from
Xichang Satellite Launch Center in SW China’s Sichuan,
The satellite Tiantong 1-03 was launched at by Long March-3B carrier rocket and entered planned orbit successfully.
Gene-editing therapy clinical trial
1-19-21 China’s drug authority approved China’s first gene-editing therapy clinical trial . The approved gene-editing product et-01 , developed by Edigene Inc. 博雅辑因(北京)科技有限公司 , a Zhongguancun biomedical enterprise in Beijing, was for blood transfusion dependent β – thalassemia 地中海型贫血.
这种技术叫做：β地中海贫血的基因组编辑治疗。它运用基因组编辑技术，对病人的造血干细胞重新编辑，从而改进造血功能。这项治疗技术目前在世界上只有极少企业在做，而中国仅此一家。