China: Daily Scan, October 21, 2022

(CPC Congress) 181 countries now have diplomatic ties with China: Xinhuanet
October 20, 2022

A total of 181 countries have established diplomatic relations with China, up from 172 ten years ago, Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said here on Thursday, as he hailed the country's diplomatic services over the past decade. Click here to read... [2]

(CPC Congress) China expresses support, expectations for G20 summit in Bali: Xinhuanet
October 20, 2022

China supports Indonesia in playing its role as the president of the Group of 20 (G20) and expects the upcoming G20 summit to contribute to global COVID-19 response, economic recovery, and food and energy security, a senior Chinese diplomat said Thursday. Click here to read... [3]

China completes test of vacuum liquid oxygen-methane rocket engine: Xinhuanet
October 20, 2022

China has completed a test of its largest-thrust vacuum liquid oxygen-methane engine, which was designed for use on a commercial rocket, the engine maker said Thursday.
Developed by the Chinese private rocket company LandSpace, the engine, coded TQ-15A, has a vacuum thrust of up to 836 kilonewtons. It will be used as the second-stage main engine for the second batch of the company's ZQ-2 rocket, which can carry a payload of at least 6 tonnes to low-Earth orbit. The engine operated stably throughout the full-system test, achieving the design goal, the company said.Click here to read... [4]

Sichuan the new hub of scientific and tech innovation: China Daily
October 20, 2022

Sichuan has advanced high-quality development and has made headway in transferring itself into a hub of science and technology and a center for innovation factors, said Zheng Li, head of the Publicity Department of CPC Sichuan provincial committee, at a news conference on Wednesday afternoon. Click here to read... [5]

Chinese diplomacy guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy to carry forward ‘fighting spirit’: Global Times
October 20, 2022

China's determination to safeguard national sovereignty, territorial integrity and fundamental interests of the Chinese nation is unshakable and rock solid, and on the new journey in the future, China's diplomacy will continue to carry forward the fighting spirit and improve the ability to fight, said a senior Chinese diplomat at a press conference on the sidelines of the ongoing 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Thursday. Click here to read... [6]

PBC eyes pro-growth fine-tuning, financial security, among efforts to be prioritized in line with key takeaways from Xi’s report: Global Times
October 21, 2022

China's central bank on Thursday vowed to strengthen cross-cyclical and counter-cyclical fine-tuning to foster economic growth and stabilize employment and prices, among other financial efforts - revolving around development, security and opening-up - to be prioritized in alignment with Xi Jinping's report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Click here to read... [7]

The big reveal: Xi set to introduce China's next standing committee: Reuters
October 21, 2022

Xi Jinping, poised to clinch a third five-year term as China's leader, will on Sunday preside over the most dramatic moment of the Communist Party's twice-a-decade congress and reveal the members of its elite Politburo Standing Committee. Xi's break with precedent to rule beyond a decade was set in motion when he abandoned presidential term limits in 2018. His norm-busting as China's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong has made it even harder to predict who will join him on the standing committee. Click here to read... [8]

Chinese mainland reports 158 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
October 21, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 158 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Friday. Altogether 638 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read... [9]

CPC maps out further steps on path to common prosperity: Qiushi
October 21, 2022

For many, moss is nothing but a humble tiny plant growing in some inconspicuous wet corners, but for villagers in the mountainous town of Maoyang, it is a cash cow that has carried them out of poverty and on a path to further affluence. The remote town is located in one of the least developed counties of east China's Zhejiang Province, a major economic powerhouse and a pilot zone for achieving common prosperity. Click here to read... [10]