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Rising anxiety among Greenlanders
There are no Chinese warships operating in Greenland and no significant Chinese investments in the region, Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said in Washington on Wednesday, as he countered US threats to seize the Arctic...
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Vinyl exhibition puts fresh spin on nation’s musical past
The warmth of a crackling record, its familiar hum reverberating through time, is the essence of Looking Back, a centennial exhibition that brings the past to life in vibrant detail. Curated by renowned jazz pianist and collector Luo Ning, the...
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US youths called on to advance ties
President Xi Jinping has replied to a letter from a US youth education exchange delegation that visited China, expressing the hope that more young people from the United States will join the cause of China-US friendship, and make greater contributions...
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US children’s choir brings message of hope and unity
On the first day of the New Year, a cold wind swept through Beijing, rattling windows and sharpening the city’s winter chill. Inside a packed theater, however, the air carried a very different feeling — one of warmth and anticipation. As the concert...
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Cool attraction
Tourists try their hand at table curling on Monday during the opening ceremony of the eighth Sichuan National Fitness Ice and Snow Season in Lixian county of Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province. A report released on Monday...
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Close ROK ties highlighted
President Xi Jinping has underlined the need for Beijing and Seoul to stand firm on the right side of history and make correct strategic choices amid the transformation and turbulence of the international landscape. Xi made the remarks on Monday...
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Intl community condemns US attack on Venezuela
China and the international community have expressed strong opposition after the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and US President Donald Trump said the US will “run” the Latin American country. A spokesperson...
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Global experts hail Xi’s people-centered message
President Xi Jinping’s New Year message on Wednesday has presented a clear picture of China’s governance philosophy: putting people first while pursuing sustainable, highquality development, which offers a model for development and governance that is...
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Travel surge signals ‘strong start’ for tourism
Robust travel demand is giving the tourism sector a strong start in 2026, with surging New Year holiday bookings pointing to solid consumer activity at the beginning of the year. The New Year holiday period, from Thursday to Saturday, has emerged as a...
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Xi urges solid work for more progress
President Xi Jinping has called for solid steps to promote highquality development in the new year, further deepen reform and opening-up across the board, and deliver prosperity for all, in order to write a new chapter in the story of China’s...
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Visits point way to better future for all
On the cold afternoon of Jan 22, President Xi Jinping traveled for nearly an hour along mountain roads to reach a once flood-stricken village in Northeast China’s Liaoning province, to offer support to residents who had been relocated to new...
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Grassroots soccer captivates fans, bolsters economy
The 2025 Hunan Football League, popularly known as the “Xiangchao”, concluded on Saturday evening with a nail-biting final at the Helong Sports Center in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province. In a keenly contested match attended by 43,695...
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High-speed rail reaches 50,000 km milestone
With the opening of the Xi’an-Yan’an high-speed railway in Northwestern China on Friday, the country’s high-speed rail network has surpassed 50,000 kilometers. This marks a major milestone in China’s railway development and reinforces its position as...
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NATION’S STEADY FOREIGN TRADE GROWTH EXPECTED TO ANCHOR GLOBAL STABILITY
China’s foreign trade sector is poised for steady growth in 2026, driven by rising global competitiveness of its exports and enhanced diversification of trading partners, as well as an increasingly open domestic market that translates into expanding...
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Project weaves global map of silk’s grand history
If silk could talk, it would probably complain about jet lag. After all, Chinese silk has spent the last two millennia circling the globe — wrapped around emperors, merchants, monks and museum storage shelves from Stockholm to New York. Now, for the...
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Animated films top draw at box office
Once believed to be merely a children’s favorite, animated films have “grown up”, becoming the most commercially successful genre in China and making 2025 the highest-grossing year on record for the category. As of Tuesday, propelled recently by...
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Xi taps China’s deep wisdom for global good
In early winter, the emerald mountains of Dujiangyan in Chengdu, the capital of Southwest China’s Sichuan province, are mirrored in the waters coursing through channels built more than two millennia ago. During a visit to the historic Dujiangyan...
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Friendly footwork
Dancers at Heilongjiang province’s pavilion interact with visitors during the China International Travel Mart, which opened on Friday in Haikou, Hainan province. The event’s theme is “Nihao! China.”
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Hainan FTP opens fast lane
As a colossal bulk carrier ship laden with 179,000 metric tons of petrochemical raw materials eased alongside the dock on Thursday morning, a clear announcement echoed across the port: “The Yangpu Maritime Safety Administration welcomes your vessel to...
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Hainan evolves as gateway to global markets
On April 13, 2018, when President Xi Jinping announced that China would support Hainan, a tropical island about the size of Taiwan province off China’s southern coast, in exploring the creation of a free trade port with Chinese characteristics, the...
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Light of hope
Devotees light butter lamps on Sunday evening at the Kumbum Monastery in Xining, Northwest China’s Qinghai province, to pray for happiness and good health through the night. The Butter Lamp Festival commemorates Tsong Khapa, a master of Tibetan...
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Evidence mounts of Japan’s wartime atrocities
Fresh evidence shows that the cultivation of pathogenic bacteria by Unit 731, the notorious biological warfare unit of the Japanese Imperial Army operating during World War II, was not for the production of vaccines, but for the mass destruction of...
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Wave of freezing weather brings snow to northern China
Beijing has activated emergency measures as the capital was hit by its first major snowfall of the winter on Friday, part of the most extensive rain and snow system to sweep northern China since the start of the season. Forecasters said the snowfall...
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Conference sets economic priorities for 2026
China has pledged to build a robust domestic market to bolster its economy and counter external challenges, as it set out priorities for next year’s economic policy at the two-day annual Central Economic Work Conference, which concluded on...
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Openness, cooperation highlighted at dialogue
Premier Li Qiang called on Tuesday for expanding mutual market openness among countries, and avoiding politicizing economic and trade issues and overstretching the concept of national security in this regard, to collaboratively foster fresh growth...
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Proactive fiscal policy in 2026 emphasized
China will continue exerting a “more proactive” fiscal policy and “moderately loose” monetary policy next year, as it strives to promote “effective qualitative improvement” and “reasonable quantitative growth” in its economy, according to a key Party...
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Hong Kong goes to polls
Voters across the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region cast their ballots in the Legislative Council election on Sunday to pick 90 lawmakers who will serve in office for the next four years. A total of 161 nominees are in the fray for all 90 seats...
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Xi, Macron enjoy friendly exchanges
President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China and France, as two major nations distinguished by their histories and cultures, can make greater contributions to global peace, stability and human progress through dialogue and cooperation, in a world...
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Xi, Macron vow to deepen relations
President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China and France should always demonstrate the strategic vision and independence of a major country, offer each other understanding and support on issues concerning core interests and major concerns, and...
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China, Russia vow to defend WWII legacy
Beijing and Moscow have agreed to “resolutely uphold the outcomes of World War II victory” and “counter any attempts to revive fascism or Japanese militarism”, at a highlevel meeting of their senior officials, a move that observers said sent a clear...
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Xi: Bolster cooperation with Laos
On the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, President Xi Jinping said China “has always regarded Laos as a priority in its neighborhood diplomacy”, which observers said echoes the high level of bilateral political...
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Ryukyu’s historical tributary ties with China highlighted
A recently opened exhibition in Dalian, Liaoning province, offers important evidence that the Ryukyu Islands, located to the northeast of China’s Taiwan region, was a tributary state of China during the Ming and Qing dynasties (13681911), and that...
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China to boost green industry cooperation
China will deepen multilateral cooperation on green technologies, support its new energy vehicle, battery and photovoltaic enterprises in expanding globally, and accelerate the low-carbon transition of its sprawling manufacturing sector, said the...
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Hong Kong mourns those killed in tower fire tragedy
Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades, which has claimed 128 lives so far in a housing estate in Tai Po district, has been fully extinguished after a 43-hour battle. Some 200 people remain unaccounted for. That includes 89 bodies that have not yet...
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Hong Kong unveils sweeping measures after huge blaze
John Lee Ka-chiu, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, announced on Thursday a series of measures in response to the deadly Tai Po blaze, including the establishment of a HK$300 million ($38.6 million) relief fund for...
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China, Tonga pledge to deepen ties
China and Tonga reaffirmed on Tuesday their long-standing friendship and unveiled a broad agenda to expand cooperation across multiple fields. The pledge was made by President Xi Jinping and the visiting King Tupou VI of the Kingdom of Tonga during...
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China launches intl program for fusion energy research
China launched an international science program focused on fusion burning plasma research on Monday in Hefei, East China’s Anhui province, opening several major fusion research platforms to global scientists for joint scientific advancements. The...
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Climate deal sealed
Andre Correa do Lago (center), president of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference, is surrounded by delegates during a plenary session of the COP 30 in Belem, Brazil, on Saturday. The COP30 concluded on Saturday with the approval of a final...
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China, Spain agree to advance ties
President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that China is willing to work with Spain to forge a comprehensive strategic partnership with greater strategic determination, dynamism and global influence, as he met with King Felipe VI of Spain, the first...
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AI boosts Singles Day sales, shopping experience
Chinese consumers exhibited robust purchasing power as they shopped for intelligent electronic products and home appliances during this year’s Singles Day carnival — an online sales event that culminated on Tuesday — with artificial intelligence...
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Blooming business
A livestreamer promotes chrysanthemums at a flower base in Tancheng county in Linyi, East China’s Shandong province, on Monday, as local growers pin their profit hopes on the annual “Double 11” online shopping festival, which falls on Tuesday. Major...
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National Games start new chapter
With southern China’s culture and cross-regional integration presented in a visual spectacle, a gala ceremony left the entire Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area stoked on Sunday as President Xi Jinping declared the 15th National Games open in...
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Xi attends carrier’s commissioning
The People’s Liberation Army Navy commissioned the CNS Fujian aircraft carrier on Wednesday, with President Xi Jinping conferring the PLA flag to its commanders and boarding to inspect China’s first aircraft carrier equipped with electromagnetic...
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High-standard Hainan FTP emphasized
President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged adopting high standards for building the Hainan Free Trade Port to make it a key gateway for China’s opening-up in the new era. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee...
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Li: CIIE a vital bridge connecting nation and world
China remains steadfast in sharing its development opportunities with the global community and providing more stability amid rising uncertainties worldwide, Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the eighth China International...
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Xi calls for better synergy with Russia
President Xi Jinping highlighted China’s readiness to better synergize its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) with Russia’s economic and social development strategies when he met with visiting Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Tuesday in...
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Philosophy has resonance across globe
When Ahmed Sheraz, a member of the Pakistan Tariff Commission, came across the Chinese proverb, “All living things should flourish without harming each other; all ways of life should thrive without hindering each other”, in the fifth volume of Xi...
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China’s role as next host of APEC hailed
After President Xi Jinping announced on Saturday that the city of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Meeting in 2026, expectations are running high that China will continue to champion...
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XI: JOIN HANDS, STRENGTHEN LINKS
President Xi Jinping has called on APEC member economies to champion open development, promote a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization and build an Asia-Pacific community, as he addressed the first session of the 32nd Asia-Pacific...
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Xi, Trump chart course for Sino-US ties
President Xi Jinping and United States President Donald Trump held their first face-to-face meeting since 2019, producing a consensus that observers said is a boost to both sides and to the rest of the world in areas ranging from economy and trade to...
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Trip to give momentum to cooperation
As President Xi Jinping embarks on a visit to the Republic of Korea to attend the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, observers said the international community is paying close attention to signals of dialogue and cooperation amid mounting challenges...
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FTA upgrade protocol to strengthen Sino-ASEAN ties
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations signed the Free Trade Area 3.0 Upgrade Protocol on Tuesday, a milestone that will herald new opportunities for both sides to expand and enhance bilateral economic and trade cooperation. The protocol...
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Successful survey
A Chinese scientific expedition team made its way back home on Monday after completing an Arctic survey, supported by the Tansuo-3 scientific research ship (above) and the Fendouzhe (Striver) deep-sea manned submersible (left). Carrying Fendouzhe,...
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Nation marks 80th anniversary of Taiwan’s restoration
People from both sides of the Taiwan Strait said that no separatist forces can erase the shared history and national identity that bind people across the Strait, as the 80th anniversary of Taiwan’s restoration to China was commemorated in Beijing. A...
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Xi outlines key tasks for modernization
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has underscored the need to hold on to the goal of basically achieving socialist modernization while planning socioeconomic development for the next five years, and called...
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ADVANCING CHINESE MODERNIZATION Inside
China will continue to build on its achievements of rapid economic growth and long-term social stability, and work to open up new prospects in advancing Chinese modernization, according to a communique issued after a key meeting of the Communist Party...
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Flying high
Airbus’ second final assembly line for the A320 aircraft is inaugurated in Tianjin on Wednesday. The new facility — the second of its kind in both China and Asia as a whole — is expected to double the A320 family’s final assembly capacity in China....
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Takaichi elected Japan’s first female PM, unveils cabinet lineup
Sanae Takaichi, who was elected Japan’s first female prime minister on Tuesday by both houses of the nation’s parliament, is expected to bring new life to scandal-hit politics and a struggling economy with a fresh cabinet lineup. Takaichi, president...
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Event shows Shanghai’s rise as business powerhouse
At the forefront of China’s reform and opening-up, Shanghai is spearheading the world’s second-largest economy’s push for high-quality development, forging a path built on international collaboration and inclusive innovation, economists and executives...
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A giant among the greatest
Students of Tsinghua University pay tribute to Yang Chen-Ning in Beijing on Sunday, mourning the passing of the renowned physicist and Nobel laureate, who died on Saturday at the age of 103. Yang, seen as one of the greatest physicists of the 20th...
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Friendly visit
Crew aboard the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy ship Qi Jiguang wave to greet local civilians at Sattahip naval base in Thailand on Thursday. The Navy’s 83rd task force began a four-day visit to Thailand.
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CAU called on to train more professionals
President Xi Jinping has extended congratulations on the 120th founding anniversary of China Agricultural University, calling on it to cultivate more professionals with expertise and passion for agriculture. In a reply letter to faculty and students...
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Fair ground
Participants take a group photo on Tuesday at the opening of the 138th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. The fair, which runs through Nov 4, has attracted a record 32,000 plus...
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Xi’s proposals draw broad acclaim
President Xi Jinping’s keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women has drawn widespread acclaim from foreign participants and overseas experts, who welcomed his proposals as a pivotal step toward accelerating gender...
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New measures to advance global women’s cause
President Xi Jinping announced on Monday a slew of measures, including China’s donation of an additional $10 million to UN Women over the next five years, to support the global women’s cause, as leaders and representatives from across the world...
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China champions vision and action
President Xi Jinping made his debut at United Nations headquarters in New York in September 2015 on the occasion of the world body’s 70th anniversary. In just three days and two nights, his tightly packed schedule included a special engagement — he...
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Xi vows to advance steady growth of China-DPRK ties
President Xi Jinping on Friday extended congratulations on the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, saying that Beijing stands ready to work with Pyongyang to strengthen strategic communication, deepen practical cooperation and...
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Intl community welcomes ‘first phase’ of Gaza truce
The international community has expressed hope for peace and urged Israel and Hamas to fulfill their commitments after the two parties agreed to the “first phase” of a deal signaling a breakthrough in the two-year conflict in Gaza. The initial phase...
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‘Chicken steak brother’ turns city into instant hit
Expertly flipping over the chicken steak in the hot wok, 48-year-old street vendor Li Junyong, who has been nicknamed “chicken steak brother”, has shot to fame and become a signature attraction in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. His humorous...
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Premier’s DPRK visit to deepen ties
Premier Li Qiang will travel to Pyongyang on Thursday on an official goodwill visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and to attend the 80th anniversary celebrations of the Workers’ Party of Korea. The trip is aimed at further consolidating...
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China’s pledge sets green stage for ASEAN
China’s commitment to further reducing emissions and boosting renewable energy production is expected to encourage Southeast Asian economies to accelerate their low-carbon transition, analysts said. The move toward decarbonization is also expected to...
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Cultural, sports events boost holiday spending
Shopping malls, restaurants and sports venues in Beijing have remained packed with visitors during the ongoing National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, representing a microcosm of the strong consumer demand nationwide. The Chinese capital’s...
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Dual holidays, boom in family travel boosting tourism demand
This year’s eight-day National Day holiday, which is one day longer than usual and overlaps with Mid-Autumn Festival, has driven greater popularity in the tourism market than previous years, according to industry insiders. As demand for travel and...
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Tianwen 2 advances on key mission
China’s Tianwen 2 asteroid sampling spacecraft has been on its interplanetary itinerary for more than four months, and is now over 43 million kilometers away from Earth, according to the China National Space Administration. The robotic probe is...
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