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China successfully launches its crewed spacecraft Shenzhou-12 on June 17， which sent three astronauts to its space station core module Tianhe for a three-month mission. It is China’s seventh crewed mission into space and the first one during the construction of its space station.
The three astronauts are commander Nie Haisheng， a 56-year-old veteran who participated in the Shenzhou-6 and Shenzhou-10 missions， Liu Boming， 54， who was part of the Shenzhou-7 mission， and Tang Hongbo， 45， who embarks on his first space mission.
The plan circulated by the Communist Party of China （CPC） Central Committee and the State Council and formulated by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and the Ministry of Justice， is the eighth of its kind， aiming to create a sound legal environment for building a modern socialist China.
The country is looking to significantly improve legal awareness among the public and law-based social governance， as well as to build a more integrated system of law education by 2025， according to the plan.
Stressing the importance of publicizing the Constitution and the Civil Code， the plan notes that activities should be held on studying the Constitution， while the content of the Civil Code should be included in the national education system.
The document puts forward several measures to nurture a socialist culture of rule of law， such as creating high-quality art works and productions， enhancing the preservation of the legacy that the CPC led the Chinese people to develop the rule of law in the revolutionary period， and strengthening international communication and cooperation in the field.
The application of new technologies and media is encouraged to meet the needs of a broad spectrum of people， thus improving the accuracy and effectiveness of the program.
The circular calls on volunteers to address senior citizens’difficulties in using smartphones to accommodate their needs in traveling， receiving medical services and consumption.
Those aged 60 or above numbered 264.02 million on the Chinese mainland， according to the last national census in China.
The current health literacy rate indicates 23 out of 100 people have acquired healthcare knowledge and skills， Mi Feng， a spokesperson with the National Health Commission， told a press conference.
Aiming to promote people’s health， China launched an action plan for the Healthy China initiative in mid-2019 through 15 special campaigns， Mi said， adding that the popularization of healthcare knowledge was the first action.
A total of 1，065 individuals were first included in a national-level expert pool for the popularization of healthcare knowledge， and provincial-level expert pools have also been established across the country over the past two years， said Mi.
He added that such actions， frequent and widespread， also played a supportive role in helping China win the battle against COVID-19.
In the survey， 60.5 percent of 1，513 parents think that more attention should go to PE， while 51.9 said that both the quantity and quality of PE classes should be improved.
When commenting on their children’s PE lessons， 50.6 percent of the interviewed parents said PE lessons are sometimes substituted by extra classes teaching academic subjects.
Shi Dan from Ningbo， Zhejiang Province， believes her child’s physical education is somehow overlooked at school.
Some interviewed parents also suggested improving the training of PE teachers， organizing more sports competitions at school and altering the examoriented physical education evaluation system.
Xinjiang’s permanent population had reached 25.85 million by October 2020， a rise of about 4.04 million from the country’s sixth population census in 2010， the latest census data released by the regional statistic bureau on June 14 showed.
The population growth rate in the region over the past decade was 13.14 percentage points higher than the country’s average.
According to the data， the stable population growth sprouted from the region’s economic and social development. In recent years， Xinjiang has attracted a large number of people to invest and do business in the region， thanks to its stable environment.
Of the total permanent population in Xinjiang， the Han ethnic group accounts for 42.24 percent， while ethnic minorities comprise 57.76 percent. The Uygur ethnic group alone accounts for 44.96 percent.
Compared with the sixth population census， the population of ethnic minority groups in Xinjiang increased by 14.27 percent， more than 1.86 million， data showed. The growth rate was 4.01 percentage points higher than that for ethnic minorities across the country.
The number of people with a college education rose to 16，536 per 100，000 from 10，635 per 100，000 people in 2010， the census data showed. This is 1，069 people more than the country’s average.
The operation from May to August， per a decision of the Cyberspace Administration of China and three other government agencies， aims to protect individual privacy as hidden camera-related illegal practices have severely infringed upon privacy and become an issue of concern to many. According to officials， recent years saw lawless individuals hack into and control security cameras in private citizens’homes and public places， convert smartphones and smart bracelet bands into hidden camera kits， and sell cracked software. It all culminated in the forging of an underground industrial chain.
Security camera producers should enhance product capacity while related cloud service providers need to beef up data security， a notice from the authorities said.
Authorities also demanded online platforms take their responsibility seriously in helping prevent the spread of illegal and harmful information relevant to the underground industry.
Value-added industrial output measuring factory activities grew 8.8 percent year on year. The figure improved 13.6 percent from the 2019 level， bringing the average growth for the past two years to 6.6 percent.
The manufacturing sector’s two-year average investment growth rate stood at 0.6 percent in the first five months， reversing the contraction trend in the January-April period， according to the NBS.
Fixed assets investment went up 15.4 percent year on year in the first five months. On a month-on-month basis， it gained 0.17 percent in May.
Retail sales of consumer goods upheld stable expansion in May， up 12.4 percent year on year and 0.81 percent month on month. The two-year average growth stood at 4.5 percent.
Online retail sales expanded 24.7 percent year on year in the first five months of the year， registering an average two-year growth of 14.2 percent.
Surveyed urban unemployment rate came to 5 percent in May， 0.9 percentage point lower than the same period last year. Compared with the April level， it was 0.1 percentage point lower.
The volume increased 30.3 percent from the same period in 2019.
Foreign investment in the service industry came in at 381.9 billion yuan （$59.7 billion） during the period， up 41.6 percent year on year.
Power consumption by primary and secondary industries rose 13.9 percent and 11.5 percent from a year ago， respectively， while that by the tertiary industry surged 23.4 percent. The secondary industry contributed to around 65 percent of the total increase， the NEA said.
Residential power consumption registered a 5.6-percent yearly increase in the month.
In the first five months of the year， China’s power consumption totaled around 3.23 trillion kWh， up 17.7 percent year on year.
Effective on August 1， the reform aims to promote the efficient use of resources and the high-quality development of new-energy industries， such as photovoltaics and wind power， the National Development and Reform Commission said in an online circular.
Electricity generated from new renewable energy projects should match local coal-fired power generators on price， or set its grid price through market trading in the year， according to the document.
Starting in 2021， electricity prices for newly approved offshore wind and solar power projects will be decided by the pricing authorities of provincial-level regions where they are located.
The circular also encourages local governments to roll out policies to support the sustainable and healthy development of renewable energy industries.
COVID-19 has propelled the upgrade of the digital economy and promoted the development of tele-medicare and teleeducation in the country， the IDC said.
The Chinese Government started implementing its 14th Five-Year Plan （2021-25） this year， which will drive growth in its spending on IT in the coming years， it added.
The Yangtze River Delta region， home to the provinces of Zhejiang， Jiangsu and Anhui， as well as Shanghai Municipality， will see their IT spending reach over 518 billion yuan （$80.9 billion） in 2021， the report predicted.
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in the northwest registered the fastest growth of up to 420 percent， followed by southwestern provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou， the report said.
It also showed that the ecommerce industrial cluster is speeding up its expansion into west China. Taobao villages and townships gained strong momentum in these areas. The number of Taobao villages there soared from 19 to 71 in 2020.
A Taobao village’s online shopping transactions should exceed 10 million yuan （$1.4 million）， according to Alibaba. Furthermore， it should have more than 100 businesses or at least 10 percent of households involved in e-commerce. A Taobao township is required to have more than three Taobao villages， or generate annual online sales exceeding 30 million yuan（$4.2 million）， or have over 300 active online stores.
While spurring the development of key industries， ecommerce will effectively bridge the gap between western regions and central and eastern parts of the country， Pan Helin， an expert in economics at the Zhongnan University of Economics and Law， said.
Their combined assets increased 9.5 percent year on year to 364.62 trillion yuan （$57 trillion） by the end of March， while their combined liabilities rose 9.6 percent from a year earlier to 331.6 trillion yuan （$51.8 trillion）.
Banking institutions， accounting for the lion’s share of the financial industry， reported a 9-percent rise in total assets， while companies in the securities industry saw their combined assets jump 22.1 percent year on year by the end of the period.
The country’s insurers reported combined assets of 24.26 trillion yuan （$3.8 trillion）， up 11.7 percent year on year， the PBC said.
The three astronauts are commander Nie Haisheng， a 56-year-old veteran who participated in the Shenzhou-6 and Shenzhou-10 missions， Liu Boming， 54， who was part of the Shenzhou-7 mission， and Tang Hongbo， 45， who embarks on his first space mission.
Dragon Boat Festival
People participate in a dragon boat race to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in Zigui， a county in Hubei Province， on June 14. China celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival in commemoration of Qu Yuan， a patriotic poet from the Warring States Period （475-221 B.C.） believed to have been born in Zigui.Legal Awareness
China’s central authorities have released a five-year plan on carrying out publicity and education efforts to raise public awareness of the law， in a bid to facilitate economic and social development in the 14th FiveYear Plan （2021-25） period， Xinhua News Agency reported on June 15.The plan circulated by the Communist Party of China （CPC） Central Committee and the State Council and formulated by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and the Ministry of Justice， is the eighth of its kind， aiming to create a sound legal environment for building a modern socialist China.
The country is looking to significantly improve legal awareness among the public and law-based social governance， as well as to build a more integrated system of law education by 2025， according to the plan.
Stressing the importance of publicizing the Constitution and the Civil Code， the plan notes that activities should be held on studying the Constitution， while the content of the Civil Code should be included in the national education system.
The document puts forward several measures to nurture a socialist culture of rule of law， such as creating high-quality art works and productions， enhancing the preservation of the legacy that the CPC led the Chinese people to develop the rule of law in the revolutionary period， and strengthening international communication and cooperation in the field.
The application of new technologies and media is encouraged to meet the needs of a broad spectrum of people， thus improving the accuracy and effectiveness of the program.
Helping the Elderly
Chinese authorities have issued a circular to start a nationwide campaign this year to help senior citizens cross the digital divide， Xinhua reported on June 15. A total of 20，000 volunteers will be recruited from 15 cities， including Beijing and Shanghai， to train the elderly in the use of intelligent equipment， according to the circular made public by the National Health Commission and the Office of the National Working Commission on Aging.The circular calls on volunteers to address senior citizens’difficulties in using smartphones to accommodate their needs in traveling， receiving medical services and consumption.
Those aged 60 or above numbered 264.02 million on the Chinese mainland， according to the last national census in China.
Health Literacy
China’s health literacy rate reached 23.15 percent in 2020， up 3.98 percentage points from the previous year and marking the highest ever rate of increase， a Chinese health official said on June 15.The current health literacy rate indicates 23 out of 100 people have acquired healthcare knowledge and skills， Mi Feng， a spokesperson with the National Health Commission， told a press conference.
Aiming to promote people’s health， China launched an action plan for the Healthy China initiative in mid-2019 through 15 special campaigns， Mi said， adding that the popularization of healthcare knowledge was the first action.
A total of 1，065 individuals were first included in a national-level expert pool for the popularization of healthcare knowledge， and provincial-level expert pools have also been established across the country over the past two years， said Mi.
He added that such actions， frequent and widespread， also played a supportive role in helping China win the battle against COVID-19.
Physical Education
Chinese parents are attaching greater importance to the physical education （PE） their children receive at school， a recent survey conducted by China Youth Daily indicated.In the survey， 60.5 percent of 1，513 parents think that more attention should go to PE， while 51.9 said that both the quantity and quality of PE classes should be improved.
When commenting on their children’s PE lessons， 50.6 percent of the interviewed parents said PE lessons are sometimes substituted by extra classes teaching academic subjects.
Shi Dan from Ningbo， Zhejiang Province， believes her child’s physical education is somehow overlooked at school.
Some interviewed parents also suggested improving the training of PE teachers， organizing more sports competitions at school and altering the examoriented physical education evaluation system.
Improving Safety Awareness
A firefighter guides a student on how to use a fire extinguisher at a primary school in Zixing， Hunan Province， on June 15. The goal is to improve students’ awareness of fire safety and prevention.Increased Population
The population of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region increased by 18.52 percent from 2010 to 2020， the country’s seventh population census showed.Xinjiang’s permanent population had reached 25.85 million by October 2020， a rise of about 4.04 million from the country’s sixth population census in 2010， the latest census data released by the regional statistic bureau on June 14 showed.
The population growth rate in the region over the past decade was 13.14 percentage points higher than the country’s average.
According to the data， the stable population growth sprouted from the region’s economic and social development. In recent years， Xinjiang has attracted a large number of people to invest and do business in the region， thanks to its stable environment.
Of the total permanent population in Xinjiang， the Han ethnic group accounts for 42.24 percent， while ethnic minorities comprise 57.76 percent. The Uygur ethnic group alone accounts for 44.96 percent.
Compared with the sixth population census， the population of ethnic minority groups in Xinjiang increased by 14.27 percent， more than 1.86 million， data showed. The growth rate was 4.01 percentage points higher than that for ethnic minorities across the country.
The number of people with a college education rose to 16，536 per 100，000 from 10，635 per 100，000 people in 2010， the census data showed. This is 1，069 people more than the country’s average.
Aquaculture Industry
A farmer feeds eels in Tianzhu， a village in Hengyang， Hunan Province， on June 15. The village has been developing its aquaculture industry to promote rural vitalization in recent years.No to Peeping
Chinese authorities have launched a nationwide campaign against the underground industry related to hidden cameras， Xinhua reported on June 11.The operation from May to August， per a decision of the Cyberspace Administration of China and three other government agencies， aims to protect individual privacy as hidden camera-related illegal practices have severely infringed upon privacy and become an issue of concern to many. According to officials， recent years saw lawless individuals hack into and control security cameras in private citizens’homes and public places， convert smartphones and smart bracelet bands into hidden camera kits， and sell cracked software. It all culminated in the forging of an underground industrial chain.
Security camera producers should enhance product capacity while related cloud service providers need to beef up data security， a notice from the authorities said.
Authorities also demanded online platforms take their responsibility seriously in helping prevent the spread of illegal and harmful information relevant to the underground industry.
Economic Data
The Chinese economy continued its sound recovery momentum in May， driven by its development resilience， with major indicators sending encouraging signs across the board， according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics （NBS） on June 16.Value-added industrial output measuring factory activities grew 8.8 percent year on year. The figure improved 13.6 percent from the 2019 level， bringing the average growth for the past two years to 6.6 percent.
The manufacturing sector’s two-year average investment growth rate stood at 0.6 percent in the first five months， reversing the contraction trend in the January-April period， according to the NBS.
Fixed assets investment went up 15.4 percent year on year in the first five months. On a month-on-month basis， it gained 0.17 percent in May.
Retail sales of consumer goods upheld stable expansion in May， up 12.4 percent year on year and 0.81 percent month on month. The two-year average growth stood at 4.5 percent.
Online retail sales expanded 24.7 percent year on year in the first five months of the year， registering an average two-year growth of 14.2 percent.
Surveyed urban unemployment rate came to 5 percent in May， 0.9 percentage point lower than the same period last year. Compared with the April level， it was 0.1 percentage point lower.
FDI Inflow
Paid-in foreign direct investment（FDI） into the Chinese mainland surged 35.4 percent year on year to 481 billion yuan （$75.3 billion） in the first five months of the year， the Ministry of Commerce said on June 12.The volume increased 30.3 percent from the same period in 2019.
Foreign investment in the service industry came in at 381.9 billion yuan （$59.7 billion） during the period， up 41.6 percent year on year.
Power Use
Electricity consumption， a key barometer of economic activity， expanded 12.5 percent year on year in May as China’s economy continued to recover steadily， official data showed on June 15. Total power use was 672.4 billion kWh， according to the National Energy Administration（NEA）.Power consumption by primary and secondary industries rose 13.9 percent and 11.5 percent from a year ago， respectively， while that by the tertiary industry surged 23.4 percent. The secondary industry contributed to around 65 percent of the total increase， the NEA said.
Residential power consumption registered a 5.6-percent yearly increase in the month.
In the first five months of the year， China’s power consumption totaled around 3.23 trillion kWh， up 17.7 percent year on year.
New Energy
China will end the subsidies for new centralized photovoltaic stations， distributed photovoltaic projects and onshore wind power projects from the central government budget in 2021 and achieve grid parity， according to the country’s top economic planner on June 11.Effective on August 1， the reform aims to promote the efficient use of resources and the high-quality development of new-energy industries， such as photovoltaics and wind power， the National Development and Reform Commission said in an online circular.
Electricity generated from new renewable energy projects should match local coal-fired power generators on price， or set its grid price through market trading in the year， according to the document.
Starting in 2021， electricity prices for newly approved offshore wind and solar power projects will be decided by the pricing authorities of provincial-level regions where they are located.
The circular also encourages local governments to roll out policies to support the sustainable and healthy development of renewable energy industries.
IT Spending
Spending on information technology （IT） will grow 10 percent year on year to reach over 2.21 trillion yuan （$346.1 billion） in China in 2021， according to a report released by global market research firm International Data Corp. （IDC）.COVID-19 has propelled the upgrade of the digital economy and promoted the development of tele-medicare and teleeducation in the country， the IDC said.
The Chinese Government started implementing its 14th Five-Year Plan （2021-25） this year， which will drive growth in its spending on IT in the coming years， it added.
The Yangtze River Delta region， home to the provinces of Zhejiang， Jiangsu and Anhui， as well as Shanghai Municipality， will see their IT spending reach over 518 billion yuan （$80.9 billion） in 2021， the report predicted.
Digital Economy
In 2020， west China led the growth in the number of new entrepreneurs on e-commerce platform Taobao for the first time in its history， according to a report jointly released by Alibaba Group， the operator of Taobao， and a research institute under the Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. Nine western provincial-level regions ranked among the country’s top 10 that saw the greatest increase in online shop founders， with their year-on-year growth surpassing 200 percent.Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in the northwest registered the fastest growth of up to 420 percent， followed by southwestern provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou， the report said.
It also showed that the ecommerce industrial cluster is speeding up its expansion into west China. Taobao villages and townships gained strong momentum in these areas. The number of Taobao villages there soared from 19 to 71 in 2020.
A Taobao village’s online shopping transactions should exceed 10 million yuan （$1.4 million）， according to Alibaba. Furthermore， it should have more than 100 businesses or at least 10 percent of households involved in e-commerce. A Taobao township is required to have more than three Taobao villages， or generate annual online sales exceeding 30 million yuan（$4.2 million）， or have over 300 active online stores.
While spurring the development of key industries， ecommerce will effectively bridge the gap between western regions and central and eastern parts of the country， Pan Helin， an expert in economics at the Zhongnan University of Economics and Law， said.
Financial Assets
Chinese financial institutions saw expanded balance sheets in the first quarter of the year， data from the People’s Bank of China（PBC） showed.Their combined assets increased 9.5 percent year on year to 364.62 trillion yuan （$57 trillion） by the end of March， while their combined liabilities rose 9.6 percent from a year earlier to 331.6 trillion yuan （$51.8 trillion）.
Banking institutions， accounting for the lion’s share of the financial industry， reported a 9-percent rise in total assets， while companies in the securities industry saw their combined assets jump 22.1 percent year on year by the end of the period.
The country’s insurers reported combined assets of 24.26 trillion yuan （$3.8 trillion）， up 11.7 percent year on year， the PBC said.
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