China News Digest for March 17 - 23, 2016
China Releases Full Texts of Government Work Report, 5-Year Plan

The "Report on the Work of the Government" and the 13th Five-Year Plan for the country's economic and social development were released in full via Xinhua News Agency on Thursday. The five-year plan outlines the policy framework, priorities and economic and social development goals for 2016-2020, including an innovation-driven development strategy and an average annual growth rate of above 6.5 percent.
 
Xinhuanet (English)

Xinhuanet (Chinese)

Related:

What China's Latest Five-Year Plan Means for Science
Nature (English)

Full Text: Report on the Work of the Government (2015)
English.gov.cn (English)


China Exclusive: China's Aim to Explore Mars

China is preparing to launch a Mars probe in 2020, and it is expected to arrive on the red planet in 2021, aerospace expert Ye Peijian has said. "Although we are not the first Asian nation to send a probe to Mars, we want to start at a higher level," said Ye, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

People's Daily (English)

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China's 1st Space Lab Tiangong-1 Ends Data Service
People's Daily (English)
SASTIND (Chinese) 

'Lao Sat-1' Communications Satellite Developed by China Delivered into Orbit
People's Daily (English)

Report Outlines China's Roadmap for Space Science Research by 2030
People's Daily (English)

China's Dark-Matter Satellite Concludes In-Orbit Testing
People's Daily (English)

China Makes Breakthrough in 'Man-Made Sun' Research
People's Daily (English)

China to Set April 24 as National Day of Space Flight
People's Daily (English)


President Xi Calls for Reforms, Innovation in Military Colleges

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for reforms and innovation in military-affiliated universities and academies in a bid to support the building of stronger armed forces. Xi made the remarks during an inspection tour of the National Defense University (NDU) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the country's top military academy.

Xinhuanet (English)

People's Daily (Chinese)


Ministry of Science and Technology Issued "Interim Provisions of the Central Government S&T Plan (Projects, Funds, etc.) Project Management Professional Institutions"
科技部发布《中央财政科技计划(专项、基金等)项目管理专业机构管理暂行规定》

SASTIND Released 2016 Civil-Military Integration Special Action Plan
国防科工局发布2016年军民融合专项行动计划
SASTIND (Chinese)

SASTIND Issued Documents to Regulate Restructuring and Reorganization of Military Related Enterprises
国防科工局关于印发《涉军企事业单位改制重组上市及上市后资本运作军工事项审查工作管理暂行办法》的通知
SASTIND (Chinese)

Chinese Provinces Test the Waters of SOE Reform
People's Daily (English)

China to Roll Out New Five-Year Plan for Energy Sector
People's Daily (English)

Support for New Energy Sectors Necessary, Minister Says
People's Daily (English) 

Li Says Foreign Enterprises Will be Given Fair Treatment
People's Daily (English)

China-U.S. Nuclear Security Center Starts Operation
People's Daily (English)
SASTIND (Chinese)

China Invents World's First Deep Learning Processor Chip
People's Daily (English) 

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Cooperates with CITIC Securities to Accelerate Asset Securitization
航天科技集团与中信证券合作加速资产证券化步伐
SASTIND (Chinese)

Drone Maker DJI to Launch Nationwide Farm Services
People's Daily (English) 

US Expected to Temporarily Lift Export Ban on ZTE Products
People's Daily (English) 

ZTE to Continue to Work with U.S. After Sanction Lifted
People's Daily (English) 

China's Y-20 Aircraft to Finish Test Flights in 2016
People's Daily (English)

China's First Homegrown Aircraft Carrier to be Superior than Liaoning, Military Experts Say
People's Daily (English)

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