China selects 10 initial names for its Mars rover
1 A rendering of China s first Mars rover. (Photo/CCTV)
(ECNS) China finished the initial evaluation of global name collection for its first Mars rover on Jan. 18, according to Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center, China National Space Administration (CNSA).
The 10 names Hongyi, Kylin, Nezha, Chitu, Zhurong, Qiusuo, Hot Wheel, Zhuimeng, Tianxing and Xinghuo were selected as alternative names.
All the 10 names are related to traditional Chinese culture.
Hongyi, stemming from The Analects of Confucius, means breadth of mind and vigorous endurance. Kylin, Nezha, Chitu, Zhurong and Hot Wheel originate from ancient Chinese mythological stories. Qiusuo, selected from Lisao, a work by patriotic poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States period, means a person should keep searching the road ahead. Zhuimeng means to pursue a dream, Tianxing relates the
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Since December 18, a number of Internet financial platforms in China have successively removed their internet bank deposit products.
As of now, according to incomplete statistics by Chinese media, there are at least 10 platforms including Alipay, Tencent Licaitong, JD Finance, Duxiaoman Finance, Lufax, Tianxing Finance, Ctrip Finance, Didi, Meituan, and 360 Nicaifu that have removed related products.
Bank deposit products on Internet platforms are traditional bank deposit products but offered via online platforms under an agreement between the bank and the internet platform to match depositors and the financial products. Internet platforms previously thought that they merely offer their platform and traffic to help depositors find products, and therefore perform a matching role and are not offering financial products themselves.
Half of Australia’s Largest Chinese Media Outlets Linked to Beijing’s United Front: Report
A new report has confirmed long-standing concerns that Australia’s Chinese-language media landscape is dominated by outlets “friendly towards the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).”
“The influence environment” by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) analysed the content, political stances, business ties, and management structures of 24 of the largest Chinese-language media (print and online), located mainly in the country’s capital cities.
It found that executives from 12 media outlets have been members of organisations controlled by the United Front Work Department, Beijing’s foremost overseas infiltration organ. At the same time, four outlets were directly owned or received financial support from the CCP.