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Space experiment satellite launched

China on Friday launched a Long March-11 rocket, placing a satellite in space. The rocket blasted off at 2:17 pm from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China and sent the satellite Shiyan-21 into preset orbit. Shiyan means "experiment" in Chinese. The newly launched Shiyan satellite will be used for in-orbit verification of new space technologies. It was the 456th flight mission of the Long March series rockets, said the launch center.

Plan on modern logistics released

China has released its first national five-year plan on modern logistics to accelerate building a modern logistics system and promote high-quality development. The five-year plan on modern logistics for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25) was released by the General Office of the State Council. The plan stresses work to improve the resilience and safety of the industrial chain and supply chain, promote the construction of a modern logistics system, improve the quality and cut the costs of modern logistics. By 2025, a modern logistics system featuring supply-demand adaptation with internal and external connectivity will basically be in place. The plan lists tasks in six aspects: accelerating the integration of logistics hub resources, building major international and domestic logistics channels, improving modern logistics service network, extending the value chain of logistics services, strengthening the service guarantee of modern logistics to people's livelihoods, and improving the emergency response capacity of modern logistics.

Xinhua