Editor's Note: The People's Daily published an editorial on Friday defining the achievements of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China that concluded on Thursday. Excerpts:
Since China emerged as an industrial powerhouse three decades ago, the nation's critics have defined "Made in China" as a synonym for poor quality. Today, the picture is changing, thanks to ever-rising investment into scientific and technological research.
The successful launch of the Shenzhou XI spacecraft on Oct 17 and its automatic docking with the Tiangong II space lab two days later has brought China one step closer to its objective of building a space station.
Fans of military hardware will have a rare opportunity to see some of the country's top defense technology next week, as the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition gets underway in Zhuhai, Guangdong province.
Canada, a popular destination for Chinese people accused of corruption, repatriates dozens of Chinese nationals every year, according to the National Post.
The government is stepping up efforts to recover billions of yuan in assets illegally transferred overseas by corrupt officials via money laundering platforms and underground banks.
1 When underground bankers receive funds from clients, they divert the money to numerous bank cards under their control and then arrange for the funds to be placed in bank accounts they have opened overseas. If the value of assets is low, the funds will be handled by small underground banks run by family groups.
The bilateral treaty signed by China and Canada to facilitate the recovery of assets salted away overseas by corrupt officials or businesspeople is the first of its kind between the People's Republic and a Western country, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
One of China's most-wanted fugitives will return from New Zealand to stand trial, according to the authorities.
Most people consider university professors to have "decent" working conditions. However, Zhang Jibin, a microbiology professor at Huazhong Agricultural University in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, might beg to differ.
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