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PLA Rocket Force video launches viral response

The People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force posted a video recently on its Sina Weibo account. The video, “Here Comes the PLA Rocket Force”, features several launches, including the DF-15B short-range ballistic missile, the DF-26 intermediaterange ballistic missile, the DF-5A intercontinental ballistic missile, and the CJ-10A ground-launched cruise missile. The video has more than 52,000 likes and more than 11,000 reposts on Sina Weibo.

Young driver joins Renault academy for 2019

Renault Sport Racing have welcomed Zhou

Guanyu, 19, as a Renault Sport Academy member for the 2019 season. He also takes on the role as the Renault F1 Team’s Development Driver, working closely with the Renault F1 Team at its base in Enstone, United Kingdom. He is the first driver from China to occupy a Formula 1 role with a manufacturer team. As one of China’s most promising young racing drivers, Zhou joins Renault from the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, finishing 13th in his first year and eighth in 2017 and 2018.

Girl hooked on computers diagnosed with myopia

A young girl in Wuhan, Hubei province, has been diagnosed with severe nearsightedness, and her optometrist has strongly recommended that her parents limit her use of electronic devices and make sure she spends more time playing outside. Her parents said the girl, 4, had been using her iPad for four hours every day. Optometrists suggest children under 10 should limit screen time to one hour a day.