Lunar Samples

Over the years, China has taken a raft of measures to strengthen the protection of wild animals, especially that of the giant panda. So far, the country has established 67 nature reserves for giant pandas, effectively protecting 53.8 percent of giant panda habitats and 66.8 percent of the species’ population.

The administration said that continued efforts will be made to strengthen the protection of giant pandas in accordance with domestic and international requirements.

Beijing adopted the pointbased household registration reform in 2018, which is a positive trial as it opens doors to nonnatives working in the city.

On July 12, about 17 grams of lunar samples brought back by the Chang’e-5 probe were delivered to 13 institutions, which had applied for research programs to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration.

Liu Jizhong, Director of the center, said that this is the first batch of lunar samples delivered to research institutions. More samples will be released and delivered in the future as planned.

Liu said China is willing to promote international cooperation and invite foreign scientists for joint research on lunar samples.

The Chang’e-5 probe was launched on November 24, 2020. The return capsule carried back to Earth about 1,731 grams of moon samples. southern-most island province of Hainan on July 13.

The project is based at the Changjiang nuclear power plant and uses Linglong One (ACP100) technology. It was developed by the China National Nuclear Corp.

The multi-purpose, small modular pressurized water reactor is an impressive achievement in independent innovation after

Hualong One, a domestically designed third-generation nuclear reactor.

The Linglong One reactor is designed for electricity generation, urban heating, urban cooling, industrial steam production, and seawater desalination.

It was the world’s first SMR approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency in 2016.