CCTV News: A group of data looks at the dynamic China. Recently, a number of economic data have been released, a number of major projects have been promoted, the development index of small and medium-sized enterprises in the mainland has shown a rebounding trend, the operating mileage of high-speed rail has reached 45,000 kilometers, and the South-to-North Water Diversion Project has entered the full construction stage...... At the beginning of the new year, the mainland's economic and social development is in full swing and full of enthusiasm.
The SME Development Index showed an upward trend
On January 10, the China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises released that the China SME Development Index in December 2023 was 89.0. For the whole of 2023, the index showed an upward trend, with a total increase of 1.1 points for the whole year.
From the perspective of the eight major industries of the national economy surveyed, the transportation industry index rose by 1.5 points for the whole year, the construction industry index rose by 1.4 points for the whole year, and the accommodation and catering industry index rose by 1.3 points for the whole year, ranking among the top three industries. According to expert analysis, the recovery of consumption has driven the rapid recovery of demand for tourism and catering, and has also driven the development of related small and medium-sized enterprises.
The operating mileage of high-speed railways in mainland China is 45,000 kilometers
According to the China Railway Group, in 2023, 3,637 kilometers of new railways will be operated across the country, including 2,776 kilometers of high-speed rail. By the end of 2023, the total operating mileage of railways in China will reach 159,000 kilometers, including 45,000 kilometers of high-speed railways.
It is worth noting that the 2024 Spring Festival will start on January 26 and end on March 5, a total of 40 days. Tickets for the first day of the Spring Festival (January 26) will go on sale this Friday (January 12). In addition, from 0:00 on January 10, the railway 12306 mobile client will launch the reservation and ticket purchase function for students and migrant workers during the Spring Festival, and eligible passengers can make an appointment to purchase round-trip train tickets during the Spring Festival transportation through the special area.
Speed up the construction of "broadband frontiers".
On January 10, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the "Notice on Accelerating the Construction of "Broadband Frontier" was issued. The "Notice" points out that by the end of 2027, more than 95% of administrative villages, border management and trade institutions in border areas will be connected to 5G networks, 5G network coverage will be basically achieved in rural areas with more than 20 households and along border national and provincial highways, 100% of inhabited islands will be connected to 5G networks, and 5G network coverage will be basically achieved in inland seas, territorial waters and other sea areas.
The participation rate of low-income people and those lifted out of poverty in rural areas has remained stable at more than 99.9 percent
According to the National Health Insurance Administration, the participation rate of low-income people and people lifted out of poverty in rural areas will remain stable at more than 99.9% in 2023. In order to protect the "life-saving money" of the masses, the medical insurance fund supervised and inspected 750,000 medical institutions, processed 363,000, and recovered 17.15 billion yuan from the medical insurance fund.
In 2023, 610 million yuan will be spent on relief for people in need
Since 2023, parts of the mainland have suffered from floods, freezing rain and snow, earthquakes and other disasters. In order to ensure the livelihood of the people in difficulty due to disasters, the civil affairs departments have promptly included the people in difficulties due to disasters in the scope of assistance in the social assistance system. In 2023, a total of 1.268 million people will be included in the assistance of people in need, and 610 million yuan will be disbursed.
Chang'e-6 is scheduled to be launched in the first half of the year
On January 10, according to the China National Space Administration, the Chang'e-6 probe of the fourth phase of lunar exploration has arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China, and is scheduled to be launched in the first half of this year.
The Chang'e-6 mission will make breakthroughs in key technologies such as the design and control of the moon's retrograde orbit, intelligent sampling on the back of the moon, and take-off and ascent on the far side of the moon, implement automatic sampling and return on the far side of the moon, and carry out scientific exploration and international cooperation in the landing area. This will be the first time that humans have taken samples from the far side of the Moon.
Delivered the world's largest B-type LNG bunker bunker
On January 10, the world's largest single cabin capacity of 13,000 cubic meters B LNG fuel tank built by China Shipbuilding Dalian Shipbuilding was officially completed and delivered, filling the domestic gap of the whole process of independent development of this type of fuel tank. Compared with traditional fuel tanks, Type B tanks have the characteristics of large capacity and flexible construction.
In the process of construction, a series of key technologies have been overcome, and the first application of localized welding consumables in actual construction has been realized, which has greatly enhanced the global market competitiveness of China's shipbuilding industry in the field of new energy ships.
The South-to-North Water Diversion Project has entered the stage of full construction
According to the China South-to-North Water Diversion Group, recently, the first major project of the follow-up project of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project - the project of diverting the river to replenish the Han River has entered the stage of full construction.
The project diverts water from the Three Gorges reservoir area of the Yangtze River to the Anle River estuary downstream of the Danjiangkou Reservoir on the Hanjiang River, with a total length of 194.7 kilometers and an average annual water diversion of 3.9 billion cubic meters. After the completion of the project, the Three Gorges Reservoir and the Danjiangkou Reservoir will be "hand in hand" in the air, effectively improve the water resources allocation capacity of the Hanjiang River Basin, and increase the amount of water transferred to the north in the middle route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.
The Boao Forum for Asia released its 2023 Innovation Report
On January 10, the Boao Forum for Asia Innovation Report 2023 was released. The report shows that in the main technological fields of the new round of scientific and technological revolution, the quantity, quality and industrialization level of innovation in Asian countries are accelerating. China ranks among the top in the world in terms of the quantity and quality of technological innovation in the fields of life and health, biopharmaceuticals, and digital intelligent technology.
Source: CCTV