Practice No. 25 satellite was launched, the domestic large aircraft C919 started regular commercial flights in Shanghai and Hong Kong, and the "Hualong One" Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Unit 1 was put into commercial operation... From the vast western part to the southern coast, the new quality productivity boom continues to surge, outlining a new picture of China's economy.

To do a good job in economic work this year, the Central Economic Work Conference clearly proposed to "lead the development of new quality productivity through scientific and technological innovation and build a modern industrial system." All localities and departments plan new strategies and take practical measures, and all walks of life and industry take the initiative to take the initiative to develop new quality productivity according to local conditions, promote economic structure optimization and accumulate momentum for quality improvement and upgrading.

At 04:00 on January 7, 2025, my country used the Long March 3B carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, and successfully launched the 25 satellite. The satellite successfully entered the predetermined orbit and the launch mission was a complete success. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Du Xinxin)

At 0:17 on January 1, 2025, after 168 hours of full-power continuous operation assessment, the world's largest "Hualong No. 1" nuclear power base ushered in a "good start" in the new year. The Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Unit, held by China Nuclear Power Investment, a subsidiary of China Nuclear Power Group, officially put into commercial operation, marking a major progress in the batch construction of "Hualong No. 1". The picture shows the Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant under construction (photo taken on January 1, 2025, panoramic photo of the drone). Xinhua News Agency (photo provided by Zhangzhou Nuclear Power)

New energy vehicles (drone photos) taken at the Selis Super Factory in Liangjiang New District, Chongqing on November 6, 2024. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Quanchao

This is the Marban Hydropower Station (drone photo) taken on December 31, 2024. On December 31, 2024, the State Energy Group announced that all units of the company's Qinghai Marban Hydropower Station were connected to the grid to generate power on the same day. This is the highest altitude hydropower station in the Yellow River Basin, and it is also the core project of the first "water, wind, light and storage" integrated base of the Qinghai section of the upper reaches of the Yellow River. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Long

On November 14, 2024, at SAIC-GM Wuling Lean Intelligent Manufacturing Factory located in Liuzhou, Guangxi, a robot assembled a windshield for new energy vehicles. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jin Haoyuan

On January 1, 2025, guests and representatives of crew took a photo at the celebration. On the same day, the domestic large aircraft C919 started regular commercial flights in Shanghai and Hong Kong. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhu Wei

The CR450AF EMU sample car taken on December 29, 2024. On the same day, the CR450 EMU prototype vehicle with an operating speed of 400 kilometers per hour was released in Beijing, marking a major breakthrough in the "CR450 Science and Technology Innovation Project", which will greatly enhance China's railway scientific and technological innovation level and scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement capabilities, and further consolidate and expand China's world-leading advantages in high-speed rail technology. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Huanzong

The "Exploration No. 3" enrollment ceremony scene taken on December 29, 2024. On the same day, my country's first far-reaching multi-functional scientific investigation and cultural relics archaeological ship "Exploration No. 3" designed to have completely independent intellectual property rights arrived at the Nanshan Port Public Scientific Expedition Terminal in Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, Sanya and was officially listed. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhao Yingquan

On February 5, 2025, 10 Chucai series humanoid robots, including "Worker", "Jingchu", "Shennong", "Tianwen", and "Chu Bao", were unveiled at the Hubei "Promotion Conference on Accelerating the Construction of Important Strategic Pivots for the Rise of the Central Region in the Province". Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiao Yijiu

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