Infographics: Highlights of 2021 economic development

15:33, January 07, 2022

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  Moments of the week (12/6-12/12)

  President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden mark the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor with a visit to the World War II Memorial, on Tuesday, in Washington. (Photo: CFP)People visit The Memorial for The Murdered Jews of Europe, the so-called Holocaust Memorial during snowfall in Berlin, Germany, on Thursday. (Photo: CFP)A passenger takes selfies in front of a high-speed train bound for Nanchang of East China's Jiangxi Province at Shenzhen North Station in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, on Friday. (Photo: Xinhua)A vendor carries balloons for sale as he walks through a street in Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday. (Photo: CFP)Fengxian Temple, an iconic cave in the renowned Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan Province, is undergoing a major preservation and restoration project on Monday. It is the largest such project in 50 years, as ancient statues in the cave face problems with unstable peripheral rocks and water seepage. (Photo: China Daily)The Sagrada Familia basilica is pictured during the inauguration of its second-highest tower, which is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, on Wednesday, in Barcelona. (Photo: AFP)Police officers ride a horse-drawn sleigh to pay regular visits to residents in their areas after heavy snowfall in Altay, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Wednesday. (Photo: IC)Ukrainian soldiers walk at the line of separation from pro-Russian rebels near Katerinivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Tuesday. (Photo: CFP)Firefighters work to contain a blaze during a drill in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, on Tuesday. (Photo: China Daily)Flowers are seen along the road in Nanning, the capital of South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Tuesday. (Photo: Xinhua)

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  People visit auto show in Islamabad, Pakistan

  People visit an auto show in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Dec. 12, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)People visit an auto show in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Dec. 12, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)People visit an auto show in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Dec. 12, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)People watch a car performance during an auto show in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Dec. 12, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)

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  China's economy maintains recovery momentum in November

  China's total value of imports and exports of goods was valued at 3,716.4 billion yuan, up by 20.5 percent from the previous year. Retail sales of consumer goods rose 3.9 percent in November from a year earlier, while value-added industrial output increased by 3.8 percent year on year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Wednesday.The national economy continued to maintain recovery momentum with industrial and agricultural production growing amid stability, steady employment, mild consumer price increases, an improved balance of payments, steady high-quality development, and economic stability. The national economy continued to maintain recovery momentum with industrial and agricultural production growing amid stability, steady employment, mild consumer price increases, an improved balance of payments, steady high-quality development, and economic stability.

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  Geminids meteor shower seen in China

  Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2021 shows a meteor of Geminids meteor shower at the Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Geminids meteor shower of 2021 reached its peak on Tuesday. (Photo: Xinhua)Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2021 shows a meteor of Geminids meteor shower at the Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Geminids meteor shower of 2021 reached its peak on Tuesday. (Photo: Xinhua)Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2021 shows a meteor of Geminids meteor shower at the Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Geminids meteor shower of 2021 reached its peak on Tuesday. (Photo: Xinhua)Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2021 shows a meteor of Geminids meteor shower at the Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Geminids meteor shower of 2021 reached its peak on Tuesday. (Photo: Xinhua)Photo taken on Dec. 13, 2021 shows the star trails at the Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Image achieved by stacking multiple exposures) The Geminids meteor shower of 2021 reached its peak on Tuesday. (Photo: Xinhua)Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2021 shows a meteor during the Geminids meteor shower, in Beijing, capital of China. The Geminids meteor shower of 2021 reached its peak on Tuesday. (Photo: Xinhua)Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2021 shows a meteor during the Geminids meteor shower, in Beijing, capital of China. The Geminids meteor shower of 2021 reached its peak on Tuesday. (Photo: Xinhua)Photo taken on Dec. 13, 2021 shows the star trails at the Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Image achieved by stacking multiple exposures) The Geminids meteor shower of 2021 reached its peak on Tuesday. (Photo: Xinhua)Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2021 shows a meteor of Geminids meteor shower at the Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Geminids meteor shower of 2021 reached...