Top 10 news events of 2019 in China
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The People's Republic of China marked the 70th anniversary of its founding on October 1. Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed the National Day parade at Tian'anmen Square, where more than 200,000 troops and civilians joined the celebration activities in Beijing.
The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held the fourth plenary session from October 28-31 in Beijing. The plenum adopted the CPC Central Committee's decision on some major issues regarding how to uphold and improve the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics and advance the modernization of China's system of governance.
An education campaign themed "staying true to our founding mission" among all members of the CPC Central Committee has been carried out nationwide since it was launched on May 31.
The central government will continue to firmly support the HKSAR government in accordance with the law, safeguard the well-being of the people in Hong Kong by stopping riots, and unswervingly promote national sovereignty, security and development benefits.
China's Chang'e-4 probe successfully landed on the far side of the Moon at 10:26 am on January 3. It is the first-ever soft landing by a spacecraft in the uncharted area.
China's first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Shandong, named after Shandong Province in east China, was delivered to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy and placed into active service at a naval port in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, on December 17.
China's massive cuts to taxes and fees saved enterprises and individuals nearly 1.97 trillion yuan (about $280.73 billion) in the first 10 months of the year. Total tax and fee cuts this year are expected to reach 2 trillion yuan, accounting for over 2 percent of GDP.
Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) celebrated its 20-year anniversary of its return to the motherland on December 20. In Chinese President Xi's speech at a gathering to mark the occasion, he hailed patriotism as the reason for Macao's success in its practice of the "One Country, Two Systems" principle.
China marked the 40th anniversary of the issuing of "Message to Compatriots in Taiwan" on January 1. Elevating and achieving closer and better cross-Strait relations reflects mainstream public opinion on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
China released its grand plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in February this year. According to the plan, a first-class international bay area with urban clusters should be basically established, featuring outstanding innovation ability and beautiful environments by 2022. (Compiled by Zhang Bingyu)