(EyesonSci)CHINA-WENTIAN-TIANHE-DOCKING (CN)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-WENTIAN-TIANHE-DOCKING (CN)

(220725) -- BEIJING, July 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on July 25, 2022 shows Wentian lab module has successfully docked with the front port of Tianhe core module combination. Wentian, the first lab module of China's space station, has successfully docked with the combination of the Tianhe core module, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The Wentian module, launched on Sunday afternoon, docked with the front port of Tianhe at 3:13 a.m. Monday (Beijing Time), after it entered the planned orbit and completed state setting. The whole process took approximately 13 hours, the CMSA said. It is the first time that China's two 20-tonne-level spacecrafts conducted rendezvous and docking in orbit, and also the first time that space rendezvous and docking were carried out during the astronauts' in-orbit stay in the space station, the CMSA said. Later, the Shenzhou-14 astronauts will enter Wentian as scheduled, the CMSA said. (Xinhua/Guo Zhon

Multiple measures benefit endangered fish species in China

STORY: Multiple measures benefit endangered fish species in China DATELINE: March 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yangtze River 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese) : YAO WEIZHI, Professor, Southwest University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YAN ZHON, Deputy Director, Fisheries Research Institute of Wanzhou District, Chongqing 4. various of Yangtze River STORYLINE: Thanks to protection measures, the endangered Dabry's sturgeon can be spotted in the Yangtze River in China. Dabry's sturgeon, also known as the Yangtze sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and crowded rivers, among others. It was classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2010. To restore biodiversity, China implemented a full fishing ban in 332 conservation areas in the Yangtze River basin in January 2020. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese) : YAO WEIZHI, Professor, Southwest University "Because the Yangt