China has shared its development experience and helped construct rural road infrastructure in other developing countries over the years, contributing substantially to poverty reduction, people's wellbeing and sustainable global development, said a white paper issued on Friday. China has made great efforts in standardization and promoted innovative, cooperative, green and open development powered by standards, according to the white paper titled "China's Rural Roads in the New Era" issued by the State Council Information Office.
These efforts include providing technical standards for highway engineering suited to different national conditions, according to the white paper.
China's highway standards have been applied in hundreds of projects in dozens of countries around the world, including Indonesia's Surabaya-Madura Bridge Project and Mozambique's Maputo-Katembe Bridge Project, according to the white paper.
China has also played an active role in building new platforms and mechanisms for global transport cooperation and in promoting knowledge and experience sharing.
For instance, the country has established the Global Sustainable Transport Innovation and Knowledge Center as a platform for cooperation and exchanges and for sharing China's experience in rural road development with the international community, the white paper said.
China has also shared its experience through international training sessions. The country has held 28 training sessions, including a training program on road design and management in Botswana, and an advanced training program on highway engineering for countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, the white paper said.
Additionally, China has supported and participated in rural road construction projects, and provided aid and assistance to a large number of rural road infrastructure projects in other developing countries.
Since 2018, China has supported 24 developing countries including Cambodia, Serbia, Rwanda, Namibia, Vanuatu and Niger in highway and bridge construction and maintenance, helping such countries improve transport infrastructure, according to the white paper.
China dedicated to improving rural transport infrastructure in developing countries: white paper
China's successful tests of its new-generation heavy-lift rocket and next-generation manned spacecraft mark a significant step forward for the country's crewed lunar program, space technology experts say.
A low-altitude demonstration and verification flight test for the Long March-10 carrier rocket and a maximum dynamic pressure abort flight test for the new-generation crewed spaceship system Mengzhou are successfully conducted at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province on Wednesday.
It was the first ignition flight of the Long March-10 rocket, and saw the spacecraft power through Max Q -- the most dangerous phase of ascent, when aerodynamic stress reaches its peak.
Both the return capsule and the rocket's first stage landed in their designated recovery zones.
It was also the first completion of a sea landing and recovery of Mengzhou's return capsule, which will bring China's spacefarers back to earth.
Mengzhou, which means "Dream Vessel" in Chinese, is designed mainly for China's crewed lunar exploration but can also be used for space station operation. Its return capsule is capable of multiple reuses.
"We have successfully achieved a soft splashdown and retrieval from the sea. This marks a crucial and significant breakthrough in China's reusable carrier rocket technology and will also greatly promote the upgrading of China's carrier rocket technology," said Wang Zhifei, a researcher at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
Zhong Wen'an, who works at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, said the mission laid a foundation for China to advance its crewed lunar exploration program.
"This laid the foundation for completing verification flights for the crewed lunar exploration program, and eventually, lunar landings. Efforts to build the equipment and facilities required for a comprehensive launch and test system are progressing as planned. It is estimated that by the end of this year, China will fully achieve testing and launch capabilities for the crewed lunar exploration program," said Zhong.
Zhou Jianping, chief designer of China's manned space program, underscored the significance of Wednesday’s successful tests.
"This was a highly significant flight test, especially the retrieval technologies, which are entirely new to us. Achieving success on the very first attempt represents a leapfrog development," said Zhou.
Experts hail China’s successful tests of heavy-lift rocket and manned spacecraft
