British National Overseas passports not valid as travel document

British National Overseas passports not valid as travel documents

China here on Thursday said that it is considering not recognizing British National Overseas (BNO) passports as valid travel documents, as the British side has already violated its commitments on the matter.

The UK government on Wednesday issued a policy statement on the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) Visa, announcing that it will change the arrangements for BNO passport holders and extend their rights of residence. The relevant measures will come into force in January 2021.

Wang said the British move "blatantly violated British commitments, violated international law and basic norms of international relations, and interfered in Hong Kong affairs and China's internal affairs," and China firmly opposes to such moves.

The Chinese side "reserves the right to take further measures," Wang added.

Tianjin: No new Covid-19 case reported

There was no new Covid-19 case reported in Tianjin as of 23 of June.

So far, 61 imported cases patients have been discharged upon recovery, 5 patient still hospitalized.

-No imported suspected cases are undergoing test.

-No new locally transmitted cases or suspected cases were reported.

-3 asymptomatic infection cases are undergoing medical observation right now

天津无新增

7月22日18时至23日18时，我市无新增报告境外输入新冠肺炎确诊病例。累计报告境外输入确诊病例66例（中国籍61例、美国籍3例、法国籍1例、菲律宾籍1例），治愈出院61例，在院5例（均为普通型）。

7月22日18时至23日18时，我市无新增报告本地新冠肺炎确诊病例。累计报告本地新冠肺炎确诊病例137例，其中男性74例，女性63例；治愈出院134例，死亡3例。

我市无新增无症状感染者。累计33例（境外输入32例），其中解除医学观察27例、尚在医学观察3例、转为确诊病例3例。

截至目前，全市无现存疑似病例，累计排查密切接触者5034人，尚有236人正在接受医学观察。

China first solo Mars mission launched

China launched a major Mars mission on Thursday in what it hopes will become its first successful landing on the Red Planet. 

The mission, known as Tianwen -1 will see a rover, lander and orbiter launched aboard a Long March 5 rocket from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island on Thursday. It is China’s first solo mission to Mars after a previous attempt with Russia failed several years ago. 

The state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation declared the launch a success and said the Tianwen-1 rover had been successfully transferred to the “predetermined orbit,”.

China’s Tianwen-1 will arrive at its destination seven months after launch. The orbiter will orbit Mars while the rover and lander will make a journey to the surface of the Red Planet. 

Scientists from the world’s second-largest economy hope to map the geological structure of Mars, investigate the characteristics of its soil and water-ice distribution, study the surface material composition and more broadly understand the environment on the planet, according to the mission’s chief scientist. 

The U.S. is the only other country that has landed and operated a rover on Mars, so if China’s mission is successful, it would be a big feat.

火星，中国来了！

7月23日12时41分，我国在海南岛东北海岸中国文昌航天发射场，用长征五号遥四运载火箭成功发射首次火星探测任务天问一号探测器。火箭飞行约2167秒后，成功将探测器送入预定轨道，开启火星探测之旅，迈出了我国行星探测第一步。

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