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Established on November 7, 1997, as an online news provider of the Xinhua News Agency, it was officially named Xinhuanet on March 10, 2000 and began around-the-clock news release with leading online public opinion at home and setting a good image of China abroad as its main task.

Starting from 2010, Xinhuanet began transforming itself from a governmental cultural institution to an enterprise, operating in the entity of the Xinhua Network Corporation Limited. In May 2011, the Xinhuanet Corporation LTD. was officially established.

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× (230530) -- JIUQUAN, May 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This composite photo taken on May 30, 2023 shows the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, being launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, sending three astronauts to its space station combination for a five-month mission. About 10 minutes after the launch, Shenzhou-16 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the China Manned Space Agency declared. It is the first crewed mission for the application and development stage of China's space station, and the 29th flight mission since the country's manned space program was approved and initiated. The launch also marks the 475th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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× (230530) -- JIUQUAN, May 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, May 30, 2023. China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, sending three astronauts to its space station combination for a five-month mission. About 10 minutes after the launch, Shenzhou-16 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the China Manned Space Agency declared. It is the first crewed mission for the application and development stage of China's space station, and the 29th flight mission since the country's manned space program was approved and initiated. The launch also marks the 475th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)

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× (230530) -- JIUQUAN, May 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, May 30, 2023. China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, sending three astronauts to its space station combination for a five-month mission. About 10 minutes after the launch, Shenzhou-16 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the China Manned Space Agency declared. It is the first crewed mission for the application and development stage of China's space station, and the 29th flight mission since the country's manned space program was approved and initiated. The launch also marks the 475th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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NAMPA / Xinhua


× (230530) -- JIUQUAN, May 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, May 30, 2023. China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, sending three astronauts to its space station combination for a five-month mission. About 10 minutes after the launch, Shenzhou-16 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the China Manned Space Agency declared. It is the first crewed mission for the application and development stage of China's space station, and the 29th flight mission since the country's manned space program was approved and initiated. The launch also marks the 475th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
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× (230530) -- JIUQUAN, May 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, May 30, 2023. China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, sending three astronauts to its space station combination for a five-month mission. About 10 minutes after the launch, Shenzhou-16 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the China Manned Space Agency declared. It is the first crewed mission for the application and development stage of China's space station, and the 29th flight mission since the country's manned space program was approved and initiated. The launch also marks the 475th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. (Xinhua/Ren Junchuan)

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NAMPA / Xinhua


× (230530) -- JIUQUAN, May 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, May 30, 2023. China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, sending three astronauts to its space station combination for a five-month mission. About 10 minutes after the launch, Shenzhou-16 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the China Manned Space Agency declared. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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NAMPA / Xinhua


× (230530) -- NEW YORK, May 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pedestrians walk past the National Debt Clock in Manhattan, New York, the United States, on May 29, 2023. After weeks of trading blame and playing a game of chicken, the U.S. White House and Republicans on Sunday reached a final agreement to raise the debt ceiling to avert a fast-approaching default amid global concerns. An economic catastrophe seems to have been avoided, but just for now. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

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× (230530) -- PARIS, May 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Zhizhen of China greets the spectators during the men's singles first round match against Susan Lajovic of Serbia at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, May 29, 2023. (Photo by Julien Mattia/Xinhua)

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× (230530) -- JIUQUAN, May 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, May 30, 2023. China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, sending three astronauts to its space station combination for a five-month mission. About 10 minutes after the launch, Shenzhou-16 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the China Manned Space Agency declared. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

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NAMPA / Xinhua


× (230530) -- BEIRUT, May 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) commander Aroldo Lazaro Saenz gives a speech during a ceremony to mark the International Day of UN Peacekeepers in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, on May 29, 2023. The chief of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) emphasized on Monday the importance of the political and security role of the UNIFIL in southern Lebanon to mark the International Day of UN Peacekeepers. TO GO WITH "UN peacekeeping plays key political, security role in S. Lebanon: UN mission chief" (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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× (230530) -- PARIS, May 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Caroline Garcia of France reacts during the women's singles first round match between Wang Xiyu of China and Caroline Garcia of France at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, on May 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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NAMPA / Xinhua


× (230530) -- PARIS, May 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Susan Lajovic (L) of Serbia withdraws from the match due to injuries during the men's singles first round match against Zhang Zhizhen of China at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, May 29, 2023. (Photo by Julien Mattia/Xinhua)