China Quick Take: Satellites, festivities, economic records and a baby panda

Here are six stories you may have missed from China this week…

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00:02 The world's most powerful solid fuel rocket

00:07 has been launched by Beijing startup, Orion Space.

00:10 China produced and sold more than 30 million automobiles

00:16 in 2023, an annual growth of 58%.

00:20 Athletes gathered in the snowy north

00:24 to compete in preliminary events

00:26 for the nation's 14th Winter Games.

00:28 (upbeat music)

00:30 China is set to unveil the prototype

00:32 of its self-developed intelligent

00:35 high-speed bullet train in 2024.

00:37 Over 3 million tourists descended

00:42 on the Chinese city of Harbin

00:44 to experience its iconic winter festival.

00:46 And visitors at Chongqing Zoo in central China

00:52 welcomed its newest resident, panda cub, Mang Cancan.

00:56 (upbeat music)

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