Briefing: Friday, September 17th, the 11th day of the eighth lunar month

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1. The Shenzhou-12 manned spacecraft has completed its orbital flight and radial rendezvous tests, and the 3 astronauts are set to return home. 2. The China-Europe freight train service has reached 174 cities in 23 European countries, with a logistics distribution network that covers the entire Eurasian continent. 3. The 6.0-magnitude earthquake in Luxian County, Sichuan, affected 121,000 people in Luzhou and other areas; it resulted in 3 deaths, 3 severe injuries, and 85 minor injuries. 4. **National Health Commission: Over 1 billion people in China have completed the full course of vaccination against the novel coronavirus.** 5. Beijing Metro has abolished the rule that allowed one child to travel free of charge when accompanying two or more children under 1.3 meters in height; now, children born in second or subsequent pregnancies are also exempt from fares. 6. Nantong police report on city officials throwing a vegetable-selling elderly person: charges of intentional injury; 15 days in detention and a fine of 1,000 yuan. 7. Flu vaccination campaigns began in Beijing on September 22, offered free of charge to primary and secondary school students, as well as local elderly residents. 8. S&P reported that Evergrande’s liquidity is running low, with 25.2 billion yuan worth of real estate already being used to settle debts. 9. A major fire at an ice sculpture museum in Taiyuan resulted in 13 deaths and 15 injuries, with 38 public officials held accountable. 10. With two consecutive losses in the World Cup qualifiers, China’s national football team’s world ranking dropped to 75th, placing it 9th in Asia. 11. The establishment of a trilateral security mechanism among the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia will enable the Australian Navy to acquire nuclear submarines. 12. American SpaceX launches a \"fully civilian\" space tour, with a three-day orbit around the Earth.