China Weekly News Quiz: October 11-18, 2020

1

The novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, was found on the outer packaging of an imported food product in the eastern coastal city of Qingdao last week. What was the product?

Frozen fish
Frozen beef
Frozen chicken
Frozen pork

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2

Chinese researchers have developed an AI-powered system that can help with COVID-19 diagnosis. What's so special about this system?

It can discriminate COVID-19 from flu
It can identify source of COVID-19 infection
It can identify stage of COVID-19 infection
It can identify mode of COVID-19 transmission

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3

A total of 3.71 million people in Beijing are aged 60 years or above, accounting for 17.2 percent of the city's total population, said a government report released on October 18. What is the life expectancy of Beijing residents?

About 68 years
About 76 years
About 82 years
About 86 years

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4

Beijing's Old Summer Palace on October 18 marked the 160th anniversary of the burning and massive looting of the palace during the Second Opium War (1856-1860). Why did foreign powers wage this war on China?

On account of a dispute in South China Sea
To capture Chinese market and sell opium
To loot ancient treasures
To disrupt political order

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5

China's top legislature passed the revised Law on the Protection of Minors on October 17. It has special rules on collecting, storing and using personal data of minors on online platforms. Whose consent is required to process this data?

Minors themselves
Parents or guardians of minors
No consent required
Minors' data cannot be used in any case

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6

The International Monetary Fund published its latest World Economic Outlook on October, forecasting the global economy will contract by 4.4 percent in 2020. What did it say about China?

It is the only major economy to post growth
It will contract like the rest of the world
It will contract in 2020 but grow in 2021
Its economy will remain stable

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7

China on October 14 held a grand gathering to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in south China's Guangdong Province. What is Shenzhen dubbed as?

China's Silicon Valley
China's Napa Valley
China's Wall Street
China's Economic Valley

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