2017-03-06 Special EnglishThis is Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news.Chinese president Xi Jinping has urged organizers to host an outstanding Winter Olympics in 2022 while calling for balanced development of winter sports.President Xi visited venues for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics recently. He listened to briefings on preparatory work and watched the training of winter sports teams.The president said the 2022 Beijing Olympics will be an iconic event and should be hosted in a sustainable, open-minded and frugal way with a lasting legacy.He said the games will provide a good opportunity to develop the country and boost national morale. He made these remarks during a meeting attended by members of the organizing committee and other departments.Xi also stressed the importance of post-event use of venues, saying the games must be free of corruption.Beijing was host to the 2008 Summer Olympics. It won the rights in 2015 to co-host the 2022 Winter Olympics, with a city in neighboring Hebei Province. Beijing will become the first city in the world to have held both the winter and summer Games.This is Special English.A Russian supply spacecraft has successfully docked with the International Space Station.Russia&`&s Mission Control Center said its Progress space freighter has been mechanically captured by the International Space Station.The space ship will deliver around 2.5 tons of scientific equipment, fuel, food, water, medicine, a spacesuit and other supplies to astronauts at the space station.The freighter was launched following a faulty one in December, in which the Progress spacecraft burned up shortly after lift-off. You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Chinese tech firm Hisense Group has launched its dual-display smartphone, the Hisense A2.The Android smartphone has a 5.5-inch AMOLED panel as its primary display, and a 5.2-inch E-ink screen on the rear side.The E-ink screen features sunlight visibility and low power consumption. It can display a static image without using any power.The handset has fingerprint sensors on both sides. It costs around 3,000 yuan, roughly 440 U.S. dollars.Hisense is based in Qingdao City in the eastern province of Shandong. The company is best known for its televisions. It has launched a series of smartphones including the King Kong model, which is a tough and durable handset with a shatter proof screen and thick rubber strips adorning the top and bottom.This is Special English.A group of Turkish scientists are on their way to Antarctica to set up the country&`&s first scientific research base there.A team of nine researches will conduct feasibility studies into the base.One of the researchers told the media that their target is to set up a research base to open their studies to Turkish scientists.During their 30 days expedition, the Turkish scientists will also focus on research into climate change and sea life.The researcher said all the countries in the world will one day go to Antarctica for salvation from the worst-case drought scenario, as the continent holds 70 percent of the world&`&s fresh water reserve.Antarctica is governed by the Antarctic Treaty which came into force in 1961 with 53 participant countries. Antarctica is allowed to be used for scientific research purposes only.Turkey is one of the 25 countries with an observer status under the treaty, and has no right to vote.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. An Alliance of Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation has been launched.The alliance is a response to the country&`&s call for mass entrepreneurship and innovation. It is hoped the initiative will further Shanghai&`&s already developing and exciting entrepreneurial scene.The alliance intends to unite the wide range of innovative forces acting in Shanghai. It aims to prom