Hello and welcome to this edition of CRI Roundup. This is Yunfeng in Beijing.

Let's take a look at some of the major events that have happened in China and around the globe during the past week...

• U.S. says it is not about to attack Iran
• China's lunar probe Chang'e-1 completed its fourth orbital transfer, a critical move to push it to fly to the moon.
• And Chinese premier leaves for Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting, visiting 4 countries including Russia
  

Please stay with us.

The Iran nuclear issue has long been a focus of world media.

On Tuesday:
the United States said that it is not about to attack Iran and reaffirmed diplomacy in trying to solve the thorny issue of Iran's nuclear program.

White House press secretary Dana Perino said at a briefing that there's no reason for people to think that the president is about to attack Iran.

The United States has sharply toughened its rhetoric on Iran recently, triggering concerns that the United States might launch military strikes against Iran.

On Wednesday:
China's lunar probe Chang'e-1 completed its fourth orbital transfer on the afternoon, a critical move to push it to fly to the moon "in a real sense."

The probe is estimated to fly another 114 hours before it reaches the moon orbit on Nov. 5.

Sun Laiyan, administrator of the China National Space Administration, highlighted the significance of the lunar exploration mission.

"It is the very first time that we launched our lunar exploration. To finish the whole project, we have to correctly manage all the systems concerning orbit designs, satellite designs and ground measurement and control. This is a real test."

The probe will brake for the first time on Nov. 5 when it arrives at a position 200 km away from the moon, which is considered another crucial moment, since the satellite will crash into the moon if the braking is too late or it may float elsewhere in space if the braking is too early.

Chang'e-1 is named after a mythical Chinese goddess who, according to legend, flew to the moon. It blasted off on a Long March3A carrier rocket at 6:05 pm. on Oct. 24 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan.

(The launch of the orbiter marks the first step of China's three-stage moon mission, which will lead to a moon landing and launch of a moon rover at around 2012. In the third phase, another rover will land on the moon and return to earth with lunar soil and stone samples for scientific research at around 2017.)

On Friday
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao left Beijing to attend the sixth Meeting of Prime Ministers of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization held in Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent.

During the five-day tour, Wen will also pay official visits to Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Belarus and Russia. Besides, he will attend the 12th regular meeting between the prime ministers of China and Russia, and the closing ceremony of the "Year of China" in Russia.

Wen had an interview with Itar-Tass News Agency and Interfax News Agency in Beijing before making the coming official visit to Russia.

He said China-Russia relations are now both at their best in history and at the most important historical stage.

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