The following are China news stories moved by Xinhua News Agency as of 11:00 GMT, Oct.1: TOP STORIES * 1st Ld: Chinese celebrate National Day with pride, passion BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese people celebrated another year of achievements Friday when they marked the 61st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China with pride and passion. China's second unmanned lunar probe, Chang'e II, is also scheduled to launch later on the Oct. 1 National Day holiday, capping a year that has seen the nation become the world's second-largest economy and host to the biggest and most popular World Expo. * Urgent: China's 2nd lunar probe Chang'e II to blast off at 18:59:57 Friday XICHANG, Sichuan, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's second unmanned lunar probe, Chang'e II, is scheduled to blast off at 18:59:57 Friday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) in southwest China's Sichuan Province, the XSLC authorities announced here Friday morning. 