How will Tianwen-1 communicate without a DSN??

[KurtisBrian]

The Federation is full of many different species

yeah but almost no Chinese people. There were even a whole bunch of Chinese people in California they could have used as actors. NOPE chose a token African and Japanese.
Ever watch episode "The Omega Glory"?
How about Buck Rogers...read the original Buck Roger novel, Armageddon 2419.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

AFAIK the orbiter also functions as a relay station between the ground control station and the rover.