Currently powered by 4 Russian D-30 engines.
Two indigenous engines are in development, WS-18 and WS-20.
WS-18 is a co-produced version of the Russian D-30KP2.
WS-20 is a high bypass ratio turbofan based on the WS-10 and it has been tested on a IL-76 a few years ago.
A improved version of Y-20...
Wantchinatimes and Sina are two of the worst sources for accurate Chinese military related news.
One is anti-china and the other will do anything for the views.
I don't doubt CX-1's capabilities but I'm just pointing this out.