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China Likely To Launch First Moon Orbiter At 6pm On Oct 24th
Beijing, China (XNA) Oct 23, 2007China is planning to launch its first moon orbiter at around 6 p.m. on October 24 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province. "The satellite will be launched between October 24 and 26 and our first choice is around 6 p.m. on October 24," a spokesman for the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said. The circumlunar satellite, which has been named Chang'e I after the legen ... more Taiwan denies US may sell cruise missiles 
Taipei (AFP) Oct 22, 2007The defence minister on Monday denied a report that the United States may sell Tomahawk cruise missiles to Taiwan in a bid to control arms development in the island. Taiwan Defence Minister Lee Tien-yu said he "has not heard of such a possible arms sale as reported," while replying to a query raised by an opposition lawmaker. A military source told the Taipei-based China Times that "Wash ... more Bear Stearns, China's CITIC Securities forge alliance 
New York (AFP) Oct 22, 2007US investment bank and brokerage Bear Stearns and China's CITIC Securities Co. Ltd announced a strategic alliance Monday in a deal involving investments of at least two billion dollars. Under its terms, the two securities firms will seek new business opportunities in China's rapidly-growing economy while forging a joint venture company to combine their existing businesses operations across A ... more Beijing's population to hit 20 million by 2020: report 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 22, 2007Beijing's population will hit the 20 million mark by 2020 as millions of migrants looking for work flood into the capital, an academic report said Monday. The increase is entirely down to people moving here from rural areas because growth due to birth rate has stood at zero for the past five years, according to the study by Peking University's Institute of Population Research. Beijing's ... more Hu stronger in new China leadership 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 22, 2007China on Monday unveiled a new leadership team that gave President Hu Jintao a stronger hand in governing the country and put forward potential successors to take over power from him in 2012. Hu, 64, was given a second term as head of the ruling Communist Party and the nation's armed forces, following more than a week of closed-door meetings in Beijing during which he worked to consolidate h ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Oct 20, 2007After five years in power, President Hu Jintao has finally gained unquestioned control of China's massive military while transforming it into wealthy, high-tech fighting force, analysts said. Although Hu was named Communist Party chief in 2002 and president in 2003, he did not inherit the mantle of commander-in-chief until a year later and questions had lingered over who commanded the allegi ... more China's non-communists hold no power despite promotions 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 19, 2007There was an almost tangible air of sadness as Zhang Lifan talked of his late father's vision for China almost 60 years ago. "My father wanted democracy and the rule of constitution, he was a liberal," said Zhang. The 57-year-old writer's father, Zhang Naiqi, was a cabinet minister and co-founder of a political party that was part of a coalition government at the start of China's communi ... more China's 'iron lady' Wu Yi steps down from key political post 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 21, 2007China's most powerful woman, Vice Premier Wu Yi, signalled her retirement on Sunday, ending a career as a tough negotiator and troubleshooter that earned plaudits at home and abroad for "the iron lady." Wu, 69, was not named to the Communist Party's new Central Committee at the close of a five-yearly party Congress, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Her failure to win another ter ... more Analysis: China's ability on Taiwan island 
Hong Kong (UPI) Oct 19, 2007 Although there is little possibility that a real armed confrontation would break out in the Taiwan Strait, China's verbal threats and combat preparations indicate that the People's Liberation Army is preparing to take control of Taiwan's offshore islands should an emergency arise. Judging from advances in China's combat equipment, the PLA's capability to attack the offshore islands is in fact ... more |
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Beijing, China (SPX) Oct 18, 2007China wishes to join nations around the world in the peaceful exploration of outer space, a senior official said Tuesday. Li Xueyong, vice-minister of science and technology, said China is seeking to take part in the International Space Station program, which already includes the US, Russia, Japan, Canada, Brazil and 11 members of the European Space Agency. "We hope to become the 17th partner of ... more China ASAT Test Exposed US Vulnerabilities 
Washington (AFP) Oct 18, 2007US Defense Secretary Robert Gates Wednesday said a Chinese anti-satellite test earlier this year exposed US vulnerabilities in space and he called on the military to protect "unfettered" US access to space. Gates referred to the Chinese anti-satellite test at a change of command ceremony at the US Strategic Command, which is responsible for US nuclear forces, missile defense and military operati ... more Bush Defies China In Very Public Meeting With Dalai Lama 
Washington (AFP) Oct 17, 2007President George W. Bush Wednesday defied China's fury as he became the first US leader to appear in public with the Dalai Lama, and called on Beijing to abandon "religious repression." The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader accepted the Congressional Gold Medal, lawmakers' highest civilian honor, in a formal ceremony in the US Capitol's ornate Rotunda, certain to further enrage leaders in Beij ... more Policymakers Urged To Address Concerns About US Science And Technology Workforce 
Washibgton DC (SPX) Oct 18, 2007Amidst growing uneasiness around the United States' ability to compete with India, China and other nations, the Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology has issued a report on the state of the nation's STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) workforce and the policy implications surrounding it. The report, Policy and the STEM Workforce System, calls on policymakers t ... more
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