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the second hyperpower |
 Shanghai (XNA) May 27, 2009 
A space scientist has said that Chinese scientists are considering the feasibility of a manned lunar landing mission at an appropriate time between 2025 and 2030. China will be able to fetch samples collected by unmanned lunar probe by 2017, Ye Peijian, chief designer of the lunar probe with China's Chang'e Project, said at a science lecture held Friday in Shanghai. "Through the deve ... read more 
Washington (AFP) May 26, 2009US President Barack Obama's administration faces an uphill battle to win enough support from China and Russia to press an increasingly bellicose North Korea to change tack, analysts said Tuesday. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly on Tuesday welcomed "very strong statements" from China and Russia over Pyongyang's nuclear test as he looked "forward to working" with them on drafting a UN Sec ... more
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Beijing (AFP) May 26, 2009US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that the fight against climate change was a "game changer" in China-US relations, as she visited Beijing on a trip focused on energy. Pelosi, a tough critic of China's human rights record and a vocal advocate of environmental protection, is leading a delegation from the US Congress to China on a working visit devoted to energy and ... more 
Beijing (AFP) May 26, 2009The Chinese air force will show off new high-tech equipment at a grand military parade planned for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Communist state, local media said Tuesday. The People's Liberation Army Air Force will put on display new aeroplanes and surface-to-air missiles, the Beijing News reported, citing Wei Gang, the head of the air force armament department. Among the ... more  
Shanghai (AFP) May 26, 2009A Chinese university said Tuesday it had started to build the world's largest quake simulator, a week after the first anniversary of the deadly earthquake in southwest China. It will be used to accurately test the designs of bridges, tunnels, subways, stadiums and skyscrapers, Shanghai's Tongji University said in an emailed statement. The four vibrating platforms, capable of carrying 200 ... more  
Beijing (AFP) May 26, 2009Chinese pharmaceutical exports are safe, a senior official said Tuesday, dismissing media reports that the country was a major exporter of fake or shoddy drugs as "sensational." "I cannot agree with some foreign media allegations that China has become a major exporter of fake drugs," Bian Zhenjia, deputy commissioner of the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), told reporters. ... more |
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Hong Kong (AFP) May 26, 2009Hong Kong's exports plunged again last month, dropping 18.2 percent year-on-year for April and nearly 21 percent over the first four months compared with 2008, the government said Tuesday. But a spokesman for the southern Chinese city pointed out that the rate of decline had slowed from March, when exports year-on-year were off 21.1 percent. "It will take several more months of data to ... more 
Shanghai (AFP) May 26, 2009China's Ji'en Nickel Industry said Tuesday Chinese regulators had approved a partnership with Canadian mining company Goldbrook Ventures for nickel exploration in Canada. The Chinese miner said it planned to invest 248 million yuan (36 million dollars) in mining projects at Goldbrooks' Raglan property in northern Quebec, according to a statement filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange. ... more 
Beijing (AFP) May 26, 2009Chinese President Hu Jintao said Tuesday talks with Taiwan on an economic pact were likely to start in the second half of the year, state media reported, in yet another sign of warming ties. "Both sides should push forward the preparation work for signing the agreement," said Hu at a meeting here with Wu Poh-hsiung, chairman of Taiwan's ruling party, the Kuomintang (KMT), according to the Xi ... more 
Shanghai (AFP) May 25, 2009US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi, a tough critic of China's human rights record, visited Shanghai's financial centre Monday, after meeting a leading Chinese Catholic priest. Pelosi, who has been outspoken on Beijing's rule over Tibet, arrived in China Sunday with a delegation from the US Congress and was due to meet national leaders in the nation's capital later. At the ... more |
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