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  Beijing (Sputnik) Dec 10, 2021 As China's Yutu-2 lunar rover set off to investigate a peculiar shape dubbed the "moon cube," which the craft spotted earlier this month, the rover will take its time travelling to it. According to VICE, however, there's a good reason why it may take about two to three lunar days, "or two to three months on Earth," for the rover to reach the object supposedly located about 80 metres away. As the media outlet explains, while Yutu-2 has a designed maximum speed of 200 metres per hour, in reali ... read more |
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China's Long March carrier rocket embarks on 400th missionBeijing (XNA) Dec 10, 2021 A Long March-4B rocket on Friday morning successfully sent a new group of satellites into space, marking the 400th launch mission of the China-developed Long March carrier rocket series. Since ... more  
China tests hypersonic flight engine using rejected design developed in USMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 10, 2021 A team of scientists has built and successfully tested a prototype based on a novel idea created more than two decades ago by an American space agency expert of Chinese descent. A Chinese rese ... more  
Cambodian PM orders US weapons destroyed after arms embargoPhnom Penh (AFP) Dec 10, 2021 Cambodian leader Hun Sen ordered the country's military to destroy any US weaponry or dump it in warehouses on Friday, after Washington imposed an arms embargo over human rights concerns and Phnom Penh's close ties with China. ... more  
UK calls for Western unity against Russia, China threatsLiverpool (AFP) Dec 11, 2021 Russian sabre-rattling against Ukraine and an assertive China were top of the agenda as G7 foreign ministers met in Britain on Saturday, with calls for a united front against authoritarianism. ... more |
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China's Uyghur population control was genocide: reportLondon (AFP) Dec 9, 2021 China committed genocide in the Xinjiang region by preventing births in the Uyghur population, a London panel probing alleged human rights abuses concluded on Thursday. ... more 
EU 'ready to stand up' in China-Lithuania rowBrussels (AFP) Dec 8, 2021 The EU warned on Wednesday it is "ready to stand up" against China if complaints by Lithuania that Beijing was blocking its exports were borne out. ... more 
Blinken headed for Southeast Asia with China, Myanmar on agendaWashington (AFP) Dec 8, 2021 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to Southeast Asia next week on a tour designed to show the region's importance for the US strategy of confronting China, and to further address the "worsening" crisis in military-ruled Myanmar. ... more 
China's manned moon landing possible before 2030: scientistBeijing (XNA) Dec 06, 2021 It is "entirely possible" for China to perform a crewed lunar landing before 2030, said a senior Chinese scientist in deep-space exploration. "I personally think that as long as the technolo ... more  
Taiwan murder suspect repatriated from ChinaTaipei (AFP) Dec 8, 2021 A Taiwanese murder suspect who fled to China last month was brought back to the island on Wednesday in a rare act of cooperation between the two sides as tensions rise. ... more |
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Jimmy Lai among three Hong Kong activists convicted over Tiananmen vigilHong Kong (AFP) Dec 9, 2021 Jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was among three democracy campaigners convicted on Thursday for taking part in a banned Tiananmen vigil as the prosecution of multiple activists came to a conclusion. ... more  
China brands US democracy 'weapon of mass destruction'Beijing (AFP) Dec 11, 2021 China branded US democracy a "weapon of mass destruction" on Saturday, following the US-organised Summit for Democracy which aimed to shore up like-minded allies in the face of autocratic regimes. ... more 
Biden touts US as democracy champion, China scoffsWashington (AFP) Dec 10, 2021 President Joe Biden said Friday that democracy "knows no borders" as he closed a two-day summit on democratic freedoms while fending off a storm of criticism from China and domestic critics alike. ... more 
Chinese activists blocked from leaving homes on Human Rights DayBeijing (AFP) Dec 10, 2021 Chinese human rights lawyers and activists said they have been blocked from leaving their homes this week ahead of events to mark Friday's UN Human Rights Day. ... more  
At UN, a call to recognize climate change causes conflictUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 9, 2021 Niger called Thursday for a UN resolution formally linking climate change and security issues around the world but Russia, China and India opposed the idea. ... more |
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