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  Beijing (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 the first launch in 1970, the Long March carrier rocket series has carried out 92.1 percent of China's space launch mission, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), developer of the rocket series and also the leading force of the country's space industry. Over the pa ... read more |
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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  
Chinese Yutu-2 rover embarks on weeks-long 80-metre journey to reach Moon CubeBeijing (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. Accordi ... more  
Blinken urges end to Chinese 'aggressive actions' in Indo-PacificJakarta (AFP) Dec 14, 2021 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged China to cease "aggressive actions" in the Indo-Pacific, speaking during a visit to the region, as Washington seeks to bolster alliances against Beijing. ... more  
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 |
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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  
US hits Chinese, North Korean firms with sanctionsWashington (AFP) Dec 11, 2021 The United States unveiled a raft of new rights-abuse sanctions Friday on senior officials and entities in eight countries, including a Chinese firm specializing in facial recognition technology and a giant cartoon studio in North Korea. ... more  
Nicaragua switches diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to ChinaManagua (AFP) Dec 10, 2021 Nicaragua inked a deal on Friday switching diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China in a political coup for Beijing as it seeks to isolate the democratic island it has vowed to one day seize. ... 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 |
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China outbreak prompts major business shutdown, restrictionsBeijing (AFP) Dec 14, 2021 China's economically important Zhejiang province wrestled on Tuesday with a Covid outbreak that has caused some districts to shut down businesses and left hundreds of thousands of people facing quarantine or other restrictions. ... 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  
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  
Chinese developer Shimao share plunge adds to property woesHong Kong (AFP) Dec 14, 2021 Chinese real estate firm Shimao Group's share price plunged to its lowest level in a decade Tuesday, adding to concerns over the country's heavily indebted property sector. ... more  
Hackers steal research data from Sweden's Volvo CarsStockholm (AFP) Dec 10, 2021 Swedish manufacturer Volvo Cars said Friday that hackers had stolen research and development data from its systems in a cyberattack. ... more |
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