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April 20, 2023
DRAGON SPACE
China and Brazil to expand cooperation in space development



Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 18, 2023
On April 14, under the witness of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Lula, Zhang Kejian, director of China National Space Administration, signed the "People's Republic of China Supplementary Protocol between the Government and the Federative Republic of Brazil on Cooperative Development of Earth Resources Satellite 06 and the 2023-2032 China National Space Administration and Brazil Space Agency Space Cooperation Plan. ... read more

EARTH OBSERVATION
China's latest EO satellite offers high-precision rainfall monitoring
Beijing (XNA) Apr 18, 2023
How much rainfall will typhoons bring this year? Chinese scientists will be able to answer such questions more accurately in future thanks to the launch on Sunday of the Fengyun 3G (FY 3G), a satell ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Shenzhou XV mission crew members set China record
Beijing (XNA) Apr 18, 2023
The Shenzhou XV mission crew members carried out their fourth spacewalk on Saturday, topping previous crews, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency said in a news release on Su ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Spacewalks become 'routine' after 12th mission
Beijing (XNA) Apr 18, 2023
Shenzhou XV mission members conducted their fourth spacewalk on Saturday, surpassing previous crews, according to China Manned Space Agency. In a news release on Sunday afternoon, the agency s ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China's space station achieves 100 pct regeneration of oxygen resources
Beijing (XNA) Apr 16, 2023
China's space station, with the Shenzhou-15 crew now in orbit, can produce 100 percent of its oxygen supply through its onboard regeneration system, according to a space technology conference in Har ... more
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DRAGON SPACE
China, France join hands in space
Beijing (XNA) Apr 16, 2023
There are solid reasons that China and France should join hands in space exploration and development, industry observers said. Pang Zhihao, a space analyst in China, said on Wednesday that bot ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Rocket that will carry Tianzhou ship to space arrives at launch center
Beijing (XNA) Apr 18, 2023
The Long March 7 carrier rocket tasked with lifting the Tianzhou 6 cargo spaceship has recently been transported to the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, according to China Manned Spa ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Scientists reviewed the research and development of Tianzhou cargo spacecraft
Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 20, 2023
Cargo spacecraft is robotic spacecraft designed to support space station operation by transporting food, propellant and other supplies. Tianzhou cargo spacecraft (The abbreviation is TZ) is a Chines ... more
CYBER WARS
UK alarm over Chinese businessman and 'secret police station'
London (AFP) April 19, 2023
The UK on Wednesday promised to get tough on authoritarian regimes operating overseas, after newspaper claims about a London-based businessman's links to a secret Chinese police station. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Beijing says G7 'maliciously slandered China; Political manipulation' behind US arrests
Beijing (AFP) April 18, 2023
China said on Tuesday G7 nations in Japan had "maliciously slandered and smeared" it, after foreign ministers in the group of developed economies criticised a number of Beijing's policies. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
'Get ready': Taiwan civilians train for Chinese invasion
Taipei (AFP) April 19, 2023
Physician Lin Yuh-ting has taken time out of her weekend to learn civilian defence tips she can relay to her two young children in case China invades self-ruled Taiwan. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
'I am Taiwanese': China threat toughens island's identity
Taipei (AFP) April 17, 2023
At a barbed-wire museum where political prisoners were once held, visitors lauded Taiwan's modern-day democracy shaped by its own national identity on the island across from authoritarian China. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
G7 vows 'severe costs' for those helping Russia in Ukraine
Karuizawa, Japan (AFP) April 18, 2023
G7 foreign ministers warned Tuesday that those helping Russia wage war in Ukraine would face "severe costs", as they offered a united front on another key policy challenge: China. ... more

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CYBER WARS
US arrests two over Chinese 'police station' in New York
New York (AFP) April 17, 2023
US authorities arrested two men Monday for allegedly setting up a Chinese "police station" in New York and charged dozens of Chinese security officials over a campaign to monitor and harass US-based dissidents. ... more
CYBER WARS
China allegedly gave Australian a spying 'shopping list'
Sydney (AFP) April 17, 2023
Chinese spies allegedly gave a "well-connected" Australian businessman cash-filled envelopes in exchange for handwritten reports about lithium mining and the AUKUS security pact, a Sydney court was told Monday. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Guatemalan president announces trip to Taiwan
Guatemala City (AFP) April 19, 2023
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei announced he will visit Taiwan this weekend, as the island looks to shore up its diplomatic links with Latin American nations. ... more
SINO DAILY
'United': G7 diplomats offer common front on China
Karuizawa, Japan (AFP) April 17, 2023
For G7 diplomats meeting in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa, unity was the name of the game on Monday, with ministers lining up to insist there is no daylight between them on China policy. ... more
WAR REPORT
China ready to facilitate Middle East peace: state media
Beijing (AFP) April 17, 2023
China's foreign minister told his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts his country is ready to help facilitate peace talks, state media Xinhua reported Tuesday. ... more
NUKEWARS
Xi calls for 'higher stage' of China-North Korea ties: state media
Seoul (AFP) April 18, 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping will push for a "higher stage" of relations with Pyongyang, North Korean state media said Tuesday, as G7 foreign ministers condemned the North's unprecedented string of weapons tests. ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China rocket launch sends debris into sea near Taiwan: Taipei authorities
Taipei (AFP) April 16, 2023
China said Sunday it had launched a satellite into orbit, with authorities in Taiwan saying rocket debris had fallen into the sea where Beijing announced a no-sail zone this week. ... more
THE STANS
Chinese engineer in Pakistan police protection after blasphemy accusation
Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) April 17, 2023
A Chinese supervisor at a dam construction project in Pakistan is under police protection after workers accused him of blasphemy against Islam, officials said Monday. ... more

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