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  Beijing, China (SPX) May 17, 2023 China's National Space Agency has announced a significant achievement in the country's space propulsion development. The Xi'an Aerospace Propulsion Research Institute, known for its independent research and design capabilities, has successfully initiated two test runs of the 130-ton reusable liquid oxygen kerosene afterburning cycle engine. This milestone was achieved on the Tongchuan high-thrust liquid power test bench, marking the first time this powerful engine has been started in this manner. ... read more |
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"Tianzhou Express" is online again, with five highlightsBeijing, China (SPX) May 15, 2023 On May 10, 2023, the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft was successfully launched aboard the Long March 7 Yaoqi carrier rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China at 21:22 Beijing time. Roughly te ... more 
Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site can launch new-generation rocketsWenchang, China (XNA) May 12, 2023 The Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province is already capable of high-density launch of new-generation large and medium-sized carrier rockets. Since the launch site w ... more  
Japan, China ministers make first call on defence hotlineTokyo (AFP) May 16, 2023 Japan and China used a new military hotline for the first time on Tuesday, their defence ministries said, following years of negotiations to set up the communication channel. ... more  
Ukraine war providing lessons for Taiwan: AustinWashington (AFP) May 16, 2023 Ukraine's war against invading Russian forces is providing lessons for Taiwan, showing how a smaller military can successfully defend against a larger one, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday. ... more |
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Ukraine downs Russian barrage as China envoy dueKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) May 16, 2023 Ukraine said on Tuesday it had downed an entire barrage of Russian drones and missiles overnight - including six hypersonic Kinzhal missiles - hours ahead of a visit from China's special envoy. ... more  
Massachusetts man arrested for acting as Chinese agent: USWashington (AFP) May 15, 2023 A Massachusetts man has been arrested for providing information about Chinese dissidents in the United States to China's government, the Justice Department said Monday. ... more 
Ex-PM Truss urges UK to get tough with China on TaiwanTaipei (AFP) May 17, 2023 Britain's former prime minister Liz Truss on Wednesday urged her successor Rishi Sunak to get tough with China on Taiwan, describing the democratic island as "an enduring rebuke to totalitarianism". ... more  
Ukraine downs Russian barrage as China envoy dueKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) May 16, 2023 Ukraine said on Tuesday it had downed an entire barrage of Russian drones and missiles overnight - including six advanced Kinzhal missiles - hours ahead of a visit from a special envoy dispatched by China. ... more |
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China courts Central Asia as Russia's influence wanesBeijing (AFP) May 16, 2023 China is renewing its push for massive infrastructure projects in Central Asia as Beijing aims to fill the vacuum left in former Soviet states by Russia, which is ensnared in a widening net of Western sanctions over the Ukraine war. ... more 
Kremlin slams Macron comments over Russia's 'subservience' to ChinaMoscow (AFP) May 15, 2023 The Kremlin on Monday slammed comments made by French President Emmanuel Macron, who said Russia was becoming a vassal to China as a result of the conflict in Ukraine. ... more 
China envoy in Kyiv from Tuesday: Ukraine govt source tells AFPKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) May 15, 2023 A Chinese special envoy will arrive in Kyiv for a two-day visit on Tuesday, as part of a European tour to promote Beijing-led peace negotiations on the war in Ukraine. ... more 
G7 leaders meet to pressure Russia, find China unityTokyo (AFP) May 16, 2023 G7 leaders meet in Hiroshima this week looking to tighten the screws further on Russia over the Ukraine war and agree a united line on China's growing military and economic power. ... more |
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China's Ukraine envoy to visit Warsaw on FridayWarsaw (AFP) May 16, 2023 China's special Ukraine envoy Li Hui will visit Warsaw on Friday following his two-day trip to Kyiv, Poland's ministry of foreign affairs said on Tuesday. ... more  
Japan to push disarmament in Hiroshima, with modest hopesHiroshima, Japan (AFP) May 16, 2023 Japan hosts G7 leaders in Hiroshima this week hoping to drive home the dangers of nuclear weapons and push for progress on disarmament. ... more  
EU wants to 're-calibrate' position on ChinaStockholm (AFP) May 12, 2023 EU foreign ministers agreed on Friday on the need to "recalibrate" Europe's position on China, reducing dependencies and coaxing Beijing to take a tougher stance on Russia's war in Ukraine, the bloc's foreign policy chief said. ... more 
Marcon says Russia becoming a vassal state as China envoy visits Ukraine, RussiaParis (AFP) May 14, 2023 Russia has "already lost geopolitically" its war in Ukraine war and is effectively becoming a vassal state of China, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview published Sunday. ... more |
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China, Europe must 'oppose Cold War mentality'; while EU seeks to 're-calibrate' Oslo (AFP) May 12, 2023 China and Europe must together reject "the Cold War mentality", China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Friday as EU foreign ministers sought to "re-calibrate" their position on China. ... more
Taiwan publishers warn against visiting China as editor heldTaipei (AFP) May 12, 2023 Publishers in Taiwan warned their peers Friday not to visit mainland China and Hong Kong after an editor from the self-ruled island who went missing was detained on suspicion of national security crimes. ... more 
Wendy Sherman, key US diplomat on China and Iran, to retireWashington (AFP) May 12, 2023 US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, who managed delicate relations with China and earlier led painstaking negotiations with Iran and North Korea, said Friday she would retire, exactly 30 years after her first State Department job. ... more  
Chinese aerial remote sensing system obtains mountain, glacier detection dataBeijing (XNA) May 17, 2023 A Chinese aerial remote sensing system has obtained effective mountain glacier detection data through an ongoing combined detection experiment. The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Wuhan ... more |
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