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June 19, 2023
MICROSAT BLITZ
Global collaboration drives record-breaking advances in small satellite industry



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 18, 2023
In a great week for NewSpace, global collaborations have led to record-breaking achievements across the small satellite sector, with a focus on autonomous technology, enhancing global internet connectivity, and ever increasing commercial applications. First up, China has set a new national record by successfully launching 41 satellites into orbit on a single mission via their Long March 2D carrier rocket. This development comes as nations around the world compete to push the boundaries of what's a ... read more

TIME AND SPACE
USTC explored gravity's effect on quantum spins
Hefei, China (SPX) Jun 18, 2023
A joint research group led by Prof. SHENG Dong and Prof. LU Zhengtian from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), investigated the couplin ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Record-setting launch sends 41 satellites to space
Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2023
China launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket on Thursday afternoon to send a total of 41 satellites into space, setting a new national record for the most spacecraft transported on a single mission ... more
TECH SPACE
China conducts extravehicular radiation biological exposure experiment on space station
Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 16, 2023
China has performed a radiation biological exposure experiment outside the country's Mengtian lab module for the first time, a milestone achievement in radiation biology and space science research, ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Tech advance helps control descent of rocket debris
Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 13, 2023
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALVT) in Beijing, has successfully tested a parachute-controlled descent system that could mitigate the risks and costs associated with rocket debris fal ... more
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WATER WORLD


United States affirms cooperation with Japan, Philippines in Tokyo

SUPERPOWERS
Blinken talks to Japanese, S.Korean counterparts ahead of China trip
Washington (AFP) June 17, 2023
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke separately with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts, emphasizing the importance of "sustained... trilateral cooperation" ahead of his visit to China, the State Department said Saturday. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Xi Jinping meets with 'old friend' Bill Gates in Beijing
Beijing (AFP) June 16, 2023
President Xi Jinping told his "old friend" Bill Gates on Friday that China had always placed its hopes in the American people, after the Microsoft co-founder's foundation pledged $50 million to help Chinese efforts to battle disease. ... more
CYBER WARS
EU says China's Huawei, ZTE pose risk to bloc security
Brussels (AFP) June 15, 2023
Chinese telecoms giants Huawei and ZTE pose a risk to the EU's security, the European Commission warned Thursday, as it announced it will no longer use services that rely on the companies. ... more
CYBER WARS
Vast cyber espionage campaign linked to China: report
Washington (AFP) June 16, 2023
Online attackers with clear links to China are behind a vast cyber espionage campaign targeting government agencies of interest to Beijing, Google subsidiary Mandiant said on Thursday. ... more
TRADE WARS
AIIB serves China's Communist Party: Canadian former executive
Tokyo (AFP) June 15, 2023
China's ruling Communist Party dominates the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and uses it to further its interests, a former executive has alleged in claims that prompted Canada to suspend participation in the institution. ... more
WATER WORLD
US military wins 'unimpeded' access to Papua New Guinea bases
Port Moresby (AFP) June 15, 2023
The US military can develop and operate out of bases in Papua New Guinea, according to a landmark security pact underpinning Washington's efforts to outflank China in the Pacific. ... more

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SUPERPOWERS


Key issues that drive US-China rivalry

SUPERPOWERS
Germany takes aim at China in first national security blueprint
Berlin (AFP) June 14, 2023
Germany on Wednesday called China a "partner, competitor and systemic rival" in its first national security strategy, accusing Beijing of repeatedly acting against the European giant's interests in a bid to reshape the global order. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Key issues straining China-Canada relations
Beijing (AFP) June 15, 2023
Canada has said it is freezing its participation in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, after a former executive alleged that Beijing wields "undue" influence over the multilateral organisation. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
China navy training ship visits the Philippines
Manila (AFP) June 14, 2023
A Chinese navy training vessel berthed in the Philippines on Wednesday for a rare port visit as the two countries contest reefs and waters in the South China Sea. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Blinken urges open lines of communication with China
Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2023
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Wednesday for open lines of communication as he spoke with China's foreign minister, ahead of planned face-to-face discussions in Beijing. ... more
WEATHER REPORT
Beijing roasts in record mid-June temperatures
Beijing (AFP) June 16, 2023
Temperatures in Beijing hit a record for mid-June of 39.4 degrees Celsius (103 Fahrenheit) on Friday, China's meteorological authority said, warning the public to stay indoors. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Bill Gates in China to meet with development partners
Beijing (AFP) June 15, 2023
Bill Gates was in China on Thursday to meet with global health and development partners, following a string of recent visits to the Asian giant by US business titans. ... more
EARLY EARTH


Earth had an 19-hour day for a billion years

CHIP TECH
US chip giant Micron to invest $600 mn in China plant
Beijing (AFP) June 16, 2023
US chipmaker Micron said Friday it would invest more than $600 million in a packing and testing factory in northern China, less than a month after Beijing banned its chips from critical infrastructure projects. ... more
TRADE WARS
US business titans flock to China despite fraying ties
Beijing (AFP) June 16, 2023
From Elon Musk to Bill Gates and Apple's Tim Cook, some of the United States' biggest business titans have headed to Beijing, seemingly defying the barrage of doomsayer narratives around the US-China trade war. ... more
TRADE WARS
Blinken on rare Beijing visit in bid to lower temperature
Beijing (AFP) June 18, 2023
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday began the highest-level trip by a US official to China in nearly five years as the two powers looked to notch down the temperature in an escalating rivalry. ... more
TRADE WARS
Xi Jinping meets with 'old friend' Bill Gates in Beijing
Beijing (AFP) June 16, 2023
Chinese leader Xi Jinping told his "old friend" Bill Gates on Friday that China had always placed its hopes in the American people, after the Microsoft co-founder's foundation pledged $50 million to help Chinese efforts to battle disease. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Vodafone, Three announce plan for biggest UK mobile group
London (AFP) June 14, 2023
Mobile phone giant Vodafone has agreed to merge British operations with Three UK, owned by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, to create Britain's biggest operator with 27 million customers and accelerate rollout of faster 5G connectivity, the pair said Wednesday. ... more
TRADE WARS
AIIB serves China's Communist Party: Canadian former executive
Tokyo (AFP) June 15, 2023
China's ruling Communist Party dominates the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and uses it to further its interests, a former executive has alleged in claims that prompted Canada to suspend participation in the institution. ... more
TRADE WARS
Equity markets climb as traders eye China stimulus
Hong Kong (AFP) June 16, 2023
Hopes China will unveil fresh measures to kickstart its ailing economy lifted markets Friday, while the dollar struggled to bounce from losses fuelled by bets the Federal Reserve is near the end of its tightening cycle. ... more
TECH SPACE
Italy sets curbs on Pirelli's Chinese investor Sinochem
Rome (AFP) June 16, 2023
Italy's government said Friday it would impose special conditions related to smart sensors in Pirelli tyres to protect national strategic assets, seeking to curb China's influence over the national tyre maker. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
China's Huawei slams EU over 'discriminatory' approach
Brussels (AFP) June 16, 2023
China's Huawei hit out at the EU on Friday after Brussels described the telecoms giant as a risk to the bloc and called on EU member states to exclude its equipment from their mobile networks. ... more
OIL AND GAS
USTC enhances hydrogen production via new catalyst strategy
Hefei, China (SPX) Jun 18, 2023
A team, led by Academician YU Shuhong from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), delivered a general strategy for the synthesis of ten si ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Boric acid-anchoring hole-selective contact for perovskite solar cells
Shanghai, China (SPX) Jun 15, 2023
This study is led by Dr. Wu from East China University of Science and Technology. The development of efficient, stable and low-cost hole-transporting materials (HTMs) is crucial for the commercializ ... more
TRADE WARS
Top Chinese, US diplomats hold phone call
Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2023
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang held a telephone call Wednesday, the highest-level talks in a recent flurry of diplomatic activity between the countries. ... more
CHIP TECH
Ex-Samsung exec charged with stealing chip tech for China factory
Seoul (AFP) June 13, 2023
South Korea has charged a former Samsung executive accused of stealing company secrets worth hundreds of millions of dollars to set up a copycat chip factory in China, prosecutors told AFP on Tuesday. ... more
TRADE WARS
IMF, World Bank are key counterweights to China: Yellen
Washington (AFP) June 13, 2023
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday that international financial institutions like the IMF and World Bank "reflect American values" and serve as key counterweights to "unsustainable lending from others like China." ... more
TRADE WARS
China acting 'counter to our interests' says Germany
Berlin (AFP) June 14, 2023
Germany on Wednesday called China a "partner, competitor and systemic rival" in the release of its first national security strategy, accusing Beijing of repeatedly acting against the European giant's interests in a bid to reshape the global order. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Blinken says trip to China aimed at 'avoiding miscalculations'
Washington (AFP) June 16, 2023
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that his coming visit to China aims to open up better communications "by addressing misperceptions and avoiding miscalculations." ... more
TRADE WARS
Pause, hike, cut: Central banks diverge over regional challenges
Washington (AFP) June 16, 2023
In Washington they paused; in Frankfurt they hiked; and in Beijing they cut. ... more
TRADE WARS
China youth unemployment rises to record 20.8% in May: official data
Beijing (AFP) June 15, 2023
China on Thursday reported a series of weak economic indicators, with youth unemployment hitting a record high for the second consecutive month as the economy's post-Covid growth spurt fades. ... more
TRADE WARS
With Blinken trip, US and China seek stability but no breakthroughs
Washington (AFP) June 15, 2023
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pays a rare visit to China this weekend as the two powers seek greater predictability in their tense relationship, but neither side expects any substantive improvement. ... more
TRADE WARS
Markets mixed as US inflation data open way for Fed rates pause
Hong Kong (AFP) June 14, 2023
Asian markets were mixed Wednesday after data showed US inflation fell further last month, ramping up expectations the Federal Reserve will finally pause its interest rate hike campaign. ... more
WAR REPORT
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas arrives in China
Beijing (AFP) June 13, 2023
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, state media reported, with China expressing readiness to help facilitate Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. ... more
TRADE WARS
Ex-Samsung exec charged with stealing chip tech for China factory
Seoul (AFP) June 13, 2023
South Korea has charged a former Samsung executive accused of stealing company secrets worth hundreds of millions of dollars to set up a copycat chip factory in China, prosecutors told AFP on Tuesday. ... more
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