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A U.S. intelligence report provides a rare view of the experimental vehicle in orbit, and it's unsurprisingly familiar.
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China’s secret spaceplane exposed by an unlikely observer while hurtling through space at over 17,000 miles per hour
For years, China’s experimental spaceplane has circled the Earth in near-total secrecy. Then, in 2024, a commercial satellite passed below it, aimed its camera into the dark, and snapped a crisp photograph of the mysterious craft’s underside.
Taiwan’s government says China was behind last month’s attack on comedian Huang Yi-hao, who satirized Chinese President Xi Jinping.
U.S. intelligence report publishes clear image of China’s secretive spaceplane A new U.S. intelligence report has published the first clear image of China’s reusable spaceplane in orbit, providing new specifics on the secretive spacecraft.
The country’s largest DRAM maker is expected to push ahead with limited production of advanced memory chips in the next two months.
This week the shards of a CCP “hurt feelings” campaign metaphorically hit the French soccer player Kylian Mbappé. Back in April, Mbappé had said in an interview that he found a meme of his face superimposed on the body of a “Chinese dictator” funny.
Cardinal Stephen Chow welcomed more papal-approved ordinations under the Vatican-China deal; a missionary, scholars, and rights advocates ask how much freedom it has brought.
A new wave of Chinese exports is rewriting what it means to be made in China. Textiles, furniture and cheap electronics are being joined by a new generation of high-tech, high-quality products once associated with Japan, Europe or the United States.
Autumn has traditionally been the peak time to buy vehicles in China, but this year many showrooms are empty or shut.
