Enlarge / China released this image of the lunar surface taken by the Chang’e-4 spacecraft. (credit: Xinhua) Declaring that it has opened a new chapter in lunar exploration, the China National Space Administration announced late Monday night that its Chang’e-4 lander had safely set down on the far side of the Moon. No spacecraft has […]
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China probe ‘lands on dark side of the MOON’ in space exploration BREAKTHROUGH
The Chinese robotic probe Chang’e 4 has landed on the dark side of the moon, becoming the first manmade craft to alight on the unexplored surface, according to reports from Chinese state media. The probe reportedly landed in the South Pole-Aitken basin, the oldest, largest, and deepest crater on the moon’s surface. The moon’s dark […]
China thaws game-license freeze with 80 new approvals
China is officially permitting new games to generate revenue in its country. This ends a freeze in place since March. Tencent, however, is still waiting.Read More
China hopes a big new expo will fix its reputation for protectionism
A trade show for everything from Sri Lankan cinnamon to American cars
Russia’s Sakhalin Island could provide China with more energy
Russia is considering boosting exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China. The LNG would come from its largest island, Sakhalin, to fulfil Beijing’s growing energy demand, Russia’s envoy to the country has revealed. “There are plans to supply liquefied gas to China not only from the Yamal [LNG plant], but also from Sakhalin. It […]
China’s gene-edited babies experiment violated western ethics norms. But China is writing is own.
Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world with his recent claim that he modified the genes of two babies. However, his methods of achieving a medical breakthrough are consistent with China’s culture of innovation at any cost. While many scientists follow Western standards of medicine and innovation, China may decide to go […]
A trade truce between America and China is over as soon as it began
The arrest of Meng Wanzhou of Huawei looks like a resumption of hostilities
China appears to have breached HPE and IBM, hacked into clients’ computers
REUTERS/Thomas Peter Hackers linked to China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) breached Hewlett Packard and IBM, then broke into clients’ computers, according to Reuters. The attacks were part of a Chinese campaign known as Cloudhopper, which the US and Britain on Thursday said infected technology service providers in order to steal secrets. While cybersecurity firms […]
China scrambles to sustain its trade truce with America
By cutting tariffs and downplaying industrial policy, China tries to win over Donald Trump
I taught history at Georgetown for 60 years. Americans today are afraid of China, but most Americans know nothing about the average Chinese citizen.
VCG via Getty Images Today it looks like US-China relations are at their lowest point in decades, and that perception on both sides is clouded by misunderstanding and paranoia. The average American has no awareness of, nor exposure to, the average person in China. Instead, Americans see 1.4 billion Chinese people and the handful of Chinese leaders […]