The 5G network will be used for the planned 2020 re-measurement of Mt. Everest’s height above sea level, and should improve communications infrastructure for future climbers. According to the press … ( read original story…
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China’s next-generation space capsule aces orbital maneuvers during test flight
“So far, our spacecraft has been in very good condition,” Dang Rong, a member of the mission’s flight control expert group at the China Academy of Space Technology, said in a CCTV video. “Later, we…
Study: WeChat content outside China used for censorship
A new report says documents and images shared by users outside China with the country’s most popular social media platform are being monitored and cataloged for use in political censorship in China … ( read…
WeChat users outside China face surveillance while training censorship algorithms
Such practices are the antithesis of the responsible social media management that users should expect, especially during a pandemic. ( read original story …)
China Unicom entering superfast satellite communications service
The technology team of GalaxySpace has just completed communications tests of its first low-orbit broadband communication satellite on February 16, 2020. (Photo: courtesy of GalaxySpace) China Unicom, … ( read original story …)
WiTricity Technology Integral to Ratified China EV Wireless Charging Standard
WiTricity’s technology is foundational to China’s newly introduced standard for electric vehicle (EV) wireless charging technology. ( read original story …)
China says experimental spaceship operating normally
A Chinese spaceship is working normally in orbit, with its solar panels in position and a communication link established, the government said Thursday. The craft was launched aboard a new heavy-lift … ( read original…
China Will Bar International Investigators Until ‘Final Victory’ Over Pandemic Is Achieved
China’s ambassador to the United Nations revealed Wednesday that Beijing will block international investigators from examining the origins of the Wuhan coronavirus until “final victory” over the … ( read original story …)
China Market Update: Mainland Markets Defy Expectations By Rising
I have to wonder if the growth/tech rally had something to do with increased US trade rhetoric as Chinese manufacturers would likely pivot from US suppliers to new suppliers both domestically and … ( read…
China Is One Launch Closer to Building Its Own Space Station
The success of the Long March 5B rocket marked the country’s latest attempt to position itself as an equal to NASA in space. ( read original story …)
China launches next-generation space capsule on Long March 5B rocket test flight
China space agency completed a vital test launch today (May 5) when the first launch of its heavy-lift Long March 5B rocket went off without a hitch. The Long March 5B rocket is a cornerstone…
China just tested a spacecraft that could fly to the moon and beyond
China just tested its biggest rocket yet, along with a new capsule designed to carry humans to its planned space station, the moon, and beyond … ( read original story …)
China Says Launch Of Key New Space Rocket ‘Successful’
B rocket took off from the Wenchang launch site in the southern island of Hainan and eight minutes later an unmanned prototype spaceship successfully separated and entered its planned orbit, according … ( read original…
