Disturbing Chinese government statistics reveal a huge drop in the number of old people receiving state payments in Hubei – the province containing the city of Wuhan – in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic’s eruption. The official data, which shows a fall of more than 150,000 people receiving the benefits in the first quarter … Read more
China’s moon rover captured images of the far side of the moon that show an elongated ‘milestone’ rock on the lunar surface. Yutu 2 spotted the sharp structure sticking out from the ground after awakening from a 14-day slumber during the dangerously cold lunar night. Scientists believe the unusual rock may have formed after numerous … Read more
China’s moon rover captured images of the far side of the moon that show an elongated ‘milestone’ rock on the lunar surface. Yutu 2 spotted the sharp structure sticking out from the ground after awakening from a 14-day slumber during the dangerously cold lunar night. Scientists believe the unusual rock may have formed after numerous … Read more
China’s spacecraft has entered orbit around Mars following a 500-million-km journey from Earth that started seven months ago. Tianwen-1 – which consists of an orbiter, lander and rover – completed its journey just before 1PM GMT on Wednesday as it entered orbit around the Red Planet. However, it will remain paired in orbit until May, … Read more
China’s spacecraft is set to reach the Martian orbit today following a 500-million-km journey from Earth that started seven months ago. Tianwen-1 – which consists of an orbiter, lander and rover – is finally due to complete its journey just before midday UK time on Wednesday when it enters Mars orbit. However, it will remain … Read more
President Joe Biden signaled he is looking to reset U.S.-China policy from the Trump administration, saying the two nations can avoid a conflict, even as he said Chinese President Xi Jinping as lacking a democratic ‘bone in his body.’ Biden said he didn’t mean the line as criticism – but he leveled as his administration … Read more
HYPERSONICS China is spending huge sums to create hypersonic missiles that will go so fast (up to twenty times the speed of sound) that military chiefs believe they will be invulnerable to any form of defence. Indeed, some analysts fear that human capability to respond to such lethal weapons will be inadequate and that the … Read more
HYPERSONICS China is spending huge sums to create hypersonic missiles that will go so fast (up to twenty times the speed of sound) that military chiefs believe they will be invulnerable to any form of defence. Indeed, some analysts fear that human capability to respond to such lethal weapons will be inadequate and that the … Read more
The EU could approve Russia and China’s coronavirus vaccines if their developers ‘show transparency’, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has said as the bloc looks desperately for ways to speed up its stuttering jab rollout. Von der Leyen told lawmakers on Tuesday that ‘if the Russian producers, the Chinese producers open their books, … Read more
HSBC accused of abetting China’s attack on democracy: Protesters see Hong Kong accounts frozen By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:57 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 22:57 GMT, 26 January 2021 HSBC has been accused of ‘aiding and abetting one of the biggest crackdowns on democracy in the world’ over its treatment … Read more