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China put on an extravagant display of once-secret high-end military technology at its largest air show this week, while broadcasting its growing ambitions in space exploration and for... | September 30, 2021

China put on an extravagant display of once-secret high-end military technology at its largest air show this week, while broadcasting its growing ambitions in space exploration and for self-sufficiency in commercial aircraft. Pandemic-related travel restrictions meant Airshow China in the southern city of Zhuhai was a largely domestic affair, but foreign observers kept a close

A model of the YJ-18E missile prepared for display at the Zhuhai Airshow on Sunday.The missile is able to sink large ships and hit fixed targets on the land, CASIC said, noting that it can also be mounted on ground vehicles and ships.

China’s J-16D electronic warfare jet to make debut at Airshow China The J-16D is also equipped with a new avionics system and domestically made engines. It has undergone significant structural changes, including the use of a large amount of composite materials, Wang Ya'nan, chief editor of Beijing-based Aerospace Knowledge magazine, told…

The Chinese military's recent live-fire exercises in seas along the country's coasts were intended to display its determination and prowess in terms of safeguarding the nation's sovereignty, security and interests, observers said.

Experimental space plane aces test flight By Zhao Lei | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-07-20 10:24 Share CLOSE Chinas reusable aerospace plane, which was tested on Friday, offers great potential in a wide range of businesses, according to industry observers. "It will be able to do many different things: space tourism, transporting astronauts, satellite deployment, cargo transportation and emergency rescues," said Wang Yanan, editor-in-chief of...

What is Space rice? China harvests 1st batch of seeds that travelled around moon hindustantimes.com | Written by Poulomi Ghosh © Ma Jianbing/VCG via Getty Images Staff members work at the landing site of the return capsule of Change-5 probe, which is carrying soil and rocks from the moon, on December 17, 2020 in Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. China has harvested the first batch of Space rice from seeds that went to a 23-day lunar voyage with Chin...

(July 12): Chinas first batch of rice seeds that traveled 23 days in space on the Change-5 lunar probe in November 2020 have begun yielding grain, which experts said will enrich Chinas grain varieties and safeguard the countrys food security, and also lay grounds for future manned deep-space explorations to the moon, Mars and other celestial bodies, Global Times reported. After over four months of growth, the dropping ears of the 2,000 "space rice plants" at the space breeding research center ...

Air parade pays tribute to Party centenary By ZHAO LEI | China Daily | Updated: 2021-07-02 07:38 Share CLOSE A fleet of Z-19 attack helicopters prepare to take part in an air parade in Beijing on Thursday. A group consisting of five Z-10 and 24 Z-19 helicopters formed the number 100 to pay tribute to the Partys centenary. [Photo/Xinhua] Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said on Thursday tha...

Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) warplanes are expected to deliver an aerial performance for the celebration activities of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), with a large number of the country’s most advanced stealth fighter jets, the J-20, and a type of newly developed helicopter, informally known as the Z-8L, participating, a rehearsal of the event on Sunday indicated.