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The recent successful docking of the Tiangong 1 module with the Shenzhou 8 spacecraft is an indication that China now has the capability to transport astronauts and supplies to and from a space station of its own. From the...
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Read MoreThe New York Times profiles author Murong Xuecun and the ways he is using the Internet to push the limits of censorship: Murong Xuecun (moo-rong shweh-tswen) is the pen name of Hao Qun. At 37, he is among the most famous of a...
Read MoreThe Financial Times looks at the insecurities of China’s wealthy elite: In private conversations, many of the people who supposedly make up the ruling elite of China express serious misgivings about the direction and...
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