{"id":11756,"date":"2007-03-18T12:20:07","date_gmt":"2007-03-18T19:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/03\/18\/china-bans-firm-from-selling-land-on-the-moon-afp\/"},"modified":"2007-03-18T12:20:07","modified_gmt":"2007-03-18T19:20:07","slug":"china-bans-firm-from-selling-land-on-the-moon-afp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/03\/china-bans-firm-from-selling-land-on-the-moon-afp\/","title":{"rendered":"China Bans Firm from Selling Land on the Moon &#8211; AFP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From AFP:<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/thumbnail\/lunarembassychina.php\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/thumbnail\/lunarembassychina.php','popup','width=300,height=150,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/thumbnail\/lunarembassychina-thumb.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"100\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8230;The company, <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/asia-pacific\/4360082.stm\">Lunar Embassy to China<\/a>, had sold a total of 49 acres (20 hectares) to 34 customers before authorities acted, Xinhua news agency said&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>In 2005 the company had its business licence revoked and was fined 50,000 yuan (6,450 dollars) by commerce authorities. It sued but the court ruled against the firm&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>China is planning to launch its first lunar probe this year and hopes to have the ability to land a man on the moon within 15 years. <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20070317\/od_afp\/spacechinamoonpropertyoffbeat_070317220150;_ylt=AqVyatptITgR24yh0u9nQfjMWM0F \"target=\"_blank\">[Full Text]<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>(Photo of Lunar Embassy to China)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From AFP: &#8230;The company, Lunar Embassy to China, had sold a total of 49 acres (20 hectares) to 34 customers before authorities acted, Xinhua news agency said&#8230; In 2005 the company had its business licence revoked and was fined 50,000 yuan (6,450 dollars) by commerce authorities. 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