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Courting India In SpaceSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 26, 2010 It's a busy time for watching international relations in space. Then again, given the current state of international relations on Earth, it's not surprising that spaceflight looks so dynamic. We have had a short and controversial visit by the Administrator of NASA to China, and recently, new overtures of co-operation between the USA and India on several strategic and economic fronts. Spaceflight has been prominent among these. The main issue, at least in the short term, has been an easing of restr ... read more |
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 China, Russia ink deals worth 8.5 billion dollars: Wen Premier Wen Jiabao said on Wednesday that Chinese companies had signed a dozen deals with Russian counterparts worth more than 8.5 billion dollars as he held top-level talks near Moscow. ... more | .. |
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Fear of instability stops China reining in N.Korea: analysts China's deep-seated fear of instability along its northeastern border will prevent it from reining in its erratic ally North Korea after Pyongyang's deadly attack on a South Korean island, analysts said. ... more | .. |
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