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China Launches Seventh Orbiter For Indigenous Global SatNav SystemXichang, China (XNA) Dec 20, 2010 China successfully launched an orbiter into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan Province at 4:20 a.m. Beijing Time Saturday. It was the seventh orbiter that China has launched for its independent satellite navigation and positioning network, also known as Beidou, or Compass system. It is the 136th flight for the country's Long March series of rockets. The new satellite, launched on a Long March-3A carrier rocket,joins six other satellites already in o ... read more |
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China on S.Korea drill: No one should 'promote conflict' China on Monday called for "maximum restraint" on the Korean peninsula, saying no one had a right to "preach or promote conflict" after South Korea staged a live-fire drill on a border island. ... more | .. |
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UN Security Council fails to reach accord on Korea crisis The UN Security Council failed Sunday to agree a statement on the Korean military crisis and Russia warned that the international community was now left without "a game plan" to counter escalating tensions. ... more | .. |
China warns Korean bloodshed would be 'national tragedy' Bloodshed on the Korean peninsula would be a "national tragedy", a Chinese diplomat told a UN Security Council meeting that ended in stalemate on how to handle the crisis, state media said Monday. ... more | .. |
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Europe complains of losing favour in US eyes As Washington turns its sights away from its old European partners, the EU could reconnect with the United States in "triangular cooperation" with titans such as Brazil, China or Russia, the bloc's foreign policy chief said Friday. ... more |
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