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May 21, 2012
DRAGON SPACE
When Will Shenzhou 9 Be Launched
London, UK (SPX) May 21, 2012
The answer is known only to the planners and leaders of China's space programme. However, with eight missions under the belt of China's piloted spacecraft, some clues have come to light from those earlier flights that point to what China takes into consideration when planning its launch dates and times. The controlling event is the landing at the end of the flight. In the run up to retro fire there are constraints relating to an acceptable direction and angle of solar illumination. They dictate wh ... read more

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DRAGON SPACE

China's space women wait for blast-off
China will definitely launch a female air force pilot into space, onboard the ambitious Shenzhou 9 rendezvous and docking mission, likely to launch in mid-June, according to a senior space programme ... more
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FLOATING STEEL

Taiwan says China to build two aircraft carriers
Taiwan's intelligence chief said Monday that China plans to build two aircraft carriers in addition to the first in its fleet, a refitted former Soviet carrier currently undergoing sea trials. ... more
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NUKEWARS

Sailors held in N. Korea return to China: Xinhua
All 29 Chinese fishermen reportedly kidnapped by armed North Koreans earlier this month have returned home after they were freed at the weekend, the state Xinhua news agency said Monday. ... more
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NUKEWARS

29 Chinese held in North Korea freed: report
All 29 Chinese fishermen kidnapped earlier this month by unidentified armed North Koreans have been freed and are on their way home, Chinese state media said on Sunday. ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

China collecting Dalai Lama blood samples: Tibet exiles
Chinese agencies are secretly collecting samples of the Dalai Lama's blood, urine and hair and are stepping up efforts to harm him, the Tibetan government in exile said Sunday. ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

China pursuing steady military build-up: Pentagon
China is exploiting Western commercial technology, conducting aggressive cyber espionage and buying more anti-ship missiles as part of a steady military build-up, the Pentagon said Friday. ... more
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AEROSPACE

US votes to sell Taiwan 66 new fighter jets
The House of Representatives voted Friday to require the United States to sell 66 new fighter-jets to Taiwan, with lawmakers saying the deal would close a growing military gap with China. ... more
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Biden clears Ukraine for long-range missile strikes inside Russia
NATO's largest artillery exercise underway in Finland
Gaza civil defence says 34 dead in Israeli air strike
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SINO DAILY

Chen starts life in US as China stays quiet
Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng began his new life in the United States on Sunday after a warm welcome but in Beijing he leaves behind a diplomatic mess that may prevent him ever returning home. ... more
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SINO DAILY

Asia gaming shines despite China slowdown: analysts
Macau is still holding all the aces as the world's casino capital despite a slowdown in the Chinese economy, analysts said ahead of an international gaming expo in the former Portuguese colony. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Ethiopian shoe factory widens China's Africa footprint
A steady drone of machines hum as workers assemble shoes in a Chinese-built industrial park outside Addis Ababa, the first in Ethiopia by the Asian giant deepening its presence in Africa. ... more
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SINO DAILY

China embassy in US cold-shoulders Tiananmen leader
One of the exiled leaders of the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 got the cold shoulder from the Chinese embassy in Washington on Friday when he tried to turn himself in to return home. ... more
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INTERNET SPACE

Jack Ma: English teacher turned Internet billionaire
After being knocked back by American venture capitalists in 1999, Jack Ma - a cash-strapped entrepreneur - convinced friends to give him $60,000 to start Chinese online retailer Alibaba.com. ... more
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TECH SPACE

China firm buys AMC to create cinema giant
Wanda, a property firm owned by one of China's richest men, said Monday it would buy US cinema chain AMC Entertainment for $2.6 billion, in a sign of China's growing clout in the entertainment business. ... more
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TRADE WARS

Jeweller Graff launches Hong Kong IPO roadshow
High-end London-based jeweller Graff Diamonds on Monday launched the roadshow for its reported $1.0 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong, one of the biggest this year. ... more
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INTERNET SPACE

Yahoo! to sell stake in China's Alibaba for $7.1 billion
After more than a year of tedious negotiations, struggling US Internet pioneer Yahoo! has agreed to sell its stake in Alibaba, China's top e-commerce player, for at least $7.1 billion, the companies announced late Sunday. ... more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

China's Wen makes growth economic priority: report
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao vowed proactive policies to make growth a bigger priority, as the world's second largest economy showed signs of weakness, state press said Sunday. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

ASEAN, US talk security amid China stand-off
The US and Southeast Asian nations embarked on three days of talks Sunday that would include security cooperation, shortly after a Pentagon report raised concerns about China's military build-up. ... more
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THE PITS

Trapped China miner found after 17 days: state media
A miner who was buried underground for 17 days following a colliery flood in northeast China was found alive on Saturday, state media said. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Beijing keeps busy with maritime disputes
As China reiterated to the Philippines its claim to the Scarborough Shoal, officials were working with North Korea to diffuse another fishing crisis. ... more
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TRADE WARS

China jails fugitive smuggling king for life
A Chinese court on Friday handed a life sentence to Lai Changxing, the head of a vast smuggling operation who spent 12 years on the run in Canada before being deported last year. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Philippines stops protest trip to disputed shoal
Philippine President Benigno Aquino convinced protesters to abort plans to sail Friday to a disputed South China Sea shoal as he sought ways to resolve a tense stand-off with China. ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

China pursuing steady military buildup: Pentagon
China is exploiting Western commercial technology, conducting aggressive cyber espionage and buying more anti-ship missiles as part of a steady military buildup, the Pentagon said Friday. ... more
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SINO DAILY

Blind China activist faces uncertain future in US
Blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng must get used to indefinite exile from China and diminished influence after he joined other dissidents in taking refuge far from home, fellow activists said Sunday. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

20 dead in tunnel blast in China: state media
Twenty people were killed in an explosion inside an under-construction expressway tunnel in central China's Hunan province on Saturday, state media said. ... more
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ENERGY NEWS

China posed for carbon emissions scheme
The outcome of China's planned carbon emissions scheme could have a transforming effect on efforts to tackle climate change, experts say. ... more
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SINO DAILY

China bars lawyers from seeing Chen Guangcheng nephew
Lawyers hired by the family of Chen Guangcheng said Friday they had been barred from meeting the blind activist's nephew, who is in police custody facing a charge of "intentional murder". ... more
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DRAGON SPACE

Shenzhou 9 to be ready for mid-June launch?
China seems poised to launch three astronauts into space, in the middle of June, onboard Shenzhou 9, the country's fourth, and most ambitious manned spaceflight. Shenzhou 9 is scheduled to ren ... more
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NUKEWARS

Armed North Koreans kidnap Chinese sailors
Twenty-nine Chinese fishermen have been kidnapped at sea by unidentified North Koreans who have demanded 1.2 million yuan ($190,000) in ransom, fellow sailors and media said Thursday. ... more
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TAIWAN NEWS

Two US-built minehunters to join Taiwan navy
Taiwan is due to receive two coastal minehunters from the United States within months, in a deal aimed at enhancing the island's ability to defend itself against China, the navy said Thursday. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Chinese firm not paying diamond proceeds to Zimbabwe: FM
Chinese diamond firm Anjin failed to remit revenue from its operations in Zimbabwe's controversial Marange fields in the first quarter of this year, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said on Thursday. ... more
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SINO DAILY

China blind activist to get passport 'within 15 days'
Blind activist Chen Guangcheng said Thursday China had agreed to issue him a passport within 15 days, allowing him to go to the United States after a bitter row between Beijing and Washington. ... more
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