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December 19, 2013
EARTH OBSERVATION
Brazil, China to make new satellite launch in 2014
Brasilia (AFP) Dec 18, 2013
Brazil and China will launch a new joint environmental monitoring satellite next year to replace one which failed to enter orbit earlier this month, Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo said Tuesday. "What happened was a tragedy...But there is another satellite already built and ready. It was in the budget for the project, planned for launch in 2015," Bernardo said. "Now we are looking at the possibility of launching it in 2014," he added. The Brazilian-Chinese CBERS-3 satellite, meant to ... read more
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AEROSPACE

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China's graft crackdown hits watches, luxury market
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NUKEWARS

Netanyahu warns Chinese foreign minister against nuclear Iran
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Japan invests in new military kit as China row simmers
Japan announced Tuesday it will buy stealth fighters, drones and submarines as part of a splurge on military hardware that will beef up defence of far-flung islands amid a territorial row with China. ... more
CYBER WARS

UK to boost control over cyber centre run by China's Huawei
Britain must boost its oversight of a cyber-security centre run by Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday, after lawmakers raised fears that the company's involvement could pose a threat to national security. ... more
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Restive Xinjiang needs 'ethnic healing': Chinese media
China's state-run media Tuesday called for "ethnic healing" in the restive Xinjiang region, a day after two policemen and 14 members of the mostly Muslim Uighur ethnic minority were killed in a clash. ... more
SUPERPOWERS

US backs Philippines, warns China over air zone
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Ex-Chinese security chief Zhou Yongkang probed
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Clash in China's Xinjiang kills 16
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Rights abuses persist in China despite plan to scrap camps: Amnesty
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Former China death row inmate awarded court payout
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Ancient bones offer peek at history of cats in China
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