China’s new carrier rocket makes debut flight
The successful launch made the ZK 1A China's biggest and most powerful solid-fuel rocket, replacing the Long March 11.
Zhao Lei
Short space trips for paying passengers on the way
The trip into space will last several minutes, long enough to allow passengers to get a magnificent view of the stars and Earth and experience weightlessness.
China conducts land-based mid-course missile interception test
China's defense ministry said in a brief statement that the operation was defensive and wasn't targeted at any other country.
China prepares to launch Shenzhou XIV crewed spaceship
The Shenzhou XIV mission will become the country's ninth manned spaceflight, with its three-member crew becoming the third group of occupants of the Tiangong space station.
PLA exercise near Taiwan meant to serve as warning to island, US
Senior Colonel Shi Yi said the operation was also arranged in response to the US sending "wrong signals" about the Taiwan question.
Over 5 million shared bikes using Beidou-based chips in China
Beidou is currently China's largest civilian satellite system and one of four global navigation networks, along with the United States' GPS, Russia's GLONASS and the European…
Multipurpose helicopter makes debut flight in Jiangxi
Designed by the China Helicopter Research and Development Institute, the AC313A is 19.3 meters long and 4.4 meters wide, and it has a maximum takeoff weight of 13.8 metric tons.
China’s latest Gaofen satellite launched
The Gaofen 3C radar satellite will join its predecessors to create a radar satellite network for observing specific land and sea areas.
China’s remote sensing satellite lifted successfully into orbit
The satellite will team up with its predecessor, the Yaogan 34-01, as part of a space-based network for purposes such as land mapping, urban infrastructure planning and disaster…
China to raise military budget by 7.1% this year
The proposed expenditure will mark the return of a 7-plus percentage increase after slightly lower increases in 2020 and 2021.