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May 25, 20213 min read

Beijing's plan to pick the next Dalai Lama

Imagine for a moment that Cuba picked the next Pope. That is the scenario which Lobsang Sangay, the then-Sikyong (the Tibetan...

The Thatch

May 8, 20213 min read

Chinese rocket’s chaotic fall to Earth highlights problem of space junk

China has played down fears that its Long March 5B rocket could hit a populated area or a plane in flight but there is no shortage of...

The Thatch

Mar 9, 20213 min read

Planetary pact: China and Russia to launch lunar space station

Beijing and Moscow to develop experimental research facilities on the Moon’s surface and its orbit. Russia and China have unveiled plans...

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