China and France have launched a groundbreaking spacecraft to study the universe’s most powerful explosions, known as gamma-ray bursts. The Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) was sent into orbit by a Chinese rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. SVOM, created by scientists from both countries, carries advanced telescopes to
On June 20, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced the formation of a bipartisan Fentanyl Policy Working Group, led by Rep. John Moolenaar and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, to tackle China’s involvement in America’s fentanyl epidemic. You can read the original article here. To address China’s
Roscosmos’ Director General Yury Borisov disclosed plans for a joint Russian-Chinese nuclear reactor on the moon by 2035, as part of the International Scientific Lunar Station (ILRS). The head of Russia’s space agency has disclosed information regarding cooperative plans between Beijing and Moscow to place a nuclear reactor on the
At the G7 Summit attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, industrialized nations pledged support for the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) as a counter to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. After three days of talks that Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended, the industrialized nations that make up the Group of
China’s State Security Ministry disclosed that classified military documents were purchased for 85 cents by a retiree named “Grandpa Zhang.” The sale involved eight volumes, costing less than $4 total. The State Security Ministry of China announced on Thursday that, for the low cost of 85 cents, a retiree had
According to a Govini report, despite efforts to reduce reliance, the US Military-Industrial Complex is increasingly dependent on Chinese suppliers, highlighting vulnerabilities in critical military technologies. The U.S. Navy cut 40 percent of Chinese suppliers out of its “critical technologies” supply chains last year. The Army was able to cut
According to a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by China’s Sinopec, they will build gas pipelines for Saudi Aramco in a $1-billion deal. Sinopec, a Chinese energy behemoth, announced on Thursday that it has reached an agreement worth $1.3 billion with Saudi Aramco to acquire and construct pipes
China’s Chang’e-6 successfully landed on the moon’s far side to collect samples, marking China’s fourth lunar landing and the second on the moon’s far side, according to state media reports. This past weekend saw two notable space-related events: China’s Chang’e-6 lander made a successful landing on the moon’s far side,
On May 30, 2024, the Justice Department exposed a secret Chinese plot at the University of Florida involving researcher Pen Yu and student Leticia Zheng smuggling dangerous bio-toxins to China. According to federal court records, a research employee and students at the University of Florida have been linked to an