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China’s third aircraft carrier is expected to be launched in 2021 and enter naval service around 2025, according to state media. The vessel, known as the Type 003, is being assembled at a shipyard in Shanghai and could be ‘only a few months’ away from its launch, official outlets revealed last week. The news comes … Read more
China’s Covid vaccine was only 50.4 per cent effective at preventing symptomatic infections in a Brazilian trial, researchers have revealed just days after the scientists claimed it was 78 per cent effective against ‘mild to severe’ cases. Sinovac Biotech’s results are barely sufficient for the 50 per cent minimum for regulatory approval and well below the … Read more
Boris Johnson launched a blistering attack on China, blaming its ‘demented’ traditional medical practices for the coronavirus pandemic. In a speech to world leaders yesterday he attacked people who ‘grind up the scales of a pangolin’ in a bid to become more ‘potent’. He made the remarks, which risk a furious diplomatic row – in … Read more
A Chinese doctor has caused controversy after calling the country’s COVID-19 vaccine ‘the most unsafe in the world’. Dr Tao Lina, a vaccine expert from Shanghai, pointed out to his 4.8million social media followers on Tuesday that the jab developed by Beijing’s state-run drugmaker Sinopharm had 73 side effects. After his remarks were widely reported … Read more
Chinese scientists put BLANKETS over an endangered glacier to prevent it from melting amid global warming Researchers put sheets over part of Dagu Glacier in an experiment last year The method can prevent masses of ice from melting as quickly, the team said The cover blocks solar radiation and heat exchange on the glacier’s surface Swiss people … Read more
The fact that these twin temples were built was nothing short of a miracle. They are perched atop a 330ft (100m) tall column of rock over 7,600ft (2,336m) above sea level, separated by a crevice that’s spanned by a bridge. This jaw-dropping spire is called Red Clouds Golden Summit and sits on a ridge on … Read more
Ready for war! China flaunts footage of its troops taking part in live-fire training after President Xi ordered his two million soldiers to be prepared for combat ‘at all times’ Xi on Monday signed a mobilisation order for the training of all armed forces He directed his troops to be ready for war ‘at all times’ … Read more
Ready for war! China’s President Xi orders his two million soldiers to be prepared for combat ‘at all times’ as he commands troops to kick off their training for the year Xi on Monday signed a mobilisation order for the training of all armed forces He directed his troops to be ready for war ‘at all … Read more
A new Chinese carrier rocket has made its first flight today, paving the way towards China’s ambitious mission of sending travellers into space by 2045. The medium-lift Long March 8 Y-1 blasted off at 12.37 pm (04.37am GMT) from the southern Chinese island of Hainan carrying five satellites, state media reported. The newly launched rocket … Read more
A Taiwanese horror video game which linked China’s President Xi to Winnie the Pooh has been pulled from sale again. The hit title, called Devotion, was retracted for the second time yesterday after causing controversy last year over a symbol that combined the names of the leader and the cartoon bear. Its developer announced yesterday … Read more