As world leaders in Glasgow, Scotland, attempted to hash out an agreement to confront the global climate crisis in recent days, Chinese President Xi Jinping was not among them. Instead, his attention was on priorities closer to home, where he intends to make history of a different kind at a meeting of the Chinese Communist…
It was the summer when the rains wouldn’t stop. The lights went out. And a housing boom came to a shuddering halt. China’s economy still grew 4.9 percent in the third quarter, matching its rate from a year earlier. But it lagged behind projections, reflecting that simply controlling the spread of the coronavirus isn’t enough…
Oct. 15 (UPI) — China on Friday launched three astronauts into space aboard Shenzhou 13, its second crewed mission to the Tiangong space station. The Long March 2F rocket lifted off at 12:23 a.m. from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. Aboard the spacecraft were Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu.…