China’s Mars sample return mission to start flight model development in 2026: designer-Xinhua

China’s Mars sample return mission to start flight model development in 2026: designer-Xinhua

BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) — China’s mission to retrieve samples from Mars will advance to the flight model development part inside this 12 months, Liu Jizhong, chief designer of the Tianwen-3 mission, stated on Thursday. Building on the preliminary technical analysis and demonstrations, the mission has achieved breakthroughs in key applied sciences. The engineering staff…

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Opinion | How the US can actually benefit from China’s ‘overcapacity’

Opinion | How the US can actually benefit from China’s ‘overcapacity’

Western media and policymakers enjoy wagging their fingers at China’s industrial “overcapacity”, which in reality is simply the ability to produce solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles, steel and other goods more cheaply and efficiently than others can. Yes, some industries are subsidizedbut they also benefit immensely from rapid growth in technical know-how and economies of…

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