Astronaut: EU lag could put China ahead
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As European Union ministers consider how to get the problem-plagued Galileo satellite navigation system into orbit, one man who has been there had some simple advice &#151; do it fast, or the Chinese will steal the show.
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China faces a backlash of &quot;impatience and anger&quot; if Beijing fails to take action to balance its increasingly lopsided trade relations with the European Union, EU trade chief Peter Mandelson warned Tuesday.
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China offered a rare glimpse of its manned space flight center Wednesday, drawing back -- if only slightly -- the veil of secrecy around China's ambitions in outer space.
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The European Union is bracing for the expiry of import quotas on Chinese textiles at the end of the year amid fears of a new wave of T-shirts and trousers bearing "Made in China" labels flooding in.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - U.S. space officials will get a peek behind the closely guarded doors of China's space program next week during a visit that many experts believe is more about diplomacy than cooperation in technology.
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BEIJING - China is aiming for its third manned flight next year with two astronauts making space walks, a state-run newspaper reported Monday.
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ZHUHAI, China : China&#39;s second manned space flight will orbit the Earth for five days with two astronauts onboard in a mission scheduled for next year.
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Beijing is trying to position itself as a space benefactor to countries whose natural resources it covets here on earth.
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SPACE.com / WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Mike Griffin ruled out Chinese participation in the assembly of the International Space Station, adding that any U.S.-Chinese collaboration on human space flight projects would have to happen "well down the road." But Griffin also raised the possibility of nearer-term cooperation with China on Earth science and other unmanned space endeavors.
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Another possible step toward cooperation in space between the United States and China is now on the calendar. The head of the Chinese National Space Agency will travel to Washington
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China on Wednesday urged the European Union to end "political discrimination" and resume its arms trade, but failed to secure a clear commitment on the timing of such a move.
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China's second manned space mission will take place in September 2005, state media Thursday quoted a high ranking space official as saying.
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Beijing, Nov. 1. (PTI): China&#39;s second manned space flight will orbit the earth for five days with two astronauts on-board in a mission scheduled next year.
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Long shunned as a player in US-led international space ventures, China has been admitted to talks with NASA about helping to accomplish President Bush&#39;s goals for exploring the moon and Mars.
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A year ago, China blasted a weather satellite out of orbit, and threw the international community into panic. But despite fears of a "space Pearl Habor," MIT's Geoffrey Forden finds, the United States could withstand China's worst assault above the skies.
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BEIJING: China can expect to see the first commercial space flights in 20 years, the head of the country&#39;s space program was quoted as saying by state media.