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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The European Union wants greater access to the Chinese market, especially in the auto and textile industries, a ranking official with the European Commission said.
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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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The European Union is not yet ready  to lift an arms embargo on China, Bernard Bot, Foreign Minister  of the Netherlands which holds the bloc's rotating presidency,  said Wednesday.  "We are working assiduously but...the time is  not right to lift the embargo," Bot told reporters on arrival  at a summit between the bloc and Chinese leaders.
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By Greg Autry  China recently shot down an aging Chinese weather satellite  --  a signal that China will not abide by the doctrine of U.S. space superiority outlined in the new National Space Policy released in October by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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Europeans accustomed to sneering at China as a producer of cheap shoddy goods must realize the world's most populous country is taking a great leap forward in the technology stakes, according to a new report that urges the EU to innovate or stagnate.
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THE HAGUE The European Union said Wednesday that it was not yet ready to lift its 15-year arms embargo on China amid concerns about human rights, but held out the prospect that the ban could be eased early next year.
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China may provide some answers. Globalization can't hurt.
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By Anonymous  Broader Space Arms Control Is Needed  As Geoffrey Forden ("After China's Test: Time for a Limited Ban on Anti-Satellite Weapons," Anns Contrat Tbday, Mardi 2007) indicates, space arms control has been stalled for many years, primarily by US.
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China is drafting laws governing outer space, state media on Monday quoted the country's first astronaut as saying at a time when Beijing's space drive is drawing growing international concern.
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Trade talks between China and the European Union in Brussels later on Tuesday are likely to focus on piracy.
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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'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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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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NASA officials held an international workshop last week in Washington DC, with representatives from China, the European Union, and 17 other countries to consider opportunities and possible collaborations
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BEIJING, Aug.21(Xinhuanet) -- A top European Union economic official says he expects economic recovery to continue in the Euro zone despite soaring oil prices.
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China&#39;s second manned space flight will orbit the earth for five days with two astronauts onboard in a mission scheduled next year.