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  China is considering another inland site as it makes plans for a massive commercial spaceport – despite the advantages of its coastal facility in the southern island province of Hainan. The strategy was adopted by the third plenum – the party’s key policy meeting in July – as a backup for aerospace and other strategic industries, as well as building up food and other reserves “to meet national strategic needs in extreme situations ”. The proposed site is less than 100km (62 miles) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, which has been operating since 1984, sending more than 200 broadcast, communications and meteorological satellites into orbit. Dong Weimin, a member of the Sichuan party Standing Committee, visited the selected location for the new spaceport, as well as the nearby site for a proposed aerospace hi-tech manufacturing industrial park in the city of Xichang, the Friday report said. “[We will] push for the launch site park project to be approved … and lay out clearer pl

  China’s  dinosaur scientists  have spent much of the past century catching up with their international peers, but now they plan to break new ground in global research with the country’s first expeditions in Central Asia, according to a leading researcher. “I have witnessed China’s dinosaur research rise from its low ebb to the vibrant state it is in now. We are ready to go global,” said Xu Xing, director of the Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology (IVPP) in Beijing. The institute plans to conduct joint scientific expeditions in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. It will be China’s first time leading an international palaeontology expedition in the Gobi Desert or Central Asia. The institute is at the forefront of research in palaeontology and palaeoanthropology and is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. “We already have some preliminary projects involving a few scholars going to Kyrgyzstan, mainly related to  palaeoanthropology . We are testing

  China has the world’s largest high-speed railway . Known as an “infrastructure monster”, it only took about 20 years for the country to develop the 45,000km (28,000-mile) network. The country also exports railway technology as a key part of the Belt and Road Initiative, the central government’s plan to link economies into a China-centred trading network. The scope of the infrastructure project was hailed as an example of the sort of development that was only possible thanks to China’s central planning and top-down leadership. However, the rapid development of the high-speed transport system has also raised some environmental concerns. We are thrilled to extend a warm welcome to the China Scientist Awards! Join us for the China Scientist Awards, a premier event in the realm of research. Whether you're joining virtually from anywhere in the world, this is your invitation to explore and innovate in the field of research. Become part of a global community of researchers, scientist