IGCC's SITC Bulletin, Week of January 30, 2014

January 30, 2014

Happy New Year

马年大吉

Best Wishes for the

Year of the Horse!

China News Digest, January 24-30, 2014

Is This the End? China's 'Jade Rabbit' Rover Hops to a Halt

Just over half way through its three-month mission, China's state space agency reported a glitch in China's lunar rover 'Yutu.' Now entering its second fourteen-day lunar night, the lunar rover is not expected to "wake up" from its hibernation. While the lunar rover achieved successes in its short life-span, including allowing China to become the third country in the world to achieve a lunar soft landing, it also marks disappointment for the scientific mission.

The Wall Street Journal (English)

Xinhua Publishes "Yutu" Diary: Lunar Rover May Not Survive Lunar Night

新华网刊"玉兔"日记:月球车可能熬不过月夜

Huanqiu

Only Lunar Dawn Will Tell if Jade Rabbit was Fixed

South China Morning Post (English)

Domestic-made WS15 Engine to Advent in Future; J-20 to Undergo Major Modifications

国产WS15发动机未来若问世歼20将做重大修改

A Chinese military forum last week posted a picture of China's newest version of the J-20 stealth fighter dubbed "2011" in what is being called a major "makeover." Chinese media claim it displays AVIC's technical depth due to the short turnaround time. While naming China's yet-to-be-completed WS15 engine in the article title, the article reveals that the "2011" J-20 does not have any large modifications to the engine and appears to still use the AL-31F.

People's Daily News

Video: House Armed Services Committee Hearing - Rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific Region: Examining Its Implementation; Witness: Frank Kendall

Armed Services Committee (English)

China Challenging U.S. Military Technological Edge: Pentagon Official

Reuters (English)

Pentagon Expects China to Export Stealthy Fighter

Wall Street Journal (English)