IGCC's SITC Bulletin, July 31, 2014

July 31, 2014

China News Digest, July 24-30, 2014

China Conducts Successful Land-Based Missile Interception Test

China has announced the success of a missile interception test conducted from land. The test, conducted within its territory late on Wednesday, "achieved the preset goal", according to a statement posted on the website of the Ministry of National Defense.

PLA Daily of the Chinese People's Liberation Army

Xinhuanet (English)

U.S. State Department: China tested anti-satellite weapon

Space News (English)

New Chinese missile could be used to destroy U.S. satellites

Inquisitr (English)

Xinhua Insight: Robots Rise in Chinese Manufacturing

Industrial robots are assuming more and more prominence in China as the country's manufacturing industry is stymied by a severe worker shortage and soaring labor costs. China bought one fifth of the world's industrial robot output in 2013, overtaking Japan as the biggest buyer of such technology, according to statistics released by the China Robot Industry Alliance (CRIA) recently.

People's Daily News (English)

Human-Robot Technology Takes Quantum Leap

People's Daily News (English)

World's Largest Amphibious Plane to Make its Maiden Flight

Trial production of China-made TA600 aircraft, the world's largest amphibious aircraft, has started in China following completion of the design process, according to China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co. Ltd.'s Zhuhai branch on Monday. It is expected to take off on its maiden flight late 2015.

People's Daily News

People's Daily News (English)

Chinese Leader Stresses Economic Restructuring, Innovation

MIIT

People's Daily News (English)

China's Biggest Moon Challenge: Returning to Earth

People's Daily News(English)

Chang'e 5, China's New Moon Mission, is on Track for 2017 Landing

China Topix (English)

Private Rocket Company Looks to the Stars

People's Daily News (English)

China Developed the First Set of GBAS Satellite Navigation Landing System