2015 SITC Policy Briefs NOW AVAILABLE

SERIES 8: The Human Dimension of China's Defense Science, Technology, and Innovation System

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4G Developing Fast in China

On February 15, 2015, China Mobile announced that it has over 100 million 4G users. In just over a year, China Mobile has established more than 700,000 4G base stations, representing 40 percent of the world total. China now has the largest 4G network in the world - one which covers most cities, counties and some developed villages and is accessible to over one billion people. Chinese 4G users now can roam in 71 countries and regions.

Xinhuanet

People's Daily News (English)

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Minister: Internet Economy has Become Main Driving Force of China's Economic Growth

People's Daily News (English) 

China to Finance Broadband Network Construction in Cambodia

People's Daily News (English)

China's Nuclear Power 'Going Global'

Following high-speed railway, nuclear power has become a new international calling card for China's equipment manufacturing industry. China and Argentina have recently signed an agreement to build a pressurized water reactor (PWR) nuclear power plant in Argentina, marking the first strike for "going global" strategy of China's independent third-generation nuclear power technology.

People's Daily News

People's Daily News (English)

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Bill Gates Visits China to Discuss Nuclear Reactor Cooperation

Want China Times (English)

China Celebrates 30 Years of Antarctic Expeditions

As China prepares to mark 30 years of polar expeditions, and a new permanent research station in Antarctica on the cards, it is showing no plans of slowing down any time soon. China's 31st Antarctic expedition is expected to make unprecedented achievements, including building a base for the Beidou navigation satellite system, selecting a site for an airstrip for fixed-wing aircraft on the ice sheet, installing a new astronomical telescope and surveying more areas to map them.

Xinhuanet

People's Daily News (English)

China's 2014 Top 10 Scientific Achievements Released

2014年度中国科学十大进展评选结果发布

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SASTIND Deploys Demonstration of Major Aerospace Programs (Systems)

国防科工局部署航天重大工程(系统)项目论证

CNSA

China's Beidou Satellite System to Provide Worldwide Coverage by 2020

People's Daily News (English)   

Argentina: Chinese Spaceport Plan Protested

World War 4 Report (English)

Two Notable Aspects of Qualcomm's Anti-Monopoly Penalties

People's Daily News (English)

US High-Speed Rail Authority Talks About China's Involvement

People's Daily News (English)

China's CNR says Interested in Buying Foreign Rail Technologies

Reuters (English)

China's First Medical 3D Printing R&D Center Established in Changchun

People's Daily News (English)   

For Many of China's Biotech Brains-In-Exile, It's Time to Come Home

Reuters (English)

China Tests New Carrier Rocket's Power System

Space Daily (English)

Singapore, China to Collaborate on Space and Satellite Technology

Channel News Asia (English)

U.S. Must Invest to Keep Ahead of China in Space, Hearing Told

Reuters (English)

China's Military Modernization Still a Long Way Off: RAND

Want China Times (English)

Under Xi, China's Defense Budget Seen Defying Economic Slowdown

Reuters (English)

Breakthrough in Graphene Production Achieved in China

Want China Times (English)

PLA's New Type 093G Nuclear Sub a Potential 'Carrier Killer'

Want China Times (English)

PLA Commissions Sixth Type 052C Destroyer

Want China Times (English)

Z-20, China's Version of Black Hawk, to Enter Production 2018

Want China Times (English)

PLA Could Refit Two Soviet Era Kiev-Class Aircraft Carriers

Want China Times (English)

Egypt Opts for France's Rafale Fighter Over Xiaolong/Thunder

Want China Times (English)

China Unveils Anti-Drone Laser Weapon Able to Shoot Down 'Small Aircraft' within 5 Seconds

RT (English)

Beijing Provides Financial Support for Military Exports

Want China Times (English)

NATO Member Turkey to Buy $3.4 Billion Worth of Incompatible Chinese Antimissiles

RT (English)

Supplier Agrees to Address Problems with Chinese Aircraft

eKantipur (English)

Taiwan's Poor Economic Position Worsened by Brain Drain

Want China Times (English)