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Tag: Qinghai

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China’s trek to Mars begins in frigid Qinghai

by Asia Times staff March 7, 2019February 18, 2020

Chinese astronauts, aka taikonauts, will soon be taking their first baby steps toward a future trek to Mars in the 2030s, from a new training facility in northwestern China’s Qinghai province whose terrain and landscape bear striking resemblances to the red planet. China has just inaugurated its first Mars simulation base in Mangya, a county-level city […]

Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Water crisis puts trade war into perspective for China

by Asia Times staff November 23, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inBeijing, Chengdu, China, Guangzhou, Shanghai, World

Full speed ahead for rail services to the Roof of the World

by Asia Times staff August 14, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inBeijing, China, India, South Asia, World

Extra sausages and oxygen: PLA spoils high-altitude troops

by Asia Times staff August 14, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inBeijing, China, European Union, Russia, World

Quest for red planet starts from Mars-like base in Qinghai

by Asia Times staff January 17, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inBeijing, China, India, South Asia

PLA troops sent to China’s high plateaus get an oxygen boost

by Asia Times staff November 9, 2017February 18, 2020

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