China steps up international polar research cooperation

The Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration (CAAA) signed MOUs with 6 polar research institutes, from Argentina, Chile, Germany, Norway, Russia and the United States, to step up cooperation in site inspection, scientific research, logistic support, environmental...

China signs MOUs with six countries on polar research cooperation.

The countries are Argentina, Chile, Germany, Norway, Russia and the United States, and the cooperation will be in fields such as site inspection, scientific research, logistic support, environmental protection and management, personnel exchanges, policy planning and...

China’s Beidou satellite system goes global by 2020

According to LI Wang, chairman of China’s Satellite Navigation System Committee, China will launch some 18 Beidou navigation satellites by 2018. Six to eight Beidou satellites will be sent into orbit in the second half of 2017. The Beidou (North Star) satellite...