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The Chinese missile launched Jan. 11 from Xichang Space Center was aimed at the Feng Yun 1C, a Chinese meteorological satellite drifting 535 miles above the Earth. But the strike - which smashed the seven-year-old orbiter into a cloud of space flotsam - may also have been directed at a...
In another incident, a Beijing driver involved in an altercation over his use of a bicycle lane had to go on television to apologize after being identified through pictures of the incident posted on the web.
In May 2001, TIME published my article about democracy denied in Qixia. A few weeks later, the four Qixia village chiefs showed up at our Beijing bureau while I was out. "There are some peasants to see you," an alarmed assistant informed me. "They seem quite scared. You'd better...
But no one is yet counting on Benedict touching down in China. Though there are an estimated 12 million Catholics in the Middle Kingdom, its diplomatic ties with the Vatican have remained broken since 1951. Rome has repeatedly reached out to Beijing, hoping to overcome a standoff over who appoints...
China's successful antisatellite-missle test Jan. 11 carries potential implications for the international community, which has collectively placed at least 316 satellites within the missile's proven range (528 more orbiters, such as GPS and early-warning satellites, fly even higher). At issue are military surveillance satellites--the very...