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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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Topic: Beijing

China’s CAS Space announces ‘space tourism vehicle’ will travel to edge of space by 2028

The company plans to arrange a launch every 100 hours from a newly-built aerospace theme park. Its vehicle will include a tourist cabin and carry 7 passengers per flight.

Xi Jinping lauds China-Russia ties as Putin lands in Beijing

By picking China for his first foreign trip since being sworn in for a six-year term, Putin sends a message to the world about his priorities.

China seeks to “influence and arguably interfere” upcoming US elections: Blinken

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, while closing his three-day trip to China, said that the US has seen evidence of Chinese attempts...

Jaishankar says India supports Philippines’ sovereignty amid tensions in South China Sea

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s assurance to the Philippines comes a day after Beijing made a serious representation to Manila over the Spratly Islands.

US refutes China’s claim over Arunachal Pradesh, recognises it as Indian territory

China claims Arunachal Pradesh to be South Tibet and routinely objects Indian leaders' visits to the state to highlight its claims. Beijing has also named the area Zangnan.

Families of Chinese MH370 passengers seek compensation in Beijing court

Over 150 Chinese passengers were on the flight, which vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on 8 March, 2014.

Amid unfolding real estate crisis in China, property giant Country Garden defaults on dollar bond

Country Garden has reportedly defaulted on $15.4 million dollar bond interest payment, a first. This comes 2 months after the Evergrande Group filed for bankruptcy.

Xi is pushing China to increase farmland for grains. It’s a call for swadeshi food security

Xi has even gone so far as to warn people against ‘playing tricks’ to reclassify farmlands for fulfilling ulterior motives.

Can’t confirm leakage after report says China hacked defence networks, says Japan

The Washington Post reported that Chinese military hackers had gained access to a classified defense network in Japan starting in 2020.

Rescue efforts doubled in China’s Zhuozhou as Typhoon Dokshuri causes havoc

A state of emergency was declared as the flooded region recorded highest average rainfall since August 2012, killing at least 20 people and displacing more than 134,000.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.