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| China is expected to invest 7 billion yuan ($1.13 billion) to support the development of industries related to the country's Beidou satellite navigation system before 2015, an industry insider said. Industry experts estimated that the Beidou system may unleash a potential market worth 225 billion yuan, which may be the reason for the country's surging investments in the project. |
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| China pledged increased cooperation and contribution to peaceful and sustainable development in the Arctic as it was granted observer status by the Arctic Council on Wednesday. China "appreciates and welcomes" the council's decision, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said in a statement. |
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| The first ground-based augmentation system to improve the performance of the Beidou Satellite Navigation System developed by China was approved and accepted in March in Wuhan, Hubei province. The general index of the system's precision reached "an international advanced level", according to an evaluation committee led by Sun Jiadong, a CAS academician and chief designer of the Beidou system. |
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| A sheep implanted with a new type of artificial heart developed by Chinese scientists using cutting-edge aerospace technology has lived for 62 days thus far, the heart's developers announced on Monday. The development of the heart was jointly conducted by scientists from the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and TEDA... |
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| Three oceanauts of China's manned submersible, the Jiaolong, are studying geographic and biodiversity data of the South China Sea as they prepare for the sub's first scientific deep-sea mission in June. The crew are expected to leave Qingdao, a port city in east China's Shandong Province, for the 103-day mission on June 5. |
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| Sixteen science and technology projects will receive big infrastructure investments in China, the country’s State Council announced on 23 February. The competitively selected upgrades and new facilities focus on such topics as energy, nuclear waste, materials science, ocean surveys, and astroparticle physics. |
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