HELSINKI — China is expanding its presence and capabilities in the strategically vital geostationary belt, raising security ...

China’s launch of a cluster of 18 satellites ... project – a rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service run by the Chinese company Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology.

In 2017, scientists used the satellite to make a secure “quantum call” and send images between China and Austria over a distance of 7,600km.

China sends a new test satellite for communication technology into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern Sichuan province early on March 10, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua ...

Scientists in China have created a satellite with laser-imaging technology powerful enough to capture human facial details from more than 60 miles (100 kilometers) away. This breakthrough ...

satellite, giving China a permanent view of one-third of the Earth’s surface. Ludi Tance 4-01 – or Ludi – which was launched in August 2023, is the highest flying surveillance satellite ever ...

So the spy camera would need to be mounted on a satellite of China's or even its Tiangong Space Station, the rival to the ISS launched in 2021. Tiangong is moving at 17,000 miles per hour while ...

China - February 22, 2025 China sent a new satellite into space on Saturday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan. The satellite Zhongxing-10R was ...

China sent a new test satellite for communication technology into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern Sichuan Province early on Monday. The satellite was launched by ...

John Feng is Newsweek's contributing editor for Asia based in Taichung, Taiwan. His focus is on East Asian politics. He has covered foreign policy and defense matters, especially in relation to U ...