Is China Ready With New Space Station?
The final rehearsal and comprehensive system airtightness check for the upcoming Shenzhou-18 manned spaceflight mission were successfully completed on Tuesday, with both the taikonauts and launch site reported to be in optimal condition. This mission marks the first April launch since the construction of China’s Tiangong space station. According to insiders, April presents the windiest and sandiest weather conditions at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
Are Hackers World’s Third-Largest Economy?
With a gross domestic product (GDP) of $25.44 trillion as of the end of 2022, the United States maintains its position as the world’s largest economy, while China ranks second with a GDP of $17.96 trillion. Despite this economic prowess, cybercrime is on the rise, resulting in global damages totaling $6 trillion in 2021 alone. This figure surpasses the GDP of Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, by approximately $2 trillion.
Will Outer Space Remain Weapon-Free?
Russia vetoed a draft resolution, backed by the US and Japan, discouraging the deployment of nuclear weapons and WMDs in orbit, despite 13 votes for it and one abstention by China. Russia and China’s amendment, extending the ban to all space weapons, failed with 7-7 vote and one abstention. The amendment urged immediate actions for preventing weapon deployment in space and the use of force from space, advocating for legally binding multilateral agreements via negotiations.
