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China Eastern to launch world's longest commercial flight — Shanghai–Buenos Aires via Auckland, 12,000+ miles, 29‑hour return

China Eastern will operate a twice‑weekly Boeing 777 service linking Shanghai Pudong and Buenos Aires with a brief technical stop in Auckland, creating the world's longest direct commercial flight at more than 12,000 miles. Returns can take about 29 hours and the route is scheduled to begin in December as the carrier's South America debut.

2025-09-15T12:16:03.168504-07:00

Reuters

Air Cambodia signs MoU with COMAC for up to 20 C909 regional jets

2025-09-10T07:01:28.534528-07:00

USNI News

China's Fujian Transits Taiwan Strait into South China Sea During Sea Trials

2025-09-11T12:34:57.870872-07:00

Bloomberg

Boeing in talks to sell up to 500 jets to China; completion hinges on political approval

2025-08-21T04:13:59.633598-07:00

Hype Analysis

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China Eastern to launch world's longest commercial flight — Shanghai–Buenos Aires via Auckland, 12,000+ miles, 29‑hour return China Eastern will operate a twice‑weekly Boeing 777 service linking Shanghai Pudong and Buenos Aires with a brief technical stop in Auckland, creating the world's longest direct commercial flight at more than 12,000 miles. Returns can take about 29 hours and the route is scheduled to begin in December as the carrier's South America debut.

2025-09-15T12:16:03.168504-07:00

China Eastern to launch world's longest commercial flight — Shanghai–Buenos Aires via Auckland, 12,000+ miles, 29‑hour return

Space Explored

Artemis vs China: The strategic stakes of returning humans to the Moon The renewed race to land humans on the Moon pits NASA’s Artemis program against China’s lunar ambitions. The contest is about more than national prestige — it will shape cislunar governance, resource access, scientific leadership and strategic advantage for decades.

2025-09-15T06:59:21.236618-07:00

Artemis vs China: The strategic stakes of returning humans to the Moon

South China Morning Post

China's Shenzhou 13 crew enters Tiangong for planned six-month mission China's Shenzhou 13 crew — two men and one woman — has entered the Tiangong space station to begin a planned six-month mission. Officials said mission duration is one of the biggest challenges for the crew as Beijing pushes expanded, long‑duration station operations.

2025-09-13T03:13:41.671009-07:00

China's Shenzhou 13 crew enters Tiangong for planned six-month mission

South China Morning Post

How China’s Shenzhou 13 documentary is turning Tiangong into a film frontier A documentary filmed during China’s Shenzhou 13 mission is capturing global imaginations by using footage from the nation’s space station to blur the line between science fiction and reality. The film provides a rare cultural window into life aboard and public perceptions of China’s human spaceflight effort.

2025-09-13T03:13:39.576782-07:00

How China’s Shenzhou 13 documentary is turning Tiangong into a film frontier

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China's Fujian Transits Taiwan Strait into South China Sea During Sea Trials China's largest and most advanced carrier, Fujian, transited the Taiwan Strait into the South China Sea during sea trials, a move Beijing describes as a 'routine mission.' Japanese forces recorded the carrier in the East China Sea, and the voyage has renewed speculation it may be near commissioning.

2025-09-11T12:34:57.870872-07:00

China's Fujian Transits Taiwan Strait into South China Sea During Sea Trials

Space.com

Maxar image captures Starlink streak over China’s Dingxin airbase, passing near recon satellite Maxar captured a Starlink satellite streaking across a Legion image of Dingxin Airbase in China, the object appearing several kilometres below one of Maxar’s own satellites and close to a Chinese reconnaissance asset. The rare on-image crossing highlights image artefacts and growing congestion in low Earth orbit.

2025-09-11T07:01:04.479309-07:00

Maxar image captures Starlink streak over China’s Dingxin airbase, passing near recon satellite

South China Morning Post

Malaysia carrier in talks to buy COMAC C919 — potential first overseas sale COMAC is negotiating with a Malaysian airline over a purchase of its C919 narrowbody; if finalised the deal would be the programme’s first export order and a key milestone in China’s bid to place domestically built airliners into Southeast Asian networks amid delivery and certification pressures.

2025-09-10T17:17:00.626337-07:00

Malaysia carrier in talks to buy COMAC C919 — potential first overseas sale

South China Morning Post

China fields JL-1 air-launched ballistic missile on retrofitted H-6 bombers, limits curb reach but shift deterrence China has begun fielding the JL-1 air-launched ballistic missile on retrofitted H-6 bombers, expanding airborne nuclear and strategic strike options. Analysts caution H-6 performance, range and payload constraints limit operational flexibility and survivability, but the capability still alters regional deterrence calculus and force posture.

2025-09-10T15:13:16.720290-07:00

China fields JL-1 air-launched ballistic missile on retrofitted H-6 bombers, limits curb reach but shift deterrence

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