The Great Game Changer: Belt and Road Intiative (BRI; OBOR)

[TaiShang]

No.

Tried that in 2011 and Russian rocket failed.

I want things like manned, moon and mars missions to be done independently by China to improve the technological capabilities of the nation.

Getting someone else to do it is useless, brings no prestige whatsoever.

I agree that key technologies and ventures must be domestically developed although, cooperation with a strategic partner as big as Russia is also significant.

It is significant not only due to the synergy the combined effort would create, but also due to the symbolic and geopolitical significance.

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China Aiming for Reusable Manned Spacecraft
2016-04-24

China is studying how to retrieve and reuse manned spacecraft in its future missions, the chief engineer of the nation's manned space program said on Sunday.

"It's our next goal to reuse manned spacecraft. We want to make our space exploration cost-effective," Zhou Jianping said, as China marks Space Day, newly designated by the government to commemorate China's first satellite launch on April 24, 1970.

Reusable manned spacecraft are a Holy Grail of space exploration. The United States developed partially reusable manned spacecraft capable of reaching low Earth orbit. But they were all retired in 2011 due to high costs and risks, including an accident in 2003 that killed seven astronauts.

Zhou did not go into any more details on the project, but stressed his team's focus on saving costs, giving an example from the Tiangong space lab series.

Tiangong-1 was due to be followed by Tiangong-2 and Tiangong-3, but Chinese scientists managed to incorporate all tasks planned for the third generation of the lab into Tiangong-2, he said. There has been no need to develop Tiangong-3.

And China's space station, to be completed around 2022, will be a "green model, with highly advanced and budget-saving facilities in flight control, power supply and waste recycling," according to Zhou.

Earlier this month, U.S. rocket developer SpaceX achieved a world first by landing one Falcon rocket on a carrier at sea.

China was paying close attention to such innovation and was testing its own reusable rockets, promising a breakthrough before the end of 2020, according to earlier reports.

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

Russia and China will hold their first joint computerized missile defense drills.


MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russia and China are set to hold their first ever joint computer-aided command-staff missile defense exercises in May 2016, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.

"The main objective of the exercise is to develop cooperation between the missile defense groups being set up by Russia and China to their territories from accidental and provocative ballistic and cruise missile strikes," the press service said in a statement.

It was noted in the statement that the planned drills are not directed against any third party.

Russia and China have stepped up their defense cooperation in recent months. The countries have already held joint training exercises this year, while top defense officials met for talks on international and regional security, as well as bilateral military-technical cooperation.

According to Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov, Moscow and Beijing have a united stance on regional peace and international security.


Read more: http://sputniknews.com/military/20160429/1038829146/drills-russia-china-computers.html#ixzz47DmOS1sL

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Wow, first time to hear such kind of military exercise. Hope military cooperation will make China and Russia more secure.

 

[BoQ77]

lol. What is the missile defense not use computer

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

lol. What is the missile defense not use computer

Only nation earn enough of trust each other to engage on this highly sensitive military drill, what you Viet know anything about joint computerized missile defense drills ?

 

[Beast]

Only nation earn enough of trust each other to engage on this highly sensitive military drill, what you Viet know anything about joint computerized missile defense drills ?

They have no such technology to conduct such drill. So its difficult for them to comprehend.

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

They have no such technology to conduct such drill. So its difficult for them to comprehend.

I just love Viet over-simplify things...

 

[onebyone]

Viet superpower in the univers

 

[Beidou2020]

Only nation earn enough of trust each other to engage on this highly sensitive military drill, what you Viet know anything about joint computerized missile defense drills ?

As I've said before, Vietnamese wouldn't know the difference between a tank and a missile.

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

As I've said before, Vietnamese wouldn't know the difference between a tank and a missile.

lol

 

[qwerrty]

this is like nato level integration

 

[TaiShang]

A very welcome development. It is anticipated that China and Russia's drive to provide security and development in Eurasia will gradually nullify and limit the destructive effects of US-led NATO.

 

[BoQ77]

err .... Am I wrong. Is it a simulated drill ??

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

A very welcome development. It is anticipated that China and Russia's drive to provide security and development in Eurasia will gradually nullify and limit the destructive effects of US-led NATO.

Mark my word, US will be isolated in Eurasia with their assertive and aggressive stand toward China and Russia, Americans think they're smart to use China and Russia neighbors to encircle and contain both countries but it will end up to be victim of it own plot.

 

[navtrek]

err .... Am I wrong. Is it a simulated drill ??

No buddy you are not wrong. I guess its a translated article or may be the author wanted to stress on the network integration part.

But as usual our Chinese friends think they are superior IQ people so they are always right.

Only nation earn enough of trust each other to engage on this highly sensitive military drill, what you Viet know anything about joint computerized missile defense drills ?

I think what he ment was
"What is the missile defense not use computer"

"Which missile defense does not use computer ?"

try to point out that fact. But the author of the article has used the words to stress on the integration of computer networks part.

 

[xunzi]

The possibility of a creating a unify missile defense system across EuraAsia is in the book. It would be good to see that happen to discourage US's aggression toward Russia and in our Pacific Theater.