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1. Chinese high-speed train enthusiasts glimpse the future thanks to the discovery of a train traveling at 450 km/h
China’s next high-speed train innovation, the CR450, tipped to be the world’s fastest commercial train when it enters service next year, has been filmed by enthusiasts in a series of videos as she was heading from Tianjin to Beijing on December 25, 2024.
2. Research on China’s Tiangong space station aims to ‘break through technological choke points’
China aims to break space technology chokepoints with thousands of experiments on the Tiangong space station over the next decade, while expanding its crewed exploration program.
3. WHO implores China to share and access data to learn more about origins of Covid-19
The World Health Organization is urging Beijing to share information that will shed light on the origins of Covid-19, five years after the virus first emerged and reshaped the global geopolitical landscape.