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US revokes Intel and Qualcomm's licenses for chip sales to Huawei The US has stopped Intel and Qualcomm from selling and sending chips to Chinese-based Huawei Technologies. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/us-revokes-intel-and-qualcomms-licenses-for-chip-sales-to-huawei-125304886.html

China's first Mars rover has rolled onto the planet's surface A week after the China National Space Administration reported its Tianwen-1 mission had achieved a safe landing on Mars, the Zhurong rover has rolled off of its platform and onto the planet's surface. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/cnsa-zhurong-rover-095207429.html

China’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Exceed Those of All Other Developed Countries Combined Countries around the world have been committing to ambitious measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions. New research shows they have further to go than they thought. Continue Reading . . . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chinas-greenhouse-gas-emissions-exceed-those-of-all-other-developed-countries-combined/

China's Tianwen-1 probe captures incredible HD images of Mars China's Tianwen-1 probe has spent nearly a month orbiting Mars, and now we have stunning images from the voyage. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) released three images earlier this month, two in black and white and one in color. Continue Reading . . . https://www.dpreview.com/news/0185990956/china-s-tianwen-1-probe-captures-incredible-hd-images-of-mars

China probe delivers its first photo of Mars China’s plans for interplanetary exploration just took a big stride forward. The Guardian reports that the country’s Tianwen-1 probe has returned its first photo of Mars, capturing a black-and-white snapshot from about 1.4 million miles away. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/china-tianwen-1-probe-mars-photo-212926607.html

Go read this Motherboard report on what some people did with the ‘Chinese Mystery Seeds’ To say 2020 is a wild year is an understatement — aside from the obvious thing that’s defined 2020, in July, some people across the US received an unsolicited parcel from China containing seeds. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/10/21431606/go-read-this-motherboard-report-chinese-mystery-seeds

China’s Chang’e-4 lander reached the Von Kármán crater near the moon’s South Pole on Wednesday, marking the first time a human craft has visited the lunar far side. from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/china-lands-first-probe-far-side-moon-180971172/ https://thumbs-prod.si-cdn.com/ScVkgHOhR4CMCXjItycg-KF4oKM=/fit-in/1072x0/https:/public-media.si-cdn.com/filer/0e/99/0e992d57-b704-43bc-a0a3-81da602b94f4/yuta-rover-rolling-1546879144.jpg