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China space mission lands on far side of the Moon

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46724727

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China says it has successfully landed a robotic spacecraft on the far side of the Moon, the first ever such attempt and landing.

At 10:26 Beijing time (02:26 GMT), the un-crewed Chang'e-4 probe touched down in the South Pole-Aitken Basin, state media said.

It is carrying instruments to analyse the unexplored region's geology, as well to conduct biological experiments.

The landing is being seen as a major milestone in space exploration.

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Re: China space mission lands on far side of the Moon

Are we still sending China nearly 50 million a year in aid...

Re: China space mission lands on far side of the Moon

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 35977758)

Are we still sending China nearly 50 million a year in aid...

According to certain sources they still are.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...years-ago.html

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/728142...ign-aid-china/

Re: China space mission lands on far side of the Moon

It doesn’t sound like aid to me.

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Re: China space mission lands on far side of the Moon

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 35977760)

It doesn’t sound like aid to me.

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

https://dfidnews.blog.gov.uk/2018/03...-aid-to-china/

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Today’s Mail on Sunday reports that China is set to give the Russian government money as part of the country's aid and loan programmes, while claiming that the UK government gives aid to China.

To be clear, no UK aid goes to Russia and in fact no DFID money goes to China.

We provide expertise to help China deliver their international development programmes more effectively, which benefits the poorest countries around the world. This includes boosting economic development in Africa to help end poverty and strengthen global prosperity, and increasing global protection against pandemics and diseases, which is in all our interests.

The UK ended traditional aid programmes to China in 2011. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy have programmes with China that cover trade and investment and grants to trusted independent delivery partners to tackle global issues and development challenges.