China’s independently developed superconducting cyclotron reaches design target
China has completed the research and development of Guohe-1
China has completed the research and development of Guohe-1 国和一号 , a third-generation nuclear power technology with completely independent intellectual property rights. “As one of China’s 16 major science and technology projects, Guohe-1 represents the advanced level of third-generation nuclear power technology in the world today and is the latest achievement in China’s nuclear power technology research and development and industrial innovation.
“Jinghua” extra-large diameter shield machine
9-27-20, “Jinghua” 京华号 extra-large diameter shield machine rolled off the production line in Changsha.
The shield machine is 150 meters long, weighs 4,300 tons and has a maximum excavation diameter of 16.07 meters.
This is China’s largest diameter shield machine developed so far, it will be involved in the construction of the sixth ring of the East Beijing reconstruction project after delivery.
HJ-2A and HJ-2B environmental monitoring satellites
A Chinese Long March-4B carrier rocket carrying two environmental monitoring satellites was launched from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province at 11:23 a.m. Sunday.
The new HJ–2A and HJ–2B satellites will replace the previous generation of environmental monitoring satellites HJ-1A and HJ-1B, to provide services concerning environmental protection, natural resources, water conservancy, agriculture and forestry,
Quadruped robot made by China’s Deep Robotics
HY-2C satellite
China successfully launched its HY-2C ocean-observation satellite into planned orbit on Monday afternoon via a Long March-4B carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in North China’s Shanxi Province. , forming a network with HY-2B and subsequent HY-2D satellites to carry out 24/7 all-weather high precision monitoring of maritime data.
World’s first quantum secure direct communication system
A Chinese research team has implemented the world’s first quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) system. The breakthrough provides a promising solution to counter threats in the area of communication security.
Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences revealed at the 2020 ZGC Forum on Saturday that they have implemented the world’s first QSDC system.
The present system can operate with a communication rate of 4kb/s at a distance of 10 kilometers, bringing QSDC further toward practical applications.
Cloud computer named “Wuying”
Alibaba launched a cloud computer named “Wuying 无影” at its 2020 Computing Conference. The computer has no localhost or CPU, and all of its hardware is stored at the cloud end’s data center, reducing computing power by more than 50% if the cloud computer is widely used.
China launches second carrier rocket at sea
Compared to the first launch, developers have further optimized and streamlined its sea launch capabilities by deploying a new launch vessel and putting a new coastal spaceport into operation, laying a solid foundation for more frequent and regular sea missions in the future.
The launch mission from sea successfully sent a group of nine commercial remote sensing satellites, all belonging to the Jilin-1 03 family, into the 535-kilometer Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO).
Oracle has won a deal
Oracle has reportedly won a deal to manage TikTok’s US cloud operations. Oracle had been rumored to be part of the bidding process to acquire TikTok, but The Wall Street Journal reports that the company has been selected as a “trusted tech partner” instead. This is different from an outright sale, and appears to suggest Oracle will be helping run TikTok’s US operations with its own cloud technologies.
If Trump agrees to this, Tik Tok is poised to explode much bigger and it will open the door to more Chinese companies operating in the West. My guess is “not likely”.
- Hawley calls for US to reject Oracle’s TikTok deal. The deal is currently awaiting a recommendation from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), but it has received praise from Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, who chairs the committee. In an open letter to Mnuchin, Hawley calls on the secretary to take a more skeptical look at the proposal.
- Rubio has sent a letter to the Trump Administration urging it to reject the proposed Oracle-TikTok deal, which would leave TikTok as an independent, US-based company, because ByteDance, TikTok’s parent, will retain a majority stake.
- Ted Cruz has joined Marco Rubio, Josh Hawley and others in opposing the deal, penning his own letter claiming that any deal that doesn’t 100% address national security concerns should be rejected.