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With modernized capabilities and recent precision operations, India’s air force is emerging as a major regional and global power.
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Is China really the world’s superpower?
People asked if China would catch up to the United States. Then the question became when will China catch up. And now it's slowly becoming about whether anyone can stop China from becoming the world’s single superpower.
According to the World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft, the TruVal Rating of the Indian Air Force is 69.4. Meanwhile, that of China is 63.8.
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China launches world’s first dual-tower solar-thermal power plant in the Gobi Desert
China has made a revolutionary breakthrough in renewable energy engineering after it just launched the world’s first solar-thermal power plant that utilizes a dual-tower system to generate electricity in the Gobi Desert.
Air power remains one of the most decisive elements in modern warfare. From Europe to the Middle East and South Asia, control of the skies often determines the outcome of battles.
China is using the high-altitude expanse for immense solar panel farms and wind turbines and has begun work on the world’s largest hydroelectric dams.
China has unveiled the world’s first dual-tower solar thermal power station in the Gobi Desert, using 27,000 mirrors to generate renewable energy round the clock, a landmark in clean energy innovation.
On Thursday evening, Oct. 2, my wife and I visited Flagstaff around 6:30 p.m. While we were at the west overlook, we met 2 Open Space & Mountain Parks rangers and enjoyed a pleasant
China is the world’s top outbound tourism spender, with Chinese travelers spending $250.6 billion abroad last year. That puts it ahead of the United States, where people spent $177.8 billion on travel in 2024. This year, Chinese travelers are expected to make about 155 million outbound trips, exceeding pre-pandemic figures for the first time.
U .S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent condemned China’s decision last week to step up curbs on its exports of rare-earth metals, calling the actions part of a broader plan by Beijing to control the world’s supply chains.