Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

China will select taikonauts for its first-ever manned moon landing mission from the current pool that has participated in spaceflight missions to the China Space Station, China's first astronaut ...

Once realized, China's manned lunar program will make the country the second nation to land astronauts on the moon, significantly boosting its global space standing. The United States successfully ...

The author is the head of China Lab ... by the relay satellite Queqiao (Magpie Bridge), which facilitated direct communication between Earth and the moon's far side. In 2020, Chang’e-5 collected ...

Buxian Bridge, as it's officially called, connects two soaring granite peaks in a gorge in China's otherworldly, Unesco-listed Mount Huangshan district, with visitors accessing it via tunnels on ...

He opened Wednesday's hearing by warning that China is racing to reach the moon by 2030, a move that could shape the norms for generations of exploration on the lunar surface. “This is the most ...

AFP Moon exploration by private companies is escalating. Here's why: A company that establishes infrastructure first could dominate a burgeoning lunar economy. Sign up for the Daily Briefing Get ...

An aerial drone photo taken on March 11, 2025 shows a view of the construction site of Liuzhi grand bridge in Liupanshui, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Photo: Xinhua) An aerial drone photo ...